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LOT 0933
Roman Bronze Double Phallic Pendant
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (21 grams, 48 mm).
Formed as addorsed phallus and hand in the fica gesture, with suspension loop above. [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.
See Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 435, for type.
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Roman Silver Ring with Later Inscribed Gemstone
3rd-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With baluster detailing to the shoulders, later inset jasper stud with legend 'ΙXΘYС' (= ICTUS = fish = Jesus Christ). 9.18 grams, 21.93 mm overall, 18.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 15)
Private collection, England. -
Late Roman Silver 'Huntsman' Bow Brooch
5th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Comprising a circular headplate with pointillé tendril ornament, and three radiating lugs, each with a flared collar below; deep D-section bow with boar-head modelling including open mouth and tusks, bristles and pricked ears; parallel-sided chamfered edges, recurved finial with dog-head detailing and teardrop dangle in the mouth; spring and pin to the reverse. 28 grams, 65 mm
with Artemis Gallery, Münich, before 1998. Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2001. 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.12226-222179.
As the boar's mouth is modelled open, it is likely that it also had a dangle similar to that of the dog's head. The artistic effect of the brooch is to symbolise the chase, with the boar fleeing and the hound in close pursuit behind. This kind of fibula was used by the Romano-British people of Britannia, as attested by specimens found in Britain (BM inventory no.PRB 1954.12-6.1). -
Roman Redware Fragment Collection
Circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Comprising three edge fragments: one with a centaur carrying away a woman, amphora below; one showing a butting goat defending itself against a large hound; one showing a profile head of a bearded man with a staff and bag, possibly the god Mercury, a leaping hound before him. 53.1 grams total, 50-97 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
