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LOT 1287
Roman Miniature Lead Votive Oil Lamp
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (15.6 grams, 28 mm).
Miniature discoid oil lamp with ovules on the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 1287
Roman Miniature Lead Votive Oil Lamp
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Bronze and Iron Ring Bezel Group
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterEstimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including inset cloison with butterfly, cabochon with scorpion, similar with running deer and other types. 15.3 grams total, 11-21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman and Other Mixed Faience Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of oblate, spherical, melon, and other beads with a polygonal pendant, restrung. 26 grams, 33.3 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Large Roman Marble Relief with Triton
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Carved in high relief on a dressed block; with broad fleshy face and long strands of curly hair draped over the shoulders; mantle to the shoulders secured on the chest, narrow trunk with rounded abdomen and navel, fish-scale detailing to the lower body; left arm supporting a conch shell or cornucopia, right arm raised; mounted on a custom-made stand. 18.65 kg total, 49.5 cm including stand
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.