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LOT 0729
Roman and Other 'Wetwang' Artefact Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/8 - 1 7/8 in. (282 grams total, 11-48 mm).
Including lead casting blanks, buckles, the socketted base of a figurine and other items. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Wetwang, East Yorkshire, UK.
Acquired 2005.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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Roman Bronze Statuette of a Putto
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Modelled in the round, standing nude with one arm raised above the head and the other bent, probably from a larger ensemble of figures; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 104 grams total, 10.9 cm 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.
The figure lacks the small dorsal wings which are normally present on a putto, although the curled locks of hair are typical of the type. During the Roman imperial period, children were widely represented in the art of both the public and private spheres. Images of both mortal and divine children appeared in the artworks and furnishings of the home, on the tomb monuments and burial containers associated with the funerary realm. -
Roman Mosaic Stone Tesserae Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A mixed group of two hundred and fifty single tesserae of various colours and sizes, mainly cuboid 350 grams total, 9-14 mm
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 Foot
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Carved in the round, right foot from a figurine or statue with well-defined nails and ankle. 154 grams, 11.5 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection since the late 1990s.
