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LOT 0589
Roman Marble Statue of a Boar
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 in. (935 grams total, 14.5 cm wide including stand).
Carved in parchment-coloured marble, the beast stands with head lowered; fur texture to the head and flanks; snout and tusks carefully detailed; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Roman Translucent Glass Bowl
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Translucent aqua glass with moulded texture to the outer face. 209 grams, 16 cm wide
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s. -
Roman Bronze Double Axe-Shaped Plate Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With vertical spine and peltoid lateral extensions with silvered surface, enamelled annular motif to the centre of each; pin and catchplate to the reverse. 10 grams, 42 mm
UK art market, acquired prior to 1980. Property of a Kent lady collector. -
Roman and Later Artefact Group
2nd century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £221
Including a figure of Mars, head of Mithras appliqué and other items. 192 grams total, 23-90 mm
Acquired on the European art market. Property of a European gentleman.
