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LOT 0771
Roman Bronze Horse Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (13.3 grams, 39 mm).
Complete with pin and catchplate, the openwork design with horse bowing left on a groundline, simple stylised detailing to the body and mane. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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Roman Redware Bowl Fragment with Hippocampus and Standing Nereid
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
From the upper part of a vessel with two hippocampi (one partial) and a standing figure of a Nereid, floral and foliage decoration to the field, ornamental upper border; repaired. 77 grams, 12 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister
The complete vessel probably represented scenes linked with the cult of Poseidon and Amphitrite. The riches of the sea and the dangers of navigation were merged by the ancients into a myth of great fame known as the wedding procession between Poseidon - brother of Zeus and Hades, god of the sea and the Nereid Amphitrite. The Nereids were the divinities of the sea, grandchildren of the ocean. Like the nymphs, all the Nereids were beautiful young women who spent their time singing or weaving. Also involved in the procession were the tritons and hippocampi, who provocatively played shells or were ridden by Nereids. -
Roman Bronze Sun Whorl Brooch Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Composed of two openwork brooches, including one complete example with pin lug, pin and catchplate to reverse. 18.4 grams total, 30 mm each
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Profile Bust
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Trumpet-shaped bezel with incuse profile bust and drape. 2.97 grams, 24.96 mm overall, 16.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
