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LOT 0663
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Standing Deity Between Doors
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.76 grams, 13 mm).
Brownish-orange intaglio with incuse scene of a deity standing beneath an arch with two open doors, flanked by two standards, tiled floor below; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
London collection, acquired on the UK art market.
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LOT 0663
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Standing Deity Between Doors
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Bronze Bracelet with Zoomorphic Terminals
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Annular bracelet with D-section hoop and two opposing animal heads with ribbed necks. 26.3 grams, 63 mm
Ex P. Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s. -
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Roman Bronze Statuette of Resting Hercules
3rd century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Depicted as lar and modelled nude in a standing pose with the right hand resting on the handle of his club, left arms supporting the lionskin mantle; hair cut short and beard textured. 715 grams, 15.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s. Private collection, New York, USA. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13295-255447.
The position of our statuette, belonging to the typology of ‘resting’ Hercules, is unconventional, probably belonging to a more archaic period prototype (Reinach, 1897, p.211,7). By the late 300s or early 200s B.C., the depiction of Herakles wearing the lion's skin over his head had fallen out of favour in Greek art. A worshipper probably placed this statuette in a sanctuary as an offering to the deity, or in his house as a symbol of protection. The majority of small Heracles statuettes are ex-votos, and the donors were possibly herdsmen, considering his function as protector of the flocks. Statuettes of the god found in provinces like Gallia, Britannia, or Pannonia might have appealed to Italic soldiers serving further north and could easily have been carried with them on campaign
