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LOT 1365
Roman Millefiori Glass Gaming Piece
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (8.62 grams, 19 mm).
Plano-convex in section with polished face.
ProvenanceFrom the London collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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Western Asiatic Gilt Bronze Belt Element
12th-13th century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Pentagonal in plan with scooped ogival upper edge, shallow sides and slider-bar to reverse; high-relief decorative motifs of rosette and radiating stems and leaves. 18.25 grams, 43 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bronze Jewellery Punch
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £140 - 180 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £70
Skittle-shaped with three figures on the flat face. 8.9 grams, 27 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Bulbous Terracotta Jar
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a globular body with circumferential painted bands at the equator, trumpet-shaped neck and mouth. 522 grams, 16.2 cm
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
