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LOT 0682
Roman Gemstone Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/8 - 5/8 in. (2.16 grams total, 11-15 mm).
Including a rock crystal insert with intaglio hoplite and two other intaglio warriors, a later cameo with female bust. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceNorfolk family collection, 1940s-1960s; thence by descent.
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Roman Miniature Terracotta Oil Lamp with Theatre Mask
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Hollow-formed, no handle, but the rear bulging tubular part of the basin may have served as such; body in the shape of a comic theater mask with large open mouth; filling-hole on forehead, knit eyebrows with jolly expression and large open mouth functioning as a wick-hole; crown of foliage and fruits; flat raised oval base. 38 grams, 67 mm
From the collection of Mr W.A. Stewart, Director of School of Arts and Crafts, Cairo, 1919-1929. Acquired Christie's, London, Antiquities, Works of Art and Important Renaissance Bronzes, Plaquettes and Limoges Enamels, 8 July 1981, no.126 (part). From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue page.
Lamps with figurines first appeared in the Hellenistic period, possibly originating in Athens, since the 2nd century B.C. Found in all parts of the Mediterranean basin, they were particularly popular during the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D. The Silenus face types were linked to the Bacchic cult. The crown of leaves and fruit across the forehead alludes to Bacchus or one of his followers. -
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Roman Gemstone Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Mixed group including profile bust, seated female, perching bird and others; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.86 grams total, 10-14 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Stone Head
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £21
Carved in the round pendant of a female bust with the hair bound in a chignon; transverse piercing at the top. 4.03 grams, 26.3 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
