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LOT 1049
Roman Glass Vessel Roundel Seal with Deity
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.28 grams, 24 mm).
Discoid appliqué with concave rear face; moulded design of a standing figure with a bow and quiver on his shoulder, possibly Cupid. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureSee a Hellenistic prototype of this iconography in Spier J., Ancient gems and finger rings, Catalogue of the Collections. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 1992, p.90 no.213.
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LOT 1049
Roman Glass Vessel Roundel Seal with Deity
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Redware Vessel Sherd with Achilles Riding a Centaur
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragment from a rim with stepped and everted edge; low-relief profile image of a centaur galloping, ridden by a naked youth (Achilles) holding a rosette in his extended hand; behind, the hand of another figure reaching towards the rosette and in front, the hindlegs of a panther; old collector's label to reverse. 34 grams, 59 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Roman Bronze Fylfot Brooch
4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Plate brooch formed as a gammadion with four spurs at the hub, pin hinge and catch to the reverse. 7.81 grams, 24 mm
Ex Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Large Roman Bronze Basket-Vase with Swinging Handles
Roman Imperial, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Ellipsoid in plan, with a low basal ring, thick convex rim, and carination towards the front, lateral hinges, the knuckles formed as addorsed duck-heads, each with silver-inlaid eyes, a scrolled panel to the rear retaining the pivot of the ribbed D-shaped handles. 1.68 kg, 28 cm
Acquired in Switzerland, 1996. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate dated 30th April 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12363-226688.
This vessel (lanx) was part of Roman and provincial bronze instrumentum domesticum, i.e. culinary or domestic utility ware. The form of the bowl resembles a type of helmet with carination to the front, the handles placed as hinged cheek-protectors.
