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LOT 0662
Western Asiatic and Roman Ceramic Vessel Group
3RD CENTURY B.C.-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 - 4 3/8 in. (312 grams total, 9.6-11.1 cm).
Comprising: a small strainer or feeding vessel with bulbous body and everted neck, the top pierced with five holes, strap handle and a small tubular spout; a discoid oil lamp in coarseware with a stylised elephant above a small filler hole.
Provenancewith 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 and Byzantine Ceramic Oil Lamp Collection
4th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising: a piriform lamp with birds and geometric motifs, low basal ring; a piriform lamp with raised pellets and other motifs; a rounded lamp with short nozzle, low-relief leaves and ring-and-dot motifs within geometric border, a hatched rectangle behind the nozzle, a palm branch underneath the nozzle flanked by crescentic lines and ring-and-dot motifs, raised nipple to base. 190 grams total, 78-90 mm
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. -
Roman Translucent Green Glass Flask
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Comprising a bulbous body, dimple base, tapering neck, flared mouth folded into a pouring lip, applied ribbed handle to the rear. 100 grams, 13.5 cm
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. -
Roman Bronze Nail Cleaner and Tweezer Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising: two pairs of tweezers; three nail cleaners, two with balustered finials. 10.3 grams total, 25-51 mm
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector. From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000. Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
