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LOT 0739
Roman Cobalt Blue Glass Lion Head Pendant
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.06 grams, 26 mm).
Discoid in plan with bulb to reverse, moulded lion-mask to obverse with radiating mane. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons gallery, 1990s.
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A brown oval intaglio with two facing male busts, both diademed and togate, the left bust bearded, possibly depicting Serapis and Horus. 3.38 grams, 24 mm
Mr F.D. collection, acquired on the European art market, 1975 to present. -
Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Figure of a Slave with Fruit Basket
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Opening Bid: £120
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Acquired from Galerie Puhze, Freiburg, between 2002 and 2010. From the collection of R. L., Lower Saxony. Ex Gorny & Mosch, auction 300, Munich, no.75. Accompanied by a certificate from Galerie Günter Puhze and a German export licence. -
Roman Sardonyx Cameo of a Leaping Stag
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Opening Bid: £250
With a cameo image of a male antelope jumping right; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.43 grams, 11 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
