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LOT 0132
Roman Pillar-Moulded Pale Green Glass Bowl
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (142 grams, 12.6 cm wide).
Shallow bowl with moulded pillar detailing on the outer face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Millennium Antiquities, Lancashire, UK, in 2001.
From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK, lady.
Accompanied by an original Millennium Antiquities certificate of authenticity dated 13 October 2001.
Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Ancient Glass, New York, 2017, pp.49-51, nos.22-25, for similar ribbed bowls.
FootnotesRibbed bowls were typical cast tableware belonging to the early Imperial period, and parallels have been found throughout the Roman provinces and beyond. In Cyprus, as elsewhere in the eastern half of the Empire, bowls with short, close-set ribs concentrated around the middle of the body constitute a large group.
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Roman Wooden Tablet with 'Pactum Dotis' Marriage Contract
First half of 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Rectangular wooden tablet, probably cedarwood, the inner side with a recessed panel inscribed with 20 lines of inked text in Roman cursive script, two small holes, the bigger in the upper rim, the smaller in the centre of the lower rim; the flat outer side inscribed with 14 lines of inked text; in a good state of preservation with signs of age and parts of the text barely visible. 27 grams, 14 x 16.1 cm
Acquired by Albert Sfez in the early 1950s. Formerly the property of Monsieur Alain Sfez, a Belgian collector; acquired by gift from his father, Albert Sfez, in 1965. Acquired by a London dealer in 1973. From an important London collection since 1975; thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of an illustrated academic report by Professor Dr phil. Peter Rothenhöfer.
Professor Dr Peter Rothenhöfer, Department of History (Zhuhai Campus) states: 'This important tablet shows that its use was apparently not restricted to the administrative sphere but widely spread in civic life and used for private purposes. As handwritten documents from the late 3rd and 4th century AD are quite rare, this tablet is generally of great importance for the history of Latin palaeography. The text is fluently written and shows a uniform typeface. Typical features of ancient writing can be observed: The text is continuously written without any separation between words (scriptio continua), sentences have no dots at the end.' Wax tablets written in Greek or Latin, were used by Romans as account registers (codices accepti et expensi); for transactions (for example, the tablets of the banker Lucius Caecilius Iucundus found in Pompeii); for lists of goods, inventories, and notes to be kept and archived; for Roman magistrates to annotate the salient events of their bureaucratic activities; for writing letters; for drawing up legal texts of various kinds: legacies, declarations of births and citizenship, reports of trials and diplomata militaria. -
Roman Bronze Fishing Hook
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Barbed fishing hook with a suspension loop. 4.45 grams, 42 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Gold Ring with Red Gem
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Comprising a hollow-form round-section hoop widening towards the shoulders, set with a table-cut garnet or paste with foil backing, polished. 1.55 grams, 21.78 mm overall, 15.63 x 14.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)
From the old family collection of a West Country, UK, lady; acquired by descent from her grandfather circa 2001.
The ring belongs to variant 3, type 1, of the Slokovska classification. The type of ring is characteristic of the Early Imperial Age. Similar rings with the same typology of gemstones have also been found in Kerch.
