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LOT 0903
Roman Openwork Military Belt Mount Group
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1.8 - 1 3/8 in. (13.2 grams total, 28-35 mm).
Each with a trapezoidal frame and openwork design: one a coiled triskele, the other a lozenge with cruciform spurs; from a military belt. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman
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Standing nude with winged petasos to the head, in contrapposto pose; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 66 grams total, 85 mm 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.
Mercury was the god of trade and industry, whose principle shrine in the city of Rome was at the Circus Maximus. Equated with the Greek Hermes he became the god of tradesmen and merchants. He was also the god of thieves and was associated with healing, mainly in Gaul, where he had a number of important temples connected to sacred springs, This statuette was probably a votive offering to one of this temples.
