ANTIQUITIES
EUROPEAN, NEOLITHIC AND LATER
A Romano-British black glazed pottery beaker, with tall neck and tapering foot -- 6in. (15.3cm.) high; another similar, black ware beaker, repaired -- 4 7/8in. (12.4cm.) high, both 2nd-3rd Century A.D.; a terracotta lamp, the central pierced discus with the figure of an eagle in relief, maker's name on the base; and another, with volutes at the neck -- 4in. (10.1cm.) long av., circa 2nd Century A.D. (4)
Details
A Romano-British black glazed pottery beaker, with tall neck and tapering foot -- 6in. (15.3cm.) high; another similar, black ware beaker, repaired -- 4 7/8in. (12.4cm.) high, both 2nd-3rd Century A.D.; a terracotta lamp, the central pierced discus with the figure of an eagle in relief, maker's name on the base; and another, with volutes at the neck -- 4in. (10.1cm.) long av., circa 2nd Century A.D. (4)
Provenance
Handwritten descriptive ink labels accompany each item:
Item 1: reputedly found at Cainster, Lincolnshire
Item 2: Sittingbourne, Kent; Lord Hastings' collection
Item 3: George Arnold's collection
Item 4: Catacombs at Alexandria, Egypt
Item 1: reputedly found at Cainster, Lincolnshire
Item 2: Sittingbourne, Kent; Lord Hastings' collection
Item 3: George Arnold's collection
Item 4: Catacombs at Alexandria, Egypt