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LOT 0895
Roman Bronze Mercury Statuette Head
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (13.3 grams, 20 mm).
With winged petasos traveller's headgear and low-relief facial detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Gloucestershire, UK, collector.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Boucher, S. & Tassinari, S., Musée de la Civilisation Gallo-Romaine a Lyon: Bronzes Antiques I. Inscriptions, Statuaire, Vaisselle, Lyon, 1976, item 46, for type.
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Graeco-Roman Bronze Patera with Duck-Head Handle
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Opening Bid: £150
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Acquired in Europe before 1995. -
Roman Animal Brooch Collection
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising: bird plate brooch with hinged pin and catch to the reverse; running hare plate brooch with recessed body to accept enamel fill, pin and catch to the reverse. 18.8 grams, 46-58 mm
Ex UK art market. Property of a Scottish collector, acquired in 2013. -
Roman Bronze Strap Junction and Pommel Group
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Five military strap junction and pommel elements, comprising: four strap junctions of various types including conical, ribbed, oval-shaped with incised cross motif and cruciform with arched panels to four faces; a pommel with domed base, waisted neck with broad collar and ovoid finial. 86 grams total, 17-26 mm
From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000.
