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LOT 0736
Roman Bronze Ring with Bird
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.45 grams, 22.07 mm overall, 18.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
Ellipsoid bezel with incuse figure of a perching bird in profile. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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With horse-head decoration to each arm, each head with punched ring-and-dot eye, and a similar motif to the centre; catchplate and hinged pin to verso. 11.6 grams, 32 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
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Roman Glass Janus Flask
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £556
Formed as two addorsed heads with a short cylindrical neck and flaring mouth; both heads with abundant hair framing the face. 57 grams, 99 mm high
Formerly in North American collection, 1990s. Ex Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh, Scotland. -
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Late Roman Green Glass Vessel
4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Bulbous in profile with dimpled underside, blown construction, everted rolled rim. 13.2 grams, 64 mm
Acquired from Allan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, 2006. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Similar flasks and bottles were produced in Roman Asia Minor; this is a typical example of a type found in all corners of the empire. These were decorated in many ways including applying additional pieces of glass, by cutting the surface, or (as in our case) by moulding the vessels when they were blown.
