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LOT 0607
Roman Mixed Architectural and Pottery Group
1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
2 - 7 1/4 in. (1.57 kg total, 5-18.5 cm).
Including Spartan Basalt, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side; one marble fragment marked in pencil: 'VILLA / HADRIAN', another: 'OSTIA / ANTICA'; a large amphora handle; seven pottery fragments; a carved decorative edge stone; a marble core fragment; a later floor tile fragment; with an old handwritten slip with: 'VILLA HADRIAN, AUSTRIA ATICA, Nr. ROME, ITALY.' and on the inside: 'AUSTRIA ATICA / (/ VILLA HADRIAN / (outside Rome, in nowadays Tivoli)'. [14, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Roman Gold and Garnet and Chrysoprase Gemstone Necklace
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Comprising plano-convex lentoid beads alternating with gold cells with cabochon garnet inserts; hook-and-eye closure. 23.73 grams, 52 cm
Acquired from Notaras Coins & Antiquities, Suffolk, UK, before 2000. Property of a Bedfordshire, UK, private collector. Accompanied by an illustrated collector's identification tag. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12486 -229850. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Green Glass Vessel
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Transparent pale green with bulbous body, rounded lip, flared neck and concave base. 48 grams, 11 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The small bottle can be associated with the Isings form 104b. There are some parallels from graves at Beit Ras, Jordan and Samaria-Sebaste. Some models of the type have faint ribs. -
Roman Silver Torc with Gemstone Pendant
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A flat-section wire necklace with hook-and-eye fastening, ellipsoid pendant with ropework border and central cell, inset rock crystal cabochon. 12 grams, 84 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.