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LOT 0750
Roman Hampshire Bronze Brooch Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 3/8 in. (72.3 grams total, 21-60 mm).
Comprising various types of brooches, including examples with trace remains of silvering and enamelled decoration. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Hampshire, UK.
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Roman Glass Double Unguentarium with Handles
4th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Pale green with two flared tubes with everted rims, triangular-shaped lateral handles. 57 grams, 10.2 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Romano-British Lead Bird Steelyard Weight
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Formed with stub wings, a hooked beak and circular eyes, tail folded under the body,tail feathers and a speckled or ruffled breast underlined by moulded textures; iron loop embedded in the reverse face. 700 grams, 11.2 cm
Ex Nigel Mills, London, UK.
The iron loop of the back may suggest this was attached to a vessel or other receptacle. Greek mythology associated the small white bird with Aphrodite, the goddess of love (known in Roman mythology as Venus). Venus is often depicted with doves fluttering around her or resting on her hand. -
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Roman Terracotta Lion Rhyton
Late 2nd-early 3rd century A.D.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Modelled naturalistically in the round in an advancing pose with face, muzzle and tooth detailing within the open mouth, the tufts of the animal's mature mane individually rendered; filling hole on the back; the mouth open acting as a spout; North African workmanship; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.5 kg total, 20.5 cm high including stand
with Sotheby’s London, 9 December 1994, lot 221. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Accompanied by copies of relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11797-206532.
The lion was famously featured in many ancient myths, perhaps the most famous being that of Hercules (Herakles) slaying the Nemean lion for his first labour, but it was also linked with the cult of the goddess Cybele, where it is usually represented sculptured in relief on either side of her throne.
