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LOT 0640
Roman Terracotta Finial with Hunter
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (118 grams, 11.5 cm).
Trapezoidal in plan with ribbing to neck, low-relief figure of a hunter with bow to each face; pierced for attachment.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London 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.
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Roman Glass Vessel
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. 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-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Hollow-formed male bust modelled in the round with curly shoulder-length hair and wearing a travelling cloak (pallium); possibly depicting Alexander the Great. 1.65 grams, 19 mm
Private collection, Switzerland, 1992. 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.