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LOT 0949
Roman Glass Bottle Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
31/4 - 3 3/4 in. (81 grams total, 84-98 mm).
Including a miniature amphora with ribbed collar to the neck and other types. [3]
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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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). -
Roman Green Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Restrung designer necklace string of tubular, oblate and other types with lozengiform pendant centrepiece. 10.6 grams, 40 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
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Late Roman Bronze Ring with Bust
4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Substantial hoop with a raised rectangular bezel bearing a profile bust facing left, flanking inscription '+VI TVS'. 8.85 grams, 29.60 mm overall, 17.30 x 20.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
