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LOT 0570
Roman Green Glass Cotton Reel Type Unguentarium
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (43.7 grams, 63 mm).
Broadly spool-shaped with a squat body, tapering cylindrical neck and flared rolled rim.
ProvenanceAcquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1953,0825.23, for similar.
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Roman Bronze Eros Cradling Goose Applique
Late 1st-early 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Formed as the bust of Eros looking upwards, stub wings to his shoulders, holding a goose to his chest; conical socket above each wing; eyes with silver inserts; old collector's label '1994 51.75' to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand; likely a socket base. 517 grams total, 11.9 cm wide (744 grams total, 14 cm high including stand)
with Sotheby's, London, May 1988, lot 234. Ex Malter galleries, XLV, 28 May 1991, lot 902. Ex Bruce A. Kamerling collection. Acquired from Royal Athena Galleries, New York, 26 June 1994. The Haggin Museum, Stockton, California. with Bonhams, Antiquities, 23 May 2012, lot 121. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
Circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With an integral thumb pad and basal ring, raised motif to discus portraying a bust within a roundel, geometric motifs to the shoulder. 70 grams, 10.5 cm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
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Roman Bronze Lion Statuette
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Formed as a square base with gusseted profile, a lion cub crouching on the upper face with one forepaw raised; open to the rear and underside; statuette or fitting. 108 grams, 53 mm
Acquired in the 1990s. Collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
