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LOT 0119
Roman Marble Seated Hound Statue
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
18 1/8 in. (24.4 kg total, 46 cm high including stand).
An acephalic seated marble dog carved in the round with anatomical detailing; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceEx Mr U.C. collection, Belgium, formed in the 1950s.
English private collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11630-199755.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1805,0703.8, for the similarly-modelled Townley greyhounds.
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Gnostic Epigraphic Gemstone
3rd-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
An engraved gemstone with a stylised image of Harpocrates, depicted as a naked child with a finger raised on his mouth, seated on a lotus flower in a boat, groups of wild animals arranged in threes surrounding; the other side with a magic inscription in Greek letters 'I, E, A, P, Φ, K, Ο, Γ'. 1.25 grams, 14 mm
Acquired before 1988. Ex family collection, by descent, Geneva.
Egyptian deities are often represented on magical gems. One of the most interesting figures is the image of Harpocrates seated on a lotus flower, called ‘the young sun’. This figure had a solar nature and a protective function. -
Roman Terracotta Double Oil Lamp with Reflector
Late 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
A pottery lamp with triangular ornament handle with palmette above and acanthus leaves below, plain ring behind, concave discus with central filling-hole, two double-volute round tipped nozzles with conspicuous knobs, flat base-ring marked off by two circular grooves. 139 grams, 19.5 cm wide
From a 19th century German collection. Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection.
This lamp belongs to the classification of Loeschcke type III (Bailey type D). The type is characterised by a handle ornament that is either figurative or in the shape of a crescent, with decorated triangle, or two-lobed bud; and a usually round-tipped volute-nozzle, exceptionally with angular tip. Lamps may have one or two, or sometimes more nozzles. This type is typical of the Late Neronian-Flavian period. -
Roman Silver Kantharos
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,944
A silver kantharos or wine cup with deep spherical body supported on a round stand; incised with a band around the inner surface and concentric circles on the outer body; two looped high handles, one with stipple engraved monogram on the upper side. 156 grams, 14 cm wide
Ex Mansees collection, formed 1950s-early 1990s. From a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995. From a European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11627-197618.
