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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
Auction Highlights:
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.jpg "Roman Marble Portrait of a Boy as Worshipper of Isis")
.jpg "Larger Than Life-Size Roman Bronze Sandaled Foot")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20,800
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.jpg "Carved Marble Memento Mori Skull")
With Phrygian cap worn with the point pulled forward, hatching to the hair and beard. 31.5 grams, 32 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London, UK.
From a collection from North London, UK, 1990s.
See Bolla, M., Le misure dei Romani, Verona, 2017, pp.8-9, fig.12; Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R., Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Gloucester, 1984.
Ex Simmons Gallery, London, UK.
From a collection from North London, UK, 1990s.
See Bolla, M., Le misure dei Romani, Verona, 2017, pp.8-9, fig.12; Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R., Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Gloucester, 1984.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With rectangular bezel, inscribed 'IHC / OYC' (Iesous = 'Jesus'); shank split. 3.74 grams, 22.53 mm overall, 17.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
From an old UK collection, 1980s.
From an old UK collection, 1980s.
Modelled in the round with open reverse at the shoulders and chest; the bearded head turned towards the left shoulder, the hair decorated with a wreath of leaves, a goatskin mantle fastened below the right shoulder; the eye sockets set deep into the surface; mounted on a custom-made stand. 214 grams total, 11.7 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 377, for type.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 377, for type.
.jpg "Roman Bronze Colchester Type Bow Brooch Collection")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Group of bow-brooches, mainly Colchester Type with coiled spring. 48 grams total, 36-77 mm
Found near Bainton, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK.
Found near Bainton, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK.
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Comprising complete and fragmentary artefacts: a glass cameo; seal; implements; strap ends; mounting studs; brooches; weights; buckles; pendants; together with other miscellaneous artefacts. 498 grams total, 0.8-13.3 cm
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
Wide hoop expanding to an oval-shaped intaglio with open hand. 3.18 grams, 20.88 mm overall, 17.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising male genitals flanked by an erect phallus and a hand in the fica gesture. 55 grams, 73 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 430.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 430.
.jpg "Roman Bronze Flying Phallus")
Amuletic model phallus with swept lateral wings; mounted on a custom-made stand. 99 grams total, 67 mm high including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 757, for type.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 757, for type.
.jpg "Roman Bronze Horse Brooch")
Formed as a standing horse, the hindlegs forming crossbar, tail forming hinged pin, forelegs forming catchplate; ring-and-dot motifs to shoulders, linear detailing to the mane. 11.8 grams, 35 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1644.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1644.
Including T-shaped, aucissa and other types; all complete with pins. 13 grams total, 35-50 mm
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
Cuboid with impressed point markings disposed 6:6, 2:3, 5:4; old collector's tag '250'. 9.24 grams, 11 mm
From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.250.
See Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 724, for type.
The die appears to have two broader faces each with two lines of three points flanking a larger central point, perhaps suggesting that the score could be either 1 or 6 according to context.
From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.250.
See Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 724, for type.
The die appears to have two broader faces each with two lines of three points flanking a larger central point, perhaps suggesting that the score could be either 1 or 6 according to context.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Iron shoe with lateral curved plates with attachment rings rear panel with bar also for attachment. 363 grams, 15 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Cf. Junkelmann, M., Die Reiter Roms, Teil III: Zubehor, Reitweise Bewaffnung, Mainz, 1992, fig.100-102, for the type (type I of Junkelmann's classification).
Hipposandals (soleae ferreae) were used on horses with injured hooves, a sort of equine orthopaedic shoe used by the mulomedicus, i.e. a Roman military veterinarian. Another important function was that to protect the hooves of the horse from injuries and damages from hard objects. The hippo sandal of type 1 was formed from a sub-oval plate which tapered towards the front and rear with projections at the front, back and on either side. The heel was upturned at about 45 degrees and flared outwards. It would have terminated with a downward facing hook, now missing. The base of the sole was flat.
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Cf. Junkelmann, M., Die Reiter Roms, Teil III: Zubehor, Reitweise Bewaffnung, Mainz, 1992, fig.100-102, for the type (type I of Junkelmann's classification).
Hipposandals (soleae ferreae) were used on horses with injured hooves, a sort of equine orthopaedic shoe used by the mulomedicus, i.e. a Roman military veterinarian. Another important function was that to protect the hooves of the horse from injuries and damages from hard objects. The hippo sandal of type 1 was formed from a sub-oval plate which tapered towards the front and rear with projections at the front, back and on either side. The heel was upturned at about 45 degrees and flared outwards. It would have terminated with a downward facing hook, now missing. The base of the sole was flat.
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