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LOT 0080
Roman Sapphire Gemstone of a Crab
1ST CENTURY B.C.
1/4 in. (0.61 grams, 8 mm).
With intaglio depiction of a crab; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Goddess Fortuna
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Discoid in plan with D-shaped nozzle, loop handle, discus with low-relief image of the Fortuna-Tyche with modius and rudder, standing and looking left; base marked off with two circular grooves. 38 grams, 80 mm
From the collection of Mr W.A. Stewart, Director of School of Arts and Crafts, Cairo, 1919-1929. Acquired Christie's, London, Antiquities, Works of Art and Important Renaissance Bronzes, Plaquettes and Limoges Enamels, 8 July 1981, no.126 (part). From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue page.
The lamp belongs to the Bussière type, form D I 3, from a period between the late Flavian era to the second half of the second century A.D.
