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LOT 1008
Roman Miniature Glass Vessel
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (16.3 grams, 47 mm).
Bulbous body with a rounded base, a funicular neck with a wide mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceRoman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
LiteratureCf. for a similar example Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass), vol.II, Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.184, pl.XL,3.
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LOT 1008
Roman Miniature Glass Vessel
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a red carnelian intaglio with two ants; an oval intaglio with two insects(?); a green stone intaglio with a cornucopia, dolphin and other motifs; a rock crystal scaraboid; an orange glass intaglio with the head of a horse. 2.71 grams total, 10-13 mm
UK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Figure Carrying an Amphora
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Shallow discus with an advancing figure in profile supporting an amphora, wide shoulder, ribbed lug handle to the rear, stamped 'MNOVIVST' maker's mark to the underside. 53.1 grams, 10.5 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
The lamp belongs to the Bussière type, form D I 3, from a period between the Late Flavian era to the second half of the second century A.D. Like the types of this category, the ring handle shows two grooves on the upper part and the filling hole is in the lower part. -
Roman and Other Stone and Glass Gem Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterEstimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including profile bust of Minerva with crested helmet, standing putto, profile female bust with hair in a chignon, legend in Kufic script and other types; some supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.24 grams total, 6-16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
