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LOT 0826
Roman Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
14 5/8 in. (9.7 grams, 37.2 cm).
Restrung group of tubular, oblate and other types with melon centrepiece. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Roman Bronze Bust of Athena
1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £293
Helmetted bust with segmented crest, braided collar with pendant; eyes with shallow sockets to accept glass inserts; mounting socket to reverse. 171 grams, 77 mm
London art market, 1999. Private collection, London, UK. -
Roman Bronze Appliqué with Athena and Gorgon
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Irregular sheet-bronze fragment with repoussé figure of Athena standing wearing a long robe and gripping the shaft of a spear, wearing a Corinthian-style crested helmet and sporting a gorgoneion at the chest. 1.67 grams, 83 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Roman Glass Unguentarium
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £65
With plano-convex body and dimple base, tall slender neck, folded rim; iridescent green surface. 78 grams, 15 cm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This kind of toilet bottle was called ‘candlestick unguentarium’ by the academics due to the shape of its neck. This specific type, with its transparent grayish green glass, is especially found in Roman Cyprus (Hayes's fabric 2 of Cypriot blown glass).