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LOT 0770
Roman Bronze Bust Mount of Mercury
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (17.6 grams, 31 mm).
Modelled in the half round with winged head; hollow reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market, 1990s.
Property of a retired academic.
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Roman Glass Pear-Shaped Flask
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Pale green with bulbous body, barrel-shaped neck and everted rim. 63 grams, 16 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Roman Green Glass Melon Bead Collection
Late 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including variously sized beads, many with iridescent surfaces. 91 grams total, 9-18 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Roman Bronze Lamp with Theatrical Mask
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Nozzle with quasi-volutes, theatrical mask surrounding the central opening; ring-handle with palmette attachment; base moulded. 220 grams, 13.3 cm
Acquired from Weber, Kohl. Ex private collection, Rhemish, Germany. with Gorny & Mosch, 14 December 2010, lot 499. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11800-206492.
The principal parts of a lamp were the body or reservoir which contained the oil (infundibulum); the flat circular top (discus) on which the design, if any, was placed, sometimes with an ornamented rim (margo), the nozzle, with a hole for the insertion of the wick (rostrum, nasus, myxus), the wick, known as ellydinium, the handle (ansa, manubrium).
