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LOT 0678
Roman Bronze Dolphin Mount
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (29.4 grams, 50 mm).
Casket foot formed as a dolphin with trident tail pierced for attachment, incised ring-and-dot eyes, tiered rectangular base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Hand-Shaped Military Standard Finial
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Hollow-formed with fine detailing to the fingers and nails; with fixing points for a military standard (signum) used by each unit under a centurion, originally fixed with the palm facing forwards inside a wreath. 718 grams, 21 cm
Generally intact and good defined, except for the lower part.
Acquired in Europe before 2000. European private collection. 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 a search certificate number no.12003-211851.
Roman military signa decorated by phalerae and surmounted by a right hand are visible since the Late Consular Age. The hand (manus) symbolised the fides, i.e. the allegiance between the soldiers and the Res Publica. It is also possible that the hand belonged to a statue in which it was extended as a sign of silence, to allow the speaker to speak. However, the iconography of military hands, and also the resemblance with a bronze hand (military signum) preserved in the Vindonissa museum (Windisch), support the possibility that the object was part of a military standard. -
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Roman Bronze Phallic Seal Box
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Piriform two-part container with three holes to the underside, hinge to the broad end, obverse with ropework border and stylised phallus in high-relief. 9.97 grams, 38 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. -
Late Roman Solid Gold Ring with Bird and Flower Gem
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
With tapering shoulders, cup bezel, inset green glass cabochon with intaglio bird and flower motif. 7.53 grams, 24.95 mm overall, 17.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
