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LOT 0143
Roman Marbled Turquoise Glass Bottle
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (9.44 grams, 84 mm).
Comprising an iridescent piriform body, tapering tubular neck with pinched and everted rolled rim.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in 2001.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 236, for type.
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LOT 0143
Roman Marbled Turquoise Glass Bottle
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Fragmentary Roman Glass Bottle Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Including unguentaria and other types in iridescent, amber, aqua and other glass. 123 grams total, largest: 13 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Ex London gallery, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Terracotta Goddess Sherd
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Moulded in the half-round female mask fragment with rim of vessel above; later pierced for mounting. 130 grams, 11.3 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Silver Ring with Amphora Intaglio
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising a D-section fluted hoop with lateral flanges, expanding shoulders with diagonal line design, bezel set with an oval blue glass intaglio with an amphora. 7.16 grams, 20 mm
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector. From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000. Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
