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LOT 0814
Roman Bronze Flying Bird Plate Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (7.79 grams, 37 mm).
Aviform brooch with ring-and-dot motifs to wings, tail and head; pin-lug, chord, pin and catchplate to underside.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Roman Silver-Gilt Brooch with Diana
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Modelled in the half-round figure of Diana reaching behind her shoulder to draw an arrow, her left hand reaching towards a hound; catch and spring-plate to the reverse. 14.09 grams, 40 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Statue of a Bear Killing a Deer
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
On a stepped triangular base, bear with head raised, forepaws round the neck of a deer with legs folded beneath the body. 398 grams, 10 cm
Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996). Private collection of Mr K.A. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Combat between large animals was a popular theme in Roman art. The staging of such fights in the Flavian Amphitheatre in the heart of Rome is evidenced. Furthermore, the 3rd-4th century A.D. mosaic floor unearthed at Lod, Israel, in 1996 shows several scenes with ferocious wild animal - a lion and lioness, an elephant, a giraffe, a rhinoceros, a tiger, and a wild bull - all arranging themselves for a colossal fight to the death. The mosaic was lifted intact and is on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. -
Roman Bronze Figural Lock Hasp
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A lock hasp in the shape of a herm wearing a headdress, genitalia on the column, the shoulders forming lateral lugs, suspension ring above with separate strap, stepped base below, openwork rectangular plate to the underside. 41.2 grams, 11.9cm
Fine condition.
Property of a European lady living in London; from her father's family collection formed before 1978. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
