Asta 13 FINE ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES
Da Apollo Art Auctions
15.12.24
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the ?Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities? auction taking place on the 15th of December. The auction will showcase a wide selection of excellent Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval, Western Asiatic, and more antiquities ranging from 50th century BC to 15th century AD. The sale will be held at our central London showroom, 63 ? 64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW, and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform at 3 p.m. GMT. The wide range of antiquities is coming from the collections of Alison Barker (1951 ? 2021), Mrs. B. Ellison, W. Benson Harer, Drexel Institute, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Nahum Goldmann (1894 ? 1982) Shlomo Moussaieff (1923 ? 2015), Dr. Guido Goldman, (1937 ? 2020). Highlights include, an Egyptian Wooden Bust of Pharaoh with Bronze Cobra, an exceptional piece from the New Kingdom. An Attic Red-Figure Kylix with Central Satyr ? a large example, previously published in Sotheby's London, Catalogue of Antiquities May 17, 1983. A Greek Gold Ring with a Griffon and Hunting a Horse ? Stunning Greek jewellery, an iconic hunting scene and a Stunning Chalcidian Bronze Helmet displaying a vibrant patina and fine detail, worn in ancient Greece during the 4th and 5th century AD. All lots will be available to view at our showroom by appointment only from 2nd to 6th December, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items and prepares them for in-house shipping. Contact us via email enquiries@apolloauctions.com or by calling (+44) 7424 994167.
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LOTTO 259:

ROMAN GREEN GLASS UNGUANTARIUM HEAD SHAPED

Venduto per: £280
Prezzo iniziale:
£ 200
Prezzo stimato :
£300 - £600
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IVA: 20% Solo su commissione
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15.12.24 in Apollo Art Auctions
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ROMAN GREEN GLASS UNGUANTARIUM HEAD SHAPED
Ca. AD 100 - 300 . A green glass unguentarium. The vessel features a flaring mouth, a cylindrical neck that expands downward, a globular body characterised by a prominent seam running from the neck down the sides, and a flat bottom. Blown-in a two-part negative mould to produce relief decoration on the body of a head. The hair is arranged around the face as evenly spaced knobs in three regular tiers, with prominent arched brow line, almond-shaped eyes with recessed pupils, narrow nose with flaring nostrils, small mouth with straight lips slightly parted, and fat cheeks. For similar see: Lightfoot, Christopher S., The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Ancient Glass, cat. 28. Size: 105mm x 60mm; Weight: 60g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.