Auction 85 - Antiquities

ROMAN FLUTED COLUMN IN CIPOLLINO MARBLE
1st - 2nd century AD

height cm 47

Provenance: English private collection, Kent.

ROMAN BASALT ALTAR WITH HELIOPOLITAN DEITIS
2th – 3rd century AD

height cm 40

On each side a portrayal of deity: Apollo Helios, nimbate and radiate; a female head that reminds the Syrian goddess Aphrodite - Astarte; a diademed bearded man with short wavy hair, probably resembling to Zeus Helios; finally Tyche, with turret crown. The whole enriched by repetition of symmetrical couple of stylized phytomorphic elements. A sacre altar of the Roman Province of Syria, an extremely rare specimen, maybe the only one in private hand, beautiful example of the Roman-Oriental Religious syncretism. Provenance: Property of an Italian Noble family since 1980s; with an expert report dated 2005; sold with an export licence issued by the Republic of Italy.

ROMAN MARBLE ALTAR OF THE GENS SCETASIA
1st - 2nd century AD

height cm 36; length cm 46; wide cm 29

Provenance: From the collection of Mr. U.C., started during 1950s in Brussels; then, collection supplemented by Diplomatic sons until the late 1990s.

ROMAN MARBLE GRAVESTONE OF OFILLIA TYCHE
2nd - 3rd century AD

height cm 46 (cm 48,5 with Iron support); length cm 46,5; wide cm 2,5-6

Provided with an iron museal stand. Provenance: From the collection of Mr. U.C., started during 1950s in Brussels; then, collection supplemented by Diplomatic sons until the late 1990s.

ROMAN LIMESTONE GRAVESTONE OF COTTIA AMANDA
1st - 2nd century AD

height cm 52,5; length cm 63,5; wide max cm 10

Provenance: From the collection of Mr. U.C., started during 1950s in Brussels; then, collection supplemented by Diplomatic sons until the late 1990s.

ROMAN MARBLE GRAVESTONE
3rd - 4th century AD

height cm 37; length cm 38; wide cm 3,5

Made reusing a marble threshold; antique patina and old plaster restorations. Provenance: English private collection, acquired by the current owner in Munich in 1990s.

ROMAN MOSAIC FLOOR
2nd - 3rd century AD

height cm 78; length cm 103; wide cm 3,3

Beautiful fragment of Roman mosaic floor corner in a modern frame. The decoration consists of black and white tesserae, composing a vegetal scrolls, in which birds are arranged on. Provenance: From the collection of Mr. U.C., started during 1950s in Brussels; then, collection supplemented by Diplomatic sons until the late 1990s.

LITHOTHÈQUE
21th century

diam. cm 45

Collection of ancient and rare marbles, polished in modern times and arranged in a black frame as precious furnishing; this lithothèque, also called marmothèque, contains several samples of ancient Roman and Greek marbles described by Professor Raniero Gnoli with references taken from his book "Marmora Romana", published in three edition (1971, 1988, 2018). 1) Breccia di Sciro con elementi alabastrini MR pp. 232 sgg. 2) Breccia verde egiziana MR pp. 117-121 3) Granito bianco e nero della Colonna MR pp. 152 4) Giallo antico MR pp. 166-168 5) Bianco e nero antico MR pp. 196-198 6) Granito della sedia minuto MR pp. 153-158. 7) Breccia di Sciro MR p. 232 e sgg.

LITHOTHÈQUE
21th century

diam. cm 45

Collection of ancient and rare marbles, polished in modern times and arranged in a black frame as precious furnishing; this lithothèque, also called marmothèque, contains several samples of ancient Roman and Greek marbles described by Professor Raniero Gnoli with references taken from his book "Marmora Romana", published in three edition (1971, 1988, 2018). 1) Verde antico MR pp. 87-90; 162-165 2) Broccarello di Spagna MR pp. 210-211 3) Portasanta MR pp. 172 e sgg. 4) Bianco e nero antico MR pp. 196-198 5) Pavonazzetto MR pp. 169 e sgg. 6) Alabastro di Palombara MR pp. 225-227.

CYPRIOT AMPHORA WITH NIPPLES BASE
Early Bronze Age, ca. 2400 - 1900 BC

height cm 26; diam. cm 11

Intact. Provenance: English private collection, according to the heirs possibly purchased in some auction or Art Gallery during 1970s-1980s.

NEAR EASTER EARTHENWARE JUGLET
Tell el-Yahudiyeh, 1600 – 1050 BC

height cm 16

Characteized by a tapered globular body, with short cylindrical neck single applied double-handle. The decoration consistes of incised geometric decoration comprising bands of punctured dots. It is a distinctive ceramic ware of the late Middle Bronze Age / Second Intermediate Period. The ware takes its name from its type site at Tell el-Yahudiyeh in the eastern Nile Delta of ancient Egypt, and is also found in a large number of Levantine and Cypriot sites. Provenance: English private collection, purchased in Tehran from Monouchehr Soleiman Aaron in the 1970s, accompanied by a Polaroid with the word "from Amlash (north of Iran)".

EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE GLASS PASTE TORPEDO FLASK
New Kingdom, ca. 1300 BC

height cm 7; diam. cm 2

Small tapered body, with a pointed end; on shoulder, two ovoide horizontal handles. Provenance: French private collection acquired at Galerie Art Olympia on 25 June 1985; ex collection of Revelli Countess.