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LOT 0942
Roman Redware Vessel Sherd with Centaur Scene
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (85 grams, 95 mm).
Fragment of a vessel with rouletting and corrugations, low-relief frieze depicting a small child led by the hand by an advancing figure in a large cloak, towards a centaur holding a staff; rosettes in the field and band of pellets below; old collector's label to reverse 'Young Achilles with his mother, Thetis, taken to centaur Chiron to school'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
LiteratureCf. May, T., The Pottery found at Silchester, Silchester, 1916, plate II, fig. 1, for a similar image of a centaur on Roman pottery; 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 0942
Roman Redware Vessel Sherd with Centaur Scene
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 Statue Plinth with Inscription for Emperor Valerian
253-260 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,175
Hollow rectangular plinth with everted basal rim; hastily incised, five-line Greek inscription on one side: 'Αυτοκρατορα Και/σαρα Π Λικ/Ουαλεριανον ευσεβ/ευτυχη Σεβ 50-Ν-50 (?)/ρανιωτων η κωμ(ι)τ' (translated as 'To the Imperator Caesar P(ublius) Licinius Valerianus, pious and good-fortuned Augustus ... the village of the Raniotes'. 1.04 kg, 12.8 cm
with Hirsch Auction 246, 19-20 September 2006, no.838. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13547-263147.
Probably the base of a statuette of the Roman Emperor Publius Licinius Valerianus (r. 253–260 A.D.), presumably used by devotees of the imperial cult. Marks made by the standing statuette are still visible on top of the plinth. An important document from the time of Valerian, who is also known for having persecuted the Christians. Similar inscriptions set up, for instance by cities, municipalities and other local communities indicating their loyalty, must be seen in this context. -
Roman and Other Mixed Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of brown, aubergine, grey, and other coloured beads with a large feature pendant, restrung. 32.7 grams, 40 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Thunderbolt
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Oval intaglio with a thunderbolt with four flashes of lightning radiating from it. 0.59 grams, 12 mm
Acquired in Greenwich Village, November 1960, for 10 shillings. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.76.
