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Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch Group
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two brooches with onion knop finials; one with a pin, the other with remains of a pin. 50 grams total, 63-71 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Statuette of Venus
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Modelled in the round standing and holding her hair in hanks at her shoulders. 312 grams, 12.3 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Yellow Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Composed of graduated oblate, spherical and other beads, central feature with a large tabular lozenge-shaped bead, including recent European moulded bead shapes; restrung. 14.3 grams, 36.5 cm
From the London, UK, art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
In the Roman period there was a strong formal and chromatic diversity of glass beads used for necklaces and bracelets. The most common beads in forms were small biconical (lenticular), barrel-shaped, spherical and annular; the most common colours were dark blue, followed by green and yellow. The succession of glass beads often imitates jewellery made of costly materials (gold, silver, semi-precious and precious stones). -
Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Triangular lower abdomen with male genitals below, pierced suspension loop above. 13.9 grams, 32 mm
Acquired on the UK art market during the late 20th century. From the private collection of David King (1940-2024), Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Portrait Facing Right
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Ellipsoid bezel with low-relief profile bust and vertical column. 3.00 grams, 23.70 mm overall, 20.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Terracotta Figure of the Naked Venus
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Hollow-formed moulded figurine, Venus (Greek Aphrodite) standing nude holding up a fold of her robe cascading to her feet. 120 grams, 16.5 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Ceramic Spindle Whorl Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Including plano-convex, biconvex and other types, one with circumferential ribbing. 54 grams total, 24-32 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Bronze Acorn Plumb Bob Pendant
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With pierced suspension lug, flange rim and deep body. 40.9 grams, 30 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Silver Ring with Snake Heads
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Penannular in form with opposed serpent-head finials, pointillé detailing. 1.65 grams, 20.61 mm overall, 18.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Terracotta Forger's Casting Mould
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Discoid clay mould with impressed design of a coin to each face. 4.62 grams, 27 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Romano-British Bronze Cosmetic Nail Cleaner
43-410 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Flat teardrop-shaped with round loop to the top, narrow bifurcated tip. 2.66 grams, 37 mm
Found near Bainton, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, on Monday 23rd August 2021. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NLM-7712AE. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Pottery Sherd with Hunting Dog Scene
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Fragment of the curved shoulder of a vessel with high-relief scene depicting a dog attacking a human (child?) lying nude and supine, a deer or fawn running past below. 53 grams, 11.1 cm
Found Colchester, Essex. From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, lady, since the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.