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LOT 0122
Roman Olive Green Glass Vessel with Blue Spot Decoration
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (37.8 grams, 68 mm).
With tapering sidewall and flared rim, applied blue glass splashes.
ProvenanceAcquired Christie's, London, Antiquities, Works of Art and Important Renaissance Bronzes, Plaquettes and Limoges Enamels, 8 July 1981, no.6 (part).
From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 389, for type.
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LOT 0122
Roman Olive Green Glass Vessel with Blue Spot Decoration
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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Lentoid in form with impressed legend 'LEGX' and casting seam. 29.4 grams, 30 mm
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Eastern Roman Silver Neck Torc
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Roman Silver Crossbow Brooch
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a hexagonal-section crossbar with collars and bulb finials, slot for a hinged pin, trapezoid-section bow, rectangular foot with incised geometric ornament, catch to the reverse; socket at top of bow to accept a separate knop. 15.8 grams, 50 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This is a very early form of crossbow brooch, showing very clearly its origin in the mid-Roman P-shaped bow brooch.
