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LOT 0157
Roman Glass Jar with Trail
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (70 grams, 69 mm).
With bulbous body, flared rim and applied zigzag trail to neck, dimple base.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 74.51.197, for similar.
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LOT 0157
Roman Glass Jar with Trail
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £833
Modelled in the round, a male infant with arms and right leg extended, left leg bent and raised; head looking downwards, with applied silver scales imitating a wreath; sturdy mounting peg to the reverse. 70.1 grams, 61 mm
Acquired on the German art market, 2002. European private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12053-211904. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The model appears to form part of a figural group.
