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LOT 0986
Roman Bone Gaming Dice
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 in. (0.78 grams, 7 mm).
Cuboid type with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:2, 3:4, 5:6. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Colin Narbeth, UK, 1990ss, with collection reference no.83.
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Roman Lead Gaming Dice
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Roughly cuboid in form with traces of impressed dot markings. 44.5 grams, 20 mm
From the private collection of Colin Narbeth, UK, 1990s. -
Roman and Other Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £182
Composed mainly of oblate glass and teracotta beads, the central feature composed of larger beads; restrung. 19.8 grams, 39.2 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Figure of a Bathing Young Girl
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Depicted as a standing nude female figure with hair dressed in a chignon, left hand clasped to the chest, and right arm bent; mounted on a tiered display stand. 448 grams total, 17.4 cm including stand
Acquired in the late 1980s. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12862-241687.
The girl is depicted in the act of girding her chest with a fascia, similar to the one illustrated in the famous mosaics of Piazza Armerina, where the band is worn together with a subligaculum that covers her lower parts. It is modelled after a real two-piece bath costume of the ancient Romans.
