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International loan objects being borrowed from the British Museum for the exhibition ‘Rome: City and Empire’
No Image Registration number Object description Material Dates/periods Collection Acquisition Date of acquisition
Field collector Producer/s Place of production
Findspot Country/place of origin
1
1973,0302.9 Statue of Roman magistrate (Flavian head on 1st C CE statue)
Marble 70–90 CE (head) 100–150 CE (body) Roman Imperial (body Hadrianic or early Antonine, head Flavian)
Arundel Collection
Donated by WP Williams Freeman
1973
Italy
2
1805,0703.32 Statue of Fortuna with a rudder resting on a globe and a cornucopia
Marble 150–200 CE Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805
Excavated by Gavin Hamilton
Excavated/Findspot Roma Vecchia, Villa of Sette Bassi. Excavated by Gavin Hamilton 1775/6 (?)
Roma Vecchia, Italy
3
1805,0703.436 Relief panel decorated with Roman and Dacian armour
Marble 100–200 CE Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805
Found/Acquired Rome
Rome, Italy
4
1864,1021.9 Head from a statue of the Emperor Commodus
Marble 185–190 CE Roman
Farnese Collection
Purchased from Ferdinand II, King of Naples and Sicily. Purchased through William Wetmore Story
1864
Italy
5
1840,0111.15 Pottery cinerary urn in the form of a rustic hut
Pottery 900–800 BCE Latian Proto–Etruscan
Donated by William Richard Hamilton
1840
Latium Excavated/Findspot Alban Hills (1817)
Alban Hills, Italy
6
1847,1101.15
Cista (casket); figures of Peleus and Atalanta on lid; incised figured decoration on sides
Bronze 300–250 BCE
Campanari Collection
Purchased from the Campanari family
1847
Excavated/Findspot Caere (?)
Probably from Cerveteri, Italy
7
1873,0820.103
Circular mirror Bronze 350–300 BCE Etruscan (late Classical)
Castellani Collection
Purchased from Alessandro Castellani
1873
Italy Excavated/Findspot Praeneste
Italy
8
1925,1218.1 Front of a cinerary urn: horsemen and musicians arrive at a tomb
Alabaster 100 BCE Roman Republican
Purchased from Sir Sydney Bernard Burney CBE, OBE
1925 Volterra (probably) Probably from Volterra, Italy
9
1856,0701.31 Circular plaque of Romulus and Remus being suckled by a wolf
Copper alloy
0–300 CE Romano British
Roach Smith Collection
Purchased from Charles Roach Smith
1856 Found/Acquired Moorfields, between Finsbury Circus and Liverpool Street (Roach Smith 1859, 77)
England
10
1772,0302.134 Figure of Romulus and Remus with the wolf; rectangular base
Bronze 100 BCE–100 CE
Hamilton Collection
Purchased from Sir William Hamilton
1772 Probably from Italy
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11
1898,0110.1
Portrait head of aged man; right ear lost
Marble
100–1 BCE Roman
Purchased from Dr Paul Hartwig
1898
Found/Acquired Rome
Rome, Italy
12
1772,0302.34
Figure of a Roman official carrying fasces (a bundle of rods denoting his office)
Bronze 1–100 CE Roman
Hamilton Collection
Purchased from Sir William Hamilton
1772
Probably from Italy
13
1911,0702.1 Coin – bearded laureate male head with heavy club on right shoulder; elephant with cloaked rider
Silver
237–209 BCE Punic
Purchased from Antonio Vives
1911 Minted in Spain (Carthaginian coin minted in Spain)
Excavated/Findspot Valencia (Mogente Hoard)
Spain
14
R.8860 Coin – bearded male bust; Gallic shield, biga driven by charioteer holding whip in left hand and reins in right hand
Silver
48 BCE Roman Republican
George III Collection
Donated by George IV, King of the United Kingdom
1825 Minted in Rome Rome, Italy
15
1843,0116.170 Coin of Caesar
Silver
44 BCE Roman Republican
Purchased from Dr Nott Purchased through Sotheby's
1843 Minted in Rome Rome, Italy
16
1848,0819.147 Coin of Brutus Silver
43–42 BC Roman Republican
Purchased through Sotheby's from Earls of Pembroke
1848 Rome, Italy
17
1888,1210.1
Head from a statue of Octavian, in the style of a Hellenistic prince
Marble About 30 BCE Roman
Purchased from Holzapfel & Co
1888
Excavated/Findspot Rome
Rome, Italy
18
1867,0507.724
Red jasper sealstone. An exceptionally clear profile portrait, with long, tousled hair, the locks carefully delineated
Jasper
40–30 BCE Roman
Blacas Collection
Purchased from Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
1867
Probably from Italy
19
1879,0712.15
Portrait head of a woman resembling Cleopatra VII. Portrait head, with a strongly aquiline nose
Limestone 50–30 BCE Roman
Castellani Collection
Purchased from Alessandro Castellani
1879
Made in Italy Found/Acquired Italy Italy
20
1805,0703.472
Campana relief acanthoid candelabrum flanked by female figures
Terracotta
50 BC–100 CE Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Made in Campania Found in Rome Italy
21
1873,0820.730
Marble portrait head of Marcus Agrippa; the head is broken through the neck
Marble 20–40 CE Roman
Castellani Collection
Purchased from Alessandro Castellani
1873 Excavated/Findspot Capri
Capri, Italy
22
1810,0210.11 Iron military dagger. It has a type II tang and a narrow Type C blade
Iron
about 50 CE Romano–British
Lysons Collection
Donated by Samuel Lysons
1810 Found/Acquired Kingsholm
Gloucestershire, UK
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23
1892,0901.1115 Pilium head stem Iron
about 50 CE Romano–British
Durden Collection
Purchased from John Durden
1892 Found/Acquired Hod Hill
Hod Hill, Dorset, UK
24
1892,0901.1116 Pilium head Iron
about50 CE Romano–British
Durden Collection
Purchased from John Durden
1892 Found/Acquired Hod Hill
Hod Hill, Dorset, UK
25
1813,0313.1 Bronze helmet, Coolus type E Bronze 1–100 CE Romano–British
Donated by Robert Clutterbuck
1813 Excavated/Findspot Norcott Hill
Norcott Hill, Hertfordshire, UK
26
1911,0206.1 Tile antefix, with inscription LEG XX and the emblem of that legion, a boar
Ceramic
100–300 CE Romano–British
Donated by JA Acton 1911 Excavated/Findspot Holt
Holt, Chester, UK
27
1975,0307.7 Figure of an eagle Bronze 0–300 CE Roman Imperial
Published in British Museum catalogue of Bronzes, 1899 – bronze nr 1879
Before 1899
Probably from Italy
28
1896,0619.6 The tombstone of Titus Avrelius Saturninus, an eques singularis Augusti (Imperial bodyguard)
Marble 100–200 CE Roman Imperial
Donated by Sir Henry Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham
1896 Found/Acquired Rome, Formerly in the Palazzo Cavalieri, near Tor’ Argentina
Rome, Italy
29
1824,0407.10 Parade mask a woman's face, perhaps worn by soldiers representing Amazons
Bronze 100–200 CE Roman Imperial
Hamilton Collection
Bequeathed by Richard Payne Knight
1824 Excavated/Findspot Nola, tomb
Nola, Italy
30
1930,0419.1 Two plates which formed the front and back of a four–leaved document granting citizenship
Bronze 122 CE Roman
Purchased from Miklos A Konkoly
1930 Excavated/Findspot Brigetio
Brigetio, Hungary
31
1861,1127.35 Torso of the Emperor Hadrian in military dress
Marble 130–140 CE Roman
From Sir Robert Murdoch Smith. From Cdr Edwin A Porcher
1861 Excavated by Sir Robert Murdoch Smith. Excavated by Cdr Edwin A Porcher
Excavated/Findspot Augusteum (near)
Cyrene, Libya
32
1926,0511.35 View of Trajan's Column, assembled from six plates printed on six sheets. About 1774–9. Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Title Veduta del prospetto principale della Colonna Trajana
Paper 1774–1779 CE Purchased from L Chaundy Ltd
1926 Print made by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Published in Rome Rome, Italy
33
1807,0511.1 Marble head from a colossal statue of a barbarian woman, probably Germania, a personification of Germany/the German Peoples
Marble 0–200 CE Roman
Donated by Hon Mrs Anne Seymour Damer
1807 Probably from Italy
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34
1973,0330.5 Part of (fragment) a colossal statue a barbarian captive
Marble 160–170 CE Roman
1973
Excavated/Findspot Palace of Trajan
Palace of Trajan, Ramleh, Egypt
35
1872,0709.524 Coin of the Emperor Trajan Copper alloy
104–111 CE Roman Imperial
Purchased from Rollin & Feuardent
1872 Minted in Rome Rome, Italy
36
R.10762 Coin of the Emperor Domitian Gold 86 CE Roman Imperial
Cracherode Collection
Bequeathed by Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode
1799 Minted in Rome Rome, Italy
37
R.10300 Coin of the Emperor Titus Gold 72–73 CE Roman Imperial
Cracherode Collection
Bequeathed by Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode
1799 Minted in Rome Rome, Italy
38
R.6492 Coin of the Emperor Claudius Gold 49–50 CE Roman Imperial
Cracherode Collection
Bequeathed by Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode
1799 Minted in Rome Rome, Italy
39
R.14989 Coin of the Emperor Commodus
Copper alloy
184–185 CE Roman Imperial
Coin acquired pre–1940; first published in BMC IV (1940)
Before 1940
Minted in Rome Rome, Italy
40
R.12679 Coin of the Emperor Geta Gold
211 CE Roman Imperial
Purchased from W G Newnham
1844 Minted in Rome Rome, Italy
41
1892,0121.3 Portrait head of Titus Marble 79–81 CE Roman
Donated by John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Rufford
1892 Excavated/Findspot Porta Portese
Porta Portese, Rome
42
1886,1124.104 Bird's eye view of the Colosseum. Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Title Veduta dell' Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo
Paper 1760–1778 CE Purchased from Lady Fanny Geary
1886 Print made by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Published in Rome Rome, Italy
43
1914,0627.1 Roman altar dedicated to Hercules by Primigenius Iuvencianus, an official involved in the marble trade
Marble 69–79 CE (Flavian) Roman period
Purchased from J Backshall
1914 Excavated/Findspot Rome, Via Marmorata
Via Marmorata, Rome, Italy
44
1847,0424.19 Relief commemorating either the release from service or the discharge after a draw
Marble 0–200 CE Roman
Donated by 'Abd al–Majid
1847 Field Collection by Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe
Excavated/Findspot Halicarnassus
Halicarnassus, Turkey
45
1873,0505.1 Relief with scenes illustrating stages in the fight between a specially trained beast fighter
Marble 0–200 CE Roman
Donated by Ephesus Excavation Committee
1873 Excavated by John Turtle Wood
Excavated/Findspot Sanctuary of Artemis
Rome, Italy
46
1919,0620.4 Figure of a gladiator, probably a decorative fitting from a wagon
Bronze 0–200 CE Roman
Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber
1919 Probably from Italy
47
1889,0520.1 Gladiator's discharge ticket with inscription, issued to the gladiator Moderatus
Ivory 88 CE Roman
Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber
1919 Excavated/Findspot Lanuvium
Lanuvium, Italy
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48
1919,0620.6 Lamp Pottery 0–300 CE Romano–British
Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber
1919 Found/Acquired London
London, UK
49
1919,0620.7 Mould–made lamp with a voluted rounded–tipped nozzle and a rounded shoulder
Pottery 50–79 CE Roman
Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber
1919 Made by LV (C) (probably)
Made in Italy Excavated/Findspot Pompeii (said to be from)
Probably from Pompeii, Italy
50
1919,0620.8 Mould–made lamp decorated on the discus with a frieze of three bigae (two–horse chariot)
Pottery 25–75 CE Roman
Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber
1919 Probably from Turkey
51
1919,0620.9 Fitting in form of female tragic mask
Bronze 0–300 CE Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber
1919 Probably from Italy
52
1919,0620.10 Fitting in form of comic mask of old man or slave
Bronze 0–300 CE Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber
1919 Probably from Italy
53
1919,0620.11 Inscribed tessera with a human head
Ivory 0–300 CE Hamilton Collection
Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber
1919 Probably from Italy
54
1973,0303.4 Portrait bust of Caracalla; nose and bust restored
Parian marble
212–217 CE Roman
Published in BM (British Museum) catalogue of Sculpture 1892–1928, sculpture nr 1919
1973 Parian marble, but probably Roman
Probably from Italy
55
1950,0211.84 Plate 42 the baths of Caracalla. Engraving by Giovanni Battista de’Cavalieri. Title Urbis Romae aedificiorum illustrium quae supersunt reliquiae
Pars alia interior Antonini Caracallae Thermarum ut nunc cernitur
Paper 1569 CE Purchased from Colnaghi
1950 Print made by Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri. After Giovanni Antonio Dosio
Published in Rome Rome, Italy
56
1805,0703.233 Bath with ring–shaped handles decorated with ivy leaves
Green basanite
150–250 CE Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Probably from Italy
57
1856,1226.889 One of a set of three strigils (cleaning implement)
Bronze 50–100 CE Roman
Temple Collection
Bequeathed by Sir William Temple
1856 Excavated/Findspot Torre Annunziata
Naples, Italy
58
1860,0928.3 Vessel in the form of a bust of a Nubian
Bronze 150–200 CE Roman Imperial
Franks Collection
Purchased through Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
1860 Probably from Italy
59
1805,0703.95 Bust of the emperor Hadrian wearing military dress
Marble 125–130 CE Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Excavated/Findspot Hadrian's Villa, Pantanello
Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy
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60
1805,0703.278 Pilaster capital from the Pantheon
Marble 118–128 CE Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Excavated/Findspot Pantheon
Pantheon, Rome, Italy
61
1923,0612.11.2 Plate XIIII, figure II of the first volume. 1756 Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi Title Veduta del Pantheon
Paper 1756 CE 1923 Print made by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Rome, Italy
62
1936,0310.1 Colossal head from a statue of the empress Faustina the Elder, wife of the Emperor Antoninus Pius
Marble 140 CE Roman
1936 Excavated by George Dennis
Excavated/Findspot Temple of Artemis
Temple of Artemis, Sardis, Turkey
63
1886,1124.39 View of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Title Veduta del Tempio di Antonino e Faustina in Campo Vaccino
Paper 1760–1778 CE Purchased from Lady Fanny Geary
1886 Print made by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Published in Rome Italy
64
1805,0703.62 Head from a statue of Dionysos, mounted on a modern bust
Marble 117–118 CE Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Excavated/Findspot Hadrian's Villa
Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy
65
1824,0453.1 Figure of Zeus with thunderbolt Bronze 0–300 CE Payne Knight Collection
Bequeathed by Richard Payne Knight
1824 Probably from Italy or France
66
1772,0302.172 Figure of Serapis seated on a throne with an eagle at his feet
Bronze 0–300 CE Hamilton Collection
Purchased from Sir William Hamilton
1772 Probably from Italy
67
1756,0101.471 Couch–ornament in the form of a female bust
Bronze 0–300 CE Sloane Bequest
Bequeathed by Sir Hans Sloane
1756 Probably from Italy
68
1757,0315.11.A Figure of Athena Promachos with spear
Bronze 0–300 CE Hollis Collection
Donated by Thomas Hollis
1757 Italy
69
1873,0712.1 Figure of Apollo with bow and quiver
Bronze 0–300 CE Purchased from Rollin & Feuardent
1873 Probably from Italy
70
1867,0508.743 Figure of Poseidon Hippios Bronze 0–200 CE Roman
Blacas Collection
Purchased from Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
1867 Probably from Italy or France
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71
1756,0101.22 Figure of Demeter holding a patera (dish)
Bronze 0–300 CE Sloane Bequest
Bequeathed by Sir Hans Sloane
1756 Italy
72
1873,0820.43 Figure of Artemis; back corroded
Bronze 0–300 CE Castellani Collection
Purchased from Alessandro Castellani
1873 Probably from Italy
73
1851,0813.16 Figure of Venus Bronze 0–300 CE Roman Imperial
Comarmond Collection
Purchased from Ambroise Comarmond
1851 Excavated/Findspot Vaison
France
74
1824,0437.1 Figure representing a Lar holding a patera and a rhyton with ibex head
Bronze 1–100 CE Roman
Payne Knight Collection
Bequeathed by Richard Payne Knight
1824 Made in Europe Probably from Italy or France
75
1980,0201.97 Necklace Gold, plasma
500–100 BCE Etruscan
Published in BM catalogue of Jewellery, 1911 – Jewellery nr.2284
Before 1911
Made in Italy Italy
76
1814,0704.753 Circular lamp–lid Bronze 0–200 CE Roman Imperial
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1814 Probably from Italy
77
1873,0820.741 Marble portrait statue of a veiled priestess
Marble 20–50 CE Roman
Castellani Collection
Purchased from Alessandro Castellani
1873 Excavated/Findspot Atripalda (said to be from)
Italy
78
1805,0703.270 Carved statue of Mithras slaying the bull, attended by Cautes and Cautopates
Marble 100–200 CE Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Italy
79
1938,0314.1 Group of Isis nursing Harpocrates
Terracotta 1–100 CE Roman
Donated by George Davis Hornblower
1938 Made in Egypt Egypt
80
1805,0703.101 Bust of the Empress Faustina the Younger
Marble 152–160 CE Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Found/Acquired Pozzuoli
Pozzuoli, Italy
81
1805,0703.98 Portrait head from a statue of a woman
Marble 55–65 CE Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Excavated/Findspot Villa Casali
Villa Casali, Italy
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82
1973,0302.6 Head from a bust of an unknown woman
Marble about 100 CE Roman
1973 Excavated by Nathan Davis
Excavated/Findspot Carthage
Carthage, Tunisia
83
1861,1127.17 Portrait bust of a young woman with pierced ears
Marble 140–160 CE Roman
From Sir Robert Murdoch Smith. From Cdr Edwin A Porcher
1861 Excavated by Sir Robert Murdoch Smith. Excavated by Cdr Edwin A Porcher
Excavated/Findspot Temple of Aphrodite
Temple of Aphrodite, Cyrene, Libya
84
1861,0523.2 Sculptured marble panel dedicated by women officials of a cult, probably of Demeter
Marble about 170 CE Aberdeen Collection
Donated by George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
1861 Excavated/Findspot Sklavochori
Sklavochori, Greece
85
1931,0413.1 Head of a young woman broken from a statue and set into a modern bust
Marble 100–200 CE Roman
Donated by Frank Neilson, through The Art Fund, in memory of Henry Charles Keith Petty Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
1931 Excavated by Gavin Hamilton
Excavated/Findspot Hadrian's Villa, Pantanello
Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy
86
1857,1220.416 Stone mosaic; medallion with mask of Phobos in the centre of rosette
Stone 300–400 CE Late Roman
From Sir Charles Thomas Newton
1857 Excavated by Sir Charles Thomas Newton
Excavated/Findspot Hadji Captan's Field
Halicarnassus, Turkey
87
1857,0415.1 Wall painting Apollo Citharoedus wearing a long green cloak
Plaster 1–100 CE Roman
Temple Collection
Donated by Ferdinand II, King of Naples and Sicily
1857 Excavated/Findspot Casa dei Dioscuri
Pompeii, Italy
88
1899,0215.4 Wall painting jay to right, pecking at a plant with yellow flowers; ruled outline border.
Plaster about 30 BCE Roman
Purchased from Messrs Canessa
1899 Excavated/Findspot Boscoreale, Roman villa
Italy
89
1899,0215.5 Wall painting of swallow and sparrow confronted; bistre and green ground; moulded plaster border
Plaster about 30 BCE Roman
Purchased from Messrs Canessa
1899 Excavated/Findspot Boscoreale, Roman villa
Italy
90
1908,0417.5 Fragment of a gilded wall painting part of a frieze showing a pair of sphinxes
Gold 54–68 CE Roman
Purchased from Frederick Swynnerton
1908 Painted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Domus Aurea
Nero’s Golden House, Rome, Italy
91
1872,1226.1 Inlay floor tile Glass 100–200 CE Slade Collection
Bequeathed by Felix Slade
1872 Excavated/Findspot House of Lucius Verus
House of Lucius Verus, Rome, Italy
92
1805,0703.285 Bust of Bacchus Terracotta 50–100 CE Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Excavated/Findspot Porta Latina (near)
Porta Latina, Rome, Italy
93
1824,0417.7 Lampstand consisting of a tripod foot with lion's legs, above which is a circular
Bronze 1–79 CE Roman Imperial
Hamilton Collection
Bequeathed by Richard Payne Knight
1824 Made in Campania (perhaps)
Excavated/Findspot Campania (probably)
Campania, Italy
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94
1814,0704.227 Lamp with a rounded bowl body and two flat–topped voluted nozzles with blunt ends
Brass 200–400 CE Roman Imperial
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1814 Made in Italy Excavated/Findspot Baths of Diocletian (?)
Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
95
1784,0131.4.1 This pair of attachments would originally have decorated the sides of the headrest of a Roman couch or lectus
Bronze 20–60 CE Roman
Hamilton Collection
Donated by Sir William Hamilton
1784 Made in Italy Excavated/Findspot Campania (said to be from)
Campania, Italy
96
1856,1226.1623 Fragment of wall painting reclining figure to left, wearing a wreath, drinking from a horn
Plaster 50–79 CE Roman
Temple Collection
Bequeathed by Sir William Temple
1856 Excavated/Findspot Torre Annunziata (?)~Excavated/Findspot Pompeii (?)
Pompeii, Italy
97
1872,0726.1 Mould–blown vase in the shape of a horn embossed with diagonal lines
Glass 50–100 CE Roman
Slade Collection
Bequeathed by Felix Slade
1872 Israel
98
1994,0408.146 Implement, probably a combined toothpick and ear cleaner, modelled in the shape of an Ibis
Silver, gold, niello
350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
99
1805,0703.324 Campana relief visit of Bacchus to a mortal (Theoxenia)
Terracotta 0–25 CE Late Augustan
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Made in Italy Found/Acquired Rome
Italy
100
1856,1004.1 Yellow blown jug Glass 300–400 CE Roman
Donated by Dr Duncan MacPherson
1856 Excavated/Findspot Kerch
Kerch, Crimea, Ukraine
101
1889,1019.1 Cup from the Chaourse Hoard Silver 200–270 CE Purchased from Rollin & Feuardent
1889 Chaourse France
102
2003,1208.1 Lead–glazed, round lipped oinochoe with moulded decoration of tendrils and flowers around lower body
Pottery 50–25 BCE Roman
Purchased from Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd (previously Erwin Oppenländer)
2003 Made in Smyrna Smyrna, Turkey
103
1805,0703.349 Campana relief with two satyrs picking grapes from central vine tree
Terracotta 50 BC–100 CE Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Made in Italy Probably from Italy
104
2006,0331.23 Roman amphora for wine, type Dressel 1B
Terracotta 75–25 CE Roman
Found unregistered in collection in 1979 alongside very similar material acquired before 1850
Before 1979, possibly before 1850
Made in Etruria. Made in Campania. Made in Cosa (?)
Probably from Italy
105
1805,0703.216 Roman amphora for transport of oil, Spanish, type Dressel 20
Terracotta 0–200 CE Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Made in Spain. Made in Baetica
Excavated/Findspot Baths of Titus, Excavated in 1772
Rome, Italy
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106
1950,0211.23 View of the Arch of Constantine in Rome. Etching and engraving by Pietro Paolo Girelli. Title Facciata dell'Arco antico di Costantino che risguarda l'Anfiteatro di Flavio detto il Colosseo
Paper 1692 CE Roman Imperial
Purchased from Colnaghi
1950 Print made by Pietro Paolo Girelli. After Giuseppe Tiburtio Vergelli. Published by Matteo Gregorio de' Rossi
Published in Rome Italy
107
1850,0601.27 Coin of the Emperor Constantine I
Gold 335 CE Roman Imperial
Purchased from John Brumell through Sotheby's. Purchased through Harry Osborn Cureton
1850 Minted in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
108
R.5038 Medallion of the Emperor Constans
Silver 338 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired before 1874 – published in BMCM (1874)
Before 1874
Minted in Thessaloniki
Excavated/Findspot Trier (Trier Neutor hoard?)
Trier, Germany
109
1845,0109.118 Medallion of Constantius II Gold 355–361 CE Roman Imperial
Thomas Collection
Purchased from Thomas through Sotheby's
1845 Minted in Nicomedia
Turkey
110
B.11434 Medallion of Roma, she–wolf, Romulus and Remus
Copper alloy
330–337 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired before 1874 – published in BMCM (1874)
Before 1874
Minted in Rome Rome, Italy
111
R.13024 Medallion of Constantinopolis Copper alloy
340–347 CE Roman Imperial
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Townley
1805 Italy
112
1866,1229.14 Plate; circular; silver with gilding and niello inlay; monogrammed; the dish is one of four
Silver, niello, gold
300–400 CE Late Roman
Blacas Collection
Purchased from Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
1866 Workshop in Rome (?)
Found/Acquired San Francesco di Paola ai Monti, convent building (ruin of) (grounds)
Italy
113
1866,1229.18 Plate; silver with gilding and niello inlay; monogrammed
Silver, niello, gold
300–400 CE Late Roman
Blacas Collection
Purchased from Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
1866 Workshop in Rome (?)
Found/Acquired San Francesco di Paola ai Monti, convent building (ruin of) (grounds)
Italy
114
1866,1229.26 Horse trappings Silver, gold 330–370 CE Late Roman
Blacas Collection
Purchased from Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
1866 Workshop in Rome (?)
Found/Acquired San Francesco di Paola ai Monti, convent building (ruin of) (grounds)
Rome, Italy
115
1975,1002.16 Small triangular silver plaque, with relief leaf patterns in the corners
Silver 300–400 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury. From A J Holmes
1975 Excavated/Findspot Water Newton (Water Newton hoard)
Water Newton, UK
116
1994,0408.109 Spoon (cochlear), one of a set of four. Inscription SILVICOLAVIVAS
Silver, gold 350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
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117
1994,0408.122 Spoon (cochlear), with a rounded oval bowl Inscription [V]IVASINDEO
Silver 350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
118
1994,0408.97 Spoon (cochlear), one of a matching set of 10; with a Christian Staurogram
Silver 350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
119
1994,0408.98 Spoon (cochlear), one of a matching set of 10; with a Christian Staurogram
Silver 350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
120
1980,0101.1 Pyxis fragment, showing Christ and Lazarus
Ivory, copper alloy
500–600 CE Early Byzantine
Purchased from Ernst Kofler–Truniger. Purchased from Marthe Kofler–Truniger. Purchased through Sotheby's. Purchased through Robin Symes; Purchased from Sotheby's 13 12 1979, Lot 18; already published by W F Volbach, Elfenbeinarbeiten der Spatantike und des fruhen Mittelalters (1976), no 197
1979 Made in Alexandria (?) Probably from Alexandria, Egypt
121
1863,0727.4 Bottom of a drinking vessel or bowl featuring Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Glass, gold
300–400 CE Late Roman
Purchased from Ernst Kofler–Truniger. Purchased from Marthe Kofler–Truniger. Purchased through Sotheby's. Purchased through Robin Symes; Purchased from Sotheby's 13 12 1979, Lot 18; already published by W F Volbach, Elfenbeinarbeiten der Spatantike und des fruhen Mittelalters (1976), no 197
1863 Made in Rome (?) Found/Acquired Rome, catacomb (?)
Rome, Italy
122
1870,0606.12 Medallion from the bottom of a bowl; depiction of a beardless man in long–sleeved tunic and chlamys on the vessel base
Glass, gold
200–500 CE Late Roman
Slade Collection
Purchased from Mosca, Giovanni Maria,
1870 Found/Acquired Cologne, grave (?) Found/Acquired Rome, catacomb (?)
Cologne, Germany
123
1914,0216.73 Etching. Cut–away view of the interior of the Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Rome Title Spaccato interno della Basilica di S. Paolo fuori delle Mura
Paper 1760–1778 CE Donated by Felix Slade 1914 Print made by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Published in Rome Rome, Italy
124
1872,0320.1 Goblet, depicting Adam and Eve
Glass 300–400 CE Late Roman
Purchased from Davis & Orioli
1872 Found/Acquired Cologne
Cologne, Germany
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125
1999,1030.1 Ribbed bowl Glass (marbled purple)
1–100 CE Roman Tylos
Donated by Felix Slade 1999 Excavated by Capt Robert Austin Higham
Excavated/Findspot Shakoura, Higham Grave 36b
Shakoura, Bahrain
126
1923,0605.2 Bowl, pillar–moulded, blue with opaque white marbling
Glass 1–100 CE Romano–British
Purchased from Capt Robert Austin Higham. Purchased from Bonhams; excavated in 1960s by Captain Highham; arrived in UK in 1968
1923 Excavated/Findspot Radnage. Excavated/Findspot Chinnor
Radnage, Buckinghamshire, UK
127
1895,0408.1 Slender, beardless figure of Hercules wearing a lion skin, known as the Birdoswald Hercules
Copper alloy
100–200 CE Romano–British
Donated by W Gordon Ross
1895 Excavated/Findspot Birdoswald Fort
Birdoswald Fort, UK
128
1824,0426.5 Silver statuette of the moon–goddess Luna, holding a torch
Silver 150–220 CE Roman
Payne Knight Collection
Donated by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
1824 Excavated/Findspot Mâcon
Macon, France
129
1824,0438.2 Statuette of Genius, personifying the guiding spirit of a place or group of people
Silver 150–220 CE Roman
Payne Knight Collection
Bequeathed by Richard Payne Knight
1824 Excavated/Findspot Mâcon
Macon, France
130
1824,0453.9 Statuette of Jupiter holding a sceptre and thunderbolt, and with a goat
Silver 150–220 CE Roman
Payne Knight Collection
Bequeathed by Richard Payne Knight
1824 Excavated/Findspot Mâcon
Macon, France
131
1824,0460.12 Statuette of Mercury holding his caduceus (staff) and purse
Silver 150–220 CE Roman
Payne Knight Collection
Bequeathed by Richard Payne Knight
1824 Excavated/Findspot Mâcon
Macon, France
132
1824,0424.1 Statuette of the Gallo–Roman goddess Tutela with a cornucopia and a mural crown
Silver, gold 150–220 AD Roman
Payne Knight Collection
Bequeathed by Richard Payne Knight
1824 Excavated/Findspot Mâcon
Macon, France
133
1962,0707.3 Cup of waisted form with a small pedestal base, and handles
Silver 0–100 CE Romano–British
Bequeathed by Richard Payne Knight
1962 Excavated/Findspot Hockwold (Hockwold Hoard)
Hockwold, UK
134
1994,0408.65 Partly gilded, decorated silver spoon (ligula or cignus)
Silver, gold 350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove Duchy of Lancaster
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
135
1994,0408.82 Spoon (cignus), one of a set of ten spoons, with ownership inscriptions
Silver, niello
350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
136
1994,0408.70 Long–handled spoon (cochlear). Like all the cochlearia in this matching set (1994,0408.70–80)
Silver, gold 350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
137
1994,0408.78 Long–handled gilded silver spoon (cochlear)
Silver, gold 350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
138
1994,0408.60 A ladle or spoon with a round bowl and a flat, decorated handle
Silver 350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
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139
1994,0408.61 A ladle or spoon with a round bowl and a flat, decorated handle
Silver 350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
140
1994,0408.42 Partially gilded silver ladle Silver, gold 350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
141
1994,0408.43 Partially gilded silver ladle Silver, gold 350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
142
1985,0201.1190 Pottery beaker, decorated in barbotine with a hind and a stag
Pottery 100–300 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1985 Excavated/Findspot Stonea Grange. Site code ST. Context DIA
Stonea Grange, UK
143
2003,0901.14 Slender votive plaque Gold 100–300 CE Roman
Donated by Vauxhall and Associated Companies Pension Fund
2003 Excavated/Findspot Baldock, Ashwell (Near)
Baldock, UK
144
2009,8042.1 Amulet comprising a rectangular sheet (lamella) cut from gold foil, with 16 lines
Gold 100–300 CE Romano–British
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2009 Excavated/Findspot Cholsey; discovered while metal detecting on a ploughed field
UK
145
1978,0102.78 Tablet Lead 300–400 CE Romano–British
Acquired through the Treasure Act Department for Culture, Media and Sport
1978 Excavated by Committee for Rescue Archaeology in Avon, Gloucestershire and Somerset
Excavated/Findspot West Hill, Context 62 (dated AD 370–380)
Uley, West Hill, Gloucestershire UK
146
1990,0101.1–2 Figure of a horse with rider Copper alloy
100–300 CE Romano–British
Donated by Major C A Goldingham~Donated by Eleanor Rosalie Goldingham
1990 Excavated/Findspot Stapleford. Excavated/Findspot Norton Disney (?)
Stapleford, UK
147
1868,0501.188 Blue armlet with two rows of twisted cord pattern
Glass 1–400 CE Roman
Slade Collection
Purchased from Alan Smithies
1868 Excavated/Findspot Cologne
Cologne, Germany
148
1883,1030.1 Bone hair–pin, woman’s head at head of pin
Bone 0–100 CE Romano–British
Bequeathed by Felix Slade
1883 Found/Acquired Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire, UK
149
1991,0701.1 Chatelaine brooch, component of a toilet set
Copper alloy, enamel
100–300 CE Romano–British
Donated by Sir Arthur Herbert Church
1991 Found/Acquired British Isles
UK
150
1872,0520.8 Zoomorphic brooch in form of horse
Copper alloy, enamel
0–400 CE Romano–British
Purchased from Christie's
1872 Found/Acquired British Isles
UK
Current at 4 May 2018. Email comments to: [email protected] 14
151
1986,0401.315 Snake bracelet Silver 100–200 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury. rom G Onslow
1986 Excavated/Findspot Snettisham Village (Snettisham jeweller's hoard)
Snettisham, UK
152
1990,0702.1–2 Bronze cosmetic grinder, with pestle and mortar components
Copper alloy
0–300 CE Romano–British
Purchased from Lord Alistair McAlpine
1990 Found/Acquired Hockwold
Hockwold, UK
153
1994,0408.20 Gold bracelet with pierced and engraved decoration
Gold 350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
154
1994,0408.14 Gold bracelet, corrugated Gold 350–450 CE Romano–British
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
155
1999,0703.1 Gold finger–ring with applied bezel, with the device of two clasped hands
Gold 100–300 CE Romano–British
Donated by Hashimoto Kanji
1999 Excavated/Findspot Mileham
Mileham, Norfolk, UK
156
POA.201 Copper alloy and enamel dragonesque brooch
Copper alloy ~enamel
1–200 CE Romano–British
Database record created in 1996
Before 1996
Found/Acquired British Isles
UK
157
1838,0714.3.a Massive cast copper alloy armlet, ornamented with an enamelled disc in red and yellow
Copper alloy
50–200 CE Iron Age Romano–British
Donated by Peter Robert Drummond–Burrell, 21st Baron Willoughby de Eresby
1838 Found/Acquired Drummond Castle
Pitkelloney, UK
158
1994,0401,46.1 Gold coin of the Emperor Honorius
Gold 402–423 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Ravenna Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,46.2 Gold coin of the Emperor Honorius
Gold 402–423 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Ravenna Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,46.3 Gold coin of the Emperor Honorius
Gold 402–423 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Ravenna Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,46.4 Gold coin of the Emperor Honorius
Gold 402–423 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Ravenna Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,46.5 Gold coin of the Emperor Honorius
Gold 402–423 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Ravenna Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,46.6 Gold coin of the Emperor Honorius
Gold 402–423 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Ravenna Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
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158
1994,0401,46.7 Gold coin of the Emperor Honorius
Gold 402–423 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Ravenna Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,46.8 Gold coin of the Emperor Honorius
Gold 402–423 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Ravenna Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,46.9 Gold coin of the Emperor Honorius
Gold 402–423 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Ravenna Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,46.10
Gold coin of the Emperor Honorius
Gold 402–423 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Ravenna Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.1 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.2 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.3 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.4 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.5 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.6 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.7 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.8 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.9 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.10 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
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158
1994,0401,299.11 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.12 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.13 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.14 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.15 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.16 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.17 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.18 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.19 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
158
1994,0401,299.20 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma
Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)
Hoxne, UK
159
2013,8011.1 Almost complete wheel–thrown beaker with circular, flat base
Ceramic 100–200 CE Romano–British
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Excavated/Findspot Selby
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.106 Silver coin of the Emperor Vespasian
Silver 69 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.107 Silver coin of the Emperor Vespasian
Silver 70 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.108 Silver coin of the Emperor Vespasian
Silver 71 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
Current at 4 May 2018. Email comments to: [email protected] 17
159
2013,4049.109 Silver coin of the Emperor Vespasian
Silver 71 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.110 Silver coin of the Emperor Vespasian
Silver 71 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.111 Silver coin of the Emperor Vespasian
Silver 72 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.112 Silver coin of the Emperor Vespasian
Silver 74 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.113 Silver coin of the Emperor Vespasian
Silver 74 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.114 Silver coin of the Emperor Vespasian
Silver 76 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.115 Silver coin of the Emperor Vespasian
Silver 76 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.191 Silver coin of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Silver 161 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.193 Silver coin of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Silver 163–164 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.194 Silver coin of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Silver 168–169 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.195 Silver coin of the Emperor Antoninus Pius
Silver about 161 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.196 Silver coin of the Emperor Lucius Verus
Silver 162–163 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
Current at 4 May 2018. Email comments to: [email protected] 18
159
2013,4049.197 Silver coin of the Emperor Lucius Verus
Silver 165–166 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.198 Silver coin of the Emperor Lucius Verus
Silver 167–168 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.199 Silver coin of the Emperor Lucius Verus
Silver 167–168 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.200 Silver coin of Faustina II Silver 161–176 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
159
2013,4049.201
Silver coin of Faustina II
Silver 176–180 CE Roman Imperial
Acquired through the Treasure Act, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)
Selby, UK
160
,
1927,0607.2 Face pot Ceramic 0–400 CE Romano–British
Purchased from Alfred Warrell
1927 UK
161
,
1871,0714.11 Samian Ware bowl Pottery 120–200 CE Romano–British
Purchased from William Wareham
1871 Found/Acquired Poultry
Poultry, UK
162
,
1915,1208.53 Samian Ware bowl Pottery 55–80 CE Romano–British
Ransom Collection
Donated by Frank Ransom
1915 Made in La Graufesenque
Found/Acquired London
UK
163
1910,1210.2 Samian Ware cup, plain, with maker's stamp, illegible
Pottery 43–140 CE Romano–British
Donated by Library Committee of the City of London
1910 Found/Acquired Bishops Marsh. ound/Acquired Medway, River
Bishops Marsh, Medway River, UK
164
1872,0604.1308 Burnt agate head of Claudius (?)
Agate 41–54 CE Roman Imperial
Castellani Collection
Purchased from Alessandro Castellani
1872 Probably from Italy
165
R1935,0404.58 Copper alloy coin of the Emperor Hadrian
Copper alloy
117–138 CE Roman Imperial
Roach Smith Collection
Donated by Charles Roach Smith in 1856 (most likely to have been found in the River Thames)
1856 Minted in Rome Found/Acquired Probably UK
UK
166
1959,0305.35 Copper alloy coin of the Emperor Antoninus Pius
Copper alloy
154–155 CE Roman Imperial
Exchanged with GR Arnold
1959 Minted in Rome Found/Acquired Probably UK
UK
167
R.12399 Copper alloy coin of the Emperor Antoninus Pius
Copper alloy
154–155 CE Roman Imperial
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Minted in Rome Found/Acquired Probably UK
UK
168
1862,0616.1 Coin of Caurasius Silver about 287 CE Roman Imperial
Purchased from George Eastwood
1862 Minted in British Isles
UK
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169
1928,0208.2 Gold medallion of the Emperor Constantius I
Gold 297 CE Roman Imperial
Donated by The Art Fund. Donated by Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. Donated by Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian. Donated by Henry Van den Bergh
1928 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Beaurains (Beaurains hoard). Excavated/Findspot Arras (near)
France
170
1861,0725.3 Sculpture group the nymph Cyrene overcomes a lion
Marble 120–150 CE Roman
From Sir Robert Murdoch Smith. From Cdr Edwin A Porcher
1861 Excavated by Sir Robert Murdoch Smith. Excavated by Cdr Edwin A Porcher
Excavated/Findspot Temple of Apollo
Temple of Apollo, Cyrene, Libya
171
1857,1218.55 Stela, with a female figure Limestone 1–200 CE Neo–Punic
1857 Excavated by Nathan Davis. Excavated by Sir Thomas Reade
Excavated/Findspot Carthage (?)
Tunisia
172
1859,0402.65 Parian marble portrait head of an African woman with her hair arranged in corkscrew curls
Marble 120–160 CE Roman
1859 Excavated by Nathan Davis
Excavated/Findspot Carthage
Carthage, Tunisia
173
1961,0531.1 Fragment of a mosaic showing two roundels with Erotes on dolphins, and birds in half–roundels
Stone 150–170 CE Roman
Donated by Government of Tunisia
1961 Made in Tunisia Found/Acquired Sfax, Found at Boutria, ancient Acholla, around 45km north of Sfax
Tunisia
174
1997,1110.5 African Red Slip Ware dish Pottery 370–425 CE Roman
Purchased from Bonhams (7–10–1997, Lot 94)
1997 Made in Gafsa – Sidi Aïch workshop
Tunisia
175
1914,1010.16 Narrow child’s sandal. The sole is swayed for the left foot
Leather 01–1000 CE Roman Period (?) Late Antique (?) Early Islamic (?)
Donated by Egypt Exploration Fund
1914 Excavated by John de Monins Johnson. Excavated by Egypt Exploration Fund
Excavated/Findspot Antinoupolis
Antinoupolis, Egypt
176
2008,1007.4 Papyrus containing 31 lines of Greek text, relating to a census–return
Papyrus 202–203 CE Roman
Purchased from James Ede. Purchased through Sotheby's
2008 Excavated by Egypt Exploration Fund
Excavated/Findspot Oxyrhynchus
Oxyrhynchus, Egypt
177
1864,1128.61 Gold coin of Hadrian Gold 134–138 CE Roman Imperial
Donated by Edward Wigan
1864 Minted in Rome Rome, Italy
178
1912,0608.109 Seated figure of Horus wearing Roman military costume with traces of paint
Limestone 1–300 CE Roman
Purchased from Mohammed Mohassib
1912 Found/Acquired Egypt
Egypt
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179
1868,0523.1 Figure of Horus, standing and wearing Roman military costume
Bronze 1–300 CE Roman
Purchased from Rollin & Feuardent
1868 Found/Acquired Egypt
Egypt
180
EA12745 Hollow terracotta figure of Bes Terracotta 200–1 BCE Ptolemaic
Noted in handwritten catalogue of the Egyptian collection which was drawn up by former Keeper Samuel Birch (1813–1885); database record created in 1988
Before 1885
Found/Acquired Egypt
Egypt
181
1908,0411.59 Round–topped stela Sandstone 0–50 CE Roman
Purchased from Panayotis Kyticas
1908 Found/Acquired Egypt
Egypt
182
1805,0703.52 Green bust of the god Zeus Serapis
Basanite 100–200 CE Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley; Towneley acquired the piece from the Ambassador at Constantinople, where it is supposed it was found
1805 Excavated/Findspot Turkey (possibly)
Probably from Istanbul, Turkey
183
1824,0451.3 Figure of Isis the figure has been mounted on a new base
Bronze, gold
100–1 BCE Roman
Hamilton Collection
Bequeathed by Richard Payne Knight
1824 Found/Acquired Vesuvius, Mount (said to have been found near)
Italy
184
1975,0131.9 Terminal in the form of a figure of Harpokrates seated on a lotus capital
Bronze 0–300 CE Roman Imperial
Published in BM catalogue of Bronzes, 1899 – bronze nr1503
Before 1899
Probably from Egypt
185
1973,0302.4 Head from a small bust of Antinous
Marble about 130 CE Roman
Temple Collection
Bequeathed by Sir William Temple; (collection given about 1856, registered in 1973, but from older collection)
1856 Probably from Rome, Italy
186
1886,0401.1765 Part of a gold diadem inscribed in Greek with the name of a Roman citizen
Gold 67–98 CE Roman
Donated by Egypt Exploration Fund
1886 Excavated by Egypt Exploration Fund
Made in Egypt Excavated/Findspot Town, Found by locals looting the site between 1884–5 ‘south–west of the town at a high part, lying in the loose dust among the houses’
Naukratis, Egypt
187
1939,0324.210 Portrait of a military officer in encaustic and tempera, probably on oak
Oak, mastic
160–170 CE Roman
Bequeathed by Sir Robert Ludwig Mond
1939 Found/Acquired Rubaiyat
Rubaiyat, Egypt
188
1805,0703.78 Draped bust of a female figure wearing a Persian headdress
Marble 0–160 CE Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Found/Acquired Villa Montalte
Rome, Italy
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189
1875,0710.5017 View of ruins looking down an avenue of Corinthian columns towards an archway
Paper 1753–1764 CE Purchased from Edward Daniell
1875 Published by John Bowles. Print made by John June (?)
Published in London
London, UK
190
1889,1012.8 Carved bust from a limestone relief of a clean–shaven man; wearing a toga
Limestone 150–200 CE Palmyrene
Purchased from Joseph M Shemtob
1889 Made in Palmyra Found/Acquired Palmyra
Palmyra, Syria
191
1885,0418.1 Bust from a Palmyrene funerary relief; matron wearing chiton, mantle and veil
Limestone 200–273 CE Palmyrene
Purchased from Levi Bros
1885 Made in Palmyra Excavated/Findspot Palmyra
Palmyra, Syria
192
1772,0311.30 Figurine of an elephant, perhaps a toy or gaming–piece
Ivory 0–100 CE Roman
Hamilton Collection
Purchased from Sir William Hamilton
1772 Probably from Italy
193
1912,1016.1 Lapis lazuli bust of Zeus Sarapis, modelled in the round
Lapis lazuli about 300 CE Roman
Donated by Sir Henry Hoyle Howorth. Donated through The Art Fund
1912 Probably carved and found in Egypt, from stone imported from Afghanistan
Probably from Egypt
194
1891,1123.1 Green blown glass bottle Glass 400–500 CE Roman
Purchased from T E Tomlinson & Co
1891 Excavated/Findspot Nazareth, tomb (near)
Nazareth, Israel
195
1917,0601.2672–3 Pair of pendant earrings Gold, pearl, glass
200–300 CE Franks Bequest
Bequeathed by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
1897 Probably from Egypt
196
1867,0508.462–463 Pair of gold ear–rings, S–shaped hook, the front end of which passes through a heart–shaped sapphire
Gold, sapphire, garnet, plasma
100–300 CE Roman
Blacas Collection
Purchased from Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
1867 Emeralds may have come from India or Egypt, but earring probably Roman Italy
Probably from Italy
197
1872,0604.1105 Pair of gold ear–rings in the form of lynx heads and amphorae
Gold, garnet, glass
200–30 BCE Hellenistic
Castellani Collection
Purchased from Alessandro Castellani
1872 Made in Levant or India (?). Probably found in Italy
Italy
198
1867,0507.396 Amethyst cameo engraved with a head of Medusa in high relief
Amethyst 0–200 CE Roman Imperial (early)
Blacas Collection
Purchased from Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps
1867 Excavated/Findspot Arco della Salara (near)
Italy
199
1872,0604.669 Part of a necklace of gold rods and emeralds
Gold, emerald
100–300 CE Roman
Castellani Collection
Purchased from Alessandro Castellani
1872 Emeralds probably from Egypt, probably Italian work and Italian collector
Probably from Italy
200
1824,0301.49 Sardonyx cameo engraved with a tethered goat lying down
Sardonyx 0–200 CE Roman Imperial (early)
Payne Knight Collection
Bequeathed by Richard Payne Knight
1824 Probably from Italy
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201
1912,0607.111 Gold coin of the Emperor Trajan
Gold 103–111 CE Roman Imperial
Treasure Trove HM Treasury
1912 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Corbridge, The second Corbridge find. (Corbridge hoard)
UK
202
1898,0803.9 Gold coin of the Emperor Claudius
Gold 50–51 CE Roman Imperial
Donated by HH Raja Martanda Tondaiman, Raja of Pudukkottai
1898 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot India (probably)
India
203
1858,0819.1 Funerary monument, of white marble (probably Parian)
Marble 100–110 CE Roman
Purchased through George Gouldsmith. Purchased from Earl of Bessborough
1858 Italy
204
1805,0703.130 Front of a Roman sarcophagus, of fine–grained white marble (probably Carraran)
Marble 100–200 CE (Antonine) Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Made in Rome Italy
205
1805,0703.166 Marble cinerary chest in the form of a building, inscribed with the names of Marcus
Marble 50–150 CE Roman
Towneley Collection
Purchased from Peregrine Edward Towneley
1805 Probably from Italy
206
1867,1122.414 Burial chest with lid, probably made of Ephesian marble, showing bucrania linked by garlands laden
Marble 50–100 CE Donated by Ephesus Excavation Committee
1867 Excavated by John Turtle Wood
Excavated/Findspot Magnesian Road
Magnesian Road, Turkey
207
1914,0216.101 View of the Pyramid of Caius Cestius by Giambattista Piranesi
Paper 1760–1778 CE Purchased from Davis & Orioli
1914 Print made by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Published in Rome Italy
208
1883,1213.315 Square green bottle reused as cinerary urn
Glass 0–400 CE Romano–British
George Payne Collection
Purchased from George Payne
1883 Found/Acquired Brickfield
UK
209
1993,0406.1.a Panel representing two–thirds of a side of a sarcophagus and carved in relief
Marble 350–400 CE Late Roman
Purchased from Eric Leprince Ringuet
1993 Workshop of France Arles
Workshop in Arles Found/Acquired Église de La Madeleine, church
France
210
1922,1016.26 Stone stela inscribed with four lines of Greek text coloured red
Stone 300–600 CE Byzantine Late Roman
Purchased from British School of Archaeology, Egypt
1922 Excavated by British School of Archaeology, Egypt Excavated by Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Made in Egypt Excavated/Findspot Oxyrhynchus, Tomb 46
Egypt
211
1939,0324.211 Limewood portrait of a woman Lime wood, gold
160–170 CE Roman
Bequeathed by Sir Robert Ludwig Mond
1939 Found/Acquired Rubaiyat
Rubaiyat, Egypt