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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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Roman Bronze Statuette of the God Harpocrates
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Presented as a very young child sitting on the ground, wearing a long tunic which covers his lower body down to his feet; right arm bent and hand raised to the shoulder, left hand curved around an object (absent); sporting the conventional sidelock behind the right ear; mounted in a custom-made tiered wooden stand. 213 grams, 73 mm (276 grams total, 10.2 cm including stand)
Ex Hanna Saba collection, Ambassador to Egypt-USA-France (1909-1992). Private European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12098-218159.
The god's name was Hellenized in the Ptolemaic era and later adopted by the Romans, but it originated in the figure of 'Horus the child', son of Isis and Osiris, who was worshipped especially in Alexandria. -
Late Roman Iron Chain
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Chain of double-loop links with two substantial butted rings and feeder ring on a swivel with loop above. 184 grams, 58 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Eastern Roman Stone Child's Toy Figure
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £240
A well-carved white stone monkey statuette, with lower body absent, pierced through the shoulders to accept separately made arms; mounted on a custom-made stand. 46.8 grams total, 73 mm including stand
Acquired from Boisgirard and Associes, Arts d'Orient Archéologie, Paris, 5 April 2000, no.32. Private collection, London, UK.
