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LOT 0891
Roman Terracotta Tessera with Arabian Busts
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.46 grams, 22 mm).
Plano-convex in section with pointillé border, two profile busts in low relief. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
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Dense figural scene comprising: left, three seated figures in profile, each with spear or staff in one hand and a raised sword in the other; resting hound below the seats, scorpion above; baseline with two arrows in exergue; standing figure advancing, holding an axe above a smaller figure crouching in submission; quiver and bow to the right; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.65 grams, 29 mm
with Hotel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo, 2019. Private collection, England.
The presentation has many of the qualities of an initiation ritual with a group elders sitting in witness and an officiant testing the courage of the initiand. -
Eastern Roman Bronze Ring with Plant
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London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
