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LOT 0721
Roman Bronze Dish
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (56 grams, 66 mm).
Low dish with flared sidewall and basal ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Roman and Byzantine Bronze Ring Group
Circa 3rd-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Including trumpet-bezel, square bezel, ellipsoid bezel and other types. 25 grams total, 15-24 mm
Ex C. Sullivan collection, UK, 1990s. -
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Large Roman Marble Bull's Head Sculpture
Circa 2nd century B.C.- 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Life-size bull's head (bucranium) on a rectangular field with flattened upper face and small ledge overhang; modelled in the half-round with detailed eyes, muzzle and dewlap, plain background; tooled texture to the forehead and dewlap; Eastern Empire. 98 kg, 51 cm
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. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12081-213373.
The bucranium was used as a prominent motif on the exterior of Graeco-Roman temples where it replaced the use of genuine severed heads from the sacrificial rites. Garlands were draped over the heads on feast-days and occasions of special religious observance. The flattened upper face suggests an architectural use, perhaps as a corbel. -
Large Roman Terracotta Jug
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With broad mouth, flared rim and loop handle to the shoulder. 1.4 kg, 24.5 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
