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LOT 0903
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (58.9 grams, 88 mm).
With facetted onion-knop terminals, carinated bow with a band of hatched line decoration; keeled footplate with scroll ornaments.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Opening Bid: £200
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Roman Miniature Glass Juglet
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Opening Bid: £50
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Roman Bronze Statuette of the Three-Headed Guardian Dog Cerberus
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Modelled in the round with three heads facing in different directions, and with a pair of snakes wound round the body as a harness; mounted on a custom-made stand. 77 grams total, 63 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
In Greek mythology, Cerberus, often referred to as the hound of Hades, was a multi-headed dog that guarded the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. His figure is linked to the myth of Orpheus, the only one who managed to tame him with his songs, and to the myth of Hercules, the only one who managed to capture him.
