Filters


Price range

Choose Category:

Choose Material:

Enter keyword or LOT no:

  • Roman Red Ware Amphora-Shaped Vase
    Roman Red Ware Amphora-Shaped Vase
    Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £416

    With bulbous body and gently flared foot, deep shoulder, tall neck with everted rim to the mouth, two lateral loop handles with moulded herringbone detailing. 370 grams, 21.3 cm



    From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet with reference no.A56, and original invoice dated 15 June 1989.

    Lot Details

  • Roman Arretine Red Slip Terra Sigillata Cup with Rosettes and Rabbits and SEX.M.D. Makers Mark
    Roman Arretine Red Slip Terra Sigillata Cup with Rosettes and Rabbits and SEX.M.D. Maker's Mark
    Augustan, early 1st century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £650

    Squat bowl with carinated profile and low foot; to the rim, applied rosettes and hares; stamped to the centre, a sandaled foot with legend 'SEX.M.D' legend. 285 grams, 16.5 cm



    From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet with reference no.A4.

    Lot Details

  • Roman Silver Military Use This with Good Fortune Belt Mount Group
    Roman Silver Military 'Use This with Good Fortune' Belt Mount Group
    1st-2nd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300

    Group of belt fitting comprising: kidney-shaped buckle with tongue and square plate with studs; 'amphora-type' strap end with pierced and split upper end; silver letter-shaped plaques each with attachment studs to reverse: 'E' x 3, 'F', 'I', 'L', 'R', 'V', 'X' with suspension loop at the lower ends of the pars; the group may be assembled to read 'U[t]ere Felix' (use [this] with good fortune'. 63 grams total, 24-46 mm



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

    One letter 'E' is bronze, the 'T' is absent.

    Lot Details

  • Roman Bronze Military Diploma Fragments for a Soldier of the Cohors I Ulpia Dacorum
    Roman Bronze Military Diploma Fragments for a Soldier of the Cohors I Ulpia Dacorum
    129 A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105

    Two adjacent fragments of bronze sheet with incised script to both faces; the larger with two straight edges; obverse with incised lateral margin and text in rustic capitals: 'SFR · POSTI[.] ISQ EO / NUBIVM.CV VXORI / CVM· EST.CIV [.]TAS · ISD / SENT · CVM · ILS QVAS / TAXAT · SINGVLI · SINE / P I V V ENTI OCEL / COH I VLP [.] ACOR'; reverse with looser, wider-spaced capitals written perpendicular to the obverse: '..THICIF ·OI / IANVSANI / COS / ..IFP CP / ...ASCRI .. / ETI NIP [.] / ...N...' 16.1 grams total, 40-42 mm



    Ex German art market, 1990s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

    Lot Details

  • The Colchester Roman Bronze Caduceus Sceptre Finial
    'The Colchester' Roman Bronze Caduceus Sceptre Finial
    1st-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £585

    Monofacial openwork finial formed as a serpent entwined and knotted above a pair of spread wings; from a large statue of Mercury (Hermes). 77 grams, 10.7 cm



    Found in Colchester in the 1960s. From a late gentleman archaeologist’s collection, thence by family descent.

    Lot Details

  • Late Roman Bronze Horse Harness Phalera with Horse Heads
    Late Roman Bronze Horse Harness Phalera with Horse Heads
    4th-6th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £494

    Formed as a six-spoked wheel with raised rim to the hub and wreath detailing to the rim and spokes; rectangular slot above flanked by two addorsed horse-heads; ferrous spike to centre. 283 grams, 11.9 cm



    From an English private collection, 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

    Lot Details

  • Large Roman Bronze Masons Plumb Bob Weight
    Large Roman Bronze Mason's Plumb Bob Weight
    1st-4th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £416

    Conical body with a flaring point and top. 333 grams, 59 mm



    From the estate of Mr Eduard Steiner, Hainburg/Carnuntum (1933-2025). Acquired on the European art market.

    Lot Details

  • Roman Bronze Dagger Plate Brooch
    Roman Bronze Dagger Plate Brooch
    Circa 2nd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £351

    Formed as a dagger inside a scabbard with a curving finial, catchplate and pin on the reverse. 12.5 grams, 44 mm



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

    Lot Details

  • Roman Bronze Bracelet with Gladiatorial Busts and Animals
    Roman Bronze Bracelet with Gladiatorial Busts and Animals
    1st-2nd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £442

    Flat-section penannular band with overlapping ends; outer face divided by rows of vertical points and populated with stamped figures including bird, horse, profile bust, lion and other motifs. 17.5 grams, 75 mm



    From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

    Lot Details

  • Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Mask Handle
    Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Mask Handle
    1st-3rd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820

    Hollow-formed pear-shaped body with waisted nozzle, recessed discus with phallus-shaped void, arched strap handle to rear with reflector plate formed as an actor's mask with palmette below; integral socketted base. 442 grams, 14.2 cm



    Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Ex European private collection.

    Lot Details

  • Late Roman Bronze Lamp and Stand
    Late Roman Bronze Lamp and Stand
    Circa 5th-6th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £585

    Comprising a slipper-shaped lamp with broad flange rim to the shoulder and rear with hooked spurs; scooped recessed nozzle; handle to rear formed as a vertical bar with lateral coils converging at the apex (one partly absent) and finger-loop below; two small hinge lugs to the rear of the flange to attach a hinged cover (absent); base with socket and portion of peg; separate conical stand with carination and collar to top. 543 grams total, 8.6-15.4 cm



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

    Lot Details

  • Roman Bronze Statuette of a Wild Boar
    Roman Bronze Statuette of a Wild Boar
    1st-2nd century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £910

    Modelled in the round with ridge of bristles along the spine. 51.26 grams, 52 mm



    UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.

    Lot Details


Stay up-to-date with the latest from TimeLine Auctions by joining our mailing list