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LOT 0632
Roman to Post Medieval Artefact Group
1ST-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 2 in. (700 grams total, 10-52 mm).
A group of items including coins, weights, thimbles and other artefacts. [63, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
Ex property of a Nottingham, UK, collector.
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Roman Silver Dish with Marine Encrustations
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
A sheet silver dish, shallow with thickened rim; marine encrustations to the outer face. 396 grams, 21 cm wide
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11631-199032. -
Roman Phallic Pendant
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A bronze phallic pendant with stylised anatomical detailing and integral suspension loop. 8.28 grams, 30 mm
Acquired before 2000. From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK. -
Roman Redware Sherd with Giant Geryon
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
A fragment of redware ceramic from a moulded vessel, low-relief design depicting the giant Geryon as a helmetted Roman Miles advancing, with gladius held ready in both his left hands and a studded round shield; modern mounting loop to the reverse. 36 grams, 78 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
The image is a representation of the giant Geryon, a monster killed by Herakles usually represented with three bodies and three heads, or three heads and one body, or three bodies and one head. In the Roman iconography (but already visible in Greek iconography) he is often represented as an armoured warrior. The original pottery to which the fragment belonged was probably originally decorated with the labours of Hercules.
