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LOT 0908
Roman Silver Beetle Ring
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.43 grams, 20.35 mm overall, 15.99 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
Flat-section penannular body, angled bezel with a low-relief beetle motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Roman Green Glass Double Unguentarium
Circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With rolled rim and large applied loop handle above. 58 grams, 14.6 cm
Acquired Christie's, London, 6 May, 1982, no.14 (part). From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages. -
Late Roman Glass Double Unguentarium
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Composed of two conjoined tapering tubular cells, with lateral applied handles at the shoulder, decorated with applied trails; mounted on a custom-made stand. 53.7 grams, 11.6 cm (116 grams total, 13.5 cm including stand)
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.
These late Roman double cosmetic tubes were mainly produced in the Eastern provinces. They were formed as two tubes, side by side, made from a single bubble of glass by pinching the sides vertically to form a diaphragm. The decoration consisted of a trail wound once around the body just below the rim, and a further trail wound in a spiral several times around the body. -
Roman Glass Bottle
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising a tapering round-section body with narrow shoulder and flared neck, median bulb with pinched flanges; supplied with a custom-made stand. 20.5 grams, 13.4 cm (82.2 grams total, 15.2 cm including stand)
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.
Examples of similar form have been found in the Western Provinces of the Roman Empire, particularly from the grave 12 in the Liverpool Sotto Cemetery at Muralto Locarno, Canton Ticino, Switzerland. The archaeologist assign it to the period between A.D.20 and 50.
