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LOT 0721
Roman Byzantine and Islamic Glass Vessel Collection
1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 1/2 - 3 3/4 in. (387 grams total, 40-97 mm).
A group of eight glass vessels from the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic civilisations, of various types and dates: a pale green bulbous jar with a flared neck and rim, blobs to the neck and shoulder; a green bottle with waisted cylindrical body and short neck decorated with raised vertical ribs and hatching; a miniature piriform green bottle with globular foot and slightly flared neck; a clear glass miniature bottle of squat form, with a tubular neck and remains of iridescence to the internal surface; a pale green bottle with a squat body, long tubular neck and everted rim; a piriform green bottle with high shoulder and rounded base, tubular neck; a barrel-shaped pale blue vessel with inverted rim; an amber-brown coloured vessel of carinated form, wheel-cit bands to the equator and rim. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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Roman Terracotta Bust of a Boy
1st-century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
A terracotta bust of a boy mounted on an integral channeled plinth base, modelled with semi-naturalistic facial features and a cropped hairstyle, wearing a bulla and a sash over the left shoulder. 341 grams, 17 cm high
Ex private German collection, 1960; thence by descent. with Auktionshaus Owl, Bielefeld, Germany, 5 September 2015, Lot 40605.
In ancient Rome, the bulla was an amulet given to every boy nine days after his birth. The meaning, origins and use of the bulla are in some ways enigmatic and still a subject of research for scholars. The bulla was worn around the neck during childhood and adolescence. Depending on the social status and wealth of the family who commissioned it, different materials were used; on rare occasions it was made fully in gold, if the child belonged to a family of the high Roman aristocracy, or more commonly made in lead covered with a gold foil. The bulla was also made for the poorer classes in lesser materials, such as fabric or leather. -
Roman Terracotta Sigillata Bowl
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A terra sigillata bowl with rounded base and everted rim, base exterior decorated with a raised stylised floral motif composed of a large flower head with leaf-like petals and a second smaller flower head to centre. 189 grams, 12.5 cm wide
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998. -
Roman Marble Draped Female Torso
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
The upper part of a female torso, carved in marble, wearing a draped robe tied at the waist; flat reverse. 5.3 kg, 29 cm wide
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.
The figure is wearing a Greek peplos tied at the waist in such a way as to accentuate the breasts.
