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LOT 0854
Roman Lead Gaming Dice
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (44.5 grams, 20 mm).
Roughly cuboid in form with traces of impressed dot markings. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Colin Narbeth, UK, 1990s.
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Roman Bronze Three-Dimensional Vessel Mount
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Comprising a plaque of three conjoined lobes with segmented border; at the top, a loop with segmented rim; vignette with a nude male with shoulder-length hair embracing a taller bearded figure with kilt and mantle to left shoulder (Hercules?); below, a satyr with horns and goat's legs beset by hunting dogs. 286 grams, 13.8 cm
Acquired in 1992. Private collection, thence by descent. 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.12865-241702.
Vessel mounts of this form are not a commonly recovered artefact type and the presence of two figures instead one is a very singular feature. We can suppose that the mount was attached to a vessel of large dimensions and of a certain importance. -
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Eastern Roman Silver Ring with Garnet Cabochon with Eros and Goat
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Stepped bezel with applied granules to the shoulders, inset cabochon with intaglio putto riding a goat and holding a wreath in one extended hand in front; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.51 grams, 24.00 mm overall, 18.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Ex Roseberys, London, 30 November 2021, no.36 (Part). Private collection, England. -
Roman Mosaic Glass Dots Bead
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Barrel-shaped in profile with two circumferential bands of impressed pellets. 16.87 grams, 24 mm
London collection, 1979-1983.
