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LOT 0780
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.
LiteratureFor similar gemstones of Athena Promachos cf.Cravinho, G., ‘Roman Gems in the National Soares dos Reis Museum in Oporto,’ in Studies in ancient Art and Civilization, vol.22 (2018), pp.141-179, pls.I, 7-8.
FootnotesThe collection includes a gemstone with Fortuna holding Cornucopia, another gemstone with Athena Promachos, a further gemstone with Helios driving his radiant chariot, and two portraits looking left.
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LOT 0780
Roman Gemstone Collection
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Eastern Roman or Parthian Green Glass Sprinkler Pitcher
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £70
A single-handled mould-blown pitcher, doubling as a sprinkler flask, the inner diaphragm at the junction of the neck and body with a small piercing to restrict the flow of liquid from the vessel; twenty individual ribs which radiate upwards from the pontil mark on the base towards the neck; flared and rolled rim, handle applied separately at the end of the process, formed from folded glass creating a scrollwork effect; one face of the pitcher shows the original rich green glass colour, while the other side has an area of milky oxidation. 191 grams, 13.5 cm
Originally in an old English collection. Ex property of a Florida, USA, gentleman.
Scholars sometimes call this rare type a 'squash glass', the reason for which is apparent when viewing the piece from beneath. The body of these vessels was produced by means of optical blowing, resulting in internal vertical ribs evenly distributed along the vessel wall. -
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Roman Yellow Glass Trefoil-Mouthed Jug
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With a piriform body and applied trail collar, flared neck with applied trail pinched into a pouring spout; strap handle; dimpled base with applied foot. 44 grams, 11.2 cm
From a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s. -
Roman Opaque White Glass Unguentarium
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Squat in profile with tall, trumpet-style neck and everted rim. 10.4 grams, 41 mm
From a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.
