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LOT 0603
Roman Mosaic Glass Bead
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (2.66 grams, 14.7 mm).
Of oblate shape with an intricate chequerboard pattern; the patterns assembled from bundles of compatible coloured canes melted together, pulled out long and the slices then melted as the bead around bead surfaces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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Roman Terracotta Sigillata Bowl
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With rounded base and everted rim, base exterior decorated with a raised stylised floral motif composed of a large flower head with leaf-like petals and a second smaller flower head to centre. 189 grams, 12.5 cm wide
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998. -
Roman Bronze Silenus Figurine
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,400
Standing nude with vine-leaf wreath on the brow, muscular physique, dressed beard and stern facial expression, holding a bunch of grapes in the left hand; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 104 grams, 65 mm high (127 grams total, 71 mm high including stand)
Private Swiss collection, acquired 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11621-199008.
Silenus was closely associated with the Dionysian cult. He was a deity associated with the forest, wine, drunkenness, the treading-dance of the wine press as an orgiastic ritual. While intoxicated, Silenus was believed to possess the power of prophecy. He helped raise the god Dionysus, son of Zeus, after he was entrusted to him by Hermes. Once, while travelling with Dionysus through Phrygia, Silenus was captured by King Midas who treated his captive hospitably. As a reward, Dionysus granted the king his famous 'golden touch'. The sacred animal of Silenus is the donkey, the mode of transport he often used according to Greek mythology. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Lion
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The narrow hoop expanding at the fluted shoulders, oval bezel with intaglio image of an advancing lion with voluminous mane. 5.58 grams, 24.46 mm overall, 19.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000.
