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LOT 0747
Roman Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
14 1/8 in. (13.7 grams, 36 cm).
Composed of mainly blue oblate beads, restrung to a Y-shape. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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Roman Glass Jar with Trail
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £190
With bulbous body, flared rim and applied zigzag trail to neck, dimple base. 70 grams, 69 mm
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Glass Flask with Base
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Tall thin translucent pale green vessel with wide base and flared rim. 34.2 grams, 15 cm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present. -
Roman Bone Scabbard Attachment
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Carved with dentilled edge above and scooped base, lateral fluting, median rib and comma-shaped voids; to reverse, lateral slots to accept the case of the scabbard. 19.2 grams, 64 mm
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
The box chapes were a clear category of scabbard closures for the 3rd century Roman swords. The shape of the chape was that of a high rectangle laterally closed by a flat border remembering a box; the sides enlarge in a bow shape on the lower part. Miks has divided the category in three variants, A-B-C, each of them divided into two sub-variants. They were mainly made of bone, although specimens in bronze (Corbridge, Aquincum) and iron (Kunzing, Dura Europos? This last very corroded) and even in silver (Hortbágy) survive.
