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LOT 0816
Roman Bronze Mercury Statuette
PROVINCIAL, 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (48 grams, 67 mm).
Modelled in the round nude with winged petasos, coin-bag in the proper right hand, caduceus resting on the left forearm, short mantle over left shoulder.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Roman Bifacial Terracotta Forger's Coin Mould
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Discoid in plan, the obverse with profile bust of an emperor wearing a radiate crown, legend surrounding; the reverse with Jupiter presenting Victory on globe to an emperor, legend surrounding. 4.15 grams, 28 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Glass Toilet Bottle
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With globular body, everted rim, cylindrical neck, rounded shoulder merging with concave wall, rounded base. 61 grams, 14 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
This toilet bottle could be associated with the Isings form 6 and De Tommaso type 7. These small bottles are among the earliest known blown glass. The everted rim seems to distinguish examples made in Italy and the western Mediterranean provinces from those of the Eastern Mediterranean, on which the rim is usually folded in the form of a flange. -
Roman Bronze Inscribed Double-Banded Ring
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With bifid ellipsoid bezel inscribed 'O[.]O / NOIA' for omonoia (harmony, agreement). 1.96 grams, 19.20 mm overall, 16.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
