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LOT 1301
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Harpocrates
2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (75.3 grams, 10.7 cm).
Broad and squat with pierced lug handle and stub nozzle; sloped shoulder with lateral lugs, discus with low-relief facing image of Harpocrates holding a thyrsus; underside with maker's stamp '[A]SALRON[.]'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 1301
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Harpocrates
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Terracotta Vessel Collection
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: pedestal vessel with low stem and foot; low jar with carinated shoulder; bulbous vessel with narrow foot. 320 grams total, 7.6-11.6 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Roman Dark Blue Glass Vessel Fragment with Actor's Mask
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With moulded detail of an actor's mask with segmented wig and heart-shaped open mouth; iridescent surface. 24.1 grams, 45 mm
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent. -
Roman Terracotta Bullae, Tesserae or Token Group
3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A mixed group of ceramic bullae, tesserae or theatre tokens bearing low-relief motifs, mainly consisting of profile busts of deities. 28.9 grams total, 13-20 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The term 'tessera' was used in Roman times to convey the Greek term σύμβολον (token). Small tiles are known as tokens, often shaped like coins, made of metal (copper, lead, iron), clay, bone, wood, or glass, stamped as well as engraved. The tokens, however, are not exclusively coin-shaped, as the Latin term 'tessera' suggests by etymologically referring to a square or at least a four-sided shape and confirmed in several cases by material remains of the past. Tokens and tesserae seem to have been used both in Athens and Rome for the distribution of goods. According to written sources, the term token is identified with credentials of the official authorities. They have also been interpreted as tokens of identity, as entrance tickets to theatre performances, tribunals or assemblies of citizens, archival material of seal engraving, as pawns in games, Charon’s obols and even as amulets.
