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LOT 0106
Roman Silver Brooch of a Winged Eros
1ST-2ND CENTURY AD.
1 3/8 in. (14.9 grams, 36 mm).
Modelled in the half-round in openwork as a nude putto leaning on a club resting on the base of a column, undulating detail to base; pin-lug to foot, notched catch above.
ProvenanceEx Cambridge, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Duck's Head
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Opening Bid: £400
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Roman Mosaic Stone Tesserae Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A mixed group of two hundred and fifty single tesserae of various colours and sizes, mostly cuboid. 346 grams total, 7-15 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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Roman Lead Dice Group
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Roughly cuboid in form with traces of impressed dot markings, surface accretion. 42 grams total, 10-13 mm
From the private collection of Colin Narbeth, UK, 1990s, with collection reference no.75? This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.