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LOT 0668
Roman Glass Bottle
1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (6 in.) (20.5 grams, 13.4 cm (82.2 grams total, 15.2 cm including stand)).
Comprising a tapering round-section body with narrow shoulder and flared neck, median bulb with pinched flanges; supplied with a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, item 770, for type.
FootnotesExamples of similar form have been found in the Western Provinces of the Roman Empire, particularly from the grave 12 in the Liverpool Sotto Cemetery at Muralto Locarno, Canton Ticino, Switzerland. The archaeologist assign it to the period between A.D.20 and 50.
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Romano-British Bronze Artefact Group
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Roman Sardonyx Cameo of an Eagle
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
With a cameo image of a bird, probably an eagle, facing left; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.65 grams, 16 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12950-246450. -
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).
