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LOT 1222
Roman Bronze Pendant Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 in. (6.02 grams total, 22-27 mm).
Comprising: disc with wreath and bee modelled in high-relief; pierced follis of Urbs Roma type with 'lupa and twins' motif, helmeted bust. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureFor the iconography of the she-wolf and Twins see Rissanen, M., ‘The Lupa Romana in the Roman Provinces’ in Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 65 (2014), pp.335–360, figs.1ff.
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LOT 1222
Roman Bronze Pendant Group
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Translucent Glass Unguentarium
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With piriform lower body, extended cylindrical neck and rolled flange rim; mounted on a custom-made stand. 56.8 grams total, glass:14 cm (15 cm including stand)
From the private collection of Lloyd and Jeanne Raport, Washinton D.C. and Florida, formed between 1972-2000. Estate auction, Weschlers, Maryland, 1985, lot 250. -
Roman Military Bronze Folding Campaign Chandelier
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Consisting of six vertical supports with hook-shaped terminals, connected to a circular top plate via ring joints and to a circular bottom plate by paired double hooks, attached to the supports with rivets; the top circular plate linked to the bottom one by a sturdy element terminating in a hook at the lower end and a round loop at the top, where the main suspension hook for the chandelier is attached; a small chain link attached to the bottom circular plate. 1.6 kg, 54.2 cm wide
UK private collection assembled 1970s-1990s, and thence to the liquidated estate of the above. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13446-263437.
A chandelier like this (candelabrum, λυχνίον, λαμπτήρ, φανός) was designed for easy transport and was most probably created to be used in military activities. These field chandeliers featured platforms fitted with lamp supports, which branched out into several arms from which the lamps were hung. They were highly portable and collapsible, designed to be easily dismantled and reassembled as needed. -
Roman Bronze Wolf-Headed Bow Brooch
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a flat-section rectangular bow with incised geometric decoration, with knop finial at a flat-section catchplate forming a stylised zoomorphic head; hinged pin to the reverse. 15.6 grams, 69 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
