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LOT 1024
Roman Bone Gaming Die
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (1.63 grams, 11 mm).
Polygonal with ring-and-dot markings arranged 1:6, 2:3, 4:5. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1024
Roman Bone Gaming Die
Estimate £70 - 90€81 - 104 (for guidance only)$95 - 122 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Pale Green Glass Mould Blown Date Flask
1st century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With an elliptical body, short neck and thick everted rim, with modelled wrinkles imitating the texture of a dried date. 16.22 grams, 78 mm
Acquired from Millennium Antiquities, Lancashire, UK, in 2001. From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK lady. Accompanied by an original Millennium Antiquities invoice dated 28 June 2001.
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Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1st-16th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Comprising ten rings, including one with a glass cabochon, one with raised pellet decoration, one with a teardrop-shaped shield, and others. 50.86 grams total, 18-28 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bone Mount and Bead
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a lozenge-shaped bead with four ring-and-dot motifs on both sides, remains of a loop at each end; an eye insert with drilled pupil. 2.2 grams total, 20-22 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
