Auction E-78 Part 2
E-LIVE AUCTION 78 - ANCIENT COINS, NUMISMATIC LITERATURE AND ANTIQUITIES
By Bertolami Fine Art
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Feb 10, 2020
London, Italy
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10 February 2020 from 1.00 pm GMT (2.00pm CET Italian Time) for lots 1023-1602
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LOT 1546:
Collection of five Roman glass knucklebones, 1st century BC-2nd century AD; lenght max cm 2; Knucklebones (made ...
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£
400
Estimated price :
€700
Buyer's Premium: 21.5%
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Collection of five Roman glass knucklebones, 1st century BC-2nd century AD; lenght max cm 2; Knucklebones (made from sheep bones) was a popular game for all types of people, and playing the game was often depicted in paintings. Soldiers in the legions played it and spread the games wherever they went in the Empire; iridescent patina. Provenance: The Gotha Precious Collection: property of a Swiss Collector; with Oswald Burchard, Zurich, until 1983; formerly part of the M. Hess Collection (Hotel Jura, Basel).
