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LOT 0684
Roman Stone Eagle Statue
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (987 grams, 13 cm high).
Carved standing on a plinth with its head turned to the right, wings folded.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 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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Opening Bid: £400
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Private collection Mrs G. W-V-H., Zurich, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Aubergine Glass Bottle with Iridescence
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With pear-shaped body and flat base, cylindrical neck, the rim folded out. 10.9 grams, 68 mm
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With a slender hoop and ribbed shoulders, discoid bezel with a leaping lion. 2.19 grams, 20.68 mm overall, 17.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
