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LOT 1223
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection Including Bust of Caracalla
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/8 - 5/8 in. (4.5 grams total, 8-16 mm).
Including profile bust of Caracalla, erotes, an eagle, goddess Athena, a female bust, and other types; each supplied with an impression. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureSee a similar style of gemstone with Athena in Provincia di Venezia, Piccolo mondo antico, la collezione glittica torcellana (Small Ancient World, the glyptic collection from Torcello, in Italian), Venezia, 2014, p.10.
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LOT 1223
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection Including Bust of Caracalla
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman and Other Bronze Artefact Collection
Late 1st millennium B.C.-20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Mixed group of artefacts, including three ring bezels, an intaglio, a lizard pendant, and others. 37 grams total, 11-55 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
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Roman Marble Torso of Eros
1st century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Carved in the round with the bow supported in the left hand, quiver to the shoulder; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.07 kg total, 19 cm including stand
From the private collection of Lord and Lady Lloyd of Berwick, UK, since at least the late 20th century. -
Roman Amber-Coloured Glass Beaker with Wheel Cut Decoration
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With narrow base and conical lower body, slightly waisted shoulder and everted rim; wheel-cut horizontal bands to the rim and equator. 73 grams, 9.8 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
