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LOT 0744
Roman Silver Lunar Pendant
1ST-4RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.84 grams, 27 mm).
Square-section crescent with suspension loop to the apex, bulb finials. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of C. Sullivan, London, UK, 1990s.
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Roman Lead Sarcophagus Panel Fragment
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Irregular rectangular panel with decoration in three zones: upper area with horizontal laurel leaves and ropework border below; middle area divided by vertical fluted columns, masks of Medusa among dolphins alternating with a sphinx; lower area with running vine tendrils, leaves and bunches of grapes. 8.56 kg, 61 cm
Acquired from Cadogan Tate, Paris, 2011. From the Keane private collection, Kent, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the official shipping document (4,000 euros). Accompanied by an original French certificate of export issued by the French Ministry of Culture, no.129472. -
Roman 'Columbarium at Ostia' Terracotta Sepulchral Urn Lid
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Of domed profile with central vent; old handwritten label to reverse 'Lid from an urn from Columbarium at Ostia. [...] 1867' and another, typed, to the obverse 'Lid of sepulchral Urn from Columbarium at Ostia (From Rev. J. Pyke'. 492 grams, 21 cm
Found Columbarium at Ostia, Italy, in 1867. From the 19th century collection of Rev J. Pyke. From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s. -
Roman Bronze Figure of a Young Satyr of Dionysian Cortege
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Modelled in the round with putto-like features, holding a nebris draped over his shoulders in the manner of Dionysus, with tousled hair and pointed ears; one foot absent; mounted on a custom-made stand. 316 grams total, 15 cm high including stand
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JB, 1998-2003. with Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge, 16-17 May 2002, no.305. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12052-217493.
The young satyr is covered by a nebris, a deer skin, similar to an aegis, originally worn as an item of clothing by hunters and subsequently attributed to Dionysus. Consequently, it was adopted by his followers in the processions and ceremonies held in his honour, during the liturgical celebrations of the Dionysia. It was commonly worn in the same way as an aegis, tying the two front legs over the right shoulder to allow the body of the skin to cover the wearer's left side (Ovid, Metamorphoses, VI, 593). In ancient works it is seen worn by characters of the Dionysian procession: Maenads, Bacchae, Satyrs, and Sileni.
