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LOT 0799
Roman Bronze Cockerel Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (56 grams, 51 mm).
Free standing being modelled in the round with feather detailing.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 0799
Roman Bronze Cockerel Statuette
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Baboon Statuette
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing, seated with right hand holding the right foot. 49 grams, 36 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection. -
Huge Roman Bronze Buckle-Shaped Fitting
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
With rectangular loop and two bulbs flanking the rest for the tongue; robust hinged tongue integral with the hinge, terminating in a palmette; hollow to the underside. 471 grams, 11.3 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
The buckle is too large and heavy for normal use; it was probably created for an oversized statue of an emperor. -
Roman and Later Bronze Artefact Group
3rd-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising various figures and mounts including: a sheep, a fly, a peacock, an anthropomorphic head, a mount with a lying feline and a crouching figure. 94 grams total, 18-40 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
In the art of late antiquity and early Christianity, during the Christian Middle Ages to the present, peacock held a prominent place, not only as a decorative motif, but also as a distinctive emblematic and symbolic sign. Its image was usually combined with a kantharos or a tree of life. Individually or in pairs, it was usually represented on places which were the ones closest to the holiest part of churches (altar’s parapet wall panels). Votive statuettes were brought in the church by the believers.
