Wednesday dec 9 2020, 2 pm GMT (3 pm CEST)
Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), or 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom)
LOT 255:
A roman rock crystal amphoriskos.
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A roman rock crystal amphoriskos.
1st century B.C.
H_ 54 mm Diam max : 39 mm
With a piriform-shape, short neck and a rounded rim. The shoulders with twin pierced lug handle. The belly with 7 relief discs. Probably an unguentarium. Cracking and wear marks. Patina deposit. Very rare specimen.
U.K. private collection 1985. Formerly in Arthur Sambon (1867-1947) collection.
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