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LOT 0837
Roman Blue Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
18 1/4 in. (19.6 grams, 46.3 cm).
Composed of graduated oblate bead with a large rectangular bead at the centre, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 0837
Roman Blue Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
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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Small Roman Glass Flask with Trail
4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With a bulbous body and tubular neck with applied trail decoration. 13.5 grams, 70 mm
Acquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses. From the Lonson collection. -
Roman Lead Gaming Die
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cuboid dice with impressed markings unusually disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:5. 12.1 grams, 11 mm
Ex gentleman collector of antique and antiquity games from Berkshire, UK, having collected for over 20 years. -
Roman Red Variegated Gemstone with Elephant
3rd century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Scaraboid type with incuse design to the underside of an elephant with stars above; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.04 grams, 17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The Romans first encountered elephants in Pyrrhos' army, and the representation of elephants in Roman art begins from this period. Victorious emperors like Caesar and Vespasian celebrated elephants on their coins. Apart from the celebration of elephants as ‘war machines’, the image of elephants was linked to other aspects in the Roman Imperial Period. Before becoming emperor, Elagabalus was one of the priests of Helios-Sun worship in Emesa. He had elephant depictions on his coins during his reign. The elephants raise their heads to the sun when the sun rises. Thus, the sun is represented on the gemstone together with the elephant.
