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LOT 0850
Roman to Post Medieval Artefact Group
1ST-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 2 5/8 in. (854 grams total, 9-67 mm).
Including hooked tags, cloth seals, keys, a spur rowel, milled coins, mounts and other items. [87, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
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Roman Gem with Cockerel Fighting a Snake
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Glass imitating nicolo with incuse image of a cockerel and a rearing snake on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.85 grams, 14 mm
From the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s. -
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Roman Bronze Statuette of Athena
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Standing erect in contrapposto pose, wearing a floor-length himation and with the gorgoneion medallion on her chest; Corinthian helmet on her head tilted backwards to reveal her face; right arm raised and bent with open hand to accept a spear-shaft; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 279 grams total, 13 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The figure is a hybrid based on representation of Roman Minerva, closely associated with Greek Athena. The missing attributes are the spear and the shield, according to the type of Minerva of Firenze (Reinach, 1930, p.278). -
Roman Golden Glass Janus Head Flask
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Formed as two addorsed heads with a short cylindrical neck and flaring mouth; both heads with abundant hair framing the face. 22 grams, 77 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
