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LOT 0138
Roman Sidonian Yellow Glass Flask
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (25.37 grams, 61 mm).
Round body with flat base and short neck with everted rim, the body divided into six panels separated by columns, each panel displaying either a jug, a hydria or a kantharos; a garland with bunches of grapes beneath the panels.
ProvenanceEx London art market, 1980.
From a UK collection, 2000s.
Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.2, New York, 2001, for similar.
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LOT 0138
Roman Sidonian Yellow Glass Flask
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Roman Maximian Terracotta Forger's Coin Mould
Circa late 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Terracotta disc with Maximian (280-305 A.D.) coin impression to each face from which to cast counterfeit coins. 4.61 grams, 27 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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 Gold Amuletic Case Pendant with Menorah
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
Comprising a barrel-shaped hematite body with gold-sheet caps to each end with suspension loop above and a central band with similar loop above; the central band with an applied menorah to the centre, lulav, etrog, shofar and incense shovel on the sides; lower edge with small suspension attachments with a horizontal gold wire holding three pomegranate pendants and two amethyst beads, one of the pomegranates retaining its original pearl. 9.67 grams, 37 mm
Private collection, kept in Europe since the 1960s. Accompanied by a positive scientific statement from Striptwist Limited, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 190901. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12679-235461. 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. -
Roman Yellow Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Restrung group of spherical, cylindrical and other beads. 10.6 grams, 34 cm
Ex 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.
