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LOT 0671
Roman Terracotta Fragment Group
1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/8 - 6 1/4 in. (927 grams total, 1.1-16 cm).
Mainly from vessels and tiles, including base, rim and body fragments, together with decorated oil lamp fragments. [17, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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Roman Blue-Green Glass Unguentarium
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Piriform-bodied with an extended tubular neck with rim absent; iridescent surfaces; antique handwritten collector's label around the neck; repaired. 41.4 grams, 11.7 cm high
Acquired 1970s onwards. Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK. Ex private collection of Benjamin Hyde-Smith, Hertfordshire, UK. -
Roman Bronze Standing Ram Statuette
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing, with curled horns and standing on a rectangular base. 9.4 grams, 22 mm
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Roman Green Glass Cup with Trail
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Tapered green bowl with dimpled base and slightly inverted rim; spiral trail to the upper body, formed as pinched arches below; heavily restored. 52 grams, 94 mm wide
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
