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THBLot of 23 Ancient Roman Mosaic Glass Beads & Fragments
Lot 65b
About Seller
Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Feb 21, 2019
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2019-02-21 10:00:00
2019-02-21 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Exceptional Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A fantastic collection of 20 mosaic glass fragments and 3 intact beads. Five fragments of a deep-blue ground display intricate foliate motifs and were once part of a larger tile; two fragments fit together to form a small rectangular tile with a red, white, and yellow flower in the center; three fragments display concentric bands of color similar to an Egyptian broad collar; four larger fragments each display vivid polychrome motifs of flowers and leaves atop dark grounds; three smaller fragments display canes of blue, yellow, and white glass, green and yellow glass, or blue, red, white, and yellow glass; an opaque white fragment bears a frilled design; two halves of a conical polychrome bead display undulating bands of color; and three intact, barrel-shaped beads exude a variety of earthen hues. A fabulous ensemble exhibiting many different styles of mosaic glass creation! Size of largest: 1.9" W x 2.375" H (4.8 cm x 6 cm).
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Mario & Anita Zuerrer collection, Zurich, Switzerland, acquired in the 1980s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#143945All but three beads are fragments of larger items. Some pieces have small chips and minor abrasions, with some jagged edges on some items, and light adhesive residue on some break lines. Light earthen deposits throughout.Condition
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