Large Roman Amber Glass Vessel

Modelled in the round with wings spread, lines of punched-point feather detailing to the wings and body; attachment lug to the underside. 12.3 grams, 26 mm



Found Suffolk, UK, 1980s. Property of an Essex collector.

Comprising: one with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4; the other a cornerless cuboid with hatching to the corners, and markings disposed in a similar way. 2.31 grams total, 7-9 mm



UK private collection. Acquired from Redhouse Antiques, York, in 2006. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.

Modelled in relief with openwork elements, stylised detailing to both figures; hollow reverse. 182 grams, 10.2 cm high



Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.

Hollow cast bronze images of Eros riding a lion are linked to the Eastern Levant and have been found for example in Tamna, probably a Roman import. The importance of long-distance contacts within the Eastern Mediterranean areas was rapidly reflected in provincial artistic styles, probably as soon as in Hellenistic times, at the beginning of the third century B.C., possibly even earlier. The unquestionable Greek influence led a number of scholars to define three main styles for the bronzes discovered in the eastern Roman provinces: a local type and iconography locally produced, Greek or Roman imports, and Oriental, Hellenistic, or Roman style, locally produced.