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LOT 0633
Roman Glass Vase
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (13.7 grams, 50 mm).
Squat in profile with sloped shoulder, everted flange rim.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 0633
Roman Glass Vase
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bone Archer's Ring
Circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Annular with incised ring-and-dot to the forward face. 1.94 grams, 22.24 mm overall, 14.32 x 12.35 mm internal diameter
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s. -
Roman Bronze Phallic Dagger Quillon or Pendant
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With a rectangular plaque with central void, phallus to one short edge and a stylised fist to the other. 25.5 grams, 55 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
In the Roman world the phallus was symbol of luck or fertility, and it as well was believed to have apotropaic functions. Pendants, amulets and small objects were worn by all sorts of people as symbols of protection, especially from young children according to Varro and Pliny the Elder. The phallus is commonly found on reliefs, frescoes and lamps from the Graeco-Roman world. This object can have been the quillon of a small dagger, but also hung as a charm from a tintinnabulum, a wind chime adorned with bells and intended to ward off evil. -
Roman Iridescent Glass Cup with Trail
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Drum-shaped body on a low basal ring and everted rim, bands to the outer face; iridescent surface. 33.8 grams, 71 mm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
