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LOT 0745
Roman Bone Dice Pair
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (6.8 grams total, 11-12 mm).
Each cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 724, for type.
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From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
Roman Silver Statuette of a Togate Male
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Modelled in the round standing with toga drawn around his body, scroll clasped in his right hand. 3.85 grams, 30 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
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Roman Bronze Horse Bow Brooch
Circa 3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With pricked ears, arched neck, D-shaped saddle and bobbed tail; the lower hindlegs developing into a headplate similar to a Roman crossbow brooch; the hinge-notch present on the headplate, the pin and catchplate absent. 29.8 grams, 47 mm
Acquired late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex private collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Property of a Kent lady collector.
