Lot 1801
Rooster & Hen - In Bronze and Terra Cotta. Rome, 2nd-3rd century AD. A charming lot, consisting of a rooster brooch, and a lamp with hen and chicks motif. The rooster in silvered bronze, with niello decoration. Aside from slight losses to the bird's comb, foot and tip of tail, most of silvering and niello remains, along with the pin being intact on the reverse. The lamp in a beige-buff ware, with sharply molded discus showing a hen surrounded by four chicks. Lamp intact, with maker's name on reverse, and some traces of the lamp's dark brown glaze. Lengths: 1-1/4"; 4". Lot of 2 items.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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| Realized $345 |
