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LOT 0716
Roman Bronze Horse Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (10.6 grams, 30 mm).
Retaining its spring pin and catchplate, the horse modelled galloping right, with simple mane detailing; complete. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising three bulbous terminals, slender facetted bow and possible zoomorphic terminal in relief; pin detatched. 36.7 grams, 68 mm
Acquired from an antiques dealer in the early 1990s. -
Roman Terracotta Lamp with Fighting Gladiators
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Composed of a discoid body with sunken discus bearing a scene of two gladiators in combat in relief, tabula ansata below, ring handle and roughly D-shaped nozzle with volutes; old crack to base. 84 grams, 12.4 cm
From a German collection. Ex Cambridge, UK, collection, 1980s.
The two gladiators seem to wear the armaturae of murmillones. All gladiators began their career as provocatores; the learning of their combat technique was polyvalent and allowed the fighters to specialise as a large shield-bearer (the scutati) like murmillones, or as a small shield-bearers, parmati, like the oplomachus. -
Roman Miniature Terracotta Oil Lamp with Theatre Mask
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Hollow-formed with long nozzle extending from the fleshy mouth, crown of foliage; smaller nozzle and filler-hole to the brow; raised ring to the base; a theatre mask or face of Silenus. 24.3 grams, 72 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Lamps with figurines first appeared in the Hellenistic period, possibly originating in Athens. Found in all parts of the Mediterranean basin, they were particularly popular during the first and second centuries A.D. The Silenus face types were linked to the Bacchic cult. The crown of leaves and fruit across the forehead alludes to Bacchus or one of his followers.
