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LOT 1118
Romano-Punic Terracotta Wine Amphora
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
9 in. (1.04 kg, 23 cm high).
With conical body and low foot, broad shoulder and neck, flared rim to the mouth and lateral strap handles. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 7th October 2026-9th December 2026; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.
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LOT 1118
Romano-Punic Terracotta Wine Amphora
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Large Roman Marble Garland Sarcophagus Panel with Theatrical Mask and Eros, the Greek God of Love
Circa 135 A.D.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £8,333
From the right end of an ornate sarcophagus, carved dramatic theatrical mask in the centre with open mouth and drilled eyes, the forehead morticed for an attachment, a garland of leaves below; the right end tied to a boukranion, the left supported by a winged Eros; reverse with apsidal recess. 72.95 kg, 48 x 57 cm
Private collection, New York. with Christie's, New York, 7th December 1995, no.118. Christie's, New York, April 29th, 2019, no.189. Acquired at the above sale. with Sotheby's, 17 December 2020, no.80. The opposite short side of the same sarcophagus was sold at Sotheby's, New York, November 28th, 1990, no.104, and is now in a New York private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13116-249668. -
Large Roman Green Glass Amphora
Circa 3rd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Piriform body with a narrow, rounded base, funicular neck with an inward-rolled rim. 60 grams, 16.5 cm
Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. -
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D. and laterEstimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including Fortuna with wheel, profile bust and other types; some supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.61 grams total, 8-15 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
