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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 Glass Flask
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Small unguentarium with piriform body, tubular neck with everted rolled rim. 10.77 grams, 77 mm
Private collection, UK. Acquired by owner's grandmother in the early 1940s. with Christie's, London, 24 August 2009, no.TBC. Private European collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Gladiator Figure
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Sheet-bronze silhouette figure of a gladiator in murmillo helmet; mounted on a display stand. 26.6 grams total, 41 mm
Ex London, UK, gentleman 1980-1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Steatite Head of Eros Pendant
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Plano-convex in section, one side with carved head of youthful Eros, almond-shaped eyes, chubby cheeks, cascading hair with top knot; pierced above. 7.18 grams, 30 mm
Ex London, UK, art market, late 1990s. From a private UK collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
