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  • Roman Gold Earring Pair
    Roman Gold Earring Pair
    1st-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £247

    Each a small filigree hoop with looped knots and ends wound round the shank. 1.08 grams total, 11 mm each



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

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  • Roman Gold Earring
    Roman Gold Earring
    1st-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

    Hollow-formed disc with radiating granules to the rim, filigree collar, dangle with granule cluster. 2.54 grams, 30 mm



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

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  • Roman Silver Votive Plaque with Hercules
    Roman Silver Votive Plaque with Hercules
    2nd-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £780

    Tongue-shaped with central repoussé motif of Hercules standing nude on a plinth supporting his club and with lionskin mantle draped over his bent forearm; rectangular frame surrounding; traces of similar frames to both sides; six holes for attachment. 30 grams, 99 mm



    Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.

    The panel has clearly been cut from a larger sheet of silver which was stamped with low-relief figures: to the left of Hercules is a frame with fronds at the top and the bent arms of a figure wearing a palla.

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  • Roman Bronze Bird Brooch
    Roman Bronze Bird Brooch
    1st century B.C.-5th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

    Plate brooch formed as a bird with wings spread; pointillé detailing to the tail; catch, lug and part of spring to underside. 8.09 grams, 44 mm



    Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.

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  • Roman Bronze Vessel Handle
    Roman Bronze Vessel Handle
    1st century B.C.-5th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

    Round-section ellipsoid loop handle with biconvex bulbs to guide the attachment strap; pendant lionskin panel with mask and lateral trailing paws. 101 grams, 66 mm



    Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.

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  • Roman Glass Pendant
    Roman Glass Pendant
    1st-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

    Discoid with impressed design of a bull's heads with cross above, objects in the field. 3.38 grams, 26 mm



    From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.

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  • Roman Aristocleus Terracotta Oil Lamp
    Roman 'Aristocleus' Terracotta Oil Lamp
    1st-2nd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £416

    Discoid in plan with stub nozzle, broad shoulder, discus with radiating hatching within concentric rings; maker's legend to underside 'APICTOKΛEOYS' (Aristokleos). 67 grams, 87 mm



    From the Lloyd and Jeanne Raport collection, Washington, D.C. and Florida, USA, formed between 1972-2000. Acquired through Bonhams, London, UK.

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  • Roman Nicolo Gemstone of Sow in Gold Ring
    Roman Nicolo Gemstone of Sow in Gold Ring
    2nd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,350

    Discoid in plan with incuse profile image of a sow standing a baseline; set into a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.33 grams, 25.00 mm overall, 17.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)



    Private collection, England.

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  • Eastern Roman Bronze Ring with Plant
    Eastern Roman Bronze Ring with Plant
    2nd-3rd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

    Comprising a D-section hoop and plaque bezel with a palm tree emerging from behind two boulders. 4.25 grams, 23.11 mm overall, 19.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)



    London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.

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  • Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
    Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
    1st century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

    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. 496 grams total, 7-10.7 cm



    Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland. UK gallery, early 2000s.

    These small fragments, showing analogies with fragments from Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels representing highlights and shadows, decorated with vegetal interlaces. Some panels were probably framed by a red grenade fillet. A fragment shows alternate blue and red colours over a cream background, maybe pertinent to a socle.

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  • Roman and Later Hardstone Gemstone Collection
    Roman and Later Hardstone Gemstone Collection
    2nd century A.D. and later

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080

    Including profile bust, standing warrior and other types; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 13.02 grams total, 10-20 mm



    Private collection, England.

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  • Roman Bronze Pendant Group
    Roman Bronze Pendant Group
    Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

    Comprising: one leaf-shaped with bulb finial; one rectangular with openwork and enamel detailing. 17.9 grams total, 46-60 mm



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

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