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LOT 0181
Roman Agate Head of a Grotesque
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (41.5 grams, 44 mm).
Carved in the round with carinated profile, grotesque head with pierced nose furnished with a small gold ring; later added nose piercing.
ProvenanceFrom the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.
The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.
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.
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Roman Lead Gaming Dice Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising three roughly cuboid dice, each with impressed markings. 89 grams total, 12-17 mm
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector. From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000. Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Glass Bottle
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
With dimpled base, flared neck and carinated flange below the mouth, rounded rim. 102 grams, 12.9 cm
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Figure of Aphrodite Holding a Severed Swan's Head
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Modelled in the round nude and and raising her right arm, holding the neck of the swan (her animal attribute); left arm descending towards her pubis, legs in contrapposto stance; gusseted drum-shaped base; repaired. 327 grams, 19.5 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12099-218223. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Although the presence of the swan in this position is rather rare, iconographically, this image is part of the abundant series of statuettes of Aphrodite/Venus widely distributed during the Roman Imperial era.
