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LOT 0145
Roman Bronze Statuette of Hercules
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 in. (244 grams, 13.5 cm).
Modelled in the round with a lion skin mantle over his extended forearm, standing nude with a club raised over his shoulder; provided with a contemporary custom-made stand.
ProvenancePrivate collection, USA and Switzerland, before 1992; thence by descent.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13195-249254.
Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 4th March 2026-7th June 2026; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.
LiteratureCf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 85ff., for type; Boucher, S., Inventaire des Collections Publiques Françaises - 17 Vienne: Bronzes Antiques, Paris, 1971, item 34, for type.
FootnotesThis type of representation of Hercules, inspired by Etruscan or Italic models, was widespread in Gallo-Roman sanctuaries dedicated to the god, where several votive statues attributable to this type have been found. The musculature of the back is well-executed, as are the facial features and the details on the Nemean lion's skin.
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LOT 0145
Roman Bronze Statuette of Hercules
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£2,222 (EUR 2,578; USD 3,000) ‡+BP*
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Roman and Other Bronze Artefact Collection
Circa 1st-16th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: two jug handles, two rings, and others. 230 grams total, 1.8-15 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Roman Mould-Blown Dark Green Jar with Wheel-Cut Design
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Featuring a broad, low, round-bellied body with a wide, hollowed base, a short neck with a funnel-shaped mouth; incised festoon-like decoration on the body. 132 grams, 92 mm high
From the collection of Sir Daniel Donehue; his collection was sold in the 2000s. Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13440-263208.
This jar belongs to a generic vessel form known from many eastern Mediterranean and European sites and dated to the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. Characteristic are the annular pontil marks, patterned on the squat globular body. -
Roman Bronze Situla Mount with Gorgoneion
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a horizontal bar with a ledge to the reverse and base of loop above, segmented median panel, discoid panel beneath with facing male mask surrounded by radiating billets. 84.9 grams, 65 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The mask resembles the male gorgoneion in the temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath, Somerset. The design is inspired by pre-Roman mythic themes but executed according to Roman taste.
