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LOT 0795
Roman Bronze Statuette of Bearded Divinity
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (54 grams total, 77 mm including stand).
Modelled in the round wearing a tight-fitting toga, with carefully dressed hair; supplied with a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a West German private collection.
Ex Swiss private collection, Basel; acquired from Gerhard Hirsch, München.
Acquired from the Swiss art market in Basel.
Private collection, Bern, Switzerland.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Roman Gemstone Collection
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Including a rock crystal insert with intaglio hoplite and two other intaglio warriors, a later cameo with female bust. 2.16 grams total, 11-15 mm
Norfolk family collection, 1940s-1960s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Bound Captive Toggle
Late 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £202
Depicted as a male seated and naked with rope binding the hands together; pierced vertically at the shoulders; probably a sliding mount for a thong or cord. 35 grams, 40 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Penannular Brooch Group
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Of various sizes, each with finials scrolled in line with the shank. 8.81 grams total, 17-27 mm
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
