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LOT 0881
Roman Bronze Pomegranate Chariot Rein Guide Pair
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 - 4 3/8 in. (2.84 kg total, 10.5-11.1 cm).
Each comprising a square-section socle with stepped top and bottom, surmounted by a globular fruit, probably a pomegranate, with splayed leaves and short stalk; thick round-section handle to one side; incised zigzags to the upper and lower mouldings, body with incised garlands. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990-2000.
From an old Suffolk, UK, collection.
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3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Modelled as an eight-pointed star, rectangular loop and two studs to the reverse. 21.8 grams, 51 mm
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Roman Bronze Nymph Riding a Phallus
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £520
Figurine modelled in the round of a phallus supported on two zoomorphic legs with a smaller phallus to the rear, ridden by a nude female with her left hand gripping a separate object (absent), possibly a wine-cup; mounted on a custom-made stand. 42 grams total, 62 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Based on the amuletic tintinnabulum winged and two-legged phallus. -
Roman Terracotta EXOFIVSTI Factory Oil Lamp
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Squat in profile with pierced lug handle, short nozzle, low-relief image of a horseman to the discus and crescent panels to the shoulder; underside stamped 'EXOFIVSTI'; old collectors' inked legends '1-70' and 'R6-45'. 80 grams, 11.2 cm
Acquired Bideford, Devon, UK, collection. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.OL1; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
