CIMRM Supplement - Mithras pieces. London.

A collection of pottery and other vessels were sold at Christies sale 18-19 September 2013 in London, as part of the Prof. Sir Albert Richardson sale. The sale price was £1,000. These almost certainly came from the London Mithraeum. The catalogue entry for the sale read, originally:

A group of ten Roman plain ware pottery vessels including a lamp, some fragmentary, circa 3rd-4th Century A.D.; two Roman red ware fragments, circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.; a Roman glass bottle, circa 2nd-4th Century A.D. 7 in. (18 cm.) high max Provenance. Almost certainly Temple of Mithras, London. Almost certainly Professor William Francis Grimes (1905-1988) by whom given to Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A. in 1954. Please note that the illustration in the printed and online catalogue is incorrect and that several items are not included in the lot, nor in the sale. Please contact Alexandra Cruden, on +44 (0)20 7389 2566 or acruden@christies.com, with any enquiry. Please note that the Roman plain ware lamp described in the catalogue entry is not included in the lot, nor in the sale. The lot contains 12 items, not 13. Price Realized: £1,000 ($1,613) Sale Information: Sale 1186 — The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A. 18 - 19 September 2013, London, King Street