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LOT 0870
Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
17 in. (20.38 grams, 43 cm).
Restrung designer necklace string of tubular, oblate and other types with a modern Indian polychrome centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Romano-British Bronze Priapus Statuette
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled in the round, standing, wearing a paenula, his hands holding up the hem to support a pile of fruits on his erect penis. 14.1 grams, 40 mm
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
This is one of the most characteristic representations of Priapus: standing, with long, smooth hair. With his hands, he raises his tunic, revealing his phallus, a symbol of fertility and good luck, and carries the first fruits of the earth on the hem of his tunic. -
Roman Bronze Stylus with Eraser
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Round-section tapering body with a rectangular eraser to the terminal. 5.78 grams, 11.6 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Silver Ring Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Comprising: a flat-section ring with vertical ribs; a ring with a recess to accept a stone insert; a slender ring with a bird intaglio. 17.5 grams total, 22-23 mm
From a Dunmow, UK, collection; formed from 1970.
