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LOT 0778
Roman Gemstone with Female Portrait
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.41 grams, 9 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with intaglio profile female bust.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1970s onwards.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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 0778
Roman Gemstone with Female Portrait
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Roman Glass Bottle
2nd-3rd century AD.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Piriform body with flattened base, long tubular neck with everted rim. 98 grams, 13.5 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Appliqué in the Shape of an Actor's Mask
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Modelled in the half-round, with grotesque facial features and scooped crescentic mouth, segmented beard; ferrous stud to reverse. 27.2 grams, 30 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. 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. -
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Roman Maximian Terracotta Forger's Coin Mould
Circa late 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Terracotta disc with Maximian (280-305 A.D.) coin impression to each face from which to cast counterfeit coins. 4.61 grams, 27 mm
From 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.
