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LOT 0652
Roman Silver Gaming Cube with Animals
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 in. (1.6 grams, 6 mm).
Cuboid 'die' drilled through the centre, each of the four faces with a different animal: a hare, an eagle facing back, a dove, and a dolphin(?), probably used in a game of dice. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector.
From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000.
Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman.
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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Life-Size Roman Republican Marble Portrait Head of a Man
2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,778
Private portrait head of a beardless but aged man sculpted in provincial style to be full of character with pinched mouth and furrowed brow; the short hairstyle of the Late Republican Rome; nose abraded; socket to underside for mounting on the display stand. 25.75 kg total, 50 cm including stand
Private collection, Auvergne, France, 1970s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00131545. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12477-228801. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
In view of the fact that visual conventions (i.e. the Julian hairstyle) developed in the capital reached the “Romanised” provinces with a certain time lag, this portrait head was probably created in the Late Republican or Early Imperial Period. -
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Roman Mosaic with Floral Motif
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
A large rectangular polychrome floor mosaic fragment with opposing large flowers and roundels; set in a modern matrix. 38.6 kg, 168 x 50 cm
Embedded in the floor of a reputable jewellery shop in Zurich, installed by the owner in the late 1970s to early 1980s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12676-236416. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Gold and Garnet Pendant
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Displaying a polished garnet cabochon on a discoid setting, ribbed tubular suspension loop above. 0.24 grams, 8 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
