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LOT 1307
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 5/8 in. (4.02 grams total, 6-15 mm).
Including Minerva wearing a crested helmet, crouching figure, Mars with spear, female profile bust and other types; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1307
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Late Roman Redware Oil Lamp with Leaping Lion
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a piriform body and a lug handle to the rear, the discus with two filler holes and a raised rim extending to the nozzle, a leaping lion facing towards the handle at the centre, concentric rings at the base and a raised line flanked by dotted bands beneath the nozzle. 180 grams, 12.4 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Eastern Roman Terracotta Tesserae and Tablet Collection
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including facing bust, profile bust, kneeling camel and other types. 8.52 grams total, 13-18 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman and Other Dark Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of small annular and oblate beads interspersed with larger oblate and other beads, the central feature a larger doughnut-shaped bead, restrung. 8.88 grams, 33 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
