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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Restrung group of hollow gold-in-glass oblate beads with glass oblate beads, fusiform and other types. 23.5 grams, 51 cm



Acquired on the UK art market 1979-1983. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Comprising: a Roman bronze votive hammer; a 6th century Anglo-Saxon bronze hooked clasp; a Viking lead gaming piece; a Norman bronze hunting dog leash swivel. 40 grams total, 17-44 mm



Found Cambridgeshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Including discoid spindle whorl, glass bead, bone pins, glass flask and other items. 420 grams total, 8-76 mm



From an old collection formed after WWII and believed to have been from Paestum. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Of early type with lemon-shaped knop above the round-section crossbar, facetted bow with filigree coils to the lower end, D-section footplate with lateral chamfered edges and catchplate to reverse, hinged pin behind the crossbar. 13.9 grams, 60 mm



From an old English collection. Acquired from Spinks, Shambles, York, circa 2010. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

With long, narrow neck separated from the body by a constriction; funicular mouth. 19 grams, 12.3 cm



Ex W.Kern, Zurich, 1950s-1970s (d.1980s). Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00086748. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

A lachrymatory (from Latin lacrima, tear) is a type of earthenware or, more commonly, glass container found in Roman and Greek tombs, thought to be bottles into which the relatives of the deceased had dropped their tears. They most likely contained ointments, and the discovery of so many of these containers (unguentaria) in tombs is due to the use of ointments in funeral ceremonies. These lachrymatories are usually shaped like a spindle or flask with a long neck and a bulb-shaped body.

A designer necklace composed of mainly oblate and barrel-shaped beads, central feature composed of a large spherical bead with a small annular bead below. 35.5 grams, 41.5 cm



Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Each with braided shank and triangular terminals with snake-head detailing. 121 grams total, 68-70 mm



From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Each cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 8.16 grams total, 13.3-13.5 mm



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Bronze needle with flattened head and punched slit eye; similar in iron; with old identification label 'Roman Bronze & Iron Needles 1st-4th century AD authenticated by British Museum 30/5/2006'. 6.7 grams total, 81-86 mm



Acquired from Ancient & Oriental, circa 2001. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. Accompanied by a laminated identification label. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Bulbous body from an unguentarium; old collector's label to underside 'N10941'. 14.3 grams, 61 mm



Ex B.D., acquired in the 1930s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075600. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

The specimen represents an unguentarium, usually a perfume bottle. However, many of the herbs used by Romans for cosmetics - henna, iris, and saffron, had medicinal value as well, so it is not surprising that bottles that so often assumed to have been containing perfumes were sometimes employed for the storage of astringents and soothing lotions.

Comprising two hardstone discs with incuse imagery: a standing figure amid branches; perching bird. 1.9 grams total, 13 mm each



From the collection of Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper (1895-1980); thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.