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LOT 1227
Roman and Other Stone and Glass Gem Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1/4 - 5/8 in. (4.24 grams total, 6-16 mm).
Including profile bust of Minerva with crested helmet, standing putto, profile female bust with hair in a chignon, legend in Kufic script and other types; some supplied with a museum-quality impression. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1227
Roman and Other Stone and Glass Gem Collection
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Roman Terracotta Amphora Handle with Stamp
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Sturdy handle fragment with a rectangular stamp on the upper face with legend 'E[I]C EYKPATIΔA (to Eukratides)'. 229 grams, 10.8 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
The commercial stamp seems to be linked to the name Eukratides, referring to a Graeco-Roman trade mark impressed onto the clay handles of ceramic transport amphorae. Eukratides could have been a merchant at the destination or the owner of the commercial business. -
Roman Miniature Lead Eagle Statuette
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Standing on an integral base with its wings folded, incised feather detailing to the body and wings. 14.9 grams, 28 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Double Phallic Amulet
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each terminal formed as a stylised phallus, a single pair of testicles in raised relief between. 10.5 grams, 40 mm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
