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LOT 0785
Roman Bone Dice
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (4.7 grams, 14 mm).
Cuboid with ring-and-dot marks disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Roman Bronze Head-Shaped Weight
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Formed as youthful head with curly hair framing the face, loop to the top with ferrous remains. 55.1 grams, 50 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
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Roman Silver Dionysus Pendant
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Ellipsoid pendant, hollow to the reverse with high-relief mask of Dionysus flanked by vine leaves and bunches of grapes. 6.2 grams, 23 mm
From the glyptic collection of Mr X; thence by descent. Acquired Hotel des Ventes, Drouot, Eve SVV, Paris, France, 28 June 2017, no.147 (Part). Property of a French collector. -
Roman Blue Glass Unguentarium
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
With piriform body, tapering neck and everted rim. 34 grams, 93 mm
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
