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LOT 0801
Roman Hollow Bone Gaming Dice Pair
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (3.31 grams total, 11 mm each).
Each a cube with hollow centre and ring-and-dot markings disposed around the voids: 1:6, 2:5, 3:4 to voided face on each. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.69.
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Late Roman Rosso-Antico Thumb Pestle
3rd-6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Red marble pestle or grinding tool, the handle formed as a thumb with knuckle and nail detailing; old collector's label '2' to underside. 312 grams, 12 cm
Ex private collection, Mrs L.S., 1980s. Acquired from the above, 1999. Private European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12096-218201.
Mainly used by medical staff for grinding ingredients such as medicinal compounds, cosmetics and culinary spices. -
Roman Silver Gaming Dice Pair
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Comprising two miniature dice with stamped annulet markings arranged 1:6, 2:4, 3:5. 5.95 grams total, 6-7 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Romano-British 'Colchester' Samian Ware Sherd Group with Makers' Stamps
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Including sherds of rim and base with inked accession numbers; some with impressed stamps; inked collector's notes including 'Base Sherd / Potter's Stamp: Patrici.M. / (Patricius of Lezoux) / Provenance: Colchester'; with three display cards. 540 grams total, 6.5-16 cm
Found Colchester, Essex, UK, and Gaul. From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s. Accompanied by two old handwritten collection display cards noting the provenance as from 'South Gaul' and two original typed slips noting the provenance as 'Colchester'.
