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LOT 1173
Roman Black Glass Bead Bracelet
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (4.04 grams, 17.2 cm).
Composed mainly of oblate and barrel-shaped beads, restrung with an elasticated string. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s.
Ex private collection.
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LOT 1173
Roman Black Glass Bead Bracelet
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Large Roman Bronze Wolf-Headed Bow Brooch
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a broad flat-section bow with incised geometric decoration, with knop finial at a flat-section foot forming a stylised zoomorphic head; hinged pin to the reverse. 26.7 grams, 96 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Miniature Glass Vial
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Bulbous body with a flattened base and a wide, tubular neck with an everted rim. 31.8 grams, 48 mm
Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. -
Roman Marble Head of Venus, the Goddess of Love
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Modelled in the round as the head of Venus-Aphrodite with her hair dressed in a chignon at the nape of the neck and the tails swept and tied above the brow; the hair sculpted in deep undercuts and openwork, the face with heavy-lidded eyes evoking innocence and a soft serenity; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.5 kg total, 20.5 cm high including stand
From the collection of Doctor C, Paris, formed 1970s. Millon & Associes, 1st June 2011, no.400. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13435-262426.
The earlobes show perforations, likely for attaching earrings made of gold or another precious material.
