Roman Bronze Artefact Collection

Modelled in the round, standing erect with crested helmet, shield in her left hand, small shield at her right knee. 4.62 grams, 24 mm



Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

In Greek myths, Athena had no child; nor did Minerva in Roman myths. Figures such as Venus and Isis, who did have children, famously were not warriors and were not depicted with weapons or armour.

Composed of graduated oblate, spherical and other beads, central feature with a large tabular lozenge-shaped bead, including recent European moulded bead shapes; restrung. 14.3 grams, 36.5 cm



From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

In the Roman period there was a strong formal and chromatic diversity of glass beads used for necklaces and bracelets. The most common beads in forms were small biconical (lenticular), barrel-shaped, spherical and annular; the most common colours were dark blue, followed by green and yellow. The succession of glass beads often imitates jewellery made of costly materials (gold, silver, semi-precious and precious stones).

Comprising a tapering shank and square head supporting a nude Cupid in conical hat clutching a winged insect to his chest. 12.31 grams, 76 mm



Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.