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LOT 0749
Roman Aubergine Glass Flask
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (56 grams 11 cm).
Cylindrical in profile with dimple base, neck with stepped everted rim.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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Standing nude with left leg bent, arms extended, mantle draped from the right shoulder, hair combed forward from the crown; mounted on a custom-made stand. 100 grams total, 10 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.
Despite the lack of specific attributes related to Hermes, the pose of the statue, with the right hand advanced to hold the sacculus, the cloak thrown over the right shoulder and then folded over the left would lean towards an interpretation of the statuette as an ex voto related to the god of thieves. The statuette seems to originate from a Gallo-Roman workshop. A similar drapery on the chest is also found on a Mercury/Hermes in the Museum of Besancon. -
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Opening Bid: £2,500
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3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
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