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LOT 0676
Roman Buff Ware Jug
NORTH AFRICAN, 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (347 grams, 16.5 cm).
A pitcher with short footed base and ribbed sides that taper to the neck; topped by a wide, flared spout and thick strap handle; to the base 'from Tunisia - - (?) 1951'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired London art market, 1960s-1980s.
Ex property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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Roman Bronze Chi Rho Weight
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Barrel-shaped in profile with incised radiating arms, possibly a Christogram. 16 grams, 17 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Massive Roman Pannonian Bronze Bow Brooch
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Flügelfibeln type bow-brooch with spring and pin, trumpet-shaped finial with opposed knops on the curved horns, pointilé detailing to the spine. long catchplate with pierced tracery; reinforcing strip applied in antiquity. 73 grams, 19 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Roman Haematite Magical Gemstone
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Ellipsoid in plan with chamfered rim to obverse with womb with key and roots; above womb the figures of Isis, Anubis, Chnoubis, and Nephthys (from left to right); reverse with facing Medusa mask with wings to the brow below a coiled snake, spiders and other items. 2.84 grams, 24 mm
From the collection of magical objects of the late Mr A. Cotton, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12354-225280.
During the Graeco-Roman period, the traditional genres of Egyptian or Near Eastern temple magic gems, particularly protective magic against demons, snakes and scorpions, seemed largely to have disappeared, and new genres became dominant, for different types of divination (direct visions of god, bowl divination, dream sending, Homer oracles), malign magic, aggressive (mainly erotic) magic, magic for personal success and attractiveness. This type of amulet was intended to aid childbirth and avoid illness and dangers for its attendant.
