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LOT 0833
Roman Bronze Statue Right Hand
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (169 grams, 73 mm).
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. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1982-1989.
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Large Roman Silvered Bronze Patera
1st century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
With a deep bowl and flat-section handle with integral loop; shallow concentric grooves around the exterior of the neck, rolled rim, concentric rings to the underside; finished on a lathe; cracked and split. 903 grams, 33 cm wide
Acquired in Europe before 1993. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11788-206494.
In contrast to their elaborate counterparts, paterae such as this were likely carried as part of the standard kit of Roman soldiers, used as a general cooking and eating utensil. The regular heap up (sarcina) of the legionaries is well represented on the reliefs of the Trajan column. It was composed of a T stake (furca), to which a linen bag (sacculus) was hung, as well as the leather haversack for 15-20 days supplies (trinum nundinum) and personal effects, a pot (ollula), a cup (patera), and a basket for work on the fields. -
Roman Mixed Glass Necklace Bead Group
Circa 1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £91
Composed of opaque and translucent glass beads of various colours and types, including melon types and examples with areas of iridescence. 41 grams total, 8-17 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Roman Glass Bulbous Vase
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With long slender neck and everted rim. 37 grams, 12.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
