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LOT 0801
Roman Carnelian and Glass Bead Necklace
1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
15 3/8 in. (54 grams, 39 cm).
Composed of mainly green polyhedral glass beads and oblate carnelian spacers, central element composed of a barrel-shaped and a small blue annular bead; with modern clasp, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFormerly in a 1980s collection.
Ex property of a North West London, UK, gallery.
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
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 Bronze Sceptre Head
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
With tapering tubular shank, pierced at the open end, four tapering integral hooks forming a claw-setting; possibly from a statue, having once held amber. 18.5 grams, 63 mm
Acquired from a UK dealer circa 2004. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. Accompanied by a laminated identification label. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Putto
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Carved in the round with detailed layered hairstyle swept back from the temples, broad brow with defined furrows, deep-set eyes, flat nose and small puckered mouth; provincial workmanship; mounted on a custom-made stand. 4.32 kg total, 27.2 cm including stand
Friedlinger-Brandt, circa 1950-1960, ambassador in Cairo before 1920. Thereafter, Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, 1960-1970. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00064834. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The generally puffy and rounded appearance of the features and the copious hair suggest that the subject is not a human male but rather a putto or possibly the deity Cupid himself. -
Roman Bronze Sun Wheel Plate Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With dentilled rim, openwork radiating cured arms from a central hub;pin, pin-lugs and catch to the reverse. 11.4 grams, 36 mm
From an English collection formed before 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
