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LOT 0170
Roman Translucent Purple Glass Amphoriskos
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (105 grams, 11.5 cm).
Large conical body with a flaring foot, pinched in at the shoulders, a cylindrical neck with a folded rim and two applied handles.
ProvenancePrivate Israeli collection of Mr S.M.
Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13441-263212.
Cf. Harden, D.B., Glass of the Caesars, Milan, 1987, no.73, for a similar example.
FootnotesA similar specimen, in a different colour, was found in a Romano-Egyptian tomb in Gurop, Egypt, and came into the possession of W.M. Flinders Petrie. Characteristics include two vertical handles, dropped on at the shoulder, bent at right angles to meet the neck bulge and then upwards again in a ring shape.
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LOT 0170
Roman Translucent Purple Glass Amphoriskos
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£800 (EUR 928; USD 1,080) +BP*
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Late Roman Bronze Ring with Diploma-Shaped Bezel
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Slender hoop with median flange to hoop, bezel formed as a rectangle with lateral trapezoidal spurs, raised legend 'IAω'. 1.49 grams, 20.68 mm overall, 15.22 x 13.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
IAΩ (Iao) is the Greek transcription of the Hebrew Tetragrammaton (YHWH), the forbidden name of the Hebrew god. -
Roman Marble Head of Venus, the Goddess of Love
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Modelled in the round as the head of Venus-Aphrodite with her hair dressed in a chignon at the nape of the neck and the tails swept and tied above the brow; the hair sculpted in deep undercuts and openwork, the face with heavy-lidded eyes evoking innocence and a soft serenity; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.5 kg total, 20.5 cm high including stand
From the collection of Doctor C, Paris, formed 1970s. Millon & Associes, 1st June 2011, no.400. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13435-262426.
The earlobes show perforations, likely for attaching earrings made of gold or another precious material. -
Large Roman Carnelian and Other Burnt Gemstone Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising eight oval intaglios, including: a profile bust, an advancing warrior with a crested helmet, a seated goddess, and five with standing figures. 4.25 grams total, 10-14 mm
Private collection, London.
