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LOT 0812
Late Roman Bird in Flight Plate Brooch
6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (6.19 grams, 39 mm).
Aviform brooch with inset panels to to wings, tail and head to accept enamel; pin-lug and catchplate below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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There are reliefs and paintings from across the Empire showing religious processions involving cult statues of the two goddesses. The famous Roman novel 'The Golden Ass' by Lucius Apuleius provides literary evidence of such processions in honour of the goddess Isis. The statue of the goddess was taken from the temple and processed through the streets with great pomp and ceremony on an elaborate bier or cart by the priests and devotees to the accompaniment of music and prayers.
