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LOT 0921
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 3/8 in. (10 grams total, 21-37 mm).
Comprising: two seriffed capital letters 'F' and 'E' (from utere felix inscription); seal box with repoussé image of Victory. [3]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Flying Phallus
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Amuletic model phallus with swept lateral wings; mounted on a custom-made stand. 99 grams total, 67 mm high including stand
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Romano-British Bronze Military 'Caister Fort' Gaming Dice with Mystical Symbols
Circa 1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Cuboid die with five sides bearing incised symbols: ring-and-dot (or theta Θ), 'IV' (for 'four'), saltire (or 'X' for 'ten'), frond with four spurs to each side, similar with one spur to each side. 4.5 grams, 8.7 mm
Found by the Roman fort at Caister, east of Norwich, Norfolk, UK, prior to 1998. Acquired from Richard Gladdle, 9th June 1998. From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.42. Accompanied by a Colin Narbeth catalogue identification card. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Celtic & Roman Artefacts book pages where this object is published.
The conventional Roman dice were made in bone or lead, with dots representing numbers from 1 to 6. Roman dice from the Romano-British settlements are often poorly made and often had opposite sides that do not add up to 7. This dice is unique in the panorama of the Romano-British dice, because the symbols probably represent an alternative to the simple numerical dimples which appear on most dices. -
Roman Mosaic Tesserae Group
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A mixed group of two hundred and fifty single stone tesserae of various colours and sizes. 392 grams total, 8-14 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
