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LOT 0631
Roman Glass Bead Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4- 3/4 in. (13.12 grams total, 7.05-19.72 mm).
Including annular, tubular and oblate beads in blue, cream and black, one with eye-motifs and one with trails. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Roman Orange Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £195
Composed of gently graduating beads with larger beads as a central feature, restrung. 8.01 grams, 38 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Clay Bulla with Portrait of an Emperor
1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Disc with impressed portrait bust of an emperor wearing a laurel wreath; impression of cloth to reverse. 4.14 grams, 24 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Roman Tall Glass Flask with Iridescence
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Tall unguentarium with a waisted body and tubular neck with rolled rim. 46 grams, 14.7 cm
Private collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
