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LOT 0787
Roman Mosaic Stone Tesserae Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (349 grams total, 8-11 mm).
A mixed group of two hundred and fifty single tesserae of various colours and sizes, mostly cuboid. [250, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Roman Piriform Glass Flask
1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
An iridescent glass unguentarium with piriform body, tubular neck with everted rolled rim. 6.65 grams, 69 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Roman Bronze Bust of Child Dionysus
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Modelled in the round with rounded childlike features, band of curly hair framing the flat face with sunken eyes garland and leaves in the hair, pounced detail to the clothing; attachment bar to the reverse. 53 grams, 52 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Roaring Lion with Raised Paw
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Modelled in the round with head and one forepaw raised, mouth open; part of a frieze or vignette. 25.3 grams, 33 mm
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
