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LOT 0603
Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (13 grams, 41 mm).
Modelled with stylised anatomical detailing with an integral suspension loop, short 'tail' emerging behind the loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the EU art market around 2000.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Sitting Dog
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Modelled seated on its rump with forepaws before the body, head erect with gaping mouth exposing sharp teeth; detailing to the coat and face. 31.5 grams, 39 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection. -
Roman Inked Wooden 'Will of Pomponius Maximinianus' Tablet
Circa 320 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
Two adjoining parts of an inked wooden tablet, comprising 13 lines of text to the recessed upper face with two piercings to the lower edge; the reverse with an inked inscription reading 'TESTAMENTVUM / POMPONIMAXIMI' (the will of Pomponius Maximus); the 13 lines of inked cursive text following the grain of the wood, the text containing instructions from a will concerning the inheritance of fields on the Mustulo estate (fundus Mustulo), to a Iulius Dancharrus (son of the testator); a field with eight fig-trees, bought from a Iulius Castricius, and several sheep to 'my beloved daughter Zabullania'. 64 grams total, 19.5-20 cm wide
From an important London collection since 1975. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by searcher certificate no. 200269.
The text is written in a very formulaic language typical of Roman legal-documents (among other things, familia testamenti faciundi erga emit Iul. Maianus: the entire possessions, in order to make a will, was bought by Iul. Maianus). -
Roman Silver-Gilt Military Buckle for an Elite Imperial Officer
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
Comprising a rectangular plate, richly decorated with embossed laurel leaves in a grid, framed with raised bosses, the buckle loop comprising opposing dragons with open mouths, holding a spherical tongue-rest, another pair of smaller dragon heads to base, the tongue with a smaller pair of punch-decorated dragon heads. 152 grams, 11.2 cm
Acquired before the 1970s. Ex J.L. collection, Surrey, U.K., thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.203881.
Most precious military buckles, like this one, were reserved for soldiers belonging to Legiones Palatinae, i.e. the legions forming part of the imperial Comitatus, accompanying the emperor in his military expeditions.
