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LOT 0801
Roman Gemstone Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (3.89 grams total, 9-14 mm).
Including profile bust, standing figure and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [5]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 0801
Roman Gemstone Collection
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Roman Glass Vessel
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With piriform lower body, extended cylindrical neck and flange rim; iridescent surfaces. 31.4 grams, 10.1 cm
From a 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.
This toilet bottle (Clairmont balsamarium type F) is characterised by the cylindrical neck with slight constriction at the bottom. Similar examples have been found in the Wadi Eshari, Jordan (Wadi-Es-Sir). -
Late Roman Bronze Cosmetic Set
4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: sturdy tweezers with chamfered edges to the arms, thn spike, mounting ring. 12.92 grams, 94 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Roman Bronze Serpent Plate Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a bulb and palmette, serpent-head finial; spring, pin and catch to the reverse. 7.89 grams, 47 mm
Ex DRG Coins and Antiquities, Bishops Stortford, Essex, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. Accompanied by a handwritten dealer's ticket.