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LOT 0551
Roman Gemstone Group
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (4.23 grams total, 8-15 mm).
Including two grappling wrestlers, standing Venus, Hercules with club and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0551
Roman Gemstone Group
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Roman Ribbed Glass Bottle
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With globular body, dimple foot, slight vertical ribbing to body, broad funicular mouth with folded rim. 174 grams, 19 cm
Acquired in the late 1980s. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Similar vessels (bottles) were found in 4th-5th century tombs at Beit Ras, Jordan, and from Samaria-Sebaste, Israel. The most recognisable characteristic of these bottles was the faint ribs on the body. The type survived until the Arab conquest in the 7th century A.D. -
Roman Dark Blue Glass Bead Bracelet
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Composed mainly of oblate, spherical and tubular beads, restrung with an elasticated string. 6.46 grams, 17 mm
Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private collection. -
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Roman Lead Votive Mirror
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Discoid in plan with slot; reverse with concentric rings. scrolls and pellets; reverse with central rosette. 42.4 grams, 64 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
