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LOT 0909
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 Bow Brooch Group
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Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Erotic Scene
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With ribbed shoulder and short nozzle flanked by volute scrolls, low-relief scene with two lovers on a lectus couch. 68 grams, 98 mm
From a London collection of erotica, formerly in the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Roman Bronze Eros Statuette Fragment
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Modelled in the round, the left hand of Cupid-Eros gripping the stem of a bloom with three radiating leaves; mounted on a custom-made stand. 46 grams total, 72 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.