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LOT 0595
Roman Terracotta Lion Mould
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (107 grams, 10.4 cm).
The amorphous fragment with a mould in the form of a lion advancing left to one face, one front paw raised.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Roman and Other Jet Bead Group
Late 1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Mainly comprising polished beads of various types and sizes, including examples cut with ring-and-dot ornament; some chipped in antiquity. 28.6 grams total, 8-20 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Roman Bronze Jupiter Dolichenus Eagle Pair
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
The imperial birds modelled in the round, each standing on the head of a horned bull, wings partially spread; semi-naturalistic detailing to the head and feathers; suspension loop behind the neck. 487 grams total, 89-92 mm
Acquired in Europe before 1992.
The cult of Jupiter Dolichenus was a variant of worship of Zeus from Asia Minor whose mystery cult was widespread in the Roman Empire from the early 2nd to mid-3rd centuries A.D., especially in the military. The god is usually represented mounting a bull, with the double axe (labrys or bipennis) in his right raised hand, and dressed in the military attire of a Roman general. -
Roman Redware Sherd Group with Lions
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
The larger fragment with stepped neck and rim, bearing a leaping lion right in raised relief; the smaller fragment with leonine protome; both in terra sigillata africana; modern suspension loop to reverse. 54 grams total, 35-60 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
The most ancient production of red African ware began in the Flavian Age. Towards the second half of the 3rd century A.D. – but most probably before – the production reached its zenith and African redware pottery was imported from all the Imperial provinces.
