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Roman Bone Gaming Dice
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 1.38 grams, 9 mm
From the private collection of Colin Narbeth, UK, 1990s, with collection reference no.107. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising three oval intaglios, one with etched crescent moon surrounded by five stars, one with standing Victory, and one with a profile bust. 1.35 grams total, 9-13 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Stone Head
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £21
Carved in the round pendant of a female bust with the hair bound in a chignon; transverse piercing at the top. 4.03 grams, 26.3 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Gladiator and Bird
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Octagonal bezel with incised motifs: helmetted man wielding a sword to the left beside a standing goose. 4.94 grams, 24.89 mm overall, 22.20 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bone Gaming Bar
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Columnar in form with median piercing, incised ring-and-dot markings. 3.05 grams, 21 mm
From a collection of gaming items, formed 1980-1990s. -
Roman Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Restrung designer necklace string of tubular, melon, oblate and other types with plan-convex pendant centrepiece. 28 grams, 39 cm
London, UK, collection, 2000s. -
Archaeological and Other Books - 5 Titles
1959-1986 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
James Dyer - Discovering Archaeology in England and Wales - Princes Risborough, 2002, card covers, 128 pp, monochrome; Ken Cunliffe - Beneath Our Feet Vol 1 - 2023, hardback, 120pp, colour; Vol 2 - 2023, card covers, 119 pp, colour; John McCann - Clay and Cob Buildings - Princes Risborough, 2004, card covers, 48 pp, colour; Ann O'Riordan - The Essex Village Book - Newbury, 2001 edition, card covers, 256 pp, line drawings. 1.21 kg total, 17.7 x 11.5 -22.2 x 14.5 cm
Ex property of a UK gallery. -
British Museum Guide to Anglo-Saxon Antiquities
Published 1993 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Smith, R. A., British Museum Guide to Anglo-Saxon Antiquities, Anglia, 1993 (reprint of 1923 edition), hardback with dustwrapper. 476 grams, 22.5 x 14 cm
Near as new. -
Benet's Artefacts Books and Coins of England [4]
2015-2021 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: Hammond, B., Benet's, Medieval Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, 2015; Hammond, B., Benet's, Roman Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, 2016; Hammond, A., Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Fourth Edition, 2021; Coins of England & The United Kingdom, Pre-Decimal Issues and Decimal Issues, 2017. 4.75 kg total, 22.2 x 14.5 cm each
Property of a UK gallery. -
Britain and the Celtic Iron Age
1997 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Simon James & Valery Rigby - London, 1997, card covers, 90pp, monochrome and colour images. 328 grams, 24.5 x 19 cm
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Books on The Anglo-Saxons and Arms and Armour - 4 Titles
1978-2011 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
J.Campbell - The Anglo-Saxons - London, 1982, card covers, 272 pp, monochrome; F. Wilkinson - Arms & Armour - London, 1978, hardback with dustwrapper, 156 pp, colour; H.J.S. Withers - Swords and Sabres - Wigston, 2011, card covers, 256 pp, colour; L.Webster & J. Backhouse - The Making of England - London, 1991, card covers, 312 pp, colour and monochrome. 4.27 kg total, 28 x 21.5 - 30 x 22.2 cm
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. -
Books on The Vikings - 3 Titles
1980-2002 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
From Viking to Crusader. Scandinavia and Europe 800-1200, 1992, cardcovers, 429 pp, monochrome and colour images; John Grant - An Introduction to Viking Mythology, 2002, card covers, 128 pp, colour images; James Graham-Campbell, Dafydd Kidd - The Vikings, cardcovers, 200 pp, colour images. 2.63 kg total, 27 x 21 - 28 x 21.5 cm
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.