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LOT 0733
Roman Deep Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
17 1/8 in. (11.7 grams, 43.5 cm).
Restrung group of tubular, oblate and other types with tabular pendant centrepiece; including some 'Indo-Pacific' beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Roman White Elongated Glass Date Flask
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Mould-blown with elliptical body, short neck and thick everted rim, with modelled wrinkles. 13 grams, 10.5 cm (46 grams total, 12 cm including stand)
From an important glass collection, London, UK, 1980-1990.
Bottles shaped like dates are among the most common varieties of 1st century mould-blows vessels. Examples have been discovered in most part of the Roman Empire, with a concentration of finds in the Eastern Mediterranean. -
Roman Pale Green Glass Jar
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
With applied disc base, flared neck and rounded rim. 62.53 grams, 98 mm
Acquired Christie's, London, Antiquities, Works of Art and Important Renaissance Bronzes, Plaquettes and Limoges Enamels, 8 July 1981, no.12 (part). From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. -
Roman Bronze Head of Mithras
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With Phrygian cap worn with the point pulled forward, impressed annulets, large lentoid eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 34 grams total, head: 23 mm
Ex Norri collection, Milton Keynes, UK, 1980s-1990s.
