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LOT 0644
Roman Bone Gaming Dice Pair
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (2.28 grams total, 8-9 mm).
Cuboid with ring-and-dot making disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.46.
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Roman Children's Leather Shoe Collection
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
Comprising: the sole of a carbatina type shoe, formed as two thick layers of leather with a third, thinner layer beneath, slits to the upper face to accept securing straps and punched ornamentation (lines of concentric-ring motifs), underside with a line of domed iron studs to the outer edge and others at he middle of the sole and heel; a soft shoe made from a single piece of leather with pierced triangular tags to the open upper face, the toe and heel sewn so that the seam does not contact the ground; a similar soft shoe with openwork sides resembling arcading, no covering at the toes, heel sewn. 150 grams total, 13-17.5 cm
Found City of London, UK. Acquired from mudlark Steve Brooker in the early 2000s. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. Accompanied by several original handwritten letters regarding the conservation of the shoes. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12093-214631.
In Great Britain, examples of carbatinai dated to the last quarter of the 1st century A.D. have been found in Castleford. Others dated to the 2nd century have been found in London and Bar Hill. Carbatinae were often worn by children: two well-preserved specimens were discovered at the Vindolanda fort, which housed a mixed population of soldiers and their families. -
Romano-British Mortarium Sherd Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including fragments of rim with pouring lip and other features, one with inked inscription: 'BHM/3 70. US'. 1.6 kg total, 11.4-25.5 cm
Found UK. From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s. -
Roman Bronze Medical Implement with Inscription
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a pierced bulb finial and tapering shank with horizontal bands, ribbed median section and flat panel with perpendicular pierced disc finia; inscribed with Latin letters 'LV. HINT'. 25 grams, 84 mm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. From a gentleman's private collection.
The fragment is possibly the upper part of a sharp pointed retractor, which was used for delicate operations on the tonsils and other internal parts of the body. The inscription probably refers to the name of the doctor, possibly LV[CIV]S HINT[IUS].
