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LOT 0675
Roman Bone Gaming Dice
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (2.9 grams, 11 mm).
Cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Roman Ribbed Glass Bottle
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
With globular body, dimple foot, slight vertical ribbing to body, broad funicular mouth with folded rim. 174 grams, 19 cm
Acquired in the late 1980s. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Silver Ring with Warrior Gemstone
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £936
With ellipsoid plaque and inset carnelian cloison with intaglio kneeling warrior with Pseudo-Attic helmet pushed back from the face, domed shield on one arm and sword held upright in the other hand supported by the knee. 8.11 grams, 27.11 mm overall, 20.96 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. UK collection of a European gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The motif of a nude kneeling warrior with weapons is certainly visible in the repertory of the Greek gemstones since the Archaic and classical age. The scene possibly alludes to the incident in the Trojan Cycle where Achilles is wounded by an arrow in his heel, the only part of his body which was not impervious to injury. -
Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Horse Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Modelled with erect head and slender legs, recessed cells on the body to accept enamel with some blue enamel remaining; pin and remains of catchplate on the reverse. 4.28 grams, 32 mm
Found East Anglia, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
