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LOT 0890
Roman Astragalus Bronze Knuckle Bones Gaming or Oracle Piece
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (11 grams, 21.2 mm).
Model of a bovine astragalus with lead infill. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Colin Narbeth collection, 1990s.
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LOT 0890
Roman Astragalus Bronze Knuckle Bones Gaming or Oracle Piece
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Roman Bronze Dolphin Mount
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Stylised figure with curving body and splayed crescentic tail with a loop above. 11.2 grams, 37.6 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Gnostic Hematite Gemstone with Standing Figure
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Discoid with chamfered edge, standing youth on a baseline with patera in one hand, sword at his hip, enigmatic legend above 'HICAPH[.]K'. 3 grams, 20 mm
Acquired in 1994. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12867-241734. -
Roman 'Thurburbo Major' Terracotta Oil Lamp
Northern Tunisia, 3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Shallow body with a D-shaped handle at the rear, the edge with a vine-leaf border, two filler holes at the centre flanking a profile bust; an old label at the base reading 'Roman redware terracotta lamp excavated at Thurburbo Major c. 3rd-4th cent AD'. 140 grams, 10.8 cm
Acquired from Vanessa Purcell & Company, Manchester, UK, in 1993. From the collection of Mr & Mrs J.G.W. Lee, late Herefordshire collectors, their collection having been established from the 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an original sales receipt.
