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LOT 0840
Roman Decorated Bronze Armour Clasp
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (5.28 grams, 68 mm).
Formed of a rectangular plaque with punched decoration, hook to one end and an open loop to the other. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Californian collection, USA, 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Roman Silver Ring with Plain Bezel
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Opening Bid: £350
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Swiss private collection, Basel. Before that in a Swiss private collection, Bern. Previously with Sayd & Fayez Barakat & Sons, Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Shaher Barakat, Jerusalem. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The Hebrew word 'zekhukhith' (glass) appeared in the Old Testament, but it was frequently used in the Mishnaic Hebrew and in correlation with the Aramaic 'zegugita'. In the Talmudic times white and coloured, transparent glasses were very valuable. This magnificent goblet was found on Mons Scopus, in Jerusalem and it shows the skill and the capacity of the Roman glass blowers of the time. After the establishment and unification of the Roman Empire under Augustus (27 B.C.), glass manufacturing quickly travelled throughout the Empire, and with the ease of production, glass entered the same sphere of use and popularity as metal and clay vessels.
