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LOT 0742
Roman Bronze Signet Ring with AMOR
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.37 grams, 23.06 mm overall, 17.39 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Ellipsoid bezel with incised 'AMOR' legend. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Gallo-Roman Bronze Statuette of a Rider God
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Modelled in the round as a nude horseman with legs spread, musculature suggested to the chest and abdomen, shoulder-length hair with wavy locks, almond-shaped eyes and snub nose; right hand extended palm-upwards; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 154 grams total, 11 cm 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.
The type has similarities with representations of Mercury on horseback, who is shown in an identical position. Images of Romano-Celtic rider-gods, possibly associated with the Roman god of war Mars, used similar iconography. There are a number of such rider statuettes from Roman Britain and Gaul, potentially votive offerings to a deity.
