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LOT 0176
Roman Carnelian Cameo with Young Cupid
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (6.11 grams, 31 mm).
Lenticular-section disc with central recess to reverse; obverse with integral facing mask of Cupid modelled in the half-round; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from a London gallery, 1970s.
From the collection of an London antiquarian.
Cf. similar in green glass in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.1814,0704.1797.
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Roman Yellow Glass Necklace Bead Group
1st century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising a group of mostly small beads, with some cylindrical and oblate forms, in a pale yellow glass; pierced for stringing. 27 grams total, 3-19 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
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Roman Bronze Dancing Sol Statuette
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Standing nude on one leg on a cuboid socle base, the other leg raised and extended, right arm raised and bent, hand open to accept a sceptre, left arm extended with patera in the open hand, short mantle to the shoulders, hair and rays framing the face. 57 grams, 72 mm including stand
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. From an EU collection before 2020. -
Roman Marble Fragment of Venus Rising from the Water
Circa 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,665
Statue fragment comprising the hips, buttocks and draped stola with a scallop-shell at the waist. 11.5 kg, 28.5 cm
Ex Paris collection. French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11956-20935.
