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LOT 0112
Roman Bronze Animal Collection
MAINLY 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 3/8 in. (292 grams total, 20-60 mm).
Comprising: a dolphin head with stylised detailing; swan on discoid base; bird's head with hooked beak; bird standing on polygonal base, curved neck and slightly spread wings; head of another animal, possibly mythical; with a later Byzantine lock-plate with bird standing left. [6]
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 0112
Roman Bronze Animal Collection
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Roman Redware Bowl Fragment with Hippocampus and Standing Nereid
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
From the upper part of a vessel with two hippocampi (one partial) and a standing figure of a Nereid, floral and foliage decoration to the field, ornamental upper border; repaired. 77 grams, 12 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister
The complete vessel probably represented scenes linked with the cult of Poseidon and Amphitrite. The riches of the sea and the dangers of navigation were merged by the ancients into a myth of great fame known as the wedding procession between Poseidon - brother of Zeus and Hades, god of the sea and the Nereid Amphitrite. The Nereids were the divinities of the sea, grandchildren of the ocean. Like the nymphs, all the Nereids were beautiful young women who spent their time singing or weaving. Also involved in the procession were the tritons and hippocampi, who provocatively played shells or were ridden by Nereids. -
Roman Gold Miniature God Pendant
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
The male figure shown nude with his hands held in front of his genitals, depicted with beard and stylised facial features; remains of suspension loop above. 1.08 grams, 16 mm
UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Large Roman Stone Centenarius Weight with Handle
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,106
Of biconical form and bearing an engraved letter 'C' to the top face; slightly concave base; iron handle showing some corrosion. 30.3 kg, 35 cm wide
Ex Gorny & Mosch 11th July 2006, auction 150, lot 543. East Anglian private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.199905.
The letter C likely represents the Roman numeral Centenarius, or 100 Roman lbs.
