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LOT 1034
Roman Translucent Glass Vessel
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (19.8 grams, 10 cm).
Bulbous body with a rounded base and a tall tubular neck with an everted rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceRoman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
LiteratureCf. for a similar example Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass), vol.II, Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.256, pl.XLVI,3.
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LOT 1034
Roman Translucent Glass Vessel
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman and Other Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of gently graduated red and orange beads, the central feature composed of two tubular beads and a rectangular bead. 6.22 grams, 37.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman and Other Mixed Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of mixed beads with a large oblate bead and a reused ring as a central feature, restrung. 16.9 grams, 35 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone of a Figure Contemplating a Mask in a Nineteenth-Century Gold Ring
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D. and laterEstimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Comprising an oval carnelian intaglio depicting a male figure, resting his leg on a small pillar and holding a large mask or sculpted head in his hand; set in a later open collet setting. 1.82 grams, 19.32 mm overall, 17.12 x 15.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection.
