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LOT 1169
Roman Orangeware Tall Unguentarium
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (132 grams, 13.5 cm).
Comprising an onion-shaped body with flat base, tall tubular neck and flared rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
From the estate of a late Bristol, South West England, collector.
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LOT 1169
Roman Orangeware Tall Unguentarium
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Late Roman Glass Bracelet Collection
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each round in section with slight iridescence. 23 grams total, 48 - 52 mm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Roman Carnelian Legionary Gemstone with Capricorn for Legio Fourteen Gemina
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid type with clasped hands beneath a capricorn, symbol of Legio XIV Gemina; chipped; supplied with an impression. 0.45 grams, 11 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Roman Mould-Blown Dark Green Jar with Wheel-Cut Design
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Featuring a broad, low, round-bellied body with a wide, hollowed base, a short neck with a funnel-shaped mouth; incised festoon-like decoration on the body. 132 grams, 92 mm high
From the collection of Sir Daniel Donehue; his collection was sold in the 2000s. Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13440-263208.
This jar belongs to a generic vessel form known from many eastern Mediterranean and European sites and dated to the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. Characteristic are the annular pontil marks, patterned on the squat globular body.
