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LOT 0737
Roman Redware Amphora-Shaped Vase with Leaf-Decorated Handles
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 in. (337 grams, 18.6 cm).
Squat in profile with flared neck and ribbed mouth, lateral strap handles with laurel leaf ornament. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Perrin, J.R., The Archaeology of York, The Pottery 16/4, Roman Pottery from Colonia:2, York, 1990, fig.111, no.1188, for similar.
FootnotesA wide range of types, dates and origins of amphorae excavated demonstrate the extensive and changing trading contacts between the centres of the Roman Empire. For example, the vessels from sites excavated by the Trust in different areas of Roman York, comprise one almost complete amphora, some 200 rims, handles and spikes and numerous body sherds, witnessing a wide rage of commercial movement between Roman Hispania, Germania and Britannia.
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LOT 0737
Roman Redware Amphora-Shaped Vase with Leaf-Decorated Handles
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Large Late Roman Glass Lamp or Beaker
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,556
Conical body with pontil base, five horizontal grooves cut around the body; traces of iridescence. 293 grams, 18.5 cm
Dr Jutaro Kawabe, Nagoya, Japan, his collection formed in the 1960s-1970s. with Hoshigaoka Gallery until the late 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12830-241334. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Roman Iridescent Glass Flask with Trailing
1st century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £190
An iridescent glass unguentarium with spherical body, tubular neck with everted rolled rim; applied trails across the body. 19 grams, 10 cm
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s-2000s. From an important collection of glass, the property of a London gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Highly Iridescent Glass Flask
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With piriform body, narrow dimpled base, tubular neck with pinched and everted rolled rim. 72 grams, 17.5 cm
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 1990s-2000s. From an important collection of glass, the property of a London gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
