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LOT 0964
Roman Rock Crystal, Glass and Lapis Lazuli Bead Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY AD. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (80 grams total, 3-36 mm).
Comprising small barrel-shaped lapis lazuli beads, large rock crystal beads in various shapes, two large multifacetted glass beads, smaller spherical glass beads, and others, some fragmentary. [111, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an English collection formed before 2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Roman Bronze Military Mount From a Pompeii Gladius Scabbard
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a domed vine-leaf with notched edge and incised veins, finial with lateral scrolled tendrils; pierced for attachment. 6.12 grams, 50 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The sword of Pompeii typology was the main side weapon of the Roman legionary from the second half of the 1st century A.D. until the end of the 2nd century A.D. In the Flavian Age, the scabbard was decorated with various bronze appliques: openwork decorated copper-alloy plates and chape, and over the chape, this distinctive bronze foliage mount, used only for these typologies of scabbards. -
Roman Chalcedony Gemstone with Jupiter
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
An oval intaglio with convex faces, engraved with an image of standing god Jupiter holding a long spear, an eagle at his feet. 0.66 grams, 12 mm
Ex Swiss collection formed in the 1980s onwards. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Glass Double Unguentarium
3rd-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Comprising two conjoined tapering tubular cells, with applied handles at the shoulder, decorated with applied trails; mounted on a custom-made stand. 78 grams total, 13 cm including stand
From an important London, UK, collection, 1970-1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
