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LOT 0583
Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (35.4 grams, 67 mm).
Comprising a crescent formed from a phallus and an arm with the hand in the fica gesture, loop above and male genitals below.
ProvenanceProperty of a London gentleman, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 760, for type.
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Late Roman Geometric Floor Mosaic
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,250
Comprising three full and one partial octagon, each with two concentric rhombuses distinguished by different shades of yellow, white and light red, each with a central red dot; the border above with a band of red triangles; mounted on a reinforced backing board. 59 kg, 151 cm wide including frame
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11920-207410.
The use of abstract and geometric motifs characterises the mosaic art of the Levant under the domination of Byzantium. Close ties can be identified between these rhomboidal figures with those of some of the famous Lebanese mosaics of Beit el Dine, or the mosaics of Tiberias and Hammat, which represent the last expression of Roman art in that area before the Islamic conquest. -
Roman Artefact Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The group comprising: a bronze handle or a furniture mount with ribbed body and looped terminals; a lead disc with Roman numerals 'VII' in two lines; a whetstone and two moulded stone fragments. 118 grams total, 23-88 mm
Found Nottinghamshire, UK. Acquired from Ancient & Oriental in 2003. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. -
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Large Roman Iridescent Glass Vessel
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With broad shoulder, slender neck, stepped neck and upwards-flaring rim, two applied rectangular handles; iridescent surfaces. 143 grams, 17 cm high
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.
