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Composed of mixed beads, including a large barrel-shaped stone bead, restrung. 25.19 grams, 30 cm



Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Composed of oblate, annular and other beads with a polygonal bead as a central feature, restrung. 7.93 grams, 37.5 cm



Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Comprising: a red carnelian intaglio with two ants; an oval intaglio with two insects(?); a green stone intaglio with a cornucopia, dolphin and other motifs; a rock crystal scaraboid; an orange glass intaglio with the head of a horse. 2.71 grams total, 10-13 mm



UK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above.

Composed of spherical, oblate, melon, and other beads, including one with 'eye' motifs, restrung. 22.6 grams, 37.5 cm



Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Plate brooch formed as a gammadion with four spurs at the hub, pin hinge and catch to the reverse. 7.81 grams, 24 mm



Ex Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s.

Oval cabochon with an engraved figure of standing goddess Fortuna holding a cornucopia. 1.36 grams, 16 mm



UK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above.

Comprising an onion-shaped body with flat base, tall tubular neck and flared rim. 132 grams, 13.5 cm



Ex old English collection. From the estate of a late Bristol, South West England, collector.

Comprising: swan-necked ligula with spike finial; ligula with V-section scaphoid bowl; probe with bulb finial and flat plate. 23.1 grams total, 12.5-14 cm



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

Composed of small tubular and annular beads interspersed with pear-shaped larger beads with larger beads as a central feature, restrung. 8.47 grams, 33 cm



Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Shallow bowl with flared sidewall and low foot; stamped to the centre 'T[...]I'; old collector's card: 'Samian ware Roman dish of Dragendoff 18/31 form i.e. a plate with a low [?] or less oblique and slightly rounded wall, and a semi-circular lip. Perfect save for a small fragment missing from just beneath the rim...Potters mark in centre I.A.....M possibly IANVA M i.e. IANVARIS of [?], period Domitian-Hadrian- St Christopher's Place, 20/5/59'. 375 grams, 17.5 cm wide



Found at St Alban's, Hertfordshire, UK, in the late 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten identification card written by Peter Clayton.

Composed mainly of oblate and barrel-shaped beads, restrung with an elasticated string. 4.04 grams, 17.2 cm



Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private collection.

Comprising two cuboid dice, each with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 6.23 grams total, 12 mm each



Ex Essex gentleman, previously in a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman's collection.