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LOT 0800
Roman Floor Mosaic Sections
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 2 in. (31 grams total, 39-49 mm).
Two small fragments of cement floor with cuboid tesserae embedded. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
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Roman Mosaic Glass Beads
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £280
Each barrel-shaped with millefiori patterns in red, white, blue and yellow. 6.36 grams total, 12-14 mm
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1980s. -
Roman Gold Filigree Bracelet
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Hollow-formed sheet gold penannular form with ribbed finial, applied filigree and granule ornament. 11.91 grams, 52 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Hellenistic or Roman Bronze Grotesque Figure
Alexandria, 1st century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Modelled standing nude in a contorted pose with left arm raised and right hand on the hip, head tilted; mounted on a custom-made stand. 257 grams total, 11.5cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Rolland (p.104) notes that such grotesque 'pygmy' figures may have been intended as caricatures. They were already produced in Alexandria since the 1st century B.C., and considered to be charms against the evil eye. Beautiful statuettes of this typology are well known from the Roman period, perhaps produced in the workshops of Alexandria, Egypt, on the occasion of the visit of the Emperor Caracalla.
