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LOT 0660
Late Roman Terracotta Bread Stamp with Lion
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (393 grams, 11.2 cm wide).
Discoid in plan with integral stub handle, central figure of a stylised leaping lion with its head turned, wreath surrounding.
Provenancewith Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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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Roman Bronze Statue of Venus Anadyomene
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Venus (Greek Aphrodite), the goddess of love, rising from the sea, standing nude and bearing the weight on her left leg; her head turned to the right with slightly downcast eyes and finely worked facial detailing; the bountiful hair arranged on top of her head with two long ringlets falling on her shoulders and her left hand holding the end of one ringlet; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 311 grams total, 14 cm including stand
Swiss private collection, 1970. Private collection, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12684-236369. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Like many other nude Venus types, the Anadyomene type was not supposed to conceal the body, but to show her naked and unashamed, arms raised, touching her tresses and exposing the goddess to the viewer. The image of a nude female emerging from the sea with wet tresses was inspired by the stories of the ancient Greek courtesan Phryne swimming nude in the sea during festivals. -
Roman Empress Salonina Silver Coin in Pendant Necklace
Mid 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Antoninianus showing the bust of the empress diademed and draped, facing right and set on crescent, legend 'SALONINA AVG' surrounding; the reverse with seated Pietas reaching towards two children before him, legend 'PIETAS AVGG' surrounding; set in a metal frame with loop and chain. 6.2 grams total, pendant: 27 mm
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Publia Licinia Julia Cornelia Salonina (died 268, Mediolanum) was an Augusta of the Roman Empire, married to Roman Emperor Gallienus and mother of Valerian II, Saloninus, and Marinianus. -
Roman Green Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Restrung to a Y-shape using oblate, cylindrical, and other beads, central feature a re-purposed bangle fragment with an annular bead below. 10.3 grams, 35.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
