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LOT 0199
Roman Clear Glass Jar with Iridescence
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (29.6 grams, 85 mm).
Squat in profile with trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, collar below the rim, dimple base; some iridescence.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
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Roman Bronze Hunchback Grotesque Statuette
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Modelled in the round, sitting nude with head turned, arms and legs bent; wearing a brimmed cap with a feather in the crown; the spine and sternum modelled protruding, large, impressed eyes, genitals protruding below the crossed legs. 130 grams, 93 mm
Acquired from Helios Ancient Art, Mayfair, London, UK, circa 1986. From a privately held London, UK, collection from the 1980s-1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13276-253965.
Such small bronzes with physical abnormalities and exaggerated features served as entertainment, but also had the function of warding off evil. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Rosette
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Round body with volute nozzle and a small stub handle at the rear, low-relief vine-leaf wreath encircling the filler hole, a large rosette at the base of the nozzle, base with concentric circles and a rosette. 38.1 grams, 83 mm
From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Nude Figure
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With intaglio nude figure advancing with both arms bent; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.65 grams, 10.15 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
