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LOT 0629
Roman and Other Bronze Group
1ST-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 4 1/2 in (178 grams total, 1.4-11.6 cm).
Including a Roman military buckle, a Roman bell, candle spike; lead-alloy votive mirror and other items, sold with an early 1st millennium B.C. Luristan hairpin with silver wire finial. [15, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Figure of the Goddess Flora
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,720
A rare depiction of Flora standing holding a separately cast garland in her left hand, wearing pointed shoes, a long tunica talaris and a himation as a veil over her head, her hair surmounted by a diadem decorated with rosettes and falling in long wavy tresses in front, the pupils of her eyes indented; mounted on a custom-made tiered base. 617 grams total, 25.7 cm high including stand
From an Egyptian family collection, Alexandria and Cairo, acquired in the early part of the 20th century in Egypt and Europe, and transferred from Egypt to northern European family residences in the early 1950s. Northern European private collection, by direct descent from the above in the 1970s. Acquired from the above by the previous owner in 2002. with Sotheby’s, New York, 5 June 2013, no.88. German private collection. Accompanied by copies of the German cultural export licence and copies of the relevant Sotheby’s catalogue pages. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12042-216438.
Statuettes like the present one were used in the service of domestic cults and reflected native Greek or Roman cult practices. The Roman household shrine, or lararium, receives its name from the lares, the guardian spirits of the house and household, who were frequently displayed in the shrine, either in painted or sculpted form. -
Large Roman Bronze Scales Pan
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With low rim pierced to accept suspension hooks, rounded bottom. 106 grams, 16.5 cm
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. -
Roman Marble Statue of a Boar
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Carved in parchment-coloured marble, the beast stands with head lowered; fur texture to the head and flanks; snout and tusks carefully detailed; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 935 grams total, 14.5 cm wide 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.
