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LOT 0148
Roman Cobalt Blue Glass Flask
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (24.9 grams, 10.2 cm high).
A bulbous bottle with tall neck and everted rim, spiral engraving to the body.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Roman Gold Ring with Jupiter Gemstone
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £556
Large hollow-formed hoop with inset intaglio of Jupiter in bone, standing robed carrying a staff, dog at this side. 9.99 grams, 33.21 mm overall, 22.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
Acquired on the French art market in the 1990s. Rogers collection, Suffolk, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11860-207248. -
Roman Bronze Statue Right Hand
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Modelled in the round in a pointing gesture, with semi-naturalistic anatomical and nail detailing; hollow-formed with a piercing through the palm; tip of index finger lost in antiquity. 169 grams, 73 mm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1982-1989. -
Roman Bronze Ring
1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With carinated hoop, elliptical bezel. 3.62 grams, 20.42 mm overall, 15.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)
Acquired from Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
