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LOT 0136
Roman Fine Glass Amphora
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
8 3/4 in. (250 grams total, 22.3 cm including stand).
Aqua glass with sloping rounded shoulder, tubular body tapering to a rounded base, cylindrical neck and everted rim, applied scrolling handles; iridescent surfaces; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s-2000s.
From an important collection of glass, the property of a London gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 307.
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Life-Size Roman Statue Foot of a Young Athlete
1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,000
Comprising the left foot and ankle with finely modelled anatomical detailing, filled with lead and originally attached to a base from the sole of the foot. 5.73 kg, 22 cm
From a London, UK, collection that was formed the 1980s. Acquired from Alan Darer, Mayfair, London, UK, 2016. From the private collection of a Beckenham, UK, lady. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12783-240373. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The small proportions of the foot could suggest that it originally belonged to a statue of a boy, young god or athlete. One of the possible candidates can be Apollo or Narcissus: many of their statues show a similar position of the left foot (Reinach, 1930, pp.100-104). -
Roman Green Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
Composed of mixed graduated beads with larger beads as a central feature; restrung. 19.3 grams, 40.5 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
In the Roman period there was a strong formal and chromatic diversity of glass beads used for necklaces and bracelets. The most common beads in forms were small biconical (lenticular), barrel-shaped, spherical and annular; the most common colours were dark blue, followed by green and yellow. The succession of glass beads often imitates jewellery made of costly materials (gold, silver, semi-precious and precious stones). -
Roman Grey Ware Storage Jar
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Barrel-shaped in profile with broad applied foot, gusset to the neck and flared mouth. 1.53 kg, 23.5 cm
From an old English collection, Oxfordshire, UK. Property of a Berkshire, UK, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
