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LOT 0087
Roman Glass Cameo with a Julio-Claudian Prince, Possibly Drusus
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.6 grams, 18 mm).
Featuring a vibrant green-blue base with a white frontal bust of a young male with his head turned slightly to the right, big eyes and a small mouth.
ProvenanceUK private collection, acquired on the French art market in the 2000s.
LiteratureCf. similar portrait in Gołyźniak, P., Engraved Gems and Propaganda in the Roman Republic and under Augustus, Oxford, 2020, fig.981.
FootnotesAlthough the portrait is partially damaged, its style and composition are Augustan. Based on its resemblance to the portrait of Agrippa—though appearing more youthful—it could represent one of his sons, Gaius or Lucius Caesar.
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LOT 0087
Roman Glass Cameo with a Julio-Claudian Prince, Possibly Drusus
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
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Roman Iridescent Glass Flask
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Bulbous body with dimple base, short tubular neck with rolled rim. 40.8 grams, 90 mm
Acquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses. From the Lonson collection. -
Roman Gold Ring with Greek Boar Gem
4th century B.C.-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Hollow-formed and widening at the shoulders to a high elliptical bezel set with a black and white banded glass intaglio imitating striped sardonyx, depicting a running boar in profile on a baseline; Greek letters KΠ on the surface under the boar; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.93 grams, 22.40 mm overall, 15.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
Ex private collection, Contessa L.G., since the 1980s. Private collection, acquired in 1997.
The motif and style, a running boar with a tube-like body, seem to fit into Boardman's Wyndham Cook Group, and could be ascribed to the Graeco-Persian period, despite the fact that the gemstone was later incorporated into a Roman ring. -
Roman Bulbous Glass Bottle with Tall Neck
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Large bottle with bulbous body and a tall tubular neck with a gently flaring mouth. 43.4 grams, 19 cm
Acquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses. From the Lonson collection.
