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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 Deep Blue Glass Date Flask
1st century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,667
Mould-blown with elliptical body, short neck and thick everted rim, with modelled wrinkles imitating the texture of a dried date. 41.7 grams, 80 mm
Dr Gonik & Me Wirth, Geneva, 1970s. Private collection, Europe. 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 a search certificate number no.12394-226935. 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.
Dates were not only a staple of the Mediterranean diet, used to sweeten food and wine, but also a symbol for the New Year and a fruit often given as a gift on the occasion. -
Roman Inscribed Bronze Bow Brooch
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Colchester-type brooch shank with seriffed enigmatic legend 'TXIVNN N'. 8.19 grams, 78 mm
Ex important German collection of brooches, 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Votive Gladius Sword Pendant
Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
With ribbed guard and knop finial; pierced through the blade. 2.53 grams, 34 mm
From a Manchester, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.