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LOT 0801
Roman Tabular Lead Weight Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (95 grams total, 8-25 mm).
Square in plan, some with incised markings, one with impressed hole. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons gallery, London, UK.
From a North London collection, 1990s.
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Romano-Parthian Ring with Trader and Seated Child
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With round-section hoop, ellipsoid bezel, intaglio representing a Parthian trader with a child seated. 4.26 grams, 22.90 mm overall, 19.01 x 18.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Roman Lead 'Loaded Dice' Gaming Piece
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Cuboid with impressed point markings disposed 6:6, 2:3, 5:4; old collector's tag '250'. 9.24 grams, 11 mm
From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.250.
The die appears to have two broader faces each with two lines of three points flanking a larger central point, perhaps suggesting that the score could be either 1 or 6 according to context. -
Roman Bronze Winged Phallus
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Amuletic pendant of a phallus with lateral D-shaped wings. 11.15 grams, 44 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.
