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LOT 0973
Roman Pale-Blue Glass Handled Unguentarium with Trail
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
6 in. (67 grams, 15.5 cm).
Comprising a piriform body and flared mouth with applied trails; strap handle above extending to two lateral loops; applied zigzag to lower body and applied foot.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the early 2000s.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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LOT 0973
Roman Pale-Blue Glass Handled Unguentarium with Trail
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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Roman Glass Vase
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Squat in profile with sloped shoulder, everted flange rim. 13.7 grams, 50 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Roman Tinned Bronze Bowl
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Hemispherical in profile with low foot, incised circumferential lines to rim; high-tin surface with silvery appearance. 177 grams, 10.3 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12234-222176. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Horse Motif
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With stepped shoulders supporting an ellipsoid bezel with punched-point border; low-relief image of a standing horse with hatched mane beside a long-eared hare. 6.54 grams, 24.65 mm overall, 15.08 x 18.42 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
From an old English collection, 1980s.
