Subasta E-78 Parte 2 E-LIVE AUCTION 78 - ANCIENT COINS, NUMISMATIC LITERATURE AND ANTIQUITIES
10.2.20 (Su hora local)
Italia
 London

10 February 2020 from 1.00 pm GMT (2.00pm CET Italian Time) for lots 1023-1602

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LOTE 1546:

Collection of five Roman glass knucklebones, 1st century BC-2nd century AD; lenght max cm 2; Knucklebones (made ...

Precio inicial:
£ 400
Precio estimado:
€700
Comisión de la casa de subasta: 21.5% Más detalles
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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).