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LOT 0728
Roman Bronze Bird Pin Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 - 2 1/8 in. (19.7 grams total, 42-54 mm).
Comprising a trio of graduated bird-headed pins, two with stylised feather detailing. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1980.
Ex property of a London, UK, collector.
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Pan Combat Scene
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Displaying scene of Pan battling a horned goat beneath a tree; chipped. 0.55 grams, 13 mm
Acquired 1970-2010. From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
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Roman Period Iridescent Glass Bottle with Pimples
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
The lower body decorated with raised 'pimples'; shallow kick-up; iridescent surfaces. 15.9 grams, 58 mm
Fine condition.
Ex private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. -
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Roman Redware Lamp with Radiate Head of Serapis
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising a squat body with thick nozzle and lug handle, band of leaves and bunches of grapes to the discus, surrounding a bust of Serapis with modius and radiate crown; maker's initials to the underside 'S. S. L.'. 145 grams, 12.2 cm wide
Fine condition.
Ex London gallery 1980s. From the collection of a deceased Lancashire gentleman.
Serapis was a Graeco-Egyptian god, whose cult was popularised during the 3rd century B.C. on the orders of Ptolemy I of Egypt, to facilitate the religious syncretism of his kingdom. During the Roman Empire his image was widely diffused in the east, and the image of Zeus-Serapis was often fitted with the radiate crown, linking it with the cult of Sol Invictus; the position as the main divinity of the Roman Pantheon strengthened by Lucius Domitius Aurelian (270-275 A.D.).
