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LOT 0816
Roman Bronze Pendant Group
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 2 3/8 in. (17.9 grams total, 46-60 mm).
Comprising: one leaf-shaped with bulb finial; one rectangular with openwork and enamel detailing. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Bronze ROMA Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Discoid body formed as an openwork monogram 'ROMA' in capitals, the M and A ligated, the O formed by the brooch frame itself; pin-lug and catch to reverse. 11.75 grams, 34 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Statuette of the God Harpocrates
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Presented as a very young child sitting on the ground, wearing a long tunic which covers his lower body down to his feet; right arm bent and hand raised to the shoulder, left hand curved around an object (absent); sporting the conventional sidelock behind the right ear; mounted in a custom-made tiered wooden stand. 213 grams, 73 mm (276 grams total, 10.2 cm including stand)
Ex Hanna Saba collection, Ambassador to Egypt-USA-France (1909-1992). Private European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12098-218159.
The god's name was Hellenized in the Ptolemaic era and later adopted by the Romans, but it originated in the figure of 'Horus the child', son of Isis and Osiris, who was worshipped especially in Alexandria. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Rampant Stag
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Discoid in plan with stub heart-shaped nozzle, loop handle with ribbing to outer face, shoulder with low-relief wreath detailing, discus with stag running right; ropework bands to underside of nozzle, base marked off with two circular grooves, impressed 'C' to centre. 81 grams, 10.3 cm
From a Scottish gentleman’s collection, Glasgow, formed from the early 2000s.
