Lot 704
Roman Cavalry Flag Standard, c. 200 A.D. Rare. From the Roman Province of Syria (Syria was the wealthiest Roman province besides Egypt). Bronze (40.5cm, tall); decorated in repoussé with four registers depicting the Syrian Dieties of Jupiter Dolichenus and Juno Regina (worship of Jupiter Dolichenus was popular amongst Roman soliders) in the center standing atop a bull and goat respectively, above busts of Sol and Luna who together mean eternity, the lower register with the founders of Rome Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, each holding a horse, with flaming altars between them, Imperial Roman Eagle at the apex with a wreath in his beak. Excellent condition.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 1,200.
Axel Guttman Collection, Germany. Acquired in 1992, Munich Gallery. Cf. K. Gschwantler, Guss ud Form, Bronzen der Antikensammlung, Vienna, 1986, pp. 142-143, pl. 284, for similar flag.
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