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LOT 0594
Roman Bronze Chariot Wheel Hub Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 - 4 7/8 in. (1.4 kg total, 6.9-12.4 cm).
Comprising three pairs of fittings of different types, together with a terret ring; one split. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Roman Silver-Gilt Military Belt Plate Group for an Elite Imperial Officer
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Comprising three rectangular belt fittings: two with similar laurel leaf decoration and raised border, the third central plaque with two foliate pendants with punched decoration. 243 grams, 17 cm
Very fine, excellent condition
Acquired before the 1970s. Ex J.L. collection, Surrey, U.K., thence by descent.
Most precious military belts were reserved for soldiers belonging to Legiones Palatinae, i.e. the legions forming part of the imperial Comitatus, accompanying the emperor in his military expeditions. -
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Roman Marble Head of a Woman
1st-early 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,510
Carved in the round with youthful features; large eyes with thickened eyelids, especially the lower lid, well-defined eyebrows forming two long arcs; small mouth with fleshy lips and deep corners; the hair parted at the centre and forming two symmetrical bands of wavy locks leaving the ears uncovered, secured with a ribbon and gathered at the nape of the neck to a small braid with a low hanging knot; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.95 kg total, 24.5 cm high including base
19th-20th century collection, based on the stand. Ex German collection, 1980s. with HVMC Auctions, Monaco, 12 May 2021, lot 99. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Marina Mattei and Dr Laura Maria Vigna. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11761-202174.
The arrangement of the hair is characteristic of female portraits of the late Antoninian to early Severan age. The head finds comparisons with a female portrait in the National Roman Museum, depicting an elderly woman of the Antoninian age, and with another female portrait in the National Roman Museum, dated to the third decade of the 3rd century A.D., reworked in the Tetrarchic Period, with the hairstyle falling within the so-called 'Nest Frisur' of the Severan age. -
Roman Bronze Sun Whorl Brooch Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Composed of two openwork brooches, including one complete example with pin lug, pin and catchplate to reverse. 18.4 grams total, 30 mm each
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
