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LOT 0655
Roman Glass Bottle with Tubular Neck
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (41 grams, 11.5 cm).
With globular body, tubular neck, everted rim and rounded base; some iridescent surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Roman Silver Figure of a Man
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Standing erect wearing a draped toga, bearded and with thick bowl-cut hair. 9.05 grams, 39 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection since the late 1990s. -
Roman Lead Figure of Aphrodite Holding a Severed Swan's Head
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Modelled in the round nude and and raising her right arm, holding the neck of the swan (her animal attribute); left arm descending towards her pubis, legs in contrapposto stance; gusseted drum-shaped base; repaired. 327 grams, 19.5 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12099-218223.
Although the presence of the swan in this position is rather rare, iconographically, this image is part of the abundant series of statuettes of Aphrodite/Venus widely distributed during the Roman Imperial era. -
Roman Bifacial Terracotta Forger's Coin Mould
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Discoid in plan, both sides with a radiate profile bust of an emperor, legend surrounding. 4.88 grams, 26 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
