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LOT 0579
Roman Glass Face Bead
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (1.34 grams, 10 mm).
Of roughly spherical form, opaque polychrome checked design incorporating two stylised human faces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 52.11.15, for type.
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Hollow-formed with long nozzle extending from the fleshy mouth, crown of foliage; smaller nozzle and filler-hole to the brow; raised ring to the base; a theatre mask or face of Silenus. 24.3 grams, 72 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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Late Roman Iron Branding Signaculum
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Featuring an elaborate monogram composed of Greek letters M, A, and P; rectangular section bar with tapering cylindrical socket. 432 grams, 21 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
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Roman and Other Mixed Bead Group
Circa 1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Restrung, composed of graduated stone and glass beads of various types, predominantly in shades of white and cream. 29 grams, 64 cm long
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
