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LOT 0735
Roman Decorated Glass Pendant Group
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (11.12 grams total, 17-26 mm).
Comprising six discoid pendants with impressed motifs, five with integral loops; four with an image of an advancing lion, one with a facing medusa head, and one with two opposing male heads, pierced twice for suspension. [6]
ProvenanceLondon, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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Roman Decorated Silver Bracelet
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Comprising a penannular D-section body and hammered terminals shaped as stylised horse heads with incised detailing. 8.19 grams, 53 mm
Ex Sussex, UK, private collection. Property of a Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Silenus Figurine
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,400
Standing nude with vine-leaf wreath on the brow, muscular physique, dressed beard and stern facial expression, holding a bunch of grapes in the left hand; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 104 grams, 65 mm high (127 grams total, 71 mm high including stand)
Private Swiss collection, acquired 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11621-199008.
Silenus was closely associated with the Dionysian cult. He was a deity associated with the forest, wine, drunkenness, the treading-dance of the wine press as an orgiastic ritual. While intoxicated, Silenus was believed to possess the power of prophecy. He helped raise the god Dionysus, son of Zeus, after he was entrusted to him by Hermes. Once, while travelling with Dionysus through Phrygia, Silenus was captured by King Midas who treated his captive hospitably. As a reward, Dionysus granted the king his famous 'golden touch'. The sacred animal of Silenus is the donkey, the mode of transport he often used according to Greek mythology. -
Roman Gold Pendant with Bead Drop
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With an emerald green cylindrical bead, conical gold collar beneath the suspension loop. 0.38 grams, 14 mm high
Property of a UK gentleman, acquired in the 1970s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an old identification ticket.
