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LOT 1278
Roman Bronze Bust of Minerva
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (20.4 grams, 39 mm).
Modelled in the round with a shallow socket behind the bust, Minerva facing and wearing a crested helmet.
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 1278
Roman Bronze Bust of Minerva
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Roman Glass Intaglio with Quadruped on Base
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a quadruped on a pedestal; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.76 grams, 12.01 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 13 | Current Bid: £450
Comprising: an agate cabochon with a nude hero resting his foot on a boulder; an agate intaglio with a female profile bust; a brown banded agate cabochon with the head of a putto; a red carnelian face of a putto; a glass intaglio with a muscular nude hero depicted from behind. 6.08 grams total, 9-20 mm
UK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above. -
Roman Iridescent Glass Vessel
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Cottonreel-type vessel with wide base and tubular neck with an everted rim. 95 grams, 88 mm
Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
