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LOT 1339
Roman Opaque White Glass Patera Bowl
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (32 grams, 66 mm wide).
Cylindrical body perched on a wide, slightly concave foot; the shoulders splayed outwards, leading to a thick trumpet-style rim gently curving upwards.
ProvenanceEx S.M. collection, London, UK, 1970-1999.
Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance.
Cf. for a similar example Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass), vol.II, Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.34, pl.VII,3.
FootnotesThe shape of this small cup derives from metal vessels of the Early Empire period or from ‘terra sigillata’ earthenware. Similar vessels were found throughout the Empire during the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D. Vessels similar to this one have been discovered in the necropolis at Kourion, Cyprus (dating to the first half of the 1st century A.D.), in 1st-century finds from Gaul, and in Egypt, though the specific find spot and date in the latter case remain undetermined.
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LOT 1339
Roman Opaque White Glass Patera Bowl
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Military Diploma Fragment
Circa 129 A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Irregular fragment of a thin tablet engraved with portions of several horizontal lines of Latin capitals, identified as part of the exterior witness list of the second tablet, or tabella II, of a Roman military diploma; the surviving letter groups may be restored as: '[C.] IV[LI …] [L.] PV[LLI …] [P.] AT[TI …]?'. 3.57 grams, 24 mm
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection.
This sequence closely parallels the witness list on a diploma fragment in the Museo de Huelva, inventory 10.619, published as a copy of Hadrian’s constitution for auxiliary troops serving in Syria, issued on 22 March AD 129. Published restorations of the witnesses include Gaius Iulius Eutychius, Lucius Pullius Anthus or Daphnus, and Publius Attius Severus. González Fernández and Bermejo Meléndez, Diplomata Militaria del Museo de Huelva. Military diplomas were certified bronze copies of imperial grants recording citizenship, marriage rights and related privileges. -
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterEstimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including running deer, winged figure, perchng bird and other types, some supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.01 grams total, 6-13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Bronze Bird Brooch
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Depicting a bird with folded wings and a fan-shaped tail, a springed pin, and a catchplate on the reverse. 12.6 grams, 40 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
