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LOT 0727
Roman Bronze Knife Pommel with Head of a Lion
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (26.5 grams, 24 mm).
Hollow-formed with collar to the lower rim, voided mouth to accept a ring; probable knife pommel.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Roman Iridescent Glass Flask
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With squat bulbous body and slender cylindrical neck with rolled rim, pontil base; iridescent surfaces. 19 grams, 53 mm
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s-2000s. From an important collection of glass, the property of a London gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Bird Figure
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Modelled in the round figure of a fledgling with bulbous body and short, stubby wings, head raised to accept food. 133 grams, 46 mm
Found Little Blakenham, Suffolk, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-4991D6. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Late Roman Glass Lamp or Beaker
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,556
Conical body with pontil base, five horizontal grooves cut around the body; traces of iridescence. 293 grams, 18.5 cm
Dr Jutaro Kawabe, Nagoya, Japan, his collection formed in the 1960s-1970s. with Hoshigaoka Gallery until the late 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12830-241334. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Conical vessels of this form were either used as a lamp or a beaker; notably during late imperial period in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire and in early Migration period. Deep cuts on this piece suggests they were used for suspension chains or ropes, making it highly likely that this example was used as a lamp.
