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  • Roman Wide-Mouthed Glass Vessel
    Roman Wide-Mouthed Glass Vessel
    1st-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

    With dimple base, carinated shoulder and low everted rim. 55 grams, 82 mm



    From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.

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  • Roman Silvered Bronze Mirror
    Roman Silvered Bronze Mirror
    1st-3rd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

    Discoid with circumferential band of pierced circles, one face featuring a series of concentric circles; the other plain with remains of tinning. 97 grams, 94 mm



    Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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  • Roman Terracotta EXOFIVSTI Factory Oil Lamp
    Roman Terracotta EXOFIVSTI Factory Oil Lamp
    Circa 2nd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

    Squat in profile with pierced lug handle, short nozzle, low-relief image of a horseman to the discus and crescent panels to the shoulder; underside stamped 'EXOFIVSTI'; old collectors' inked legends '1-70' and 'R6-45'. 80 grams, 11.2 cm



    Acquired Bideford, Devon, UK, collection. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.OL1; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

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  • Roman Bronze Bow Brooch Collection
    Roman Bronze Bow Brooch Collection
    1st-3rd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

    Comprising six bow brooches of different types, one with tinned decoration; four with pins in situ, two with remains of pin. 70 grams total, 36-67 mm



    Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

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  • Roman and Later Bronze Ring Collection
    Roman and Later Bronze Ring Collection
    2nd century B.C.-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

    Including ellipsoid bezel with low-relief running hare, and other types. 9.62 grams total, 15-24 mm



    UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.

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  • Roman Bronze Knuckle Bone Gaming Piece
    Roman Bronze Knuckle Bone Gaming Piece
    1st-2nd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

    Model of a bovine astragalus with lead infill and a large central hole. 48.6 grams, 32 mm



    Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

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  • Roman Decorated Terracotta Oil Lamp
    Roman Decorated Terracotta Oil Lamp
    Circa 4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

    Squat and biconvex in section with thick lug handle and deep nozzle, the shoulder with horizontal bands of pellets; old collector's inked reference 'OL12' to underside. 70 grams, 75 mm



    Acquired from a Kidlington, UK, collection. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.OL12; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

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  • Roman Bronze Rat-Tailed Spoon
    Roman Bronze Rat-Tailed Spoon
    3rd-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

    With shallow oval bowl and a round-section tapering handle. 14.6 grams, 14.5 cm



    Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

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  • Roman Bronze Horse Whorl Brooch
    Roman Bronze Horse Whorl Brooch
    3rd-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

    With horse-head decoration to each arm, each head with punched ring-and-dot eye, and a similar motif to the centre; catchplate and hinged pin to verso. 11.6 grams, 32 mm



    Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.

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  • Roman Bronze Traveller Statuette
    Roman Bronze Traveller Statuette
    2nd-3rd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

    Hollow-formed figure wearing a paenula and with hands extended to support a patera or salver; mounted on a custom-made stand. 35.8 grams total, 64 mm including stand



    From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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  • Roman Bronze Fylfot Brooch
    Roman Bronze Fylfot Brooch
    3rd-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

    With incised line decoration to the arms, pin-lugs, pin and catchplate to the reverse. 11.9 grams, 28 mm



    Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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  • Roman Bronze Triton Statuette
    Roman Bronze Triton Statuette
    Circa 2nd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

    Bowl mount with recess to the reverse and head curled backwards; the body an anguiped with curved limbs; mounted on a custom-made stand. 59 grams total, 63 mm including stand



    From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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