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LOT 0697
Roman Gold Earrings
4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 1 1/2 in. (3.6 grams total, 35-38 mm).
Matched pair, each a slender hoop with hook-and-eye closure, dangle with green glass tubular bead and provision for another similar bead. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 41, for type.
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Roman Glass Bangle Group
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Each a D-section coloured glass bangle with the ends pressed together. 37 grams total, 58-77 mm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Roman Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Composed of mainly graduated oblate beads restrung to a Y-shape with an amphora-shaped pendant. 25.8 grams, 40.7 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. -
Roman Honey-Coloured Cast Glass Flask
1st century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
With piriform body, tubular neck with everted rolled rim, raised rib below the shoulder. 54 grams, 97 mm
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990s.
