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LOT 0755
Roman and Later Artefact Group
1ST-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 5 1/4 in. (498 grams total, 0.8-13.3 cm).
Comprising complete and fragmentary artefacts: a glass cameo; seal; implements; strap ends; mounting studs; brooches; weights; buckles; pendants; together with other miscellaneous artefacts. [70, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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Roman Bronze Tintinnabulum Duck Pendant
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A duck or other water bird with suspension loop to back for suspension from a tintinnabulum. 53.7 grams, 48 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection. -
Roman Bronze Jupiter Dolichenus Eagle Pair
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
The imperial birds modelled in the round, each standing on the head of a horned bull, wings partially spread; semi-naturalistic detailing to the head and feathers; suspension loop behind the neck. 487 grams total, 89-92 mm
Acquired in Europe before 1992.
The cult of Jupiter Dolichenus was a variant of worship of Zeus from Asia Minor whose mystery cult was widespread in the Roman Empire from the early 2nd to mid-3rd centuries A.D., especially in the military. The god is usually represented mounting a bull, with the double axe (labrys or bipennis) in his right raised hand, and dressed in the military attire of a Roman general. -
Roman and Other Artefact Group
1st-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Comprising a variety of artefacts including: gilt fittings; coiled stone snake; figural pin finial; token; beads; seals and other miscellaneous items. 544 grams total, 0.3-15 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
