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LOT 1584
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20TH CENTURY A.D.
24 3/4 in. (30.7 grams, 63 cm long).
Restrung group of tubular and oblate types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Pottery Vessel with Cuneiform Inscription
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Squat with bulbous profile, six circumferential bands of cuneiform text to the body; after the antique. 216 grams, 10 cm wide
From a London, UK, collection. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Battle of Waterloo Lead Musket Ball Collection
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising a quantity of musket balls, some with impact damage or casting sprues. 1.9 kg total, 13-29 mm
Found in the vicinity of Waterloo, Belgium. French family collection, by descent. Acquired from a private French collector in 2002. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. -
Large Bronze Roman Romulus and Remus Plaque
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Modelled in the half-round and hollow to the reverse; the lupa she-wolf standing with head turned, infant twins suckling beneath on a chamfered base. 14.9 kg, 72 cm wide
Ex Weser auction, Germany. Ex French gallery, Paris.
The plaque is modelled on the famous Lupa Capitolina "the Capitoline Wolf", believed to be an Etruscan-inspired bronze of the 5th century B.C. with modifications in the 15th century AD by Antonio del Pollaiuolo. The twin boys are Romulus and Remus, abandoned by their mother and kept alive by the wolf. They went on to be founders of Rome; Romulus killed Remus in a dispute over the most appropriate hill (Palatine or Aventine) on which to base the city's layout.
