Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 1516. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ROMAN. Imperial. Bronze Figurine of Cock. 1st-3rd century AD. Cast, well-detailed figurine of cock, possibly serving as a votive offering to Asclepius. Overall length 40mm. Choice condition, green and red patina, with exceptional detail.

According to Plato (Phaedo 118a), Socrates’ final words were to pay a cock he owed to Asclepius.