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LOT 0931
Roman Silver Statuette Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/2 in. (24.5 grams total, 24-38 mm).
Modelled standing on polygonal bases, comprising: a male figure with full head of hair and beard, dressed in a floor-length robe and holding a patera; a male figure dressed in full-length robe, wearing a hat and holding a palm(?), one arm absent; a female figure standing in floor-length robes, possibly holding a cornucopia and rudder, suspension loop to reverse. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
From an important North West London collection.
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Roman Marble Figure of a Dancing Pan
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
Modelled in the round, comprising the lower torso and the goat-legs in vigorous motion, the left raised and bent, right leg straight with the genitals leaning against the length of the thigh, stub of the tail to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.4 kg total, 16.5 cm high (24 cm high including stand)
From the collection of Jan Onderdijk, Belgium, before 1980. Acquired by Mr J.R. an antiquarian in the late 1980s. 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.12022-213655.
Statues of satyrs, relaxing, dancing, and pursuing nymphs proliferated during the third century B.C., as the cult of Dionysus, god of wine and the pleasures it bestows, grew in importance. The Romans appreciated portrayals of Satyrs and Silens, and borrowed them from Greek art, the god Pan being one of the favourite subjects. This statuette is probably a Roman copy from a Hellenistic original, similar to the specimen from the Garimberti collection, where the god, with the left leg firmly planted on the ground and the other leg raised, is carrying a basket of flowers and fruit on his back. -
Roman Bronze Statue Arm
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Right arm from a small statue of a female with long, slender fingers; socket to the upper end; the thumb and forefinger closed. 58 grams, 62 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Wreath
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Lug handle to rear, deep discus with a dome filling hole, another filling hole to the side; wide shoulder with low-relief laurel wreath; low basal ring and incised maker's mark in Greek letters (ΗΙϹΧΛ). 138 grams, 11.8 cm
Acquired on the European art market, 1980s. English private collection.
This form of lamps is characterised by their shoulder decoration - a laurel wreath. This decoration may be treated realistically or be stylised. Both groups appear on lamps found in Italy. The hypothesis that they might only be African imports is contradicted by the signature on many lamps of L.C A E S A E, a prolific Italic lamp maker (late Antonine and early Severan); his products are scarce in North Africa.
