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LOT 0620
Roman Bronze Ram Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (36.2 grams, 40 mm).
Modelled standing in the round with naturalistic detailing, with head turned slightly left with curled horns.
Provenance‘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.
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LOT 0620
Roman Bronze Ram Statuette
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Goose Finial
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Modelled in the round with neck outstretched. 32.4 grams, 64 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. -
Late Roman Iron Branding Signaculum
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Featuring an elaborate monogram composed of Greek letters M and O, supported by decoratively twisted prongs; tapering cylindrical socket. 521 grams, 37.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
Branding stamps or signacula, in particular those with large single letters, were used for marking livestock to identify the ownership, the breed, the quality and other features of the animal. The signacula were usually made in bronze, but iron examples are also preserved. -
Roman Silver ROMA Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
The monogram in Latin letters, ('R'+'M'+'A', with the 'O' represented by the circular plan of the brooch itself), a palindrome 'AMOR'; complete with pin. 10 grams, 35 mm
From the collection of Alan Hardcastle. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
The brooch is composed of the stylised letters ‘RMA’. When viewed from the obverse RMA + the circle of the brooch form a monogram for ‘Roma’. Roma refers to both the city and its divine personification, the Dea Roma. But if RMA is read from right to left (or the brooch is viewed from the opposite side), the letters display a monogram for ‘AMOR’, the Latin name for Cupid, the god of love. The phrase pertains to Roma-Amor, a widely recognised palindrome espousing Roman wordplay in the ancient times.
