Auction 001
Ancient Art, Antiquities & Ancient Coins
By Life Auctions
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Apr 28, 2024
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Selection of Ancient Artefacts and Coins-from Bronze Age to a Post Medieval Period
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LOT 1:
Roman Bronze Eros Cradling Goose Applique Late 1st-Early 2nd Century AD
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Start price:
£
900
Estimated price :
£1,800 - £3,500
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Roman Bronze Eros Cradling Goose Applique Late 1st-Early 2nd Century AD
Formed as the bust of Eros looking upwards, stub wings to his shoulders, holding a goose to his chest; conical socket above each wing; eyes with silver inserts; old collector's label '1994 51.75' to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand; likely a socket base. Cf. Barr-Sharrar, B., The Hellenistic and Early Imperial Decorative Bust, Mainz am Rhein, 1987, items C117, C127, for type.517 grams total, 11.9 cm wide (744 grams total, 14 cm high including stand) (4 3/4 in. (5 1/2 in.)). with Sotheby's, London, May 1988, lot 234. Ex Malter galleries, XLV, 28 May 1991, lot 902. Ex Bruce A. Kamerling collection. Acquired from Royal Athena Galleries, New York, 26 June 1994. The Haggin Museum, Stockton, California. with Bonhams, Antiquities, 23 May 2012, lot 121.
