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LOT 0885
Roman Bronze and Iron Ring Bezel Group
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
3/8 - 7/8 in. (15.3 grams total, 11-21 mm).
Including inset cloison with butterfly, cabochon with scorpion, similar with running deer and other types. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for a similar gemstone with scorpion Michel, S., Die Magischen Gemmen im Britischen Museum, London, 2001, p.216, no.342 (BM inv.no.G 180/A 56180).
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LOT 0885
Roman Bronze and Iron Ring Bezel Group
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Roman Orangeware Tall Unguentarium
Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising an onion-shaped body with flat base, tall tubular neck and flared rim. 132 grams, 13.5 cm
Ex old English collection. From the estate of a late Bristol, South West England, collector. -
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Roman Green Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of small oblate beads interspersed with reused bangle fragments, the central feature with larger beads, restrung. 11.2 grams, 35 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Very Large Roman Pale Green Glass Pinecone Flask
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £650
Featuring a long neck with a rounded, flattened rim and an oval body; the relief decoration on the body consisting of small, tightly packed knops. 77 grams, 10.3 cm
Ex J. Lawton collection, UK, 1990-2010. Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue information page with provenance.
This typology of pinecone-shaped flasks is typical of the Syro-Palestinian region and was usually produced from the middle to the second half of the 1st century A.D. The type appears in two variants: one with a broken-off rim, and vessels with a folded rim like our specimen.
