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LOT 0811
Roman Bronze Lock Fitting with Face
4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (15.2 grams, 36 mm).
Domed fitting formed as a stylised face with large lentoid eyes, pelletted browband and three lugs on the triangular lower panel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Roman Statue of the Goddess Hygeia with Later Restorations
2nd-3rd century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £13,000
Carved in the round, standing on a rectangular base, wearing a floor-length tiered robe with exposed right shoulder and arm; separate left hand extended, holding a patera; right hand gripping the head of a snake wound around the arm; separate head with finely modelled hair bound in a chignon; repaired and restored. 95 kg total, 115.5 cm high
Believed to have been in the collection of George Adolphus Gray (c.1850), captain of a merchant vessel and avid collector. Acquired by the present owner circa 15 years ago, reportedly recovered from a skip. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12967-244537.
Asclepius, son of Apollo and Coronis, was the Graeco-Roman god of medicine, healing and prophecy. He had two daughters with Epione, the goddess of soothing - Hygeia (goddess of health) and Panacea (goddess of healing). -
Roman Redware Terracotta Oil Lamp
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Slipper-shaped type with stub nozzle, broad discus with beaded border to the filler-hole, ribbed reflector, incised detail to underside. 120 grams, 10.8 cm
From the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s. -
Roman or Parthian Silver Ring with Quadriga Gemstone
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
With round-section hoop expanding at the shoulders; ellipsoidal bezel with gold(?) setting holding cut and polished carnelian gemstone with intaglio quadriga; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.23 grams, 24.50 mm overall, 17.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Ex Shiraz Antiques, London, W1, in 1998.
