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LOT 0687
Roman Bone Gaming Die
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (3.2 grams, 15 mm).
Irregular sub-cuboid in form with drilled spots disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4; cracked.
ProvenanceLouis-Gabriel Bellon (1819–1899), Paris.
Anonymous sale, France, 2009.
Private European collection, acquired at the above sale.
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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Intaglio shrimp motif with articulated body. 0.60 grams, 13 mm
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Roman Green Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Composed of alternating tubular and small oblate beads, larger beads as a central feature; restrung. 14.6 grams, 32.5 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
In the Roman period there was a strong formal and chromatic diversity of glass beads used for necklaces and bracelets. The most common beads in forms were small biconical (lenticular), barrel-shaped, spherical and annular; the most common colours were dark blue, followed by green and yellow. The succession of glass beads often imitates jewellery made of costly materials (gold, silver, semi-precious and precious stones).
