ROMAN BONE HAIRPIN WITH HARPOCRATES AND STONE ROD

Ca. AD 1 - 300. A pair of objects, from left to right: a bone hairpin with a long tapering shaft surmounted by a moulded collar and a figure of Harpocrates, nude and standing with his right index finger raised to his lips and a cornucopia beside his left arm; and a stone rod with a slender cylindrical stem terminating at either end in a broad flaring disc. Size: 60-15mm x 15-18mm; Weight: 11g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.

Estimate:£200

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