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LOT 0586
Roman White Glass Bottle
2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (3 in.) (12.3 grams total, 7.2 cm (7.6 cm including stand)).
A small piriform unguentarium with everted rim; mounted on a display stand.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the 'Römer Apotheke', Glarus, Switzerland.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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 Stone Palette and Bone Implement Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
The rectangular palette with bevelled edges, accompanied by a bone spoon and probe implement. 152 grams total, 7.5-15.5 cm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Marbled Glass Blue Bottle
1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £675
An iridescent glass unguentarium with piriform body, tubular neck with everted rolled rim. 19.7 grams, 83 mm
Acquired on the European art market in 2001. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Glass Handled Jar
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
With dimpled base, bulbous body with opposed dimples to the sidewall, applied flange to the neck, applied trails forming lateral handles. 39.4 grams, 78 mm wide
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
