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LOT 0587
Roman Bronze Sitting Squirrel Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.7 grams, 25 mm).
Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing, sitting upright nibbling a nut.
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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Roman Bronze Statue Right Hand
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Modelled in the round in a pointing gesture, with semi-naturalistic anatomical and nail detailing; hollow-formed with a piercing through the palm; tip of index finger lost in antiquity. 169 grams, 73 mm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1982-1989. -
Roman Bronze Bracelet Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising two flat-section bracelets with overlapping rounded terminals. 28.7 grams total, 61-63 mm
From the family collection of a Surrey gentleman since before 1960.
Bracelets were worn in Rome by ladies of rank, but it was considered a mark of effeminacy for civilian men to use such female ornaments (Suetonius, Caligula, 52; Nero, 30). The armillae (or psellia in Greek) were rings and bracelets worn by women in the Graeco-Roman world on both legs and arms. Homer mentions them (elikas) as being part of the hairstyle of the divine Aphrodite, thus giving an almost sacred character to these objects. There were different types, the most common consisting of a more or less thick metal wire, or a flat or cylindrical circle, like our examples. -
Roman Amber Glass Vase with Trail
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A squat piriform bottle, dimpled base, broad funicular neck with blue trail. 59 grams, 10.2 cm high
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
