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LOT 0884
Roman 'Yorkshire' Bronze and Lead Gaming Dice Group
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 5/8 in. (36.9 grams total, 12-16 mm).
Comprising one cuboid dice with markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4; one rectangular block with sprue to one end, surface abraded. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Yorkshire, UK.
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LOT 0884
Roman 'Yorkshire' Bronze and Lead Gaming Dice Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Roman Marble Head of a Woman
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Carved in the round with carinated diadem in the hair, heavily lidded eyes, small mouth with pursed lips. 620 grams, 95 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12102-218191. -
Romano-British 'Moorgate' Samian Ware Sherd Group
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Two fragments of burnished ceramic bowl, the larger with label reading 'Roman Samian / Moorgate Court / London / March 1928'; the smaller ''Roman Samian / from Moorgate St. London / Jan. 1930'. 115 grams total, 4.9-10 cm
Found Moorgate, London, UK, 1928-1930. From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s. -
Roman Silver Lunar Pendant
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With wide lozenge-section arms and a ribbed suspension loop. 2.31 grams, 36 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
