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LOT 0124
Romano-Egyptian Stone Intaglio Depicting Serapis and Isis
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.84 grams, 16 mm).
Ellipsoid jasper cloison with intaglio bust of Serapis on a pedestal, modius to the head; Isis standing in a crescent boat.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
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LOT 0124
Romano-Egyptian Stone Intaglio Depicting Serapis and Isis
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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Roman Bronze Vessel with Folding Handles
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Ellipsoid in plan with low basal ring and thick convex rim, carination to the forward end; hinges to each lateral rim, the knuckles formed as addorsed duck-heads each with scrolled panel to the rear retaining the pivot of the ribbed D-shaped handles. 1.68 kg, 28 cm
Acquired in Switzerland, 1996. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate dated 30th April 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12363-226688.
This vessel (lanx) was part of Roman and provincial bronze instrumentum domesticum, i.e. culinary or domestic utility ware. The form of the bowl resembles a type of helmet with carination to the front, the handles placed as hinged cheek-protectors. -
Roman Bronze Bust of a Kouros
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Modelled in the round with elaborate braided hair, large lentoid eyes, bare chest; hollow to reverse. 99 grams, 75 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Roman Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Composed of blue oblate and oval beads interspersed with large beads, restrung to a Y-shape with a central flower-shaped faience bead. 32.3 grams, 35 cm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
