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LOT 0698
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3 5/8 in. (63 grams total, 18-93 mm).
Comprising: brooches of various types, one gilt; a fragmentary ligula bowl; a ring; a strap end; a fragmentary silver pin. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Manchester, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a triangular lower abdomen with male genital at the lower corner, remains of suspension loop above. 22.7 grams, 38 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Public Water Fountain Spout
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With an octagonal curving spout with raised collar and a round-section socket. 267 grams, 89 mm
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector. From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000. Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Roman Bloodstone Intaglio with Horus, Osiris and Ouroboros
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Egyptizing intaglio representing the myth of Osiris, with the mummy of the god resting above the snake Ouroboros and surmounted by his son, the falcon god Horus, a star above. 1.31 grams, 17 mm
Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner. with Christie's Ancient Jewellery, New York, 6 December 2007, no.338. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12582-232140. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The image of Ouroboros (a snake eating its own tail) is usually associated with stars and Egyptian mythology as represented in Roman gnostic intaglios. Ouroboros is continuously re-birthing itself and depicted as a circle, representing eternity and the cyclical nature of things that start once they end. It is also the symbol of duality and dualising power.
