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LOT 0629
Roman Fresco Painted Wall Plaster Collection
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 - 4 3/4 in. (10 kg total, 7.4-12 cm).
A mixed group of coarse white wall plaster fragments from a fresco, with painted designs in white, ochre, claret, crimson and blue. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 19th century.
Jeger collection, Switzerland.
Property of an English gentleman.
See Casa Dell’Ara Massima or House of Pinarius or Casa di Narcisso, VI.16.15 Pompeii, excavated 1903.
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Roman Marble Draped Female Torso
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
The upper part of a female torso, carved in marble, wearing a draped robe tied at the waist; flat reverse. 5.3 kg, 29 cm wide
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.
The figure is wearing a Greek peplos tied at the waist in such a way as to accentuate the breasts. -
Roman ROMA Plate Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A bronze discoid plate brooch with openwork monogram of 'ROMA', hinged pin and catchplate to the reverse. 10.2 grams, 31 mm
Acquired before 2000. From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
The brooch is engraved with the stylised letters ‘RMA’. When viewed from the obverse, RMA and the framing circle form a monogram for ‘Roma’. Roma refers to both the city and its divine personification, the Dea Roma. If RMA is read from right to left (or the brooch is viewed from the opposite side), the letters form a monogram for ‘AMOR’, the Latin name for Cupid, the god of love. The phrase pertains to Roma-Amor, a widely recognised palindrome espousing Roman wordplay in the ancient times. -
Roman Gilt Silver Openwork Lettering Group
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A gilt-silver openwork bar displaying the Latin word 'VIVA'; the A now separate. 0.53 grams total, 6-13 mm
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman.
