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LOT 0785
Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
25 1/4 in. (26 grams, 64 cm long).
Restrung group of tubular, annular, oblate and other beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Romano-British Bronze Eros Statuette
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Modelled in the round with one leg extended, head turned, two small dorsal wings. 115 grams, 57 mm
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Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Facing Bust
120-200 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Ribbed loop handle to the rear, discus with a nude bust of a young woman, a garment folded over her left shoulder; the base with maker's mark 'MNOVIVSI', for M. Novius Iustus. 67 grams, 10.7 cm
Acquired on the European art market, 1980s. English private collection.
The discus decors of these lamps are various: Diana, Dioscuri, Sol and Luna, Africa, Lares, and griffin; portraits of Domitian, Hadrian, male head, bust of a young man, bust of a young woman (our specimen), bust of a bearded old man, fisherman, and an aulete; scorpion, boar, and lion with crocodile; etc. They were an African production and not less than seven workshops have been individuated: M N O V I V, M N O V I V S T (our example), M N O V I V S T I, I V N I A L E X I, C C O R V R S, E X F N A / LV C C E I O R V M.
