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LOT 0113
Roman Silver Lidded Pyxis with Mercury, Fortuna, Minerva, Juno and Mars
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (33 grams, 67 mm).
Tubular in construction with domed lid, sidewall with repoussé arcade frieze depicting Mercury with caduceus, Fortuna with cornucopia, Mars with spear, Minerva with helmet, shield and spear, Juno enthroned; some restoration.
Provenance
Acquired from Trinity Antiques, UK, before 2009.
Property of a Bedfordshire, UK, private collector.
Accompanied by an illustrated collector's identification tag.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. similar item (lacking decoration) in the collection of the British Museum, London, under accession no.1982,0729.305.
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LOT 0113
Roman Silver Lidded Pyxis with Mercury, Fortuna, Minerva, Juno and Mars
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
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