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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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Eastern Levant AE Half Shekel Weight
Bronze to Iron II Age, circa 12th-6th centuries B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
In the form of a cube engraved on six sides. 3.4 grams, 7 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Horse Whorl Brooch
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With horse-head decoration to each arm, each head with punched ring-and-dot eye, and a similar motif to the centre; catchplate and hinged pin to verso. 11.6 grams, 32 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Lead Figure of Aphrodite Holding a Severed Swan's Head
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Modelled in the round nude and and raising her right arm, holding the neck of the swan (her animal attribute); left arm descending towards her pubis, legs in contrapposto stance; gusseted drum-shaped base; repaired. 327 grams, 19.5 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12099-218223.
Although the presence of the swan in this position is rather rare, iconographically, this image is part of the abundant series of statuettes of Aphrodite/Venus widely distributed during the Roman Imperial era.
