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LOT 0669
Roman Steatite Head of Eros Pendant
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (7.18 grams, 30 mm).
Plano-convex in section, one side with carved head of youthful Eros, almond-shaped eyes, chubby cheeks, cascading hair with top knot; pierced above.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, art market, late 1990s.
From a private UK collection.
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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1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Round-section bangle with much of the original surface. 8.89 grams, 47 mm
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Roman Black Glass Bead Necklace String
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A designer necklace string composed of alternating oblate and barrel-shaped beads; central feature composed of larger beads including a conical and an annular bead, restrung. 13.7 grams, 31 cm
From the London, UK, 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.
In the Roman period there was a strong formal and chromatic diversity of glass beads used for necklaces and bracelets. The most common beads in forms were small biconical (lenticular), barrel-shaped, spherical and annular; the most common colours were dark blue, followed by green and yellow. The succession of glass beads often imitates jewellery made of costly materials (gold, silver, semi-precious and precious stones). Green, blue-green, blue, yellow, and black drawn and rounded glass beads (like here) are late Roman types. -
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1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Piriform in plan with volute nozzle, curved D-section handle with duck-head finial. 221 grams, 11.9 cm
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