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LOT 1351
Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (2.85 grams total, 9-13 mm).
Comprising: a transparent agate intaglio with a profile bust; a banded agate intaglio with a kneeling figure; an agate cameo with a female head; a red jasper intaglio with a putto; an oval thick intaglio with a profile female bust. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above.
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LOT 1351
Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Very Large Roman Pale Green Glass Pinecone Flask
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £650
Featuring a long neck with a rounded, flattened rim and an oval body; the relief decoration on the body consisting of small, tightly packed knops imitating a bunch of grapes. 77 grams, 10.3 cm
Ex J. Lawton collection, UK, 1990-2010. Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue information page with provenance.
This typology of pinecone-shaped flasks is typical of the Syro-Palestinian region and was usually produced from the middle to the second half of the 1st century A.D. The type appears in two variants: one with a broken-off rim, and vessels with a folded rim like our specimen. -
Roman Enamelled Bronze Tortoise-Headed Triangular Brooch
Circa 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising raised triangular plate with yellow enamel, a stylised zoomorphic head finial to the top, round-section pin and catchplate to the reverse. 3.51 grams, 35 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Curving pendant formed as a slender phallus with lateral testes, a large suspension loop above. 2.93 grams, 29 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
