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LOT 0997
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (38.7 grams total, 25-45 mm).
Comprising: a lion-headed nude male figure in running position; two hand pendants making the fica gesture; a wolf-head(?) shaped mount. [4]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 0997
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Roman Glass Unguentarium
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With piriform lower body, extended cylindrical neck and rolled flange rim. 31 grams, 11.3 cm
Previously with Astarte Gallery, London W1, UK, 1983. From the private collection of T.R. Elley, West Sussex, UK, 1980s. Accompanied by the original invoice dated 18 October 1983. -
Bronze Figure of a Zebu Bull
Roman Imperial Period, 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
Modelled in the round in alert pose with head raised and slightly turned; hair texture to the forehead, neck and shoulders; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.3 kg total, 20 cm including stand
Art market, Bavaria, 1990s. with Christie's, New York, 7 December 2011, no.188. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00122050. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12962-245248.
After the Roman annexation of Egypt, Egyptian cults such as that of the Apis bull were syncretised, becoming part of a distinctively Egyptian form of Roman polytheism. Representations of prancing Apis bulls, turned either left or right, have been found throughout the Roman Empire. However, it is also possible that this beautiful statuette is connected with the cult of Jupiter Dolichenus, where the armed god is usually standing upon a bull. -
Roman Gold and Garnet Pendant
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Discoid in plan with integral loop, inset irregular garnet. 0.19 grams, 8 mm
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.
