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LOT 0749
Roman Glass Beaker
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (78 grams, 88 mm).
Translucent with straight sides narrowing to the flat base, flared and rolled rim; shallow horizontal lines to outer face.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s-2000s.
From an important collection of glass, the property of a London gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1901,0413.3002, for similar.
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LOT 0749
Roman Glass Beaker
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £100
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1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Composed of alternating tubular and small oblate beads, larger beads as a central feature; restrung. 14.6 grams, 32.5 cm
From the London, UK, 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.
In the Roman period there was a strong formal and chromatic diversity of glass beads used for necklaces and bracelets. The most common beads in forms were small biconical (lenticular), barrel-shaped, spherical and annular; the most common colours were dark blue, followed by green and yellow. The succession of glass beads often imitates jewellery made of costly materials (gold, silver, semi-precious and precious stones).
