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.jpg "Roman Veined Marble Torso of an Athlete")
.jpg "Large Middle Elamite Cylinder Seal of Kidnu, Chief Overseer of King Tan-Ruhurater II")
.jpg "Mesopotamian Torch Bearer Stand with Lion Tamer")
Two carved finger fragments from a statue. 126 grams total, 63-74 mm
Ex M. Cummings collection, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.
Ex M. Cummings collection, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.
Penannular type with leaf-shaped flattened ends, lines of pointillé detailing. 17.6 grams, 64 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Drop earring comprising a single looped shank with pinched ribbing, four seed pearl beads, tightly bound wire finial. 1.73 grams, 34 mm
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
With plano-convex body (damaged) and dimple base, tall slender neck, folded rim; iridescent surface. 24.6 grams, 12 cm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 259.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 259.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including a substantial Aucissa-type brooch, floral strap-slider and other items. 43.1 grams total, 22-55 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Yorkshire, UK.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Yorkshire, UK.
Cuboid with chamfered corners each with a ring-and-dot motif, reserved pellet marks disposed 1:6, 2:4, 3:5. 1.7 grams, 10 mm
Acquired from Red House Antiques, York, UK, in 2006.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Acquired from Red House Antiques, York, UK, in 2006.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
With cylindrical transverse headplate, scoped profile to the bow, catch to the reverse; shallow enamelled cells with reserved 'VITA VENI' legend translating to: '(My) life, come (to me)', since the Romans used the word uita ('life') as a term of endearment – Cicero, for example, when writing to his wife, calls her mea uita ('my life'), equivalent to 'darling'. 20.6 grams, 39 mm
Found Suffolk, UK.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Bayley, J. & Butcher, S., Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection, London, 2004, item 244, for type.
Found Suffolk, UK.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Bayley, J. & Butcher, S., Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection, London, 2004, item 244, for type.
Square terracotta tegula with accretion to underside, old collector's label 'Roman Floor Tile (with original cement) from the Bathhouse / Woldingham, Surrey'. 17.5 kg, 28 x 29 cm
Found Woldingham, Surrey, UK.
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.
Found Woldingham, Surrey, UK.
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.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Substantial tegula with pawprints from a dog; with old collector's note. 3.28 kg, 23.5 x 24 cm
Found Lympne Castle, Kent, UK.
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
Accompanied by an original old collection display card.
Lympne Castle was built close to the former Roman fort of Portus Lemanis, incorporating curated elements from the ruins of the fort. The Roman structure formed part of the Litus Saxonicum ('Saxon Shore') a series of coastal fortifications erected in the 3rd century to deter raiding from the coastlands across the North sea.
Found Lympne Castle, Kent, UK.
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
Accompanied by an original old collection display card.
Lympne Castle was built close to the former Roman fort of Portus Lemanis, incorporating curated elements from the ruins of the fort. The Roman structure formed part of the Litus Saxonicum ('Saxon Shore') a series of coastal fortifications erected in the 3rd century to deter raiding from the coastlands across the North sea.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Modelled in the round with crested helmet. 12.9 grams, 42 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK.
Modelled as an elongated phallus with lateral testis, integral suspension loop above. 10 grams, 36 mm
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
With a decorative collar to the bow, wide catchplate and coiled pin. 8.84 grams, 43 mm
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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