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LOT 0146
Roman Green Glass Handled Jar
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (74.4 grams, 95 mm wide).
With a dimpled base, bulbous body with a carinated flange to the neck and a broad mouth, applied lateral handles.
ProvenanceFrom an important London, UK, collection 1980-2020.
LiteratureSee Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass: The Corning Museum of Glass, volume I, New York, 1997, items 297-298, for type.
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LOT 0146
Roman Green Glass Handled Jar
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £5
Including a penannular brooch with pin, finger ring with cloison insert, vesica-shaped stud, and other items. 14.47 grams total, 18-30 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A43, A44, A51, A54 & A55. -
Roman Bone Gaming Die
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 2.82 grams, 11 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Green Glass Jar with Blue Handles and Zig-Zag Trail
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £110
Bulbous body with funicular neck and ribbed mouth, applied blue handles and trail decoration on the body. 98.9 grams, 95 mm wide
Acquired from Shirley Warren Antique Glass, Surrey, UK, in 1993 with reference no.4155/4083. From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK, lady. Accompanied by an original Shirley Warren invoice no.2388 dated 18 September 1993.
This is a common form of jar with trailed ornaments, and numerous examples have been found in the Syro-Palestinian Region (Beit Fajjar, Jerusalem, Grave A at Ain Nabrud, etc).
