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Dolphin-type T-shaped bow brooch with tapering crossbar, bow ornamented with segmentation to the obverse and enamel fill; trumpet-shaped lobe finial; catch and hinged pin to reverse. 6.17 grams, 36 mm



Found near North Ripon, Yorkshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector.

D-section hoop with a gold collar surrounding the amethyst cabochon. 5.68 grams, 21.84 mm overall, 17.04 x 13.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)



Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, Suffolk, UK.

Pair of cuboid dice with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 4.2 grams total, 10 mm each



Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.

Cuboid dice with impressed markings unusually disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:5. 12.1 grams, 11 mm



Ex gentleman collector of antique and antiquity games from Berkshire, UK, having collected for over 20 years.

Conical body with a flat base. 67 grams, 79 mm



Acquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses. From the Lonson collection.

Lentoid-section hoop with barrel-type key to the bezel, bit with separate wards. 16.07 grams, 29.98 mm



From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.

Handle to the rear with two large lateral projections, radiating ribs surrounding the filler hole, scroll motifs on the nozzle; low basal ring with scroll motifs. 73 grams, 10.6 cm



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

Substantial crossbow brooch with onion-knop finials and keeled bow with a hatched panel, a ribbed collar above the junction and a wide rectangular footplate with ring-and-dot motifs, pin and integral catchplate on the reverse. 87 grams, 96 mm



Acquired before 1980. Private collection, Suffolk.

Including advancing rear legs of a lion, profile bust, Minerva with spear and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3 grams total, 8-12 mm



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

Mixed group of rings comprising: a D-section ring; a ring with angled shoulders and raised circular bezel; a ring with slender hoop and bezel set with a blue intaglio with two figures; a large ring with rectangular bezel with '1888' with a cross above; a ring with large rectangular bezel with faint remains of an inscription; a ring with forked shoulders and the bezel set with a dark green glass intaglio with a low-relief image of a doe before a tree; a ring with an oval pale orange carnelian intaglio bearing an inscription. 32 grams total, 19-28 mm



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

Fragments of wall plaster with rendered surface painted with mainly Pompeii red, pale blue and white detailing; some with impression of timber laths to the reverse. 601 grams total, 4.5-10.6 cm



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

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

Plano-convex type with incuse design of a profile portrait bust of a youthful male; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.43 grams, 8 mm



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