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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


Towneley Collection


1805

Found/Acquired Rome

Rome, Italy

4

1864,1021.9 Head from a statue of the Emperor Commodus


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

mailto:[email protected]


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


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


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



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


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




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



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


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


Donated by Hon Mrs Anne Seymour Damer




34

1973,0330.5 Part of (fragment) a colossal statue a barbarian captive


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


36

R.10762 Coin of the Emperor Domitian Gold 86 CE Roman Imperial

Cracherode Collection

Bequeathed by Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode


37

R.10300 Coin of the Emperor Titus Gold 72–73 CE Roman Imperial




38

R.6492 Coin of the Emperor Claudius Gold 49–50 CE Roman Imperial




39

R.14989 Coin of the Emperor Commodus

Copper alloy


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


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



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


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


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


Donated by Dr Frederick Parkes Weber


47

1889,0520.1 Gladiator's discharge ticket with inscription, issued to the gladiator Moderatus

Ivory 88 CE Roman


1919 Excavated/Findspot Lanuvium

Lanuvium, Italy



48

1919,0620.6 Lamp Pottery 0–300 CE Romano–British


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


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


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


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


53

1919,0620.11 Inscribed tessera with a human head

Ivory 0–300 CE Hamilton Collection



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


56

1805,0703.233 Bath with ring–shaped handles decorated with ivy leaves

Green basanite

150–250 CE Roman

Towneley Collection



57

1856,1226.889 One of a set of three strigils (cleaning implement)


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


Franks Collection

Purchased through Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks


59

1805,0703.95 Bust of the emperor Hadrian wearing military dress


Towneley Collection


1805 Excavated/Findspot Hadrian's Villa, Pantanello

Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy



60

1805,0703.278 Pilaster capital from the Pantheon


Towneley Collection


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


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


1805 Excavated/Findspot Hadrian's Villa


65

1824,0453.1 Figure of Zeus with thunderbolt Bronze 0–300 CE Payne Knight Collection


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



67

1756,0101.471 Couch–ornament in the form of a female bust

Bronze 0–300 CE Sloane Bequest

Bequeathed by Sir Hans Sloane


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


70

1867,0508.743 Figure of Poseidon Hippios Bronze 0–200 CE Roman

Blacas Collection


1867 Probably from Italy or France



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



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


Payne Knight Collection


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



77

1873,0820.741 Marble portrait statue of a veiled priestess




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


Towneley Collection


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


Towneley Collection


1805 Found/Acquired Pozzuoli

Pozzuoli, Italy

81

1805,0703.98 Portrait head from a statue of a woman


Towneley Collection


1805 Excavated/Findspot Villa Casali

Villa Casali, Italy



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




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


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


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


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


Hamilton Collection


1824 Made in Campania (perhaps)

Excavated/Findspot Campania (probably)

Campania, Italy



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


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


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


1872 Israel

98

1994,0408.146 Implement, probably a combined toothpick and ear cleaner, modelled in the shape of an Ibis

Silver, gold, niello


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


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


1805 Made in Italy Probably from Italy

104

2006,0331.23 Roman amphora for wine, type Dressel 1B


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


Towneley Collection


1805 Made in Spain. Made in Baetica

Excavated/Findspot Baths of Titus, Excavated in 1772

Rome, Italy



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


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


Acquired before 1874 – published in BMCM (1874)

Before 1874

Minted in Rome Rome, Italy

111

R.13024 Medallion of Constantinopolis Copper alloy


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


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


Blacas Collection




Italy

114

1866,1229.26 Horse trappings Silver, gold 330–370 CE Late Roman

Blacas Collection




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



Hoxne, UK



117

1994,0408.122 Spoon (cochlear), with a rounded oval bowl Inscription [V]IVASINDEO




Hoxne, UK

118

1994,0408.97 Spoon (cochlear), one of a matching set of 10; with a Christian Staurogram




Hoxne, UK

119

1994,0408.98 Spoon (cochlear), one of a matching set of 10; with a Christian Staurogram




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


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


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


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



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


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


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





Macon, France

130

1824,0453.9 Statuette of Jupiter holding a sceptre and thunderbolt, and with a goat





Macon, France

131

1824,0460.12 Statuette of Mercury holding his caduceus (staff) and purse





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




Macon, France

133

1962,0707.3 Cup of waisted form with a small pedestal base, and handles



1962 Excavated/Findspot Hockwold (Hockwold Hoard)

Hockwold, UK

134

1994,0408.65 Partly gilded, decorated silver spoon (ligula or cignus)


Treasure Trove Duchy of Lancaster


Hoxne, UK

135

1994,0408.82 Spoon (cignus), one of a set of ten spoons, with ownership inscriptions

Silver, niello




Hoxne, UK

136

1994,0408.70 Long–handled spoon (cochlear). Like all the cochlearia in this matching set (1994,0408.70–80)




Hoxne, UK

137

1994,0408.78 Long–handled gilded silver spoon (cochlear)




Hoxne, UK

138

1994,0408.60 A ladle or spoon with a round bowl and a flat, decorated handle




Hoxne, UK



139

1994,0408.61 A ladle or spoon with a round bowl and a flat, decorated handle




Hoxne, UK

140

1994,0408.42 Partially gilded silver ladle Silver, gold 350–450 CE Romano–British



Hoxne, UK

141

1994,0408.43 Partially gilded silver ladle Silver, gold 350–450 CE Romano–British



Hoxne, UK

142

1985,0201.1190 Pottery beaker, decorated in barbotine with a hind and a stag

Pottery 100–300 CE Romano–British


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


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


1883 Found/Acquired Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire, UK

149

1991,0701.1 Chatelaine brooch, component of a toilet set

Copper alloy, enamel


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


Purchased from Christie's

1872 Found/Acquired British Isles

UK



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


Purchased from Lord Alistair McAlpine

1990 Found/Acquired Hockwold

Hockwold, UK

153

1994,0408.20 Gold bracelet with pierced and engraved decoration




Hoxne, UK

154

1994,0408.14 Gold bracelet, corrugated Gold 350–450 CE Romano–British



Hoxne, UK

155

1999,0703.1 Gold finger–ring with applied bezel, with the device of two clasped hands


Donated by Hashimoto Kanji

1999 Excavated/Findspot Mileham

Mileham, Norfolk, UK

156

POA.201 Copper alloy and enamel dragonesque brooch

Copper alloy ~enamel


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


1994 Minted in Ravenna Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)

Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK



158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158

1994,0401,46.10

Gold coin of the Emperor Honorius




Hoxne, UK

158

1994,0401,299.1 Silver coin – uncertain head, with Roma

Silver 367–378 CE Roman Imperial


1994 Minted in Trier Excavated/Findspot Hoxne (Hoxne hoard)

Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK



158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

158





Hoxne, UK

159

2013,8011.1 Almost complete wheel–thrown beaker with circular, flat base

Ceramic 100–200 CE Romano–British


2013 Excavated/Findspot Selby

Selby, UK

159

2013,4049.106 Silver coin of the Emperor Vespasian



2013 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Selby (near Selby hoard pot 2)

Selby, UK

159





Selby, UK

159





Selby, UK



159





Selby, UK

159





Selby, UK

159





Selby, UK

159





Selby, UK

159





Selby, UK

159





Selby, UK

159





Selby, UK

159

2013,4049.191 Silver coin of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius




Selby, UK

159





Selby, UK

159





Selby, UK

159

2013,4049.195 Silver coin of the Emperor Antoninus Pius

Silver about 161 CE Roman Imperial



Selby, UK

159

2013,4049.196 Silver coin of the Emperor Lucius Verus




Selby, UK



159





Selby, UK

159





Selby, UK

159





Selby, UK

159

2013,4049.200 Silver coin of Faustina II Silver 161–176 CE Roman Imperial



Selby, UK

159

2013,4049.201

Silver coin of Faustina II




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




165

R1935,0404.58 Copper alloy coin of the Emperor Hadrian

Copper alloy


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


Exchanged with GR Arnold


UK

167

R.12399 Copper alloy coin of the Emperor Antoninus Pius

Copper alloy


Towneley Collection



UK

168

1862,0616.1 Coin of Caurasius Silver about 287 CE Roman Imperial

Purchased from George Eastwood

1862 Minted in British Isles

UK



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




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


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


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



179

1868,0523.1 Figure of Horus, standing and wearing Roman military costume


Purchased from Rollin & Feuardent


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


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


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


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


Towneley Collection


1805 Found/Acquired Villa Montalte

Rome, Italy



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



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


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



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


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



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)






201

1912,0607.111 Gold coin of the Emperor Trajan



1912 Minted in Rome Excavated/Findspot Corbridge, The second Corbridge find. (Corbridge hoard)

UK

202

1898,0803.9 Gold coin of the Emperor Claudius


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)


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


1805 Made in Rome Italy

205

1805,0703.166 Marble cinerary chest in the form of a building, inscribed with the names of Marcus


Towneley Collection



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



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


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