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  • Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
    Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
    1st-4th century A.D. and later

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

    Restrung group including polyhedral, biconical and other types. 7.08 grams, 27 cm



    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.

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  • Roman Gold Bracteate Pendant with Military Eagle Between Two Standards
    Roman Gold Bracteate Pendant with Military Eagle Between Two Standards
    2nd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £546

    Discoid in plan with applied filigree frame, ribbed loop; repoussé design of a perching eagle between vexilla; applied granule detailing. 1.91 grams, 24.18 mm



    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.

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  • Roman Redware Bowl with Flaming Sun Design
    Roman Redware Bowl with Flaming Sun Design
    3rd-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

    Squat and shallow with carinated rim, impressed solar motif to tondo. 220 grams, 16.5 cm



    From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Roman Bronze Chariot Fitting with Thumb
    Roman Bronze Chariot Fitting with Thumb
    1st-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

    Bell-shaped cap fitting with acorn finial, thumb-shaped spur. 64 grams, 62 mm



    Acquired in the late 1980s. Private collection, 2001. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Roman Redware Bowl with Tiered Interior
    Roman Redware Bowl with Tiered Interior
    3rd-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

    Shallow with broad flaring sidewall, carinated rim, impressed circle to tondo. 223 grams, 15.8 cm



    From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Roman Bronze Medical Spoon
    Roman Bronze Medical Spoon
    1st-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

    Cosmetic or medical cochlearium with narrow shallow bowl and spike handle. 11.9 grams, 16.1 cm



    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.

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  • Roman Bronze Rat-Tailed Spoon
    Roman Bronze Rat-Tailed Spoon
    1st-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

    With broad, gently curved bowl, tapering handle with transverse hatching at the junction with the bowl. 10.9 grams, 15.5 cm



    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.

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  • Roman Stone Cameo with Head of Medusa
    Roman Stone Cameo with Head of Medusa
    2nd-3rd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

    Ellipsoid with front-facing high-relief carved Medusa head enclosed with a pair of stylised joined serpents. 1.47 grams, 15 mm



    Ex London, UK, art market, late 1990s. From a private UK collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Roman Bronze Military Diploma Fragment Issued Under Antoninus Pius for Mauretania Tingitana
    Roman Bronze Military Diploma Fragment Issued Under Antoninus Pius for Mauretania Tingitana
    161 A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £845

    An irregular diploma fragment with seven partial lines of densely arranged text to one side and nine lines of partial text to the other, translating to: a: [i]MP(erator) CAES(ar) DIVI HADRI[ani f(ilius) divi traiani] / 31 letters PART(hici) NEP(os) DIVI NERV[ae pron(epos) t(itus) aelius had] / 31 letters RIAN[u]S ANTONIN[us aug(ustus) pius pont(ifex) max(imus) / 29 letters [t]RIB(unicia) P[ot(estate) x]XIV IMP(erator) [ii co(n)s(ul) iv p(ater) p(atriae)] / 23 letters EQVITIB(us) ET PEDITIB[us qui milit(averunt) in al(is)] / 30 letters [iii qua]E APPELL(antur) I AVG(usta) GA[ll(orum) et i gall(orum)] / 28 letters [taurian(a)1 et] TAVRI[a]N(a) C(ivium) [r(omanorum) victr(ix) et coh(ortibus) ..2] / 29 letters [iii astur(um) c(ivium) r(omanorum) et ii s]VR(orum) SAG(ittariorum) ET [6-10 letters] / 28-30 letts [14-16 letters c(ivium)] R(omanorum) ET II [8-10 letters] // 28-30 letters? b: [i]MP(erator) CAES(ar) [divi hadriani f(ilius) divi traiani part(ici) nep(os)] / 38 letters DIVI [nervae pron(epos) t(itus) aelius hadrianus] / 30 letters ANTON[inus aug(ustus) pius pont(ifex) max(imus) trib(unicia) pot(estate)] / 30 letters XXIV [imp(erator) ii co(n)s(ul) iv p(ater) p(atriae)] / 16 letters EQVITIB(us) E[t peditibus qui milit(averunt) in al(is) iii quae appell(antur) i aug(usta)] / 47 letters GALL(orum) ET I G[all(orum) taurian(a)3 et taurian(a) c(ivium) r(omanorum) victr(ix) et coh(ortibus) ..4 iii] / 44 letters ASTVR(um) [c(ivium)] R(omanorum) E[t ii sur(orum) sag(ittariorum) .... i ituraeor(um)?5] /40 letters C(ivium) R(omanorum) ET V DAMAT[(arum)6 c(ivium) r(omanorum) et ii hispan(orum) et iv gall(orum)?7 et i asturum] / 38 letters ET CALLAE[c(orum)] E[t ........] / [ca. 6 letters] C(ivium) R(omanorum) ET [.......] / [.... et sunt in mauretania tingitana sub q(uinto) claudio feroce aeronio montano]. 12 grams, 53 mm



    Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a gentleman collector. Accompanied by a copy of an illustrated transliteration report by Dr Ittai Gradel. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Roman Mixed Glass Bead Necklace String
    Roman Mixed Glass Bead Necklace String
    1st-4th century A.D. and later

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

    Restrung group of tabular, cylindrical, including Venetian and Indian lampwork beads with encrusted surface, and other beads. 14.6 grams, 41 cm



    From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Romano-British Bronze Brooch Collection
    Romano-British Bronze Brooch Collection
    1st-3rd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

    Including T-shaped, disc, Colchester-type and other types in card trays with handwritten collector's cards. 90 grams total, 22-44 mm



    Found various sites, Suffolk, Norfolk and Oxfordshire, UK.From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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  • Roman Bronze Artefact Group
    Roman Bronze Artefact Group
    1st-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

    Comprising of a bow fibula fragment, openwork mount, key with lateral lobe with teeth, a conical handle(?) with discoid base. 154 grams total, 28-65 mm



    Private collection of a North London lady before 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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