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LOT 0631
Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
14 3/4 in. (6.55 grams, 37.5 cm).
Composed of gently graduating mixed beads with larger beads as a central feature, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 0631
Roman Blue Glass 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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Roman Gemstone Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including gryllus, Mars with helmet and spear, Isis-Minerva with cornucopia and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.25 grams total, 8-15 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Iridescent Glass Pitcher with Trail
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Bulbous body with an applied zig-zag trail and a circumferential band above, and an applied collar at the base of the tubular neck and another beneath the flaring mouth, with a strap handle to the rear. 76 grams, 10.7 cm
Acquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses. From the Lonson collection.
In Ancient Rome, there were two different types of pitchers: the urcei used for water or the oinochoae, used for wine. They were employed to serve liquids at banquets, pour water for handwashing (probably the purpose of this urceus), and to store everyday goods. -
Roman Marbled Blue Glass Toilet Bottle
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
An iridescent unguentarium with piriform body, tubular neck with everted rolled rim. 19.7 grams, 83 mm
Acquired on the European art market in 2001.
This typology was produced mainly in Egypt (Karanis class XIII.B). They were characteristic of the Eastern Mediterranean as well, and characterised by the irregular curved depression on the underside of the base and by the narrow cylindrical neck with slight constriction at the bottom.
