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LOT 0772
Roman and Other Glass Bead Necklace
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
16 1/8 in. (15.7 grams, 41 cm).
Restrung designer group of graduated seed beads, oblate, biconvex and other types, the centrepiece a polyhedral bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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Roman Iron Socketted Gouge
1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Hand-forged woodworking tool with substantial split socket, flat blade with scooped cutting edge. 248 grams, 17 cm
Found S.E. England, UK. Acquired from Allan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, circa 2006. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Life-Size Roman Marble Finger
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Modelled in the round with spur to the reverse of the first joint for attachment. 96 grams, 10 cm
Ex M. Cummings collection, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Statuette of a Germanic Captive
Late 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Modelled in the round in kneeling pose with weight thrust forward, arms at the sides, bare-chested and wearing a short kilt with thick belt; the hair drawn up in the Swabian knot style above the right ear; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 80 grams total, 58 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.
Statuettes of foreign ‘barbarian’ prisoners of this type have been found along the Danube. Their spread coincides with the Marcomannic wars of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius. The Swabian knot in this warrior’s hair has parallels with the warrior depicted on the contemporary Sarcophagus of Portonaccio, which represents a battle between Romans and Germanic Gauls.
