Mixed Pendant Group

Mixed group of silver-coloured metal finger rings each with an applied bezel, including one heart-shaped with floral motif, one a peacock with lobed tail, and other types. 67 grams total, 23-34 mm



Property of a South West London gentleman.

Barrel-shaped with two impressed flat faces, one with a later engraving of a guilloche border and looped tendrils framing reserved initials 'PO P[R]' above and lower 'NU [.]M'; possibly a touchpiece or love token. 5.53 grams, 17 mm



Acquired since the 1970s. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of the article 'A Roman or Anglo-Saxon Fertility Amulet?' published in Treasure Hunting Magazine.

The design is reserved and very faint; the outer guilloche is quite convincing but the details of the design are hard to determine, and may always have been quite indistinct. The impression is of a 17th century love token with the initials of the couple. The finder's article implies an Anglo-Saxon date, probably on the strength of the guilloche which was often use on early Saxon metalwork - but it is a long-lived motif and not specific to that one period.

Terracotta kyathos with tall looped handle and knop thumbpad, painted motifs including a seated bearded male holding a flask flanked by two dancing girls, looped tendrils and concentric rings representing eyes. 235 grams, 18.5 cm



From the late Alison Barker collection, 1970-1990.