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LOT 0597
Romano-Phoenician Multicoloured Glass Bracelet
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (24 grams, 86 mm).
D-section bangle in aqua glass with applied dark red trails to the outer face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Kunstmuseum Luzern, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst, Luzern, 1981, p.103, lett.B, for similar.
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Roman Glass Jug with Trails
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £360
A small pale yellow collared globular jug with short neck, angular ribbon handle with two narrow prominent ribs, folded upper attachment to the cylindrical neck, several horizontal lines on the globular body, trefoil mouth. 32 grams, 74 mm
with H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
These globular jugs were typical of the Eastern Mediterranean in the Late Roman period. Ornamental threads were decorating the body, and the employment of these jugs was often similar to those of pilgrim flasks, destined to collect oil and water from early Christian sanctuaries. -
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Roman Archaising Silver Statuette
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Modelled in the round as a kouros standing wearing a calf-length robe held at the waist by a thick cord; shoulder-length hair held by a tiered diadem, collar with three pendant roundels, left arm with bracelet, holding a lyre in the left hand, right hand with handle; sandals to the feet; modern mounting pins and square wooden base. 37.4 grams, 61 mm (40.4 grams total, 66 mm including stand)
Ex Paris auction, 1990s. From a French collection, 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Bifacial Terracotta Forger's Coin Mould
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Discoid in plan, the obverse with a diademed profile bust of Constantine I, legend surrounding; the reverse with Jupiter holding Victory on globe and a sceptre on his other hand, eagle at his feet. 3.6 grams, 28 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
