Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0694
Roman Mixed Glass Necklace Bead Group
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/8 - 7/8 in. (48 grams total, 5-22 mm).
Comprising rough-shaped dark lampwork glass beads, some with trails and eye designs; including some Venetian trade beads and some Hebron beads. [80, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK gallery, early 2000s.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Roman Iridescent Glass Vase with Chequered Pattern
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With a rounded body decorated with a lozenge 'net' motif, broad flared neck, kick-up to base; extensive iridescence, repaired. 49 grams, 11 cm high
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998. -
Roman Bronze Figure of a Boy in Oriental Dress
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Sitting with one leg extended and the other bent beneath the body, arms raised in supplication; loose fitting trousers and knee-length tunic gathered at the waist, boots on the feet and a separate pointed hood on the head; Scythian or similar costume. 14.6 grams, 61 mm
Private Swiss collection, acquired 2001. -
Roman Bronze 'Knuckle Bone' Gaming Piece
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Cast model of a bovine astragalus, used as a gaming counter. 16.3 grams, 21 mm
Ex collection formed in the 1990s. Acquired from a central London gallery. Property of an Essex gentleman.
