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LOT 0677
Roman Bifacial Lead Pendant with Busts
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.42 grams, 21 mm).
Discoid in plan with integral suspension loop, obverse with right-facing profile bust wearing a solar crown, reverse with bearded profile bust with topknot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Formed as a dagger inside a scabbard with a curving finial, catchplate and pin on the reverse. 12.5 grams, 44 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Gold Earring with Glass Cabochon
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising a triangular plaque with a teardrop-shaped cell set with a turquoise-coloured glass cabochon, granulated edge and three applied granule clusters, loop-and-hook closure. 1.04 grams, 27.6 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
Circa 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Squat bulbous body with broad pelletted shoulder, stub nozzle and lug handle with lateral depressions. 101 grams, 91 mm
Probably by descent from the vendor's father-in-law circa 2006. From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.
The lamp belongs to the Eastern variant of Loeschcke VIII type. Most of these lamps were made in Ephesus, where several wasters of Loeschcke type VIII lamps have been excavated. Comparative neutron activation analyses of clays have proved the manufacture of Ephesus lamps at Sardis as well as at Ephesus, and we may conjecture the existence of other production centres, for example, Pergamon, where an excavated kiln has yielded a mould and a lamp of Late Asia Minor type.
