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LOT 0703
Roman Iridescent Glass Flask
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (34 grams, 10 cm).
Core-formed with a slightly dimpled base, broad shoulder and narrow neck, mouth with a rolled and everted rim.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
LiteratureCf. British Museum reference number 899,1229.6, for a vessel of similar form.
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LOT 0703
Roman Iridescent Glass Flask
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Statuette Base
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Circular cotton-reel base with concentric banding on the edges. 29.3 grams, 24 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman's collection. -
Roman Gold Hercules Club Pendant
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Hollow-form pendant with applied granules and wire decoration. 1.25 grams, 24 mm
Ex London, UK, gentleman's collection, 1980-1990s.
The object finds a good parallel with a pendant of the same shape forming part of a remarkable hoard of late-Roman gold jewellery and silver tableware found near Thetford, Norfolk, in 1979. The jewellery included necklaces and clasps, five pendants, and four bracelets. One pendant takes the shape of a Hercules club, a design often used for earrings. -
Roman Iridescent Glass Double Unguentarium
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With rolled rim to each tapering tube, applied trail detailing to the body, lateral angled handles and large applied loop handle above; iridescent surface. 59 grams, 17 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12237-222167.
