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LOT 0925
Roman Enamelled Bronze Plate Brooch Group
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 1/4 in. (28.4 grams total, 22-33 mm).
Comprising seven brooches, most with remaining enamel. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Dunmow, UK, collection; formed from 1970.
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Roman Bronze Medical Instrument
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising a tapering facetted body with a U-shaped hook, balustered finial. 28.4 grams, 17 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Roman Enamelled Bronze Plate Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Of stepped profile comprising: annular head with three radiating lobes, stepped bow, triangular body with lateral loops, annular foot; hinged pin to reverse with catch. 10.6 grams, 43 mm
Ex Chris Rudd collection, no.806. Ex David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. Accompanied by a hand written dealer's ticket. -
Roman Miniature Terracotta Oil Lamp with Theatre Mask
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Hollow-formed, no handle, but the rear bulging tubular part of the basin may have served as such; body in the shape of a comic theater mask with large open mouth; filling-hole on forehead, knit eyebrows with jolly expression and large open mouth functioning as a wick-hole; crown of foliage and fruits; flat raised oval base. 38 grams, 67 mm
From the collection of Mr W.A. Stewart, Director of School of Arts and Crafts, Cairo, 1919-1929. Acquired Christie's, London, Antiquities, Works of Art and Important Renaissance Bronzes, Plaquettes and Limoges Enamels, 8 July 1981, no.126 (part). From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue page.
Lamps with figurines first appeared in the Hellenistic period, possibly originating in Athens, since the 2nd century B.C. Found in all parts of the Mediterranean basin, they were particularly popular during the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D. The Silenus face types were linked to the Bacchic cult. The crown of leaves and fruit across the forehead alludes to Bacchus or one of his followers.
