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LOT 0826
Roman Bronze Decorated Armilla Bracelet
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (23.38 grams, 63 mm).
Penannular body with stylised beast-head finials, pointillé decoration on the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Figure of a Slave with Fruit Basket
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Hollow-formed figure of a servant with grotesque facial features, pointed cap and a short tunic, carrying a pouch in the right hand and shoulders an overflowing fruit basket on the left; a large recess between his legs may be for the insertion of an oversized model phallus; pierced lug to rear of neck for suspension. 286 grams, 17.5 cm
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Grotesque and exaggerated figurines were produced in late Hellenistic times, especially in Alexandria. The artisans, fascinated with realism, started to reproduce scenes and figures from daily life, and seemed to have a preference for emphasis on ill and deformed persons. The characters with caricature features are usually referred to as grotesques.
