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LOT 0154
Roman Bronze 'Money' Box with Cross
4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
2 1/8 in. (89 grams, 54 mm).
Hollow-formed model male head with aperture to underside; with short beard and incised cross fourchee to the brow.
ProvenanceGerman private collection, 1980s.
with Artemis Gallery, 1990s.
Private collection, acquired in 1999.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12866-241640.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0154
Roman Bronze 'Money' Box with Cross
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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Large Late Roman Glass Lamp or Beaker
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,556
Conical body with pontil base, five horizontal grooves cut around the body; traces of iridescence. 293 grams, 18.5 cm
Dr Jutaro Kawabe, Nagoya, Japan, his collection formed in the 1960s-1970s. with Hoshigaoka Gallery until the late 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12830-241334. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Conical vessels of this form were either used as a lamp or a beaker; notably during late imperial period in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire and in early Migration period. Deep cuts on this piece suggests they were used for suspension chains or ropes, making it highly likely that this example was used as a lamp. -
Roman Bone Figurine of a Lady
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Carved in the round female torso with incised transverse lines at the hips and knees; domed breasts and incuse navel; slots and suspension hole at the shoulders to accept posable arms; usage wear. 14.7 grams, 68 mm
Private collection, 1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in 2000. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Romano-British Bronze Sun Wheel Plate Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
With stepped rim, openwork radiating cured arms from a central hub; pin, pin-lugs, and catch to the reverse. 13.1 grams, 30 mm
Found Thames foreshore, London, UK. Acquired from Coincraft, London, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. Accompanied by a Coincraft certificate of authenticity. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
