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Roman bowl

A Roman bowl
Roman glass cast moulded bowl

Rosenthal candle holder

A small clear red tealight holder with a Medusa image on the front
Modern glass Rosenthal candle holder

Pilkington vase

A brown earthenware glazed vase
Earthenware vase, 1906

Roman glass beaker

A Roman glass beaker
Roman glass beaker, 5th century AD

Roman glass bottle

Roman glass bottle
Small Roman glass bottle, provenance unknown

Roman glass jar

Roman glass jar
Small Roman glass jar, provenance unknown

Roman glass jar

Straight sided Roman glass jar
Roman glass straight-sided jar, late 2nd to 3rd century AD

Roman glass jar

Small Roman glass jar
Small Roman glass jar, provenance unknown

Roman glass tear catcher

Tall thin Syrian tear catcher bottle
Roman glass Syrian tear bottle or catcher, 3rd to 4th century AD

Roman glass urn

Roman glass urn
Roman glass cinerary urn, 1 AD

English teapot

Brown earthenware teapot with a pewter spout
English stoneware teapot with pewter spout

Teabowls and saucers

A pair of Chinese teabowls and saucers
Pair of Chinese ceramic teabowls and saucers

Repaired bowl

Patch repaired bowl with Chinese decoration
Patch repaired ceramic bowl

Stoneware teacup

Chinese brown stoneware teacup with gilt repair
Chinese brown stoneware teacup with gilt repair

Stapled bowl

A cracked bowl repaired using staples
A stapled bowl
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