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LOT 0128
Life-Size Roman Republican Marble Portrait Head of a Man
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
19 3/4 in. (25.75 kg total, 50 cm including stand).
Private portrait head of a beardless but aged man sculpted in provincial style to be full of character with pinched mouth and furrowed brow; the short hairstyle characteristic of Late Republican Rome; nose abraded; socket to underside for mounting on the display stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Auvergne, France, 1970s.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00131545.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12477-228801.
In view of the fact that visual conventions (i.e. the Julian hairstyle) developed in the capital reached the “Romanised” provinces with a certain time lag, this portrait head was probably created in the Late Republican or Early Imperial Period.
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LOT 0128
Life-Size Roman Republican Marble Portrait Head of a Man
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
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Roman Bronze Figure of the God Harpocrates
1st century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Modelled in the round, sitting with miniature double-crown, serpent arm-ring on left wrist, sidelock; fixing socket to right thigh. 145 grams, 72 mm
Private collection, Me. A., Florida, USA, early 1990s. European private collection, acquired in Germany, September 2000. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12683-234609. -
Roman Decorated Terracotta Fragment Collection
Circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including a terracotta rim fragment with resting gryphon motif, and other items. 58 grams total, 37-90 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Brancaster Type Bronze Ring with Bird
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Slender D-section hoop with raised knops flanking the rectangular bezel with a standing bird motif. 3.49 grams, 20.89 mm overall, 16.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The 'Brancaster' type ring was a product of the late 4th to early 5th centuries. Although no exact parallel for the engraved design could be found, the design depicts mythical animals. A late Roman finger ring from Havering, Essex, exhibits an engraved glass gem depicting Bellerophon slaying the chimaera.
