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LOT 0922
Romano-British Terracotta Figural Patera Handle of Dadophoros
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (97 grams, 97 mm).
Columnar in form with anthropomorphic detailing modelled in the round; figure with a loose Persian-style hood over his thick hair, wearing a military cloak, left arm bent at his side. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found fieldwalking in North Norfolk, UK, circa 2008.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. Claus, M., The Roman Cult of Mithras, tr. Richard Gordon, Edinburgh, 2000, p.95.
Footnotes
The dadophoroi were torch-bearers who accompanied Mithras in his ceremonial travels. They are named as 'Cautes' who holds a burning torch point-upwards, whereas 'Cautopates' holds one pointing down.
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LOT 0922
Romano-British Terracotta Figural Patera Handle of Dadophoros
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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