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LOT 0878
Roman Gemstone Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1/2 in. (2.9 grams total, 9-13 mm).
Including profile bust, advancing lion, two fish and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [6]
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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LOT 0878
Roman Gemstone Collection
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Roman Blown Glass Jug
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Bulbous body and rounded underside, long neck, trumpet-shaped mouth with applied rim, applied strap handle with ribbing. 40 grams, 96 mm
Acquired in the 1992. 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 Red Jasper Gemstone with Mercury
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Ellipsoid in plan with incuse figure of Mercury standing, holding out his coin-purse. 1.13 grams, 16 mm
From the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Glass Two-Handled Jar
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £240
Comprising a bulbous body with dimple base, bell-shaped neck with rolled rim, two applied strap handles. 132 grams, 12.2 cm high
Ex 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.
