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LOT 0815
Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/4 - 1 5/8 in. (68.5 grams total, 20-40 mm).
Including a knife pommel, buckle loop with addorsed horse-heads, phallic mount and other items. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
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Roman Bronze Horse Figure
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Bifacial horse with tail extended, thickened hooves for attachment; possibly a fitting from a military standard. 12.26 grams, 45 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bifacial Terracotta Forger's Coin Mould
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Discoid in plan, both sides with a laureate bust of an emperor, legend surrounding. 3.98 grams, 26 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Fragments of wall plaster with rendered surface painted red with brown detailing to the edge; some with impression of timber laths to the reverse. 845 grams total, 39-94 mm
Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland. UK gallery, early 2000s.
These small fragments, for analogies with the fragments of Pompeii, seems to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels representing highlight and shadow, decorated with vegetal interlaces. Some panels were probably framed by a red grenade fillet. A fragment shows alternate blue and red colour over a cream background, maybe pertinent to a socle.
