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LOT 0079
Roman Sard Gemstone with a Maenad Mask
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.49 grams, 11 mm).
With intaglio profile bust of a woman facing left; 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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LOT 0079
Roman Sard Gemstone with a Maenad Mask
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £110
With dimpled base, flared neck and carinated flange below the mouth, rounded rim. 102 grams, 12.9 cm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The vessel's shape is a simplified version of a cup decorated with a zigzag line. This is characteristic of Palestinian workshops. Two similar vessels, similar to this one, have been found in Palestine: one in Beit Fajjar, dating to the late 3rd-4th century CE, the other in an unidentified location. -
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1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. 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 Glass Unguentarium
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £65
With plano-convex body and dimple base, tall slender neck, folded rim; iridescent green surface. 78 grams, 15 cm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This kind of toilet bottle was called ‘candlestick unguentarium’ by the academics due to the shape of its neck. This specific type, with its transparent grayish green glass, is especially found in Roman Cyprus (Hayes's fabric 2 of Cypriot blown glass).
