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LOT 0749
Roman and Later Artefact Group
1ST-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 3 in. (455 grams total, 9-76 mm).
Comprising decorative strap ends; clothes fittings; mounts; inscribed weights, pendants; buttons, pins; masks; figural busts; together with other miscellaneous items. [74, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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Roman Lead Weight Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Mostly tabular in form, displaying varying numbers of dimples to one or multiple faces. 181 grams total,13-29 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection. -
Danubian Lead Votive Plaque with Helen of Troy
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Comprising a figural scene in relief composed of a mounted rider (Dioscuros) advancing left towards the figure of Helen of Troy, a worshipper behind his horse and another beneath it in the attitude of submission; the sun and the moon above. 91 grams, 83 mm
Acquired early 1990s. From an East Anglian private collection.
The image of Sol Invictus assumed a great importance in the Danubian cult: the frequent representation of the celestial gods on the plaques is paralleled by their representation on monuments of other mystery cults, particularly the cult of Mithras. The image of a Dioscuros on horseback is linked to that of the Danubian rider. -
Roman and Other Mixed Bead Group
1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a range of bead types in different materials, including decorated examples. 93 grams total, 3-29 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
