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LOT 0180
Roman Honey-Coloured Glass Jar with Fine Iridescence
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (125 grams, 90 mm high).
Squat in profile with trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, rolled rim, dimple base, pinched lobes to the shoulder; some iridescence.
ProvenanceFrom a specialist collection of glass, acquired from dealerships during the 1990s.
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone with the Goddess Spes
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Standing and facing left with her right hand raised an holding a budding flower; inscription in Greek 'KAΛ(OΣ)' (= beautiful) on the left. 0.74 grams, 13 mm
Ex R. Sebastia Coch (1908-1969) collection, Barcelona; thence by descent. English art market, 2018. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00143341.
Spes (Elpis in Greek) was honoured as a goddess since ancient times, but especially during the Empire the cult of the goddess took on a political value, symbolically representing the confident expectation of a happy imperial succession. From Claudius who had her depicted on coins on the occasion of the birth of his son Britannicus, Spes was then defined in epigraphs with the epithet of Augusta, Augusti, Augustorum and also publica or p(opuli)R(omani), to which were added under the Severi the attributes of perpetua(eternal) and firma(firm). -
Roman Bronze and Lapis Bird Finial and Bead Group
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: a pin finial formed as a bird with a long neck; a finial formed as a swan's head; a small lapis lazuli bead formed as a dove, pierced through the body. 11.1 grams total, 11-38 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Orange Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £195
Composed of gently graduating beads with larger beads as a central feature, restrung. 8.01 grams, 38 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
