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LOT 0729
Roman Gold Pendant
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (0.83 grams, 21 mm).
Composed of a gold sphere with granule cluster below, ribbed shank and suspension loop with filigree borders; hollow-formed. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceWith Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s.
Ex private collection, London, UK.
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Roman Bronze Eros Cradling Goose Applique
Late 1st-early 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Formed as the bust of Eros looking upwards, stub wings to his shoulders, holding a goose to his chest; conical socket above each wing; eyes with silver inserts; old collector's label '1994 51.75' to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand; likely a socket base. 517 grams total, 11.9 cm wide (744 grams total, 14 cm high including stand)
with Sotheby's, London, May 1988, lot 234. Ex Malter galleries, XLV, 28 May 1991, lot 902. Ex Bruce A. Kamerling collection. Acquired from Royal Athena Galleries, New York, 26 June 1994. The Haggin Museum, Stockton, California. with Bonhams, Antiquities, 23 May 2012, lot 121. -
Roman Marble Head of a Man
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Modelled in the round with closely-cropped hair. 19.2 kg, 31 cm high
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Roman Bronze Griffin Attachment
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Free-standing with stylised features, bulging eyes, hooked beak, pricked ears; piriform base. 77 grams, 53 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
