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LOT 0902
Roman Silver Lunar Pendant
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.24 grams, 18.2 mm).
With tapering, round-section crescentic body and ribbed suspension loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceNorth American collection, 1990s-2000s.
Ex property of a Surrey gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Double-Axehead Pendant
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Formed as a miniature labrys with pierced socket. 8.33 grams, 44 mm
From a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since before 1980. -
Roman Gold Pendant with Beads
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Vertical gold shank with loop above, cell with inset garnet cabochon and three annular beads. 0.62 grams, 22 mm
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s. -
Roman Bronze Statue of Mars Gradivus
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Modelled in the round as a young beardless warrior hero with muscular body and rounded shoulders; wearing a high-crested pseudo-Attic helmet with a diadem; the hair arranged in orderly locks over his brow; the bent left hand would originally have held a shield and the extended right hand a spear. 278 grams, 13.5 cm high
Ex collection of Dr Djafari (1900-1981), Kaiserslautern, Germany. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11812-206498.
This statue of Mars Gradivus, the marching god of war, was probably a cult offering. The statuette still presents an archaic Etruscan hairstyle, being part of the Italic statuettes of the god produced as votive offering to the temples or for private lararia. A Gallo-Roman period temple dedicated to the cult of Mars with a similar statuette has recently been found in Brittany.
