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LOT 0828
Roman Bronze Ring with Standing Goddess
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.39 grams, 21.26 mm overall, 18.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
Comprising a D-section hoop (split), and an oval bezel with standing goddess, possibly Venus. [No Reserve]
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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Roman Glass Unguentarium
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Roman Glass Flask
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £304
With squat bulbous body and broad shoulder, tapering neck with flared rim, dimpled base. 81 grams, 15.5 cm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This kind of bottles are common in the Eastern Empire workshops of the Levant. Similar vessels, with faint ribs, have been excavated in the necropolises of Beit Ras, Jordan, and Samaria-Sebaste, Israel.