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LOT 0633
Roman Bronze and Silver Artefact Collection
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 3 3/4 in. (102 grams total, 21-93 mm).
Including key shank, tweezers, headstud brooch, T-shaped brooch and other items. [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
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Hellenistic or Roman Bronze Grotesque Figure
Alexandria, 1st century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Modelled standing nude in a contorted pose with left arm raised and right hand on the hip, head tilted; mounted on a custom-made stand. 257 grams total, 11.5cm 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.
Rolland (p.104) notes that such grotesque 'pygmy' figures may have been intended as caricatures. They were already produced in Alexandria since the 1st century B.C., and considered to be charms against the evil eye. Beautiful statuettes of this typology are well known from the Roman period, perhaps produced in the workshops of Alexandria, Egypt, on the occasion of the visit of the Emperor Caracalla. -
Large Roman Deep Blue Glass Date Flask
1st century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Mould-blown with elliptical body, short neck and thick everted rim, with modelled wrinkles. 41.7 grams, 80 mm
Dr Gonik & Me Wirth, Geneva, 1970s. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12394-226935. -
Late Roman Redware Oil Lamp with Boar and Fish
4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With broad body, elongated nozzle and lug handle to rear; shoulder with rosette, tree and leaf motifs, discus with running boar between two fish; North African workmanship; repaired. 175 grams, 14 cm
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
