Roman and Later Bronze Artefact Collection

The goddess standing wearing a knee-length robe, bearing a cornucopia on her left arm. 89 grams total, 87 mm including stand



From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Statuettes of Fortuna, the goddess of Chance, were evidently popular during the Roman Imperial times judging from the large number that have been found, and with the advent of the cult of Isis inside the Roman Empire the two divinities were identified as a single goddess.

Comprising four mould made lamps, one with ring handle with two shallow grooves on upper part, central filling-hole, small air hole in the lower part; one with volute lug handle, flat shoulder with a rounded outer ridge, flat-bottomed discus, central filling-hole, V-shaped channel between discus and nozzle, air hole above club; the other two with ring handles and grooves on upper and lower parts, shoulder with shallow pronounced relief, filling hole with air hole in front of the nozzle. 140 grams total, 67-82 mm



From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

The lamps have connections with models of 1st-3rd centuries A.D., in particular with Bayley type A group i, Bussiere form D VII and D X 5.

Cuboid with impressed spots disposed 1:4, 2:5, 3:6. 3.4 grams, 7.95 mm



Found on a Roman site at Thetford, Essex, UK, in 1997. From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.66. Accompanied by a Colin Narbeth catalogue identification card.