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LOT 1287
Roman Miniature Lead Votive Oil Lamp
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (15.6 grams, 28 mm).
Miniature discoid oil lamp with ovules on the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 1287
Roman Miniature Lead Votive Oil Lamp
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Steatite spinner with conical foot, hexagonal-section body and tapering shank above; facets with incised lettering 'TA, ND, NH, NG, SZ, LS' in serifed Roman capitals. 20.7 grams, 49 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Instead of the usual dots or ring-and-dot markings found on the dice, the numerical values are here indicated by letters. The letters are engraved into the stone with great care, using a burin with an elongated cutting edge. The value sequence was possibly determined by the position of the letters in the Latin alphabet: TA = 1+19; ND = 13+4; NH = 13+8; NG = 13+7; SZ = 18+25; LS = 11+18. -
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Harpocrates
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
