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LOT 0851
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Duck's Head
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (221 grams, 11.9 cm).
Piriform in plan with volute nozzle, curved D-section handle with duck-head finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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 Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Composed of mainly oblate and annular beads; restrung to a Y-shape. 11.9 grams, 38.2 cm
From the London, UK, 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.
Such necklaces testify to the popularity of glass ornaments across the Roman Empire. Roman jewellery at first followed trends set by the Etruscans, using gold and glass beads, but with the extension of the Empire and the adoption of different styles from Greece, Egypt and North Africa, jewellery designs became increasingly various and elaborate. Each bead of this beautiful necklace is unique in shape, lustre and speckling, creating a mosaic like impression. Blue glass beads are distinguished by the scholars in opaque mid-blue and deep translucent cobalt blue. -
Roman Bronze Military Bracelet
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Penannular flat-section body with punched point decoration, flattened snake-head terminals with scale detailing. 26 grams, 66 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Gemstone Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Mixed group including standing female, perching bird and others; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.66 grams total, 7-16 mm
From 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.
