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LOT 0601
'Thames' Bead Collection
1ST-2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.
1/8 - 7/8 in. (66 grams total, 3-22 mm).
Including annular, spherical, tabular and other types in various materials. [52, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
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Roman and Other Glass Bead Necklace
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £156
Restrung designer group of graduated seed beads, oblate, biconvex and other types, the centrepiece a polyhedral bead. 15.7 grams, 41 cm
Acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. -
'Thames' Bead Collection
1st-2nd millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Including annular, spherical, tabular and other types in various materials. 66 grams total, 3-22 mm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Property of an Essex collector. -
Roman Hollow Bone Gaming Dice Pair
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Each a cube with hollow centre and ring-and-dot markings disposed around the voids: 1:6, 2:5, 3:4 to voided face on each. 3.31 grams total, 11 mm each
From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.69.
