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LOT 0802
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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Etrusco-Italic Bronze Figure of Young Hercules
Archaic Style, circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
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.
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