Apollo Art Auctions

August 2024 Auction  –  25 August 2024

Apollo Art Auctions , August 2024 Auction

Ancient Art, Antiquities

Su, 25.08.2024, from 2:00 PM CEST
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Description

ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS BANGLE

Ca. AD 100 - 300 A Roman Glass bangle composed of a round hoop in mosaic glass with different coloured threads twisted. The main colours are blue, white, red and yellow. A beautiful example of an ancient Roman glass bracelet in a dazzling array of colours. Only the very wealthy women of the day would have been able to afford glass pieces of this quality.
Size: 80mm x 75mm; Weight: 24g
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the German art market in the 1990s.

100
Estimate: GBP 150 - 300

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Price realized 220 GBP
Starting price 100 GBP
Estimate 150 GBP
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