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LOT 0146
Roman Yellow Glass Alabastron
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (66.2 grams, 10.1 cm).
Globular body with slightly dimpled base, short neck, everted rim, applied pale green handles
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 0146
Roman Yellow Glass Alabastron
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Asclepius
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
The oval intaglio engraved with Asclepius standing with head turned to the right, naked upper body, himation draped around his lower body, holding a caduceus with his right hand. 0.69 grams, 12 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.
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Sogdian Silver Goblet
7th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
The carinated body with concave upper and convex lower halves, pronounced rib around the equator, shallower ribbing decorating the lower body, slender collared stem and discoid foot. 265 grams, 13 cm high
Acquired on the London art market, 1980-1983.
In the treasure of Bulgar Khan Kuvrat various similar goblets were found, characterised by Greek letters. They were probably part of the booty captured to the Sassanians by the Roman Emperor Heraclius, then transformed in donativa for his ally the Khan Kuvrat. The form has parallels for a wide extension of territory, from the Avar Khaganate until China. -
Roman Blue-Green Glass Unguentarium
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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.
