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LOT 0084
Roman Gold Votive Plaque
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (2.24 grams, 30 mm).
Rectangular sheet-gold with boss to the centre, repoussé phallus motif.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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Roman Banded Agate Dish
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Of low conical form with everted rim and rounded shoulder, raised low foot. 20.5 grams, 46 mm
From the Broumis family collection. In the ownership of a scientific donation fund. with Pierre Berge, 17 June 2010, no.248. Acquired on the French art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12171-220731. -
Roman Bronze Statuette of a Warrior-Hero
2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10,000
Modelled in the round standing erect with right hand on his hip and left arm extending from the elbow resting on the left hip and with fingers curled to hold a staff or handle, wearing a loosely draped cloth over the left shoulder and drawn around the body to hang over the arms; ribbed cuffs to the boots; youthful face with tousled hair and slightly exaggerated lentoid eyes; C-shaped staple beneath the feet for attachment; supplied with a custom-made display stand. 506 grams total, 18.7 cm including stand
with Sotheby’s, Antiquities, London, 6 July 1995, no.130. Acquired by the present owner at the above sale. 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 search certificate number no.12194-222321.
The statue was probably a cult offering and presents an archaic Etruscan hairstyle, being part of the Italic statuettes produced as votive offering to the temples or for private lararia. His warrior status can be confirmed by his boots, typical of Etruscan and Latin warriors of archaic times. -
Roman Solid Silver Figure of a Goddess
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Standing female wearing a loosely draped robe draped over her head, the hem gathered at her waist and held in her left hand, right hand raised in greeting; probably a priestess of Vesta. 11.8 grams, 41 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12227-222180.
