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LOT 1337
Roman Bronze Head with Cross Fourchee
4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (89 grams, 54 mm).
Hollow-formed model male head with aperture to underside used as a 'money box'; with short beard and incised expanding-arm cross to the brow.
ProvenanceGerman private collection, 1980s.
with Artemis Gallery, 1990s.
Private collection, acquired in 1999.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12866-241640.
For head type, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number 13.225.1.
FootnotesMoney boxes in the Roman Empire, particularly in the 4th century A.D., were used as practical containers for storing coins in everyday life. They were often made from pottery or metal, and while many examples had to be broken open, others were made with small doors or openings to allow access to the contents.
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LOT 1337
Roman Bronze Head with Cross Fourchee
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£950 (EUR 1,102; USD 1,283) ‡+BP*
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Roman Bronze Statuette of Hercules
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Modelled in the round with a lion skin mantle over his extended forearm, standing nude with a club raised over his shoulder; provided with a contemporary custom-made stand. 244 grams, 13.5 cm
Private collection, USA and Switzerland, before 1992; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13195-249254.
This type of representation of Hercules, inspired by Etruscan or Italic models, was widespread in Gallo-Roman sanctuaries dedicated to the god, where several votive statues attributable to this type have been found. The musculature of the back is well-executed, as are the facial features and the details on the Nemean lion's skin. -
Roman Gemstone Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Including Abraxas as an anguiped figure, tower with flanking deer, standing figure and other designs; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.84 grams total, 6-12 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Gaulish Roman Terracotta Vase
Calais, 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Piriform in profile with broad everted rim, band of rouletting to the shoulder and old collector's inked notation 'Béthune Pas-de-Calais'. 1.79 kg, 24 cm high
Found Béthune in Pas-de-Calais, Northern France. Ex Wiltshire, UK, private collection, 1980s.
