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LOT 0748
Roman Pale Green Glass Cup
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 in. (59.8 grams, 97 mm).
With slightly dimpled base, carinated flange to foot and tubular body, flared rim, wheel-cut circumferential bands.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
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Roman Aubergine Glass Bottle
1st century B.C-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With bulbous body, tubular neck, broad everted rim; extensive iridescence. 10.6 grams, 70 mm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.
Similar bottles were found in the Cemetery of Ein-Gedi in the Judaean Desert, in a settlement abandoned in 40-37 B.C, and in Homs, Syria, dated to the first half of the first century A.D. These are among the first earliest datable blown bottles. -
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone of an Elderly Man
1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Showing a mature man in profile facing left, modelled after the Roman Republican portrait models; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.15 grams, 18 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Roman Tall Glass Flask
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Comprising a squat conical body with a dimple at the base, long tubular neck with wide rim. 27 grams, 15 cm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s.
