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LOT 0127
Roman Gemstone Collection
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.62 grams total, 10 mm each).
Group comprising: carnelian intaglio with figure of Minerva; nicolo with figure of Victory with wreath; glazed composition scarab. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK antiquarian.
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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. -
Roman Bronze Bust of Child Dionysus
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Modelled in the round with rounded childlike features, band of curly hair framing the flat face with sunken eyes garland and leaves in the hair, pounced detail to the clothing; attachment bar to the reverse. 53 grams, 52 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Brooch Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Including fly, knee, bow-and-fantail and other types. 27.3 grams total, 17-33 mm
Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
