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LOT 0154
Roman Mask of Medusa
3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (179 grams, 59 mm).
Modelled in the half-round, facing mask with lateral hanks of curly hair, two small wings above the brow, farme beneath the chin; slot to the reverse for attachment.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 2002.
European private collection.
Cf. similar item in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.1873,0520.1.
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LOT 0154
Roman Mask of Medusa
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Roman Silver Kantharos Wine Cup
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,850
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. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Leaping Ibex
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
With a lug handle to the rear, discus with a leaping long-horned ibex within a concentric circle border; concentric circles to base; repaired. 110 grams, 10.5 cm
Acquired on the European art market, 1980s. English private collection.
This lamp belongs to the group of provincial African lamps with a plain shoulder and a heart-shaped nozzle. The shoulder form of the lamps (irrespective of African, Italic, or eastern place of manufacture or origin) varies widely. Some of them had undecorated shoulders, like our example. Discus decors include mythology, amphitheatre, daily life, animals (our example), geometric patterns and plain discus. -
Roman Bronze and Bone Knuckle-Bones Gaming Piece Group
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Group comprising: two bone astragali smoothed for use as gaming pieces; bronze model of the same. 80 grams total, 31-35 mm
From 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.
