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LOT 0775
Roman Bone Gaming Dice Pair
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (3.28 grams total, 11 mm each).
Two roughly cuboid dice with ring and dot markings disposed 1:5, 2:4, 3:6; 1:2, 3:6, 4:5. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Terracotta Lamp with Gladiator
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Discoid body with sunken discus with bas-relief scene of a gladiator in combat with gladius poised and scutum raised above his head, D-shaped nozzle with volutes; supplied with a custom-made stand. 167 grams total, 19 cm including stand (lamp 11.6 cm)
Ex Axel Guttmann collection of ancient arms and armour, Germany (1944-2001). Axel Guttmann collection of ancient arms and armour, part 2, Christie's London, 28 April 2004, no.178 (part). Acquired by the present owner at the above sale. Accompanied by a copy of the Christie's lot listing. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12235-222198. -
Etruscan Bronze Telamon Statuette
Circa 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Appliqué formed as a kneeling male with arms bent supporting a shelf above the shoulders; the hair cut short but thick above the ears, the nose and beard modelled with pointed profile; mounted on a custom-made stand. 44 grams total, 51 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The figure is strangely proportioned with oversized head and small legs; possibly an atlant or support from a vessel. -
Roman Marble Female Torso
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
The upper body draped with an upper part of an exomis, twisted on the shoulder and falling softly on the back; the right breast still visible, as well as the attachment portion of the neck. 7.95 kg, 23 cm wide
Acquired by the current owner in Munich, Germany, 1990s. English private collection.
The way in which the exomis is twisted on the left shoulder and the presence of the exposed right breast could indicate that the original statue was that of an Amazon, with particular reference to the Amazon from the Albertoni collection in Rome, which has now disappeared.
