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LOT 0645
Roman Bronze Bird-Headed Distaff Terminal
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 7/8 in. (12.7 grams, 15 cm).
With round-section body, balustered finial with a stylised bird. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK.
Acquired from the finder in 2008.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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Roman Green Glass Vessel
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With squat columnar body, irregular flattened base, everted rim. 52.9 grams, 58 mm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
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Onyx Gemstone with Hercules
Roman, 2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterEstimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Intaglio of Hercules stepping over a sleeping dog to receive a hen from an opposed female; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.35 grams, 20 mm
From the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed in Europe from 1970-1980s; thence by descent from the family in London. -
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Roman Glass Amphoriskos
1st century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising a Sidonian mould-blown glass vessel with ovoid body, cylindrical neck, everted rim and twin applied handles; decorated with a medial band of swirl motifs between fluting; iridescent surfaces; rim chipped. 17.6 grams, 73 mm
French collection, 1990s-early 2000s. Acquired at a Paris auction. From an important Paris gallery, France. Ex private Parisian collection.
