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LOT 0592
Roman Gold Jewellery Group
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 2 1/4 in. (18 grams total, 11-58 mm).
A mixed group of gold items including a biconical bead, an earring with recurved bow, granule finial and filigree closure, a domed bell-pendant with granule to the apex and other items. [9]
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
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Roman Glass Face Bulla
Eastern Mediterranean, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £194
A spherical polychrome glass bead with integral suspension lug, decorated with millefiori face cane slices and geometric motifs. 2.29 grams, 16 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Roman Byzantine and Islamic Glass Vessel Collection
1st century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £221
A group of eight glass vessels from the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic civilisations, of various types and dates: a pale green bulbous jar with a flared neck and rim, blobs to the neck and shoulder; a green bottle with waisted cylindrical body and short neck decorated with raised vertical ribs and hatching; a miniature piriform green bottle with globular foot and slightly flared neck; a clear glass miniature bottle of squat form, with a tubular neck and remains of iridescence to the internal surface; a pale green bottle with a squat body, long tubular neck and everted rim; a piriform green bottle with high shoulder and rounded base, tubular neck; a barrel-shaped pale blue vessel with inverted rim; an amber-brown coloured vessel of carinated form, wheel-cit bands to the equator and rim. 387 grams total, 40-97 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Roman Silver Ring with Wave Design
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A silver annular band decorated with dot-in-ring motifs alternating with diagonal dashes. 6.55 grams, 27.50 mm overall, 24.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+4, USA 14 1/4, Europe 33.83, Japan 32)
Acquired before 2000. From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
