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LOT 0701
Roman Green Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
12 3/4 in. (25.4 grams, 32.5 cm).
Restrung group of fusiform, cylindrical, melon-shaped and other beads, a layered conical bead fragment as a pendant. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Late Roman Bronze Bracelet
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Round-section penannular body with clubbed terminals. 15.4 grams, 64 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Mosaic Stone Tesserae Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
A mixed group of two hundred and fifty single tesserae of various colours and sizes, mostly cuboid. 331 grams total, 7-14 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Roman mosaics were made from small cubes of natural stone and terracotta possibly cut from tile or brick. Each of these small cubes was called a tessera (several tesserae) from the Latin word for dice. -
Large Roman Bronze Cicada Brooch with Silver Collar
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Formed as a cicada with raised body panel and head, applied silver wire collar; spring, pin and catch to reverse. 31 grams, 49 mm
Ex important German collection of brooches, 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
