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LOT 0964
Roman Dark Blue Glass Vessel Fragment with Actor's Mask
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (24.1 grams, 45 mm).
With moulded detail of an actor's mask with segmented wig and heart-shaped open mouth; iridescent surface.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent.
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LOT 0964
Roman Dark Blue Glass Vessel Fragment with Actor's Mask
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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3rd century A.D. and laterEstimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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UK gallery, early 2000s. Accompanied by a previous numbered certificate of authenticity.
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Roman Terracotta Bulbous Vase with Impressed Decoration
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Iridescent Glass High-Walled Vessel
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Tall, sloping walls and a dimpled base; probably cut down from a larger vessel. 171 grams, 15.6 cm wide
From an important London, UK, glass collection, formed 1990s onwards.
This shape is a variety of hemispherical cups found in various materials and techniques during the first three centuries of the Empire. Clay cups of the same shape have been discovered alongside coins of Augustus in necropolises in Switzerland. An analogous form in glass appears in a cup fragment found at Karanis, Egypt, in a stratum dated to the 3rd century AD. The type of decoration is characteristic of the Syrian production centre during the 3rd century AD.
