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Roman Bronze Ring with Wheat Stalk
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a D-section hoop with angled shoulders, oval bezel with a wheat stalk. 7.96 grams, 26.65 mm overall, 19.25 x 16.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Bronze and Iron Ring Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising four rings, including one with a conical glass insert. 15.07 grams total, 19-24 mm
From a Dunmow, UK, collection; formed from 1970. -
Late Roman Bronze Bracelet
4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Rectangular-section penannular body with punched pellets on pointillé decorated field divided with transverse lines. 34.1 grams, 61 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman and Later Amber-Coloured Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung group of tubular, oblate and other types, including some 20th century moulded Czech glass beads. 11.09 grams, 39.5 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Romano-British Bronze Artefact Group
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Comprising a medical probe, and two brooches, both lacking a pin. 38.5 grams total, 3.2-12.6 cm
From a Kent collection formed in the 1990s. -
Romano-British Lead Gaming Dice
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Cuboid with pellet markings on most faces. 16.6 grams, 12 mm
Found Wiltshire, UK. From the private collection of Colin Narbeth, UK, 1990s, with collection reference no.52. Accompanied by a typed collection ticket. -
Roman Decorated Bronze Bracelet
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Penannular body with stylised beast-head finials, ring-and-dot and linear decoration on the upper face. 27.35 grams, 65 mm
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
Late Roman Glass Pendant
5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Discoid with integral loop, impressed cross motif. 1.64 grams, 22 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999. -
Roman and Later Black Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Restrung group of tubular, oblate and other types with pendant centrepiece. 33.8 grams, 39 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Roman Gold Earrings with Shield
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
A matched pair, each a braided hoop with an applied shield-shaped disc, collar with a cluster of hollow spherical grapes with granule clusters below. 6.57 grams total, 42-44 mm
Acquired in 1992. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Roman Tile and Concrete Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including terracotta tile fragments with striations and other detailing; opus caementicium accretion. 1.98 kg, 11.5-16.5 cm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Fragments of wall plaster with rendered surface painted with mainly red, pale blue and white detailing; some with impression of timber laths to the reverse. 861 grams total, 8.1-12 cm
Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland. UK gallery, early 2000s.
These small fragments, for analogies with the fragments of Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels representing highlight and shadow, decorated with vegetal interlaces. Some panels were probably framed by a red grenade fillet. A fragment shows alternate blue and red colour over a cream background, maybe pertinent to a socle.