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LOT 1193
Roman Marble Fragment Collection
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 13 1/2 in. (6.02 kg total, 4-34.5 cm).
The group comprising a part of a base with the remains of the right foot (four toes preserved), a part of the left hand with a section of the lower arm and five other fragments, of which at least three are parts of the legs and arms.
ProvenanceEx Galerie Nefer, Zurich, 1990s.
Standord Place Collection Antiquities, London, before 2006.
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LOT 1193
Roman Marble Fragment Collection
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£550 (EUR 638; USD 743) ‡+BP*
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Late Roman Bronze Ring with Diploma-Shaped Bezel
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Slender hoop with median flange to hoop, bezel formed as a rectangle with lateral trapezoidal spurs, raised legend 'IAω'. 1.49 grams, 20.68 mm overall, 15.22 x 13.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
IAΩ (Iao) is the Greek transcription of the Hebrew Tetragrammaton (YHWH), the name of God in Judaism. -
Roman Marble Youth in Relief
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,725
Mask, plano-convex in section with almond-shaped eyes, the drilled iris to accept an inlay in a different material; mouth opening accentuated by narrow lips; crescent-shaped strands of hair framing the forehead; reverse roughly prepared; mounted on a custom-made stand. 4.97 kg total, 25 cm high including stand
Private collection, France, 1986. with Aphrodite Ancient Art, New York, U.S.A., 12 December 2016, no.17. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13533-263102.
The face in all probability comes from an architectural context, possibly from a relief frieze (point of contact visible on the right). -
Roman Redware Dish with Trailing Leaf Motifs
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Squat in profile with shallow bowl, broad curved rim with low-relief leaf motif and carination to the inner face; low flared foot; in form a variant of Type Dragendorff 42. 166 grams, 13.7 cm wide
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
