Roman Iridescent Glass Double Unguentarium

Modelled in the round figure standing in advancing pose with the right hand raised and fist clenched; left shoulder and arm covered with the skin of the Nemean lion and left hand modelled hollow; hair cut short and textured. 307 grams, 12 cm



Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12515-232159. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

An irregular diploma fragment with seven partial lines of densely arranged text to one side and nine lines of partial text to the other, translating to: a: [i]MP(erator) CAES(ar) DIVI HADRI[ani f(ilius) divi traiani] / 31 letters PART(hici) NEP(os) DIVI NERV[ae pron(epos) t(itus) aelius had] / 31 letters RIAN[u]S ANTONIN[us aug(ustus) pius pont(ifex) max(imus) / 29 letters [t]RIB(unicia) P[ot(estate) x]XIV IMP(erator) [ii co(n)s(ul) iv p(ater) p(atriae)] / 23 letters EQVITIB(us) ET PEDITIB[us qui milit(averunt) in al(is)] / 30 letters [iii qua]E APPELL(antur) I AVG(usta) GA[ll(orum) et i gall(orum)] / 28 letters [taurian(a)1 et] TAVRI[a]N(a) C(ivium) [r(omanorum) victr(ix) et coh(ortibus) ..2] / 29 letters [iii astur(um) c(ivium) r(omanorum) et ii s]VR(orum) SAG(ittariorum) ET [6-10 letters] / 28-30 letts [14-16 letters c(ivium)] R(omanorum) ET II [8-10 letters] // 28-30 letters? b: [i]MP(erator) CAES(ar) [divi hadriani f(ilius) divi traiani part(ici) nep(os)] / 38 letters DIVI [nervae pron(epos) t(itus) aelius hadrianus] / 30 letters ANTON[inus aug(ustus) pius pont(ifex) max(imus) trib(unicia) pot(estate)] / 30 letters XXIV [imp(erator) ii co(n)s(ul) iv p(ater) p(atriae)] / 16 letters EQVITIB(us) E[t peditibus qui milit(averunt) in al(is) iii quae appell(antur) i aug(usta)] / 47 letters GALL(orum) ET I G[all(orum) taurian(a)3 et taurian(a) c(ivium) r(omanorum) victr(ix) et coh(ortibus) ..4 iii] / 44 letters ASTVR(um) [c(ivium)] R(omanorum) E[t ii sur(orum) sag(ittariorum) .... i ituraeor(um)?5] /40 letters C(ivium) R(omanorum) ET V DAMAT[(arum)6 c(ivium) r(omanorum) et ii hispan(orum) et iv gall(orum)?7 et i asturum] / 38 letters ET CALLAE[c(orum)] E[t ........] / [ca. 6 letters] C(ivium) R(omanorum) ET [.......] / [.... et sunt in mauretania tingitana sub q(uinto) claudio feroce aeronio montano]. 12 grams, 53 mm



Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a gentleman collector. Accompanied by a copy of an illustrated transliteration report by Dr Ittai Gradel. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Each cuboid with punched rings disposed 1:6, 2:4, 3:5. 8.63 grams total, 8 mm each



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.