Roman Terracotta Bowl Fragment with Boar

Mainly domestic ware fragments, mortaria, amphorae and other types; in a wooden collector's tray, some with inked inscriptions including 'Col.' for Colchester. 9.85 kg total, 2-14 cm



Found UK. 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.

Rectangular mosaic fragment depicting a basket with a looped handle inside an octagonal border; part of a larger design; possibly some reconstitution and set in a modern frame and matrix. 19 kg, 69.5 x 59.5 cm including frame



Ex Ancient World, York, Yorkshire, UK. Acquired circa 1995. Property of a London, UK, collector.

Hollow-formed figurine fragment depicting a bare-chested female with a tight-fitting cap placed over her hair and row of curls escaping from beneath the brim, broad forehead above lentoid eyes and narrow nose, small pursed mouth; integral swag of beads to the upper chest above the conical breasts, left arm bent and hand clutching the left breast, right arm raised and forefinger placed on the chin; separate round-section ring added to the neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 195 grams total, 11.2 cm 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.