Roman Enamelled Bronze Openwork 'Camp Gate' Plate Brooch

Nicolo cloison with profile bust of an adolescent (Greek ephebos) with tousled hair; set in a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.84 grams, 21.26 mm overall, 17.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)



Private collection, England.

Including a harness mount stud, three bronze coins and a reproduction multi-spouted oil lamp. 194 grams total, 1.2-10 cm



From the private collection of a Hampshire, UK, gentleman.

The goddess (Greek Artemis) with elegant features, sensual lips and deep eyes; detailed treatment of the hairstyle in transverse braids across the brow, laurel wreath with two rows of leaves resting above the forehead, an architectural element that was placed for the support of the sima of a building of great size; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 99.5 kg total, 72 cm high including stand



Ex private Belgian collection. with Madame Andree Mace collection. English private collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Prof. Neritan Ceka. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11625-199748.

The upper part of the head, cut horizontally, creates a semi-circular surface, on which the rest of the hair, or an architectonic capital, may have been mounted into a T-shaped socket. The back of the head, cut perpendicularly, proves that the head was intended for architectural use, and not to be viewed in the round. This piece may have been intended as the head of a caryatid (a sculpture serving as a pilaster) or an architectural stone corbel (an architectural element placed to support the sima of a significant building).