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LOT 0775
Roman Gemstone and Glass Pendant Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (4.35 grams total, 10-17 mm).
Comprising: a fragment of a glass pendant with impressed image of an advancing lion, crescent moon above; a conical agate intaglio with a profile of theatre mask; an oval carnelian intaglio with a dove holding an olive branch; a jasper intaglio with standing Asclepius holding a snake-staff. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceNorfolk family collection, 1940s-1960s; thence by descent.
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 Bronze Standing Horse Statuette
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £225
Modelled in the round as a prancing horse standing on a rectangular plinth base; voluminous mane swept to one side and head turned to the left. 80 grams, 60 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Honey-Coloured Glass Flask
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Ewer with biconvex body, tapering neck and applied collar beneath the flared rim; applied disc foot, strap handle to rear. 126 grams, 15 cm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. 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. -
Roman Constantine I Terracotta Forger's Coin Mould
Circa early 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Terracotta disc with possibly Constantine I (307-337) coin impression to each face from which to cast counterfeit coins. 4.68 grams, 28 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London 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.