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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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Roman Gold Ring with Gemstone for Servius
Mid 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
With balustered hoop, broad shoulders with scrolled foliage detailing, discoid bezel with cell, inset nicolo gemstone with reversed 'SER/VIV' for SER(VI) VIV(AS) inscription in seriffed capitals, meaning 'Long may you live Servius'. 11.63 grams, 20.37 mm overall, 16.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
UK private collection formed before 2000. Ex North London, UK, gallery. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.11995-211017.
'Serviu[s]' is a second declension praenomen (Glare, P.G.W., A Latin Dictionary, London, 1968-82, page 1,746/3) apparently based on the noun 'servus' (servant, minister, office-holder). The name was in use in Consular and Imperial times, and was the patronym of important Roman Gens, like the Gens Servilia. -
Roman Glass Unguentarium
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Bulbous body with flattened underside, tall tubular neck with rolled and folded rim. 43 grams, 11.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Roman Mosaic Tesserae Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A mixed group of two hundred and fifty single stone tesserae of various colours and sizes. 392 grams total, 8-14 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
