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LOT 0756
Roman Mosaic Glass Beads
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (6.36 grams total, 12-14 mm).
Each barrel-shaped with millefiori patterns in red, white, blue and yellow. [2]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Various, Glass at the Fitzwilliam Museum, London, 1978, p.28, nos.46a-b-c, for near identical.
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LOT 0756
Roman Mosaic Glass Beads
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Satyr Mount
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Modelled in the half-round with large eyes and defined eyebrows, short projecting horns on the forehead, ferrous spike on the reverse. 46 grams, 40 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Key
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Latchlifter-type with broad shank and cut wards to the bit. 37.5 grams, 80 mm
Acquired on the UK art market during the late 20th century. From the private collection of David King (1940-2024), Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Light Blue Glass and Stone Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of graduated beads with larger beads as a central feature; restrung. 15.1 grams, 42 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Such necklaces testify to the popularity of glass ornaments across the Roman Empire. Roman jewellery at first followed trends set by the Etruscans, using gold and glass beads, but with the extension of the Empire and the adoption of different styles from Greece, Egypt and North Africa, jewellery designs became increasingly various and elaborate. Each bead of this beautiful necklace is unique in shape, lustre and speckling, creating a mosaic-like impression. Blue glass beads can be grouped into opaque mid-blue and deep translucent cobalt blue types.
