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LOT 0710
Roman Blue Glass Bangle Pair
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (34 grams total, 70-71 mm).
Each elliptical in section in blue-tinted glass. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the late 20th century A.D.
From the private collection of the late David King (1940-2024), Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, UK.
Cf. Kunstmuseum Luzern, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst, Luzern, 1981, p.103, B, for similar.
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LOT 0710
Roman Blue Glass Bangle Pair
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Roman Light Brown Glass Bottle
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
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From an important collection of glass, London, UK, 1990s. -
Romano-British Tinned Bronze Hare Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
In the form of a crouching hare with remains of red niello on the body; remains of pin-lugs and catchplate on the verse. 3.89 grams, 23 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. From a Kent collection formed in the 1990s. -
Roman Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising a low conical body and slightly convex wall, dimple base; tall cylindrical neck flaring to mouth with inward-folded rim; slightly iridescent surface. 58 grams, 17.5 cm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This kind of toilet bottle was called ‘candlestick unguentarium’ by the academics due to the shape of its neck. They are especially found in Roman Egypt (Karanis class XIII.A.I.).