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LOT 0684
Roman Bone Gaming Dice
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (1.7 grams, 10 mm).
Cuboid with chamfered corners each with a ring-and-dot motif, reserved pellet marks disposed 1:6, 2:4, 3:5. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Red House Antiques, York, UK, in 2006.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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Roman Glass Fragment Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including narrow-stemmed unguentaria and other types. 233 grams total, 5.2-16.5 cm
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. -
Romano-British Decorated 'Colchester' Pottery Sherds
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Including rim- and base-fragments with moulded or applied decorative detailing, some with inked inscriptions including: 'Col' for Colchester. 1.42 kg total, 3-11.4 cm
Found Colchester, 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. Accompanied by a hand written information display card entitled 'Pottery from Colchester ...', and two other display cards, one typed one handwritten. -
Roman Redware Lamp Sherd with Bird
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With flange handle to the rear, band of fronds and squares to the shoulder, dove with olive branch in its beak to the discus. 83 grams, 12.1 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.