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LOT 0912
Roman Amber-Coloured Glass Footed Bowl with decorated Applied Rim
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (145 grams, 16 cm).
Bell-shaped body with a wide everted rim and applied basal ring.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Dr Gerhard Muller-Afers, Speyer; thence by family descent.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 92.
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LOT 0912
Roman Amber-Coloured Glass Footed Bowl with decorated Applied Rim
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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In ancient Rome, a cockerel, Latin gallus, was a symbol of virility and fertility. But gallus (plural galli) was also the term for a religious devotee and later for a priest of Cybele (Magna Mater). Often eunuchs, they performed ecstatic dances and rituals, sometimes even engaging in sexual acts as part of their religious practices. In Rome, the head of the Cybele priests was the archigallus, chosen by the quindecimviri sacris faciundis. Reliefs show that the archigallus was wearing luxurious and extravagant costumes and jewellery. This unique gemstone can be attributed to such an archigallus. The cult of Cybele/Magna Mater and the presence of galli also spread to Roman Britain, where it is attested, e.g. in Catterick and Corbridge.
