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LOT 0961
Roman Pale Green Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 in. (29.8 grams, 13.6 cm).
With a bell-shaped body, a tall, pinched neck, and a flared and rolled rim to the mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late Norfolk, UK gentleman's collection, formed from the late 1960s-1970s.
LiteratureCf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type; Lightfoot, C.S., The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Ancient Glass, New York, 2017, pp.258-259, nos.375-378, for similar unguentaria.
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LOT 0961
Roman Pale Green Glass Candlestick Unguentarium
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Ribbed Glass Bottle
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With globular body, dimple foot, slight vertical ribbing to body, broad funicular mouth with folded rim. 174 grams, 19 cm
Acquired in the late 1980s. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Similar vessels (bottles) were found in 4th-5th century tombs at Beit Ras, Jordan, and from Samaria-Sebaste, Israel. The most recognisable characteristic of these bottles was the faint ribs on the body. The type survived until the Arab conquest in the 7th century A.D. -
Roman Silver Ring with Animal
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Featuring a D-section hoop with angled shoulders and the bezel with a creature facing left. 6.05 grams, 23.52 mm overall, 16.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Glass Gem with Horse
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex type with incuse design to the underside of horse with its legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.66 grams, 12 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
