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LOT 1128
Roman Redware Vessel Sherd with Achilles Riding a Centaur
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (34 grams, 59 mm).
Fragment from a rim with stepped and everted edge; low-relief profile image of a centaur galloping, ridden by a naked youth (Achilles) holding a rosette in his extended hand; behind, the hand of another figure reaching towards the rosette and in front, the hindlegs of a panther; old collector's label to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
LiteratureCf. Cameron, A., ‘Young Achilles in the Roman World’ in The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 99 (2009), pp. 1-22, fig. 2, for an identical scene on a Terra Sigillata from North Africa.
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LOT 1128
Roman Redware Vessel Sherd with Achilles Riding a Centaur
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Mirror Collection
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £365
Comprising: smaller one with flange rim and inner concentric rings, polished reverse; larger one similar with deeper rim, and recessed mounting panel to edge for the handle, old collector's labels with reference numbers. 720 grams total, 16.2-19.5cm wide
Ex Prof. Kurt Alder, Riehen; thence by descent. -
Roman Bronze Statuette of Hercules
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Modelled in the round with a lion skin mantle over his extended forearm, standing nude with a club raised over his shoulder; provided with a contemporary custom-made stand. 244 grams, 13.5 cm
Private collection, USA and Switzerland, before 1992; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13195-249254.
This type of representation of Hercules, inspired by Etruscan or Italic models, was widespread in Gallo-Roman sanctuaries dedicated to the god, where several votive statues attributable to this type have been found. The musculature of the back is well-executed, as are the facial features and the details on the Nemean lion's skin. -
Roman Black Glass Bead Bracelet
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of mixed beads, restrung with an elasticated string. 4.79 grams, 17 cm
Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private collection.
