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LOT 0694
Roman Glass Bead Necklace
2ND-5TH CENTURY A.D.
30 1/4 in. (20.5 grams, 77 cm long).
Composed mainly of opaque glass beads of various colours, together with a number of stone beads, and incorporating beads of various types; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx W.J. collection, 1990s.
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Roman Bronze Triclinium Finial Set
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £455
Comprising four bed finials, each with a bell-shaped body and baluster style finial; hollow to base. 1.18 kg total, 9.6-10.1 cm
Acquired before 2000. From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
The Romans, like the Greeks, ate whilst reclined on beds. The eating bed (lectus triclinaris) was a luxury furniture item crafted by carpenters. From the 2nd century B.C., Romans started to create 'lecti aerati, inargentati, inaurati, eborati, testudinei,' i.e. beds made of wood and covered with bronze, silver, gold and ivory fittings or with scales of other precious material. Such elements were sometimes sculpted in the shape of an animal protome, or were simply bell-shaped, like our specimens. -
Roman Bone Dice Pair
2nd-4th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £169
With ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:3, 4:5. 10.2 grams total, 14 mm each
Ex collection of a UK gentleman formed in the 1990s. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Roman Bronze Dolphin Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Composed of dolphins worked in a variety of styles with stylised detailing; together with a scaled fish shooting water from its mouth and a dolphin holding a globe in its mouth. 239 grams total, 33-68 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
