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LOT 0169
Roman Marble Relief of a Woman
1ST CENTURY B.C.
6 1/4 in. (1.7 kg, 16 cm).
Featuring a female face shown in three-quarter view with short locks framing her face, full lips and wide nose.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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Roman and Later Bronze Ring Collection
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UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Herm Statuette
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
The shank square in section and tapering with youthful male head, stub arms, clavii to the chest and male genitals. 116 grams, 92 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Phallic Bust Gemstone
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Stepped bezel with inset carnelian gemstone, intaglio phallus with cross to the rear. 1.43 grams, 19.46 mm overall, 17.41 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
