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LOT 0741
Roman Bronze Fitting Group
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 3 5/8 in. (137 grams total, 18-92 mm).
Comprising: a substantial key handle with baluster and 'X' ornament; knife pommel; clothing studs; fragmentary pins with decorative heads. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Axel Guttman collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
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Roman Fresco Painted Wall Plaster Collection
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Roman Bronze Jupiter Dolichenus Eagle Pair
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
The imperial birds modelled in the round, each standing on the head of a horned bull, wings partially spread; semi-naturalistic detailing to the head and feathers; suspension loop behind the neck. 487 grams total, 89-92 mm
Acquired in Europe before 1992.
The cult of Jupiter Dolichenus was a variant of worship of Zeus from Asia Minor whose mystery cult was widespread in the Roman Empire from the early 2nd to mid-3rd centuries A.D., especially in the military. The god is usually represented mounting a bull, with the double axe (labrys or bipennis) in his right raised hand, and dressed in the military attire of a Roman general.
