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LOT 0695
Roman Orange Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
15 3/8 in. (9.14 grams, 39 cm).
Restrung group of oblate and other types with annular pendant centrepiece, including some carnelian. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, collection, 2000s.
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Roman Orange Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Restrung group of oblate and other types with annular pendant centrepiece, including some carnelian. 9.14 grams, 39 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
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Roman Gemstone Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Including profile bust, standing figure and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.89 grams total, 9-14 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Large Mounted Roman Linen Tunic
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
Comprising half of the upper part of a tunica manicata in light fabric, S-twist tapestry, ornamented with dark purple clavi with orbiculi and tablia, wool over linen; mounted in fabric backing and perspex display frame. 7.7 kg total, mount: 1.64 m
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The tunic is decorated in purple with opus phrygium embroidery. The archaeological evidence from the dry desert cemeteries of Egypt offers striking confirmation of pictorial sources about late Roman clothing around the empire.
