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LOT 0681
Roman Gold Pendant with Carnelian
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.94 grams, 12 mm).
Comprising a triangular gold bar frame and loop, enclosing an agate fusiform bead. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Roman Bronze Legionary Signum
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Hollow-formed with fine detailing to the fingers and nails; with fixing points for a military standard (signum) used by each unit under a centurion, originally fixed with the palm facing forwards inside a wreath. 718 grams, 21 cm
Acquired in Europe before 2000. European private collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12003-211851. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Roman military signa decorated by phalerae and surmounted by a right hand were used from the Late Consular Age. The hand (manus) symbolised the fides, i.e. the allegiance between the soldiers and the Res Publica. It is also possible that the hand belonged to a statue in which it was extended as a sign of silence, to allow the speaker to speak. However, the iconography of military hands, and also the resemblance to a bronze hand (military signum) preserved in the Vindonissa museum (Windisch), support the possibility that the object was part of a military standard. -
Roman Bronze Bow Brooch Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising: kräftig profilierte brooch with carinated collar to the bow, spring chord intact; P-shaped bow brooch with returned foot forming the catch; P-shaped bow brooch with running guilloche to the bow. 61 grams total, 37-73 mm
The P-shaped brooch acquired from Coincraft, London, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. Accompanied by an original certificate of authenticity from Coincraft. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Graeco-Roman Bronze Patera with Duck-Headed Handle
3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
The bowl with a convex outer face and notched lip, decoratively waisted handle with addorsed duck heads to the apex of the suspension loop; base of bowl absent. 314 grams, 30 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1995. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
