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LOT 0685
Roman Glass Spindle Whorl Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 in. (36.8 grams total, 22-27 mm).
Comprising five domed spindle whorls, three with a spiral decoration. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar Roman spindle whorls in PAS SUSS-AD9D69, WREX-FCCA1B, WREX-A15196, DOR-6227C5, CPAT-DAD561, WAW-56DO33.
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LOT 0685
Roman Glass Spindle Whorl Collection
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman and Later Bronze Ring Group
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: a slender ring with a rectangular tiered bezel; a ring with a large bezel with blue glass intaglio with a silver flower; a ring with oval bezel with linear motifs; a ring with a keeled hoop and lentoid bezel; a glass ring with three raised bosses; a small interphalangial ring; a ring with a raised disc on the bezel. 25.4 grams total, 13-29 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Glass Sprinkler Vessel with Applied Fish
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £194
Piriform body raised on nine small feet at the base, collar to the conical neck and chamfered rim; to the lower neck a disc with narrow central opening; to the outer face of the body, vertically pinched flanges. 107 grams, 10.9 cm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s. -
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Late Roman Haematite Four-Sided Amulet with FIgures
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Pierced longitudinally, the first side with a figure standing below a large tree (the god Hop?), the second with a tree and three animals, the third with an altar with two birds and a dancing pair of figures below, the fourth side with a dog, symbols above. 3.9 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
