Romano-British 'Ipswich Area' Artefact Collection

Including two openwork La Tène style plate brooches; Colchester type bow brooch; and other items. 69 grams total, 20-77 mm



Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.

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.

Hollow-formed slipper-shaped oil lamp with central filler hole and short nozzle, basal ring; the handle formed as a duck's head with open beak. 143 grams, 87 mm



Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JB, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.

The lamp belongs to the category of lamps with flattened spherical bodies, that have a certain number of variations in their nozzle, handle, lid and base designs. The most common form, like here, is that in which the body is heightened towards the front to form the nozzle. Many examples have oyster shell shaped lids which are connected to the body with hinges.