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LOT 0705
Roman Gemstone Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (2.86 grams total, 10-14 mm).
Mixed group including profile bust, seated female, perching bird and others; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [5]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Roman Mixed Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Restrung group of spherical, oblate, biconical and other beads. 21.8 grams, 33.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Red Stone Thumb Pestle
3rd-6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Red marble pestle or grinding tool, the handle formed as a thumb with knuckle and nail detailing; old collector's label '2' to underside. 312 grams, 12 cm
Ex private collection, Mrs L.S., 1980s. Acquired from the above, 1999. Private European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12096-218201. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Such items were mainly used by medical staff for grinding ingredients such as medicinal compounds, cosmetics and culinary spices. -
Roman Jet Amuletic Stamp Seal
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Quadrilateral with a keeled upper face, underside with reversed inscription reading 'SEVSVPLICI'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.57 grams, 51 mm
Ex Simmons gallery, London, UK, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
