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LOT 0648
Late Roman Silver Ring with Cross
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.33 grams, 24.90 mm overall, 18.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
A silver ring with carinated hoop, shaped shoulders, discoid bezel engraved with a Chi Rho cross within a dashed roundel.
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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Roman Silver Bowl
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
A deep bell-shaped silver bowl with thickened rim and rounded underside. 322 grams, 13.2 cm wide
Usage wear.
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998. -
Roman Stucco Torso of an Athlete
Provincial, 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
A stucco muscular torso from a cornice modelled in the half-round; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.05 kg total, 21.2 cm high (31 cm including stand)
Fair condition.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
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Roman Bronze Figurine of Silenus
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
A bronze figure of Silenus standing nude with vine-leaf wreath on the brow, muscular physique, dressed beard and stern facial expression, holding a bunch of grapes in the left hand; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 104 grams, 65 mm high (127 grams total, 71 mm high including stand)
Private Swiss collection, acquired 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11621-199008.
Silenus was closely associated with the Dionysian cult. He was a deity associated with the forest, wine, drunkenness, the treading-dance of the wine press an orgiastic ritual. Whilst intoxicated, Silenus was belied to possess the power of prophecy. He helped raise the god Dionysus, son of Zeus, after he was entrusted to him by Hermes. Once, whilst travelling with Dionysus through Phrygia, Silenus was captured by king Midas who treated his captive hospitably. As a reward, Dionysus granted the king his famous 'golden touch'. The sacred animal of Silenus is the donkey, the mode of transport he often used according to Greek mythology.
