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LOT 0686
Roman Bronze and Lead Votive Axehead Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 3/8 in. (15.8 grams total, 11-35 mm).
Comprising: three lead axes; one bronze with rounded blade; one sheet-bronze with round-section loop. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Glass Vessel Group
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Dark amber-glass unguentarium with rolled rim, squat blue glass jar with trumpet-shaped mouth. 120 grams total, 6.5-12.7 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Roman Bronze Bound Captive Toggle
Late 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Depicted as a male seated and naked with rope binding the hands together; pierced vertically at the shoulders; probably a sliding mount for a thong or cord. 35 grams, 40 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Roman Bronze Jug with Handle
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
With bulbous body and short neck with thickened rim, low foot with concentric circles to base; the re-affixed handle with an actor's mask to the base and incised petals beneath the thumbpad. 563 grams total, 11.7-15 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00050269. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12397-226686.
