Loading, please wait...
LOT 0892
Roman Marble Head of a Lady
2ND CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
(520 grams total, 11.5 cm including stand).
Carved in the round with detailed hairstyle comprising a braid and coil to the rear of the head; the facial features soft and rounded, mouth in a half-smile; mounted on a display-stand.
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From an English private collection.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
Roman and Byzantine Bronze Ring Group
Circa 3rd-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Including trumpet-bezel, square bezel, ellipsoid bezel and other types. 25 grams total, 15-24 mm
Ex C. Sullivan collection, UK, 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Votive Statuette
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Standing nude figure of a warrior with left hand extended, pierced to accept the grip of a shield, right hand raised, pierced to accept the shaft of a spear; mounted on a custom-made stand. 117 grams total, 82 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Roman Amber Glass Unguentarium
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Squat amber glass vessel with piriform body and vertical ribbing, tubular neck with everted rolled rim. 21.8 grams, 63 mm
From a London gentleman's glass collection, UK, 1990s.