Lot Essay
Cf. K. Gschwantler, Guss und Form, Bronzen aus der Antikensammlung, Vienna, 1986, pp. 142-143, pl. 284, no. 284 for similar; the worship of Jupiter Dolichenus was associated with the Roman military.
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FIRST HALF OF 3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN SHEET BRONZE TRIANGULAR STANDARD
FIRST HALF OF 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Decorated in repoussé with four registers depicting Jupiter Dolichenus and Juno Regina in the centre standing atop a bull and goat respectively, above busts of Sol and Luna, the lower register with the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, each holding a horse, flaming altars between them, an eagle at the apex with wreath in his beak, repaired
16 in. (40.5 cm.) high
FIRST HALF OF 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Decorated in repoussé with four registers depicting Jupiter Dolichenus and Juno Regina in the centre standing atop a bull and goat respectively, above busts of Sol and Luna, the lower register with the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, each holding a horse, flaming altars between them, an eagle at the apex with wreath in his beak, repaired
16 in. (40.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in 1992, Munich gallery.
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