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LOT 0906
Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
13 5/8 in. (16.6 grams, 34.5 cm).
Composed mainly of oblate and annular beads, the central feature with larger beads, including a cuboid bead with ring-and-dot markings. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
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LOT 0906
Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Large Roman Blue Glass Toilet Bottle
1st century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With a piriform body with a dimple base, a long tubular neck with an everted rim. 194 grams, 18.2 cm
From an important London, UK, collection 1980-2020.
The toilet bottle corresponds to the Isling Form 28a or Vessberg flask type A.III.a. The transparent greyish green glass suggests that the object belongs to the Hayes' fabric 2 of Cypriot blown glass. -
Roman Bone Gaming Die
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 1.58 grams, 9 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Bone Gaming Die
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 2.82 grams, 11 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
