Cuboid with impressed points to each face. 38.8 grams, 18 mm



Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector. From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000. Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman.

Stylised standing eagle with elongated body and long curving tail. 2.96 grams, 20 mm



From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.

Irregular terracotta fragment with stamped legend 'LEG XV[I]' in a rectangular frame. 497 grams, 15 cm



From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.

The Legio XVI Gallica ("Gallic Sixteenth Legion") was raised by Octavian in 41/40 BC. having surrendered during the Batavian revolt under Julius Civilis (AD 70, it was disbanded but Vespasian later recruited a new legion, the XVI Flavia Firma.

Standing on an integral base with its wings folded, and head turned, hooked beak, incised feather detailing to the body and wings. 45 grams, 51 mm



Ex DRG Coins and Antiquities, Bishops Stortford, Essex, UK. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s. Accompanied by a handwritten dealer's ticket.

Including ring bezel with glass insert, face bead, and other types. 21 grams total, 14-29 mm



with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.

Formed as a comic actor's mask (maschera), with exaggerated scooped mouth and grotesque features, hollow to the reverse; perhaps a pouring spout. 62.7 grams, 40.5 mm



Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Comprising three bow brooches, two fragmentary; offered with a replica bow brooch. 41 grams total, 27-53 mm



From a Dunmow, UK, collection; formed from 1970.

Comprising a barrel-shaped ring with cranked shank and cluster of wards. 13.7 grams, 29 mm



From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.

With squat bulbous body and broad shoulder, tapering neck with flared rim, dimpled base. 81 grams, 15.5 cm



From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

This kind of bottles are common in the Eastern Empire workshops of the Levant. Similar vessels, with faint ribs, have been excavated in the necropolises of Beit Ras, Jordan, and Samaria-Sebaste, Israel.

Rectangular in plan with transverse piercing, three ring-and-dot marks to each broad face. 1.65 grams, 13 mm



From a collection of gaming items, formed 1980-1990s.

Discoid in plan with D-shaped nozzle, loop handle, discus with low-relief image of the Fortuna-Tyche with modius and rudder, standing and looking left; base marked off with two circular grooves. 38 grams, 80 mm



From the collection of Mr W.A. Stewart, Director of School of Arts and Crafts, Cairo, 1919-1929. Acquired Christie's, London, Antiquities, Works of Art and Important Renaissance Bronzes, Plaquettes and Limoges Enamels, 8 July 1981, no.126 (part). From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue page.

The lamp belongs to the Bussière type, form D I 3, from a period between the late Flavian era to the second half of the second century A.D.

Slender hoop with discoid bezel, piecrust design on the outer edge surrounding a zoomorphic motif. 4.88 grams, 24.90 mm overall, 19.78 x 18.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)



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