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LOT 0918
Roman Bronze Gladius Sword Pendant Collection
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 5/8 in. (19.7 grams total, 28-42 mm).
Comprising three gladius pendants, each with a domed pommel and pierced through the blade. [3]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0918
Roman Bronze Gladius Sword Pendant Collection
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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Romano-Jewish Terracotta Multinozzle Oil Lamp
Holy Land, circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
High body with a large filler hole and nine oval spouts surrounding, a large U-shaped handle to the rear, inked collector's number '410' on the underside. 150 grams, 10.3 cm
Ex important German collection, 1960-1990. -
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Roman Agate Cameo with a Julio-Claudian Portrait of an Emperor
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Oval cameo with a profile bust facing left, a laurel crown resting on his close-cropped hair; in the background, a second portrait visible 'capita iugata'. 2.5 grams, 20 mm
UK private collection, acquired on the English art market in the 2000s. -
Roman Glass Bottle
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
Mould-blown bottle comprising a flat-based tubular body and short neck with returned flange rim. 94.2 grams, 14 cm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
Most of similar examples of Roman bottles have been found in the Eastern Mediterranean. Earliest examples have been found in Roman Lusitania (Pombalinho-Santarem). The type lasted until the 4th century A.D. (Samaria-Sebaste, Israel).
