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LOT 0620
Roman Miniature Glass Juglet
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.49 grams, 21 mm).
Miniature ewer with biconvex body, strap handle and exaggerated mouth.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1969-1999.
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LOT 0620
Roman Miniature Glass Juglet
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Standing nude with left leg bent, arms extended, mantle draped from the right shoulder, hair combed forward from the crown; mounted on a custom-made stand. 100 grams total, 10 cm including stand
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.
Despite the lack of specific attributes related to Hermes, the pose of the statue, with the right hand advanced to hold the sacculus, the cloak thrown over the right shoulder and then folded over the left would lean towards an interpretation of the statuette as an ex voto related to the god of thieves. The statuette seems to originate from a Gallo-Roman workshop. A similar drapery on the chest is also found on a Mercury/Hermes in the Museum of Besancon. -
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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.
The execution is far from naturalistic and was probably produced in a provincial workshop, possibly in Gaul or southern Britain. -
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