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LOT 0834
Roman Bronze Silenus Mount
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (31.5 grams, 36 mm).
Mask of Silenus modelled in the half-round with curly hair and luxuriant beard; hollow to the reverse.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0834
Roman Bronze Silenus Mount
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Brooch Group
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising: one with a wide plaque with incised decoration, pin and catch-plate to the reverse; two with balustered bows and wide catch-plates. 44.1 grams total, 29-43 mm
UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Roman Iron Stylus Pair
Circa 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Each with one pointed and one chiselled finial. 17.4 grams total, 14.5 - 14.8 cm
Found City of London, UK. Acquired from mudlark Steve Brooker in the early 2000s. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Roman Children's Leather Shoe Collection
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
Comprising: the sole of a carbatina type shoe, formed as two thick layers of leather with a third, thinner layer beneath, slits to the upper face to accept securing straps and punched ornamentation (lines of concentric-ring motifs), underside with a line of domed iron studs to the outer edge and others at he middle of the sole and heel; a soft shoe made from a single piece of leather with pierced triangular tags to the open upper face, the toe and heel sewn so that the seam does not contact the ground; a similar soft shoe with openwork sides resembling arcading, no covering at the toes, heel sewn. 150 grams total, 13-17.5 cm
Found City of London, UK. Acquired from mudlark Steve Brooker in the early 2000s. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. Accompanied by several original handwritten letters regarding the conservation of the shoes. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12093-214631.
In Great Britain, examples of carbatinai dated to the last quarter of the 1st century A.D. have been found in Castleford. Others dated to the 2nd century have been found in London and Bar Hill. Carbatinae were often worn by children: two well-preserved specimens were discovered at the Vindolanda fort, which housed a mixed population of soldiers and their families.