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LOT 0821
Roman Bronze Batillum Incense Shovel
HOLY LAND, 1ST CENTURY A.D.
10 1/2 in. (326 grams, 26.5 cm).
Rectangular tray with raised ribbed rim, five engraved ring-and-dot decorations to obverse, four short legs to the reverse; a hollow D-section handle with suspension finial to the top. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Roman Bronze Gladiator Figure
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Sheet-bronze silhouette figure of a gladiator in murmillo helmet; mounted on a display stand. 26.6 grams total, 41 mm
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Roman Ribbed Glass Bottle
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
With globular body, dimple foot, slight vertical ribbing to body, broad funicular mouth with folded rim. 174 grams, 19 cm
Acquired in the late 1980s. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
