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LOT 0715
Roman Marble Statue Hand of Jupiter
1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (118 grams total, 74 cm wide including stand).
Left hand, likely from a larger statue of the god Jupiter, modelled gripping a thunderbolt; thumb and forefinger positioned on the top and side, the remaining three digits curled beneath; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom an important English collection, 1980s.
Private collection, England.
See The British Museum, museum no.1865,0103.36, for a bronze statue of Jupiter holding thunderbolt in left hand, dated 1st-2nd century A.D.
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Roman Bronze Mask Appliqué
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
With rounded fleshy face and hair in tiered bands, sockets to the eyes to accept silver inserts; diadem to the brow with foliage detailing; hollow to the reverse. 56 grams, 42 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. -
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Roman Mixed Artefact Group
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a lunar pendant with incised linear ornament and suspension loop; votive foot; coin of Claudius; coin of Maximian, London mint; tweezers with simple linear ornament; remains of an equal-arm brooch; lid from a seal box; discoid stud; remains of an implement; bezel and shoulders from a finger ring; stamped lead bar, possibly reading 'IOVIA' 'MARIN'(?). 60 grams total, 18-50 mm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Property of a retired academic. -
Roman Glass Grape Flask
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Narrow mouth with squared rim, short cylindrical neck extending to a wide shoulder with applied strap handles, the ovoid body moulded with ten rows of stylised grapes; some iridescence; old collector''s label to underside '4187 TD'. 50 grams, 97 mm
From the private collection of a French Count in the 19th century. Ex Thierry de Maigret, April 2010.
The neck has the appearance of having been reduced in height and ground off flat at the rim, while the applied handles are an unusual feature on this type of vessel. The examples in the Corning Museum have a much taller neck and flared rim to the mouth.
