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LOT 0774
Roman Spindle Whorl Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (53 grams total, 20-25 mm).
Comprising a squat biconvex whorl with radiating lines to one face, and a taller version with lines to both faces. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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Roman Sidonian Mould-Blown Glass Flask in the Shape of a Date
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,404
Mould-blown with elliptical body, short neck and thick everted rim in amber-tinted glass, with modelled wrinkles to resemble date fruit. 18.3 grams, 65 mm
German art market. Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2003. -
Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Including a gilt tutulus brooch, section of a plumbata missile, dolphin brooch, enamelled disc brooch, surgical probe and other items. 176 grams total, 2-11.4 cm
Found various site in the UK. Ex N.Mills. -
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Roman Bronze Neptune Statuette
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Standing nude with arms raised, legs in advancing pose. 37 grams, 60 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The condition of the statuette does not allow a easy identification of its original characterization, but the position of the body shows a certain affinity with provincial statuettes of the god Neptune, especially produced in Gallo-Roman ateliers. Some statuettes of Sucellus, the Gallic divinity assimilated into the Roman Pantheon as the equivalent of the Dispater, brother of Jupiter, could possibly also bear resemblance with our statuette for the position of the body.
