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Composed of mixed beads, restrung with an elasticated string. 4.79 grams, 17 cm



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

Tapering pin with a globular finial decorated with rouletting. 3.26 grams, 82 mm



Found at Reculver, 1957. 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 information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.27.

Tubular in form with shallow rounded base, sloped shoulder and flared rim to the mouth. 13.5 grams, 84 mm



Ex London, UK, art market 1990s.

Large group of fragments, including a ribbed handle, some showing a footed base, and some redware fragments; most with an inked collector's note. 2.47 kg total, 2.6-19.3 cm



Found at Blue House Hill, St Albans, 1955-1956. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

Including disc bezel with incuse running stag, bifurcated ellipsoids, plaque with standing figure and other types. 32.9 grams total, 18-25 mm



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

Long necklace composed of alternating facetted biconical and spherical beads, restrung and with an S-hook closure. 77 grams, 72 cm



Ex London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London, UK.

Comprising a round-section bow, articulated pin with a finial formed as tongs, rectangular ribbed catchplate. 13.1 grams, 82 mm



From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Plano-convex type with intaglio scorpion motif, the symbol of the Praetorian Guard; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.23 grams, 8 mm



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

Low in profile with stepped sidewall and square rim; central moulded spiral within concentric bands of radiating bars. 375 grams, 18.7 cm wide



Ex J.R. collection, Netherlands, since before 2000. Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above.

Bell-shaped body with a long tubular neck and a flattened rim. 25.9 grams, 13.9 cm



Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.

With stub handle to the rear, wide rim with rosettes, the discus with an angel above three young men: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego with flames below; a low basal ring. 175 grams, 14 cm



From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

The scene is a depiction of the story from chapter three of the Book of Daniel. The three Jewish men, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, were thrown into a fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon, for refusing to bow to the king's image. After having the three men thrown into the furnace, to his astonishment, Nebuchadnezzar saw four men walking unharmed amidst the fire, describing the fourth figure as being 'like the Son of God'.

Including: mortaria, cooking vessels, tableware and other types, plus stone age axe fragments and a domestic animal jaw bone with teeth. 8.4 kg total including box, 3-32 cm



Found Colchester, UK. (UK buyers only, not for export) From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK. He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.