Ellipsoid bezel with notched rim, six impressed saltires with engraved name 'VICTOR' in the middle; the engraver first made a mistake: instead of the 'T', there was first a C, which was corrected to T. 4.90 grams, 20.48 mm overall, 16.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)



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

Composed of oblate and other beads with larger beads as a central feature; restrung. 8.52 grams, 36.3 cm



From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.

Modelled in the round with crested helmet and tightly wrapped cloak; stud to reverse. 22.1 grams, 43 mm



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

Mixed group of graduated beads, the central feature a conical bead with an annular metal bead below; restrung. 14.28 grams, 36.5 cm



From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.

Comprising several bronze coins, two bone pins (one broken) and a flat discoid mount with upturned rim. 76.7 grams total, 1.4-10.6 cm



UK gallery, early 2000s.

Composed mainly of oblate glass and teracotta beads, the central feature composed of larger beads; restrung. 19.8 grams, 39.2 cm



From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.

Thick and D-shaped in section with a median baluster, bands of ribbed and punched detailing, one end pierced. 37.9 grams, 70 mm



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

Composed of oblate and tubular beads with larger feature beads at the centre; restrung. 19.16 grams, 46.2 cm



From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.

With bulbous body, tubular neck, broad everted rim; extensive iridescence. 10.6 grams, 70 mm



From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.

Similar bottles were found in the Cemetery of Ein-Gedi in the Judaean Desert, in a settlement abandoned in 40-37 B.C, and in Homs, Syria, dated to the first half of the first century A.D. These are among the first earliest datable blown bottles.

Comprising a slender stem with bulb and tiered finial, hemispherical bowl. 10.45 grams, 12.6 cm



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

Hollow-form pendant with applied granules and wire decoration. 1.25 grams, 24 mm



Ex London, UK, gentleman's collection, 1980-1990s.

The object finds a good parallel with a pendant of the same shape forming part of a remarkable hoard of late-Roman gold jewellery and silver tableware found near Thetford, Norfolk, in 1979. The jewellery included necklaces and clasps, five pendants, and four bracelets. One pendant takes the shape of a Hercules club, a design often used for earrings.

Mixed group of gently graduating beads, large oblate bead as a central feature; restrung. 10.79 grams, 39 cm



From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.