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LOT 0750
Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
15 in. (22.05 grams, 38 cm).
Restrung group of beads, mainly tubular and annular types with plano-convex centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Roman Amber and Black Glass Bead Necklace Group
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising three necklaces restrung from beads of drilled ancient glass bangle fragments. 37 grams total, 67-71 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Roman Bronze Bell
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Trapezoidal in section with loop to the apex, pierced to accept a clapper; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. 137 grams, 68 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
The bell was probably used inside a temple where its melodic sound was thought to add to the aura of reverence and mystery. In Mithraic temples, bells were rung as part of the ceremonial, while in the cult of Attis the bell and tympanum were also used to serve food and drink as the critical part of the rituals of consumption. One Roman order of priests applied the term -
Roman Bronze Mercury Statuette
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
The figure standing nude with right hand pressed against the hip, left arm bent and forearm extended; narrow chlamys worn across the shoulders and down the back terminating at the rear of the knees; the facial features modelled in some detail with slight oversized eyes, perhaps to accept a silver inlay; petasos to the head with vestigial lateral wings; mounted on a custom-made stand. 778 grams total, 17.2 cm including stand
Acquired from Simon Shipp, circa 1997. Believed to be published in an old Den of Antiquity catalogue. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
