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LOT 0144
Roman Iridescent Green Glass Oinochoe
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (66 grams, 11.6 cm).
Bulbous body with a dimple base, tubular neck with a trefoil mouth and a strap handle to the rear.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses.
From the Lonson collection.
Cf. similar oinochoe in Antonaras, A., Ancient Glass in the J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2025, p.265, no.300.
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2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £500
Facetted rectangular-section hoop with square bezel set with a tall oval intaglio engraved with a dolphin. 6.94 grams, 18.78 mm overall, 15.99 x 11.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2 1/4, Europe 2.41, Japan 2)
UK private collection before 2000. London collection, acquired on the UK art market. -
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England, 1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £416
Depicting a naked winged Cupid in a dynamic pose, right arm extended, left arm against the body, with the right leg extended backwards and the left leg firmly placed on the high pedestal, a dove or a torch might originally have been held in his hands; head modelled with well-sculpted facial details and straggly hair covering his ears, a top-knot at the top of his head at the end of a pair of braids; possibly once forming part of a larger group, probably centred around a statuette of Venus. 47.8 grams, 78 mm
Ex South London collection; acquired before 1980.
