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LOT 0836
Roman Bronze Eros Statuette Fragment
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (46 grams total, 72 mm including stand).
Modelled in the round, the left hand of Cupid-Eros gripping the stem of a bloom with three radiating leaves; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Roman Decorated Black Glass Bead Necklace String
1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung; composed of opaque black glass beads formed of bangle fragments, graduated in size. 26.4 grams, 64 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Roman Gold Earring Pairs
2nd-3rd century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Two pairs of earrings with decoratively twisted hoops, domed plaques and pyramid bulbs embellished with granule clusters; one pair with gold wire spirals to the plaques. 16.97 grams total, 42-50 mm
Acquired between 1950-1970s. Ex Swiss private collection. -
Roman Glass Grape Flask
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Narrow mouth with squared rim, short cylindrical neck extending to a wide shoulder with applied strap handles, the ovoid body moulded with ten rows of stylised grapes; some iridescence; old collector''s label to underside '4187 TD'. 50 grams, 97 mm
From the private collection of a French Count in the 19th century. Ex Thierry de Maigret, April 2010.
The neck has the appearance of having been reduced in height and ground off flat at the rim, while the applied handles are an unusual feature on this type of vessel. The examples in the Corning Museum have a much taller neck and flared rim to the mouth.
