Details
A large Romano-British bronze fibula, the long pin with catchplate on central elaborate 'stand' with four pierced feet -- 5 1/8in. (13cm.) long, 3rd Century A.D.; a Roman bronze lamp, with long nozzle and flattened thumb plate, single lug on the body, hinged lid missing -- 5¼in. (14cm.) long, circa 6th Century A.D.; and a bronze strigil, narrow handle ending with squared turn, blade partly missing and pierced at end as a result of ancient repair(?) -- 7¼in. (18.5cm.) long, circa 5th Century B.C. (3)
Provenance
Handwritten descriptive ink labels accompany two of the items:
Item 1: found at Dorchester, Dorset
Item 2: found at Ongar, Essex; Gage collection
Item 3: marked, from Thames Valley
Item 1: found at Dorchester, Dorset
Item 2: found at Ongar, Essex; Gage collection
Item 3: marked, from Thames Valley