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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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Roman Bronze Dolphin Mount
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Substantial gently curving body with wide tail and showing all three fins, head absent. 49 grams, 67 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman and Other Bronze Artefact Group
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Including bust appliqué, model ram and other types. 118 grams total, 8-44 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Apollo Statuette
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
A lar figure of Apollo depicted nude with a tall and slender body, carrying a quiver on his back, the right arm raised and holding a patera, left hand holding a branch(?), laurel wreath on his head; standing on a square pedestal base. 144 grams, 10.5 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
