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LOT 1088
Roman Bronze Statuette Hand Holding Cup
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (18.71 grams, 31.16 mm).
Left hand holding one handle of a two-handled chalice. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Eastern Roman Garnet Gemstone with Stag
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With intaglio stag resting with the legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression; Eastern Roman or Sasanian. 0.38 grams, 8.27 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Bronze Medical Spatula
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Featuring a tapering round-section handle with a pointed finial, the other end discoid and pierced through the upper part. 9.55 grams, 12.1 cm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
Circa 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Squat bulbous body with broad pelletted shoulder, stub nozzle and lug handle with lateral depressions. 101 grams, 91 mm
Probably by descent from the vendor's father-in-law circa 2006. From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.
The lamp belongs to the Eastern variant of Loeschcke VIII type. Most of these lamps were made in Ephesus, where several wasters of Loeschcke type VIII lamps have been excavated. Comparative neutron activation analyses of clays have proved the manufacture of Ephesus lamps at Sardis as well as at Ephesus, and we may conjecture the existence of other production centres, for example, Pergamon, where an excavated kiln has yielded a mould and a lamp of Late Asia Minor type.
