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LOT 0856
Roman Terracotta Bottle
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (150 grams, 14.8 cm).
Piriform body with tubular neck and everted rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960.
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Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland. UK gallery, early 2000s.
These small fragments, for analogies with the fragments of Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels representing highlight and shadow, decorated with vegetal interlaces. Some panels were probably framed by a red grenade fillet. A fragment shows alternate blue and red colour over a cream background, maybe pertinent to a socle. -
Roman Black Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
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The hoop expanding towards the angled shoulders, oval bezel with a leaping lion facing left. 4.71 grams, 23.21mm overall, 19.26 x 14.59 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)
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