June 2020 Auction - TimeLine Auctions by Daniel Riddick

The Court House 363 Main Road Harwich CO12 4DN

ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES 2 June 2020 3-6 June 2020

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Sale schedule

The Court House, Harwich Antiquities - Tuesday 2 June 2020 (Day 1) 10:00 - Egyptian Antiquities (Lots 1 - 59) - Greek Antiquities (Lots 60 - 105) - Roman Antiquities (Lots 106 - 221) - Byzantine Antiquities (Lots 222 - 240) - Western Asiatic Antiquities (Lots 241 - 365) - Chinese & Far Eastern Antiquities (Lots 366 - 403) - India & Region Antiquities (Lots 404 - 443) - Islamic Antiquities (Lots 444 - 453) - Arms & Armour (Lots 454 - 497) - Stone, Bronze & Iron Age Antiquities (Lots 498 - 521) - Saxon, Viking & Germanic Antiquities (Lots 522 - 578) - Medieval & Post Medieval Antiquities (Lots 579 - 640) - American & Natural History (Lots 641 - 660) Antiquities - Wednesday 3 June 2020 (Day 2) 10.00 - Egyptian Antiquities (Lots 700 - 816) - Greek Antiquities (Lots 817 - 904) - Roman Antiquities (Lots 905 -1014) 13:30 - 14:00 Lunch - Roman Antiquities (Lots 1015 - 1314) Antiquities - Thursday 4 June 2020 (Day 3) 10.00 - Roman Antiquities (Lots 1315 - 1474) - Byzantine Antiquities (Lots 1475 - 1555) - Western Asiatic Antiquities (Lots 1556 - 1629) 13:30 - 14:00 Lunch - Western Asiatic Antiquities (Lots 1630 - 1919)

Antiquities - Friday 5 June 2020 (Day 4) 10.00 - Chinese & Far Eastern Antiquities (Lots 1920 – 2036) - India & Region Antiquities (Lots 2037 - 2237) 13:30 - 14:00 Lunch - Islamic Antiquities (Lots 2238 – 2367) - Arms & Armour (Lots 2368 - 2542) Antiquities - Saturday 6 June 2020 (Day 5) 10.00 - Stone Age Antiquities (Lots 2543 - 2569) - Bronze Age Antiquities (Lots 2570 - 2601) - Iron Age Antiquities (Lots 2602 - 2622) - Saxon, Viking & Germanic Antiquities (Lots 2623 – 2764) - Medieval Antiquities (Lots 2765 - 2818) - Post Medieval Antiquities (Lots 2819 - 2857) 13:30 - 14:00 Lunch - Post Medieval Antiquities (Lots 2858 - 2924) - Christian Antiquities (Lots 2925 - 2947) - American & Ethnographic (Lots 2948 - 2986) - Natural History (Lots 2987 - 3164) Coins - Sunday 7 June 2020 (Day 6) - Coins, Notes & Medals (Lots 3500 - 3900) 13:30 - 14:00 Lunch - Coins, Notes & Medals (Lots 3901 - 4169)

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2 June 2020

Ancient Art & Antiquities

Egyptian Also see lots 700 - 816

Lots 1 - 59

LARGE EGYPTIAN TOMB MODEL WITH BAKER Middle Kingdom, 2050-1652 BC A large wooden tableau of a male worker seated, wearing a shendyt kilt, painted details to the face, red pigment to the body, holding a fan in the extended right hand, both arms pegged to the body; in front of an oval oven with separate lid, with frontal opening for bread, on a rectangular base. 512 grams, 22.5cm (9"). Fair condition. Rare. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance From a UK collection; formerly in an early 20th century collection. Literature See Taylor, J.H., Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, London, 2001.

EGYPTIAN HEAD OF AMUN-RA Late Dynastic Period, 404-332 BC A polychrome wooden sculpture representing the head of the god Amun-Ra, the great god of Thebes, ‘King of the Gods’, wearing a crown with two plumes and uraeus; mounted on a custom-made wooden stand. 302 grams total, 27.5cm including stand (10¾"). Fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance From the private collection of Marquita Moseley Maytag (1925-2011), former US Ambassador to Nepal (1976-1977); accompanied by a copy of an insurance endorsement dated 16 November 1966, in which this item is identiﬁed as item 52.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

LARGE EGYPTIAN FEMALE OFFERING-BEARER FIGURE

LARGE EGYPTIAN WOODEN STRIDING FIGURE

Middle Kingdom, 2050-1652 BC

A large wooden offering-bearer figure from a tomb model, depicting a standing female wearing a tight fitting white dress and black tripartite wig, serene facial features with large painted eyes; separately made arms attached with dowel to the shoulder, the left arm carried upwards and brought back to support the basket of offerings carried on her head (now absent), her right hand downwards with pierced socket, originally holding another food item; peg beneath the feet; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 95 grams total, 25cm including stand (10"). Fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090

A carved wooden figure of a striding male, possibly a workman, wearing a linen shendyt kilt; much original pigment; some repair; mounted on a custom-made stand. 838 grams total, 53cm including stand (20¾"). Fair condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720

Provenance Acquired from an important Dutch collection before 1964; formerly in the Van der Meulen family collection, thence by descent. Literature Cf. Taylor, J.H., Death & The Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, p.103, ﬁg.65.

LARGE EGYPTIAN STRIDING POLYCHROME WOODEN FIGURE Middle Kingdom, 2050-1652 BC A carved wooden striding male figure wearing a painted linen shendyt kilt, ornamental collar, arm and wrist bands; arms to his sides in a carrying position, hands made into fists and pierced to receive objects, possibly from a ‘procession of offering-bearers’ funerary model; much black, cream, green, and other pigment surviving; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1 kg total, 45cm including stand (17¾"). Fair condition. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300

Provenance Property of a Middlesex lady; acquired on the London art market in 2007; formerly in a 1970s private collection.

EGYPTIAN WOODEN STRIDING FEMALE Middle Kingdom, 2050-1652 BC A carved wooden figure of a striding female, hair to the shoulders, wearing a long tunic-style garment, arms by sides in carrying position, hands held in fists and pierced to receive objects, now absent; black, cream and other pigment; one socket to the underside of each foot, possibly to accept pegs if this was a model from a ‘procession of offering-bearers’ funerary diorama; mounted on a custom-made stand. 465 grams total, 32cm including stand (12½"). Fair condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a Middlesex lady; acquired on the London art market in 2007; formerly in a 1970s private collection.

Provenance Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; acquired from Stride Auctioneers, Chichester, West Sussex; previously in an old French private collection believed to have been formed in the early 20th century.

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LARGE EGYPTIAN RESTING SACRED IBIS Late Period, 664-332 BC A large figurine of a sacred ibis with lidded hollow wooden body, carved integral folded wings to the sides, hollowed and secured with dowels; bronze fittings comprising a head and neck with long curved beak, socket eyes to accept inserts, two legs with texture detailing, three splayed claws, a tail with herringbone feather texturing; mounted on a wooden stand. 3.8 kg total, 33cm high including stand (18"). Fine condition. A large display piece, extremely rare in this size. £25,000 - 35,000 EUR 28,430 - 39,800 USD 30,730 - 43,020 Provenance From the collection of a respected UK gentleman; formerly in a private Swiss collection, between 2000-2011; on the US art market prior to the early 1990s; accompanied by a copy of a positive metallurgic analytical report written by Metallurgist Dr. Peter Northover (ex Department of Materials, Materials Science-Based Archaeology Group & Department of Materials, University of Oxford), number R4297; a copy of a positive RCD Radio Carbon Dating Measurement Report conducted on the wood, dated 28 July 2014; an academic report written by Egyptologist Peter Clayton; and an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00072971; this lot has also been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by IADAA certificate number no.27032020/1043. Footnotes The model is formed with a hollow wooden body which is held closed by wooden dowels and the bronze tail-plate. Inside the void was placed the mummified remains of an ibis, sacred to the god Thoth whose symbols were this bird and the baboon. Ibis mummies were used as offerings to the god in his sanctuaries at Saqqara and Tuna El Gebel, both in Egypt; the latter is the presumed findspot for the present piece.

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EGYPTIAN PAINTED CARTONNAGE WITH ISIS Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC A beautifully painted cartonnage mummy panel with goddess Maat depicted as Isis, kneeling on the hieroglyph for gold (nub) with outspread arms and wings, each hand holding an ostrich feather, the feather of truth, also her hieroglyphic sign; wearing the hieroglyph for 'throne' on her head, wedjat eye to either side of her head, bicolour rosettes flanking the feathers; reclining Anubis, the god of mummification, in jackal form to each side of the hieroglyph for gold (nub); polychrome Broad Collar above Isis with ib, heart, hieroglyph above; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.4 kg, cartonnagr 46cm high (18¼"). Fine condition, professionally conserved. A large high quality display piece. £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600

Provenance Property of a Middlesex lady; acquired on the London art market in 2007; formerly in a 1970s private collection. Literature See Corbelli, J.A., The Art of Death in Graeco-Roman Egypt, Shire Publications Ltd, 2006, for discussion; see Fluck, C. et al., Egypt faith after the Pharaohs, The British Museum, London, 2015, for discussion of late funerary practices; see Walker, S, and Higgs, P., Cleopatra of Egypt: from History To Myth, The British Museum Press, London, 2001, for general discussion; see Walker, S, and Bierbrier, M., Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt, The British Museum Press, London, 1997, for discussion of Ptolemaic burial practices.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

EGYPTIAN PAINTED CARTONNAGE COLLAR Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC A D-shaped cartonnage Broad Collar with bands of rosettes, triangles, teardrops and other motifs in white, red, blue and pale green with yellow borders, central pectoral panel with the goddess Maat and crouching supporters with ibis above. 308 grams, 33.5cm (13¼"). Fair condition, repaired. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a Middlesex lady; acquired on the London art market in 2007; formerly in a 1970s private collection.

bird, much surviving red, yellow, black and green pigmentation; one fragment featuring a figure wearing the hieroglyph (meaning ‘lady of the house’) of the goddess Nephthys as a head ornament, the second a mummiform figure with sceptre and sun disk head ornament; much surviving pigmentation. 61 grams total, 18.5-21cm (7¼ - 8¼"). Fair condition. [2] £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of a Middlesex lady; acquired on the London art market in 2007; formerly in a 1970s private collection.

EGYPTIAN WOODEN SPOON WITH FIGURES New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC or later

EGYPTIAN PAINTED CARTONNAGE GROUP Late Period, 664-332 BC A group of two sub-rectangular cartonnage fragments of different sizes, one fragment depicting a single standing figure facing right, wearing the hieroglyph (meaning ‘throne’) of the goddess Isis as a head ornament, holding an ankh, facing a stand with a ‘globe’ and

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A carved wooden spoon with hatched rim to the bowl, the handle an openwork carving of a kilted workman in a crop of papyrus stalks. 36 grams, 16cm (6¼"). Fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance From an old British private collection, formed between 1975 and 1985.

EGYPTIAN COPTIC WOODEN ANIMAL PLAQUE PAIR 5th-8th century AD A pair of carved wood panels depicting animals and birds with ringand-dot ornament to borders. 208 grams total, 20.5cm each (8"). Fine condition. [2] £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a Middlesex lady; acquired on the London art market in 2007; formerly in a 1970s private collection.

EGYPTIAN GOLD SWIVEL RING OF HOREMHEB

'Horemheb'. 21.31 grams, 32mm overall, 18.10mm internal diameter (approximate size British N½, USA 6¾, Europe 14.35, Japan 13) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £12,000 - 17,000 EUR 13,650 - 19,330 USD 14,750 - 20,900 Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family’s Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no.0013/02/06/2020; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.157483-10016. Literature See Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 4, for type.

New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC A substantial gold finger ring with hollow-formed crescent shank, coiled wire sleeves to the shoulders, swivelling rectangular bezel with intaglio image to each face: advancing lion with hieroglyphs above, scorpion, crocodile, cartouche with hieroglyphs for the royal name

Footnotes The royal name Horemheb appears in a cartouche on the tenth pylon at Karnak, Egypt, where it forms part of a scene showing the king making an offering to Amun. His career began under the patronage of Tutankhamun with a rise from humble origins. He died without issue and was succeeded by his vizier, Paramesse, who adopted the royal title Ramesses I.

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EGYPTIAN GOLD COILED SNAKE RING Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC A gold finger ring formed as a snake with coiled tail and neck. 3.51 grams, 17.00mm overall, 16.89mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3¼, Europe 4.92, Japan 4) (½"). Very fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.

specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 191232; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.157439-10017. Footnotes Hathor was traditionally assigned an origin in a papyrus thicket, and was associated with both royal authority and sexuality.

EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN AND GLASS AMULET NECKLACE New Kingdom-Late Period, 1550-332 BC

A restrung double-string necklace composed of oblate carnelian beads, the lower part of the necklace with twenty-seven glass and carnelian poppy seed amulets; the upper part with alternating poppy seed and heart amulets; modern clasp. 31.4 grams, 39cm (15¼"). Very fine condition. £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600

EGYPTIAN GOLD PENDANT WITH GODDESS HOLDING LOTUS FLOWER

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970.

Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 117.

18th Dynasty, 1550-1400 BC 17 A substantial upper part of a leaf-shaped gold pendant with integral ribbed suspension loop, repoussé image of a standing female deity in profile (probably Hathor) wearing a tiered skirt and tripartite wig, holding a knife in one hand, the other raised and holding a papyrus flower. 10.16 grams, 66mm (2½"). Fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously in the Abraham collection, Berlin, Germany since the 1960s; accompanied by a copy of an expertise from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

EGYPTIAN MUMMY BEAD NECKLACE WITH HEART AMULETS New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC A restrung necklace composed of annular glazed composition beads, interspersed with later globular rock crystal beads and eleven graduated lapis lazuli heart pendants; modern clasp. 38 grams, 46cm (18"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970.

EGYPTIAN NECKLACE WITH GOLD SCARABS Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC A restrung necklace of tubular glazed composition beads with gold spacers, five repoussé sheet gold scarabs. 4.27 grams, 49cm (19½"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance From an old British private collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1950s.

EGYPTIAN MUMMY BEAD NECKLACE WITH AMULETS New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC A restrung necklace of annular glazed composition beads with amuletic pendants including a knotted cord, vulture, date, lotus flower and others; modern clasp. 18.5 grams, 47cm (18½"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970.

three bifacial lotus flower pendants flanked by six reclining cat pendants, small discoid beads in between; modern clasp. 12 grams, 64cm (25¼"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market, in the 2000s.

EGYPTIAN MUMMY BEAD NECKLACE WITH HEAD PENDANT Late Period, 664-332 BC A restrung necklace of glazed composition annular beads with central head of Pataikos in a gold wire clip; modern clasp. 10 grams, 43cm (17"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970.

EGYPTIAN MUMMY BEAD NECKLACE WITH PHARAOH HEAD PENDANT New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC

EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI BEAD NECKLACE WITH CAT AMULETS Late to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 BC A restrung lapis lazuli necklace composed of seed beads interspersed with later yellow metal ribbed beads, the central feature composed of

A restrung necklace of fusiform glazed composition beads, central Pharaonic head, wearing the Deshret crown; modern clasp. 13.3 grams, 60cm (23½"). Very fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970.

For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

EGYPTIAN BRONZE PHARAOH HEAD 22nd Dynasty, 945-715 BC A heavy hollow-formed bronze male head with finely modelled facial detailing, sockets to the eyes to accept inserts; inset blue glass fillets to the eyebrows and along the jawline, rounded facial features and small mouth; intended for mounting on a large figurine or statue of a pharaoh or god; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.4 kg total, 18cm including stand (7"). Fine condition. A rare and substantial display piece. £15,000 - 20,000 EUR 17,060 - 22,740 USD 18,440 - 24,580

Literature For a similar example see Sotheby’s, New York, 13 June 1996, lot 23 [US $100,000.00-150,000.00], accompanied by a copy of the relevant catalogue pages; Von Zabern, P., Antiquities from the Collection of Christos G. Bastis, New York, 1987, pp.33-34, no.9. Footnotes The head is tubular in form with remains of a ﬂange to the inner edge, perhaps to accept a hairpiece or Hedjet crown. The chin is provided with a small socket, probably for attachment of a plaited false beard as was customarily shown on depictions of royalty and divinities in contemporary Egyptian art.

Provenance From the collection of a respected UK gentleman, acquired in the early 1980s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by IADAA certiﬁcate number no.01042020/1257.

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EGYPTIAN MUMMIFORM STATUETTE OF OSIRIS 26th-30th Dynasty, 664-343 BC A bronze statuette of a standing mummiform votive representing the god Osiris; hands emerging from shroud and forming interlocking fists at the torso; wearing the Atef crown, integral lug emerging from the sole of the feet; mounted on a custom-made stand. 869 grams total, 24.5cm including stand (9½"). Fine condition. £6,000 - 8,000 EUR 6,820 - 9,100 USD 7,380 - 9,830

Provenance From a private UK collection; formerly with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archéologie, 16 December 2015, lot 95; formerly with Aaron Gallery, London, June 1981; acquired from Galerie Sakae, Japan, prior to 1981; accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé & Associés catalogue pages. Literature See The Brooklyn Museum, Osiris, accession no. 08.480.27, for a comparable example; see Hagen, R., Egypt, Taschen, p.169, for a similar representation of Osiris and for general discussion. Footnotes Osiris, one of the principal gods of ancient Egypt, was the god of death, the afterlife, resurrection, and agriculture. Associated with divine kingship, there came a point in Egyptian history when a king was believed to transform into Osiris, god of the underworld, upon his death.

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EGYPTIAN STATUETTE OF THE GOD IHY WITH GOLD NECKLACE AND SILVER INLAID EYES 26th-30th Dynasty, 664-343 BC A standing bronze statuette of the god Ihy, depicted nude in an advancing pose; silver inlaid eyes, braided sidelock of youth; one hand by his side, the other outstretched at a right angle to his body, holding a tapering cylindrical staff, not belonging; he may once also have held a sistrum, an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument, or a menat, an artefact closely associated with the goddess Hathor; here, Ihy wears the Pschent crown with remains of uraeus, and an inlaid gold necklace with ib pendant around his neck; finely detailed facial features, with engraved Nekhber-vulture with spread wings to the back of the crown; integral lugs on soles of feet; mounted on a custom-made stand. 896 grams total, 25cm including stand (9¾"). Very fine condition. £20,000 - 30,000 EUR 22,740 - 34,110 USD 24,580 - 36,880

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Provenance Property of a gentleman living in central London; previously with Christie's, London, 25 April 2015, lot 163 [£50,000-£70,000]; previously with A.A.L., Geneva, 1980; formerly in the Singer family collection, Germany, acquired circa 1962; accompanied by a printout of the relevant Christie's, London, catalogue pages. Literature See Cairo Museum, Tomb of Tutankhamun - KV62 JE 60731-2, Upper floor, gallery 35, for a similar figure of Ihy. Footnotes Ihy, son of Ra and Hathor, was the Egyptian god of childhood, music and joy. He is alluded to in ancient Egyptian coffin texts, as well as in the Book of The Dead.

EGYPTIAN NEFERHOTEP STATUETTE

EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE HIEROGLYPHIC PLAQUE

Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC

Old Kingdom, 2686-2181 BC

A bronze figure of Neferhotep advancing on a rectangular base, holding Uas sceptre bearing the head of the animal of the god Seth in the left hand, right arm held rigid by the side with clenched fist, pleated kilt to the loins, ribbed collar; the head with arrayed hanks of hair, false beard, lentoid wire rims to the eyes (to accept glass or other inserts?), Pschent crown with uraeus above the brow; mounted on a custom-made stand. 344 grams total, 17cm including stand (6½"). Fine condition; left arm repaired. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290

A rectangular limestone plaque with three vertical lines of hieroglyphic text, a segmented border to the right, the owner’s name appears in the first full column on the left, followed by the determinative of a seated man to indicate that it is a male name. 6.8 kg, 34cm (13¼"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

Provenance From an important London collection; formerly in the private collection of Mrs Bogaert, formed 1949, Ghent, near Brussels, Belgium. Literature A similar ﬁgure forms part of the Brooklyn Museum, USA, collection, item 08.480.50.

Provenance Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman since 2015; previously with J. Cummings of Lincolnshire, UK; formerly in the private collection of K. Mannion, York, UK, since circa 2000; prior to that with J. Murphy of Cheshire; acquired on the European art market having been in an old European collection since the 1970s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.15763710018.

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EGYPTIAN DIORITE BUST OF A DIGNITARY WITH HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTION Middle Kingdom, 2050-1652 BC A diorite bust of a male dignitary wearing a wig which reveals the ears; facing forward; eyes, eyebrows, nose and mouth in varying degrees of detail; partial hieroglyph at the back; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2 kg total, 20.3cm including stand (8"). Fine condition. £15,000 - 20,000 EUR 17,060 - 22,740 USD 18,440 - 24,580

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Provenance Property of a gentleman living in central London; formerly with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archéologie, 25 May 2016, lot 11; formerly in the collection of JeanPaul Bourgis, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, 1980; accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé & Associés catalogue pages. Literature See Malek, J., Egyptian Art, Phaidon, London, 1999, p.193, ﬁg.108, for an example of Ameny from a similar date and in a similar style; see Jean-David Cahn AG., Auktion 4: Antiquities, Basel, 19 October 2002, lot 550, for a similar example from a similar period.

EGYPTIAN HEAD OF A PRIEST Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC A carved limestone bust of a priest with close-fitting cap, serene expression with prominent lentoid eyes, small nose and full lips; collector’s note and old auction sticker to the base; mounted on a custom-made stand. 562 grams total, 12.5cm including stand (5"). Fine condition, restored. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance From an old French private collection; formerly with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archéologie, Paris, 29 November 2014, Lot 113; previously in an old British collection since the 1980s; accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé catalogue pages. Literature Cf. Tomoum, N., The sculptors’ models of the late and ptolemaic periods, Le Claire, 2005, p.217, pl.36. Footnotes For much of Egyptian history, there was no class of full-time professional priests. Many priests were classiﬁed as lay priests, which was held as a parttime role; they would hold another job often in a position in the state or local

governments. The lay priests were especially common in small communities and served on a rotation system. Normally, there were four equally staffed groups of lay priests which would serve for a month and then return to their other occupation for three months. New priests were often chosen by the Pharaoh, who would often choose relatives to ﬁll positions in the most powerful and inﬂuential temples. Many of the positions of priests were hereditary and remained as an inheritance in certain families. The Pharaoh would have the power to transfer or promote a priest the majority of the time. At times, they may have been selected by committee a of priests. The primary role of the priests was for the care of the deity enshrined in each temple. This would include in the morning, the high priest breaking the seal to the holy of holies, lighting a torch to wake the god, say prayers, light incense, wash the statue, place fresh clothing and jewels on it and place offerings of food and drink near it; singers would offer hymns of praise to the god. At the end of the day, the priest would back out of the shrine, sweeping away his footprints as he went, and seal the sacred area again. Other roles for the priesthood included organising the elaborate festivals that took place throughout the year, as well as oversee the stores of grain, and other wealth, that was commonly held in the temple precincts. The most common title for priest was hem netjer, meaning servant of the god. Priests had certain requirements to meet while they were on duty. They were only allowed to wear linens; articles of clothing that were made from animals were not permitted. They were required to shave their heads and bodies daily and ritual cold water baths were taken several times a day. They had to practice sexual abstinence while performing their duties at the temple. All of these were acts of ritual purity as only the pure could approach the god and attend its needs to ensure the stability of the cosmos.

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EGYPTIAN POLISHED BRECCIA DISH

LARGE EGYPTIAN SQUAT GRANITE JAR

Early Dynastic Period, 1st-2nd Dynasty, 3100-2800 BC

Pre-Dynastic Period, 4th-3rd millennium BC

A shallow dish in polished breccia fossiliferous marble with flat base and slightly curled rim. 3.6 kg, 29.5cm (11½"). Fine condition, repaired. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720

A squat turned granite jar with rounded base, raised rim to the mouth, two lateral tubular handles. 3.8 kg, 27cm (10½"). Fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920

Provenance From an old British private collection; acquired from a Brighton, UK, gallery, in the 1970s.

Provenance From an old British private collection; acquired between 1970 and 1989.

LARGE EGYPTIAN ALABASTER OFFERING BOWL Early Dynastic Period, 3rd millennium BC A carved alabaster offering bowl, squat with sharply turned shoulder, narrow neck and broad flange rim; with custom-made wooden base. 9.2 kg total, 25cm (10"). Fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance Property of a London collector, acquired early 1990s.

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EGYPTIAN PRE-DYNASTIC INDURATED LIMESTONE FROG JAR Naqada II-III, 3300-3100 BC A carved limestone jar of flattened form, depicting a frog with legs tucked underneath the body, four toes to each leg; the face with incised detailing, slit mouth and recessed eyes; the body hollowed out with circular everted opening at the top; two bronze lug handles on either side of the body. 163 grams, 63mm (2½"). Fine condition. Rare. £20,000 - 30,000 EUR 22,740 - 34,110 USD 24,580 - 36,880

Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family’s Swiss collection; previously with Bonhams, London, 24th October 2012, lot 284 (£30,000-£40,000); formerly in the collection of Madame Kismet Pilati, acquired in Vienna and London in 1976; accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. Literature Cf. Needler, W., Predynastic and Archaic Egypt in the Brooklyn Museum, New York, 194, pp.244-245, no.126-127; Fazzini, R., Images for Eternity: Egyptian Art from Berkeley and Brooklyn, New York, 1975, p.13.

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EGYPTIAN LIDDED COSMETIC VESSEL Middle Kingdom, 2050-1652 BC A small carved double-lidded stone vessel for storing kohl; tapering body with a flat rim and high shoulder, decorated with shallow dots and incised lines; footed base also decorated with shallow incised lines; two discoid lids: the lower lid is decorated with shallow incised lines around the rim, a central circular opening with a surrounding raised lip on the underside; the upper lid is decorated with shallow incised lines around the rim and has a small round knop on the underside, which fits into the round opening in the lower lid. 164 grams total, 55mm (2¼"). Fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090

Provenance From an old British private collection; acquired from Astarte Gallery, Cornwall, UK, in 1991. Footnotes The Egyptians made extensive use of eye paint, and the wide rim of this jar ensured that none of this valuable cosmetic paint went to waste.

ROMANO-EGYPTIAN BANDED AMPHORA Roman Period, 30 BC-323 AD A tear-shaped banded glass imitation of a glass vessel with rounded bottom comprising black glass with a band of clear glass around the centre of the body; short neck with flat rim, small pierced lug at the shoulder for handle. 69 grams, 12cm (4¾"). Very fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family’s Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

EGYPTIAN CARVED SCARAB New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC

A substantial carved agate scarab with attachment loop to the underside. 16.2 grams, 39mm (1½"). Very fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent.

EGYPTIAN CARVED SCARAB First Intermediate Period, 2181-2055 BC A substantial carved scarab in glazed steatite with anatomical detailing to the clypeus and carapace, flat base. 182 grams, 76mm (3"). Fine condition, usage wear. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Literature Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pp.50-6. Footnotes The lack of any holes make it unlikely that this piece was intended for attachment to a mummy, i.e. as a funerary amulet. An association between the scarab and the new-born sun personiﬁed as Khepri, has been proposed by Andrews (1994, p.51). A use in ritual or domestic devotion is probable.

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EGYPTIAN GLASS IBIS PENDANT New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC A glass amulet of an ibex resting on a rectangular base, with suspension loop in the curve of the neck; mounted on a wooden stand. 30 grams total, 56mm including stand (2¼"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously in the collection of Mr A.R., London, UK, acquired on the London art market in 2002; formerly in an old European collection since the 1970s.

EGYPTIAN CRYSTAL BES AMULET Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC A carved rock crystal amulet depicting the head of Bes, furrowed brow and open mouth with tongue sticking out, long beard arranged in neat curls, leonine ears, wearing his crown of five feathers; pierced through the top for suspension. 17.9 grams, 47mm (2"). Very fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

Provenance From an old British private collection; formed between 1975 and 1985.

EGYPTIAN ‘SAQQARA’ QUATREFOIL LOTUS CAPITAL 6th-7th century AD A carved limestone column capital with four radiating acanthus fronds and interposed spandrels beneath, overhanging square plinth with raised octofoil above. 47.4 kg, 39cm (15¼"). Fair condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a Norfolk, UK, collector; formerly in French family collection, by descent from the owner’s grandfather who acquired it in the 1920s. Literature Similar to a capital from Saqqara, Egypt, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA, accession number: 10.175.52, Rogers Fund, 1910.

Footnotes A Coptic monastery was founded at Saqqara in the early 6th century, near the ancient Egyptian necropolis of the city of Memphis, near the oldest pyramids. As the monastery grew, several grand churches with lavish decoration were built, as well as many chapels, public buildings, and complexes. Sculptural elements from Saqqara are often carved with deeply undercut patterns to intensify the play of light and shadow and to mask the solidity of the architecture. This sculptural style was popular throughout the Byzantine world in the 500s.

ROMANO-EGYPTIAN PAINTED HEAD OF A NOBLE LADY Roman Period, 30 BC-323 AD A life-size stucco bust of a lady with painted detailing; the face modelled with a benign expression, raised brows delineated in black, the eyes modelled open and detailed with black and white pigment; the hair shown parted in the centre, gathered on top of the head in a ribbed bun; a light blue mantle rests on the shoulders, with three fingers of the left hand emerging from the neckline. 2.8 kg, 47cm (18½"). Fair condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance Property of a London gallery; previously in a private London collection; acquired on the UK art market in the early 1980s. Literature See Walker, S. & Bierbrier, M., Ancient Faces. Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt, London, 1997, p.131-48.

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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN SEATED TERRACOTTA FIGURE 1st century BC-1st century AD A hollow terracotta figure wearing a serpent style headdress with incised line detailing, hands at front of body holding a vessel, bare feet, incised facial details and a circular piercing on the back. 853 grams, 25cm (10"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

Provenance Property of a Middlesex lady; acquired on the London art market in 2007; formerly in a 1970s private collection.

EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHIC SHABTI PAIR Late Period, 664-332 BC A pair of pale-green-glazed composition shabtis each with finely modelled facial features, tripartite wig and plaited beard; hands crossed, holding agricultural implements and seed bag to the left shoulder; undecorated dorsal pillar and square base, circumferential band of hieroglyphic text to the waist and vertical band to the lower body; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 285 grams total, 16cm each including stand (6¼"). Fine condition, repaired. [2] £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance Property of a private New York collection; formerly in a private US collection, acquired in the early 1980s.

EGYPTIAN LARGE BLACK-TOPPED STORAGE VESSEL Pre-Dynastic Period, Naqada I-II, 4000-3200 BC A large matt-glazed black-topped storage vase of ovoid form tapering to a flattened base. 2.8 kg, 33cm (13"). Very fine condition, repaired. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly in an old Dutch collection formed in the 1980s.

EGYPTIAN FEMALE GODDESS IDOL 4th millennium BC A terracotta stylised female idol with arms tapering to a point, raised and outstretched to the sides above the head, narrow waste and wide hips tapering to the feet, a depression at the rear delineating the buttocks; surviving cream-coloured pigmentation on the lower-half of the body; her posture suggests that she is celebrating a ritual; the shape of the head possibly represents a bird and by extension the sky; the cream-coloured robe around her lower body announces her as an individual of high status. 109 grams, 17cm (6¾"). Fine condition, repaired. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

Provenance From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. Literature See Malek, J., Egyptian Art, Phaidon, London, 1999, p.34, ﬁg.12, for a very similar example; see the Brooklyn Museum, Female Figure, ca. 3500-3400 B.C.E., Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.505., for another almost identical example. Footnotes Figures which are almost identical to this lot have been excavated in ElMa’mariya, Egypt.

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EGYPTIAN PALM COLUMN KOHL BOTTLE

PHOENICIAN GLASS FACE BEAD

18th Dynasty, 1550-1292 BC

6th-4th century BC or later

A core-formed glass kohl bottle formed as a palm column with applied trail collar, spiral trail below and dragged and marvered trail to the lower body, applied foot. 58.4 grams, 14.5cm (5¾"). Fine condition. Rare. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290

A spherical red glass bead with three beautifully executed millefiori faces interspersed with black X-motifs. 2.5 grams, 12mm (½"). Very fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860

Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family’s Swiss collection; previously with Bonhams, London, 24th October 2012, lot 180 (£15,000-£20,000); formerly in the collection of Madame Kismet Pilati, acquired in Vienna and London in 1976; accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. Literature Cf. S. M., Goldstein Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, 1979, p.58, no.22; this palm column bottle displays a similar surface, in common with three examples in the Corning Museum, op. cit., p.59, no.23 and 24, but is slightly larger in size.

EGYPTIAN GLASS IBIS INLAY Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC

Provenance From an important Mayfair collection, 1970-1999; thence by descent.

PHOENICIAN GLASS FACE BEAD 6th-4th century BC A spherical blue glass bead with white central band, three intricate millefiori busts of a long-haired maiden, flanked by black X-motifs with yellow, green and red panels. 2.1 grams, 12mm (½"). Very fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance From an important Mayfair collection, 1970-1999; thence by descent.

A green glass inlay with a standing ibis bird, the delicate outlines and beak in red; the eye, wing and tail feathers in blue with yellow legs; standing on a red and black baseline. 1.9 grams, 11mm (¼"). Very fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent.

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PHOENICIAN IVORY WAR CHARIOT WITH CHARIOTEER AND ARCHER WITH DRAWN BOW 6th-4th century BC A Phoenician or Assyrian carved ivory diorama representing a military archer or huntsman in his chariot; the vehicle a D-shaped platform open to the rear with textured sidewall, two spoked wheels with large domed hubs, tapering shaft with papyrus-stalk detailing carved into the forward end, yoke formed as a transverse bronze pin with bronze chains forming the reins attached to the sidewall by staples; the horses modelled in galloping pose with legs extended, raised bridle and halter detailing, hatched covering to the back, plumed headdress; the chariot provided with two figures: a driver holding reins in his extended hands, wearing a short belted kilt and a small cap; the huntsman modelled larger and taller with small pedestal base, pleated kilt and banded mantle, quilted cap, drawing a bow held in his left hand, right arm bent in the draw, arrow laid against his cheek; beside the huntsman on the outer face of the chariot’s sidewall a quiver with arrows set at an angle to allow easy access; mounted on a custommade stand with cover. 1.4 kg total, 25 x 14cm including stand (10 x 5½"). Fine condition, some repairs. Extremely rare. £15,000 - 20,000 EUR 17,060 - 22,740 USD 18,440 - 24,580

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Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously with central London gallery; published in Apollo magazine in April 1981; imported from the USA in the early 1970s; formerly with Mahboubian Gallery, New York since the late 1960s; accompanied by geological report No. TL3257 by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; and a copy of the relevant Apollo magazine pages; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.158480-10019. Literature See Cowell, J.H., Chariots and Other Wheeled Vehicles, Oxbow Books, 2012, pl.125-129, for similar examples of chariot. Footnotes The chariot with horses was used extensively in Egypt by the Hyksos forces from the 16th century BC onward, although they may have been in use before this. Egyptian military forces used the chariot as a mobile platform from which to launch arrows, and the chariot was usually provided with a quantity of these missiles; the archer stood behind the protective wall of the chariot while the driver steered across the battleﬁeld bringing the vehicle into range so that the attack could be launched. The chariot with bowman was also used for hunting purposes.

PHOENICIAN STRAINING JUG

AEGYPTO-PHOENICIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH PROCESSION OF GODS

4th century BC

Late 4th century BC-early 1st century AD A ceramic beer or wine straining jug with tall everted spout, loop handle, strainer and pouring channel; painted linear ornament. 833 grams, 22cm (8¾"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From a private UK collection, acquired on the London art market 1990-2000.

AEGYPTO-PHOENICIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH WORSHIPPING SCENE Late 4th century BC-early 1st century AD A carnelian cylinder seal with a column of pseudo-hieroglyphs, two advancing figures before, accompanied by a scholarly note which states: 'A carnelian cylinder seal with the pharaoh with a sleeveless shirt and a short apron, both with a net pattern, and a wide belt, facing right and worshipping the both Aegyptian deities Horus and his beloved Hathor, by sacrificing two small spherical ointment jars (aryballoi) as votive offerings in both raised hands; Horus, the Lord of Heaven, appears here, walking to the left, as a tall, slender youth with a falcon's head, a short robe also with a net pattern, in his left hand the Anch-sign (cross with handle), in his right hand holding the Was-scepter, which here appear as the symbols for “life and salvation” for the benefit of the pharaoh; above the head of Horus his sun ball; behind Horus the goddess Hathor, i.a. 'Mistress of Byblos', in a long, tight-fitting robe, in her hands the Anch-sign and the Wadj-scepter (papyrus stem, wadj "to be green, to be young") as the symbol of eternal youth, above her the Hathor crown (sun disk with horns); between pharaoh and Hathor a single-column hieroglyphic inscription: "Hathor, Mistress of Heaven, the Great ...'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 11.5 grams, 30mm. (Th. Fr. Sturm)’. 11.5 grams, 30mm (1¼"). Very fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950

A carnelian cylinder seal with a column of pseudo-hieroglyphs, two advancing figures before, accompanied by a scholarly note which states: 'A carnelian cylinder seal with the god Amun in the form of his symbol animal, a ram jumping to the left with a head turned back, long thin tail and clearly differentiated patterning of the fleece on the neck, torso and loin areas; Amun, Imperial God of Egypt from the XII. Dynasty until the late period, as Lord of all countries was also “Lord of eternity”, the creator of the light and the universe, Lord of justice, the god of compassion towards the poor, prisoners, widows and orphans; behind the ram two young gods walk to the left with long braided strands of hair (dreadlocks) falling over the shoulders, with short net-like aprons and two bangles on each lower and upper arms; both hold the Anch-sign (cross with handle) and in the right hand the Was-scepter (rod with stylized greyhound head), as the symbols for 'life and salvation'; across the sealing surface from left to right as symbols appear a falcon on a standing line, a temple facade with a bird, a small eight-pointed star, a crescent, a large six-pointed star and the hieroglyph n in the form of a wavy line symbolizing the water.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 10 grams, 27mm. (Th. Fr. Sturm)’. 10 grams, 27mm (1"). Fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 157486. Literature See Docter, R.; Boussofara, R.; ter Keurs, P. (edit.), Carthage, Fact and Myth, Leiden, 2015; Parrot, A.; Chéhab, M.H.; Moscati, S., Die Phönizier, München, 1977.

Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 157485. Literature See Docter, R.; Boussofara, R.; ter Keurs, P. (edit.), Carthage, Fact and Myth, Leiden, 2015; Parrot, A.; Chéhab, M.H.; Moscati, S., Die Phönizier, München, 1977.

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PHOENICIAN LAPIS LAZULI SCARAB WITH PHARAOH 6th-4th century BC A lapis lazuli scaraboid with intaglio image of a standing pharaoh(?) with staff pointing towards a sunburst, tethered hawk on a stand beside him; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 7.5 grams, 24mm (1"). Fine condition. £700 - 900 EUR 800 - 1,020 USD 860 - 1,110

Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; thence by descent; previously in an important private Mayfair, London collection, acquired after 1970.

PHOENICIAN FIGURAL STAMP SEAL WITH FIGURE AND LION 6th-4th century BC A carnelian stamp seal with intaglio image of a robed figure with axe in one hand, the other extended to hold a rampant lion; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 11.6 grams, 24mm (1"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970.

PHOENICIAN STAMP SEAL WITH HUNTSMAN 6th-4th century BC An agate seal with corroded bronze suspension ring embedded in the hole, intaglio image of a kilted huntsman with a knife grappling an animal from behind; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 12.6 grams, 26mm (1"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970.

PHOENICIAN STAMP SEAL WITH HUMAN-HEADED BEAST 6th-4th century BC A carved rock crystal stamp seal with conical body pierced through the top, the underside engraved with a winged manticore (bearded human head, lion’s body and scorpion’s tail), crescent to the front; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 3.9 grams, 16mm (¾"). Very fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720

Provenance From a late 1990s private collection; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the early 1980s.

PHOENICIAN STAMP SEAL WITH HIND AND CALF 6th-4th century BC A banded agate scaraboid seal with intaglio hind suckling a calf; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 7.22 grams, 23mm (1"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously with a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery in the early 1990s.

PHOENICIAN SCARAB WITH LION ATTACKING IBEX 6th-4th century BC An agate scarab with intaglio scene of a lion pouncing on a fleeing ibex, band of pellets to the border; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 5.3 grams, 24mm (1"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

Provenance Property of a London lady; from her family collection formed in the 1970s.

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SCYTHIAN GOLD STAG SHIELD ORNAMENT 7th-6th century BC An exceptional gold ornament representing a galloping stag, legs folded under the body, the erect head is surmounted by voluminous antlers in volutes adjoining the animal's hindquarters, two of the antlers extend forward in an S-shape, the rest unfolding in sinuous waves, the shoulder and the rump are rounded and the surface of the body is carved in a three-dimensional way, the round eye was probably jewel-encrusted originally, one fastener for fixing remains to the rear. 47.26 grams, 56.5mm (2¼"). Very fine condition, cleaned and polished, evidence of a recent brooch mount to the reverse. A rare object of exceptional workmanship and iconic in the world of Scythian art. £25,000 - 35,000 EUR 28,430 - 39,800 USD 30,730 - 43,020 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously in the Khatibi family collection, acquired from Naxos Art Gallery, 27 Mount Street, London, W1; formerly in an important family collection formed before 1970; accompanied by a copy of the original Naxos Art invoice dated 10 October 1985 and a positive metallurgic analytical result, written by Metallurgist Dr. Peter Northover (ex Department of Materials, Materials Science-Based Archaeology Group & Department of Materials, University of Oxford), number R5506; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.134261-10020.

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Literature This ornament is stylistically very similar to the one discovered in Krasnodar in 1897 by Vesselovsky and preserved in the Hermitage Museum (Kou 1897, 1/1) which adorned the centre of an iron shield. The animal is said to be conventionally ‘lying down’, in fact shows a contracted attitude not corresponding to rest, but rather to ﬂight from an aggressor, the favourite theme of Scythian art and emblem of certain tribes of the steppe; see Hugh Honour and John Fleming, A World History of Art, 1982, London; Piotrovsky, Boris, et al. ‘Excavations and Discoveries in Scythian’, in From the Lands of the Scythians: Ancient Treasures from the Museums of the U.S.S.R., 3000 B.C.–100 B.C., The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v.32, no.5 (1974); see a similar example exhibited and published in Jewellery from Persia, The collection of Patti Birch, Pforzheim, 1974, pp.52-53, no.40, subsequently sold by Pierre Bergé & Associés, 1st June 2012, lot 176 (sold for 500,000.00 euros). Footnotes In the early 18th century, Peter the Great of Russia ordered a scientiﬁc expedition to Siberia. His explorers discovered many large burial mounds (kurgans) at Stanitsa, located at the footsteps of the Caucasus Mountains. They were the hiding place for a vast cache of gold ornaments and objects, offering a glimpse into the sophisticated, and at that time unknown, Scythian culture.The haul included gold horses, lions, elks, boars and deer designed with extraordinary beauty and precision, as well as gold handles for swords, shield mounts, intricate horse saddles and bridles, which all offered a window into this newly discovered magical world. The main Scythian kurgan or burial mound was where a Scythian gold stag was found, next to the iron shield it decorated. It is one of the most famous pieces of Scythian art, and is now in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. Apart from the principal male body with his accoutrements, the burial included thirteen humans with no adornments, and around the edges of the burial twenty-two horses buried in pairs. The kurgan was excavated by the Russian archaeologist N. I. Veselovski in 1897.

SCYTHIAN GOLD ‘ARM RING’ WITH WOLF TERMINALS 4th century BC A substantial coiled gold ‘arm ring’ with terminals formed as stylised wolves, each with spiral hips and shoulders, oversized jaws, large pellet eyes; hollow to the underside. 378 grams, 92mm (3½"). Very fine condition, straightened to allow it to be worn. Extremely rare. £40,000 - 60,000 EUR 45,490 - 68,230 USD 49,170 - 73,750 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archéologie, 29 November 2014, lot 237 [120,000-140,000 euros]; previously in an old American collection, kept in the UK since 1980; accompanied by a seven page scientiﬁc report by Dr. habil. Mikhail Treister, titled 'Ancient

Toreutics and Jewellery in Eastern Europe' and copies of the relevant pages from Masterpieces of Ancient Eurasian Art where this piece is published; also accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé & Associés catalogue pages; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.152140-10021. Published Adams, N. Masterpieces of Ancient Eurasian Art, London-Bonn, 2008, catalogue number 11, p.44-45. Footnotes Dr. Adams explains (op.cit.) that the gold rod was originally extended in a single curve to accommodate the human neck, but at the time of deposition it was converted to a coil possibly to prevent it being re-used - a genre of ritual destruction found in many contexts.

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HELLENISTIC GOLD FILIGREE EARRINGS WITH HORSE HEADS 2nd-1st century BC 62 A matched pair of gold earrings, each a flat-section hoop with wire closure, short shank with granule collar, hollow-formed pendant of two addorsed horse (or bull?) heads, gold bead finial with bead dangle below. 5.08 grams total, 55-60mm (2"). Fair condition. [2] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990.

HELLENISTIC GOLD FILIGREE EARRINGS WITH CHAIN DROPS 2nd-1st century BC A matched pair of gold earrings, each a wire hoop with hook-and-eye closure, short length of trichinopoly chain supporting a tubular dangle with cluster of three gold melon beads. 5.7 grams, 45mm each (1¾"). Very fine condition. [2] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990.

GREEK GOLD FIGURAL EARRING PAIR 4th-2nd century BC A matched pair of gold earrings, each comprising a hoop with loop closure, applied nude figure with shoulder-length hair and applied band from shoulder to hip, rosette above; pendant sheet gold disc with ripped loop, applied filigree braid enclosing a filigree rosette and inset central cabochon garnet (one only); one with sheet-gold conical Hercules club with granule clusters. 8.57 grams total, 40mm each (1½"). Fine condition. [2] £700 - 900 EUR 800 - 1,020 USD 860 - 1,110 Provenance Property of an Essex collector; acquired on the UK art market; formerly in an early 1990s private collection.

HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS WITH FIGURES

2nd century BC A matched pair of gold earrings, each a thick hoop with granule, nude figure with wide hips and bands of curly hair standing on a cube. 8.9 grams total, 18-22mm (¾ - 1"). Very fine condition. [2] £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990.

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HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRING PAIR WITH EROS 2nd-1st century BC A matched pair of gold earrings, each a hoop with applied facing winged figure of Eros modelled in the half-round. 2.55 grams total, 18mm each (¾"). Fine condition. [2] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

Provenance Ex North London gentleman; formerly in a private collection formed between 1990 and 2000. Literature Cf. Marshall, F. H., British Museum Catalogue of the Jewellery Greek, Etruscan and Roman, British Museum, 1969, no.1900, for a very similar example.

HELLENISTIC GOLD FILIGREE EARRINGS WITH BOSSES 2nd-1st century BC A matched pair of substantial gold earrings, each a thick hoop with beaded wire strip to the outer face, hook-and-eye closure, returned coiled wire end forming a disc with applied granules. 8.04 grams total, 21mm each (1"). Fine condition. [2] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

Provenance From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990.

HELLENISTIC GOLD HAIR PIN WITH BRAIDED SECTION 2nd-1st century BC A gold hair pin with rosette to the disc finial, tubular upper section joined by a length of gold trichinopoly to a pointed finial with lateral loop and ring. 5.23 grams, 73mm (3"). Very fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance From a North West London collection; acquired from an established London art dealer and collector; previously in a 1980s private UK collection.

GREEK GOLD AND CORAL PENDANT 5th-3rd century BC An amphora pendant comprising a barrel-shaped coral bead with gold caps, the upper with scrolled handles and granulated bands, the lower with filigree and granule cluster. 5.59 grams, 36.8mm (1¼"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 68

Provenance From the private collection of a London businessman; acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.

GREEK GOLD RING WITH CABOCHON 2nd century BC A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset green glass cabochon to the bezel, remains of iridescent surface treatment. 5.80 grams, 22.68mm overall, 16.88mm internal diameter (approximate size British K½, USA 5½, Europe 10.58, Japan 10) (1"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of an Essex collector; acquired on the UK art market; formerly in an early 1990s private collection. Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 110, for type.

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GREEK GOLD RING WITH CABOCHON 2nd century BC A hollow-formed gold finger ring with stepped bezel, inset glass cabochon with iridescent surface treatment. 7.81 grams, 30.57mm overall, 17.50mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6½, Europe 13.72, Japan 13) (1"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of an Essex collector; acquired on the UK art market; formerly in an early 1990s private collection; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.158182-10022.

Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 110.

GREEK GILT SIGNET RING WITH APOLLO 4th century BC A gilt-bronze finger ring with lentoid bezel, incuse image of nude Apollo advancing on tiptoe with one hand extended skywards and the other holding his hair. 5.84 grams, 23.9mm overall, 18.29mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8½, Europe 18.75, Japan 18) (1"). Fine condition. A large wearable size. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance Property of a central London gentleman; previously with a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery in the early 1990s; accompanied by a copy of an expertise from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 190811.

GREEK SILVER RING WITH HERMES 4th-3rd century BC A silver finger ring with scaphoid bezel, intaglio bust of Hermes wearing a petasos with caduceus above. 4.32 grams, 22.02mm overall, 17.54mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6½, Europe 13.72, Japan 13) (1"). Very fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From a private New York collection; formerly in a private US collection, since the 1980s. Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 70.

GREEK GOLD AND ELECTRUM RING WITH CRAYFISH GEMSTONE 1st century BC

An electrum finger ring with flanges to the rim, tiered gold trumpet bezel, central inset banded agate gemstone with intaglio crayfish motif. 16.16 grams, 34mm overall, 24.34 x 20.95mm internal diameter (approximate size British W½, USA 11¼, Europe 25.66, Japan 25) (1 1/3"). Very fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance From an important private London collection, acquired prior 1970s. Literature See British Museum, accession no.1986.0401.216, for a similar crustacean intaglio gemstone; see also Boston Museum of Fine Arts, accession no.1972.961 for another; a ring given as being of slightly later, early Roman date, with an intaglio showing a very similar crayfish design was previously held in the Petite Museum of Hadji Baba, Old City, Jerusalem (sold by Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 103, lot 1275). Footnotes Marine creatures are often seen in Greek art; examples among many include dolphins, eels, tunny fish, jellyfish, starfish and, as for this piece, crustaceans.

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HELLENISTIC OR THRACIAN GOLD LIBATION DISH WITH OFFERING SCENE Late 2nd century BC A shallow circular libation phiale for the ritual pouring of wine, featuring a flat rim decorated with a simple gadroon motif between two concentric ribs; this design repeated in the centre of the dish, enclosing a vignette of a seated couple offering a sacrifice to the gods in the form of a snake, which the male figure is casting into a burning altar; a bird perched on a tree stump to the proper right of the pair; the female figure holding a patera, at the feet of the male figure a bow and quiver (gorytos) containing arrows; the gadrooning worked in repoussé, the central vignette soldered in place; the disk of the plate with clear signs of hammering; the gadrooning repeated at the same two points on the underside of the dish. 253 grams, 18.3cm (7¼"). Very fine condition. £80,000 - 100,000 EUR 90,970 - 113,710 USD 98,340 - 122,920 Provenance Private collection, South West London; acquired before 2000; formerly in the Cohen family collection, said to have been in the family collection since the early 1900s; accompanied by an original sale receipt, dated 16 January 1986 and a positive metallurgical report written by Dr. Peter Northover (ex Department of Materials, Materials Science-Based Archaeology Group & Department of Materials, University of Oxford), number R5499, and an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Casson L., Venedikov I., Thracian Treasures from Bulgaria, New York, 1977; Oppermann M., Thraker, Griechen und Römer, an der Westküste des Schwarzen Meeres, Mainz am Rhein, 2007. Footnotes The Thracians extracted gold and silver from the mountainous regions of the Rhodopes. This precious metal was then processed into ﬁnely crafted plates and vessels used for religious rituals and feasts, often featuring scenes from Thracian life and myth. Even by today’s standards, the skill and artisanship of these craftsmen remains highly impressive. The Thracians used wine bowls in their rituals and feasts, a tradition which continued after the Macedonian and Roman conquests. Objects such as this one are frequently found deposited as burial goods in the graves of royalty and wealthy aristocrats of the period. In Thracian culture, wine was a sacred drink used in rituals which connected man with the divine, releasing the soul from the body as it was consumed; this is why the sacred drink was a pledge in the battle between gods and demons; those who imbibed it were believed to wield power over the past, present and future.

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PARTHIAN SILVER PANTHER-HANDLED CUP 2nd century BC-2nd century AD A silver cup of biconvex profile with slightly dished base, rounded rim, handle formed as a panther modelled in the round with straight legs and slender body. 454 grams, 13.5cm (5½"). Fine condition. Rare. £6,000 - 8,000 EUR 6,820 - 9,100 USD 7,380 - 9,830 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection; accompanied by an archaeological expertise from Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.147363-10023.

Literature See Moorey, P.R., Bunker E.C., Porada E., Markoe G., Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics and seals, Los Angeles, 1981; Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and iron, Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988; Ebbinghaus, S., Feasting with gods, heroes, and kings, Cambridge, 2019. Footnotes The style of the animal’s head, the mouth, the ears and the elongated body, suggest that the object was manufactured during the Parthian period. The image of the panther or leopard is strictly linked to the Parthian iconography and imagery, as attested in some artefacts from the Metropolitan Museum (Muscarella, 1988, pp.296-297, nn. 421-422, the latter with nearly identical panther to the one of this handle). Another Parthian vessel handle shaped as a feline is in the Nasli M. Heermaneck Collection in Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Moorey, Bunker, Porada, Markoe,1981, p.114, n.659).

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HELLENISTIC SILVER VESSEL

SCYTHIAN SILVER INTERLACED ANIMAL MOUNT

4th-2nd century BC

Late 1st millennium BC

A silver vessel of biconical form with everted rim and flat base; old auction sticker to the neck. 103 grams, 74mm (3"). Fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090

A silver repoussé plaque with four stylised animals in profile attacking each other, each with mouth open and wide expressive eyes; bands of hatching in the field; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 103 grams, 10.5cm (4¼"). Fine condition, repaired. Scarce. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

Provenance Property of a New York gentleman, on the Paris art market; previously with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archéologie, Paris, 29 May 2013, lot 217 [4,0006,000 euros]; formerly in a private US collection, since the 1990s; accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé catalogue pages. Literature Cf. L’or des rois scythes, 2001, p.316-317, no.165.

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Provenance Property of a West London gentleman; formerly in a central London collection; acquired between 1986-1988.

GREEK MIRROR WITH LID FEATURING APHRODITE AND EROS Mid-late 4th century BC A museum-quality late Classical or early Hellenistic mirror and cover pair, circular in form, comprising: a lid featuring a hammered sheet repoussé appliqué of Eros and Aphrodite standing on either side of a thymiaterion, or censer associated with religious worship and ritual; Eros with wings outstretched, left hand supporting the top tier of the censer, right hand lowered to his side holding a wreath(?); much delicate incised detailing to his wings indicating a feathered texture; Aphrodite standing to the right, wearing a floor-length woollen tunic or chiton, a pleated himation around her waist and draped over her left arm; right hand held above the top tier of the censer; the scene is framed within an incised circular roundel; the interior of the lid, and the base including its flange, featuring a series of lathe-turned concentric circular mouldings; both halves mounted on a cleverly designed custom-made stand, which reproduces the human act of lifting the lid off the mirror base. 1.17 kg total, 15cm (6"). Very fine condition. A museum-quality display piece. [2] £20,000 - 30,000 EUR 22,740 - 34,110 USD 24,580 - 36,880

Provenance Property of a gentleman living in central London; formerly with Christie's, Rockefeller Plaza, New York, 9 June 2011, lot 109; previously in a London private collection, UK, 1975; accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. Literature See Comstock, M. and Vermeule, C., Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes in the Museum of Fine Art Boston, 1971, no.36; see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 07.259, for another example of a box mirror featuring Eros. Footnotes Eros and Aphrodite are two Greek gods famously believed to induce desire.

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GREEK RAM-HEADED DIANA PENDANT 5th-3rd century BC A bronze pendant comprising: a lion-head finial with pierced mouth to accept a loop, tiered mane with radiating strokes; biconvex bulb with beaded detailing; youthful female head with diadem to the brow (Diana?); ram-head finial. 21 grams, 48mm (2"). Very fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance Property of a Mayfair lady; formerly in an important London collection formed since 1965.

ARCHAIC GREEK KNEELING KOUROS STATUETTE 8th-5th century BC A bronze figure of a nude kouros kneeling on a rectangular block, hands placed flat on the thighs, hair drawn back from the face and falling behind the shoulders. 209 grams, 96mm (3¾"). Very fine condition. £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970. Literature See Troili, E. et al., Treasures From Tuscany - The Etruscan Legacy, Edinburgh, 2004, for discussion; see Richter, G.M.A., A Handbook of Greek Art,, Phaidon Press, Oxford, 1987, pp.185-206, for discussion of statuettes of nudes; see Mattusch, C.C., Greek Bronze Statuary, Cornell University Press, New York, 1994, for discussion.

LATE HELLENISTIC DADOPHOROS CANDLESTICK 1st century BC-1st century AD A late Hellenistic or Eastern Roman bronze statuette of a standing young torch bearer (dadophoros), wrapped in his mandyas (Macedonian cavalry cloak), naturalistic facial features, Macedonian cap (kausia) to the head; the lower part of the base for the insertion of torch or candle. 176 grams, 10cm (4"). Very fine condition. Very rare. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300 Provenance Property of a South London collector; acquired before 1980. Literature Cf. Metropolitan Museum inv. n.74.51.2701, for a similar statuette of a boy in kausia. Footnotes Statuettes of this type often represented small boys dressed in Macedonian military costume and were used as candlesticks to light household shrines. The cap (kausia) was typical of Hellenistic military dress and had been worn by cavalrymen since Alexander’s campaigns of the 4th century BC.

PARTHIAN FORTUNA STATUETTE PAIR 3rd century BC-2nd century AD A pair of bronze figures, a female and male 'Fortuna', each dressed in a toga over a tight-fitting tunic, supporting a cornucopia on the left forearm and with a modius to the head. 307 grams total, 10.5-11cm (4 - 4¼"). Fine condition. [2] £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990.

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ETRUSCAN FIGURE OF HERCULES WITH CLUB 3rd century BC A bronze figure of Hercules (Greek Herakles, Etruscan Hercle) standing nude with short hair and diadem, right arm raised, gripping a tapering club in the shape of a phallus, left arm bent with lion skin mantle over the forearm, clenched hand; feet pierced for attachment. 124 grams, 90mm (3½"). Fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090

Provenance Property of a Durham lady; formerly in the collection of her mother, Mrs Allan; acquired from Sotheby & Co, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, UK, 12 December 1966, lot 195; thence by descent to the current owner; accompanied by collector’s tag, and a copy of the 1966 catalogue and results sheets showing Mrs Allan as the buyer. Literature Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 87. Footnotes The Etruscan god Hercle, son of Uni and Tinia, was revered with the name of apa (father), which was equivalent to the Greek demigod Heracles (son of Zeus and Alcmene) and to the Latin Hercules. In the Italic world, and especially in the Etruscan civilisation, he had characteristics linked not only to the heroic and warlike sphere, but also to agro-pastoral civilisation. From recent research it seems that Hercle was considered to be the protector of shepherds.

GREEK HORSE STATUETTE

5th-3rd century BC A bronze statuette of a stallion standing with right leg slightly forward in motion, head held forward with short groomed mane. 266 grams, 11.2cm (4½"). Fine condition, two legs absent. £200 - 300 EUR 230 - 340 USD 250 - 370 Provenance Property of a European gentleman; formerly acquired on the German art market before 1980.

GREEK STANDING BULL STATUETTE 3rd-2nd century BC A heavy bronze figurine of a standing zebu bull, facing forward, with long bushy tail. 171 grams, 70mm (2¼"). Fine condition, one leg partly absent. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 86

Provenance Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s.

GREEK RAM STATUETTE 5th-3rd century BC A bronze statuette of a standing ram on a rectangular base, the body with stamped annulets for fleece, pronounced testicles; tilted head with expressive facial features, large segmented and curved horns; mounted on a custom-made stand. 206 grams total, 75mm (3"). Very fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in a European collection, acquired in the 1980s.

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GREEK STANDING BULL STATUETTE

3rd-2nd century BC A heavy solid bronze figurine of a standing zebu bull, head turned left, with long bushy tail. 272 grams, 78mm (3"). Fine condition, two legs absent. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s.

GREEK YOKED BULL PAIR ON BASE 3rd-2nd century BC A bronze figurine of two standing zebu bulls on a rectangular base with yoke across the shoulders; mounted on a custom-made display base. 1.2 kg total, 15.5cm including stand (6"). Fine condition, repaired. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

Provenance From a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since before 1980.

SCYTHIAN ANIMAL PLAQUE PAIR 5th-3rd century BC A pair of bronze rectangular plaques each in a raised notched frame, openwork zoomorphic predatory motifs. 225 grams total, 10-10.3cm (4"). Fine condition. [2] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a private New York collection; formerly in a private US collection, since the 1980s.

CYPRIOT BOWL WITH FLOWER HANDLES 9th-8th century BC A copper-alloy hemispherical bowl with slightly flattened base; the two arched handles cast and rivetted to the bowl with floral knops to tops. 321 grams, 19.5cm (7¾"). Fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950

Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1970s; accompanied by a detailed academic report. Literature See Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.74.51.5673, for a similar example.

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GREEK VESSEL HANDLE WITH LION 5th-4th century BC A large bronze vessel handle, probably from an oinochoe, depicting a lion with outstretched front legs and paws, conjoined hindlegs extending to form the base of the handle, long looped tail; incised short mane and erect ears, large lentoid eyes and prominent nasalridge, pointillé whiskers, open mouth, recessed to both corners, possibly to accept a separate insert; collector’s label to the base. 158 grams, 18cm (7"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a New York gentleman, acquired on the London market; previously part of a private North American collection, acquired in 1978; formerly in a private French collection, acquired in 1965; accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonham’s catalogue pages.

LATE ETRUSCAN BRONZE LADLE 3rd-1st century BC A bronze ladle with recessed rim to the broad bowl, flat handle with square shoulders and hook with duck-head finial. 140 grams, 25cm (10"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a Durham, UK, lady; formerly in the collection of her mother, Mrs Allan; acquired from Sotheby & Co, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, UK, 11 July 1967, lot 74 [part]; thence by descent to the current owner; accompanied by Sotheby’s lot tag, collector’s tag, and a copy 1967 catalogue and results sheets showing Mrs Allan as the buyer.

LATE ETRUSCAN BRONZE LADLE 3rd-1st century BC A bronze ladle with deep hemispherical bowl, two spurs to the rim flanking the tapering handle with spurs flanking the hook, dog-head finial with pricked ears. 54 grams, 16.5cm (6½"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490

Provenance Property of a Durham, UK, lady; formerly in the collection of her mother, Mrs Allan; acquired from Sotheby & Co, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, UK, 11 July 1967, lot 74 [part]; thence by descent to the current owner; accompanied by Sotheby’s lot tag, collector’s tag, and a copy of the 1967 catalogue and results sheets showing Mrs Allan as the buyer.

GREEK CANOSAN VESSEL WITH ARIADNE 3rd–2nd century BC A terracotta pseudo-vessel representing two figures in Canosa style, a woman and a female divinity surmounted by a radiate crown; the woman standing on the head of the goddess, with left knee bent, right hand resting on the thigh, holding folds of drapery, wrapped in a folded himation covered by a long cloak, palla, the hair surrounded by a radiate garland; the head of the goddess, possibly Ariadne, is wearing a solar radiate crown made of laurel leaves, imitating that of her husband Dionysos; part of a vessel, possibly an incense box. 2 kg, 47cm (18½"). Fine condition. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300 Provenance From an old British private collection; formed between 1975 and 1985. Literature See Christie’s, New York, 25 October 2017, lot 35, for a similar ﬁgure.

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GREEK CORINTHIAN ALABASTRON WITH HOPLITE WARRIORS 590-570 BC Attributed to the ‘Late Warrior Frieze Vases’, a black-figure terracotta piriform jar with drum-shaped mouth and pierced lug beneath, radiating painted lines to the upper face and neck, two tiered bands of advancing warriors each with crested helmet and red disc shield, rosettes between. 357 grams, 22cm (8½"). Fine condition, restored. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

Provenance From an old British private collection; formed between 1975 and 1985; previously in the private collection of Mr. F. Kohl, Bavaria, Germany; acquired in the early 1960s. Literature Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.06.1021.19, on view in gallery 171, for a very similar perfume vessel.

GREEK DAUNIAN PAINTED VESSEL 7th-5th century BC A ceramic jar or krater with broad bulbous body, flared rim and high strap handle, geometric painted ornament in red and black. 855 grams, 24cm (9½"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of an American gentleman; formerly in a collection formed 1970s1990s.

GREEK CYPRIOT BICHROME TWO-HANDLED KRATER 9th-7th century BC

A ceramic krater with flared foot, broad neck, everted rim and lateral strap handles; circumferential concentric painted rings to the shoulder, bands to the neck with hatched panels and swastikas, groups of radiating strokes to the rim, zigzag to the handles. 1.7 kg, 25.5cm (10"). Fair condition, repaired. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From a West Sussex collection formed before 1980; most of the collection being acquired by Desmond Morris in the 1980s. Literature Cf. similar type in the Semitic Museum at Harvard University, USA, acquisition number 1995.10.34.

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GREEK CORINTHIAN COMAST KOHL POT Early 6th century BC A terracotta vessel with narrow opening to the top, formed as a squatting Comast, depicted naked with painted brown spots to the stomach and pubic area, small exposed genitals; legs pulled tightly against the body, elbows resting on the knees and hands clasped in front of the chest; hair dressed in archaic ringlets with two suspension holes on either side of the neck; the face with prominent nose and full lips, small lentoid eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 113 grams total, 10cm including stand (4"). Fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380

Provenance Property of a private New York collection; previously with Bonhams, London, New Bond Street, 7 July 2016, lot 11; formerly in a private US collection, formed between 1950s-1970; accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonham’s catalogue pages. Literature Cf. Higgins, R., Catalogue of the Terracottas in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, vol II, pp.26-27, ﬁgs.1665-1667. Footnotes Comasts were the participants of a ritualistic drunken procession, komos, often depicted in Athenian vases.

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MYCENEAN STIRRUP JAR AND SEATED GODDESS Late 2nd millennium BC-1st century BC Two ceramic items: one goddess figure seated on a throne wearing draped garments and a headdress, facial details surviving; one biconvex stirrup pot with broad shoulder, flared neck (sealed) flanked by two strap handles, small basal ring, flared spout, decorated with a series of painted bands of varying widths; both items on custom-made stands within a custom-made case. 1.3 kg total, case; 22 x 16.5cm (8¾ x 6"). Fine condition, some repair. £350 - 450 EUR 400 - 510 USD 430 - 550 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; deaccessioned from Wakeﬁeld Museum, West Yorkshire, UK, in the mid 1990s.

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HELLENISTIC GLASS AMPHORISKOS 2nd-1st century BC A glass amphora with trumpet mouth, applied lateral loop handles, bands of marvered trails. 93 grams, 13.5cm (5½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family’s Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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PARTHIAN GLAZED VESSEL WITH BULL LID 3rd century BC-2nd century AD A glazed ceramic jar with horizontal ribbing to the shoulder, strap handle, bull-head stopper with bronze securing chain. 934 grams, 29cm (11½"). Fine condition. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972.

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GREEK MARBLE HEAD OF A YOUTH 4th century BC A marble head once belonging to a statue of a young male, facing forwards; some very clear head and facial detailing, including the ears; voluminous cap of hair in curls; traces of sinter; mounted on a custommade stand. 4.26 kg total, 25cm including stand (10"). Fine condition. Rare. ÂŁ20,000 - 30,000 EUR 22,740 - 34,110 USD 24,580 - 36,880

Provenance Property of a gentleman living in central London; formerly with Cahn Auktionen AG, 13 November 2015, lot 181; previously in a private German collection founded in the 1950s; accompanied by copies of the relevant Cahn Auktionen AG catalogue pages. Literature See Hinks, R.P., Greek and Roman Portrait Sculpture, London, 1976, for discussion and comparison.

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GREEK FEMALE STATUE FRAGMENT Magna Graecia, 5th century BC A fragment of a marble statue comprising the lower part of a draped female figure with one leg flexed at the knee; Tarentum workmanship; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.7 kg total, 20cm including stand (8"). Fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; previously with Ingrid McAlpine [19392018], Epsom, Surrey; formerly with McAlpine Gallery, London, UK, circa 1993.

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GREEK DEER HEAD DAGGER POMMEL 6th-4th century BC An elegantly carved Greek or Pre-Achaemenid agate deer head pommel with incised mouth and nostrils, three incised lines for eyebrows and the upper eye; drilled holes to the rear for attachment. 50.9 grams, 51mm (2"). Very fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Property of a central London gentleman; previously with a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery in the early 1990s. Literature See Sotheby's, New York, 8 June 1994, lot 274, for a similar pommel made from marble.

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Roman & Byzantine Also see lots 905 - 1555

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ROMAN DANCING GIRL CAMEO GEMSTONE

ROMAN FIGURE OF HERCULES

Late 2nd-early 3rd century AD

2nd-3rd century AD

A beautifully carved cameo in sardonyx, ivory white on grey chalcedony, of a tip-toeing dancing girl playing the flutes, seen from behind, naked except for a garment fluttering around her; cut in very high relief, undercut all around and in perfect preservation; the back is left rough and only cursorily flattened. 3.5 grams, 23mm (1"). Very fine condition. Rare. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920

A bronze figure of Hercules (Greek Herakles) standing nude with left leg forward, left arm resting on a club, right arm resting on his hip; mounted on a custom-made stand, the statue recalls the well known model of the Farnese Hercules. 253 grams total, 14.3cm including stand (5¾"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970; accompanied by a scholarly report by Dr Ittai Gradel, report number 155103. Literature For an example of similar composition see the Péronne, Danicourt collection, where the girl is playing a lyre instead of ﬂutes. She is identiﬁed as Terpsichore, the Muse of dancing; the gem (intaglio) examples of this and similar compositions were assembled in W. H. de Haan-van de Wiel & M. MaaskantKleibrink, Mänadentypen auf Gemmen’, Forschungen und Berichte 14 1972, 164-172, with Taf.19, this version on p.170f; to the six examples listed there should be added the Péronne intaglio, no.58 here: https://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/gems/danicourt/heroes.htm.

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ROMAN STATUETTE OF MERCURY 1st century BC-1st century AD A bronze statuette of the god Mercury (Greek Hermes) standing nude, wreath around the head, right arm raised to accept a coin bag; integral lug between the feet; mounted on a custom-made stand. 408 grams total, 17.5cm including stand (7"). Fine condition. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s. Footnotes Mercury was the god of trade and industry, whose principal shrine in the city of Rome was at the Circus Maximus. Originally he was one of the gods of riches and proﬁt, it was not until he was equated with the Greek god Hermes that he became the god of tradesmen and merchants. He was also the god of thieves, and was associated with healing (primarily in Gaul) where he had a number of important temples connected to sacred springs. Mercury is often modelled with a coin purse in his right hand, holding a caduceus in his left hand, while a mantle is draped from his left shoulder.

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Provenance Property of a Durham, UK, lady; formerly in the collection of her mother, of Mrs Allan; acquired from Sotheby & Co, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, UK, 29 June 1970, lot 74; thence by descent to the current owner; accompanied by a collector’s tag, and a copy 1970 catalogue. Literature Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 100, for type; see Gasparri C., (ed.), Le sculture delle Terme di Caracalla, in Le sculture Farnese, vol. 3, Milano, Electa, 2010, for discussion on the Farnese Hercules. Footnotes The Farnese Hercules is a 317cm high Hellenistic marble sculpture by Glycon of Athens, dating from the 3rd century AD, kept in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, which appears to be a copy of the bronze original created by Lysippus in the 4th century BC. His signature can be found on the rock, under the club.

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ROMAN STATUE OF DIANA 1st-2nd century AD A finely detailed bronze statue of Diana (Greek Artemis), the goddess of hunting, depicted in a relaxed attitude, standing with the weight on her right leg, her right arm bent back, reaching to take out an arrow from her quiver, left arm resting to her side; the goddess dressed in chiton pinned at the right shoulder, sandals at her feet; rounded face with youthful features, hair pulled back in a chignon, small top-knot above; mounted on a custom-made stand. 551 grams total, 20cm including stand (8"). Very fine condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 2000s.

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ROMAN STATUETTE OF JUPITER 1st-2nd century AD A substantial bronze figure of Jupiter standing nude in contrapposto pose, left leg flexed and advancing; left arm extended perpendicular to the body, right arm thrust down and slightly forward; the hair and beard formed as a dense mass of curls, each individually modelled, with a copper fillet retaining them behind; the eyes with silver overlay, the lower lip with copper overlay (similar originally applied to the nipples); tiered socle base with enigmatic pointillé inscription. 1.4 kg, 23cm (9"). Very fine condition; some ancient repairs. £40,000 - 60,000 EUR 45,490 - 68,230 USD 49,170 - 73,750 Provenance From a private UK collection; formerly with Christie’s, New York, 4 June 2008, lot 255 [US $60,000.00 - $90,000.00]; acquired by the current owner on the London art market in 2007; formerly in a collection of a New York collector, since the early 1990s; accompanied by a technical examination report, written by Pieter Meyers of Los Angeles, California, dated 11 May 2018; a positive metallurgic analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr. Peter Northover (ex Department of Materials, Materials Science-Based Archaeology Group & Department of Materials, University of Oxford), number R5249; an Art Loss Register certiﬁcate no. S00125531 and the relevant Christie’s catalogue pages; accompanied by an academic report by Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by IADAA certiﬁcate number no.20032020/1433. Literature See no.195a in Leventi, ‘Zeus’ in LIMC and nos.243-244 in Leventi and Machaira, ‘Zeus’ in LIMC. Footnotes This Jupiter type, known as Zeus Brontaios or Thunderer, has been attributed to a Greek original by sculptor Leochares, c. 370-360 BC. The god would have held a sceptre in his left hand and cradled his thunderbolt in his right.

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ROMAN STATUE OF SERAPIS 2nd-3rd century AD A bronze statue of Serapis, the god of fertility, robed and wearing a modius crown with engraved leaf design, full beard and curly hair, aquiline nose and pursed lips; left arm raised, originally holding a long sceptre, the symbol of his power; right arm resting by his side holding a large flower(?), re-attached, not belonging; mounted on a custommade display stand. 380 grams total, 15.5cm including stand (6"). Fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 2000s.

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GALLO-ROMAN FIGURE OF HERCULES 1st-2nd century AD 111 A Gaulish bronze figure of Hercules (Greek Herakles) standing nude with right arm raised to strike with a club, left arm extended and covered by a lion-skin mantle; mounted on a custom-made stand. 91 grams total, 10.5cm including stand (4"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a Durham, UK, lady; formerly in the collection of her mother, Mrs Allan; acquired from Sotheby & Co, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, UK, 25 March 1963, lot 108 [part]; thence by descent to the current owner; accompanied by a collector’s tag, and a copy of the 1963 catalogue pages. Literature Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 8589, for similar figures; see Roymans N., Ethnic Identity and Imperial Power, the Batavians in the early Roman Empire, Amsterdam, 2006, for discussion. Footnotes The Gallo-Roman tradition of representing Hercules may derive from the syncretism of the Roman Hercules with Magusanus, a local deity or hero. Found in the Gallo-Roman sanctuary at Empel were many pieces of military equipment, a bronze figurine of Hercules and a votive inscription to Hercules Magusanus. The Gallo-Roman temple at Elst was associated with Hercules Magusanus by the recent find of a bronze figurine of Hercules.

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ROMAN GREETING CUPID STATUETTE 2nd-3rd century AD A bronze statuette depicting a naked winged Cupid in a dynamic pose, right arm raised up in a greeting gesture, left arm brought to the chin, legs apart, with the right leg extended in a dynamic movement; head with well-sculpted facial details, curly hair covering the ears, a top-knot sits on his head, the statuette may have formed part of a larger group centred around a statuette of Venus; on a custom-made stand. 156 grams total, 90mm (3½"). Fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860

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Provenance From the collection of Mr & Mrs Adie, Warwickshire, UK; acquired between 1965-1980; thence by descent. Literature See Stead, I., Excavations at Winterton Roman Villa and other Roman Sites in North Lincolnshire. Department of the Environment Archaeological Reports 9 in HMSO, 1976, for similar specimens. Footnotes Cupid (Eros for the Greeks) was the god of mighty love, the overwhelming force that pushes and attracts men and women. The Greeks depicted Eros as a young man of beautiful appearance, naked, often armed with a bow and arrows with which he pierced the hearts of mortals and gods with love. According to tradition, Eros was taken by his mother, Aphrodite, before the gods: Zeus immediately understood what and how much damage the divine boy would cause, and advised Aphrodite to suppress him. The goddess could not obey, and instead hid the baby in a wood, where he survived by feeding on the milk of wild beasts. He was still very young when he ﬁrst crafted a bow and arrows, practising until he became an infallible archer.

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ROMAN STATUETTE OF A NOBLEMAN

ETRUSCAN NAKED MALE FIGURE

4th century AD

6th century BC

A hollow bronze figure of a male advancing with right hand extended holding a scroll(?), pleated knee-length skirt secured with a broad band, bracelets to the upper arms, the hair short, small face cleanshaven with pellet eyes and broad nose, lug beneath each foot. 111 grams, 11.1cm (4¼"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

A bronze figure of a kouros, depicted as a slim nude male with narrow shoulders and hair swept back, standing with knees flexed, left arm extended with open hand, right arm bent, holding a thunderbolt, with the attribute of god Tinia. 52 grams, 75mm (3"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection.

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GALLO-ROMAN NUDE TARANIS CAVALRYMAN STATUETTE 2nd-3rd century AD A fine bronze figurine of a naked cavalryman, a Gallo-Roman god, bearded and seated with spread legs, likely a representation of the god Taranis, originally on horseback and holding a thunderbolt in his right hand. 67.7 grams, 69mm (2¾"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s. Literature See Berresford, E.P., Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, Oxford University Press, 1994, for discussion. Footnotes In Celtic mythology Taranis, or Taranus, was the god of thunder, venerated in Gaul and ancient Britain and mentioned by the Roman poet Marcus Anneus Lucanus in his epic poem Pharsalia (Liber I) as a Celtic deity to whom sacriﬁces were paid.

Provenance Property of a Durham lady; formerly in the collection of her mother, Mrs Allan; acquired from Sotheby & Co, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, UK, in the 1960s; thence by descent to the current owner; accompanied by a collector’s tag, and the original Sotheby’s tag with item number 025885. Literature See Scott D.A., Ancient Metals: Microstructure and Metallurgy, volume I, Los Angeles, 2001, especially p.143ff, for discussion of the realisation of the Etruscan kouroi. Footnotes This kind of statuette as cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique, and represents a wonderful homage to male youth, the highest ideal of beauty in the Classical world. Such works were most likely dedicated in a sanctuary as a votive offering to the gods. Very unusually, he has the attributes of the powerful Tinia (corresponding to the Greek Zeus and the Roman Jupiter).

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ETRUSCAN VOTIVE PRIESTESS 6th century BC A bronze figurine of a stylised priestess with elongated flat body, large pellet eyes, triangular nose and slit mouth, small round breasts and scooped hands emerging in relief to either side of the torso; double tang for feet below; mounted on a custom-made stand. 259 grams total, 27cm including stand (10½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a private New York collection; previously with Bonhams, London, New Bond Street, 7 July 2016, lot 19; formerly in the private collection of a Californian gentleman, acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonham’s catalogue pages. Literature Cf. Napoli, E., The Art of the Italic Peoples, Geneva, 1993, p.255, no.155.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GEMSTONES

IMPORTANT ROMAN DOUBLE BEZEL MARRIAGE RING

4th-5th century AD

3rd-4th century AD

A gold ring worked from a single piece of gold, the hoop comprising oval plaques set with garnet and sapphire cabochons, interspersed with delicate gold bars. 4.72 grams, 23.5mm overall, 19.2mm internal diameter (approximate size British P½, USA 8, Europe 17.15, Japan 16) (¾"). Fine condition, only one original cabochon remaining. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290

An elaborate gold double bezel ring with pierced-work inscription; the pierced section between the bezels spells 'ΕΥΤΥΧω ' (Eutychos) for 'fortunate' or 'use it with luck', also a known female name; the twopart engraved inscription divided between the two bezels spells 'ΑΥΓΥΣΤΗΣ' (Avgoustes) for 'of the Augusta' the female title for an empress. 5 grams, 20mm overall, 16.6x12.6mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3¼, Europe 4.92 Japan 4) (¾"). Very fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970; accompanied by a copy of a four page report from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 191014; an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato; and an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0118/02/06/2020; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.155124-10026. Literature Cf. Marshall, F.H., Dictionnaire Catalogue of the finger rings Greek, Etruscan & Roman in the departments of Antiquities of British Museum, London, 1968, p. 157, pl. XXV, n. 982; Spier, J., Ancient Gems and finger rings, Malibu, 1992, p. 132, n. 357; Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, p. 99, for variant III, type 1. Footnotes The taste for precious and finely carved stones set on rings was introduced to Rome through contact with Greek culture. If originally the Romans wore the rings only on the fourth finger, very soon they wore them on three fingers of the hand. Quintilian reproached the orators who wore rings on all of their fingers, a custom which, he said, was appropriate only for dandies and women. Rings were not customarily worn on the middle finger owing to its association with an obscene gesture which survives to this day. Wearing a particularly large or heavy ring was considered a status symbol, and multiple rings could be worn on one finger.

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970; accompanied by a copy of a four page report from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 191013; an archaeological expertise from Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; and an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0119/02062020. Literature Cf. Marshall, F.H., Dictionnaire Catalogue of the finger rings Greek, Etruscan & Roman in the departments of Antiquities of British Museum, London, 1968, p.102, pl. XVII, no.600; see Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, p.164, for variant III, type IV of the Ruseva-Slokoska classification. Footnotes The ring is a doubled form, well known in the Roman world. The type gives the illusion of several rings on the same finger. The type of pierced work, called opus interrasile, was typical from the mid to late Roman period, and visible in some rings like the one in the British Museum dated to 300 AD (Cormack & Vassilaki, 2008, p.185, no.146).

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ROMAN GOLD MAGIC RING WITH MYSTICAL SYMBOLS 3rd-4th century AD A heavy gold ring with expanding D-section hoop, angled and facetted shoulders, discoid bezel with a monogram and symbols. 14.91 grams, 27.37mm overall, 15.09x18.84mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5¾, Europe 11.24, Japan 10) (1"). Very fine condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0120/02/06/2020.

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ROMAN GOLD WEDDING RING WITH CLASPED HANDS 2nd-3rd century AD A gold finger ring comprising a flat-section hoop, applied beaded wire collar with granules inside and out, mani in fede clasped hands motif to the centre. 3.90 grams, 19.34mm overall, 15.83mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4¾, Europe 8.63, Japan 8) (¾"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a West Sussex lady; acquired circa 1976. Literature Cf. British Museum nos.GR1917.5-1.276 and PRB1911.10-26.1, and a similar ring from Thetford, Norfolk; Garside, A., Jewelry: Ancient to Modern, New York, 1980, p.152, no.426; Henig, A., Corpus of Roman England Gemstones from British Sites, British Archaeological Reports 8 (2nd ed.), 1978, pp.278-279, pl.XXII, nos.759, 775-778; Christie's, 8 December 1993, lot 23, [sold for £4,830.00], for an almost identical ring. Footnotes The device of two clasped right hands (dextrarum iunctio) signiﬁed a contract of betrothal or marriage.

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ROMAN GOLD MILITARY ‘FIDEM CONSTANTINO’ RING 4th century AD A gold finger ring with raised rectangular plaque, inscribed in seriffed capitals ‘CONSTANTINO FIDEM’ (faithful to Constantine). 10.56 grams, 25.88mm overall, 23.33mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+1, USA 12 3/4, Europe 29.99, Japan 28) (1"). Fine condition. A very large wearable size. Rare. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.158308-10027.

Footnotes Such rings, declaring allegiance and loyalty to the emperor, were presented to military ofﬁcers of high rank as part of their annual bonus payments and this practice commenced under Constantine I, the Great; the inclusion of the chirho conﬁrms that this was after the conversion to Christianity. After his death in 337 AD, his sons Constantius II, Constantine II and Constans ruled the empire together and the practice, from very rare survivals, is known to have continued until the reign of Magentius (350-353 AD).

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ROMAN ISIS GEMSTONE IN GOLD RING 2nd-1st century BC A Roman or Hellenistic oval pyrope garnet intaglio, engraved with a profile bust of Isis, fillet to head, loose curls to the nape of the neck; set into a later gold ring. 5.88 grams, 22.39mm overall, 16.23mm internal diameter (approximate size British J½, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9) (¾"). Fine condition, cracked. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SERAPIS GEMSTONE 2nd-3rd century AD A gold finger ring with angled panels to the shoulders, ellipsoid cell bezel with sardonyx insert, intaglio bust of Serapis with modius. 6.93 grams, 26.6mm overall, 19.09mm internal diameter (approximate size British P½, USA 7¾, Europe 16.86, Japan 16) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0124/02/06/2020.

Literature Cf. Spier, J., Treasures of the Ferrell Collection, Wiesbaden, 2010, no.42 and p.8 for another example and discussion on this series of allegiance rings; another example found at Amiens, France, and acquired by the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, acquisition no. GR.1.1975; another acquired by the British Museum, reference 1917,0501.649.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH PUTTO BUST GEMSTONE 2nd-3rd century AD A heavy gold finger ring with inset garnet cloison, intaglio profile bust of a putto. 11.84 grams, 21.30mm overall, 15.19mm internal diameter (approximate size British E½, USA 2½, Europe 3, Japan 3) (1"). Very fine condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0125/02/06/2020.

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EASTERN ROMAN GOLD RING WITH DIANA GEMSTONE 2nd-3rd century AD A hollow-formed gold ring with applied granule to shoulder, discoid bezel with scalloped edge, inset with carnelian intaglio engraved with the goddess Diana (Greek Artemis) in active pose, a raised bow in her right hand, left arm reaching for an arrow from the quiver, a leaping hound at her feet. 9.43 grams, 25.04mm overall, 18.67mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH FIGURAL GEMSTONE 3rd-4th century AD A hollow-formed gold hoop with expanding shoulders, raised oval bezel inset with agate gemstone (possibly later), intaglio image of a nude bearded male bent forward, wearing a plumed helmet, a lute on his lap, right hand reaching towards a wine jug, a standard(?) in the background. 5.58 grams, 26.59mm overall, 15.67mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9) (1"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH VICTORY INTAGLIO 2nd century AD A hollow-formed gold ring with scrolls and other detailing to the shoulders, the bezel with inset glass imitating nicolo intaglio with figure of Victory, winged and holding a wreath. 4.03 grams, 25.93mm overall, 16.73x12.80mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3¼, Europe 4.92, Japan 4) (1"). Very fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000.

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ROMAN GOLD DOUBLE BEZEL RING WITH GARNETS 1st century BC A gold finger ring formed as two D-section hoops conjoined, each with a filigree collar to an ellipsoid cell with inset garnet cabochon. 19.82 grams, 24.80mm overall, 19.29mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family’s Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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Literature See Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 133 and 139, for rings with two inset cabochons.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH EAGLE GEMSTONE 4th century AD A gold finger ring with granules to the shoulders, disc plaque with applied filigree collar, cell with inset green jasper cloison, intaglio eagle gripping a serpent, military standard to the rear. 5.72 grams, 23.10mm overall, 19.54mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8½, Europe 18.62, Japan 18) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance From a home counties collection, formed 1970-1980.

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Literature Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Soﬁa, 1991, item 221, for type.

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HEAVY ROMAN GOLD RING WITH RHEA-CYBELE GEMSTONE 2nd century AD A heavy gold ring with ellipsoid hoop widening at the shoulders, the bezel with inset oval nicolo gemstone with a profile head of goddess Rome, or Rhea-Cybele, wearing a turreted crown. 22.49 grams, 27.74mm overall, 12.6x18.28mm internal diameter (approximate size British G½, USA 3½, Europe 5.55, Japan 5) (1"). Fine condition. £7,000 - 9,000 EUR 7,960 - 10,230 USD 8,600 - 11,060 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970; accompanied by a copy of an expertise from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 190321; an archaeological expertise from Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; and an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0131/02/06/2020.

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Literature Cf. Catalogue of a collection of Ancient Rings formed by the late E. Guilhou, Paris, 1912, no.277; see Marshall, F.H., Dictionnaire Catalogue of the finger rings Greek, Etruscan & Roman in the departments of Antiquities of British Museum, London, 1968, pp.63,76,78,80, pl.X,XIII,XIV, no.351 (classified as 4th century BC), 430, 450, 493,495,503; see Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, pp.191-192, no.246-249, for variant III, type 2 of the Ruseva-Slokoska classification.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH MOUSE GEMSTONE 1st century AD A gold finger ring with gusset to each shoulder below a pair of pellets, ellipsoid bezel with cell and applied filigree collar, inset carnelian cloison with intaglio mouse. 3.8 grams, 22.3mm overall, 17.5mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (¾"). Very fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

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Provenance From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH INSCRIBED GEMSTONE Late 1st-early 2nd century AD A heavy gold finger ring with rectangular bezel, inset glass panel with enigmatic reserved inscription ‘SIBOHIVOV’(?). 4.40 grams, 18.73mm overall, 14.67mm internal diameter (approximate size British A½, USA -, Europe -, Japan -) (¾"). Very fine condition, gemstone cracked. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. Literature Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Soﬁa, 1991, item 203, for type.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CONCH GEMSTONE 2nd century AD A delicate gold ring with panels to the shoulders, the bezel a cell with inset nicolo gem, intaglio conch motif. 2 grams, 17mm overall, 13mm internal diameter (approximate size British D, USA 1¾, Europe 1.15, Japan 1) (½"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance From the David John Dennis collection of ancient jewellery; acquired on the UK art market in the early 2000s.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GEMSTONE 2nd-3rd century AD A gold finger ring with disc bezel and filigree collar, granules to the shoulders, cell with inset sardonyx gemstone, intaglio ibex motif. 2.43 grams, 24.52mm overall, 19.76mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16) (1"). Fine condition. A large wearable size. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s. Literature Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Soﬁa, 1991, item 234.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GARNET GEMSTONE 1st century AD A gold finger ring with scooped shoulders, disc bezel with inset keeled cabochon garnet. 5.16 grams, 22.90mm overall, 18.29mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16) (½"). Very fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a South London collector; acquired before 1980. Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 162, for type.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GARNET 3rd century AD A gold finger ring with keeled hoop, ellipsoid pads to the outer face, granulated collar to the bezel with inset garnet cabochon. 7.57 grams, 24.04mm overall, 17.96mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7½, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1"). Very fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a professional ancient art and jewellery expert; formerly with a London gallery; previously from a private British collection formed between 1970-1990.

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Literature Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Soﬁa, 1991, item 204, for type.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH MERCURY GEMSTONE 3rd century AD A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset carnelian gemstone, intaglio figure of Mercury(?) advancing with caduceus. 5.25 grams, 24.93mm overall, 17.16mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6½, Europe 13.72, Japan 13) (1"). Fine condition, nick to hoop. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection.

138 Literature Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Soﬁa, 1991, item 200.

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ROMAN SEATED ROMA GEMSTONE IN GOLD RING 1st-2nd century AD An ellipsoid carnelian cloison with intaglio profile of the goddess Roma sitting with crested helmet, shield and spear, holding a miniature image of Victory in her extended hand; mounted in a later gold ring. 12.26 grams, 24.25mm overall, 18.86mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8½, Europe 18¾, Japan 18) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

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Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1990s.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SILVER MARS INTAGLIO 3rd century AD A substantial gold finger ring with stepped bezel, cell with inset silver plaque, intaglio bust of Mars with crested helmet and sagum cloak. 24.45 grams, 26.21mm overall, 19.02mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8½, Europe 18¾, Japan 18) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance From a London private collection of ancient jewellery formed since the 1980s; acquired on the UK and European art markets; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0140/02/06/2020.

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Literature Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Soﬁa, 1991, item 201, for type.

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ROMAN PORTRAIT GEMSTONE IN GOLD RING 2nd-3rd century AD A ellipsoid jasper gemstone, intaglio profile female bust with hair dressed in a chignon, set into a later gold finger ring. 10.46 grams, 23.60mm overall, 17.74mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7½, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market, 2000s. Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 305.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH BUST OF SOL 3rd-4th century AD A gold finger ring with granule to each shoulder, beaded wire collar to the disc bezel with facing bust of Sol wearing a radiate crown. 4.50 grams, 19.67mm overall, 15.11mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4¼, Europe 7.44, Japan 7) (¾"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s. Literature Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Soﬁa, 1991, item 219, for type.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH BUST OF SOL

ETRUSCAN GOLD BROOCH WITH BIRDS

3rd-4th century AD

7th century BC

A gold finger ring with granule cluster to each shoulder, beaded wire collar enclosing a facing bust of Sol with radiate crown. 3.38 grams, 16.87mm overall, 14.15mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3¼, Europe 4.92, Japan 4) (¾"). Very fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860

A large gold leech brooch comprising a crescentic bow with applied filigree meander and annulet detailing, biconical collars, coiled spring and long pointed pin; rectangular catchplate with slot to the underside, applied filigree meander to each long sidewall, line of eight birds modelled in the round to the upper face with beaded wire wing outlines, crumpled ram’s head finial. 28.91 grams, 13.9cm (5½"). Fine condition. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s. Literature Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Soﬁa, 1991, item 221, for type.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GRAPE BUNCH 3rd century AD

Provenance Property of a private collector; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. Literature Cf. Troili, E. et al., Treasures From Tuscany - The Etruscan Legacy, Edinburgh. 2004, item 79, for a less decorative example of similar form.

A gold finger ring with applied granule cluster to the bezel and filigree hook below replicating a bunch of grapes. 5.00 grams, 20.52mm overall, 16.33mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4¼, Europe 7.44, Japan 7) (¾"). Very fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.

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LARGE ROMAN GOLD BROOCH WITH APOLLO GEMSTONE

ROMAN GOLD BOAT-SHAPED EARRING PAIR

2nd-3rd century AD

4th-5th century AD

A hollow-formed gold oval plate brooch with braided filigree border, concentric bands of bosses and applied filigree guilloche, beaded wire collar with applied granules; central dome with cell, inset truncated oval sardonyx cabochon, intaglio profile bust of Apollo, applied catch and two hoops to the reverse. 21.68 grams, 47mm (1¾"). Very fine condition. A large museum-quality display piece. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290

A matched pair of hollow-formed gold boat-shaped earrings each with a panel of annulets and granulation to the outer face, collar with filigree edges and granulated spheres; Eastern Empire workmanship. 9.58 grams total, 20-22mm (1"). Fine to very fine condition. Exceptional workmanship. [2] £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

Provenance From a late 1990s private collection; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the early 1980s; accompanied by a copy of a report from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 191011; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.155129-10028. Literature See Tait, H. ed., 7000 Years Of Jewelry, The British Museum Press, London, 2009, item. 246, for an example bearing some stylistic comparison; see Hattatt, R., A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt’s Ancient Brooches, Oxbow Books, Oxford, 2000, esp. pp.342-347, for a series of discoid brooches and pp.364365, for oval examples. Footnotes The soldered join of stepped form used to form the sheet gold side wall of the brooch is rare in jewellery created before the Migration Period (say, 5th-6th century AD) and this brooch may be among the earliest examples of the joint in existence.

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Provenance Property of a central London gentleman; previously with a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery in the early 1990s; accompanied by a copy of an expertise from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 180301.

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ELABORATE ROMAN GOLD EARRING PAIR 2nd-4th century AD A matched pair of hollow-formed gold earrings, each a lunate bulb with the ends wound about the shank and loop above, teardrop cell to one edge with granulated border and inset garnet cabochon, cluster of spheres below the centre with applied filigree and granule ornament. 23.46 grams total, 47-48mm (2"). Very fine condition. [2] £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance From a North West London collection; acquired from an established London art dealer and collector; previously in a 1980s private UK collection; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0148/02/06/2020.

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ROMAN GOLD PENDANT WITH GEMSTONE 2nd century AD 149

A gold pendant with integral ribbed loop, beaded wire collar to the cell, inset agate cloison with intaglio amphora flanked by a cornucopia and rosette, running goat motif below. 3.41 grams, 23mm (1"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s.

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ROMAN GOLD PENDANT WITH GEMSTONE 3rd century AD A gold pendant with integral ribbed loop, applied granules to the plaque framed by concentric bands of beaded wire, central carnelian cameo mask of a satyr. 4.56 grams, 25mm (1"). Very fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance From a home counties collection, formed 1970-1980.

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ROMAN GOLD PENDANT WITH MEDUSA GEMSTONE 2nd-3rd century AD A gold plaque pendant with crimped flange rim, beaded wire collar to the cell and ribbed loop with granules; inset agate(?) cameo gorgoneion mask. 7.33 grams, 28mm (1"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Private collection, home counties, UK; acquired before 1980.

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ROMAN GOLD STRAP END FOR L FABIANVS 2nd-3rd century AD A gold belt or baldric finial with rectangular panel split transversely to the upper face, chip-carved panel with flanking beast-heads; disc finial with central chip-carved hexafoil within two interlaced triangles with chip-carved detailing; to the reverse, three punched-point asterisks and legend ‘L · FABIANVS’. 9.81 grams, 32mm (1¼"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

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Provenance From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Literature See Bishop, M.C. & Coulston, J.C.N., Roman Military Equipment From the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, London, 1993, for discussion. Footnotes A senator of North African origin named Lucius Annius Fabianus was active at the beginning of the 3rd century AD, the grandson of a man of the same name who was suffect consul in 141 AD.

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ROMAN GOLD CHAIN NECKLACE WITH GREEN GLASS BEADS

ROMAN SILVER FORTUNA AND FLORA FIGURE PAIR

2nd century AD

1st century BC-1st century AD

A restrung necklace of green glass fusiform beads on gold wire links, the centrepiece a facetted amethyst dangle. 9.8 grams, 40cm (15¾"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

A silver figurine depicting two standing females, each wearing a tiered floor-length robe gathered at the waist; the left figure holding a cornucopia in the left hand, the right figure with right hand extended and holding flowers in the left hand; perhaps temple figures of the goddesses Fortuna and Flora. 33.6 grams total, 36mm including stand (1½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

Provenance Property of a central London gentleman; previously with a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery in the early 1990s. Literature Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Soﬁa, 1991, item 99, for type.

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ROMAN GOLD CHAIN NECKLACE WITH BLUE GLASS BEADS 2nd-3rd century AD and later A restrung necklace of striped blue and white glass oblate beads with gold wire links, centrepiece a gold melon bead. 14.5 grams, 56cm (22"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From a late 1990s private collection; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the early 1980s.

Provenance Property of a private New York collection; formerly in a private US collection, since the 1980s. Literature Cf. Boucher, S., Recherches sur les Bronzes Figurés de Gaule Pré-Romaine et Romaine, Rome, 1976, items 262 and 265.

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ROMAN GILT SILVER CRAYFISH BROOCH 1st-2nd century AD A silver-gilt plate brooch in the form of a crayfish with fan-shaped tail, raised pellet eyes, open mouth, pincers crossing below the chin; pin and catchplate to the reverse. 15.1 grams, 46mm (1¾"). Very fine condition. Rare. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300 Provenance Property of a central London collector; acquired from a large private collection formed in the 1980s. Literature See Hattatt, R., A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt’s Ancient Brooches, Oxbow Books, Oxford, 2000, for Roman zoomorphic brooches and other catchplate brooches.

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LARGE ROMAN SILVER PANNONIAN WING FIBULA

ROMAN GILT SILVER ANIMAL BROOCH

1st century AD

4th-5th century AD

A massive and finely made bow brooch of Pannonian Flügelfibeln type, the body formed of sheet silver with pierced panels and turned edges with punched dot ornament; the bow with four knops to front projection and one-piece spring and pin; with custom-made stand for display. 281 grams total, 17.5cm including stand (7"). Very fine condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690

A gilt silver boar bow brooch comprising a D-shaped headplate with three radiating lugs, each set with a garnet cabochon; deep D-section bow with boar-head detailing, garnet cabochon eyes; parallel-sided footplate with fluting, garnet cabochon finial. 20.8 grams, 69mm (2¾"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

Provenance Property of a private New York collection; ex J. Moore collection, acquired prior to 1983; formerly on the German art market. Literature Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxbow, 1987, ﬁg.14f and no.765, for similar types.

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970. Literature See Harhoiu, R., Der Schatzfund von Simleul Silvaniei und die Schlacht von Nedao, in Banatica, Bd. 23, (2013), pp. 111-142, for similar.

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ROMAN SILVER EROTIC OIL LAMP WITH PHALLIC HANDLE 1st-2nd century AD A crystalline silver oil lamp with short spout, volute scrolls to each side, a large phallus resting on top of the strap handle; the discus with an image of two lovers engaged in coitus on a low bed. 134 grams, 13.3cm (5¼"). Fair condition, repaired. Extremely rare in silver. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of an English gentleman; formerly the property of a Munich collector; previously acquired in the 1980s.

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ROMAN SILVER WINE LADLE AND STRAINER PAIR 2nd-3rd century AD A group of silver utensils comprising: wine strainer with pierced shallow circular bowl, the integral handle with swan-neck terminal; a matching ladle or measure with cylindrical bowl and same handle form. 96 grams total, 17-17.5cm (6¾ - 7"). Fine condition. [2] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

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Provenance Property of an Essex collector; acquired on the UK art market; formerly in an early 1990s private collection.

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ROMAN SILVER STYLUS FOR IVLIA WITH CARNELIAN ERASER 1st-2nd century AD A high status silver stylus or pin with columnar finial inscribed with the name ‘IVLIA’, applied ropework below, inset biconical carnelian eraser for smoothing wax to the top. 11.2 grams, 12.3cm (5"). Very fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a North London collector; previously from an old collection formed in the 1980s.

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ROMAN SILVER STYLUS WITH HORSE 1st-2nd century AD A silver stylus with square-section upper shank, leaf-shaped lower shank tapering to a fine point, punched horse-shoe, pellet and ring ornament to both faces; the finial a trapezoidal block with gold leaf panel to one face, plaque with galloping horse modelled in the round. 23.2 grams, 15.7cm (6¼"). Very fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860

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Provenance Property of a European professional; acquired by gift from his patient, archaeology professor Witold Dobrowolski (1939-2019) in the 1990s; Professor Dobrowolski was a lecturer at the Institute of Archaeology in Warsaw, and a long-time curator of the Ancient Art Collections of The National Museum of Poland.

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ROMAN SILVER PIN WITH HARPOCRATES 3rd-4th century AD A silver dress pin with finial formed as a standing figure of Harpocrates, nude with cornucopia supported on the left arm, right arm bent with forefinger raised towards the mouth, twisted conical headdress. 19.4 grams, 13.5cm (5¼"). Very fine condition. Rare. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family’s Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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ROMAN SILVER RING COLLECTION 3rd-4th century AD A group of two silver finger rings comprising: one with keeled shoulders, gold appliqué bezel marked ‘ASC’; one with broad domed disc bezel, marked ‘VOT / APOL/ [.]’ (votive to Apollo). 19.27 grams total, 24.54-24.80mm (1"). Fine condition. [2] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

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Provenance Previously with Christie’s, London, 14 April 2011, lot 363; formerly in a private German collection, since the 1980s; accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie’s catalogue pages and lot tags. Literature Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Soﬁa, 1991, items 228, 240.

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ROMAN SILVER MARRIAGE RING WITH FACING BUSTS 4th century AD A large silver ring with expanding D-section hoop, rectangular raised bezel with two opposing busts, the lady on the right with her hair pulled in a low chignon, diadem on her brow, the male on the left with his hair combed back, reversed inscription ‘MONOIΛ above. 10.94 grams, 24.34mm overall, 20.15mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21) (1"). Fine condition. A large wearable size. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

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Provenance Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s.

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ROMAN SILVER RING WITH GILT CARACALLA BEZEL 3rd century AD A silver finger ring with sloping fluted shoulders, three lozenges to the underside of the hoop, octagonal bezel with inset gilt pseudo denarius of Caracalla with ‘IMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG P TR P’ legend dating to circa 198 AD. 14.60 grams, 27.12mm overall, 22.93mm internal diameter (approximate size British O½, USA 7¼, Europe 15.61, Japan 15) (1"). Fine condition. A large wearable size. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. Literature Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Soﬁa, 1991, item 227, for type.

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ROMAN GILT RING WITH GORDIAN III AND TRANQUILLINA 3rd century AD A substantial gilt bronze ring with thick keeled hoop expanding towards the shoulders, lentoid bezel with raised oval intaglio; the intaglio with opposing busts of laureated Gordian III and his wife, Tranquillina; the frontal figure of the goddess Ephesian Artemis to the centre. 44.55 grams, 37.4mm overall, 13.43x17.9mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4¼, Europe 7.44, Japan 7) (1½"). Fine condition. A large wearable size. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From an old British private collection; acquired on the European art market.

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ROMAN BRONZE SANDALLED FOOT 1st-2nd century AD A life-size hollow-formed bronze left statue foot wearing a solea sandal with elaborate strapping; open to the underside; probably part of a bigger statue of an actor or young slave. 2.9 kg, 28cm (11"). Fine condition. £15,000 - 20,000 EUR 17,060 - 22,740 USD 18,440 - 24,580 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.15509910029; also accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D’Amato.

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Literature See Sebesta J.L., and Bonfante L.,The World of Roman Costume, Madison, 2001; Van Driel-Murray C. Vindolanda and the dating of the Roman footwear, in Britannia, 32, pp.185-197. Footnotes The detailed bronze foot, wearing a possible variant of the Greek trochades sandal, known to be a traveller’s sandal, is all that remains of this once monumental statue. The dimensions suggest that the statue to which it belonged was a nearly life-sized sculpture, possibly an actor or a young boy, favourite of a rich patronus. The sandals were removed before reclining for a feast and at the conclusion of the feast, the diners requested their sandals. To ask for one’s sandals (poscere soleas) was a way to announce to the host the intention of departing.

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ROMAN LIFE-SIZE GESTURING STATUE ARM 1st century AD A hollow-form bronze right arm bent at a right angle at the elbow gesturing away from the absent body, hand held in directing pose, index finger extended, thumb resting on three fingers curled towards the palm; clearly defined fingernails and some detailing to the palm; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.87 kg total, 39cm (15¼"). Very fine condition. £15,000 - 20,000 EUR 17,060 - 22,740 USD 18,440 - 24,580

Provenance From a private English collection since 1980-2019; previously in an old UK collection, prior to 1980. Literature See Archaeological Museum of Cuenca, Castile la Mancha, Spain, for a similar bronze arm belonging to a Roman statue found in the city of Valeria, province of Cuenca. Footnotes The right arm, preserved from below the elbow to the fingertips, comes from a monumental statue that was fashioned and cast by the lost wax method. Due to the size of the completed figure, the component parts were made separately and then joined. The physiognomy is well-rendered, especially that of the fingers, where the nails and cuticles are defined. The expressive gesticulation emphasises the liveliness of the statue.

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ROMAN STATUE ARM 1st-2nd century AD A heavy bronze left arm of a large male figure, the closed hand holding the stub of a shaft, the wrist adorned with a strap with studand-hole fastening and with tied strap, possibly holding an amulet; at the elbow it is fitted with a modern metal pin to allow mounting for display. 1.9 kg, 24.5cm (9¾"). Fair condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection.

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LIFE-SIZE ROMANO-BRITISH VENUS STATUE ARM 2nd century AD The lower part of the right forearm from a monumental bronze statue of Venus, comprising the elbow and part of the lower arm, on the back are visible the lower curls of the goddess’ hair flowing down; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.4 kg total, 45cm including stand (17¾"). Fine condition. Rare. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance From the Wood Dalling estate, Wood Dalling Hall, Norfolk, UK; believed to have been found on the estate. Literature See Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, for a similar complete statue. Footnotes This arm section is probably from a monumental statue of the goddess Venus, in her position of Venus pudica (modest Venus), with long curled braids descending to the front and back. In such statues the position of the right arm is usually raised, because the goddess is holding a fruit, similar to a provincial specimen published by Rolland (1965, pp.59-60, no.76). The work is Roman Provincial, probably from a Romano-Celtic workshop.

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ROMAN TWO EMPERORS APPLIQUÉ 2nd century AD A large bronze plaque mount depicting two emperors modelled in the half round, conjoined at the shoulder, both with full beard, lentoid eyes with recessed pupils and slit mouth. 182 grams, 76mm (3"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s.

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ROMAN PLAQUE PAIR WITH LIONS AND FIGURES

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1st-2nd century AD A pair of sheet bronze trapezoidal figural plaques with repoussé and punched detailing: 1) fragment with repoussé winged female in chlamys, right arm raised holding a disc(?), draped serpent to the right with scale texture; pouncing lion facing left below with tail raised; pointillé detailing to the field including a hatched disc, scale-pattern panel, vertical band of ivy leaves, horizontal band of vessica motifs and others; two attachment holes to the right edge, two slots to the left; 2) fragment with repoussé nude male figure standing with mantle draped about his raised right arm and to his rear, with similar scaly serpent in loops above the shoulders and head(?), similar pointillé panels with scale, tendril, ivy-leaf and other patterns, pouncing lion facing right below with tail raised; three (of four) attachment holes to the left edge; remains of silvering to the surface; each with a custommade stand. 257 grams total, 17-17.5cm including stand (6¾ - 7"). Fair condition. [2] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a private New York collection; formerly in a private US collection, since the 1980s.

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ROMAN CHARIOT FITTING WITH BUST OF PAN 1st-2nd century AD A bronze chariot fitting comprising a rectangular socket with flange to the rear edges, void to the underside, hole to the top filled with remains of iron fixing pin; to the forward face, a bust in the form of the god Pan with horns exposed in tousled hair and sealed mouth. 417 grams, 80mm (3"). Very fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

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Provenance From a private UK collection, acquired in 2010; formerly in a private Rosenheim, Germany collection, since the 1960s.

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ROMAN EAGLE CHARIOT FITTING PAIR 1st-3rd century AD A matched pair of large, hollow cast bronze chariot rein guide fittings, in the form of eagle heads with neck feathers clearly delineated above octagonal bases, the two side loops to each in the form of raised cobra snakes with hoods spread; each with two piercings at base for fixing, with some traces of the original iron securing pins. 1.8 kg total, 14-16cm (5½ - 6¼"). Fine condition. [2] £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

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Provenance From a private UK collection, acquired in 2010; formerly in a private Rosenheim, Germany collection, since the 1960s.

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ROMAN RECLINING HORSE STATUTE 2nd century AD A bronze statue of a reclining horse, wearing a saddle and a collar with breastplate around the neck; possibly a cart or furniture mount. 297 grams, 92mm long ("). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance From an old French private collection; formerly acquired in Paris in the 1970s.

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Literature See Laﬂi E., Roman Bronze Figurines in the Museum of Ödemis, in Mediterranean Archaeology, Vol.28/29 (2015/2016), pp.117-124.

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ROMAN LEAPING HORSE PROTOME 1st-2nd century AD A hollow-formed bronze protome of a leaping horse with flying mane and forelegs extended; circumferential collar behind the shoulders with fixing rivet. 140 grams, 55mm (2¼"). Fine condition, repaired. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Literature Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 245, for type.

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ROMAN STANDING BULL STATUETTE 1st-2nd century AD A heavy bronze figurine of a standing zebu bull, facing forward, with long bushy tail. 218 grams, 83mm (3¼"). Fine condition, two legs partially absent. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s.

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ROMAN STATUETTE OF A ZEBU BULL 2nd-4th century AD A substantial Eastern style bronze standing zebu bull with hump; head erect and alert; sinewy dewlap; much detail to the face, muzzle, head, ears, hump, neck, mane and tail; tail curling between the hind legs; prominent genitals; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.28 kg total, 18.5cm including stand (7¼"). Fine condition. £15,000 - 20,000 EUR 17,060 - 22,740 USD 18,440 - 24,580

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Provenance Property of a gentleman living in central London; formerly with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archéologie, 16 December 2015, lot 244; acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s; formerly acquired in Bavaria, Germany, earlier in the 1990s; accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé & Associés catalogue pages. Literature See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Avenue, Gallery 169, Roman bronze statuette of a bronze bull, accession no. 11.140.9, for a comparable Roman bull of similar date.

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ROMAN STEPPING BULL CHARIOT FITTING 1st-2nd century AD A large bronze chariot fitting of a stepping zebu bull with stocky features on a rectangular base, large head with detailed face and curved horns; one of two attachments rings remaining to the base. 307 grams, 71mm (3"). Fair condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

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Provenance Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s.

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ROMAN BULL STATUETTE 1st-2nd century AD A bronze figure of a standing bull with head raised. 168 grams, 72mm (3"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s.

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ROMAN BULL ON STAND STATUETTE 1st-2nd century AD A bronze figurine of a bull advancing with one foreleg raised and tail curled over onto the rump, on a hollow pedestal base with flared foot. 293 grams, 90mm (3½"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

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Provenance Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s.

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ROMAN EAGLE ON DEER STAFF FINIAL 2nd-3rd century AD A bronze cult figurine representing an eagle with closed wings, resting upon a young reclining deer, a snake wrapped around the body, legs bent and head turned, rectangular base with fixing hole to the reverse, probably a staff finial. 68 grams, 54mm (2"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s.

182 Literature See Macchioro, V., Il simbolismo nelle figurazioni sepolcrali romane, Studi di Ermeneutica, Napoli, 1909, for discussion: see also Walters, H. B., British Museum, London, Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum (Band 4): Vases of the latest period Walters, London, 1896; Furtwängler, A., Die antiken Gemmen: Geschichte der Steinschneidekunst im Klassischen Altertum Banden 1-3, Leipzig und Berlin, 1900. Footnotes Representations of an eagle fighting a snake are very common in Roman art, where the eagle was used as a symbol of strength and victory. Later Roman art used it in the figurations of apotheosis, or with the images linked with the foundations of Constantinople. A vase from the British Museum (inv. B.194, Walters, II, p.129, pl.4) shows the fight of Hercules and Geryon, where the defeated Geryon has an eagle with the snake as an episema of his shield, as well as a gem (Furtwängler, 1900, vol. 1, LXI, 17) in which is depicted a lion ready to jump, an eagle with a snake to the front; a stele from Bithynia shows two figures of a young man fighting against the barbarians on a ship, above him an eagle with a snake, which in proto-Attic vessels is often symbolic of fallen warriors in battle.

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ROMAN HANDLE WITH LION MASK 1st-3rd century AD A substantial bronze door or furniture handle comprising a disc appliqué with detailed central raised lion-mask and two holes flanking the mouth, radiating mane and fur texture to the face, ribbed hoop passing through the holes; presented on a custom-made wooden block with bronze stud and mounting holes. 774 grams total, 20.5 x 16cm including stand (8 x 6¼"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a Durham lady; formerly in the collection of her mother, Mrs Allan; acquired from Sotheby & Co, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, UK, 16 July 1968, lot 195; thence by descent to the current owner; accompanied by collector’s tag, and a copy 1968 catalogue and results sheets showing Mrs Allan as the buyer.

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Literature Cf. specimens in the collection of the at the Museum of the Order of St John at the University of Birmingham inv. n.5616-5617. Footnotes There are various examples of appliques used for furniture, carts, ships, which took the form of a lion’s face, ﬁnely cast in high relief, holding a ribbed ring its gaping jaws, often incised whiskers and fur, and radiating mane. The most likely possibility is that this specimen is a door knocker, in a shape the Romans copied from the Greeks and spread to the farthest reaches of their empire.

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ETRUSCAN STAND WITH ANIMAL FEET 4th century BC A large cylindrical beaten bronze stand, perhaps for a brazier, the sides decorated with three projecting half round bands for strength with incised lines adjoining, the top slightly dished with incised circles; the three cast feet in the form of animal paws on cylindrical plinths, surmounted by swans with spread wings affixed to the open basal rim, and two D-shaped hinged handles with swan neck terminals and ring attachments to sides. 3.1 kg, 34cm wide (13½"). Fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance Property of a New York gentleman, on the London market; previously with Bonhams, London, New Bond Street, 1 May 2013, lot 50 [£8,000.00 12,000.00]; formerly acquired in Germany in 1981; prior to that in Schultz family collection; accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonham’s catalogue pages.

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LARGE ROMAN BRONZE PAN WITH LOOP HANDLE 1st-3rd century AD A large bronze circular pan with curved sides and integral foot; integral looped handle to side. 1.7 kg, 37cm (14½"). Fine condition. £700 - 900 EUR 800 - 1,020 USD 860 - 1,110 Provenance From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s.

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ROMAN OINOCHOE WITH TREFOIL MOUTH 1st century BC-1st century AD A bronze jug with bulbous body and integral flat base with circular line ornament and trefoil mouth; the attached looped and ribbed handle with floral ornamented foot. 428 grams, 14cm (5½"). Very fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090

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Provenance From a private UK collection, acquired in 2010; formerly in a private Rosenheim, Germany collection, acquired in the 1960s. Literature Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, no.294, for a similar jug.

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ROMAN LAMP WITH ELEPHANT SPOUT AND EAGLE LID 2nd-3rd century AD A bronze octagonal lamp of squat profile, three splayed feet and long handle with small thumb-guard; the spout formed as an elephant’s head with raised hollow trunk, ears pulled back; domed hinged lid surmounted by an eagle with spread wings, strong hooked beak and pellet eyes, feather detailing to the wings and legs. 1.2 kg, 27cm (10½"). Fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950

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Provenance Property of a private New York collection; previously with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archéologie, Paris, 29 November 2014, lot 238; formerly in a private US collection, acquired in the 1990s; accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé catalogue pages.

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ROMAN PATERA WITH DOLPHINS 1st-3rd century AD A bronze patera with deep, rimmed bowl and flat base with shallow footring; the flat handle with pierced end with dolphins. 446 grams, 26cm (10¼"). Fine condition; professionally restored. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From a private UK collection, acquired in 2010; formerly in a private Rosenheim, Germany, collection, acquired in the 1960s.

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ROMAN SCALLOP SHELL CHARIOT FITTING 1st-2nd century AD A substantial chariot fitting formed as a domed scallop shell, omegashaped support below with transverse bars, attached to a tapering spike with loop above; possibly a rein guide. 353 grams, 13cm (5"). Fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance From a private UK collection, acquired in 2010; formerly in a private Rosenheim, Germany, collection, acquired in the 1960s.

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ROMAN AFRICAN HEAD OIL LAMP 1st-2nd century AD

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A bronze oil lamp in the form of an African's head, lentoid eyes, nozzle coming out of open mouth; bands of curled hair, oil filling hole with hinge; to the back a small ring handle with thumb guard to the top; oval pedestal base. 245 grams, 13cm (5"). Fine condition, lid absent. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of a private Welsh collector, acquired in the late 1970s; formerly in the Frank Starky collection, Birmingham, UK, acquired in the late 1960s or early 1970s.

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ROMAN OIL LAMP WITH BACCHANT HANDLE 2nd century AD A bronze oil lamp with basal ring and piriform body, D-shaped nozzle; curved handle with finial formed as a bacchant with dressed curls, ivy leaves below the chin, wearing a D-shaped headdress. 381 grams, 13cm (5"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720

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Provenance Property of a private New York collector; formerly in a private US collection, acquired in the 1980s.

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ROMAN TRI-SPOUTED OIL LAMP 1st century AD A substantial bronze hanging oil lamp comprising a central bowl and three radiating nozzles each with a D-shaped finial and heart-shaped aperture, interstitial spandrels, basal ring, three chains attached to a distributor ring and suspension chain above. 1.1 kg, 23cm (9"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a European gentleman; formerly in a German private collection formed in the 1950-1970s. Literature Cf. Mattusch, C.C., Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples, Washington, 2008, item 47.

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LARGE ROMAN DECORATED HASP 3rd-4th century AD A substantial bronze hasp or fastener with carinated strap and lobed finial, three integral D-shaped mounts pierced to accept a securing pin, vineleaf-shaped upper panel with holes for attachment, high-relief peacock with tail spread standing on a rope-bound altar with flanking dolphins. 2.1 kg, 43.5cm (17¼"). Fine condition, repaired. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance From the collection of a London ancient art specialist; formerly in a private collection acquired in the 1970s and 1980s.

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ROMAN MASON’S SET SQUARE 1st century BC-2nd century AD A bronze mason’s square with flange base, openwork triangular panel set on the perpendicular with upper edge at 45°, internal volute with open lobe ends, long rectangular spur to the other end at 315°; faint remains of ivy leaf and tendril decoration to both sides. 226 grams, 23cm (9"). Fair condition. Rare. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.

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ROMAN SISTRUM MUSICAL INSTRUMENT 1st century BC-3rd century AD A bronze sistrum musical rattle with columnar handle, looped head with flared outer rims, applied lobe finials, four opposed pairs of holes to the sidewalls with bronze and iron wire rods to accept metal rings which tinkle when shaken. 145 grams, 17.5cm (7"). Fair condition. Extremely rare. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s.

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ROMAN MAURITANIAN DIPLOMA OF A CAVALRYMAN WITH HITHERTO UNKNOWN NAME OF THE GOVERNOR LUCIUS PLOTIUS GRYPUS Dated 20th September 104 AD The majority of an important and seemingly textually unique bronze diploma tablet of a Mauritanian cavalryman under the rule of Trajan (98 - 117 AD), which dates precisely to 20 September AD 104; issued to troops stationed in the province Mauretania Tingitana; the text gives us two new names of consuls to plug a gap in the consular list for that

particular year: one is Sextus Subrius Dexter Cornelius Priscus, already known to have been consul around the year 104; his consular colleague’s name was Cn(aeus) [….]ius Paullus Caesonianus and is as yet unidentified and hitherto unknown; the diploma also gives us another first, the name of the governor of the province, Mauretania Tingitana, where the relevant troops were stationed: Lucius Plotius Grypus; he is known (only as Plotius Grypus, his first name was hitherto unknown) from a poem by the Roman poet Statius (Silvae IV.9), dedicated to Grypus when a young man some years earlier, in the early 90s AD, and his career has been the subject of some scholarly debate. 165 grams total, 16.5cm high (6½"). Fragmentary, some parts missing, but text can probably be restored in full. An excessively rare example of a Trajanic diploma. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300 Provenance Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by scholarly notes on the inscription by Dr Ittai Gradel, report number 158028. Footnotes Described by Dr. Ittai Gradel as ‘Unique and important and worthy of publication’.

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ROMAN DIPLOMA FRAGMENT COLLECTION 1st-2nd century AD A group of five bronze diploma fragments comprising: a rectangular fragment with partial inscription 'ETVICENΛ / VRAΛVESTIDE / NESTΛMIS / VNTI' to one side; a small rectangular fragment with schematic signs; a triangular fragment with partial inscription 'IMPC / FIL / MAV / FF' and 'IMP' to the other side; a rectangular fragment with partial inscription 'TIC / F / T' to one side and 'ΛIΛ / MVCΛ' to the reverse; a rectangular fragment with 'TI' above, below a partial inscription ' REBVE / DESCR / NEA Q/ TEMP', the reverse with 'ONTIFEXMA / ?OSIII P? / NTINAII' 47.3 grams total, 21-64mm (1 2½"). Fair condition. [5] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980.

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ROMAN LIFE-SIZE STATUE OF AN IMPORTANT MAGISTRATE Late 3rd-early 4th century AD An impressive life-size marble statue of a standing Roman magistrate, clad in a symmetrically incised late Roman toga, which was originally painted; the right hand covered by the robe and resting against his chest, the now lost left hand probably held a rank symbol or a scroll; short hair, cut according to the style of the Tetrarchy, wide eyes and pronounced lips; beard extended under the chin and on the throat; crepida sandal of Greek typology still visible on the right foot. 700+ kg, 206cm including base (81"). Fine condition. An impressive museum-quality display piece. £400,000 - 600,000 EUR 454,860 - 682,280 USD 491,700 - 737,550 Provenance From the C.M. collection, Switzerland; formerly the property of his father, H.V.C., Munich, Germany; forming a central part of the H.V.C. family collection in the 1980s; acquired from the private collection of L.H. of Munich, Germany, in 1982; accompanied by a German cultural export licence and by an academic report by Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; and a geological report No. TL3253 by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.155271-10030. Literature See Calza, R., Iconografia Romana Imperiale. Da Carausio a Giuliano (287363 d. C.), Rome, 1972; L’Orange, H.P., Das spätantike Herrscherbild von Diokletian bis zu den Konstantin-Söhnen, 284-361 n. Chr. Das Römische Herrscherbild. III. Abteilung, Bd. 4, Berlin, 1984. Footnotes This statue of a Roman magistrate represents a high-ranking citizen with political and ritual responsibilities. The stylised facial features date it to the period of the Tetrachy under the emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD), when representation of the human form began to show a concern for geometry and symmetry. A similar style can be seen in official portraits of Diocletian, Galerius, Constantinus Chlorus, and Maximianus Herculius. Despite the stylisation typical of the era, however, the sculptor of this lot has taken pains to add personal detail, such as the dimpled chin and creased forehead. Its powerful resemblance to Imperial portraiture stems from the desire of magistrates to emulate emperors in the way they represented themselves. This is a piece of outstanding quality, and unlike other Late Roman sculptures, in which a portrait head is often attached to an earlier body, appears to have been created as a whole. It shows exceptional attention to detail, including in the magistrate’s beautifully-carved footwear. It is likely to represent an official of an Eastern Empire city, either in Greece or Illyria.

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ROMAN MARBLE MUSCULAR TORSO OF BACCHUS 1st-2nd century AD A partial marble torso of an adult male, once standing; chest, abdomen and pelvic region well-defined; partial genitalia; proper left leg stretched in front of the torso and extant to just above the knee; nude apart from a garment draped around the shoulders and down the back, reaching to the buttocks; mounted on a veined red marble custom-made stand. 115 kg total, 88cm including stand (34¾"). Fine condition. An outstanding display piece. £80,000 - 100,000 EUR 90,970 - 113,710 USD 98,340 - 122,920

Provenance Property of a gentleman living in central London; acquired Christie’s, Rockefeller Plaza, New York, 18 April 2018, lot 47; formerly the property of a Californian collector; previously in a private Indiana, USA, collection; likely acquired in the 1950s; thence by descent; accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie’s New York catalogue pages. Literature See Jean-David Cahn AG., Auktion 8: Kunstwerke Der Antike, Basel, 9 November 2013, lot 259, for a near-identical torso. Footnotes Bacchus was the Roman god of fertility, agriculture and wine.

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ROMAN BUST OF GODDESS AND DECEASED 2nd-4th century AD A carved marble bust of a goddess reworked in antiquity, holding the soul of a deceased man, depicted as a child, in her arms; the goddess wearing her hair in Antonine Roman style with wavy locks and braid arranged as a chignon at the nape of her neck, delicately carved lips and large eyes, wearing a draped palla and a ring on her left hand. 42.5 kg, 45cm (17¾"). Fine condition. An interesting piece with a fascinating past. £18,000 - 24,000 EUR 20,470 - 27,290 USD 22,130 - 29,500 Provenance From a private collection of seals and amulets, the property of a Canadian gentleman living in London; previously with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archéologie, Paris, 1st December 2011, lot 413 [€35,000.00 - €40,000.00]; formerly from his father’s collection, acquired in 1991; accompanied by an

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academic report by Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; accompanied by a geological report No. TL5255 by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; and copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé catalogue pages; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.155095-10031. Literature See Felletti Maj B.M., Museo Nazionale Romano, I Ritratti, Roma, 1953; Scrinari, V. S. M., Sculture Romane di Aquileia, Roma, 1972; Fittschen K., Zanker P., Brizzolara, A.M., Le sculture del Museo Civico Archeologico di Bologna, La collezione Marsili, Comune di Bologna, Bologna, 1986; Agnoli, N., Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Palestrina, Le sculture, Roma, 2002; Levick, B. Faustina I and II, Imperial women of the Golden Age, Oxford, 2014. Footnotes The bust represents interesting elements, showing a hairstyle typical of the time of Faustina the Younger (130-176 AD) probably being reworked during the 4th century AD, a period in which the imperial portraits and old sculptures were often reworked into simpler, popular images. What is left of the Empress is mainly the reﬁned hair, parted in the centre of the forehead, creating two elegant series of side waves gathered at the nape in a chignon.

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ROMAN MARBLE FOOT ON BASE 1st century BC-1st century AD A carved limestone statue fragment comprising the right foot and ankle on a triangular block base; mounted on a custom-made stand. 6.9 kg total, 35cm including stand (13¾"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From the private collection of Ingrid McAlpine (1939-2018), London and Epsom, UK.

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ROMAN VENUS STATUE LEG WITH CUPID RIDING A DOLPHIN 1st-2nd century AD

lower left leg with its foot flanked by a diving dolphin with sunken eyes and teeth to the open mouth; above, a putto (Cupid?) straddling the dolphin’s back and holding the dorsal fin, the legs of a second putto above. 5.7 kg, 25cm (10"). Fine condition. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290 Provenance From a London collection; formerly part of the Liechti collection, Geneva, Switzerland, in the 1970s; accompanied by geological report No. TL3252 by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.157550-10032. Footnotes Aphrodite’s association with the sea is famous because, according to one theory of her origin, she emerged fully formed from the ocean. When Cronos castrated Uranos and his blood fell into the sea, Aphrodite was formed from the aphros (foam).

A fragment of a marble statue of the goddess Venus (Greek Aphrodite), comprising the base and remains of the right foot and

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ROMAN HEAD OF NEPTUNE

ROMAN BEARDED HEAD OF A NOBLEMAN

2nd-3rd century AD

Late 2nd century AD

A life-sized carved limestone head of the Roman god of water and the sea, full head of wavy hair to the shoulders, full beard and moustache, furrowed brow and detailing to the eyes, mounted on a custom-made stand. 8.8 kg total, 41cm including stand (16"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

A carved limestone Antonine bust of a nobleman with full head of hair in tight curls, ears, pencil-line mouth beneath a moustache, heavy beard in tight curls, detailing to the eyes and furrowed brow, neck and integral plinth. 27.6 kg, 46cm (18"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690

Provenance Property of a Guernsey collector; acquired in the UK between the late 1980searly 1990s.

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Provenance From an old family collection formed in the UK; acquired in the late 1980s; thence by descent.

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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A MAN 1st century AD A carved marble head of a male figure facing forwards, once belonging to a statue; eyes, nose, mouth and ears clearly defined, full head of short curly hair; plain thin ‘headband’ emerging from the curls at the rear, spanning a short section of the back of the head, the resultant parting and movement of the curls realistically modelled; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 4.9 kg total, 28cm including stand (11"). Fine condition. £6,000 - 8,000 EUR 6,820 - 9,100 USD 7,380 - 9,830

Provenance Property of a gentleman living in central London; previously in a private North American collection, New York and Palm Beach, acquired in the 1960-1970s. Literature See Hinks, R.P., Greek and Roman Portrait Sculpture, London, 1976, for discussion.

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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A LADY 2nd century AD A carved marble female head with soft, rounded features, detailed hairstyle with raised topknot and chignon to the rear; large almondshaped eyes, smiling mouth with lips slightly parted. 6.2 kg, 19cm (7½"). Fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance From the private collection of a European professor; formerly in an early 1970s private collection; accompanied by an academic report by Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Felletti Maj B.M., Museo Nazionale Romano, I Ritratti, Roma, 1953; Scrinari, V. S. M., Sculture Romane di Aquileia, Roma, 1972; similar portraits can be found in Aquileia (Scrinari, 1972, cat.141, p.50 and 245, p.81); Fittschen, K., Zanker, P. and Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Katalog der römischen Porträts in den Capitolinischen Museen und den anderen kommunalen Sammlungen der Stadt Rom, Mainz am Rhein, 1983; Zanker, P., Roman portraits, sculptures in stone and bronze in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2016.

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Footnotes The head was probably modelled on an Aphrodite type, re-used as a portrait of a Roman lady. The serious and aristocratic face of the lady is highlighted by the shadows of light and dark. The face is dominated by the soft bun gathered on the top of the head. Similar hairstyles are frequently seen from the time of Hadrian, with numerous variants indicating how much value women placed on their hair.

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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A GODDESS 2nd-3rd century AD A carved marble head of Venus(?) (Greek Aphrodite) with detailed chignon hairstyle drawn back from the face with braid extending towards the left shoulder, diadem with chamfered rim and red pigment; the head turned slightly to the left with wide eyes and small lips bearing red pigment; architectural bracket to the rear developing from the chignon. 6.2 kg, 25.5cm (10"). Fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance Property of an Essex collector; acquired on the UK art market; formerly held in a private collection formed in the early 1990s.

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ROMAN MARBLE STATUE HERM OF A SATYR 2nd century AD A carved marble herm, or squared pillar surmounted by a head, representing a male satyr figure; deep furrowed brow, strong nose, prominent cheeks, mouth drawn back into a smile, prominent chin, hair swept back in waves; mounted on a rectangular modern red marble plinth; tip of nose and front of bust restored. 5.34 kg total, 27cm including base (10½"). Very fine condition. £15,000 - 20,000 EUR 17,060 - 22,740 USD 18,440 - 24,580 Provenance Property of a gentleman living in central London; formerly with Sotheby's, London, 29 November 2017, lot 43; formerly with David Ghezelbash

Archéologie, Paris, 2013; previously in a private French collection, acquired prior to the 1970s; before that in a European collection, 19th century or earlier (based on restoration techniques); accompanied by copies of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages. Literature See Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., USA, accession number 1988.80.2, for similar; see Mimi Gardner Gates, Director’s Report 1988, Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (Spring 1989): 118. Published David Ghezelbash Archéologie, catalogue no.8, item no.32 and 33. Footnotes In Greek mythology, satyrs numbered amongst the lustful and drunken woodland gods.

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ROMAN MARBLE JUPITER DOLICHENUS STATUETTE 2nd-3rd century AD A carved marble upper torso and head of Jupiter Dolichenus, standing; wearing the military costume of a Roman leader, dux, comprising a cuirass; pteryges at the upper arms; a Phrygian cap, pilos; a thorax statos, which protected the chest, worn over an underarmour garment or subarmalis, from which emerge protective lappets pteryges for the upper arm and groin; a cloak, paludamentum, fastened at the right shoulder with a disc brooch; at his proper right hip he wears a long sword, spatha, in sheath suspended from a baldric, baltheus, which passes over his left shoulder; right arm raised and bent, left arm extended to the side; original pigmentation still survives on the hair, beard, pteryges, and elsewhere; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.2 kg total, 34.5cm including stand (13½"). Fine condition. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290

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Provenance Property of a private New York collection; formerly in the private UK collection of Mr F.H., acquired 3 May 1977; accompanied by a report by Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Nash-Williams, V.E., Jupiter Dolichenus, in Greece & Rome, Cambridge University Press, vol.21, no.62 (June, 1952), pp.72-77; also see the nearly identical examples in the Carnuntum Museum. Footnotes The cult of Jupiter Dolichenus was a variant of the worship of Zeus in Asia Minor (modern Turkey), named after the town of Doliche. His cult was widespread in the Roman Empire between the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. The spread of the cult of this god can be explained, in part, by his warlike attributes, which commended him to the military, by which he was adopted as a patron and protector. Syrian traders (Suri negotiatores,) active throughout the Empire, doubtless played a part in the spread of this cult. Temples dedicated to Jupiter Dolichenus were closed to outsiders, and his followers had to undergo rites of initiation before they could be accepted as devotees. Worship of Jupiter Dolichenus peaked in popularity under the Severan dynasty in the early 3rd century AD, dwindling shortly thereafter, when it was eclipsed by the cults of Mithras and Isis. This god is usually represented mounted on a bull with a double axe (labrys/bipennis) in his raised right hand, and dressed in the military attire of a Roman general.

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ROMAN SEMI-NUDE VENUS STATUETTE 1st century BC-4th century AD A carved marble statuette of Venus (Greek Aphrodite), the goddess of love, facing right, possibly once completing the dressing of her hair which is arranged in a chignon, held in a bun at the back above the neck; clearly defined facial details; left arm bent at the elbow extending towards the side of the head; breasts, navel and pelvic region defined; her weight placed on the left leg; right leg reaching backwards slightly at the knee with right foot and heel emerging tentatively from the draped floor-length mantle wrapped around the lower body, hugging the contours of her buttocks at the rear, and tied in a conspicuous knot at the pubic area, securing her mantle while freeing her hands; standing on an integral sub-triangular base; modelled on an earlier Greek representation of Aphrodite, circa 300 BC; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.46 kg total, 31cm including stand (12¼"). Fine condition, repaired. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380

Provenance From an important London collection; formerly in an old private English collection, formed in the 1970s. Literature See Havelock, C.M., The Aphrodite of Knidos and Her Successors, The University of Michigan Press, 2010, fig.28, for a similar figure; see Jean-David Cahn AD., Auktion 5; Kunstwerke Der Antike, Basel, 23 September 2005, lot 202, for a Greek figure in a similar pose. Footnotes Venus was a Roman goddess associated with love, beauty, prosperity and fertility, Aphrodite being her Greek counterpart. The origins of this figure are likely in earlier Greek examples of half-draped Anadyomene, dating to the Hellenistic period.

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ROMAN MOSAIC WITH APHRODITE AND NYMPH DORIS 3rd-4th century AD A large rectangular floor mosaic panel in matrix comprising a mythological scene with the goddess of love, Aphrodite, wearing a transparent tunic and chlamys, a vine leaf crown resting on her locks, holding a sceptre with bells in her right hand; on her right side seanymph Doris, daughter of Oceanus, wearing a himation and a chlamys, naval crown on her head and holding a staff; to the left of Aphrodite, a bearded satyr or lesser divinity, a subligaculum wrapped around his waist, holding a shepherd's staff in his left hand, a panther at his feet; a Greek inscription 'ΔWΡΙ ' (Doris), 'ѦΦΡΟ ' (Afros, abbreviation for Aphrodite) and the name 'ΚΑ ΙΝΙΑ' (Kassinia) above the heads, guilloche pattern surrounding. 44.6 kg, 1.52 x 1.22m (59¾ x 48"). Fine condition. £10,000 - 14,000 EUR 11,370 - 15,920 USD 12,290 - 17,210

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Provenance From a private collection of seals and amulets, the property of a Canadian gentleman living in London; from his father’s collection formed in the late 1960s to 1980s; accompanied by an academic report by Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.155096. Literature Cf. Olszewski, M.T., The iconographic programme of the Cyprus mosaic from the House of Aion reinterpreted as an anti-Christian polemic in Et in Arcadia Ego. Studia memoriae professoris Thomae Mikocki dicata, Dobrowolski, W., Płóciennik T. (ed. by), Warsaw: Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, 2013, pp. 207-239, Pls 74-86. Footnotes In the late Roman period, especially in the Greek speaking Eastern Provinces of the Empire, the mythological subjects of heroes and goddesses multiplied in the rich villas and public buildings. The presence of the goddess Aphrodite, born from the sea, together with the goddess Doris and a ﬁgure from a Dionysian procession, suggests that the mosaic was part of a bigger scene. The presence of the sea divinities together with Dionysus (Roman Bacchus) is well attested, in the famous mosaic of the House of Aion, in Paphos (Cyprus), from the mid fourth century.

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ROMAN MOSAIC WITH FISH

ROMAN ROCK CRYSTAL ANIMAL RHYTON

1st-3rd century AD

Late 1st-early 2nd century AD

A marine-themed mosaic fragment of irregular tesserae depicting a large central fish with dorsal and pectoral fins, split tail, gills and other detailing indicated in contrasting colours ascending, placed between two smaller fish shown in curved attitude descending; mounted in a modern matrix and frame. 19.5 kg, 106 x 65.5cm including frame (41½ x 25¾"). Fine condition. A large decorative display piece. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

A horn-shaped translucent rock crystal rhyton with animal-head terminal, possibly a dog or young deer with erect ears and pointed face; thickened rim. 164 grams, 11.5cm (4½"). Fair condition, repaired. Extremely rare. £12,000 - 17,000 EUR 13,650 - 19,330 USD 14,750 - 20,900

Provenance Property of an English gentleman; formerly the property of a Munich collector; previously acquired in the 1980s.

Provenance From a private collection of seals and amulets, the property of a Canadian gentleman living in London; from his father’s collection formed in the late 1960s to 1980s; accompanied by an archaeological expertise from Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; and a geological report No. TL3251 by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.155094. Literature Cf. Ebbinghaus, S. edn., Animal-shaped vessels from the Ancient World: Feasting with Gods, Heroes and Kings, Harvard Art Museums, Massachusetts, 2018, for many horn-shaped vessels aith animal heads; Calvi, M.C., I Vetri Romani del Museo di Aquileia [The Roman Glasses of the Museum of Aquileia],1968, pl.19.1; also Lazarus, P., The Cinzano Glass Collection, London, 1978; Bonomi, S., Vetri antichi del Museo archeologico nazionale di Adria, Venezia, 1996, no.449.

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ROMAN AGATE ALABASTRON PERFUME VESSEL 1st-2nd century AD A carved agate amphora-shaped vessel with pointed base, flared rim with later applied gold rim, pierced lug handles formed as swan-heads with annular eyes. 31.9 grams, 55mm (2¼"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

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Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent.

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ROMAN STORAGE VESSEL WITH FACE 1st-3rd century AD A large terracotta jar with narrow base, bulbous body, flared rim; mask to the shoulder formed as a flange nose and three holes with Dcrescent ridge above. 7 kg, 36cm width (14"). Fine condition, repaired. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection.

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ROMAN GLASS PYXIS WITH LID 1st-2nd century AD An iridescent blue glass lidded pyxis with drum-shaped body, three applied lug feet below, a circumferential band of applied eye motifs to the body, an applied female mask to the upper edge, possibly Venus; narrow opening to the top; a conical lid with wide rim and discoid handle. 62 grams, 72mm high (2¾"). Fine condition. [3] £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired prior to 1972.

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ROMAN BLUE GLASS VESSEL WITH VINE LEAF DESIGN Early 1st century AD

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A deep blue glass vase with piriform body and flared rim, moulded white glass applied decoration comprising a vine to the shoulder with leaves and bunches of grapes in high-relief possibly added later, rosette to the underside with eight radiating veined leaves and central boss. 186 grams, 12.2cm (4¾"). Fine condition, repaired. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Literature Cf. Lightfoot, C.S., Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007, item 172, for type.

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ROMAN POLYCHROME GLASS VASE

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4th century AD An aubergine glass vase with bulbous body and flared mouth, marvered festoons in dark crimson with white feathered edges. 124 grams, 96mm (3¾"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a European professional; acquired by gift from his patient, archaeology professor Witold Dobrowolski (1939-2019) in the 1990s; Professor Dobrowolski was a lecturer at the Institute of Archaeology in Warsaw, and a long-time curator of the Ancient Art Collections of The National Museum of Poland. Literature Cf. Oppenlander Collection, p.128, no.388, Boston, Ancient Glass, no.62, and Oliver, Ancient Glass in the Carnegie Museum, no.240.

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ROMAN GOLD-IN-GLASS NECKLACE 1st-3rd century AD A restrung necklace of gold-in-glass oblate beads with interstitial gold melon and blue glass spacer beads. 61.22 grams, 62cm (24½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly in the ‘Lady Dale’ collection; acquired in the 1980s.

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ROMAN GLASS DISC WEIGHT 1st-2nd century AD A glass disc weight of flattened circular form; rounded edges; pontil mark folded into a floral motif. 82.3 grams, 68mm (2½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

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Provenance Property of a New York gentleman, acquired on the London art market; previously with Bonhams, London, New Bond Street, 1 May 2013, lot 213; formerly in a private collection in Massachusetts, USA acquired in 1976; accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. Literature Cf. The Corning Museum of Glass., Glass from the Ancient World: The Ray Winﬁeld Smith Collection, Corning, New York, 1957; Calvi, M.C., I Vetri Romani del Museo di Aquileia, Aquileia, 1968; Massabò, B., Magiche Trasparenze, Genova, 1999. Footnotes Such glass discs were used for a variety of purposes, including jar lids, mirror backs, windowpanes, and weights. Plain discs of various sizes and colours also served as game pieces.

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BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH PENTAGRAM AND BUST 13th-14th century AD A gold finger ring with ellipsoid bezel, pointillé tendrils to the hoop, to the bezel a bust with radiate crown over a pentagram, possibly added later. 4.19 grams, 21.82mm overall, 20.00mm internal diameter (approximate size British T½, USA 9¾, Europe 21.89, Japan 21) (¾"). Very fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090

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Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.

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BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH CROSS AND FACING BUSTS 6th century AD A gold finger ring with discoid plaque, low-relief motif of a cross dividing two opposed busts over 'XΔPIC' legend (for XPICTOC' Christ?). 4.68 grams, 20.93mm overall, 16.86mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5¼, Europe 9.95, Japan 9) (¾"). Fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090

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Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.

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BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH CROSS AND MONOGRAM 6th century AD 224 A gold finger ring with quatrefoil bezel, incised cross with letters ‘FCEΩ’. 3.50 grams, 20.06mm overall, 16.35mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5¾, Europe 11.24, Japan 10) (¾"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.

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BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH MONOGRAM GEMSTONE 6th-8th century AD A gold finger ring with ellipsoid cell to the bezel, inset rock crystal cloison with monogram ‘NAOY’. 4.35 grams, 20.16mm overall, 15.81mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3¼, Europe 4.92, Japan 4) (¾"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.

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BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH EMERALD 6th-7th century AD A gold ring with broad flat-section hoop and beaded wire borders, openwork scrolled leaves and tendrils around a central Maltese cross, the bezel an applied rectangular plaque with openwork foliage border, central cell with inset emerald cloison. 7.89 grams, 22.13mm overall, 15.9mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6¼, Europe 12.46, Japan 12) (¾"). Fine condition. £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600 Provenance Property of a central London gentleman; previously with a Mayfair, London, gallery in the early 1990s; seen by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden of Striptwist Ltd; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0226/02/06/2020.

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BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH CROSS AND MONOGRAM 7th-8th century AD A gold finger ring with ellipsoid plaque, monogram ‘NBOΓY’ flanked by a Maltese cross and starburst. 12.86 grams, 24.12mm overall, 19.14mm internal diameter (approximate size British P½, USA 7¾, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.

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BYZANTINE GOLD ‘VICTORIOUS’ GEM-SET BRACELET 6th-8th century AD A hollow-formed gold bracelet with three-panel hinged closure; cells to the outer face with beaded wire collar and inset cabochon garnet, amethyst and other gemstones, large onyx cabochon to the discoid rear plaque; the main hinged panel with inset sardonyx cabochon, flanking panels with granulated rim and legend ‘NI / KA’ (victorious). 40.12 grams, 74mm (3"). Very fine condition. £6,000 - 8,000 EUR 6,820 - 9,100 USD 7,380 - 9,830 Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family’s Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no.228/02/06/2020; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.0157493-10036. Literature See Evans, H.C. and Wixom, W.D., The Glory of Byzantium, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2006, p.249, for a comparable piece and discussion of luxury objects; see Cormack, R. and Vassilaki, M. edn., Byzantium, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2008, pp.180-183, for comparable pieces held by

museums around the world, including: the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Benaki Museum, Athens; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The British Museum, London; see Durand, J., Byzantine Art, published with the assistance of the French Ministry responsible for Culture Centre Nationale du Livre (The National Book Centre), 1999, p.51, for a comparable piece; see Yeroulanou, A., Important Bracelets in Early Christian and Byzantine Art, in Entwistle, C. and Adams, N., Intelligible Beauty, Recent Research into Byzantine Jewellery, London, 2010, for discussion; see Ross M.C., Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Volume 2: Jewelry, Enamels and Art of the Migration Period, Washington, 2005, items 45-47, for discussion. Footnotes Cabochons and other gemstones were a dominant and highly fashionable feature in jewellery and monuments of the Byzantine era, when advances in technology lead to the production of highly intricate jewellery items, to the extent that this age has been referred to as a ‘Golden Age’ of jewellery craftsmanship. There was an abundance of gold owing to a proliferation of gold mines around the empire, resulting in items of jewellery becoming essential objects of everyday wear. The majority of the precious metal jewellery pieces, which survive from this period have been discovered during archaeological excavations or as chance ﬁnds. These pieces would most likely have been buried with the intention of eventual recovery, misplaced as casual losses, or deposited as grave goods, although there have been exceptional instances when a precious metal luxury object has survived down the ages having been locked away in an ecclesiastical treasury. It was commonplace in this era to wear and use jewellery items as political instruments.

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BYZANTINE GOLD EARRING PAIR WITH CROSS PENDANTS

BYZANTINE GOLD PENDANT WITH ASKLEPIOS AND HYGIEIA CAMEO

8th-12th century AD

4th-5th century AD A pair of gold earrings each with tapering hoop and small hook fastening and each with two free-hanging pendant drops; one of a chain loop with cross terminal formed of pale sapphire and pearl beads with central green stone cabochon, the other a drop of twisted wire with hexagonal amethyst bead pierced lengthwise; with custommade stand for display. 70.3 grams total, 13cm including stand (5"). Fine condition. [2] £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Property of a private New York collection; previously acquired on the London art market in 1998; formerly in a private UK collection formed in the 1970s; thence by descent 1994.

A gold pendant comprising a D-shaped cell, ribbed loop and granule, inset cameo panel with Asklepios and Hygieia flanking a wreath, legend 'CωZEΠΙΞ' (Sozepix?) below. 1.64 grams, 15mm (½"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.

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BYZANTINE GOLD FISH PENDANT AND NECKLACE 5th-7th century AD A restrung necklace of tubular lapis lazuli beads with biconvex spacers, granulated gold collars flanking the centrepiece, a gold pendant fish with recessed eyes. 15.9 grams, 46cm (18"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970.

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JEWISH SILVER RING WITH MENORAH

BYZANTINE SILVER BELT MOUNT GROUP

6th-7th century AD

7th-10th century AD

A silver ring from the Byzantine period comprising a round-section hoop with a circular tablet-bezel, the bezel with menorah and symbols of the Sukkot feast flanking. 6.26 grams, 24.9mm overall, 19.07mm internal diameter (approximate size British R½, USA 9, Europe 19.69, Japan 19) (1"). Fine condition. £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600

A group of silver buckles and fittings plates consisting of: a buckle with pelta-shaped plate with engraved decoration, D-shaped buckle with lobed pin, attachment loops to underside of plate; buckle with plate in the form of an equal-armed cross with incised lines, square-shaped buckle with lobed pin, attachment loops to underside of plate; a buckle with lobed plate with incised decoration, D-shaped buckle with lobed pin, three attachment loops to the underside; a belt plate with openwork scrolling decoration, three attachment loops to the underside; a square plate with image of the Virgin Mary holding infant Christ, rosette to either side of the Virgin Mary. 95 grams total, 3565mm (1½ - 2½"). Fine condition. [5] £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970; accompanied by a copy of an expertise from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 1910167; and an archaeological expertise from Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Ringe-Rings, Die Alice und Louis Koch Sammlung, The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Leeds, 1994, p.145, nn. 487-488-489 and p.157, n.521; Ross, M., Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, volume 2, Washington, 2005, pp. 56ff., nn. 66-67. Footnotes The main motif of the ring is Jewish, ie. the menorah surrounded by the symbols Shofar (a ram-horn) and Etrog (citrus fruit), symbols related to the Sukkot feast. It was probably used as a signet ring, exemplifying in its style the taste of the prosperous Jewish community of the sixth-seventh centuries, the period to which lead, gold and silver seals stamped with similar images or monograms have been dated (Zacos & Veglery, Byzantine Seals I, part 4). This type of rings, in the form of a ﬂat disc soldered to a hoop, was adopted by the Merovingian Franks from the Romans (Ward, Cherry, Gere, Cartlidge, 1981, p.44, n.90). The shape was widely used in Byzantium for marriage ringssee specimens in the Dumbarton Oaks collection (Ross, 2005, pp. 56ff., nn. 66-67) and similar shapes were still in use in the Macedonian Golden Age of Byzantium (Ross, 2005, n. 121).

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970. Literature See Wamser L. and Zahlhaas, G., Rom und Byzanz, Archaologischen Kostbarkeiten aus Bayern, München, 1999; Wamser, L. Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004. Footnotes These buckles and belt ﬁttings are decorated with dots and lines often in the shape of geometrical patterns and volutes, which is one of the characteristics of Eastern Roman belts and horse harnesses of 6th-7th century, as attested by the ﬁnds from the Lombard graves in Italy or from complete specimens found in graves of Germanic chieftains (Wamser & Zahlhaas, 1999, pp.228229). The squared image of the Virgin Mary and Holy Child is from a later 10th century belt.

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LARGE BYZANTINE MILITARY STANDARD CROSS 10th-12th century AD A bronze military standard or processional cross, with trefoil terminals and applied decorative appliqués; each cross arm made of individually cut sheets, placed over the front and back of the bronze core and fixed with separate edge strips; a smaller central copper cross is applied to the bronze surface of the larger one; the tips of the cross arms wrapped with ribbed sheet metal strips ending with spherical ornaments; the lower shaft a bronze conical butt for attaching to a wooden shaft. 2.8 kg, 59cm (23¼"). Fine condition, some restoration. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970. Literature Cf. Warmser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, p.130, no.167. Footnotes The use and date of this cross could point to a military standard, confirmed by its lack of precious ornamentation typical with ecclesiastical crosses of the period. For a corpus of Byzantine crosses see: John A. Cotsonis, Byzantine Figural Crosses, Washington DC (Dumbarton Oaks), 1994. The tripartite terminals reflect standard Eastern Roman style, and the central element is rarely present in Roman processional crosses for church use. The central ‘spearheads’ have a good parallel with a bronze socketted processional cross (26.5cm. 10.5 in.) attributed to Constantinople or Asia Minor, 11th-12th century, in a private New York collection (Exhibition: The Glory of Byzantium AD. 8431261, Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1997, no.21A). A further example of this rare type of terminal is also on a bronze socketted processional cross (15 cm high) in a private collection in Munich attributed to the 12th century AD. (Exhibition: Byzanz - Das Licht aus dem Osten, Paderborn, 2001, no.1.52.1). In addition, the style might represent a model made in preparation for military action on the journey to the Holy Land and perhaps in eastern Europe rather than east of Constantinople. Further confirmation of this hypothesis is that processional crosses are hafted onto a tine rather than, as in this example and others cited above, by a conical socket. Crosses used as military standards are widely mentioned in the sources, see Babuin, A., Standards and insignia of Byzantium, in Byzantion: Revue internationale des études byzantines, 71 (1): pp.5-59.

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BYZANTINE POLYCANDELON WITH CROSSES 6th-7th century AD A large polycandelon with openwork disc of twelve bars, six with crosses at centre and alternating circular and penannular shapes to the outer rim, hung by three chains with cruciform and ‘S’ links from a floral suspender in turn with hanging hook above. 1.1 kg, 27cm width (10½"). Very fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Property of a New York gentleman, on the London market; previously with Bonhams, London, New Bond Street, 1 May 2013, lot 254; formerly in a European private collection, acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. Literature See Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.2002.483.7, for similar example; cf. Weitzmann, K., Age of Spirituality, Late Antique and Early Christian Art, Third to Seventh Century, exhibition at Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1977.

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BYZANTINE HANGING CENSER WITH LID 6th-8th century AD A bronze hanging censer with three suspension chains attached to a three-armed distributor with collar and hook with notched finial; the censer hexagonal in plan with flared base and three splayed feet, conical hinged lid with voided crosses and other vents, knop finial. 521 grams, 43cm (17"). Fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance From a private New York collection; formerly with Christie’s; acquired by the current owner in the 1990s; accompanied by an old Christie’s lot tag (EB 311 RL7). Literature See Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004.

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BYZANTINE CIBORIUM RELIQUARY CASKET 6th century AD A lidded marble reliquary casket in the shape of a church, ciborium, pyramidal lid with palm branch to each edge joining at the apex, a central Greek cross within a laurel wreath to three faces, a chi-rho within a laurel wreath to the front; the main body of the reliquary composed of arcaded outer faces supported by columns with a central pillar; the pillar with integrated columns and decorative door; the upper facade with a frieze depicting Agnus Dei within triangular border with flying archangels Michael and Gabriel to each side; the rear panel with a frieze of foliage scrolls, two crosses within arches flanking; the side panels with vine branches and birds; egg-and-dart border to the upper rim. 7.4 kg, 31cm (12¼"). Fine condition. Extremely rare. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290 Provenance From a late 1990s private collection; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the early 1980s; accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato; and a geological report No. TL3256 by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.15513210037. Literature See Grabar, A., L’età d’oro di Giustiniano, Milan, 1966; Wamser L., Zahlhaas, G., Rom und Byzanz, Archaologischen Kostbarkeiten aus Bayern, München, 1999; Hahn C. ed., Objects of devotion and desire, medieval relic to contemporary art, January 27-April 30, 2011, catalogue of the exhibition at the he Bertha and Karl Lebsdorf Art Gallery, Hunter College, New York, 2011.

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BYZANTINE PYXIS WITH SAINTS 8th-10th century AD A carved schist squat jar with separate lid, band of roundels to the chamfered sidewall each containing facing bust of a saint, Maltese cross or chi-rho christogram, disc lid with incised cross and central rectangular plaque with nimbate bust of Christ making a ‘pax’ sign with his right hand. 591 grams, 99mm (4"). Very fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380

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Provenance From a late 1990s private collection; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the early 1980s.

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BYZANTINE MARBLE PANEL WITH CROSS 6th-8th century AD A rectangular carved marble architectural panel with slot to the underside, incised Maltese cross within a circle with ring-and-dot motifs surrounding; mounted on a custom-made stand. 6.1 kg total, 23cm with stand (9"). Fair condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection formed before 1990; thence by descent.

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BYZANTINE GOLD-IN-GLASS TILE 6th-7th century AD An amber-coloured glass square tile overlaid with gold sheet forming another square and four triangles, overlaid with translucent glass. 116 grams total with stand, 94mm (3½"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

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Provenance From an old British private collection; previously in the collection of Mr A.E.; acquired prior to 1990. Literature Cf. Oliver, A., Ancient Glass in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 1980, no. 268; Gorin-Rosen Y., Byzantine Gold Glass from Excavations in the Holy Land in Journal of the Glass study, 57, New York, 2015, pp. 97-119; similar piece sold at Christie’s, New York, 12 June 2002. Footnotes Gold glass tiles in sandwich style were used for decorations of walls of churches, public buildings and rich palaces. Pieces of this group of gold glass were retrieved in Israel. One of them came from the bathhouses area at Caesarea Maritima, which includes the remains of two gold-glass squares. It is possible to suggest that this fragment, like the one in Caesarea, represents a production stage in which a gold-glass tile with four squares was made and later cut into smaller square inlays.

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Western Asiatic Also see lots 1556 - 1919

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SUMERIAN BULLA ENVELOPE CONTAINING TOKENS

SUMERIAN ‘THE REBUILDING OF THE WALL OF LARSA BY KING GUNGUNUM’ NAIL HEAD

5500-4500 BC

20th-19th century BC A sealed spherical clay bulla envelope, containing clay tokens which can be heard rattling inside; impressed zoomorphic designs to the equator, including an ibex and a rampant lion. 135 grams, 58mm (2¼"). Very fine condition. Extremely rare. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1990s; accompanied by a copy of a collection record, no.4. Footnotes It is believed that there are less than 250, complete and fragmentary, examples of this type of bulla envelope worldwide. This is the second example ever offered at auction. The bulla ﬁrst emerged in Mesopotamia around 8000 BC. The clay envelopes contain a number of pre-baked accounting tokens, which were used in commercial and stock-taking transactions. Placing the tokens inside the bulla greatly enhanced the honesty of the transaction, as the bulla would have to be broken or crushed to reveal its contents.

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OLD BABYLONIAN NEBUCHADNEZZAR, KING OF BABYLON BRICK 604–562 BC A rectangular incised clay cuneiform tablet section with plain border, held in a custom-made case; accompanied by a scholarly note by Dr. Manuel Ceccarelli of the University of Tübingen, Germany, which states: 'New Babylonian Brick of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon (640–562 BC; King of Babylon 604–562 BC) Translation: “[Nebuchad]nezzar, K[ing] of Babylon, who pro[vides] for the Esaĝil temple and the Ezida temple, foremost son of Nabopola[ssar], king of Babylon,[am I]. For Šamaš (= the sun god), [my lord], I built the E[babbar temple, Šamaš’ temple] of La[rsa], as of old.” '. 3 kg total, 34.5 x 25.7cm including box (13½ x 10¼"). Fine condition. £700 - 900 EUR 800 - 1,020 USD 860 - 1,110 Provenance Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples; accompanied by a copy of Professor Lambert’s notes and a scholarly note including translation by Dr Manuel Ceccarelli.

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A large ceramic nail-head with two columns of tight Sumerian cuneiform text dealing with the rebuilding of the city wall of Larsa; accompanied by a typed, signed scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which states: 'Clay Nail-head with 36 lines of Sumerian cuneiform 115 x 115 mm. This is the head of a clay nail, with the spike missing. On the head are two columns of Sumerian cuneiform, with 20 and 16 lines. They are a royal inscription of Gungunum, king of Larsa in Babylonia c. 1933-1906 B.C. Hitherto only a very few very short inscriptions of this king have been known, and this is a previously unknown inscription of some length. There is some damage to the object, and a portion of the middle of the head is rubbed, but enough of the inscription is clear to show that it deals with the rebuilding of the city wall of Larsa by this king.' and also accompanied by a scholarly note by Dr. Manuel Ceccarelli of the University of Tübingen, Germany, which states: 'Royal Inscripion of king Gungunum of Larsa (1932–1906 BC), This is a really rare royal inscription of the king Gungunum of Larsa. Only one other manuscript of this inscription is known (Schøyen collection). Translation: “[When the gods An]and Enlil granted in full to Utu (the sun god) in Larsa the kingship over Sumer and Akkad and the role of shepherd over the land of the Anorites, then Gungunum, the strong man, king of Larsa, farmer of Ur, [ava]nger of Ebabbar, [kin]g of sumer and Akkad, strong [he]ir of [Sa]mium, built the great [wa]ll of Larsa whose name is “Utu, the one who conquers the rebel lands”. By my superior skilfulness, I really [brought out] my city [from the marsh]. Within one year I erected its brickwork (and) I completed its great wall. [I directed the Euphra]tes through the middle of my city. In [tho]se days, the days of my reign, the market rate was truly set at [900 litre of b]arley, 5 kilos of wool, 15 litres [ofoil][for one shekel] (= 8,3 grams) (of silver). My manpower realis[ed] its work in plenty. I a[m] the king of justice, I truly accomplish[ed] this task.” 308 grams, 11.3cm (4½"). Fair condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples; accompanied by a copy of Professor Lambert’s and Dr. Manuel Ceccarelli's notes.

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OLD BABYLONIAN MATHEMATICAL TABLET 2000-1700 BC A pillow-shaped clay tablet with impressed cuneiform mathematical table, the reverse with six impressions of the scribe’s fingernails embedded into the clay, an early example of signing a document; accompanied by a handwritten scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, stating: 'Mathematical table: Old Babylonian, c. 2000-1700 B.C.' and also accompanied by a scholarly note by Dr. Manuel Ceccarelli of the University of Tübingen, Germany, which states: 'Old Babylonian multiplication tablet, Multiplication tablet where the head number is 225. In the preserved lines 225 is multiplied by the integers from 1 to 14. Excerpt from the translation: L. 4: “Multiplication by 4 = 900” L. 5: “Multiplication by 5 = 1125 (written: 1080 + 45)” L. 6: “Multiplication by 6 = 1350 (written: 1320 + 30)”. 71 grams, 58mm (2¼"). Fair condition, repaired. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples; accompanied by a copy of Professor Lambert’s and Dr. Manuel Ceccarelli's notes.

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OLD BABYLONIAN ‘LIVER OMENS’ TABLET 1900-1700 BC A highly important pillow-shaped clay tablet, impressed cuneiform text to both sides describing a divine message, a liver omen; accompanied by a handwritten scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, stating: ‘One (1) Old Babylonian tablet dealing with with (sic) liver omens. c. 190-1700 B.C. Rare.’ 84 grams, 70mm (2¾"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720

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OLD BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM CYLINDER SECTION 1900-1700 BC A large section of a ceramic cylinder with impressed cuneiform text; accompanied by a handwritten signed note by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which states: ‘80-Photo 5/2. 180x85mm. Portion of cylinder with list of personal names(?) c.1900-1700 B.C.’ 358 grams, 10.5cm (4"). Fair condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000.

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OLD BABYLONIAN MATHEMATICAL TABLET 20th-18th century BC A ceramic pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform writing containing multiplication tables to both sides; pierced through the centre; accompanied by a scholarly note by Dr. Manuel Ceccarelli of the University of Tübingen, Germany, which states: 'Old Babylonian multiplication tablet, Multiplication tablet where the head number is 320 is multiplied by the integers from 1 to 19, 20, 30, 40 and 50.' 118 grams, 80mm (3"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples; accompanied by a photocopy of Professor Lambert’s and Dr. Manuel Ceccarelli's notes.

Provenance Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples; accompanied by a copy of Professor Lambert’s notes.

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OLD BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET FOR ACCOUNTING OF FIELDS

LARGE OLD BABYLONIAN LEXICAL TABLET 17th-12th century BC

19th-16th century BC A ceramic pillow-shaped tablet with cuneiform inscription in eleven horizontal lines; the text a rough field draft of amounts of field associated with a list of eleven personal names (Ku..., Sin..., Mari..., Tab-ili, ...iri..., Iarmu, Zabibum, Ra(?)zanu, Di-AN(?), Zalikum, Abbaia) each with an area belonging to them expressed in sar and eše units. 257 grams, 95mm (3¾"). Fine condition, top edge damaged. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From an old British private collection; formed between 1975 and 1985; accompanied by a transcription and note on metrology. Footnotes The tablet is a working draft from which a formal document might later be created for the archives. The individuals named each had a landholding ranging from 4() sar for Zabibum to 1 eše and 55 sar for Di-AN who is marked as deceased.

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OLD BABYLONIAN ENVELOPE WITH ENCLOSED TABLET 18th-16th century BC An unopened ceramic pillow-shaped envelope with enclosed tablet, the envelope with impressed cuneiform text, remains of date and a seal impression to one face. 160 grams 67mm (2½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples; accompanied by a transcription of Professor Lambert’s notes.

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A highly important lexicon tablet of substantial size with four columns of dense cuneiform writing to each side, containing a list of wooden objects; accompanied by a signed handwritten note by W.G. Lambert, the late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which states: ‘Large clay tablet, 163x125mm with 4 columns each side of list of object of wood: a lexical table. Old Babylonian or Kassite period, c. 1700-1200 BC. Large, joined from pieces, the greater part preserved in fair condition.’ 846 grams, 16.1cm (6¼"). Fair condition, repaired. Rare and academically important. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011) and accompanied by a handwritten signed letter by him.

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OLD BABYLONIAN MULTIPLICATION TABLET 1900-1700 BC A pillow-shaped clay tablet with lines of impressed cuneiform text; accompanied by a copy of a signed handwritten scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, stating: 'Four (4) Old Babylonian letter, c. 1900-1700 B.C.' and also accompanied by a scholarly note by Dr. Manuel Ceccarelli of the University of Tübingen, Germany, which states: 'Old Babylonian multiplication tablet, Multiplication tablet where the head number 24 is multiplied by the integers from 1 to 20.' 5.9 grams, 56mm (2¼"). Fair condition, repaired. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples; accompanied by a copy of Professor Lambert’s and Dr. Manuel Ceccarelli's notes.

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WESTERN ASIATIC EARLY DYNASTIC SEXAGESIMAL COUNTING TABLET 3rd millennium BC A terracotta plaque representing the earliest form of counting, the numbers represented in small circular depressions, possibly to measure barley, divided by a longitudinal line. 32.1 grams, 60mm (2¼"). Fine condition. Rare. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance From a private UK collection, acquired on the London art market 1990-2000.

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Literature See The Schyen Collection, MS 4647, for a similar example, accompanied by a print out of this item. Footnotes Counting tablets have a more complex combination of decimal and sexagesimal numbers than their predecessors, the tally counts. They were used in parallel with bulla envelopes and only about 260 numerical tablets are known.

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WESTERN ASIATIC ‘PROTO’ CUNEIFORM TABLET SECTION Pre-Sargonid, 2600-2334 BC An exceptionally well-preserved fragment of a proto cuneiform terracotta tablet, with characters of exceptional quality to one side. 66 grams, 68mm (2¾"). Fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Ex North London gentleman; formerly in a private collection formed between 1990 and 2000.

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OLD BABYLONIAN ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENT 1900-1600 BC A large ceramic pillow-shaped cuneiform tablet containing administrative matters; accompanied by a copy of a handwritten and signed scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which states: ‘Six Old Babylonian administrative documents, c. 1900-1600 B.C.’ 316 grams, 13.8cm (5½"). Fine condition, repaired. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples; accompanied by a copy of Professor Lambert’s notes.

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WESTERN ASIATIC EARLY DYNASTIC SEXAGESIMAL COUNTING TABLET 3000-2500 BC A ceramic tablet which has been divided and the numbering, represented as short wedges, enclosed within one triangular section; it has been suggested that this is essentially a field plan, with the field divided, the filled-in section describing the amount of planting within that section of the field. 33.9 grams, 59mm (2¼"). Fine condition. Rare. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance From a private UK collection, acquired on the London art market 1990-2000. Literature See The Schyen Collection, MS 4647, for a similar example, accompanied by a print out of this item.

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OLD BABYLONIAN STUDENT SIGN LIST 19th-17th century BC 255 An important ceramic tablet with cuneiform text comprising a list of personal names, probably a complete list; accompanied by a photocopy of a handwritten and signed scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 106

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1970-1993, which states: 'School text from Old Babylonian period, c. 1900-1700 B.C. a list of simple personal names by which students learnt the signs; three columns each side, probably the complete list. Corners only missing. Colophon on left edge.' and also accompanied by a scholarly note by Dr. Manuel Ceccarelli of the University of Tübingen, Germany, which states: 'Old Babylonian sign list, This tablet is a new manuscript of the sign list known as ‘Syllable Alphabet A’.. This is a list of signs and simple combinations of signs written down by students in order to learn them.' 186 grams, 98mm (4"). Fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples; accompanied by a photocopy of Professor Lambert’s and Dr. Manuel Ceccarelli's notes.

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OLD BABYLONIAN FIELD BLUEPRINT TABLET 1900-1700 BC A very large example of a tablet comprising a field plan with captions giving dimensions and their location in relation to the irrigation ditches in cuneiform writing; accompanied by a photocopy of a handwritten and signed scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which states: ‘Clay Tablet, 100x74 mm., one side only preserved, some damage to right-hand side and bottom. A field plan with captions giving the lengths of the four sides and their locations in relation to irrigation ditches. Old Babylonian period, c. 1900-1700 B.C., from Babylonia.’ 282 grams, 10cm (4"). Fair condition, fragmentary. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

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OLD BABYLONIAN SEALING BULLA 19th-16th century BC A triangular clay bulla with cuneiform inscription; accompanied by a copy of a signed handwritten scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, stating: ‘70x55 mm. Clay bulla with 14 lines of writing.’ 79.4 grams, 69mm (2¾"). Fine condition. £350 - 450 EUR 400 - 510 USD 430 - 550 Provenance Ex North London gentleman; formerly in a private collection formed between 1990 and 2000.

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JEMDET NASR PICTOGRAPHIC TABLET Circa 3000 BC A pillow-shaped clay tablet of exceptional quality, one side with three panels of administrative pictograms, the other divided into seven panels; accompanied by a copy of a signed handwritten scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, stating: ‘5 Sumerian clay tablets, Pictographic signs, Jemdet Nasr period, c. 3000 B.C. All of administrative content.’ 37.3 grams, 64mm (2½"). Very fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Part of a specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman; examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s; this small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples; accompanied by a copy of Professor Lambert’s notes.

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Provenance Property of a Scandinavian private collector since 2012; previously in the Cambell collection, formed in the 1970s; accompanied by a scholarly report by Professor W.G. Lambert. Literature Cf. Ada Small Moore Collection, Sotheby’s New York, December 12, 1991, no.17; Stanfeld Collection, no.19, for seals related in size and style, both among the largest known from the period of the Royal Tombs at Ur.

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LARGE EARLY SYRIAN I PERIOD CYLINDER SEAL WITH MONKEY 3300-2900 BC

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WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA MOULD 2nd-1st millennium BC A rectangular terracotta mould with shallow recessed scene of an advancing bull with detailed ribs. 271 grams, 12.2cm (4¾"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000.

A carved grey stone cylinder seal with monkey, accompanied by a scholarly note which states: 'A carved grey stone Early Syrian I-period cylinder seal with monkey; a tall monkey standing upright, in front view, striding to the left but looking to the right, holds up in both bent arm a snake each; the left one on the tail, the right one on the head with mouth wide open; on both sides at step height of the monkey its curved bushy tail and its oversized erect phallus; on the left of the scene eight dots (or globes), a vertical pole and a stylized cedar tree; the seal image is framed by lines on all four sides'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 62.5 grams, 41mm. (1½"). Fine condition. Scarce. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Ex important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 155073.

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OLD BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL FOR UR-EGAL, SERVANT OF THE HEALING GOD DAMU

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A carved black stone cylinder seal with combat scene and three columns of cuneiform text; accompanied by a handwritten scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Black Stone, 28x16mm. The design shows two standing nude heroes - one with a horned tiara, the other without any head-covering, grappling with a rearing lion between them. There is a difficult three-line cuneiform inscription. The scene is a fine example of a type well attested for the period of the Third Dynasty of Ur, c.2100-2000 B.C. but the inscription is problematic. It is not reversed on the stone, to be read in an impression, and every line has problems though the wedges are very well engraved. This is then an Ur III seal, but with problematic inscription.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 11 grams, 28mm (1"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

A carved black stone cylinder seal for Ur-egal, servant of (the god) Damu, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A hematite cylinder seal with a long bearded god in a flounced robe, wearing a bristle-like wig and facing left, holds a double lion-headed mace in his right hand, and rests his foot on a couchant snake-dragon (with horns, snake's body and neck, lion's forelegs and bird's hindlegs), called in Akkadian mušḫuššu, 'furious snake'; he is approached by a robed king who holds a kid as an animal offering in both hands; his robe falls open and he wears a crested cap; the suppliant goddess Lama in a flounced robe, with necklace counterweight and with a multiplehorned head-dress, stands with both hands raised behind the worshipping king; between the god, identified as the warrior god Tišpak by the double lion-headed mace and the snake-dragon, and the king is a dog, a heavy mastiff, facing right, sitting on his haunches, supporting a crook, and wearing a heavy dog-collar, as the animal symbol of the healing goddess Gula. Inscription: 1UR-KÁ.GAL 2ÌR dDa-mu „Ur-kagal, servant of (the healing) god Damu.“ The Sumerian personal name UR-KÁ.GAL means „Dog (i.e. servant) at the great gate”.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 11.6 grams, 23mm (1"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

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EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE SUMERIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH BULLMEN Early Dynastic III, 2600-2400 BC A large white marble cylinder seal with contest scene depicting two lions mauling two rearing horned animals, and a naked warrior attacking two bulls with human faces; flanked by a lizard and rosette; accompanied by a handwritten and signed scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which states: ‘Cylinder Seal of White Marble 47 x 30 mm. A contest scene is shown with two crossed lions mauling two rearing horned animals, and a nude hero is dealing with two crossed bulls with bearded human faces. Two small fillers (a lizard(?) and a rosette(?)) fill vacant spaces. This is a Sumerian seal of the Early Dynastic III Period, c. 2600-2400 B.C. It is exceptionally large and well cut in the best style, but it is worn and a little damaged.’; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 83.1 grams, 47mm (1¾"). Fine condition. Rare and important. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

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Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 2000s; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 157316. Literature Cf. Collon, D., Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals III. Isin-Larsa and Old Babylonian Periods, London, 1986, p.170-171, f.428-430; for the snake-dragon mušḫuššu and the deities Lama, Tišpak, Gula and Damu s. Black,J.; Green, A., Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia. An Illustrated Dictionary, London, 1992, s.v.

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WESTERN ASIATIC EARLY DYNASTIC IIIA CYLINDER SEAL WITH BANQUET SCENES 2550-2400 BC An agate(?) cylinder seal, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'The seal image is divided by two horizontal lines into two registers of equal height. Above: A woman seated on a chair, facing right, wearing a sleeveless fringed robe, with horizontal stripes up to the hips, from there with vertical stripes. Behind the woman, in whose

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left raised hand one has to imagine a cup not shown here, there are one, in front of her two female attendants, wearing bead necklaces. Facing the woman is a seated man, in the same posture as the woman, one male attendant in front of him, two behind him, the latter slapping his robe over his left shoulder like a toga. To the right of this is a tall table charged with food. Below: The seated woman with the three female attendants like above. Facing her a seated man also like above, but only with one male attendant before, lastly a second seated man, facing right, between two male attendants. The eyes of all figures are oversized, the men are bald, while the women differ from them by a hood-like hairstyle and distinguishably smaller noses. The parallel seal BM 121544 (London) from the Royal Cemetery in Ur (Abraham's home), which bears as inscription the name of the well-known Queen Pu-abī, suggests that the people sitting here were members of the royal family.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 19.8 grams, 30mm (1"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 152084. Literature Cf. a parallel seal BM 121544 (London) from the Royal Cemetery in Ur (Abraham's home), which bears as inscription the name of the well-known Queen Pu-abī, suggests that the people sitting here were members of the royal family; for the seal mentioned above and two other similar ones, from the same cemetery; cf. Wiseman, D. J. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals I. Uruk - Early Dynastic Periods, London, 1962,

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p.29, pl.25, ﬁg.a-c; and Aruz, J. (ed.), Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, exhibition catalogue, New York, New Haven, London, 2003, p.109-110.

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NEO-BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH CONTEST SCENE 800-539 BC A black stone cylinder seal, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'Antithetical group consisting of a bearded four-winged hero in the centre, facing right, wearing a cap vertically striated, two buns behind, and a belted, tiered, verticallystriated, open skirt over a horizontally-striated kilt. He is flanked by two rearing winged goats which he gasps by a foreleg. Behind them both are above a crescent and an eight- pointed, centre dot, star, below are five dots instead of seven, the usual symbol for the Pleiades.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 10.1 grams, 26mm (1"). Very fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 152083. Literature Cf. Collon, D., Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals V. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods, London, 2001, no.325, 329, 330, 332-336, 342-362, 364-386.

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AKKADIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH CONTEST SCENE 24th-22nd century BC A carved polished serpentine stone cylinder seal with facetted sides and two flat rims, pierced through the centre to take a cord, featuring an alternating series of standing human and animal figures (horned beasts and a lion) including contest scenes and a substantial ear of corn serving as the terminal; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 35 grams, 36mm (1½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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OLD AKKADIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH TWO CONTEST SCENES 2340-2200 BC A marbled green stone cylinder seal, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'From left to right: A bearded hero wearing a flat cap and a skirt is in conflict with an urinating water-buffalo. Next to it another bearded hero wearing a helmet-like short hairstyle and also a skirt in conflict with a rampant lion, with both hands pressing together the lion's front legs. Terminal, an inscription of two lines, in a frame.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 26.7 grams, 32mm (1¼"). Very fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 152081. Literature Cf. Collon, D., Cataloque of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals II. Akkadian-, Post Akkadian-, Ur III-Periods, London, 1982, nos.19, 31, 67, and 70.

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WESTERN ASIATIC EARLY DYNASTIC II CYLINDER SEAL WITH CONTEST SCENE 27th century BC A green calcite cylinder seal with contest scene in two registers, the very thick cylinder showing in both registers contest scenes in huge numbers, separated by a line; in the lower register, four different male figures between crossing four-legged animals, including lions, cattle and caprids, in different combination; in the upper register the figural band continues, but in addition with a naked armless man, two superimposed scorpions and a feline (wolf?), crossing an upside down lion; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 39 grams, 35mm (1½"). Very fine condition, chipped. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s; collection number 5001; accompanied by Geologic Report TL005244 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz.

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MIDDLE-ASSYRIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH GRYPHON 1450-1100 BC A rock crystal cylinder seal with a standing gryphon before a stele with four lines of inscription; accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A rock-crystal cylinder seal with a rampant lion-griffin before an altar with a grid pattern, a winged sun over it; the beast, called Imdugud or Asag in Sumerian and Anzû or Asakku in Akkadian, steps to the right and holds two tied up sacrificial animals in the paws of its outstretched front legs; in the left paw a lamb, in the right a lion's cub, the head turning back. Below the altar there is a framed four-line inscription to be read directly from the stone.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 5.3 grams, 26mm (1"). Fine condition. £200 - 300 EUR 230 - 340 USD 250 - 370

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ACHAEMENID CYLINDER SEAL WITH LION-DRAGON AND WINGED SPHINX 2000-1530 BC A haematite cylinder seal with pierced top, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A haematite cylinder seal with cross drilling of the upper round sealing surface; two standing winged beings face each other: on the left a lion dragon, on the right a male sphinx with a goatee and an Egyptian bonnet wig, both with wings spread; on the image as filling motifs appear birds, snakes and fishes. Horror vacui.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 18.8 grams, 24mm (1"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 158134. Literature See Kühne, H., Das Rollsiegel in Syrien. Zur Steinschneidekunst in Syrien zwischen 3300 und 330 vor Christus, Tübingen, 1980; Otto, A., Die Entstehung und Entwicklung der Klassisch-Syrischen Glyptik, Berlin, New York, 2000.

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JEMDET NASR CYLINDER SEAL 3rd millennium BC A carved red marble concave cylinder seal, flaring at the top and bottom with plain flat bases, pierced through the centre to take a cord; featuring a series of stylised standing human figures, each facing left, arms outstretched towards the back of the figure in front; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 16.6 grams, 22mm (1"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Literature See Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals From The Marcopoli Collection, California Press, 1984, ﬁgure 6, for a comparable example.

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LARGE NEO-SUMERIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH PRESENTATION SCENE Ur III-Period, 2112-2002 BC A red jasper cylinder seal with presentation scene, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A goddess wearing a flounced robe and a multiple-horned head-dress stands with the left hand raised behind the worshipper. He, wearing a robe with fringed ends hanging down in a curve on either side (typical for the Ur III-Period!), holds his right arm bent near the right hip. On his left hand he is led by the goddess Lama who wears a flounced robe, facing an enthroned long bearded god, also in a flounced robe and with a multiple-horned head-dress. Behind him a vertical two lines inscription with the name and patronymic of the owner. Inscription: 1) A-ri-lum„Ār-ilum (Sandhi!, „God is a hero.“), 2) DUMU I-x-ru-um-DIM (son of I-x-ru-um-d/tum.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 46 grams, 40mm (1½"). Very fine condition. Extremely rare. £3,500 - 4,500 EUR 3,980 - 5,120 USD 4,300 - 5,530 Provenance The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s; accompanied by geological report TL005243 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz; and a copy of a scholarly note, report number 154282.

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WESTERN ASIATIC CYLINDER SEAL WITH PRESENTATION SCENE 4th-1st millennium BC A carved polished stone cylinder seal with facetted sides and two flat bases, pierced through the centre to take a cord, featuring an X-shape flanked by concentric chevrons and lines, followed on one side by a series of three standing figures facing right, on the other side a series of three standing figures facing left, the third figure on each side with arms extended touching an object; accompanied by a museumquality impression. 21 grams, 25mm (1"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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HELLENISTIC CYLINDER SEAL WITH LION KILLED IN HUNT 3rd-1st century BC A banded agate cylinder seal, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A dead lion with strong paws and powerful mane lies stretched out, killed by three feathered arrows, struck in the back, neck and head. His head between the front legs and the long tail stretched out look like he were sleeping.'; accompanied by a museumquality impression. 26.9 grams, 24mm (1"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 152085. Literature See Boardman, J., Greek Gems and Finger Rings. Early Bronze Age to Late Classical, London, 1970, p.370, ﬁg.1014, for a similar naturalistic representation of a lion in the Hellenistic period.

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2340-2200 BC A lapis lazuli cylinder seal with a presentation scene with water god Enki in his Abzu house, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A lapis lazuli cylinder seal with a procession of three longbearded gods with free torso and long flounced skirts with wide belts, facing right the god Enki (Akkadian Ea), the god of the subterranean freshwater ocean (absu), especially associated with wisdom, magic and incantations, and with the arts and crafts of civilization; enthroned in his temple, in a long flounced robe, his right arm raised in greeting, he looks at them; streams of water spring from his shoulders and flow on the back wall of the temple and under his feet; a single flower branch in front of his head; the first of the gods steps up a step-like stylized mountain, on the top of which is his temple; the flames blazing from his left shoulder and the stepped mountains show that it is the sun god Utu (Akkadian Šamaš) rising from the mountains in the east; instead of the usual saw, he is holding a sickle sword in his right hand; behind him the god Marduk, the son of Enki / Ea, with his symbol of a triangular-headed spade or hoe (Akkadian marru); the last god also with flames on his shoulders is the fire god Gibil or Girra (Akkadian Girru); all gods wear a simple horned crown, a lock of the neck and raise their right hand in greeting; behind the temple of Enki / Ea a nude bearded kneeling god holding a gate-post with ring, from the vessel of which water flows at the top; between him and the last god a vertical guilloche with five balls, which may indicate the seal's origin from Syria.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 29.4 grams, 29mm (1"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 158212. Literature Cf. Frankfort, H., Cylinder Seals, London, 1939, p.102-103, pl.XVIII, fig.k (= Boehmer, R. M., Die Entwicklung der Glyptik während der Akkad-Zeit, Berlin, 1965, p.83-84, pl.XLI, fig.488); Porada, E., Corpus of Ancient Near Eastern Seals in North American Collections, New York 1948, p.26, pl.XXXI, fig.202E (= Boehmer, R. M., ibd., pl.XLIV, fig.518).

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NEO-BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH CONTEST SCENE 800-539 BC A chalcedony(?) cylinder seal, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A winged bearded hero, facing left, with long neck hair, wearing a tall domed head-dress on a diadem, and an open, tiered and striped robe over a kilt, in the left hand holding a scimitar behind him, kicks his right leg on the head of a stag lying in front of him, whose left leg he pulls towards him at head level with his right hand. On the left, behind the stag, a large, upright lioness with a mouth open and her tail rolled up, lifting the right front paw behind her back to strike, tears the left leg of the stag with her left front paw. Behind the lioness a naked man with a flat round cap, facing right, holds up a branch or ear of wheat in his outstretched left hand and behind him a staff in his right. There is an eight-pointed star between the man and the lioness and this and the stag.'; accompanied by a museumquality impression. 24.5 grams, 38mm (1½"). Very fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 151815. Literature Cf. Collon, D., Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals V. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods, London, 2001, no.321, for another cylinder seal of this period with the very rare contest scene with stag.

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WESTERN ASIATIC CYLINDER SEAL WITH ANIMALS 2nd millennium BC A haematite cylinder seal with columns of three animals including ibex, wading bird, hawk and others, with a guilloche motif; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 2.3 grams,16mm (½"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000.

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NEO-BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL OF A HIGH OFFICIAL Circa 1000-539 BC A finely cut agate cylinder seal of a high official Ur-egal, servant of (the god) Damu, with worship scene with garbled inscription; contrary to ordinary seals, the inscription on the seals of these officials were engraved in positive and come out reversed in impressions; very fine double drilling to either end as usual, tapering towards the middle; accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A large carved (stone type?) cylinder seal with a bearded worshipper, who stands facing left between two deities, with a crested cap, in a fringed, tight robe with a double belt, and points with his raised right hand and extends the other palm up; before him, on the left, a god, facing right and standing on a bull, wears a tall, cylindrical, feather-topped head-dress with a thick tassel or necklace counterweight hanging down the back, and a fringed, tiered robe, hanging open over a fringed kilt; armed with two bow-cases and a short sword in his belt, all together with the headdress globe-tipped, he raises his right hand and holds a beaded ring in his left; behind the worshipper, facing left, the goddess Ištar, wearing a square-topped head-dress with a star on top, a tassel or necklace counterweight hanging down her back, and a tiered, striated, open robe over a fringed kilt; on her back she wears two crossed startipped bow cases and a quiver; she also raises her right hand and holds a beaded ring in her left; across the image area from left to right as symbols appear the wedge or stylus of the god Nabu next to the tasselled spade of the god Marduk, a rhomb, a crescent, the winged disc with the sun god Šamaš, a six-pointed star, an ibex sitting on his haunches before a cactus-like plant, consisting of a central spike with a curved leaf on either side; between the deities a two-line inscription. The sun god in fully anthropomorphic form and the cactus-like plant show, that the seal is Neo-Babylonian and not Neo-Assyrian.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 38.5 grams, 42mm. (Th. Fr. Sturm)’. 38.5 grams, 42mm (1½"). Very fine condition. £6,000 - 8,000 EUR 6,820 - 9,100 USD 7,380 - 9,830 Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 157484. Literature See Collon, D., Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals V. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods, London, 2001.

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BACTRIAN CYLINDER TYPE SEAL 2nd millennium BC A substantial hollow bronze cylinder with central hole, grotesque masks and other motifs to the sidewall; accompanied by a museumquality impression. 94 grams, 37mm (1½"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection.

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NEO-BABYLONIAN BEAD SEAL WITH DEITIES NINURTA AND GULA 8th-6th century BC A substantial rock crystal cylinder seal bead, accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'Ninurta, the god of war, as bearded god, wearing a square, star-topped, horned headdress and a verticallystriated, tiered, fringed, open robe over a fringed kilt, with star-tipped crossed bow cases on his back, a sword in his belt, and a sickle sword hanging from his right arm, draws a star-studded bow and aims an arrow at a rampant lion-griffin; he strides toward the right on the back of a charging, scorpion-tailed lion-griffin, resting the left foot on its bull's horn and the right on one of its hind-legs; the rampant lion-griffin flees towards the right, looking back at the pursuing god; it has pricked ears and no tongue; its outstretched lion's forelegs extend with pronounced claws; spread wings, a bird's tail, hind legs and talons; above its head are the Pleiades on the left, the crescent on the right; Gula, the goddess of healing, sits on a throne, facing left, wearing a square, star-topped, horned headdress, and a vertically-striated,

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tiered, fringed robe; in her raised right hand she holds a scalpel and a beaded ring in the other; her throne with stars down the back rests on the back of a couchant dog with curled tail; this kind of mastiff dog is Gula's symbol animal; between the lion-griffin and Gula a small, bearded worshipper stands facing right, wearing a fringed robe; he points with his raised right hand and extends the other.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 43.3 grams, 39mm (1½"). Very fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 152068. Literature See Collon, D., Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals V. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods, London, 2001, no.232 and 233, for similar.

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NEO-BABYLONIAN STAMP SEAL WITH INSCRIPTION 626-539 BC

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A columnar agate stamp seal with intaglio rampant griffin on a baseline facing a short cuneiform inscription; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 12 grams, 25mm (1"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.

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WESTERN ASIATIC STAMP SEAL WITH WINGED LION AND LAMASSU 2nd millennium BC A carved quartz stamp seal with intaglio scene of a Faravahar solar disc above a crouching sherdal winged lion and a lamassu; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 20.5 grams, 31mm (1¼"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

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Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; thence by descent; previously in an important private Mayfair, London, UK, collection, acquired after 1970.

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OLD BABYLONIAN STAMP SEAL PAIR 20th-16th century BC A pair of agate D-shaped stamp seals, each with intaglio design of a standing robed figure standing before an altar; accompanied by museum-quality impressions. 30.5 grams total, 27-32mm (1 - 1¼"). Fine condition. [2] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.

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SUMERIAN AMBER STAMP SEAL 3rd millennium BC 285

A carved amber stamp seal of a recumbent quadruped with zoomorphic design underside; supplied with a handwritten and signed scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Stamp seal of amber in form of recumbent small quadruped pierced top to bottom 15x25.5x9 mm. Design: two animals tête bêche and dots. Condition good. Sumerian, c. 3000 B.C. Rare material and rare design.’ 5.49 grams, 24mm (1"). Fine condition. Rare. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; thence by descent; previously in an important private Mayfair, London, UK, collection, acquired after 1970; accompanied by a scholarly report by Professor W.G. Lambert.

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WESTERN ASIATIC BULL AMULET 1st millennium BC A carved agate amuletic bead representing a bull with head facing backwards and legs folded beneath the body. 4.5 grams, 24mm (1"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £200 - 300 EUR 230 - 340 USD 250 - 370 Provenance Ex South London collection; acquired in the late 1990s.

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ACHAEMENID MULTI-FACIAL SEAL PENDANT 6th-4th century BC A tabular trapezoid lapis lazuli pendant with ribbed suspension loop, the large faces engraved with two opposing antelopes, the sides with a palm leaf motif, a stylised profile bust wearing a tall headdress to the underside. 13.5 grams, 33mm (1¼"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection.

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BABYLONIAN BIFACIAL PLAQUE 2nd millennium BC A rectangular granite plaque with integral suspension loop; one side with an engraved advancing zoomorphic figure in profile, holding a sceptre(?) in his outstretched right hand and a rectangular baskettype object in his left hand; the other side with schematic inscription. 13.2 grams, 41mm (1½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; thence by descent; previously in an important private Mayfair, London, UK, collection, acquired after 1970.

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ASSYRIAN PAZUZU STAMP SEAL MATRIX 8th-6th century BC

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A bronze stamp seal, the handle formed as janiform bust of Pazuzu, wearing a tall headdress formed as a stylised figure with crossed hands, loop above; the rectangular underside with a rearing lion attacking a bearded figure. 45.7 grams, 50mm (2"). Fine condition. Rare. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.

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MESOPOTAMIAN BULL VESSEL OR STAND BEARER Early Dynastic Period II, mid 3rd millennium BC A substantial bronze torch bearer depicting a bull or calf standing with straight legs firmly placed, head drawn back, crescentic horns with transverse ribbing, tail extending to the ground; on its back a standing nude female with arms bent and hands cupping the breasts, dressed and plaited hair; above, a balustered stem with three-arm finial forming a cage support. 1.7 kg, 34cm (13½"). Very fine condition. £50,000 - 70,000 EUR 56,860 - 79,600 USD 61,460 - 86,050 Provenance From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.157193-10038. Literature See Simpson S.T., Queen of Sheba: Treasures From Ancient Yemen, The British Museum Press, London, 2002, item 297, for a stand with bowl; see Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum Museum of Art, New York, 1988, pp.334-335, for objects of a similar form; see Mahboubian, H., Art and Civilization of Ancient Iran, Mahboubian Gallery, Wiltshire, 2004, pp.17-18, for similar objects; see Amiet, P., Art of the Ancient Near East, New York, 1977; Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988; Aruz, J., Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003. Footnotes Stylistically the standing male bronze of Early Dynastic II date now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 55.142) bears a strong facial resemblance to this figure with its bulging eyes and slit mouth below a sharp triangular nose (Aruz item 38). Likewise, the figure of an ibex depicted on a vessel stand (Aruz item 40) of the same period shows a similar treatment of the animal’s limbs where the feet are splayed and the joints are modelled as bulbs. The bull and human figure were cast as separate pieces which were later joined with solder made from ground copper salts (see Aruz p.79). By convention, religious persons were usually depicted naked in the art of this period (Aruz, p.79-80) and it seems likely that the piece depicts a scene from myth, or from some ritual enactment thereof. This figure likely functioned as temple attendant, holding aloft a bowl of incense, a lamp or other form of offering.

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CANAANITE STANDING IDOL 2nd millennium BC A slender nude male bronze standing idol with free-running ring at the waist and free-running ring at the neck, right hand raised with hand extended, left hand pressed against the chest with a fixed ring around the arm, incised line from the shoulder blades to the feet delineates the back, buttocks, legs and feet, while on the front incised lines indicate a wrist ornament on the right arm and delineate facial details, pelvic region, legs, feet, toes and fingers; standing on an integral rhomboidal base; mounted on a custom-made stand. 307 grams total, 27cm including stand (10½"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

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Provenance From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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WESTERN ASIATIC STANDING FIGURE PAIR 1st millennium BC A conical finial developing to two figures standing opposed, the female with applied breasts and pinched head, the male with applied facial details holding her forearms and connected to her by a rod (penis?); mounted on a custom-made stand. 140 grams total, 14.5cm including stand (5¾"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

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Provenance From an important central London collection formed since the mid 1960s; thence by descent.

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LURISTAN IDOL 13th-6th century BC A flat-section bronze plaque with lentoid head and tapering neck, bulb body and flared skirt, two repoussé breasts; mounted on a custommade stand. 48.3 grams total, 88mm with stand (3¼"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a European gentleman living in London; previously from an English collection formed in the 1980s.

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LURISTAN FIGURAL BOWL MOUNT 13th-6th century BC A bronze bowl mount formed as a robed male figure with outstretched arms, the face raised with textured headdress and robe, recessed eyes, pointed beard; mounted on a custom-made stand. 206 grams total, 12cm including stand (4¾"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a Guernsey collector; acquired in the UK in the early 1990s.

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ELAMITE PIRAVEND STATUETTE 1st millennium BC A bronze statuette of a naked male, large head with hair falling to the shoulders, large prominent nose, eyes inlaid with bone; hands to the chest, legs together with genitalia. 102 grams, 95mm (3¾"). Fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father’s collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s.

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YEMENI DEDICATORY PLAQUE FROM THE KINGDOM OF QATABAN 1st century AD A bronze plaque with eight lines of qatabanic Sabaean text regarding an unknown temple of the kingdom of Qatabān, dedicated to the gods Amm dhu-Raymatum and Warafum: '1 Dlwn -b-Gbln ʿbd (s1q)ny[ ʿm] 2 ḏ-Rymtm w-Wrfm (s1)qnyt-ḏ= 3 hbm ḥg tkrb-s1mn gwm/ 4 bʿw mhrt Nbṭ m w-(ytʿs1) 5 w-ʾbl-s1 ḥg t(k)rb-s1mn l-m= 6 tʿn-s1 b-s1wt brṯ n rṯd D..= 7 wn ʿm w-Wrfm ʾḏn-s1 w-(mqm)-s1 8 w-qny-s1 b-ḥg ʿm w-ʾnby' 'Dalwān ... offered [to ʿAmm] (2) dhu-Raymatum and Warafum the offering of (3) bronze according to the promise he made to them ... (4) ... mares of Nabaṭ um ... (5) his camel in accordance with the promise he had made to them to be (6) protected in this expedition. Dalwān has confided (7) to ʿAmm and Warafum his faculties, his abilities (8) and his possessions, with the approval of Amm and Anbī'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.05 kg, 23cm including stand (9"). Fine condition, repaired. Rare. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090

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Provenance Property of a London W1 collector; formerly acquired between 1970 and the late 1999s.

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ACHAEMENID ROUNDEL WITH MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS 6th-4th century BC A bronze roundel with domed centre and flared rim; line of bosses to the outer edge linked by an impressed herringbone band, four repoussé rosettes placed between advancing rams with ribbed horns and feathered wings, central dome with guilloche border; offered in a custom-made wooden display box. 1 kg total, 21cm (box: 29 x 29cm) (8¼ (11½ x 11½)"). Very fine condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690

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Provenance Property of an American gentleman; formerly in a collection formed 1970s1990s; previously believed to have been in an old Japanese collection as held within a high quality old Japanese collector’s box.

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WESTERN ASIATIC YOKED BULL PAIR ON BASE Late 1st millennium BC A bronze figurine of two standing zebu bulls on a raised rectangular base with yoke across their shoulders. 736 grams, base: 95mm wide (3¾"). Fine condition, repaired. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s.

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WESTERN ASIATIC STANDING BULL STATUETTE Late 1st millennium BC A heavy bronze figurine of a standing zebu bull, facing forward, head raised, with long tail. 417 grams, 84mm (3¼"). Fine condition, one leg absent. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 300

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WESTERN ASIATIC YOKED BULLS STATUETTE 1st millennium BC A bronze figurine of two standing zebu bulls on a rectangular base with flared foot, yoke across the shoulders of both beasts with disc finial. 683 grams, 95mm (3¾"). Fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Ex important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s.

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BACTRIAN VESSEL WITH ANIMALS 3rd-2nd millennium BC 301

A bronze pouring vessel with bulbous body and integral foot, the spout in the form of a horned ibex head and the handle with finger loop and riser with ram’s head terminals. 1 kg, 19cm (7½"). Fair condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection.

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MIDIANITE DUCK VESSEL 2nd-1st millennium BC A bronze pouring vessel in the form of a duck with integral tail, the head, spout and legs formed separately and rivetted to the body. 554 grams, 24cm (9½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.

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MARLIK CHALICE WITH VITICULTURE SCENE 14th-10th century BC A sheet-silver chalice with flared foot, narrow stem, flared mouth; carinated band beneath the rim and repoussé guilloche decoration; frieze depicting four vines with crossed stocks extending to scrolled ends with detailed leaves and bunches of grapes; below the vines and between them four human figures comprising: a half-height crouching(?) male facing left with filet to the brow, fringed cloak, cup in the raised right hand; a seated male facing right with chalice in the right hand, low table by his foot with bowl and cup(?); seated male facing left with mantle to the left shoulder and fringed robe, holding on his lap a curved implement (pruning sickle?); the stem with tiered meander pattern. 216 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Fine condition; fragmentary. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990.

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Literature See Amiet, P., Art of the Ancient Near East, New York, 1977; Aruz, J., Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003; Black, J. and Green, A., Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia, Austin, 2014. Footnotes The guilloche border is a prominent feature of many cultures of Mesopotamia and the wider region, found for example on chlorite chalices, cups and other vessels of the Early Dynastic Period (Aruz, items 231, 232, 237 and others) and in repoussé goldwork (Aruz, item 271). The ﬁgural scenes of drinking beneath the vines with their burden of leaves and bunches of grapes are suggestive of the chalice’s use as a vessel for the distribution of wine fermented from the grapes depicted in those scenes. Alcohol was routinely used in religious ceremonies as a libation (or possibly for lustration), while fermented drinks based on grapes and dates were available (Black & Green, 2014, p.28). The ﬁgure shown with a reaping hook or sickle suggests that the maker or owner of the chalice was familiar with the cultivation and harvesting of grapes in order to produce wine.

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LARGE WESTERN ASIATIC FLARED CUP WITH ANCIENT REPAIR 1st millennium BC A heavy bronze vessel with narrow base, bell-shaped body with median carination, rolled rim; remains of ancient repair to sidewall. 815 grams, 12cm (4¾"). Fair condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490

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Provenance From a private Dorset collection; previously in a private collection in Bristol, UK, formed in the 1990s.

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LURISTAN RITUAL VESSEL 13th-6th century BC A copper-alloy ritual vessel with shallow flat-bottomed bowl, integral foot and broad shallow pouring spout; ring handle with lion rivetted to the bowl. 291 grams, 23cm (9"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972.

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URARTU ZOOMORPHIC WINE VESSEL PAIR 10th-7th century BC

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A matched pair of bronze ewers, each a drum-shaped body with flared rim and long U-section spout, opposed pair of serpents in a guilloche pattern. 2.1 kg total, 27.2-28.3cm (10¾ - 11"). Fine condition. [2] £700 - 900 EUR 800 - 1,020 USD 860 - 1,110 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.

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SASSANIAN VASE WITH FLUTED NECK 308

5th century AD A heavy bronze bulbous jar or vase, with flat bottom, fluted tall neck with flared rim; remains of two old collection labels to the underside. 390 grams, 12.4cm (4 7/8"). Fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of a London gentleman living in central London; acquired from Christie’s, Amsterdam, 27-29 April 2010; from the private collection of Mrs Elias-Vaes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; collected between 1960-early 1970s.

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ELAMITE RITUAL LADLE 2nd millennium BC

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A substantial bronze ladle with segmented handle, bulbous bowl with pouring lip and ornamental band below the rim, finial of a sitting male with arms folded across the knees, trapezoid panel to the rear with suspension ring; mounted on a custom-made stand. 968 grams total, 46cm including stand (18"). Fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972.

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WESTERN ASIATIC ELABORATE TEMPLE RING BRACELET 1st millennium BC A massive and heavy bronze temple ring bracelet with oval terminals and bands of alternating lines and pellets with dentilled ends at shoulders. 1.8 kg, 15cm (6"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 310

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WESTERN ASIATIC CEREMONIAL BRACELET 1st millennium BC A massive and heavy bronze bracelet with flat oval terminals, the shoulders ornamented with bands of lines and studs with studded and outlined dentilled ends; with custom-made display stand. 2.8 kg total, 26cm including stand (10¼"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.

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WESTERN ASIATIC TEMPLE RING BRACELET PAIR 1st millennium BC A large and heavy pair of bronze ‘manilla’ type bracelets with flat rectangular terminals. 2 kg total, 12.5-13cm (5"). Fine condition. [2] £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.

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BACTRIAN NECKLACE WITH PENDANT

ACHAEMENID GOLD FACE MOUNT

3rd-2nd millennium BC

6th-4th century BC

A restrung necklace composed of annular bronze beads, large discoid pendant with raised central boss and concentric circles. 190 grams, 68cm (26¾"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

A gold repoussé mount in the form of a facing head with detailed hair and prominent nose, the large eyes pierced. 1.71 grams, 35mm (1¼"). Fair condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972.

Provenance From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990.

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SASSANIAN GOLD AND SILVER PENDANT NECKLACE

WESTERN ASIATIC GOLD RING WITH BULL GEMSTONE

3rd-7th century AD

1st millennium AD

A restrung necklace comprising twelve gold tubular beads with annular carnelian spacer beads, eleven silver dangles each a pair of teardrop cells with inset sheet gold panes bearing pointillé repoussé texture and a glass triangle panel between; the centrepiece a larger sheet gold triangular panel with four glass inserts above; carnelian beads to the ends, modern clasp. 42.68 grams, 43cm (17"). Very fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with band of advancing animals to the bezel, inset limestone cloison with intaglio zebu. 5.83 grams, 24.16mm overall, 17.79mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6½, Europe 14.35, Japan 13) (1"). Fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090

Provenance From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990.

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SASSANIAN DECORATED TONGS 3rd-7th century AD A pair of elaborately decorated tongs with lanceolate gripper plates; the arms stamped with annulets within lozenges on a hatched background, a band of annulets below, the plates with stamped annulets. 25.6 grams, 13.3cm (5¼"). Very fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990.

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ACHAEMENID GOLD BRACELET WITH LION PROTOMES 6th-5th century BC A gold bracelet with animal head terminals; a jewellery item crafted by bending a piece of heavy gold sheet into an oval band with an inswing in the hoop opposite the terminals; concave to the top side to receive rectangular strips of lapis lazuli inlay, still extant in parts; terminals formed as the forequarters of two lions, heads turned to look along their backs, open jaws revealing teeth, hatching decoration suggests the texture of their manes, delicate details to their heads and faces; mounted on a custom-made stand. 235 grams total, bracelet: 87mm (3½"). Fine condition, lapis lazuli inlays fragmentary. A rare and desirable object. £12,000 - 17,000 EUR 13,650 - 19,330 USD 14,750 - 20,900

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Provenance Property of a gentleman living in central London; previously Cahn Auktionen AG, 13 November 2015, lot 97; formerly with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archéologie, 15 December 2009, lot 293 [45,000-50,000 euros for a pair]; from the Faraj Mahdi Mohamed Ali collection, England, 1952; accompanied by copies of the relevant Cahn Auktionen AG and Pierre Bergé & Associés catalogue pages. Literature See Curtis, J, and Tallis, N, edn., Forgotten Empire, The British Museum, London, 2006, pp.138-139, for a comparable bracelet; see Tait, Hugh, 7000 Years of Jewellery, p.66-67, 118-119, for the speciﬁc shape of the bangle.

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SOUTH ARABIAN GILT SILVER EPIGRAPHIC BOWL 2nd-3rd century AD A sheet silver bowl with repoussé scale detailing to the sidewall, tondo gilded to the underside with an image of a bird of prey perching with splayed wings; decorative parcel-gilt band below the rim with original Sabean text, expunged and later reworked to read ‘Hari-yada’at and Halkum and their children, of [the family] Hasbach; and Dhakhar-il and Namamat’. 170 grams, 16cm (6¼"). Very fine condition. An extremely rare high status example. £18,000 - 24,000 EUR 20,470 - 27,290 USD 22,130 - 29,500

Literature Cf. Simpson, S., Queen of Sheba. Treasures from Ancient Yemen, London, 2002, item 306, for similar gilt epigraphic band below the rim; see Curtis, J. and Tallis, N., Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia, The British Museum, London, 2006, p.105, for comparable items. Footnotes The bowl is similar in size and shape to examples of libation bowls, to bowls and dishes used as luxury tableware at royal (and other high status) tables for food and drink, and even vessels used for medicinal purposes. Sabaean is one of the old South Arabian languages, spoken by the people of the kingdom of Saba, the biblical land of Sheba.

Provenance From a private UK collection; acquired from Christie’s, New York, 10 December 2004, Lot 419 [Bought for $33,460.00]; formerly in a private collection formed in the 1950s-1960s; accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie’s catalogue pages; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by IADAA certiﬁcate number no.15012020/17:57.

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ACHAEMENID SILVER AMPHORA WITH RAM HANDLES 5th-4th century BC A sheet silver vessel with trumpet mouth, stepped shoulder and fluted body; three radiating handles each in the form of a regardant leaping ram; mounted on a custom-made stand. 491 grams total, 14cm including stand (5½"). Very fine condition. A beautiful museum-quality display piece. £18,000 - 24,000 EUR 20,470 - 27,290 USD 22,130 - 29,500 Provenance From the collection of a respected UK gentleman; previously in the collection of Mr H.S., acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by a technical examination report, written by Pieter Meyers of Los Angeles, California, dated 10 May 2018; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by IADAA certiﬁcate number no.15012020/17:57.

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Literature See J. Paul Getty Museum, accession no.86.AM.751, for a similar vessel; see Curtis, J. and Tallis, N., Forgotten Empire, The British Museum, London, 2006, pp.124-125, for similar items. Footnotes Amphora such as this display a high level of craftsmanship. The parallel ribs around the amphora’s body would have been produced using a hammering technique. The separately cast handles were attached at a later stage of the crafting process, ﬁxed to the body by soldering and/or rivetting. The handles were likely produced using the lost wax technique, with detailing executed using chasing tools. The lost wax technique involved working a clay core which was then covered in a layer of wax and worked on a lathe.

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MARLIK SILVER CUP WITH ANIMALS 2nd millennium BC A silver waisted vessel with flared base and trumpet-shaped mouth, incised guilloche band to the centre above a frieze of three advancing ibexes each with hatched detailing to the neck and flanks, two crescent horns, slender legs with indications of musculature; to the underside, a raised rim and central rosette motif. 39 grams, 10.5cm (4¼"). Fine condition, rim chipped. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990. Literature See Amiet, P., Art of the Ancient Near East, New York, 1977; Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988.

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Footnotes The repoussé rosette within a ring on the underside of the base has parallels in the art of Marlik and Elam, specifically the bitumen-backed silver roundels from Haft Tepe and elsewhere with ‘lotus-flower’ motifs executed in the same repoussé technique (Muscarella, p.227). The form of a sheet silver cup or vessel with flared ends is found on many items produced in the Marlik cultural area (Amiet, items 534, 536, 538) although the decoration is more often executed in repoussé than engraved.

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SASSANIAN COIN ‘HOARD’ WITH BOWL 3rd-7th century AD An assemblage comprising: a large fragmentary bronze bowl with carinated shoulder and flared mouth; a group of 217 uncleaned, unsorted or identified Sassanian coins. 1.4 grams total, 3.2 -28cm (1¼ - 11"). Fine condition. [218] £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990.

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ELAMITE SILVER AMULETIC NECKLACE 2nd millennium BC A restrung necklace of silver elements including tubular sleeves, oblate and other beads, miniature dolabra, standing quadrupeds with coiled tail, the centrepiece a standing dog(?). 171 grams, 66cm (26"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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SASSANIAN SILVER JEWELLED PENDANT 3rd-7th century AD A silver quatrefoil pendant formed as four round cells each with a gold rosette insert, radiating clusters of three teardrop cells with turquoise inserts; loop to the reverse. 30 grams, 50mm (2"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990.

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WESTERN ASIATIC SILVER MESOPOTAMIAN IDOL 2nd millennium BC A silver flat-section idol depicting a standing stylised female with lozenge-shaped head, punched pellet-in-circle eyes and slit mouth, her hands raised to support the applied granule breasts; a thin garment wrapped around the waist, indicated by hatched lines and punched pellets; loop to the rear. 6.8 grams, 51mm (2"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 325

Provenance From an old family collection formed in the UK; acquired in the late 1980s; thence by descent.

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LARGE BACTRIAN CEREMONIAL ‘LOCK’ IDOL OR BADGE OF AUTHORITY 3rd millennium BC A substantial padlock-shaped stone idol or badge of authority, with rounded edges and rectangular opening. 9.1 kg, 28cm (11"). Very fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972.

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Footnotes Among the most iconic Intercultural Style objects are the so-called ‘lock weights’. These were probably not weights at all, but were likely badges of high ofﬁce, carried to indicate authority. Fragments of similar objects have been found throughout Mesopotamia, the islands of the Persian Gulf, on the Iranian steppe, as well as the Indus Valley. The production of them seems to be concentrated in two areas, the Gulf island of Tarut, as well as Tepe Yahya in south central Iran, that has produced the only known mine for the stone. The artistic styles on these chlorite objects represent a fusion of art and religious themes from the diverse regions that they are found in, representing both Mesopotamian and Indus culture.

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BACTRIAN PILLAR IDOL PAIR 3rd-2nd millennium BC A pair of similar sized blue-green and white mottled stone pillar idols of tapering form with shallow groove across each circular end. 7.6 kg total, 24cm each (9½"). Very fine condition. [2] £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

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Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972. Literature Cf. Pottier, M. H., Matériel funéraire de la Bactriane méridonale de L’ Age du Bronze, Mémoire, Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations, 36, p.16, pl.V, nos.34-5 for two similar lingams called ‘masses d’arme’, and p.43, pl.XXXV, nos.292-3 for similar yoni; also, Schmidt, E. F., Tepe Hissar Excavations, 1931; The Museum Journal, XXIII, no.4, 1933, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, pl.CXXXVI.

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BACTRIAN IDOL PAIR 3rd-2nd millennium BC A pair of similar mottled yellow-grey conglomerate stone pillar idols of tapering form with shallow groove across each circular end. 9.7 kg total, 28cm each (11"). Very fine condition. [2] £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950

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LARGE BACTRIAN TENT WEIGHT 2nd millennium BC A carved pink and white stone weight or idol with flat underside and tapering ovoid body, pierced for suspension. 9.4 kg, 17cm (7"). Very fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950

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Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972.

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BACTRIAN LION WEIGHT 2nd millennium BC A carved stone weight in the form of a standing lion. 321 grams, 10.8cm (4¼"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972.

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WESTERN ASIATIC DOUBLE ANIMAL VESSEL 1st millennium BC A carved steatite vessel in the form of a two-headed pig with bulbous body and short stubby feet; opening to the top with flange rim, the body with carved net-decoration; carved facial features with annular eyes and erect ears. 172 grams, 81mm (3¼"). Fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly acquired before 1970.

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LARGE BACTRIAN ALABASTER PLATTER 2nd millennium BC A large carved alabaster platter with flat centre and flange rim. 1.9 kg total including stand, 37cm width (14½"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a Brussels gallery; acquired on the European art market.

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LARGE BACTRIAN ALABASTER VASE 3rd-2nd millennium BC A large tubular alabaster vase with flange rim and rounded base. 6 kg, 39cm (15¼"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

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Provenance From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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MESOPOTAMIAN SPECKLED CALCITE VESSEL 2nd millennium BC A speckled calcite vessel with globular body, flattened disc rim with raised circumferential band to the neck. 1.8 kg, 11.5cm (4½"). Very fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Property of a New York gentleman, on the London art market; previously with Christie’s, London, 7 October 2010, lot 79; formerly in a private North American collection, acquired the 1980s; accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie’s catalogue pages.

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WESTERN ASIATIC FOOTED MORTAR 1st millennium AD A carved mottled red marble(?) mortar with pedestal base, deep bowl and rounded rim. 1.1 kg, 11cm (4¼"). Very fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; formerly with a Mayfair gallery in the 1980s.

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BACTRIAN ALABASTER BOWL 2nd millennium BC

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A carved alabaster drum-shaped bowl with angled rim. 1.2 kg, 14cm width (5½"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972.

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BACTRIAN ALABASTER BOWL 2nd millennium BC A substantial carved conical alabaster bowl with narrow foot and rounded rim. 1.6 kg, 23.5cm wide (9¼"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s.

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WESTERN ASIATIC BOWL MOULD WITH FISH 1st millennium AD A carved stone mould with lozenges and fishes, two locating lugs to the rim. 3.6 kg, 25.5cm (10"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London gallery; previously in old British collection formed in the 1980s.

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BACTRIAN RAM WEIGHT 2nd millennium BC A carved stone figure of a ram resting with legs folded beneath the body. 3 kg, 17cm (6¾"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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NABATAEAN CONJOINED BUSTS 3rd-1st century BC A large carved sculpture depicting two finely defined facing busts in the round, with upper torsos in outline. 44.4 kg, 55cm wide (21½"). Fair condition. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From an old family collection formed in the UK; acquired in the late 1980s; thence by descent.

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NABATAEAN BLACK STONE BUST 3rd-1st century BC A life-size carved limestone bust on a cuboid block, hands clasped to the chest and draped cloak or tunic, domed headdress with segmented sides and fringe of loops. 71 kg, 68cm (26¾"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090

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Provenance From an old family collection formed in the UK; acquired in the late 1980s; thence by descent.

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NABATAEAN BUST 3rd-1st century BC A carved stone bust, chest and shoulders forming integral plinth, mouth, broad rectangular nose tapering towards a heavy brow, lentoid eyes, hair, ears and headdress. 50.8 kg, 51cm (20"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

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Provenance From an old family collection formed in the UK; acquired in the late 1980s; thence by descent.

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SOUTH ARABIAN STELE FACE Nabataean Culture, 3rd-1st century BC A rectangular limestone stele fragment with carved face of a male dignitary, small D-shaped ears with scroll detailing, slit mouth and sharp nose with brow-ridge, scaphoid eye-sockets to accept inserts; mounted on a custom-made stand. 6.5 kg total, 31cm including stand (12¼"). Fine condition, chipped. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in a West German collection, Cologne.

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SOUTH ARABIAN STELE Nabataean Culture, 3rd-1st century BC The upper part of a rectangular limestone stele with carved face of a male dignitary, small D-shaped ears, slit mouth and sharp nose with brow-ridge, scaphoid eye-sockets to accept inserts; mounted on a custom-made stand. 3.6 kg total, 29cm including stand (11½"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s.

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BACTRIAN STONE ‘PRINCESS’ IDOL 3rd millennium BC

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A carved steatite figure of a seated female with incised detailing representing a tufted woollen cloak; scooped neckline; separate limestone head with large aquiline nose and small slit mouth; two

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applied limestone forearms and hands; steatite headdress with ribbing and lobe to the forehead. 949 grams, 10.5cm (4"). Fine condition, some restoration. Rare. £15,000 - 20,000 EUR 17,060 - 22,740 USD 18,440 - 24,580 Provenance From the collection of a respected UK gentleman, assembled in the 1970s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by IADAA certiﬁcate number no.01042020/1222. Literature Cf. Aruz, J., Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003, item 108, for type.

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SUMERIAN WORSHIPPER STATUETTE Mid 3rd millennium BC A carved limestone figurine of a worshipper, wearing a long robe around his waist, holding a vessel, head absent, accompanied by a copy of a typed and signed scholarly note by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, stating: ‘Sumerian Statuette of White Limestone. This represents a male Sumerian figure, standing with hands clasped at the waist. He wears a robe from waist to ankles made of skin with the wolol still attached, which is represented in stylized form. He has a long beard, also depicted in stylized form (sic) The upper part of the body is bare. This is an Early Dynastic statuette of a worshipper, c. 2500 B.C. It is a fine example, generally in good condition, but the top of the head is lacking.’ 4.6 grams, 31mm (1¼"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860

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Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; thence by descent; previously in an important private Mayfair, London collection, acquired after 1970.

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NABATAEAN STANDING IDOL 3rd-1st century BC A carved limestone standing figure with hands clasped to the chest and domed headdress. 16.8 kg, 57cm (22½"). Fine condition, abraded and weathered. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From an old family collection formed in the UK; acquired in the late 1980s; thence by descent. For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

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OLD BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA STATUETTE 20th-16th century BC A terracotta statuette of a male deity with hat and tufted woollen coat, hands held at the waist in a fold of the mantle; mounted on a custommade stand. 498 grams total, 22cm including stand (8¾"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance From an important Mayfair collection, 1970-1999; thence by descent.

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SUMERIAN TORSO OF A WORSHIPPER Circa 3rd millennium BC A carved limestone headless figure of a standing male worshipper with hands clasped across chest and wearing a long robe with incised ornament to hems; mounted on a custom-made stand for display. 783 grams total, 21cm including stand (8¼"). Fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance From a private collection, acquired in the 1990s; previously in a UK private collection, since 1988.

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WESTERN ASIATIC STANDING EYE IDOL 2nd millennium BC A carved stone idol comprising a conical body with flared base, two integral loops above forming the eyes. 683 grams,15cm (6"). Fine condition, repair to base. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 350

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Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.

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BABYLONIAN DUCK WEIGHT COLLECTION 2nd millennium BC A group of three haematite duck weights, two small and one large with a circular hole to the base. 8.9 grams total, 11-22mm (½ - 1"). Fine condition. [3] £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860

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Provenance From a late 1990s private collection; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the early 1980s. Literature See Oates, Babylon, pp.186-187, for the Babylonian system of weights and measures.

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BABYLONIAN DUCK WEIGHT COLLECTION 2nd millennium BC A group of three carved duck weights comprising: one red jasper, one carnelian with detailed tail, one white agate. 38.6 grams total, 2430mm (1"). Very fine condition. [3] £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a central London gentleman; previously with a Mayfair, London, UK, gallery in the early 1990s.

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Literature See Oates, Babylon, pp.186-187, for the Babylonian system of weights and measures.

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WESTERN ASIATIC DUCK WEIGHT COLLECTION 2nd-1st millennium BC A group of four duck weights carved in agate and other stones. 108 grams total, 29-45mm (1 - 1¾"). Fine condition. [4] £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of a Bristol collector; formerly part of his father’s collection formed between 1960-late 1970s.

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Literature See Oates, Babylon, pp.186-187, for the Babylonian system of weights and measures.

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WESTERN ASIATIC ROCK CRYSTAL RECUMBENT LION 1st millennium AD A carved rock crystal figure of a recumbent lion on a rectangular base, head turned to the right, pierced lug to the back. 51.1 grams, 52mm (2"). Fine condition, chipped. Rare. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family’s Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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SUMERIAN HEAD WITH INSCRIPTION 4th-2nd millennium BC A stucco vessel formed as a human head with lentoid eyes and raised lips, tubular pouring spout above, raised lateral bands with incised hair detailing; cuneiform inscription to the reverse. 1.1 kg, 17.5cm (7"). Fair condition, repaired. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s.

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AMLASH STEATOPYGOUS FIGURE Early 1st millennium BC

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A terracotta figurine of a standing female of steatopygous profile with pinched facial features, pellet eyes, flange ears, applied pellet breasts and navel, arms curved round and hands placed flat on the chest, broad hips and stub legs; mounted on a custom-made stand. 536 grams total, 27cm including stand (10¾"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance From the D M collection, Oxford, UK; acquired prior to 1990. Literature See D’Amore, P., L’Argilla e il Torino, Tecniche e Tipologie vascolari Iraniche dal Periodo del Ferro all’età dell’Impero Sasanide, Rome, 1999, no.104, for a similarly stylised female ﬁgure dating to 1200-1000 BC.

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ASSYRIAN HUMBABA PLAQUE 2nd millennium BC

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A terracotta plaque depicting Humbaba, the monstrous giant who was the guardian of the Cedar Forest, with staring eyes, grinning mouth with exposed teeth; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 154 grams total, 12cm including stand (4¾"). Fine condition, repaired. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.

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AMLASH BULL FIGURE 10th-8th century BC A burnished terracotta zoomorphic vessel with exaggerated head and horns, looped tail, serrated chest ornament, scooped spout to the face with loop eyes. 738 grams, 28cm (11"). Fine condition, repaired. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 358

Provenance From an important Oxford, UK, collection; acquired prior 1990.

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ANATOLIAN RAM RHYTON 1st millennium BC A terracotta rhyton with chamfered rim and tapering body, the finial formed as the foreparts of a ram with painted bands to the neck. 1.2 kg, 31cm (12¼"). Fine condition, some restoration. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Ex North London gentleman; formerly in a private Oxfordshire collection.

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AMLASH BIRD VESSEL 359

13th-12th century BC A burnished terracotta vase formed as an ovoid body with angled stub feet, the spout and angled neck and curved U-section beak imitating the profile of a wading bird. 563 grams, 25.5cm (10"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From the Chinese art collection of the eminent anthropologist and collector, Desmond Morris, author of ‘The Naked Ape’; acquired in the 1980-1990s.

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WESTERN ASIATIC CHILD’S ANIMAL TOY 3rd-2nd millennium BC 360

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A ceramic standing animal toy in the form of a spouted vessel with collared aperture on back and nose as spout, applied eyes, mane, ear and chest ornaments, and incised chest decoration, representing

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reins; integral pierced lobe at chest for a pulling cord; pierced legs to receive wheel bars; four biconical wheels with modern wood axles for display. 643 grams total, 5-16cm (2 - 6¼"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s.

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AMLASH OIL VESSEL WITH HANDLE 13th-12th century BC A terracotta drum-shaped vessel with strap handle and bands of impressed triangle ornament; two triangular apertures. 1.4 kg, 18cm (7"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; previously in an important Mayfair collection, formed 1980.

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ANATOLIAN RED BURNISHED POTTERY VESSEL 2nd millennium BC A large storage vessel with flaring rim, painted with bands of lines; short neck with bands of lines leading to globular body, painted with wavy lines at the shoulder and diamond pattern at the body with wavy line below. 13 kg, 51cm high (20"). Fine condition, chipped. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860

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Provenance Property of an English gentleman; formerly the property of a Munich collector; previously acquired before 1990. Literature Cf. Çilingiroğlu, A., The Second Millennium Painted Pottery Tradition of the Van Lake Basin in Anatolian Studies, vol. 34, 1984, pp.129-139.

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WESTERN ASIATIC PAINTED TALL VASE Late 5th-early 4th millennium BC A clay beaker or vase with flat discoid base and conical body; decorated to the upper body with painted geometric panel designs. 532 grams, 25.5cm (10"). Fair condition, repaired. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490

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Provenance Previously in a private collection, acquired in the early 1970s; with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archéologie, Paris, 29 November 2014, lot 124 (2,200-2,500 euros); accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé catalogue pages.

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SUMERIAN LIBATION VESSEL Early Dynastic IIIA, 2550-2400 BC A pouring vessel carved from a tulip sea snail shell, using the natural shape of the shell to form the narrow pouring spout; a carefully carved figure of a bird to the rear with scalloped neck feathers, the wings with herringbone pattern, short tail feathers; three horizontal bands to the upper neck, aquiline beak and drilled eye; mounted on a custommade display stand. 927 grams total, 20cm including stand (8"). Fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950

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Provenance Property of a private New York collection; acquired from Sotheby’s. New York, 10 December 2008, lot 63 [Bought for £7,500.00 hammer]; formerly in a private New York collection, acquired in Jerusalem in 1975; prior to that with Baidun and Sons, Jerusalem, Israel; accompanied by copies of the relevant Sotheby’s catalogue pages. Literature Cf. Zettler, R.L, and Horne, L., (eds.) Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur, Philadelphia, 1998, cat.no.117; Aruz, J. and Wallenfelds, R., (eds.) Art of the First Cities, the Third Millennium B.C from the Mediterranean to the Indus, cat.no.291a.

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CHINESE POLO PLAYER PAIR

LARGE CHINESE SADDLED HORSE

Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD

A dynamic pair of ceramic polo-player figures, each a galloping horse with legs extended and mane flying, painted harness and bridle detailing, bearing a female rider; one in green robe with left arm straightened before the body and right hand trailing, the other in pale blue floral robe with right arm bent above the body; each with custommade stand. 10 kg total, 49-52cm (19¼ - 21½"). Finely modelled. [2] £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600

A large and majestic figure of a standing horse with right foreleg raised and head looking up, with integral saddle; the horse in chestnut pigment with turquoise-green to saddle. 13.5 kg, 62.5cm (24½"). Finely modelled. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920

Provenance Property of a central London gallery; previously in an old established London collection formed in the 1980s; each with a positive thermoluminescence report issued by Laboratory Kotalla, nos. 09PX291019 and 10PX291019.

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Provenance From the Cheuk family collection, formed in Hong Kong in the 1970-80s; thence by descent; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report no.12CM20619 and report issued by Laboratory Kotalia. Literature Cf. Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, pl.60, for a similar pose.

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CHINESE WALKING CAPARISONED HORSE FIGURE Northern Qi Dynasty, 549-577 AD A ceramic figure of a horse in advancing pose with scarlet and maroon painted detailing, plume to the chamfron. 2.9 kg, 39.5cm (15½"). Finely modelled. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300 Provenance From the Cheuk family collection, formed in Hong Kong in the 1970-80s; thence by descent; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report no. C119d21 issued by Oxford Authentication.

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LARGE CHINESE GUARDIAN DOG FIGURINE Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD

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A substantial hollow-formed ceramic guardian figure of a terrier dog standing with splayed claws, collar and harness with dorsal loop for a lead; coral-pink and green pigment detailing. 11.2 kg, 55cm (21½"). Finely modelled. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance From the Cheuk family collection, formed in Hong Kong in the 1970-80s; thence by descent; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report no. C119f86 issued by Oxford Authentication.

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CHINESE FIGURE OF A CAMEL Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 AD A ceramic figure of a camel on an irregular base, one foreleg kneeling and the other bent, head raised, the back laden with saddle and panniers. 3.8 kg, 30cm (11¾"). Finely modelled. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance Property of a central London gallery; previously in an old established London collection formed in the 1980s; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence test report by Laboratory Kotalla no.12PX291019.

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CHINESE SANCAI-GLAZED CAMEL FIGURINE Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD A hollow-formed ceramic sancai-glazed model of a camel standing on a rectangular base with head raised, segmented band to the back and flanks. 6.9 kg, 59.5cm (23½"). Fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 371

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Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report no. C299a83 issued by Oxford Authentication in 1999.

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CHINESE HORSE WITH COURTLY RIDER Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD A horse set four-square upon an integral rectangular base supporting a female rider; the horse having a prominent curving neck with hogged mane; tall pointy ears; swept-back forelock; clearly delineated eyes, flaring nostrils and open mouth baring teeth; decorative harness with similar applied trappings to chest and rump; rider wears a long flowing orange tunic and black boots; both arms crooked at the elbow; hands concealed within long sleeves of gown so as not to expose her hands to the emperor; rounded face with features clearly delineated in black and red pigment; the hair styled in an elaborate coiffure. 2.3 kg, 39cm high (15¼"). Finely modelled, some restoration. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720

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Provenance Property of an Essex gentleman; formerly from a North London, UK, collection.

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CHINESE MILITARY FIGURE PAIR Song Dynasty, 960-1127 AD A matched pair of glazed ceramic figurines each of a soldier standing on a drum-shaped base, wearing scale armour and helmet, openfronted jacket, hands clasped at the waist. 7.8 kg total, 60-61cm (23¾ - 24"). Fine condition. [2] £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1990s; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report no.C118j9 issued by Oxford Authentication.

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VERY LARGE CHINESE FAT LADY FIGURINE Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD A ceramic figure of a lady in floor-length courtly dress with right hand exposed and left hand held within the sleeve; pink and green pigment, on an integral octagonal base. 14 kg, 77cm (30¼"). Finely modelled. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380

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Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1990s; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report number C118c64 issued by Oxford Authentication. Literature See Prodan, M., The Art of the Tang Potter, London, 1960, pls.30 and 34, for similar examples.

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LARGE CHINESE COURTLY LADY FIGURE Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD A ceramic figure of a courtly lady standing on an irregular base wearing a floor-length gown, one cloud slipper emerging from beneath the hem, hands folded in the voluminous sleeves, hair carefully dressed. 3.6 kg, 51cm (20"). Finely modelled. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance Property of a central London gallery; previously in an old established London collection formed since the 1980s; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence test report by Laboratory Kotalla no.11CM160919.

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CHINESE SOLDIER WITH LAMELLAR ARMOUR Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD A ceramic warrior figurine with painted detailing, lamellar armour, greaves and helmet, left hand at the side open to accept a shield, right hand extended to hold a spear. 5 kg, 49cm (19¼"). Finely modelled. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance From the Cheuk family collection, formed in Hong Kong in the 1970-80s; thence by descent; accompanied by a thermoluminescence report no.C118d34 issued by Oxford Authentication.

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CHINESE KNEELING BUDDHA FIGURE Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD A ceramic figure of Buddha(?) kneeling, wearing an ankle-length open-fronted jacket, hair gathered at the rear in a ponytail, soles of the shoes to the rear; some pigment remaining; sleeves with sockets to accept separate hands. 4.8 kg, 42cm (16½"). Finely modelled. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report issued by Laboratory Kotalla, no.42PX210120.

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CHINESE KNEELING BUDDHA FIGURE Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD 377

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A ceramic figure of Buddha(?) kneeling, wearing an ankle-length open-fronted jacket, hair gathered at the rear in a ponytail, soles of the shoes to the rear; some pigment remaining; sleeves with sockets to accept separate hands. 5.5 kg, 43cm (17"). Finely modelled. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a central London gallery; acquired from the Russkin collection; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report issued by Laboratory Kotalla, no.35PX210120.

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CHINESE FARMYARD MODEL WITH ANIMALS Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD A ceramic model farmyard with walled enclosure, roofed shelter, raised steps, six animals including a guard dog. 6.1 kg, 36cm (14¼"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 379

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously in an important Cotswolds collection, acquired in Bath, UK, in the 1980s.

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CHINESE PANEL WITH PHOENIX Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD A triangular ceramic tile featuring a fenghuang (phoenix) in flight with a bamboo reed above. 13.7 kg, 60cm (23½"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; previously in the M Davis collection, Northamptonshire, UK, since 2000.

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CHINESE GLAZED GRANARY JAR PAIR Song Dynasty, 960-1127 AD

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A substantial pair of pale blue-green glazed ceramic granary jars, each with ovoid body with floral decoration, piecrust lip above with a row of twelve facing robed attendants, dynamic serpentine dragon

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above encircling the ribbed neck, biconvex bulb below the rim, conical lid with bird finial. 5.2 kg total, 50cm each (19¾"). Fine condition. A nice pair for display. [2] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously in an important Cotswolds collection; formerly stock from a ceramics dealer in Bath, UK.

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CHINESE LIDDED HU VESSEL Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD A ceramic jar of waisted profile with bulbous body and flared base, domed lid. 2.5 kg, 37cm (14½"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From the Cheuk family collection, formed in Hong Kong in the 1970-80s; thence by descent.

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CHINESE NEOLITHIC PAINTED STORAGE VESSEL 2nd millennium BC A terracotta jar with broad domed shoulder and tapering body, flared mouth, painted bands of geometric decoration to the shoulder and mouth. 5.4 kg, 35.5cm (14"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously in an important Cotswolds collection, acquired in Bath, UK, in the 1980s; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report no.C119j8 issued by Oxford Authentication.

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LARGE CHINESE NEOLITHIC PAINTED AMPHORA Majiayao, 3300-2000 BC A substantial terracotta storage jar with flared rim and two loop handles, bands of painted ornament to the shoulders. 3.9 kg, 38cm (15"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

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Provenance From an old Cambridgeshire collection; acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.

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CHINESE QINGBAI WARE INCENSE BURNER Song Dynasty, 960-1127 AD or later A pale blue-glazed ceramic incense burner with squat body and three trefoil feet, low-relief frieze of fish and waves to the sidewall, domed pierced-work lid with chrysanthemum and foliage ornament. 343 grams, 10.5cm (4"). Very fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of a European gentleman living in London; previously from an English collection formed in the 1980s.

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CHINESE GU RITUAL WINE VESSEL Shang Dynasty, 13th-12th century BC A bronze ritual wine chalice with plain trumpet-form neck above two bow-string bands with characters in between, the mid-section with a band of dragons with rounded eyes centred on a narrow flange, below three further bow-string bands interrupted by four cruciform apertures, the spreading foot with lip overhanging vertical sides with a further band of dragons with rounded eyes. 726 grams, 24cm (9½"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection.

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CHINESE DING LIDDED VESSEL Warring States Period, 475-221 BC A squat bronze ding vessel with three rounded legs, median ridge, two rectangular loop handles, domed lid with three knops. 3.1 kg, 24cm (9½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. Literature Cf. Song, L., Chinese Bronze Ware, Cambridge, 2011, p.33, for type.

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CHINESE LIDDED VESSEL Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD 387

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A bronze tripod vessel with ribbed body; band of decoration depicting stylised dragons at the shoulder; lid with looped knop and band of stylised dragon decoration with band of characters above; stylised dragon-head handle. 3.5 kg, 26cm (10¼"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1990s. Literature See Allen, A.J., Authentiﬁcation of Ancient Chinese Bronzes, Takapuna, 2001, for discussion.

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CHINESE GILT BELT FASTENER Song Dynasty, 960-1127 AD

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A parcel-gilt bronze belt fastener formed as a curved rectangular panel with stud to the reverse, applied gilt and turquoise detailing, animal mask to the shoulder extending to the fastening hook with returned dragon-head finial. 564 grams, 23cm (9"). Fair condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection.

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CENTRAL ASIAN BELT ROUNDEL WITH STAG’S HEADS Circa 13th-17th century AD A discoid bronze plaque with central dome and plain outer rim, zoomorphic panels; ring of stag-heads to the rim; attachment hook to the reverse. 260 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a Kent, UK, collector.

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LARGE TIBETAN GILT SITTING ARYA TARA FIGURE 19th century AD A large gilt-bronze figure of Arya Tara sitting cross-legged on a tiered base with lotus detailing; both hands resting on lap cradling a censer(?), the face serene with wide eyes, ushnisha surmounted by a conical flame; sanghati draped from both shoulders. 19.3 kg, 69cm (27¼"). Fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s.

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SOUTH EAST ASIAN GOLD BRACELET WITH DRAGON-HEAD TERMINALS 13th-14th century AD A substantial heavy gold penannular bracelet with round-section hoop, opposed dragon-head finials with scooped muzzle, pellet eyes, and top-knot. 93 grams, 77mm (3"). Very fine condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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LARGE CHINESE STATUE Wei Dynasty, 534-550 AD A tall stone statue of Buddha standing on a disc base, with hair in tight curls and ushnisha, left hand in protective stance; slot for a separate right hand; mounted on a custom-made stand. 100 kg, 1.37m including stand (54"). Fine condition. £15,000 - 20,000 EUR 17,060 - 22,740 USD 18,440 - 24,580 Provenance Property of a central London gallery; acquired from a Somerset, UK, estate collection; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.157167-10041.

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Literature See The Royal Academy of Arts, Return of the Buddha: The Qingzhou Discoveries, London, 2002, for discussion and close parallels. Footnotes The Northern Wei was the most powerful family to rule the northern dynasties prior to the reuniﬁcation of China under the Sui and Tang dynasties, boasting impressive military prowess. The Tuoba tribesmen who founded the Wei dynasty after their takeover of the Shanxi province, adopted the ancient name Wei for their kingdom, establishing a capital at Pingcheng (present-day Datong.) Beguiled by the appeal of Chinese culture and society, the tribesmen eventually developed a taste for the luxuries characteristic of the Chinese upper classes. The most notable cultural contribution of the Wei dynasty was in Buddhist art.

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SOUTH EAST ASIAN STANDING VISHNU STATUE 9th-11th century AD A carved black stone four-armed standing figure of Vishnu with rearmost right hand raised, wearing a simple draped sanghati to hips with serene smile, elongated ears and jatamukata headdress formed from matted and twisted locks of hair; mounted on a custom-made stand for display. 52 kg total, 104cm including stand (45"). Fine condition. £10,000 - 14,000 EUR 11,370 - 15,920 USD 12,290 - 17,210 Provenance Property of an East Sussex gentleman; from his private collection formed between 1983 and 1990; formerly in a South East London collection formed

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in the 1970s; accompanied by geological report No. TL3250 by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.157951-10042. Literature See Van Beek, S., and Tettoni, L.I., The Arts of Thailand, Hong Kong, 1986, pp.52-57, for similar examples and discussion. Footnotes Vishnu is a principal Hindu deity. He manifests through numerous avatars in order to keep humankind from harm, although not all avatars of Vishnu are benevolent. Along with Brahma (creation) and Shiva (destruction), Vishnu (maintenance) is one of three gods of the Trimurti, a union of the three cosmic functions of creation, maintenance and destruction. Vishnu is often depicted holding a Kaumodaki (mace), chakra, conch and lotus in one of his four hands.

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SOUTH EAST ASIAN STANDING SHIVA STATUE 13th century AD A sandstone standing figure of Shiva wearing ornately detailed collar and band to upper right arm, a simple cloth around the lower part of the body (sampot) detailed diadem, hair dressed in a conical form (chignon); mounted on a custom-made stand for display. 44 kg total, 105cm including stand (41"). Fine condition. £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600 Provenance Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman since 1990; previously in a private collection formed in the 1980s; accompanied by geological report No. TL3258

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by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.157942. Literature See Sotheby’s, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, New York, 20 September 2002, for sculptures of similar style and date. Footnotes Believed to have developed from Rudra, Shiva is one of three principal gods of Hinduism, forming the Trimurti of great gods together with Vishnu and Brahma. Shiva, a god of creation, can be benevolent and protective, but he is also the god of time and destruction, associated with fear death; hence he is also found on battleﬁelds and in cremation contexts. The embodiment of contrasting qualities, Shiva embodies the reconciliation of opposites. Shiva is the father of the elephant god Ganesha and the warrior god Karttikeya.

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SOUTH EAST ASIAN STANDING PRAJNAPARAMITA STATUE 12th-13th century AD A standing figure of Prajnaparamita in black granite with ribbed sanghati to hips, the hair gathered tight to the head and surmounted by a four-lobed bun held with a band; mounted on custom-made stand for display. 41 kg total, 129cm including stand (51"). Fair condition. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290

Literature See Sotheby’s, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, New York, 20 September 2002, for sculptures of similar style and date. Footnotes Prajnaparamita, ‘the Mother of Buddhas’, is held as an incarnation of the divine word. Buddhist belief holds that this goddess is the deiﬁcation of the Prajnaparamita-sutra, a sacred religious text in which Gautama Buddha is reputed to have put forward his teachings. ‘Prajnaparamita’ means ‘perfection of insight’.

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SOUTH EAST ASIAN STANDING VISHNU STATUE 11th-13th century AD A polished stone standing male deity, probably Vishnu, with four arms, face with linear ridge forming a heavy brow, slender eyes with defined pupils, elongated ears, wearing a rectangular cloth (sampot) around the lower part of the body with a double fishtail pleat and frontal sash, conical knot of hair (chignon) arranged on the head with incised decoration, detailed diadem; mounted on custom-made stand for display. 68 kg total, 135cm including stand (53"). Fine condition. £6,000 - 8,000 EUR 6,820 - 9,100 USD 7,380 - 9,830 Provenance Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman since 1990; previously in a private collection formed in the 1980s; accompanied by geological report No. TL3259 by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; this lot has been checked against

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the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.157943-10045. Literature See Tucker, J. and Tozer, A., An Important Group of Sculptures from India, Southeast Asia and China, London, 2018, p.18, for a comparable example with discussion; see Sotheby’s, Khmer, Thai, Indian and Himalayan Art, London, 12 October 1989, items 61, 68, 77, 82, for comparable examples. Footnotes Vishnu is a principal Hindu deity, considered the protector of the world. Vishnu has ten avatars through which he manifests in order to protect moral and religious codes and to combat evil, and he appears on earth to help humankind in moments of crisis, although not all avatars of Vishnu are benevolent. He was first incarnated as the fish Matsya, and his incarnations follow an evolutionary pattern from fish and reptiles, to animals, the dwarf Vamana, to men and finally the future creator, Kalkin. Vishnu is part of the Trimurti, a union of the three cosmic functions of creation, maintenance and destruction embodied by Vishnu (maintenance), Brahma (creation) and Shiva (destruction).

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SOUTH EAST ASIAN STANDING BUDDHA STATUE Preah Khan, 11th-13th century AD A carved schist figure of Buddha standing in a loosely draped robe with hair of tiered curls, long lobes to the ears; mounted on a custommade stand. 13.1 kg total, 73.5cm including stand (29"). Fine condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman since 1990; previously in a private collection formed in the 1980s.

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SOUTH EAST ASIAN KHMER HEAD OF BUDDHA Ankor Wat Period, 12th century AD A carved schist frieze fragment with radiating horse-heads in the field, head of Buddha in high relief with conical ribbed cap; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.5 kg total, 23cm including stand (9"). Fair condition. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

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Provenance Property of a French private collector; acquired on the French art market in the mid 1990s; formerly in an old French private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

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CHINESE STONE LION Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD A carved stone guard lion with bulging eyes, curly fur and wide-open mouth; wearing a collar with pendant; standing on an integral rectangular base, supported by an integral central column. 8.7 kg, 25cm (10"). Fair condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000.

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CHINESE AGATE SEAL FOR EMPEROR TAIZONG Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD A mottled agate stamp seal, octagonal in plan with high-relief eagle in flight holding lingzhi fungi in the beak; to the underside, the fourcharacter seal of Emperor Taizong bearing his personal name ‘Li Shimin’. 123 grams, 50mm (2"). Very fine condition. £700 - 900 EUR 800 - 1,020 USD 860 - 1,110 Provenance Property of a Middlesex lady. Footnotes Taizong was the second Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, ruling from 626 to 649 AD. His reign was characterised by reform and the adoption of logical rather than superstitious reasoning. Dr Bonewitz notes: ‘The seal is partially encrusted with very hard caliche (or calcrete) which takes a long period to develop, possibly over many centuries.’

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CHINESE MUGHAL MILKY JADE BOWL Qianlong Emperor, 1735-1796 AD 402

A carved translucent jade bowl with small basal ring and everted rim, running swags below the rim, scrolled tendrils and foliage to the median band, a further band of decoration around the basal ring; four Cantonese characters incised on the base, denoting the Qianlong Emperor. 189 grams, 13cm (5"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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JAPANESE MEIJI IVORY CORMORANT FISHERMAN Late 19th century AD A detailed ivory carving of a fisherman in a dynamic pose, wearing a traditional costume, intricate detailing to the tunic, flat cap to the head; a weaved fishing basket at his feet with a cormorant on the top, ready to dive into the water; mounted on a custom-made base. 190 grams total, 14.5cm including stand (5¾"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s.

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Lots 404 - 443

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GANDHARAN TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA 4th-5th century AD A terracotta head of a bodhisattva with benign facial expression, elaborate fan headdress and hairstyle; mounted on a custom-made stand. 10.7 kg total, 49cm including stand (19¼"). Fine condition. £6,000 - 8,000 EUR 6,820 - 9,100 USD 7,380 - 9,830

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Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972; accompanied by an early 1970s black and white photograph; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.157479-10046. Literature Cf. Jongeward, D. Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 100, for type.

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GANDHARAN HEAD OF BUDDHA 3rd century AD A carved life-size schist head of Buddha with hair in spirals and curls, gathered at the brow; urna on the forehead, neat moustache, lengthened earlobes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 19.9 kg total, 46cm including stand (18"). Fine condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance From a private UK collection, previously in a London collection formed between 1980-1990. Literature Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 76, for similar head.

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GANDHARAN HEAD OF A LADY 2nd-4th century AD A carved schist head of a female with carefully sculpted hair drawn to the rear of the head and falling in a single tail; the face fleshy with angular nose and small mouth parted in a smile, the eyelids heavy and broad; mounted on a custom-made stand. 7.6 kg total, 33.5cm including stand (13¼"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a North West London gallery; previously from an Oxfordshire estate collection formed since the 1980s.

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GANDHARAN BUDDHA FIGURE WITH ATTENDANTS 3rd century AD A schist figure of Buddha standing wearing a loose uttariya garment, right hand raised to the chest and left hand holding a censer, nimbus behind the head; to the side, two small ascetics or attendants, each with ushnisha and wearing a loincloth; the group standing on a dais with two worshippers flanking a pyre; mounted on a custom-made stand. 12 kg total, 60cm including stand (23½"). Fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950

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Provenance From a private UK collection, previously in a London collection formed between 1980-1990. Literature Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 76, for type.

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GANDHARAN HARITI FIGURE UNDER CANOPY 2nd-4th century AD A carved schist figure of Hariti standing with legs crossed on a lotusflower dais, the left hand placed flat on the hip and the right hand extending towards the foliage canopy above the goddess’s head; mounted on a custom-made stand. 6.5 kg total, 49.5cm including stand (19½"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a North West London gallery; previously from an Oxfordshire estate collection formed since the 1980s.

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GANDHARAN SEATED BUDDHA FIGURE 2nd-4th century AD A carved grey schist Buddha figure, seated cross-legged wearing a robe, hands folded in the lap, nimbus behind the head; mounted on a custom-made stand. 13.9 kg total, 43cm including stand (17"). Fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 409

Provenance Ex private London collection, formed 1970. Literature See Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018.

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GANDHARAN BUDDHA UNDER CANOPY 2nd-4th century AD A carved schist figure of Buddha sitting cross-legged on a draped dais beneath the leafy branches of the bodhi tree; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.2 kg total, 22cm including stand (8¾"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance From an old British Asian art collection formed in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the UK and European art markets.

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GANDHARAN SEATED BUDDHA 2nd-4th century AD A carved grey schist Buddha seated cross-legged on a lotus flower dais, hands held in the Dharmachakra mudra gesture and nimbus behind the head. 44.6 kg, 60cm (23½"). Fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Ex private London collection, formed 1970.

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GANDHARAN WINGED ATLAS FIGURE 2nd-3rd century AD A carved schist figure of Atlas crouching with wings partly spread, both hands clasped about his raised right knee; mounted on a custom-made stand. 17.3 kg total, 45cm including stand (17¾"). Fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920

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Provenance Property of a London collector, acquired early 1990s. Literature Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 149; see Stanco, L., Greek Gods in the East: Hellenistic Iconographic Schemes in Central Asia, Prague, 2012; Nagar, S., Gandharan Sculpture: A Catalogue of the Collection in the Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1981. Footnotes The Atlas motif is among a range of imports from Greek and Persian art caryatids, Ionic columns, drinking scenes, vines, acanthus leaves, Olympian gods and Dionysian revelries - which give Gandharan sculpture its unique characteristics. The iconography is influenced by representations of the Greek myth of Atlas, whose task it was to uphold the sky; his thickset frame and stocky limbs indicate his ability to support any burden. Many examples of the Atlas figure are modelled with hands raised, or with a flattened upper surface to the head where an architectural feature was placed above, but in the present case the figure appears to be resting; it also does not sport the wings found on may other examples.

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413

GANDHARAN WINGED ATLAS FIGURE 2nd-3rd century AD A carved schist figure of Atlas crouching with wings spread to the rear, right hand resting on the right shin, left hand raised and head turned as if listening. 25.3 kg, 46cm (18"). Fine condition. £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600 Provenance Acquired on the London art market before 2000; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.154101-10047.

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Literature Cf. Jongeward, D. Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 149; and see Stanco, L. Greek Gods in the East: Hellenistic Iconographic Schemes in Central Asia, Prague, 2012; Nagar, S. Gandharan Sculpture: A Catalogue of the Collection in the Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1981. Footnotes The Atlas motif is among a range of imports from Greek and Persian art caryatids, Ionic columns, drinking scenes, vines, acanthus leaves, Olympian gods and Dionysian revelries - which give Gandharan sculpture its unique characteristics. The iconography is influenced by representations of the Greek myth of Atlas, whose task it was to uphold the sky; his thickset frame and stocky limbs indicate his ability to support any burden. Many examples of the Atlas figure are modelled with hands raised, or with a flattened upper surface to the head where an architectural feature was placed above, but in the present case the figure appears to be resting; it also does not sport the wings found on may other examples.

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GANDHARAN FRIEZE SECTION OF BODHISATTVA WITH ATTENDANTS 3rd century AD A carved schist frieze section with rectangular socket to the upper face; seated figure of a bodhisattva (Shakyamuni?) on a raised dais in cross-legged stance (padmasana), with generous outer garment and swags of beads, turban with frontal plaque and retaining bands, nimbus to the rear, the hands folded in the lap; a male and female attendant flanking, the male bearded wearing a short tunic and high boots, offering a cup to the bodhisattva; the female in floor-length robe holding a frond to her chest; at each end, a column of bulbous lobes (vegetation?); mounted on a custom-made stand. 37.6 kg total, 40cm long including stand (15¾"). Fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920

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Provenance From a South West London collection; formed 1990-2000. Literature See Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, for discussion.

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GANDHARAN FRIEZE SECTION WITH BUDDHA 2nd-3rd century AD

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A section of a carved schist frieze depicting a standing robed Buddha beneath a hatched canopy flanked by attendants and kneeling worshippers, soldier with sword at this hip and supplicant bowed figure with forehead to the ground; mounted on a custom-made stand. 3.5 kg total, 27.2cm including stand (10¾"). Fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; ex private London collection, acquired 1980-1990s. Literature See Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018.

416

GANDHARAN FIGURAL FRIEZE SECTION 2nd-3rd century AD

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A carved schist frieze with narrow relief representing a seated figure with robe and turban attended by four robed supporters, group of five male and female figures behind; above, a chamfered panel of acanthus leaves with naked winged putti; mounted on a custom-made stand. 9 kg total, 37cm long including stand (14½"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance From a South West London collection; formed 1990-2000. Literature See Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, for discussion.

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GANDHARAN FRIEZE SECTION WITH FACING QUADRIGA 2nd-3rd century AD A carved schist frieze fragment with figure flanked by naked female figures, standing in a quadriga, with pair of rearing horses either side, set within a recess with curved edges; to the reverse a kneeling figure in a tight-fitting garment holding hands to the chest to one end; ledge and socket to the upper face; mounted on a custom-made stand. 19.6 kg total, 42cm including stand (16½"). Fair condition, chipped. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Private collection, South West London; acquired before 2000.

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GANDHARAN FRIEZE SECTION WITH DANCERS 2nd-3rd century AD A carved schist frieze fragment representing a group of male dancers in active poses with garlands and other accoutrements; mounted on a custom-made stand. 15.1 kg total, 54cm including stand (21¼"). Fine condition, chipped, repaired. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690

418

Provenance Private collection, South West London; acquired before 2000. Literature Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 50, for type.

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GANDHARAN BUDDHA WITH DISCIPLES FRIEZE FRAGMENT 2nd-4th century AD A carved schist frieze fragment depicting Buddha standing beneath a canopy with right hand raised, flanked by disciples; mounted on a custom-made base. 20.4 kg total, 56cm including stand (22"). Fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950

419

Provenance Ex private London collection, formed 1970.

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GANDHARAN PANEL WITH BIRTH OF SIDDHARTHA SCENE 2nd-3rd century AD A grey schist panel with high-relief image of Queen Maya standing with attendants beneath a canopy, the infant Siddhartha emerging from her right hip; mounted on a custom-made stand. 10.3 kg total, 37cm wide including stand (14½"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1990s. Literature Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 13.

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GANDHARAN FRIEZE PANEL WITH FIGURES 2nd-4th century AD A carved schist frieze fragment depicting a procession in a rectangular frame with fronds to the pediment; the central scene a mounted facing figure under a canopy with male and female robed attendants, smaller figures above climbing vines(?), small figure beneath the chest of the horse; mounted on a custom-made stand. 7.7 kg total, 32.5cm including stand (12¾"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a North West London gallery; previously from an Oxfordshire estate collection formed in the 1980s.

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GANDHARAN PANEL WITH MAHAPARINIRVANA SCENE 2nd-3rd century AD

422

A carved schist frieze fragment with Mahaparinirvana scene depicting the corpse of Buddha on a raised bed surrounded by mourners including the monk Ananada rising from beneath the bed with Subhuti next to him, Vajrapani to the left and others; mounted on a custommade stand. 7.7 kg total, 29cm wide including stand (11½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s. Literature Cf. Jongeward, D., Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2018, item 20.

423

GANDHARAN FRIEZE SECTION WITH ATLAS FIGURES AND ELEPHANT 2nd-3rd century AD

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A carved schist frieze fragment with elephant’s foreparts to the left edge and two crouching Atlas figures beneath a carved pediment; mounted on a custom-made stand. 7.2 kg total, 29cm including stand (11¼"). Fair condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From a South West London collection; formed 1990-2000.

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GANDHARAN FRIEZE SECTION WITH DANCERS 2nd-4th century AD A carved schist panel with frieze of three dancers, each a youthful female wearing a segmented cap and headband, tiered tunic and skirt; the median figure facing, with feet crossed, wearing a narrow belt; the flanking figures advancing left gripping the arms of the median figure; the leading girl with a frond in the palm of her extended left hand; mounted on a custom-made stand. 5.1 kg total, 30cm wide (11¾"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720

424

Provenance From an old British Asian art collection formed in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the UK and European art markets.

425

GANDHARAN FRIEZE SECTION WITH FIGURES 2nd-4th century AD A carved schist frieze fragment depicting Buddha sitting on a lotus flower dais with nimbus to the rear and canopy (frond of the Bodhi tree?) above, flanked by two nimbate followers standing, holding a bell in the left hand. 11.2 kg, 30cm (12"). Fine condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance Property of a North West London gallery; previously part of a private European collection formed in the 1980s.

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INDIAN BUDDHAPADA RELIEF WITH BUDDHA FOOTPRINTS 2nd century AD A carved green schist Buddhapada relief block, rectangular in plan featuring two stylised footprints and two flanking devotee figures in arched nichés; the relief is carved with auspicious symbols including wheels, gammadions (swastikas), and shrivastas (wheels with hornlike tops) at the soles and toes of Buddha’s feet and a wheel between the feet; hatched border around a central panel. 10.8 kg, 33cm (13"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720

427

Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection. Footnotes Buddhapada are symbolic devices providing a powerful link to the Buddha’s physical presence and his eventual detachment from the material world.

427

LARGE GANDHARAN STANDING BUDDHA FIGURE 4th century AD A stucco figure of Buddha modelled in high relief on a flat field; draped in a loose ankle-length robe with swags of beads and other ornament, Buddha stands with the right hand raised palm-outwards in the mudra of reassurance; the hair drawn back from the face with ushnisha above; traces of pigment to the face. 16.3 kg, 68cm (27"). Fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance Property of a central London gallery; previously in a private London collection; formerly acquired from a 1980s collection.

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LARGE GANDHARAN STUCCO BODHISATTVA 1st-3rd century AD A stucco figure of the Bodhisattva Shakyamuni(?) standing with corded necklace, pleated garment to the left shoulder and lower torso, densely curled hair with piled topknot, the face rounded with exaggerated mouth and septum, large lentoid eyes; bracelet to the right upper arm with Buddha image; socket to the left forearm; mounted on a custom-made stand. 59.9 kg total, 88cm including stand (34¾"). Fine condition, heavily restored. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance Property of a North West London gallery; previously from an Oxfordshire estate collection formed in the 1980s.

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GANDHARAN STUCCO ATLAS FIGURE 1st-3rd century AD A painted stucco frieze fragment depicting Atlas modelled in the halfround, crouching on a narrow ledge base, left hand resting on his knee and right hand holding his shin, the hair and beard abundant. 4.5 kg, 37cm (14½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection.

430

GANDHARAN PAINTED BUST OF BUDDHA 3rd-4th century AD 430

A stucco bust of Buddha with finely modelled facial details, curls of hair and ushnisha with urna to the brow, pigment to the obverse, mounting hole to the underside. 7.6 kg, 39cm (15½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From a North West London collection; previously acquired in the 1980s.

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INDIAN DEITY FIGURE 1st millennium BC A terracotta figurine with flared base, arms outstretched, applied segmented collars, bracelets, pigtail and belt, pinched face with lentoid eyes, indented upper face to the head. 311 grams, 11.5cm width (4½"). Fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950

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Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972; accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence report by The Research Laboratory for Archaeology and The History of Art, Oxford University, dated 4 October 2011.

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INDUS VALLEY MATURE HARAPPAN MARBLE PLAQUE WITH MAN, MONKEY AND SNAKES

INDUS VALLEY MATURE HARAPPAN STAMP SEAL COLLECTION 26th-19th century BC

26th-19th century BC A D-shaped marble plaque with a scene of a man and a monkey climbing up a large palm tree, the man wielding a club in his right hand, two rearing snakes below; two smaller palm trees to the sides, a large flying bird above and two smaller birds resting on the branches of the bigger tree. 191 grams, 11.5cm (4½"). Fine condition, chipped. Excessively rare. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly part of the ‘Mahjarahu Collection’ formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.

A group of ten rectangular stone and ceramic stamp seals with suspension loops comprising: six with a long-horned bull in profile before an altar or incense burner, all with decorated quilts or harnesses, inscription above; one with a bull facing back, inscription to the field; two with a profile image of a standing bull, head bent down towards a shallow vessel, inscription above; one with an advancing rhinoceros with erect head, inscription above. 48 grams total, 1324mm (½ - 1"). Very fine condition. [10] £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly part of the ‘Mahjarahu Collection’ formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Literature See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 49.40.1 and The British Museum, accession number 1947,0416.4, for similar.

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INDUS VALLEY MATURE HARAPPAN STAMP SEAL COLLECTION

26th-19th century BC

A group of eight stone and ceramic stamp seals with ribbed suspension loop comprising: seven with a profile image of a bull before an altar or incense burner, inscription above; one with the same motif, inscribed along two side edges. 108 grams total, 2329mm (1"). Very fine condition. [8] £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380

A group of seven rectangular stamp seals comprising: five stone seals, each with a profile image of a long horned bull before an altar or incense burner, inscription above; one stone seal with a profile image of a bull with its head bent towards a shallow vessel, inscription above; a ceramic seal with chequerboard design to the reverse, the other side with a profile image of a bull with long twisted horns before a low altar, inscription above. 106 grams total, 26-32mm (1 - 1¼"). Very fine condition. [7] £3,500 - 4,500 EUR 3,980 - 5,120 USD 4,300 - 5,530

Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly part of the ‘Mahjarahu Collection’ formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Literature See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 49.40.1, for similar.

Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly part of the ‘Mahjarahu Collection’ formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Literature See The British Museum, accession number 1947,0416.4, for similar.

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INDUS VALLEY MATURE HARAPPAN SEAL COLLECTION

LARGE INDUS VALLEY MATURE HARAPPAN PYRAMIDAL SEAL WITH ANIMALS

26th-19th century BC

26th-19th century BC A group of six stone seals comprising: a pierced discoid seal with a regardant antelope, the other side with five leaves; a pierced discoid seal with a leaping antelope to one side, a snake coiled around a rosette to the other side; a discoid seal with a flower motif; a pierced rectangular seal with a winged beast before a palm branch to one side, similar motif to the other side; a lentoid-section bar with inscription to one side, the other with a splayed lizard; a D-section bar with an inscription to the curved face, a lion attacking a bull from behind to the flat face. 45.8 grams total, 25-33mm (1 - 1¼"). Very fine condition. [6] £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly part of the ‘Mahjarahu Collection’ formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.

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LARGE INDUS VALLEY MATURE HARAPPAN SEAL WITH BULL 26th-19th century BC A ceramic rectangular stamp seal with ribbed suspension loop, underside with an image of a long-horned bull before an altar or incense burner, a decorative quilt on its back, inscription above. 25.5 grams, 34mm (1¼"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly part of the ‘Mahjarahu Collection’ formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.

A large pyramidal steatite stamp seal, pierced through the top, the underside with an image of a butting zebu bull, defending itself against an attacking lion(?), large bird above, inscription to the top edge, serrated border. 58 grams, 46mm (1¾"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly part of the ‘Mahjarahu Collection’ formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.

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LARGE INDUS VALLEY MATURE HARAPPAN SEAL WITH BULL 26th-19th century BC A square ceramic stamp seal with ribbed suspension loop to the reverse; engraved with long-horned bull in profile, standing before an altar or incense burner, a quilt on its back and harness around the neck, inscription along the top edge. 18.7 grams, 31mm (1¼"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly part of the ‘Mahjarahu Collection’ formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Literature See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 49.40.1, for a similar example.

Literature See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 49.40.1, for similar.

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VERY LARGE INDUS VALLEY MATURE HARAPPAN SEAL WITH MYTHICAL BEAST 26th-19th century BC A large ceramic rectangular stamp seal with ribbed suspension loop, the underside with an image of three-headed creature in profile, the beast with the body and head of a bull, two antelope heads protruding from its back, inscription with two human figures to the top corner. 41.8 grams, 40mm (1½"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly part of the ‘Mahjarahu Collection’ formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.

441

INDUS VALLEY BIFACIAL BEAD WITH MEN AND ANIMALS 3rd-2nd millennium BC

441

A substantial serpentine bifacial bead carved in low-relief on all faces, lentoid in cross-section, pierced through the centre for a suspension cord, both faces feature a human figure surrounded by advancing animals, including gazelles and big cats, while each face shows variation in the composition of the scene. 65 grams, 50mm (2"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection.

442

INDUS VALLEY MATURE HARAPPAN BRONZE SEAL 442

26th-19th century BC A rectangular bronze seal with ribbed loop, inscription to the underside. 34.6 grams, 29mm (1"). Fine condition. Rare. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly part of the ‘Mahjarahu Collection’ formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.

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GANDHARAN BONE DANCER WITH BUDDHA FIGURE 3rd-4th century AD A pair of carved bone figurines comprising: a dancer wearing loose robes, left leg supported on a pillar, dressed short curls to the front, long straight hair falling on the back; a standing nimbate Buddha, right hand raised in gesture of reassurance, left hand holding an object, wearing loosely draped robes and standing on a drum-shaped base, possibly later. 86 grams total, 9.2-11.3cm (3½ - 4½"). Fine condition. [2] £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection.

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Islamic Also see lots 2238 - 2367

Lots 444 - 453

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MUGHAL CALLIGRAPHIC CELESTIAL GLOBE Dated 1222 AH (1807 AD)

444

A North Indian copper-alloy hollow sphere, the surface showing two engraved and overlapping graduated scales with many astronomical figures, animals and inscriptions; pierced through at centre. 793 grams, 15cm (6"). Fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection. Literature See Savage-Smith, E. and B., Islamicate Celestial Globes: Their History, Construction and Use, Smithsonian, 1985, for much information and examples.

445

OTTOMAN VELVET EMBROIDERY WITH SILVER-GILT THREADS Late 18th-early 19th century AD

445

A tomb cover piece bearing a written text executed in couched silver thread; the text a famous prayer verse from the Qur’an called Ayyat al Kursi; mounted in a perspex display case. 9.3 kg total, 88cm wide including case (34½"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance From an important London collection; acquired on the UK art market 19711974.

446

ISLAMIC GLAZED CALLIGRAPHIC EWER 14th-16th century AD A small ceramic ewer with body glazed in blue and green vertical panels incorporating three calligraphic panels, two on white ground, third on blue; the spout projecting up from the short neck and with applied handle; with old labels and inked numbers to base. 278 grams, 16.5cm (6½"). Very fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of a private collector; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s; accompanied by an old Sotheby’s lot ticket.

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SELJUK GLAZED JUG WITH LATER SILVER TOP 12th century AD A glazed ceramic jug with narrow stripes in metallic blue on a creamwhite ground; the slightly scooped neck forming a later silver addition, flat everted rim with dentilled detailing, ribbed strap handle. 690 grams, 20cm (8"). Fair condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a London collector, acquired early 1990s. Literature Cf. Soustiel, J., La Céramique Islamique. Le Guide du Connaisseur, Fribourg, 1985, item 107, for type.

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448

KASHAN BLUE GLAZED CUP 9th-10th century AD A turquoise glazed ceramic cup with blue trails, bulbous body and short neck, strap handle to the side; some iridescence. 124 grams, 93mm (3½"). Fair condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a private collector; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.

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ISLAMIC GLASS VESSEL WITH TRAIL AND HANDLE

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8th-10th century AD An iridescent mould-blown glass pitcher with tessellating lozenge motif around a bulbous body, trefoil mouth, triangular thumb-pad, round-section handle; applied trails at the neck; foot with pontil mark on the base; bubbles and tares visible. 112 grams, 11.5cm (4½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972.

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ISLAMIC BLUE HONEYCOMB VESSEL 9th-10th century AD A blue glass vessel with bulbous body, dimple base, long tapering stem, facetted detailing to the body. 211 grams, 25cm (10"). Fine condition, repaired. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972.

451

ISLAMIC GREEN GLASS HONEYCOMB VESSEL 9th-10th century AD A green glass vase with squat body and tall narrow stem, applied coil to the lower stem and applied honeycomb trails to the sidewall. 251 grams, 24cm (9½"). Fair condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972.

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ISLAMIC GREEN GLASS VESSEL 9th-12th century AD An iridescent blown glass vessel with cylindrical body, decorated with two tiers of concentric ovals around the body; a broad shoulder and neck with off-centre opening; bubbles and tares visible in the body; pontil mark on base. 275 grams, 10cm (4"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly with the Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK; acquired before 1972.

453

ISLAMIC JADE CALLIGRAPHIC PLAQUE Late 19th-early 20th century AD A leaf-shaped uniface jade plaque with deckled edges engraved with three bands of calligraphic script and floral centre. 90.2 grams, 92mm (3½"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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Arms & Armour Lots 454 - 497

454

CORINTHIAN HELMET OF A GREEK WARRIOR 7th century BC A bronze helmet of Archaic Corinthian typology made from a single sheet of metal, high bowl with large eye openings arching downwards forming the cheek protection, strong nose guard and everted neck protection; regularly disposed rivet holes along the edges for the inner padding. 3 kg total, helmet: 1.12 kg, 39cm including stand (15¼"). Fine condition, some restoration. £30,000 - 40,000 EUR 34,110 - 45,490 USD 36,880 - 49,170 Provenance From the collection of a respected UK gentleman, assembled in the 1960s; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by IADAA certificate number no.01042020/1228. Literature See Snodgrass, A.M., Arms & Armor of the Greeks, London, 1967; Bottini, A., Egg. M., Von Hase F. W., Pflug H., Schaaf U., Schauer P., Waurick G., Antike Helme, Sammlung Lipperheide und andere Bestände des Antikenmuseums Berlin, Mainz 1988; D’Amato R., Salimbeti A., Early Iron Age Greek Warrior, 1100-700 BC, Oxford, 2016; a near identical helmet in the Olympia Museum (Bottini, Egg, Von Hase, Pflug, Schaaf, Schauer, Waurick, 1988, p.77, figs.1112). Footnotes The Corinthian helmet was an invention of the ancient Greeks, derived from the early models of hollow-eyed helmets of the Bronze Age Achaeans, combined with the new helmet models imported from the Near East. The helmet type was a remarkable one, as with a single sheet of metal, it protected almost the entire head from the collar bone upwards (Snodgrass, 1967, p.51).

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GREEK PONTIC CHALCIDIAN HELMET WITH DECORATION

GREEK PONTIC CHALCIDIAN HELMET

4th century BC

A bronze Chalcidian helmet forged in one piece; nasal and short, flared neck-guard at the rear; decoration representing a furrowed brow, hairline, scalloped helmet decoration and border around nasal; raised panels to the upper section of the bowl; a series of piercings to each side to receive the cheek-pieces (absent); mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.3 kg total, 36cm including stand (14"). Fine condition. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290

A Chalcidian helmet formed as a bronze bowl with carination to the crown, flared edges at the ear openings and above the eyes; a long nasal with flared rim and rear flange neck-guard; the cheek pieces connected to the bowl by a six-part hinge, each D-shaped with contoured forward edge. 1.2 kg, 31cm (12¼"). Fine condition, restored. £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600

Provenance Property of a private New York collection; previously in a private European collection, acquired in the 1990s; accompanied by an expertise by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Chernenko, E. V., Skifskii dospekh (Scythian armour), Naukova dumka, Kiev, 1968; Pﬂug, H., Chalkidische Helme in Antike Helme, RGZM Monographien 14. Mainz, 1988, pp. 137-150; Chernenko, E.V., The Scythians 700-300 BC, Hong Kong, 1998; Симоненко А. В., Шлемы сарматского времени из Восточной Европы' (Sarmatian Age Helmets from Eastern Europe), in Stratum Plus, n. 4, 2014, pp. 249-284.

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Provenance Property of a European collector; formerly in an old European collection formed in the 1980s; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Ohly, D., Die Ägineten, Die Ostgiebelgruppe, Munich, 1976; Pﬂug, H., Chalkidische Helme in Antike Helme, RGZM Monographien 14, Mainz, 1988, pp. 137-150; Chernenko, E.V., The Scythians 700-300 BC, Hong Kong, 1998; Born, H. Die Helme des Hephaistos. Handwerk und Technik griechischer Bronzen in Olympia, München, 2009, for discussion. Footnotes The helmet is very similar to various examples found in the Black Sea area (Chernenko, 1998, p. 10), Macedonia, Thrace, Continental Greece (Kalapodi, fragment of helmet of type V, today at the Museum of Lamia, inv. Nr. B 20), South Italy. By the 5th century BC, many of the Scythian kings and nobles opted for ‘foreign’ styled Greek helmets and greaves – possibly as a show of prosperity and military richness. Archaeological excavations that pertain to this period have unearthed over 60 fascinating specimens of Greek helmets (mainly of Corinthian and Chalcidian-Attic types) that were actually manufactured in mainland Greece and then shipped across the Black Sea into Scythian heartland via the wealthy Greek Bosphoran colonies.

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GREEK CHALCIDIAN HELMET

GREEK HELMET OF PILOS TYPE

5th-4th century BC

5th century BC

A Chalcidian type helmet formed as a bronze bowl with carination to the crown, flared edges at the ear openings and above the eyes; a short nasal with flared rim, rear flange neck-guard; the cheek pieces connected to the bowl by a five-part hinge, each D-shaped with recess to the forward edge and raised central panel. 978 grams, 33.5cm (13¼"). Fair condition, restored. [No Reserve] £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920

A sheet bronze helmet of Pilos type with slightly conical bowl, shallow carination above the gently flared rim, lateral holes for attachment of a liner (pilos felt cap). 725 grams, 22.5cm (9"). Fine condition, some usage damage. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690

Provenance Part of a West London collection; formerly the property of a European gentleman living in Germany; acquired in Germany in the 1990s.

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Provenance Property of an Essex collector; formerly in an Austrian private collection formed 1980s to 2000. Literature Cf. Hixenbaugh, R., Ancient Greek Helmets: A complete guide and catalogue, New York, 2019, no.H277.

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GREEK WINGED HARPY HELMET MOUNT 4th century BC A bronze figurine of a harpy modelled in the round formed as the hindquarters of a lion with serpent for a tail, crouching rear legs and slender body with two rows of teats, feather detailing to the spread wings with lobe finials; female human torso with head erect; square repair recess to the brow obscuring the left eye. 323 grams, 10.3cm (4"). Very fine condition, repaired. A very rare personification. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a private German collection.

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LURISTAN HORSE BIT WITH DEMONS AND ANIMALS 13th-6th century BC A bronze horse-bit with square-section shank and reverse-scrolled ends, matched outward facing openwork cheekpieces each formed as two opposed crouching ibexes on a baseline with a rampant mountain lion behind resting a rear paw on the extended leg of a winged double-headed demon with a claw around the lion’s throat, loop above the end of each wing. 910 grams, 22.5cm (9"). Fine condition, chipped. Rare. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920

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Provenance From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990.

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GREEK ‘TROJAN TYPE’ DOUBLE-EDGED AXE Later 2nd millennium BC A bronze blank for production of a labrys axehead with waisted central section and flared edges; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2 kg total, 20.3cm including stand (8"). Fine condition; edges unsharpened. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection of weaponry, Cologne, Germany. Literature Cf. Branigan, K., Aegean Metalwork of the Early and Middle Bronze Age, Oxford, 1974, pl.10, no.525, for similar.

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SCYTHIAN DAGGER WITH OPENWORK HANDLE Mid 1st millennium BC A bronze dagger with triangular-shaped blade and central midrib, separate bronze handle with openwork grip. 181 grams, 29.7cm (11¾"). Fine condition. £200 - 300 EUR 230 - 340 USD 250 - 370 Provenance Property of a European collector; formerly in an old European collection formed in the 1980s.

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LURISTAN SWORD WITH STABBING HILT 1st millennium BC A bronze sword comprising a broad triangular two-edged blade with median panel developing to a midrib above the point with ‘blood ridges’ either side, lower guard with barbed shoulders and three projections to each face, columnar grip with blocks of raised pointillé detailing, conical pommel with four projecting spurs, acute point, ringand-dot motif to both faces. 930 grams, 76.5cm (30¼"). Fine condition. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300

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Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s. Literature Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 48 (where the bronze hilt is ﬁtted to an iron blade).

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LURISTAN SHORT SWORD WITH STONE POMMEL 2nd millennium BC A substantial bronze short sword with broad triangular, double-edged blade and central midrib; crescent guard to the shoulders; squaresection grip with cells to accept inserts(?), and domed stone pommel. 917 grams, 60cm (23½"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1990s. Literature Cf. Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, cat.35, for type.

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CELTIC LA TÈNE SWORD 1st century BC-1st century AD A double-edged sword of La Tène III type with deburred blade and raised midrib, slim tang with curved guard and quillons, conical pommel with squared top. 834 grams, 75cm (29½"). Fine condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690

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Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Pleiner, R., The Celtic sword, Oxford, 1993; Allen, S. Celtic Warrior 300 BC-AD 100, Oxford, 2001; Sievers, S., Armes celtiques, germaniques et romaines: ce que nous apprennent les fouilles d’Alésia for a similar specimen from Alesia in Reddé, M., L’armée Romaine en Gaule, Paris, 1996, pp. 67-74, ﬁg. 1, p. 71. Footnotes For Celts, the sword was the weapon of a high-status warrior. The long iron sword of the La Tène culture was the true ancestor of the knightly weapon of the Middle Ages. Usually their edges were straight and nearly parallel, tapering slightly to a rounded point. Archaeological evidence has proved the Celtic swords being of high quality, ﬂexible, and with a sharp, strong cutting edge.

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CELTIBERIAN DAGGER IN SCABBARD

ROMAN PFRONDORF TYPE CAVALRY SPORTS HELMET

5th-4th century BC

Late 2nd-early 3rd century AD

An iron two-edged dagger in its scabbard; the pommel of classic Celtiberian dual-antenna design, with biconvex lobe finials; columnar grip with median collar; slightly curved guard; lentoid-section parallelsided scabbard with open slot to the lower end of each face, flared terminal; three suspension points, one with penannular ring in place; with Guttmann collection label ‘AG/219’. 376 grams, 31.5cm (12½"). Fair condition. Rare. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300

A Roman bronze sport helmet of ‘Pfrondorf Type’, with female features, possibly representing a gorgon (Medusa), comprising a two-part helmet with a back plate, the face piece originally with a removable inner mask; the skull embossed with stylised representations of hair along the sides and collected at the lower centre of the back to a chignon, the centre decorated by a blue enamel stone; on the upper part of the skull a two-headed snake, whose wide body is decorated with scales chiselled on the surface, long neck protruding on the two sides of the skull until the brow; the edge of the skull is decorated by punched triangles and a line representing the crown of the hair around the face; a small flat neck guard; a hinge is fastened through a pin the skull to the mask allowing it to be raised; the T-opening for the face was not always present in this type of helmet. 2.1 kg total including stand, 27cm (10½"). Very fine condition, some restoration. Extremely rare in this condition. £30,000 - 40,000 EUR 34,110 - 45,490 USD 36,880 - 49,170

Provenance Property of a European collector since the early 2000s; formerly in the Axel Guttmann (1944-2001) collection of Ancient Arms & Armour; collection number AG219 - W150; exhibited at the Guttmann museum on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of this item within its display case; accompanied by an archaeological expertise from Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Harding, D.W., The Archaeology of Celtic Art, London, 2007, p.203, for discussion of the artefact type.

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LURISTAN MACEHEAD WITH BOARS 2nd millennium BC A large tubular bronze macehead with flanges to the rims, three columns of radiating spikes and three boar figures modelled in the round; mounted on a custom-made stand. 953 grams, 29.5cm including stand. (11¾"). Fine condition. Rare. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Private collection, London, UK; formed 1970s-1980s. Literature See Moorey, P.R.S., Ancient Bronzes From Luristan, London, 1974, for discussion.

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Provenance From an important East Anglian collection of arms and armour; formerly in a Dutch private collection since the 1990s; previously in a Swiss family collection since before 1980; accompanied by a metallurgic analytical report, written by metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, report number 144723/HM1364; and an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no. 144723-10011. Literature See Robinson, R., The Armour of Imperial Rome, New York, 1975; Garbsch, J., Römische Paraderustüngen, München, 1979; Born, H., and Junkelmann M., Römische Kampf-und Turnierrüstungen, Band VI, Sammlung Axel Guttmann, Mainz,1997; D’Amato R. and Negin, A. Decorated Roman Armour, London, 2017; D’Amato R. and Negin, A. Roman Heavy Cavalry (1), Cataphractarii and Clibanarii, 1st century BC-5th century AD, Oxford, 2018. Footnotes This mask helmet belongs to the category of Roman mask helmets used during military games and pageants, which also functioned as training, such as those described by Arrian of Nicomedia in the ‘Tactica’.The simpler versions of such masks could also be used in battle, particularly by the heavy cavalry division (catafractarii). The distinguishing feature of such masks is the removable central area, along with a two-part construction. The Pfrondorf helmet, now held in Stuttgart, which gives its name to the typology, is the best and most complete of such specimens, which are rare in such good condition. Helmets with a facial cut-out often display the image of Medusa, with reference to her terrifying ability to turn people to stone.

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ROMAN ARTICULATED GREAVE

ROMAN PUGIO WITH SCABBARD

Late 2nd-early 3rd century AD

2nd-1st century BC

A bronze greave (ocreae) for cavalry or infantry use, providing defence for the shin and knee, with a separate and articulated kneeguard; five lateral tabs for attachment of the leather strings still remaining, both on the greave and knee-guard, the offset edge strips are perforated for attachment of the strap eyelets, the upper edge remains of the knee joint hinge; showing at the lower end a slightly pronounced ankle protection. 306 grams, 50cm (19½"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

An iron pugio military dagger of Type I from the Republican period, comprising a short triangular blade with thick midrib and swept edges, narrow point, triangular guard with chamfered upper edges, grip with facetted bulb displaying a bronze stud and disc pommel; frame of the accompanying scabbard with C-section outer edges and three flat transverse bracers, chape with disc finial, four attachment loops for mounting straps, to the obverse of the mouth an applied repoussé silver portrait bust with Julian hairstyle. 311 grams total, 34cm (13½"). Fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920

Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. Literature See Robinson, R., The Armour of Imperial Rome, New York, 1975; Garbsch, J., Römische Paraderustüngen, München, 1979; Kolnìk, T., Rímske a Germάnske Umenie na Slovensku, Bratislava, 1984; Junkelmann M., Reiter wie Statuen aus Erz, Mainz, 1996; Born H. / Junkelmann, M., Roman Combat and Tournament Armours - Axel Guttmann Collection, vol. 4, Mainz 1997; Bishop M.C. & Coulston J.C.N., Roman military equipment, from the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, Oxford, 2006; D’Amato, R., Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier, London, 2009; D’Amato-Salimbeti, Bronze Age Greek Warrior, 1600-1100 BC, Oxford, 2011; D'Amato R. and Negin A., Decorated Roman Armour, London, 2017.

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Provenance From an important English collection; acquired in the 1990s; accompanied by an academic report by Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Fischer, N.L., Iron Men: Roman Masculinity and the Roman Military Dagger, Cornell University PhD thesis, 2017; also Bishop, M.C. and Coulston, J.C.N., Roman Military Equipment From the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, London, 1993, p.134-5. Footnotes Type I pugio daggers are typically 28-30cm in length, the earliest and shortest of the type. The two discs that form the grip and pommel confirm its origins among a class of combat knives found on the Iberian Peninsula before the first Roman military invasion. The overall design was borrowed from the contemporary Celtiberian double-disc-handled dagger. These may initially have been taken from defeated local warriors as battlefield booty from the Numantine and Sertorian Wars (153-133 BC and 75 BC respectively). They were then copied by Roman military smiths, and formed part of the standard legionary’s kit by the time of the battle of Alesia (52 BC). The pugio was used for close-quarters fighting and for dispatching fallen enemies. Many examples are very decorative, suggesting that it was considered a valuable back-up armament suited to certain types of combat where it was primarily used as a stabbing weapon.

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ROMAN GLADIUS SWORD BLADE Late 1st century BC-1st century AD A double-edged bronze gladius blade of Mainz typology, leaf-shaped waisted blade with slanted shoulders and tapering tang. 509 grams, 64.5cm (25½"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,200 EUR 910 - 1,360 USD 980 - 1,480 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Bishop, M. C., Coulston, J.C.N., Roman military equipment, from the Punic wars to the fall of Rome, London, 2006; Radman Livaja, I., Militaria Sisciensia, Finds of the Roman military equipment in Sisak in the holdings of the archaeological Museum in Zagreb, Zagreb, 2004; Miks, C., Studien zur Romischen Schwertbewaffnung in der Kaiserzeit, I-II Banden, Rahden, 2007; D’Amato, R., Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier, London, 2009. Footnotes The most famous sword of the Roman legionary was the gladius, used for cutting and thrusting in dense ﬁghting formations, a technique in which the milites were particularly trained in. One of the most famous example, Felicitas Tiberii, is in the British Museum.

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MEROVINGIAN OR EASTERN ROMAN SWORD WITH JEWELLED HILT 5th-6th century AD An iron two-edged sword with lentoid-section blade, the blade with battle nicks to both cutting edges and traces of scabbard remaining; the lower guard formed from a gilt chip-carved plate, inlaid with garnet cloisonné; gold clad tubular grip with five raised ribs; the pommel with inset rectangular garnets with a central cabochon, agate disc above. 855 grams, 88cm (34¾"). Fine condition, cleaned and conserved. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290 Provenance Property of a Kent collector; part of his family collection since the mid 1970s; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Behmer, E., Das zweischneidige Schwert der germanischen Völkerwanderungszeit, Stockholm, 1939; Périn P. and Kazanski M.,La tombe de Childéric, le Danube et la Méditerranée in Villes et campagnes en Neustrie, (Europe médiévale, 8) Montagnac, 2007, pp. 29-38; Lebedinsky, I., Armes et guerriers barbares au temps des grandes invasions, Paris, 2001. Footnotes The sword belongs to the type III of the Behmer classiﬁcation of the Germanic swords, the so-called broad-blade group, the second main group of the blades of the Migration period. Weapons of this type have been discovered in the territory of the Franks (Tournai, Flonheim, Louvres, Lavoye), the Alamans

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(Gültingen) and in the tombs of different Germanic populations of central Europe (Vienne-Leopoldau in Austria, Blučina in Moravia, Bešenov in Slovakia). It is clear that such typology of swords was derived from the late Roman spatha, and it was widely used by the Roman soldiers of the period. Subtypes are known, for instance the garnet ﬁttings are more abundant on the Frankish blades than on the Alaman ones; but in general the similarities between these weapons allows us to accept the idea of a common prototype, and that they were created in the same atelier. Scholars have proposed their origin in the Mediterranean world, and particularly in Constantinople (Quast, Arrhenius) or in Italy (Kazanski, Périn).

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GOTHO-BYZANTINE SWORD WITH EAGLE HEADS 5th-6th century AD A double-edged cutting sword with complete blade; the point is well preserved; both cutting edges with evidence of use on the battlefield; the blade is straight with a hefty tang; the parallel fullers well marked; the guard (probably from another sword) is formed from a chip-carved gilt iron plate, divided into two sections, decorated with grooves, and ending with bird heads (eagles?) on one side, smooth on the back side; the iron grip with a circular golden plate, horizontally divided by five circles; the pommel absent with two original iron supports for the grip in situ. 806 grams, 88.5cm (34¾"). Fine condition, cleaned and conserved. Rare. £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600 Provenance From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s, accompanied by an archaeological report by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Behmer E., Das zweischneidige Schwert der germanischen Völkerwanderungszeit, Stockholm, 1939; Périn P., Kazanski M., La tombe de Childéric, le Danube et la Méditerranée, in Villes et campagnes en Neustrie, (Europe médiévale, 8) Montagnac, 2007, pp.29-38; Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, The Merovingian Period, Europe without borders, Berlin, 2007. Footnotes An Eastern Germanic or Byzantine sword with gold chip carved guard and sheet gold grip; in excellent condition considering the antiquity of the blade. The general shape of the sword and the chip-carved guard points to a likely Byzantine origin, probably from a Constantinople (Byzantium) workshop. At the moment there are no known direct parallels of such a guard, but it shows similarities to the Pontic (Byzantine) sword of Pokrosk-Voshod (Périn-Kazanski, 2007, fig.5, p.31) and of the identical sword of MVF of Berlin (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, 2007, p.327, cat.I.34.5), both dated to the mid-5th century AD. That particular item seems to have been produced by Eastern Goths, deeply influenced by Byzantium (of which they were formally subjects). The eagle terminals of that sword suggest a Crimean Gothic attribution, finding parallels with the Bosphoran eagle-buckles, considered to be of OstrogothicItalic origin. The prototypes of the eagle buckles from the southern Crimean cemeteries are the Gotho-Gepidic examples in the Middle Danubian region (Staatliche Museenzu, Berlin, 2007, p.77). An Eastern Roman origin of this weapon is very likely, on the basis also of the style of the chapes of other swords like the one from Zaragiz’s grave (Périn-Kazanski, 2007, fig.6, n.1, p.31). The presence of an unusual guard suggests the Constantinople origin of our specimen.

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MEROVINGIAN GOLD AND GARNET SHIELD FITTING 6th-7th century AD A substantial gold mount possibly from a shield, with beaded wire rim, attachment pins, central rosette of raised cells with meerschaum, turquoise and garnet inlay. 21.32 grams, 43mm (1¾"). Fine condition. An elaborate high-status ornament. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290 Provenance Acquired in London 1999; formerly in the collection of Mr L. Grenacs, Belgium, formed in 1975. Literature See Arrhenius, B., Merovingian Garnet Jewellery, Stockholm, 1985, for discussion; and for a similar corpus, cf. Wieczorek, A. and Perin, P., Das Gold der Barbarenfursten, Damstadt, 2001.

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VIKING SILVER AND NIELLO INLAID AXEHEAD WITH BEASTS 10th-13th century AD An iron axehead of Wheeler’s Type IV with curved blade and edge, bulbous socket, hammer to the reverse, featuring decorative panels executed in inlaid silver wire (filigree) in the fields with ornamental elements including reserved zoomorphs and geometric shapes; on the face of the butt-spur: a tongue-shaped panel of inlaid silver filigree, three reserved triangles and a piriform upper void forming a saltire; on the bulb of the socket: a large ellipsoid filigree panel with inner reserved saltire and four triangles to the spandrels, each with a

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notched edge; to the blade: an upper filigree panel with a stylised animal in profile (perhaps an elk) with characteristic curved upper lip, flanking flared ears, two long undulating antlers with reserved ovoids between, looped tendril detailing around the figure’s outline; below: a pelta-shaped filigree panel with reserved animal (wolf?) in profile with slender body, ‘S’ shaped tail, forelegs extended and head reversed facing the raised tail, jaws gaping, annular eye, looped interlace tendrils in the field respecting the edges of the reversed image; the two faces are in mirror-image. 331 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Very fine condition. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290 Provenance From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s; supplied with a report by Anglo-Saxon and Viking specialist, S. Pollington. Literature See Dobat, A.S., The King and his Cult: The Axe-Hammer from Sutton Hoo and its Implications for the Concept of Sacral Leadership in Early Medieval Europe, in Antiquity, vol.80, 2006; see Wheeler, R.E.M., London and the Vikings, London Museum Catalogues: No 1, London, 1927, for type; see Great North Museum, Hancock, Northumberland, reference ‘Axe,_Yorkshire,_Bawtry_NEWMA.1904.20,’ for a comparable ﬁnd; see Karnell, M.H., Gotland’s Picture Stones-Bearers of an Enigmatic Legacy, Gotländskt Arkiv, vol.84, 2012, for a comparison of the zoomorphic animal forms. Footnotes Examples of combination axe blades with striking faces have been considered sacriﬁcial weapons in some instances. The use of decorative reserved zoomorphs is unusual for this period, displaying surprisingly naturalistic animal forms.

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LARGE ELABORATE VIKING PERIOD SILVER SWORD SCABBARD CHAPE

VIKING GOLD AND GILT SILVER HORSE BIT SET 10th century AD

10th-11th century AD A large silver Avar scabbard chape, the sheet body with repoussé linear ornament and punched dots to front of throat and tip; the throat rim with applied cast collar with bands of ornament and central spur rising in the form of ram’s heads to both sides and the tip with affixed cast embellishment piece with pellets to edges, scrolls and trefoil central elements with knop to tip. 118 grams, 22.5cm (9"). Fine condition; professionally restored. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance Property of a European collector; formerly in an old European collection formed in the 1980s.

A mixed group of silver-gilt and gold harness and other fittings including two harness strap distributors with gold straps, two bulbs with rectangular sockets, three triangular sheet silver dangles, four slender strap ends with chamfered edges, four small buckles, a quantity of gilt boss appliqués. 368 grams total, 0.8-13cm (¼ - 5"). Fine condition. [58, No Reserve] £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance From a London W1, UK, collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000.

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VIKING SILVER INTERLACED DRAGON HORSE BIT Literature See Fodor, Istvan, The Ancient Hungarians, Budapest, 1996, for background information.

10th-13th century AD A silver snaffle-bit comprising linked arms with hoop finials and bridle rings, cheek-pieces with tapering arms and knop finials; all decorated with dense bands of interlace and knotwork, beast-head finials. 576 grams, 25cm (10"). Very fine condition. £6,000 - 8,000 EUR 6,820 - 9,100 USD 7,380 - 9,830 Provenance From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s.

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VIKING SWORD WITH SILVER INLAID HILT Early 9th century AD A double-edged sword of Petersen’s Type E, Wheeler Type VII; the blade with fullers and signs of deployment on the battlefield; large hilt with boat-shaped guard and three-lobed pommel, both guards and pommel with silver inlay. 935 grams, 94cm (37"). Fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance Property of a Kent collector; part of his family collection since the mid 1970s; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Petersen, J., De Norske Vikingsverd, Oslo, 1919; Arendt, W. W. Ett svärdsfäste från vikingatiden in Fornvännen 31, 1936, pp.313-315; Peirce, I., Swords of the Viking Age, Suffolk, 2002; Kainov, S. Yu., Новые данные о мече с Сарского городища in Военная археология Вып.2. Сборник материалов Проблемного Совета 'Военная археология' при Государственном Историческом музее, 2011, pp. 147-152; Kainov, S. Yu. Swords from Gnёzdovo in Acta Militaria Mediaevalia VIII, pp.7-68. Footnotes The Petersen type E sword was a very popular type with 130 examples discovered in Europe. The most striking character for this typology is the substantial hilt, which is often ornamented with parallel silver or bronze inlays. The method is described by Arendt (1936, p. 314): ‘Both guard and the pommel form a kind of containers or coverings, which contain smaller but equally shaped parts. These latter [inner parts] were braided with silver wires and placed in the way that their crossings were just under the pits in containers.’

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VIKING SWORD WITH SILVER INLAID HILT 10th century AD An iron double-edged sword of Petersen’s Type R with shallow fullers, an oval lower guard inlaid with copper and silver Ringerike motifs, short grip and narrow upper guard, the upper guard with with similar inlays, the lobed pommel with bands of braided silver wire in between, the central lobe with Mediterranean style inlaid tree. 1.3 kg, 87cm (34¼"). Fine condition. £3,500 - 4,500 EUR 3,980 - 5,120 USD 4,300 - 5,530 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Petersen, J., De Norske Vikingsverd, Oslo, 1919; Peirce, I., Swords of the Viking Age, Suffolk, 2002.

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Latin cross within a circle to one fuller; square-section crossguard of Style 1, stout tang and cocked-hat pommel, Vikings knew this type as gaddhjalt, spike-hilt. 1.06 kg, 93.5cm (36¾"). Fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Szendrei, A., Ungarische Kriegsgeschichtliche Denkmaler, Budapest, 1896; Petersen, J., De Norske Vikingsverd, Oslo, 1919; Petersen, J., De Norske Vikingsverd, Saint Petersburg, 2005; Oakeshott, E. The sword in the Age of the Chivalry, Woodbridge, 1964 (1994); Oakeshott, E. Records of the Medieval Sword, Woodbridge, 1991; the sword is a good parallel with a sword in the Landesmuseum, Zurich (Oakeshott, 1991, p.32) although ﬁtted with the more typical (for this typology) style A pommel.

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VIKING SINGLE-HANDED SWORD 10th century AD An iron double-edged sword, possibly Petersen’s Type X, with patternwelded blade and shallow fuller; boat-shaped crossguard gracefully curving towards the blade, tapered tang and tea-cosy pommel. 629 grams, 59.5cm (23½"). Fair condition, tip absent. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Petersen, J., De Norske Vikingsverd, Oslo, 1919; Peirce, I., Swords of the Viking Age, Suffolk, 2002; the specimen should belong to the swords classiﬁed by Petersen inside the X typology, despite the very unusual pommel, which forms a variant of this type; similar specimen with pattern-welded blade in the Musée de l’Armée de Paris (inv. JPO 2253) see Peirce, 2002, pp.118-119; a similar sword sold at Christie’s London, Antique Arms and Armour, 16 December 2002, lot 46.

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ISLAMIC SWORD BLADE WITH ‘THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD’ INSCRIPTION 16th-17th century AD A sword blade with triple fullers for the upper half, reducing to a single central fuller almost at the point; both sides and edges with repeated Arabic ‘There is Only One God’ inscription both sides, with shouldered and tapering flat tang. 552 grams, 95.5cm (37½"). Fair condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.

8th-9th century AD 485 A double-edged sword of Petersen’s Distinctive Type 2 with tapering broad blade and shallow fullers, boat-shaped lower guard, the large pommel composed of two parts with conical upper part and a boatshaped lower guard. 1.12 kg, 94cm (37"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Petersen, J., De Norske Vikingsverd, Oslo,1919; Petersen, J., De Norske Vikingsverd, Saint Petersburg, 2005; Peirce, I., Swords of the Viking Age, Suffolk, 2002; Petersen (p.121, ﬁg.72) from Rimstad, Hedrum (Peirce, 2002, p.46), found together with a shield.

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VIKING SINGLE-HANDED SWORD WITH LATIN CROSS INLAY Mid 10th-mid 13th century AD An iron double-edged Oakeshott’s Type X and Petersen’s Type X sword with elegant tapering blade and well-formed fullers, an inlaid

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MEDIEVAL SINGLE-HANDED SWORD Late 11th-early 12th century AD A well-balanced iron double-edged sword of Oakeshott’s Type XI or XII with gently tapering profile and round point, shallow fuller and straight crossguard, the crossguard with inlaid cross pattern on a scrolled background; medium tang and disc-pommel of Type H or G with chamfered edges, the pommel with inlaid cross and scroll decoration. 1.8 kg, 94cm (37"). Fine condition. £3,500 - 4,500 EUR 3,980 - 5,120 USD 4,300 - 5,530 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Ştefan Gh., Barnea I., Comşa M., Comşa E., Dinogetia I, Aşezarea feudală timpurie de la Bisericuta-Garvan, Bucharest, 1967; Oakeshott, E. The sword in the Age of the Chivalry, Woodbridge, 1964 (1994); Oakeshott, E.Records of the Medieval Sword, Woodbridge,1991; Aleksić,M.,Mediaeval Swords from Southeastern Europe, material from 12th to 15th century AD, Beograd, 2007.

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MEDIEVAL HAND-AND-HALF ‘DE BOHUN FAMILY’ LONG SWORD Late 13th century AD An iron sword of Oakeshott’s Type XIb or XII with double-edged blade and tapering profile with rounded point, shallow fuller with inlaid inscription ‘NRGDISIC’ between two Greek crosses; parallel-sided straight lower guard and medium tang; the discoid pommel of Type H with chamfered edges, inlaid with the arms of the De Bohun Family, a bend argent cotised or between six lions rampant or; a strong battle weapon. 1.3 kg, 1.11m (44"). Fine condition. £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600 Provenance Property of a Welsh private collector, acquired in the late 1970s; formerly in the Frank Starky collection, Birmingham, UK, since the late 1960s-early 1970s; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Oakeshott, E., The sword in the Age of the Chivalry, Woodbridge, 1964 (1994); The Matthew Paris Shields c.1244-59, ed. Tremlett, T.D. in Rolls of Arms Henry III, Aspilogia ii, ed. A. Wagner, London, 1967; Oakeshott, E., Records of the Medieval Sword, Woodbridge,1991. Footnotes The Bohun family were members of English nobility since the Norman conquest, and played, as Earls of Hereford and Essex, an important role in English history until the end of the 14th century. The Bohun arms were in due course recorded by Matthew Paris as Azure, a bend argent cotised or between six lions rampant or (The Matthew Paris Shields c.1244-59', 1967, 19 no.33), but the ﬁrst document attesting it, is a seal attached to a charter relating to land at Bisley in Gloucestershire, in which Humphrey (as earl of both Hereford and Essex, hence after 1236) displays a shield of arms, a bend between six lioncels (or lions rampant) and a legend identifying its owner merely as Humphrey de Bohun.

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MEDIEVAL TWO-HANDED LONG SWORD 14th-15th century AD A two-handed sword of Oakeshott Type XVII, long diamond-section blade with fullers, straight guard of Oakeshott Style I, long grip and facetted octagonal pommel of Type T; a well-balanced sword. 1.5 kg, 1.2m (47¼"). Fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Oakeshott, E., Record of the medieval sword, Woodbridge, 1991; Oakeshott, E., The sword in the Age of the Chivalry, Woodbridge, 1964 (1994); Oakeshott, E., Sword in hand, a brief survey of the knightly sword, London, 2001.

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MEDIEVAL SINGLE-HANDED SWORD WITH ARROW INLAY 12th century AD An elegant sword of Oakeshott’s Type XI with long blade and wellmarked fuller with an inlaid arrow motif, parallel-sided lower guard of Style 7 with plain quillons, medium tang and mushroom pommel. 948 grams, 90.5cm (30½"). Fine condition. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300 Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Oakeshott, R.E., The Archaeology of the weapons, London, 1960; Oakeshott, E., The sword in the Age of the Chivalry,Woodbridge, 1964 (1994); Oakeshott, E., Records of the Medieval Sword, Woodbridge, 1991; RomischGermanischen Zentralmuseum Mainz (RGZM), Das Reich der Salier, 1024-1125, Sigmaringen, 1992; for a similar sword s. RGZM, 1992, pp.105ff., cat. 19/03 (Utrecht Museum, inv.8783); also sword Xa in the Wallace collection, individuated by Oakeshott as a possible early sample of type XI (Oakeshott, 1991, p.37); and the famous sword from Tyrvaa, circa 1100, with its long blade and narrow fuller (Oakeshott, 1991, p.54).

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Footnotes The Oakeshott Type XI sword was popular during the 12th-13th century and was characteristically long with slender blade. The pommels and crossguard types vary depending on availability and custom during the usage period. Some appear with inlaid markings, and some with inlaid inscriptions in white or yellow metal, silver, tin and pewter, or copper and brass.

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MEDIEVAL SINGLE-EDGED HUNGARIAN OR VENETIAN SABRE Late 15th century AD A rare curved single-edged Hungarian sword of Grosses Messer typology, with a late Gothic maker’s mark on both sides of the blade; curved blade with lenticular compressed section, S-shaped iron guard with coiled arms, typical squared pommel with central circle in relief, bent hilt with the same maker’s mark. 1.6 kg, 1.09m (24½"). Fine condition. £3,500 - 4,500 EUR 3,980 - 5,120 USD 4,300 - 5,530 Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See the armoury of the Ducal Palace in Venezia and in National Hungarian Museum, Budapest for similar swords; similar hilt in Norman, A.V.B., Rapier and Smallsword 1460-1820, London, 1980, p. 82, classiﬁed as Italian and dated to AD 1475-1525; for the Venetian samples see Boccia & Coelho, Armi Bianche Italiane, 1975, cat. G690, pl.145-47, where again such hilts are dated AD 1475-1480. Footnotes The sword belongs to a well-known group of swords that seem to have originated in Venice in the 1460’s and were made in an almost identical way up to the 1490’s, also in Hungary. The type is generally associated with late 15th century Hungarian swords of Venetian type, having the form of a long sabre or Grosses Messer. Usually such swords had a wooden grip covered in leather with a characteristically thick cord binding underneath. The piece appears to be of Italian form, prior to the fully developed guards and probably dates to the end of the 15th century.

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MEDIEVAL SINGLE-HANDED SWORD WITH INLAID HEART 12th-13th century AD A beautifully proportioned double-edged iron sword of Oakeshott’s Type XI with tapering profile and rounded point, shallow fuller inlaid with a heart motif; straight lower guard and medium tang; discoid pommel of Type H with chamfered edges and incised Templar cross, inlaid gold button to the top. 1.47 kg, 96.5cm (38"). Fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Oakeshott, E., The sword in the Age of the Chivalry, Woodbridge, 1964 (1994); Oakeshott, E., Record of the medieval sword, Woodbridge, 1991; the sword belongs to the type XI of ‘war sword’, as classiﬁed by Oakeshott.

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MEDIEVAL HAND-AND-A HALF SWORD WITH ORB INLAY Early 14th-early 15th century AD An iron longsword of Oakeshott’s Type XV.A or XVIII with tapering blade and shallow fullers, the blade inlaid with an orb; the guard with gently tapering arms and downturned tips; long tapering grip and globular facetted pommel. 1.3 kg, 1.07m (42"). Fine condition. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300 Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Oakeshott, R.E., The Archaeology of the weapons, London, 1960; Oakeshott, E., The sword in the Age of the Chivalry, Woodbridge, 1964(1994); Oakeshott, E., Records of the Medieval Sword, Woodbridge, 1991; Oakeshott, E., Sword in hand, London, 2001 (2007); similar specimen in Oakeshott, 1964,

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486 491 487 488 pl. 34a; also in Oakeshott, 1991, p. 187, a sword formerly in the collection D’Acre Edwards, now on loan on the Royal Armouries (pommel T.5, facetted and cross-style of type 4).

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MEDIEVAL SINGLE-HANDED SWORD Late 13th-early 14th century AD An iron longsword of Oakeshott’s Type XIIa with tapering blade and narrow fullers, edges of the blade with battle nicks, straight lower guard and tapering tang, a later squared pommel of Type Z1 with inlaid silver cross. 1.2 kg, 95.5cm (37½"). Fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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492 Literature See Oakeshott, E., The archaeology of the weapons, arms and armours from Prehistory to the age of Chivalry, Woodbridge, 1960 (1999); Oakeshott, E., The sword in the Age of the Chivalry, Woodbridge, 1964 (1994); Oakeshott, E., Records of the Medieval Sword, Woodbridge, 1991; Aleksić,M., Mediaeval Swords from Southeastern Europe, material from 12th to 15th century AD, Beograd, 2007. Footnotes The interesting element of this specimen is the squared pommel, which is clearly later, corresponding in general to Oakeshott's Type Z1 (Aleksić, 2007, ﬁg. 1, p. 26). Oakeshott classiﬁed all the pommels of square shape in his Type Z. The subtype Z1, which is more frequently used in mid-fourteenth century swords, is characterised by the square shape, almost straight edges with central bosses on both sides that could sometimes be centrally hollowed. Two swords with subtype Z1 pommels bear dedicatory inscriptions in the name of al-Saifī Arsitay (Askeri Muzeum, Istanbul) that were inscribed on their blades during the reign of this Mamluk governor, between 1401 and 1408 (Aleksic, 2007, cat. nos. 399,400).

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MEDIEVAL SINGLE-HANDED SWORD 11th-12th century AD A long iron sword of Oakeshott’s Type XI with double-edged blade and narrow fullers, parallel-sided crossguard with tapering Style 1 quillons, rectangular tang and mushroom pommel of Style B1, an elegant weapon. 644 grams, 82.5cm (32½"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Oakeshott, E., The sword in the Age of the Chivalry, Woodbridge, 1964 (1994); Oakeshott, E., Records of the Medieval Sword, Woodbridge, 1991; Romisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseum Mainz (RGZM), Das Reich der Salier, 1024-1125, Sigmaringen,1992; the sword, with its B1 pommel, bears some resemblance with the B pommes swords having a straight lower edge; good examples of this type can be found in the Tower of London and in the Historisches Museum in Berne (inv.n.840.5, see Oakeshott, 1994, p.95, ﬁg.1); probably the most famous and well known example of a Type XI sword is a ceremonial presentation blade that is commonly known as ‘the Sword of St Maurice’ in Weltliches Schatzkammer in Wien (Oakeshott, 1991, p.56, type XI.4; RZGM,1992, pp. 245-246, n.3). Footnotes The Oakeshott’s Type XI sword was a cavalry sword, used by the rising class of knights of the 12th century. There are numerous sources which suggest that proto Type XI swords may have been in use as early as the 10th century.

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RENAISSANCE RAPIER WITH MAKER’S MARK Late 16th century AD A rapier sword, possibly of Italian manufacture, straight double-edged blade with maker’s mark of a stylised flower below the ricasso, basket hilt with openwork hand protector, loop guard and the side ring preserved, tang with original wooden grip, facetted pear-shaped pommel. 1.85 kg, 1.07m (46"). Fine condition. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300 Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Oakeshott, E., The sword in the Age of the Chivalry, Woodbridge, 1964 (1994); Nickel, H., Pyhrr, S.W., Tarassuk, The Art of Chivalry. European Arms and Armour from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1982; L., Vello, M. & Tonin F., I grandi spadai Feltrini e Bellunesi (Master Swordsmiths of Feltre and Belluno), Roma, 2017. Footnotes The rapier was developed in the late 15th century and became more popular during the 16th century. It was designed for cut-and-thrust fencing techniques with a long double-edged blade and complex hilt to protect the hand.

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TUDOR ERA LANGES MESSER SINGLE-EDGED SWORD Late 15th-early 16th century AD An single-edged iron sword possibly of German origin with 16th century hilt and pointed blade, two irregular fullers; knuckle-guard with large opening, long grip with three attachment holes; maker’s mark of a small crown to the grip, second maker’s mark of stylised letter beneath the ricasso, between the fullers a third maker’s mark of a stylised figure flanked by three dots. 1.1 kg, 101cm (39¾"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

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Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Literature See Grotkamp-Schepers B., Immel I., Johnsson P., Wetzler S., Das Schwert. Gestalt und Gedanke: The Sword. Form and Thought, Solingen, 2015; a good parallel in the Glasgow museum (inv. E 1939.65.HL).

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MEDIEVAL GERMAN GREAT HELM Mid 14th century AD An impressive iron great helm of later typology, composed of five plates rivetted together; T-shaped nose guard with cross-shaped ventilation holes below, rectangular eye-holes to each side; attachment holes for the internal lining still visible. 1.6 kg, 28.5cm (11¼"). Fine condition. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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Literature See Walther, I.F. & Siebert Insel G., Codex Manesse, Die Miniaturen der GroBen Heidelberger Liederhandschrift, Frankfurt am Main, 1988; Williams, A., The Knight and the Blast Furnace. A History of the Metallurgy of Armour in the Middle Ages & the Early Modern Period, Leiden-Boston, 2003; Žákovský P., Hošek J., Cisár V., A unique finding of a great helm from the Dalečín castle in Moravia, in Acta Militaria Medievalia, VIII, 2011, pp.91-125. Footnotes This helm belongs to the category of the great helms made of five separate plates rivetted together. The chronological indicator for the great helms with five plates, suggested by Žákovský, Hošek, Cisár (2011, p.100), is the shape of the top occipital plate. This plate, flat in older helmets dated to the 13th and early 14th century, is convex to hemispherical in the helmets made between 1320 and 1330 AD, followed by a conspicuous rib following the longitudinal axis of the plate. The modification of the top occipital plate from flat to convex or hemispherical, was better suited to deflecting potential blows of the opponent, or perhaps responded to the fact that, since the beginning of the 14th century, lighter helmets were worn under the great helms to provide the wearer with more comfort, a generally better view and more peripheral vision.

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ISLAMIC IRON CHAMFRON 17th-18th century AD A naturalistic iron chamfron with piercings for nostrils and eyes, four attachment holes to the edges. 776 grams, 46cm (18"). Fair condition. ÂŁ800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a London collector, acquired early 1990s. Literature See Mohamed, B., The Arts of the Muslim Knight, Italy, 2008, nos.324-330, for other examples.

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LARGE NORTHERN EUROPEAN BATTLE AXE Neolithic, late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BC A large and finely polished boat-shaped axe in dark greenstone, with expanded asymmetric convex cutting edge tapering to shouldered and domed ‘hammer’ butt; drilled to receive handle with projecting collar to underside and longitudinal raised central ridge to upper side. 1.1 kg, 23cm (9"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 498

Provenance From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s. Literature See Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.333 for general form and no.486 for an example with collared butt; also for a group of two similar examples see Christie’s New York, 4 June 2015, lot 72 [US$10,000-15,000].

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FATJANOVO CULTURE BATTLE AXEHEAD Neolithic, late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BC A large and finely polished boat-shaped axe in dark grey stone, with expanded asymmetric convex cutting edge tapering to shouldered and collared ‘hammer’ butt; drilled to receive handle with incised ornamental lines reminiscent of binding cord transversely to sides at piercing. 940 grams, 20cm (8"). Very fine condition. Rare. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 499

Provenance Property of a Kent collector; part of his family collection since the mid 1970s. Literature See Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.333, for general form and no.486 for an example with collared butt; also for a group of two similar examples see Christie’s New York, 4 June 2015, lot 72 [US$10,000-15,000].

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SCANDINAVIAN POLISHED BATTLE AXE Neolithic, 3rd-2nd millennium BC A finely polished double-bitted stone axe with convex cutting edges flaring down into central rectangular section, pierced off-centre to receive a wood haft; in a mottled red-grey granite. 537 grams, 16cm (6¼"). Very fine condition; ancient small chip to one cutting edge. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a Kent collector; part of his family collection since the mid 1970s.

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Literature Cf. MacGregor, Arthur ed., Antiquities From Europe and the Near East in the Collection of The Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, no.4.173, for a similar example.

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SCANDINAVIAN POLISHED BATTLE AXE Neolithic, 3rd-2nd millennium BC A finely polished battle axe in grey-green stone with asymmetric convex cutting edge curving to circular collared ‘hammer’ butt; pierced centrally to receive wood haft with shallow raised collar to underside. 566 grams, 13cm (5"). Fine condition; small ancient chipping to cutting and butt edges. [No Reserve] £200 - 300 EUR 230 - 340 USD 250 - 370 Provenance From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s.

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Literature See MacGregor, Arthur ed., Antiquities From Europe and the Near East in the Collection of The Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, no.4.177, for similar form.

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NEOLITHIC FATJANOVO CULTURE BATTLE AXEHEAD Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BC A large and finely polished boat-shaped axe in dark grey stone, with expanded asymmetric convex cutting edge tapering to shouldered and collared 'hammer' butt, drilled to receive handle. 975 grams, 21cm (8¼"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

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Provenance Property of a European collector; formerly in an old European collection formed in the 1980s. Literature See Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.333, for general form and no.486, for an example with collared butt; see Christie's New York, 4 June 2015, lot 72 [US$10,000-15,000], for a group of two similar examples.

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ENGLISH POLISHED AXEHEAD Neolithic, 7000-4000 BP A finely polished axe of lentoid section with tapering edges and convex butt and convex cutting edge, showing some flaking from use; in a mottled cream-brown flint. 293 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a 1960s UK collection; reputedly found Kent, UK.

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Literature Cf. Evans, Sir J., The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 2nd edition, 1897, ﬁg.48, for very similar form and size.

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LARGE SCANDINAVIAN POLISHED AXEHEAD Neolithic, 3rd-2nd millennium BC A highly polished stone axehead with convex cutting edge tapering to a rounded butt; in a striated dark red stone. 1.2 kg, 18cm (7"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £200 - 300 EUR 230 - 340 USD 250 - 370 Provenance From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s. Literature See MacGregor, A. ed., Antiquities From Europe and the Near East in the Collection of The Lord McAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, no.5.7, for similar form.

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ENGLISH POLISHED AXEHEAD Neolithic, 7th-4th millennium BP A finely knapped axe with polished cutting edge of lentoid section with edges tapering from bluntly pointed butt to convex cutting edge showing light flaking from use; in a pale grey flint. 150 grams, 12.5ccm (5"). Fine condition. £200 - 300 EUR 230 - 340 USD 250 - 370 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a 1960s UK collection. Literature Cf. Evans, Sir J., The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, London, 2nd edition, 1897, ﬁg.43, for similar form.

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PALSTAVE-SHAPED AXEHEAD Mesolithic, 15000-7000 BP A large finely knapped axe or adze with flaring, wide and offset convex cutting edge, of generally rectangular section, the edges tapering from a bluntly pointed butt; in a mottled yellow-brown to grey flint with small area of cortex present. 365 grams, 18.5cm (7¼"). Fine condition. Rare. £700 - 900 EUR 800 - 1,020 USD 860 - 1,110

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Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a 1960s UK collection. Literature See Roe, D., Prehistory, London, 1970, p.95, ﬁg.39, for a similar example (of smaller size).

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DANISH KNAPPED DAGGER BLADE Neolithic, 7th-4th millennium BP A beautifully knapped and very lightly polished bifacial dagger blade of pointed oval form with razor-sharp edges; in a rich and deep redbrown chert or flint. 50.8 grams, 11.9cm (4¾"). Fine condition, hilt chipped in antiquity. £200 - 300 EUR 230 - 340 USD 250 - 370

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Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a 1960s UK collection. Literature Cf. Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, nos.505-508, for very similar blade forms.

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LONG POLISHED AXEHEAD Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC A very long and superbly polished veined greenstone axe, probably of European origin, with slightly convex cutting edge and almost parallel rounded sides and rounded butt; with a custom-made stand for display. 1.5 kg total, 39cm including stand (15¼"). Very fine condition. £3,500 - 4,500 EUR 3,980 - 5,120 USD 4,300 - 5,530 Provenance Property of a Brussels gallery; acquired on the US art market in 2014.

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DANISH HAND AXE Nordic Passage Grave Culture, Lower Neolithic, 5th-4th millennium BC A substantial knapped and polished chert axe blade with rounded butt, curved edge; mounted on a custom-made stand. 972 grams total, 28cm including stand (11"). Fine condition. Scarce. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 508

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Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; previously in the collection of Mr J.B., acquired in the 1970s-1990s.

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DANISH ANTLER HAFTED AXEHEAD Early Neolithic, 8000-6000 BP A knapped axe with very light polish to convex cutting edge only, of rectangular-section with parallel edges and a square butt, in a mottled grey flint; with a socket from a shaped and hollowed-out section of deer antler, this for mounting in a wooden haft. 242 grams total, 7.412cm (3 - 4¾"). Fine condition. Rare. [2] £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a 1960s UK collection.

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Literature Cf. Glob, P. V., Danske Oldsager II, Yngre Stenalder, Copenhagen, 1952, no.245, for similar form.

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ANATOLIAN CHALCOLITHIC ‘STAR GAZER’ IDOL 3rd millennium BC A carved marble idol; arms bent at the elbow where a contrast in the size of the upper and lower arm is apparent; wide hips with tapering lower body; legs and pelvic region defined with incised lines at the front of the body; buttocks defined by a single downward facing triangular-shaped incised line at the rear; mounted on a custom-made stand. 526 grams total, 23cm including stand (9"). Fine condition. £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600 Provenance From an important London collection; formerly in an old private English collection, formed in the 1970s.

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Literature See von Bothmer, D., Glories of the Past: Ancient Art from the Shelby White and Leon Levy Collection, New York, 1990. Footnotes Early Cycladic sculpture comprises predominantly female figures that range from simple modification of the stone to developed representations of the human form, some with natural proportions and some more idealised. Many of these figures, especially those of the Spedos type, display a remarkable consistency in form and proportion that suggests they were planned with a compass. Scientific analysis has shown that the surface of the marble was painted with mineral-based pigments-azurite for blue and iron ores, or cinnabar for red. The exact purpose of these figures is not known but their most likely function is as some sort of religious idol and the predominance of female figures, sometimes pregnant, suggests a fertility deity. Supporting this view is the fact that figurines have been found outside of a burial context at settlements on Melos, Kea and Thera. Alternatively, precisely because the majority of figures have been found in graves, perhaps they were guardians to, or representations of, the deceased.

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ANATOLIAN LARGE IDOL 4th-3rd millennium BC A fine grained marble figure of a stylised female; flat, fan-shaped head with long prominent nose ridge; flat lozenge-shaped body, small breasts; incised lines for the arms, legs together defined by incised line; mounted on a custom-made support. 430 grams, 27cm including support (10¼"). Fine condition, old repair. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired from a major Mayfair gallery; acquired on the London art market before 2000.

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Footnotes Early Cycladic sculpture comprises predominantly female figures that range from simple modification of the stone to developed representations of the human form, some with natural proportions and some more idealised. Many of these figures, especially those of the Spedos type, display a remarkable consistency in form and proportion that suggests they were planned with a compass. Scientific analysis has shown that the surface of the marble was painted with mineral-based pigments-azurite for blue and iron ores, or cinnabar for red. The exact purpose of these figures is not known but their most likely function is as some sort of religious idol and the predominance of female figures, sometimes pregnant, suggests a fertility deity. Supporting this view is the fact that figurines have been found outside of a burial context at settlements on Melos, Kea and Thera. Alternatively, precisely because the majority of figures have been found in graves, perhaps they were guardians to, or representations of, the deceased.

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STONE AGE CORDED WARE JAR Early 3rd millennium BC 513

A substantial squat ceramic jar with bulbous body decorated with incised panels of linear decoration, U-shaped panels with central raised boss and concentric circles, between each panel a Y-shaped motif of impressed concentric circles; hatched borders to the rim. 1.1 kg, 20cm wide (8"). Fine condition, repaired. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s. Literature See Briard, J. The Bronze Age in Barbarian Europe, London, 1979, for discussion.

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BRONZE AGE GOLD DIADEM WITH SPECTACLE FINIAL 2nd millennium BC A sheet gold diadem with rising central element terminating in spectacle scrolls to sides; surfaces ornamented with repoussé annulets and pellets. 10.77 grams, 11.5cm (4½"). Fine condition. Rare. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090

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Provenance From a private collection, Lancashire, UK; acquired on the UK art market; previously in an early 1990s London collection.

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BRONZE AGE STAG STATUETTE 1st millennium BC A bronze figurine of a stylised stag with elongated body and neck. 44 grams, 61mm (2½"). Very fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Private collection, home counties, UK; acquired before 1980.

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LARGE CELTIC IRON AGE DECORATED BRACELET

CELTIC LA TÈNE HORN CAP

3rd-1st century BC

3rd century BC-1st century AD

A bronze penannular bracelet with flange to both rims and bifacial ornament, bands of punched pellet and saltire detailing to the edges of each face and the outer rim, pointillé chevron, pellet and other motifs flanking the gap and on the hoop opposite. 207 grams, 11cm (4¼"). Very fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860

A hollow-formed bronze staff or sceptre head of 'cotton reel' form, comprised of separate components, a broad disc with flange rim, waisted central column, applied upper disc with central chamfered lip. 514 grams, 77mm (3"). Fair condition. Around twenty known to exist, an extremely rare English find. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490

Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously with the Celtic and Prehistoric Museum, Co. Kerry, Ireland; formerly in an old European collection.

Provenance Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection; previously found Cambridgeshire, UK.

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Literature Cf. Jope, E. M., Early Celtic Art, Oxford, 2000, pl.302-3, described as a vehicle pole and yoke ﬁttings; Macdonald, P., Llyn Cerrig Bach. A Study of the Copper Alloy Artefacts from the Insular La Tène Assemblage, Cardiff, 2007, ﬁg.23, item 49.

IRON AGE ENAMELLED OPENWORK BROOCH 3rd-5th century AD A Kiev culture bronze openwork brooch formed with geometric panels of red enamel and voids, trapezoidal body with cruciform footplate; spring, catch and staple to the reverse. 42.8 grams, 97mm (4"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From an old British private collection; formerly from the collection of Mr D.R.G.; acquired on the European art market in 2001.

Footnotes Twenty or so 'horn caps' are known in museums and private collections, all have been found in Britain and mostly in Southern England. Their exact function is unclear; early suggestions that they are axle ﬁttings for chariots no longer holds weight. The shaft hole is too small and they do not appear in grave contexts containing chariots. A more likely hypothesis is that they were ceremonial, possibly a staff head or chair or saddle ﬁnial.

Footnotes The Kiev archaeological culture was located in the basin of the rivers Dnieper and Visla between the 3rd and 5th centuries; archaeologists connect this culture with the historical ancestors of the Slavs. However, there are suggestions that in different regions of the Kiev culture the ethnogenetic processes were not the same. In some cases, the Slavic component prevailed, whilst Baltic and others were dominant elsewhere.

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EARLY CELTIC CAULDRON 9th-8th century BC A Central European bronze cauldron of bulbous form with dimpled base, two circumferential bands with chevrons below the rim; two drop handles, attached to loops with double Tau cross plaques, secured by five rivets, the other plaque repaired in antiquity. 693 grams, 22cm (8¾"). Very fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Property of a American gentleman; previously acquired from Artemission, London, SW5; formerly in a German private collection; previously acquired from a Munich auction house in 2005; accompanied by the original certiﬁcate of authenticity and invoice numbered 34508 for $4,050.00 and an Art Loss Register certiﬁcate no.S00083144. Literature See Meyer, W., Landkreis Dillingen an der Donau (Die Kunstdenkmäler von Schwaben; 7), 1972, p.25; Müller-Karpe, H., Der Fund von Unterglauheim (Die Sieben Schwaben 2), 1952, pp.46-49.

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CELTIC ‘LINCOLNSHIRE WOLDS’ STONE HEAD 1st century BC-1st century AD A carved limestone head with slanting lentoid scooped eyes, reserved vertical nose and vestigial crescent mouth; mounted on a wooden

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stand. 3.1 kg total, 26cm including stand (10¼"). Fine condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance From an old North Country collection; found by a dog walker in the Lincolnshire Wolds in 1965. Footnotes The eyes and nose have a phallic shape which may be emblematic of a fertility deity.

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IBERIAN BICHROME VESSEL 3rd-2nd century BC A ceramic vessel with biconical body, strap handle and trumpet rim; body decorated with red painted scene of two mounted huntsmen each throwing a spear at deer, scrolling pattern between figures and bands of (Celtiberian?) script to the top and bottom of the scene; below a red painted border with triangles and semi-circular loops; flaring rim and small flat base; applied handle decorated with horizontal bands of red paint. 977 grams, 21.3cm (8½"). Fine condition, fire damaged and repaired. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a Scandinavian private collector; previously in an old German collection; acquired before 1990.

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Anglo-Saxon & Viking Also see lots 2623 - 2764

Lots 522 - 578

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ANGLO-SAXON GREAT SQUARE-HEADED BROOCH WITH FACES OF ODIN 6th century AD An excessively rare gilt-bronze great square-headed brooch of Hines’s Class I comprising a trapezoidal headplate with stamped and chipcarved detailing, broad bow, trefoil footplate with lappets beneath the bow, remains of the ferrous pin to the reverse of the headplate and solder scar where the catchplate was attached. 86.05 grams, 14cm (5½"). Very fine condition. A stunning example of early Anglo-Saxon art at its very best. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290 Provenance From an important English collection; found in Lincolnshire, UK; accompanied by a report by Anglo-Saxon and Viking specialist, S. Pollington. Literature See Hines, J., A New Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Great Square-Headed Brooches, London, 1997; MacGregor, A. and Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993; Mannering, U., Iconic Costumes, Scandinavian Late Iron Age Costume Iconography, Ancient Textiles Series vol. 25, Oxford, 2019. Published Featured in Treasure Hunting magazine, June, 2020. Footnotes The brooch is in remarkably good condition, thanks in large part to the quality of the mercury gilding which has retained all the ornament to the obverse surface, and to the careful cleaning and conservation which it has undergone. It has no exact parallel in the corpus of known examples of the type, but all the principal features of its design can be found on one or more other

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brooches in the series. Given that these brooches were relatively rare even when they were in use, and that they were individually created by craftsmen, it is likely that a unique combination of elements was considered desirable. That said, the brooch most closely resembles an example from Fairford, Gloucestershire, England (Hines's plate 8a) in some of its layout and ornament. For example, the two concentric Π-shaped bands of chip-carved Style I decoration appearing on the headplate and the presence of a facing human mask in each upper corner are features shared by both brooches. The broad bow has a shallow curvature with three raised ribs and two plain recesses features which appear on a brooch from Laceby (Hines's plate 65b) and elsewhere. A midrib with offset punched detailing extends from the lower edge of the headplate across the bow and down the footplate as far as the chin of the lower mask; a similar feature appears also on an example from Luton, Bedfordshire (Hines's plate 23). The footplate is formed as three radiating lobes, two smaller laterals and a larger one forming the finial; each lobe contains a facing human mask similar to those on the upper corners of the headplate; each mask is piriform and slightly domed, with a vertical midrib flanked by two pellet eyes and segmented bands representing the hair and beard. Above the lateral lobes where the bow connects to the footplate are two lappets, each a stylised profile 'horse-head' with looped lips; within the curve of the lips there is a deliberate small hole. The whole obverse (apart from the lower edge of the headplate) is framed by a continuous raised border bearing stamped decoration, each stamp a grid of four squares; this design is repeated on the midrib. Great square-headed brooches were an Anglian fashion of the early to mid6th century AD with counterparts in southern Scandinavia and a few examples known from continental Europe - mainly from coastal areas with links to the North Sea (Mannering, 2019, especially a gold foil from Gudme, Denmark with possible brooch at the shoulder, item GU1). They are associated with highstatus females, and occur in graves with other types of brooch as well as beads, girdle-hangers and other items (Hines, 1997). Due to their large size and impressive decoration, it is assumed that they were used to fasten a mantle or cloak worn over a peplos-style dress fastened by smaller brooches such as annular, button or small-long types worn in pairs at the shoulders or collar.

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ANGLO-SAXON GILT ANNULAR BROOCH 6th century AD An exceptional parcel-gilt bronze annular brooch formed with a slightly convex underside, flat upper face with recessed crescent, hole for an iron pin and corresponding notch to the opposite edge; within the recessed crescent a running guilloche band with three-pronged finial. 13.71 grams, 45mm (1¾"). Fine condition. Rare. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

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Provenance Found in Oxfordshire, UK, in 1984; accompanied by an old collector’s cataloguing sheet. Literature Cf. MacGregor, A. and Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 10.5. Footnotes Although described as a ‘quoit’ brooch in the accompanying dealer’s listing, this is a ﬁne example of a classic annular brooch with gilt decoration and notch to accept the pin. Its preservation and gilt decoration are exceptional for the type, the majority of which are ﬂat discs with simple punched bosses to the rim. The quality and regularity of the ornament indicate the workmanship of a skilled craftsman.

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ANGLO-SAXON ‘THE HARBOROUGH’ QUADRUPED WHORL MOUNT Later 6th-7th century AD A bronze disc mount with low-relief ornament; the central boss surrounded by four bird-head motifs in two addorsed pairs, outer ring of four Style II animals each with its forepaw hooked over the hindleg of its neighbour, three-band body, reversed head with jaws biting its own midriff, four notched panels to the rim; solder scars to the reverse. 9.49 grams, 31mm (1¼"). Very fine condition. Rare. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720

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Provenance Found near Harborough, Leicestershire, East Midlands, UK, whilst metal detecting on Sunday 6th September 2015; accompanied by a copy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme report number LVPL-9C8625. Literature Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 1.4, for type.

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ANGLO-SAXON GILT LOZENGE-SHAPED BROOCH 8th century AD A gilt copper-alloy lozenge plate brooch with integral coiled pin-lug and catchplate; panels of gilt geometric ‘Greek key’ pattern to the upper face. 5.69 grams, 60mm (2¼"). Fine condition. Scarce. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

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Provenance Found Sudbury, Suffolk, UK.

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ANGLO-SAXON GILT CHIP-CARVED STRAP END 8th century AD A gilt-bronze D-shaped tag or strap end with chip-carved knotwork motif. 2.3 grams, 20mm (¾"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Found Cambridgeshire, UK. Literature Cf. Wilson, D. M., Anglo-Saxon Ornamental Metalwork 700-1100 in the British Museum, London, 1964, pl.XVIII, 19, for a very similar pattern to a triple discheaded pin set and pl.XXXVIII, 105, for an octofoil mount.

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ANGLO-SAXON ‘THE BAINTON’ GILT WODEN HEAD APPLIQUÉ 7th century AD A gilt-bronze mount depicting a facing human mask with curved horns above the crown terminating in birds’ heads, and small lateral spur to one cheek; the hair, horns and spur with ribbed bands, the eyes pellets and mouth lentoid; iron deposits to the reverse. 4.4 grams, 24mm (1"). Fine condition. Rare. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Found in Bainton, near Beverley, East Yorkshire, UK; accompanied by a copy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme report number YORYM-FAE4AF (It is not possible for this item to be exported outside of the United Kingdom).

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Literature Cf. Hammond, B., British Artefacts - volume 1. Early Anglo-Saxon, Witham, 2010, item 1.4.5-r; Raynor, K., The Rempstone Mount: Anglo Saxon and Viking Horned Man Images & Artefacts, Nottingham, 2010 ; Pollington, S., Kerr, L. and Hammond, B., Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth & Material Culture from the 4th to 7th century, Ely, 2010; Pestell, T., Paganism in Early AngloSaxon East Anglia in Heslop, T.A., Mellings, E.A. and Thofner, M., Icon? Art and Belief in Norfolk from Prehistory to the Present, Woodbridge, 2012, ﬁgs. 6(a,b). Published Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme under reference YORYMFAE4AF.

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ANGLO-SAXON CHIP-CARVED ENTWINED BEAST MOUNT Later 7th-8th century AD A flat gilt-bronze trapezoidal mount section with two attachment holes; chip-carved decoration including a running guilloche to the border enclosing a panel of Insular Style ornament, a beast with slender body and spiral hip, rear leg placed in the angle of the panel, the surface pounced and with narrow borders and transverse collar, all enmeshed in a dense field of interlaced knotwork reserved from the field. 6.5 grams, 34mm (1¼"). Fine condition, chipped. [No Reserve] £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a Cambridgeshire collector; found in the early 1990s.

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Literature Cf. the Strickland Mount in Webster, L. & Backhouse, J., The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, item 107(a), for similar dense knotwork, and the Gandersheim Casket (ibid., item 138). Footnotes The decorative scheme of the piece indicates a metalwork who was familiar with the highly detailed decoration of items such as the Strickland Mount or the Gandersheim Casket. The pounced body in a mesh of interlaced tendrils ﬁnds parallels on the heads of three linked pins from Fiskerton, Lincolnshire (Webster and Backhouse, item 184). The artist’s ability to lay out such dense and accurate designs on so small a working surface (35 x 30mm) indicates the skill of a master craftsman.

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SCANDINAVIAN PRE-VIKING GOLD BRACTEATE WITH DEITY AND ANIMALS 5th-6th century AD A sheet gold discoid pendant with repoussé ornament including pellets to the rim, ring of bosses enclosing central scene with advancing horse, bird and profile head with looped hairstyle, applied granules to the ribbed suspension loop. 5.83 grams, 49mm (2"). Fine condition. Rare. £6,000 - 8,000 EUR 6,820 - 9,100 USD 7,380 - 9,830 Provenance Property of a Northamptonshire collector; acquired in Germany in the early 1980s.

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Literature Cf. Franceschi, G., Jorn, A. and Magnus, B., Mennesker, Guder og Masker i Nordisk Jernalderkunst, vol.1, Borgen, 2005, item 124, ﬁnd from Bornholm for type.

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SCANDINAVIAN PRE-VIKING GOLD BRACTEATE PENDANT WITH BOSSES 4th-8th century AD 530 A gold foil disc pendant with doubled band of pellets to the rim, five large bosses and four interstitial groups of three smaller ones, the central boss surrounded by a band of pellets; pierced for suspension. 1.79 grams, 32mm (1¼"). Fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. Literature Cf. Madsen, P.K. ed., Danef. Skatte fra den danske Muld, Copenhagen, 2010, p.116, ﬁg.1.

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VIKING GOLD CLAD STAMPED ROUNDEL 10th-12th century AD A bronze discoid panel with concentric bands of stamped triangles and pellets, stud to the reverse. 12 grams, 28mm (1"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000.

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MEROVINGIAN ATTACHMENT

GOLD

AND

GARNET

HORSE

HARNESS

6th century AD A gold disc plaque with three loops to the reverse, cloisonné cells in a cruciform arrangement with garnet and possibly later lapis lazuli inserts. 18.8 grams, 35mm (1¼"). Very fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0532/02/06/2020.

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PRE-VIKING GOLD RING WITH CLOISONS

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5th-7th century AD A substantial gold finger ring, square in section with fifteen graduated inset garnet or glass cloisons in cells to the outer face. 5.94 grams, 23.8mm overall, 17.6mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly in the Abraham collection, Berlin, Germany, in the 1960s; accompanied by a copy of an expertise from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 191231.

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HUNNISH GOLD RING WITH MILLEFIORI AND GARNETS 5th century AD

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A gold finger ring with filigree hoop and ribbed borders, disc plaque with beaded wire rim, drum-shaped bezel with granules on tubular settings, four square garnet cloisons in cells flanking a central millefiori glass cloison. 10.85 grams, 27.83mm overall, 20.50mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q½, USA 8¼, Europe 18.12, Japan 17) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. Rare. £6,000 - 8,000 EUR 6,820 - 9,100 USD 7,380 - 9,830 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0534/02/06/2020. Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 506, for type.

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VIKING GOLD RING WITH TWISTED TERMINALS 9th-11th century AD

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A gold ring with tapering hoop, the ends twisted around the shank. 4.13 grams, 23.19mm overall, 18.26mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (1"). Fine condition. A large wearable size. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From a UK collection; formerly in an early 20th century collection. Literature Cf. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History, Vol.XXXVI, part I, 1985, p.46, ﬁg.6; see Christie's, London, 11 December 1987, lots 24 and 25, [both guided £5,000-£8,000 each], for similar.

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VIKING GOLD TWISTED ROD RING 9th-12th century AD 536

A gold finger ring of twisted gold rods, forge-welded on the underside. 12.41 grams, 28.40mm overall, 20.74mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.

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VIKING GOLD MULTI-STRAND RING 9th-12th century AD

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A gold finger ring with bezel formed of braided wires, forge-welded underside. 13.46 grams, 28.95mm overall, 20.10mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21) (1½"). Very fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in an old Russian collection, 1950s.

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VIKING GOLD RING WITH STAMPED DESIGN 9th-11th century AD

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A flat-section gold ring with broad plaque and tapering ends coiled about each other; a raised band across centre, flanked by stamped decorations. 7.34 grams, 19.9mm overall, 15.75mm internal diameter (approximate size British J½, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9) (¼"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 For charges payable in addition to the ﬁnal hammer price of each Lot see paragraphs 19 & 26 of buyer's T&C's

Provenance From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s.

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VIKING GOLD RING WITH STAMPED TRIANGLES 10th-12th century AD A gold finger ring with tapering hoop, flange borders, graduated stamped detailing of a triangle with three pellets. 15.14 grams, 26.04mm overall, 20.34mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10½, Europe 23.77, Japan 22) (1"). Very fine condition, regularly worn and polished. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690

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Provenance Property of a Scottish gentleman; formerly in a private UK collection, acquired from John Howard at Spink and Son Ltd, London, UK, between 1995-1999. Literature Cf. Armstrong, Irish, p.98, no.460 and pl.XIV, ﬁg.238.

540

VIKING GOLD TRIPLE CROSS PENDANT 10th century AD A hollow-formed gold pendant comprising three crosses with central bosses flanking a central entwined cross motif; the body decorated with filigree and and applied granulation; wide suspension loop in the form of a beast head with granulated and filigree decoration forming the face and hair. 9.46 grams, 40mm (1½"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600

540

Provenance From a London W1, UK, collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. Footnotes This piece bears many similarities to a hoard found on the island of Hiddensee in the Baltic Sea. The hoard consisted of a classic Borre-style disc brooch, a neck ring of four twisted rods and a necklace of ten stylised cruciform pendants, such as this example. The items constitute a single set of jewellery and seems to be a gift from a Danish nobleman intended for presentation to a Slav woman of high standing. They were buried for safety en route, during some local emergency that resulted in it not being claimed. Evidence for the production of pendants in the Hiddensee style is provided by the remarkable ﬁnd of forty-one bronze dies, as used for the manufacture of the pressed sheets onto which the ﬁligree wires and granules were soldered. These dies were kept together in a leather bag, which had been dropped in the harbour at Hedeby.

541

PRE-VIKING SCANDINAVIAN GOLD FILIGREE PENDANT 6th century AD A gold disc pendant with integral loop, centre with applied filigree volute scrolls and granulation, surrounded by a border of figure-ofeight rope-work with granules. 4.6 grams, 33mm (1¼"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

541

Provenance From a London W1, UK, collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000.

542

PRE-VIKING SCANDINAVIAN GOLD FILIGREE PENDANT 6th century AD A gold disc pendant with filigree pattern to the top in the form of four opposed pelta patterns in twisted rope work with beads of gold between, with central circular rope-work; suspension loop to the top with S-shape twisted rope. 4.41 grams, 31mm (1¼"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance From a London W1, UK, collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000.

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543

545

MEROVINGIAN GOLD AND GARNET BELT ORNAMENT SET

VIKING SILVER CHAIN WITH GEM PENDANT

6th-7th century AD

10th-12th century AD

A set of gold and garnet appliqués comprising: a strap end with waisted body, split and scooped lower edge, inset garnet cloison, upper edge with holes for two pins; two belt studs, each a discoid gold collar with beaded wire collar to the base, inset garnet cabochon. 14.34 grams total, 12-36mm (½ - 1½"). Fine condition. A high-status group probably from a sword belt. [3] £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920

A silver necklace composed of long heavy cable chain with looped finials attached to a twisted suspension ring; a teardrop-shaped stone pendant with silver cap and surrounding ropework loop, a turquoise stone drop below. 52.9 grams, 80cm (31½"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

Provenance Acquired in London 1999; formerly in the collection of Mr L. Grenacs, Belgium, formed in 1975. Literature See Arrhenius, B., Merovingian Garnet Jewellery, Stockholm, 1985, for discussion; and for a similar corpus, cf. Wieczorek, A. and Perin, P., Das Gold der Barbarenfursten, Damstadt, 2001.

544

VIKING GILT SILVER KNOTWORK NOBLEMAN’S DIADEM 9th-12th century AD A parcel-gilt silver diadem or brow-band, penannular with scrolled terminals; the outer face decorated with a finely engraved running knotwork pattern between borders; contemporary repair to one side. 35 grams, 13.5cm (5¼"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990.

Provenance From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s.

546

VIKING SILVER CHAIN AND BEAD NECKLACE WITH CRYSTAL PENDANT 10th-12th century AD A substantial silver necklace composed of a very large teardropshaped rock crystal pendant with cage-work attachment, stamped tubular fillet to the loop, above a twisted double loop with coiled terminals; the chain composed of irregular stone and carnelian melon beads, each with interlocking loops. 145 grams, 66cm (26"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s.

Literature Cf. Jilina, N. V., Slavic and Old Russian Art of Jewelry and its roots, St. Petersburg, 2006, p.179, ﬁg.2.

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547

SCANDINAVIAN VIKING SILVER FILIGREE THOR’S HAMMER AND FRAGMENTARY CHAIN SET 9th-11th century AD A silver assemblage comprising a Thor’s hammer pendant with elaborate filigree decoration, the edges with plaited filigree, the upper face with filigree knots divided by panels of filigree, ropework collar above with S-scrolls, the finial formed as a face mask with applied pellet eyes, hair of applied annulets; the chain tightly plaited with tubular finials, attached to a large loop with coiled finials. 30.8 grams, 21cm (8¼"). Very fine condition. Rare. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380

547

Provenance Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. Literature Cf. Montelius, O., Sveriges Forntid: Atlas I, Stockholm, 1874, pl.174, item 628.

548

VIKING SILVER PLAITED BRACELET 9th-11th century AD A silver bangle formed as an openwork trichinopoly band, three smaller and one larger flat closure band with punched triangle detailing. 28.2 grams, 20cm (8"). Fine condition. A large wearable size. Scarce. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

548

Provenance From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s.

549

VIKING STAMPED SILVER BOWL 10th-12th century AD A hemispherical sheet silver bowl with rolled rim, band of punched triangles, repoussé raised collar above pentagonal leaves and wreath to the underside; Scythian original reworked in eastern Europe. 122 grams, 15cm (6"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690

549

Provenance From a London W1, UK, collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000.

550

VIKING SILVER ‘HOARD’ GROUP 10th century AD and later A silver hoard group comprising: a silver finger-shaped ingot and eight cut fragments; a smaller flat ingot; a bracelet of braided silver wire; a braided wire finger ring and fragments of two others; a Thor’s hammer pendant and a fragment of another; a tweezer fragment with incised linear ornament; forty-three silver dirhem coins of various types. 540 grams total, 1.4-11.8cm (½ - 4½"). Fine condition. [60, No Reserve] £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860

550

Provenance From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s.

551

VIKING SILVER URNES STYLE RATTLING MOUNT 9th century AD A hollow-formed vesica-shaped silver mount which rattles when shaken, with Urnes style interlaced dragons in low relief surrounding a facing bearded mask with large staring eyes (Thor?). 67 grams, 73mm (3"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,840 - 3,980 USD 3,070 - 4,300 Provenance From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s.

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552

VIKING SILVER BROOCH WITH FACES AND BEASTS Late 9th-10th century AD A provincial Scandinavian flat-section discoid silver plaque with incised niello-filled ornament and five domed rivets to the obverse, of which three secure a rectangular plate to the reverse with spiral catch finial; incised niello-filled cruciform design of voided lentoid arms on a hatched field with four interstitial facing masks; two unadorned, one with collar-length hair, beard and moustache, the fourth with fringe or tonsured hairstyle; above each mask a profile beast comprising a coiled serpent, a hound with tail between its legs, a crouching beast with head reversed and spiral hip, and another with lappet and protruding tongue; arcade to the outer edge with notched detailing. 85 grams total with box, 60mm (2¼"). Fine condition; usage wear. Very rare. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290

206

Provenance Property of an English gentleman; from the estate of a Scottish collector; acquired from continental Europe in the late 1970s; gifted to his daughter in the early 1980s; thence by descent 2004. Literature Cf. Backhouse, J., Turner, D.H. and Webster, L., The Golden Age of AngloSaxon Art: 966-1066, London, 1984, item 105, for the Sutton, Isle of Ely brooch and the Anglo-Saxon disc brooch in Statens Historiska Museum, Stockholm, item 17. Footnotes The ornament is inﬂuenced from contemporary Ringerike style of 10th century Scandinavian art, visible in the scrolled hips and other details of the zoomorphs. The brooch is closely similar in many respects to the example from Sutton, Isle of Ely, especially the zigzag border, intersecting ring-based layout, pairs of serpents and quadrupeds. The brooch shows signs of heavy usage wear prior to deposition including the loss of one boss. The plaque to the reverse is partial and shows fractures to each end, and incorporated the pin and catchplate; the Sutton brooch has a corresponding riveted panel with a short runic text, with an extensive Old English owner formula to the reverse.

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553

VIKING SILVER FILIGREE ODIN PENDANT 8th-12th century AD A hollow-formed vesica-shaped silver mount which rattles when shaken, with Urnes style interlaced dragons in low relief surrounding a facing bearded mask with large staring eyes (Thor?). 9.32 grams, 31mm (1¼"). Very fine condition, some wear. Rare. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.

553

Literature See The Swedish History Museum, Inventarienummer: 34000; Undernummer: Bj 660; SHM Föremålsidentitet: 108914, for the Birka Crucifix; see GrahamCampbell, J., Viking Art, Thames and Hudson, London, 2013, for another image of the Birka Crucifix and discussion. Footnotes The Birka Crucifix pendant, unearthed from Birka grave 660 in Uppland, Sweden, is thought to be the oldest representation of Christ in the Nordic world and bears many similarities to this lot. The Swedish History Museum’s example was excavated from the grave of a wealthy female Christian convert; it is a filigree figure of Christ bound to the cross by his wrists, wearing trousers; this lot is a lower-relief silver filigree crucifix with integral suspension loop, featuring a representation of head and face executed in the same shape and style as that of the Birka Crucifix figure.

554

VIKING SILVER FILIGREE SCROLL PENDANT 9th-11th century AD

554

A silver openwork pendant with integral suspension loop and filigree border, applied granules with rope collars to the upper face and loop. 3.64 grams, 37mm (1½"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From a London W1, UK, collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000.

555

VIKING SILVER PENDANT WITH RAVENS 9th-11th century AD A silver discoid pendant with beaded border, central image of two ravens with conjoined beaks, possibly depicting Odin’s birds Huginn and Muninn. 5.3 grams, 30mm (1¼"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s.

555

556

VIKING SILVER FILIGREE PENDANT WITH TWO-HEADED RAVEN 9th-11th century AD A silver discoid pendant with beaded ropework border, applied granules and filigree rope forming a stylised image of a two-headed raven; granulation to the folded suspension loop. 7.1 grams, 46mm (1¾"). Fine condition, split. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. Literature Cf. Korshun, V.E., Yazcheskye Priveski Drevnei Rusi X-XIV Vekov, volume III, Moscow, 2013, item L.1.01.

556

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557

VIKING SILVER INTERLACED PENDANT 9th-11th century AD

557

A silver openwork pendant formed as interlaced tendrils with scroll finials; integral suspension loop. 2.76 grams, 36mm (1½"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s.

558

VIKING SILVER FILIGREE RADIATING SUN PENDANT 9th-11th century AD

558

A discoid silver pendant with applied filigree border, central motif of a radiating sun composed of applied granules; the integral suspension loop with applied filigree scroll and granules. 5.5 grams, 43mm (1¾"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance From a London W1, UK, collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000.

559

VIKING SILVER FILIGREE SCROLL PENDANT 9th-11th century AD A discoid pendant with integral suspension loop; filigree decoration of radiating volute scrolls with granule finials, central granule with double collar; filigree and granules to the loop. 4.18 grams, 38mm (1½"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 559

Provenance From a London W1, UK, collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000.

560

VIKING SILVER INGOT COLLECTION 9th-11th century AD A group of six irregular silver ingot fragments. 15.5 grams total, 1116mm (½-¾"). Fine condition. [6] £200 - 300 EUR 230 - 340 USD 250 - 370 Provenance Property of Mr J.D. a German collector; formerly found in Bavaria; collection number Div 15, 19, 20, 21, 26(2); accompanied by a copy of the German export licence.

560

561

VIKING SILVER REGARDANT BEAST PENDANT 10th century AD A silver discoid openwork pendant with integral loop, openwork Jellinge style beast with tendrils and hatched border. 5.83 grams, 36mm (1½"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s. Literature Cf. Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rysi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, type J.2.02

561

208

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562

VIKING SILVER STAMPED CROSS PENDANT 9th-11th century AD A silver equal-armed cross pendant, punched concentric circle decoration to the edges and centre, X-motifs to the centre; applied filigree rope below suspension loop, punched decoration to the loop. 1.9 grams, 32mm (1¼"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860

562

Provenance Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. Literature Cf. Arwidsson, G. Birka II: 2 Systematische Analysen der Gräberfunde, Uppsala, 1986, page 113, ﬁg. 12:2.

563

VIKING SILVER PENDANT WITH AMULETS 9th-11th century AD A silver hoop with coiled ends, attached pendants comprising an axe, a hammer, a snake, four loop attachments and two coiled ropework spacers. 15.4 grams, 50mm (2"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

563

Provenance From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s.

564

VIKING SILVER DAGGER PENDANT 9th-11th century AD A silver pendant formed as a lozenge-shaped dagger with bevelled edges, scrolled guard, recurved loop twisted around the handle; punched annulets to the blade and guard, with a cross motif to each side. 4.5 grams, 42mm (1¾"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

564

Provenance From a London W1, UK, collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000.

565

VIKING SILVER THOR’S HAMMER PENDANT 9th-11th century AD A silver pendant formed as a hammer with twisted handle, the hammer with punched pellets-in-triangle motifs and rows of pellets, a single row of annulets to the handle, integral loop with annulets to each side and scroll extension above. 6.6 grams, 37mm (1½"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s.

565

566

VIKING GILT SILVER HORSE AND RIDER MOUNT 9th-11th century AD A silver-gilt mount depicting a horse and rider on a baseline; the horse with bridle, reins and segmented mane; the rider with leg thrust forward, cloak and helmet with nasal; gridded panel beneath the horse, pierced lug to the reverse. 10.2 grams, 28mm (1"). Very fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000.

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567

VIKING SILVER ZOOMORPHIC BELT PLATE 9th-11th century AD An exceptional silver belt plate with a standing bearded figure, possibly Odin, with two ravens flanking, chequerboard design to the centre, scrolls and triangles to the base; pierced lug to the reverse. 9.31 grams, 52mm (2"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From a London W1, UK, collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000.

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VIKING GILT SILVER APOTHECARY SPOON 11th-12th century AD A silver-gilt bifacial pendant comprising an ovoid plaque with raised ornament, bulb with raised pellet eyes and loop above, D-shaped panel below with facing mask, polyhedral block and scooped piriform spoon bowl. 13.8 grams, 75mm (3"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000.

569

OSTROGOTHIC GILT SILVER BUCKLE WITH EAGLE-HEADED PLATE Later 6th century AD A silver-gilt buckle and plate comprising: a domed loop with running spiral ornament to the outer face; tongue with ribbed panel to the rear, beast-head finial curved over the forward edge; plate with square panel, cell to each corner and one to the centre with inset cabochon garnets, profile eagle-head to the rear edge with cabochon garnet eye. 105 grams, 13.3cm (5¼"). Fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230

568

Provenance From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000.

570

VIKING ENTWINED DRAGONS PENDANT NECKLACE 10th-12th century AD A bronze necklace composed of cable chain (part absent) with a banner-shaped plaque pendant, the pendant with three entwined dragons to both sides, pierced border below. 46.9 grams, 47cm (19"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s.

569

570

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571

572

573

574

571

573

VIKING HEAVY TWISTED NECK TORC WITH SNAKE TERMINALS

VIKING PENDANT WITH ENTWINED BEASTS

9th-12th century AD

9th-11th century AD

A copper-alloy faux-twisted neck-ring with stylised snake’s head terminal and tail terminal; round-section median section and a freerunning coiled ring. 414 grams, 25cm (10"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860

A bronze discoid pendant with integral suspension loop, a scene of two entwined beasts gripping each other’s tails, possibly representing Skoll and Hati, the two wolves pursuing sun and moon. 14.2 grams, 34mm (1¼"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980

Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent.

Provenance Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990.

Literature See Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, for similar items.

Literature Cf. Sedov, V.V., Vostochniye Slaviane v VII-XIII vv, Moscow, 1982, pl.LXVIII, item 2.

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VIKING BIFACIAL PENDANT WITH ENTWINED CROSS

VIKING TWISTED NECK TORC WITH STAR TERMINALS

9th-11th century AD

5th-8th century AD A copper-alloy twisted neck-ring formed as a tapering shank with round-section median section, twisted bands and cruciform-section terminals. 349 grams, 23cm (9"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

A rectangular bronze pendant, one side with a cross, each arm with entwined knot finial; the other side with a standing stylised figure with blade-shaped body, two further blades flanking. 14.4 grams, 51mm (2"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

Provenance From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent.

Provenance From a London W1, UK, collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000.

Literature See Tvauri, A., The Migration Period, Pre-Viking Age, and Viking Age in Estonia, Tartu, 2012.

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VIKING OPENWORK PENDANT WITH DRAGON 11th-12th century AD A flat-section bronze disc pendant with loop above, openwork motif of a regardant beast with segmented body; pelletted border. 10.1 grams, 40mm (1½"). Very fine condition. A very nice example. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. Literature Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Graber, Uppsala, 1940, ﬁg.98, items 26-28.

576

VIKING GILT FIGURAL MOUNT 9th-11th century AD or earlier

576

A substantial gilt bronze mount of a facing bearded male, arms clasped at the chest, rectangular piercing between the legs, Dshaped lug to the rear. 17.7 grams, 35mm (1½"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerly in an old collection formed in the 1970s.

577

VIKING TORTOISE BROOCH 9th-10th century AD A bronze elliptical tortoise brooch with shallow central dome and narrow flange border; to the dome, four panels with tendril ornamentation within collared borders; flange pierced for attachment of swags of beads; to the reverse, two sturdy pin-lugs. 38.5 grams, 55mm (2¼"). Fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance From an old British private collection; previously with Mr D.Miller, London, UK; acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.

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VIKING AMBER BEAD COLLECTION 9th-11th century AD and later A group of seven fragmentary amber beads comprising: two melon beads with bronze attachment in situ; a large discoid bead or weight; two bar-shaped pendants with remains of bronze attachments; a carved conical pendant with ribbed body; a carved animal(?) pendant with part of bronze loop in situ. 30 grams total, 26-52mm (1 - 2"). Fair condition. [7, No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; thence by descent; previously in an important private Mayfair, London, UK, collection, acquired after 1970.

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Medieval Also see lots 2765 - 2818

Lots 579 - 610

579

580

581

579

580

MEDIEVAL GOLD ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST SEAL RING

MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH CROSS AND LIONS

Mid 15th century AD

15th-16th century AD

A heavy and large gold signet ring with the band flaring in three elongated petals to form a lotus blossom enclosing the bezel at the shoulders; the slightly oval bezel bearing an incuse and reversed eagle facing with head to left and wings spread; the bezel with incuse and reversed '+EGLEIOHIS' inscription meaning 'Eagle of John'. 19.75 grams, 22.96mm overall, 19.53mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9½, Europe 21.26, Japan 20) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size and of a very rare early type. £8,000 - 10,000 EUR 9,100 - 11,370 USD 9,830 - 12,290

A gold finger ring with rectangular plaque, pointillé hexagonal panel with crosses and tendrils to each corner, central processional cross borne by two opposed lions rampant. 6.86 grams, 19.59mm overall, 16.14mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5¾, Europe 11.24, Japan 10) (1"). Fine condition. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

Provenance Property of a UK gentleman; acquired from a London gallery in the late 1980s; formerly from a private European collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0579/02/06/2020. Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings - The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Leeds, 1994, no.599, for the eagle device. Footnotes The inscription is an interesting mixture of English and Latin Middle English: 'EGLE' for 'eagle' and 'IOHIS' an abbreviated form of the Latin 'IOHANNIS' for 'of John'.

Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family’s Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

581

MEDIEVAL GERMAN ARMORIAL RING FOR AS 16th century AD A gold finger ring with incised border and faux ropework to the shoulders, octagonal bezel with heater shield bearing three rosettes, initials ‘AS’ above; German workmanship. 13.26 grams, 24.08mm overall, 18.55mm internal diameter (approximate size British R½, USA 8¾, Europe 19.38, Japan 18) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance Property of a central London collector; acquired from a large private collection formed in the 1980s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0581/02/06/2020. Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 654, for type.

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582

MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH FACING LION 13th-14th century AD

582

A gold finger ring with large ellipsoid bezel, low relief image of a lion passant gardant. 4.20 grams, 20.44mm overall, 16.98mm internal diameter (approximate size British L½, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11) (¾"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.

583

MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH CRUSADER CROSS 12th-14th century AD A slender gold ring with square bezel, intaglio cross moline with pellet to each angle, green enamel inlay. 1.62 grams, 20.95mm overall, 18.42mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4¾, Europe 8.69, Japan 8) (¾"). Very fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.

583

584

MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH CROSS 12th-13th century AD A gold finger ring with scrolled tendrils to the shoulders, plaque with cross fleury motif. 3.58 grams, 20.90mm overall, 17.89mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7½, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (¾"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; previously from the ‘Sectarian Collection’, an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s. Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 576.

585

584

MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH GARNET GEMSTONE 13th-14th century AD A gold finger ring with hollow scaphoid bezel, cell with inset garnet cabochon. 3.87 grams, 25.53mm overall, 17.26mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7½, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1"). Fine condition. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.

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MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH HISTORIC DIAMOND 15th-16th century AD

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A gold ring comprising a D-section hoop with heart-shaped panel to the underside, round bezel with hexafoil panel and triangular void enclosing a historic, very early cut diamond. 9.22 grams, 26mm overall, 18.14mm internal diameter (approximate size British M½, USA 6½, Europe 13.16 Japan 12) (1"). Very fine condition. £5,000 - 7,000 EUR 5,690 - 7,960 USD 6,150 - 8,600 Provenance Property of a North American collector; previously in a UK collection; acquired from a London gallery in the late 1980s; formerly from a private European collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s, supplied with geological report No. TL005180, by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; and an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0586/02/06/2020. Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 675, for type; see also Boardman, J. & Scarisbrick, D. The Ralph Harari Collection of Finger Rings, London, 1977, item 171, for type.

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MEDIEVAL GOLD SIGNET RING WITH ROMAN GEMSTONE 13th-14th century AD

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A gold finger ring with plain round-section hoop, disc bezel with central cell and legend to the flange ‘+ SECRETVM MEVM’ (my secret) and inset carnelian cloison with intaglio profile bust of Minerva with helmet. 4.08 grams, 24.04mm overall, 18.50mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8½, Europe 18¾, Japan 18) (1"). Very fine condition, hoop restored. Rare. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance Property of a Hertfordshire, UK, gentleman; acquired at an art fair in Oxford; formerly in a 1980s European collection; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0587/02/06/2020.

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MEDIEVAL GOLD BISHOP’S STIRRUP RING 12th-13th century AD A gold stirrup-shaped finger ring with inset green garnet(?) cabochon. 2.11 grams, 22.54mm overall, 18.85mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q½, USA 8¼, Europe 18.12, Japan 17) (¾"). Very fine condition. Rare. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 588

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MEDIEVAL GOLD BISHOP’S STIRRUP RING WITH RUBY 13th-14th century AD A slender gold stirrup ring with flat-section hoop, pyramidal bezel with cabochon ruby to the apex. 3.39 grams, 23.2mm overall, 18.1mm internal diameter (approximate size British O½, USA 7¼, Europe 15.61, Japan 15) (¾"). Very fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; from his grandmother’s collection by gift in 1990. Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 565.

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590

MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH GEMSTONE CLUSTER 13th-14th century AD A gold finger ring with twisted wire hoop, lozengiform bezel with filigree collars to cells with inset sapphire, amethyst and other stones. 4.53 grams, 24.53mm overall, 19.61mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8½, Europe 18, Japan 18) (¾"). Fine condition. A large wearable size. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460

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Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0590/02/06/2020.

591

MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH ANNULETS 12th-14th century AD A gold finger ring with flat penannular hoop, twisted filigree bands to both rims and similar to the rim of each of the eleven circular voids in the hoop; between each pair of voids a small hoop with fillet running through, attached close to the break. 2.32 grams, 19.56mm overall, 15.58mm internal diameter (approximate size British H½, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6) (½"). Fine condition. Rare. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a West Country collection prior to 1990.

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MEDIEVAL GOLD ICONOGRAPHIC RING 15th century AD A gold finger ring with reserved frond to each shoulder, rectangular bezel with Corpus Christi and facing bearded image of God. 4.03 grams, 19.06mm overall, 17.27mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12) (43924"). Fine condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance Property of a Northamptonshire collector; acquired in Germany in the early 1980s. Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 587, for type.

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MEDIEVAL GOLD OPENWORK PENDANT 13th-15th century AD A gold openwork pendant, the body divided into pierced chevronshaped panels with raised borders imitating cagework, the borders with engraved interlace pattern; below a drum-shaped cell, ribbed suspension loop above. 3.14 grams, 24mm (1"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £200 - 300 EUR 230 - 340 USD 250 - 370 Provenance Property of a European collector; formerly in an old European collection formed in the 1980s.

593

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594

MEDIEVAL LIMOGES PROCESSIONAL CROSS 12th-13th century AD A copper-alloy processional cross comprising: tapering socket with fluted bulb and flared upper; cross with wooden core, painted with rosettes on the exposed lateral edges; obverse a bronze cross potent with hatched surface, reserved quatrefoils and other motifs, four applied champlevé enamelled bronze figural mounts of ecclesiastical robed figures, cells with inset cabochon gemstones including carnelian, rock crystal, opal and others, central Corpus Christi crowned with arms extended, knee-length loincloth; reverse with T-

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shaped enamelled panel to the end of each arm representing the Evangelists: lion, ox, eagle, man; the field semée of rosettes with enamelled appliqués, central roundel with enamelled bust of Christ holding a book in his left hand, right hand raised in benediction; mounted on a custom-made medieval oak pyramidal base. 5.16 kg total, 78.5cm including base (20¾"). Very fine condition, some restoration. An extremely rare museum-quality example. £60,000 - 80,000 EUR 68,230 - 90,970 USD 73,750 - 98,340

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594

Provenance Property of a Suffolk lady; previously on the European art market in the 1990s; formerly in a Dutch collection formed in the early 1970s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.157231-10045. Literature See Walters Art Gallery, Painted Enamels of Limoges, Baltimore, 1968; Campbell, M., An Introduction to Medieval Enamels, London, 1983; Toman, R., Romanesque Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Cologne, 1997; Stratford, N., Catalogue of Medieval Enamels in the British Museum. Vol. II - Northern Romanesque Enamel, London, 1993.

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Footnotes The cross is an exceptional example of Romanesque art combining champlevé enamel appliqués - flat panels with geometric ornament - and the more famous figural pieces with heads modelled in the round and the garments formed as flat polychrome panels. The symbols of the four evangelists are a recurrent them in Romanesque art, often depicted in a decorative field with applied jewels in cells (e.g. Toman p.368-9) as on the present piece. The production facility at Limoges which was responsible for so many examples of 12th century champlevé enamel fell into disuse for about a century.

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595

MEDIEVAL LIMOGES GILT ENAMELLED CROSS PENDANT 12th century AD A substantial gilt bronze cross pendant or fitting with expanding arms, lobe to each outer angle and pair of hinge knuckles to the outer edge; geometric cloisonné enamel pattern to the face with intersecting circles and Maltese cross motifs reserved on green and blue enamel fields; recess to each lobe. 244 grams, 13cm (5"). Fine condition, one hinge knuckle absent. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380

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Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family’s Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s. Literature See Zarnecki, G., Holt, J. and Holland, T., English Romanesque Art 1066-1200, London, 1984, for discussion.

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MEDIEVAL LIMOGES HERALDIC LIDDED PYXIS 14th century AD A limoges bronze pyxis with enamelled fields to the sidewall and hinged conical lid, reserved scrolled tendrils to the sidewall and heater shields with heraldic ornament, enamelled medallions to the lid with reserved dragon motifs, cruciform handle. 246 grams, 12cm (4¾"). Fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380

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Provenance Acquired in South Yorkshire, UK; previously in the Rintoul family collection; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certiﬁcate number no.157641.

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MEDIEVAL ORDER OF TEUTONIC KNIGHTS PENDANT 12th-15th century AD A large silver pendant depicting a heavily modelled Madonna and Child enthroned, Mary crowned and holding the infant Christ on left knee and sceptre in right hand with cross on shield below, being the badge of the Order; suspension loop and two links at top. 41.4 grams, 81mm (3¼"). Fine condition. Rare. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380

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Provenance Property of a central London collector; acquired from a large private collection formed in the 1980s. Footnotes The Order of Brothers of the German House of St Mary in Jerusalem (commonly the Teutonic Order) was founded in Acre as a military order in 1192 AD to aid and succour Christians on pilgrimage to the Holy Land; the Order continues to the present day, having avoided the fate of the Knights Templar and after being temporarily outlawed during the Hitler era, as a benevolent and charitable society having afﬁnities with Masonic and similar organisations.

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598

MEDIEVAL GILT SILVER SPANISH PENDANT Mid 16th century AD A silver-gilt bifacial icon pendant comprising two concentric rings with coiled wire joining them, ropework rim with eight radiating lobes, each a cage and knop finial; to the centre a square plaque with cloisonné enamel portrait to each face, one a bearded image of St. Peter with two long keys, the other Mary with the infant Jesus. 102 grams, 12.8cm (5"). Very fine condition. Rare. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380

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Provenance Property of a central London collector; acquired from a large private collection formed in the 1980s.

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599

MEDIEVAL GILT FIGURAL BOOK MOUNT 12th-13th century AD A gilt openwork rectangular plaque depicting a figure standing clutching a book to his chest amid vegetation; the border with running lozenge pattern; pierced at each corner and centrally for attachment. 7.5 grams, 61mm (2½"). Very fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the 1970s.

600

MEDIEVAL SILVER CLOTHING FASTENER WITH LION 14th-15th century AD 599

600 A silver fastener comprising an articulated loop with knop finial, a pelta-shaped plaque with an advancing lion above, balustered collar with a tapering hooked pin. 7.1 grams, 73mm (3"). Very fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a private collector; previously acquired on the European art market in the 1980s.

601

MEDIEVAL SPANISH JEWISH AMULETIC PLAQUE WITH HEBREW INSCRIPTION 13th-14th century AD A silver plaque fragment in two parts; the larger part displaying six lines of Hebrew inscription, the first line with '‫םיספספ םתספ םתנא‬ ‫ 'םיסנויָד‬representing acronyms for a prayer, the further five lines with a cryptic kabbalistic text, which reads: '‫ י ְךֹרו׳ )?(ֹרכֹּלמצ םימנויֹר‬/ ‫ְךֹּלכ‬ ‫ י וזוכ זסכומב וזוכ‬/ ‫ שֹּלֹּלנֹרצ)?(ןמש עֹּלֵק‬/ ‫'ֹראכמגפ תנמסהֵק‬, contained within a decorative rope-border, sub-rectangular in shape with no original edge; the smaller part displaying a shallow ornamental design, contained within the rope-border continuing from the larger piece, sub-rectangular in shape with two curving sides, including one (possibly) original edge. 16 grams total, 78mm (3"). Fine condition. [2] £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,530 - 6,800 USD 4,930 - 7,390 Provenance Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by a copy of an expertise from Striptwist Ltd, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 171183/29CAF, dated 29 November 2017; also accompanied by an academic note from Dr Laura Profﬁtt. Literature See Kedem Auctions, Israel, auction 22, 8th May 2012, lot 231 for similar inscription.

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Footnotes The ﬁrst line is an acronym for a prayer: ‘Most awe-inspiring and holy one, increase your forgiveness. Forgive our misdeeds and forget them. Open forgiveness to us, in knowledge, bring your people together.’ The second line is a letter-shift code/Caesar cipher for the words 'Adonai Eloheinu Adonai', the third, fourth and ﬁfth lines words of the Shema.

602

MEDIEVAL GILT SILVER RING WITH LION 13th-15th century AD A substantial silver-gilt ring with expanding hoop, raised discoid bezel with scalloped edge, intaglio image of a standing lion before a longtailed bird. 24.65 grams, 30.47mm overall, 18.98mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8½, Europe 18¾, Japan 18) (1¼"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000.

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LARGE MEDIEVAL BOLOGNA HOSPITAL OF THE CRUCIFIXION SEAL MATRIX 14th-15th century AD A large circular uniface bronze seal matrix depicting the incuse image of a crowned king seated facing on a double-headed leopard throne bearing the nimbate infant Jesus on his right knee and holding a listipped sceptre, with six stars bearing the incuse and reversed ‘+S hOSPTALIS:CRV[C]IF[O]RORI:DE BONONIA’ inscription for ‘seal of the hospital of the crucifixion of Bologna’ and with suspension loop at top; reverse blank. 42.69 grams, 43mm diameter (1¾"). Fine condition; cleaned, with two small perforations at lower edge. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860

603

Provenance Property of a Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK, gentleman; formerly in an old London coin and medal collection formed before 2000.

604

MEDIEVAL ‘TALBOT FAMILY’ HERALDIC DOG MOUNT 14th-15th century AD A bronze mount of a sitting dog, the heraldic emblem of the Talbot family, the dog with a raised head and slit mouth, long curved tail resting against its back, wearing a thick collar; mounting spike below; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 79 grams total, 71mm including stand (2¾"). Very fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; previously in an old private European collection; accompanied by an old dealer’s ticket including provenance and description. Footnotes Lord John Talbot, the ﬁrst Earl of Shrewsbury and a noted military commander, spent much of his career commanding Henry VI’s troops in France. He was known as a cruel and tough man, being the most feared English captain in France. He met his heroic end at the Battle of Castillon by a French battle-axe, while trapped under by his fatally wounded horse.

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MEDIEVAL CROWNED EDWARD III CORBEL 14th century AD A carved stone corbel with keyed rectangular block, ledge carved with the bust of a king, probably that of Edward III (r. 1327-1377) with crown, neat beard and recessed collar. 9.6 kg, 31cm (12¼"). Fair condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. Footnotes Edward III was a king of the Plantagenet dynasty, who came to the throne when his father (Edward II) was deposed by his mother, Isabella of France, and her lover Roger Mortimer, Earl of March. Edward led a coup d’état against his mother and Mortimer and began his reign at the age of seventeen. He undertook a successful military campaign in Scotland and declared himself heir to the French throne in 1337. This dispute started the so-called ‘Hundred Years’ War.’ English victories in France (notably at Crécy and Poitiers) led to the French king ceding territory to England in return for Edward’s withdrawal of his claims. Edward failed to capitalise on his early success, partly due to failing health. He died of a stroke at Sheen on 21 June 1377 and was succeeded by his ten-year-old grandson, King Richard II, son of Edward of Woodstock, better known as the Black Prince.

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MEDIEVAL ENGLISH GROTESQUE CORBEL 12th-14th century AD A large and impressive carved limestone corbel stone depicting a grotesque male face with furrowed brow, very prominent lentoid eyes, flaring nostrils and gaping mouth; drilled vertically through and linked to horizontal drilling through the mouth, possibly a later modification. 31.1 kg, 31cm (12¼"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman since 1990; previously in a private collection formed in the 1980s.

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607

ROMANESQUE CARVED RELIEF PANEL 11th century AD or later A rectangular carved sandstone architectural panel with frieze depicting the Virgin Mary seated on an elaborate throne facing a winged angel with staff; mounted on a custom-made display frame. 15.6 kg total, 53 x 50cm including frame (21 x 19½"). Fine condition, repaired. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 607

Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family’s Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

608

MEDIEVAL ENGLISH BIBLE MANUSCRIPT LEAF WITH MONKEY Early 13th century AD A finely decorated leaf from a Latin Bible of the Old and New Testament, carefully calligraphed and ornamented in Britain at the beginning of the 13th century; the leaf is composed of two columns of 44 lines, ruled in dark ink; the text is a fine example of the popular Medieval and Renaissance gothic book-hand script, known as lettre bâtarde, and is executed in red, white, green and blue tempera, gold and liquid gold; the recto features a pigmented intra-columns decoration, comprising scrolls and geometric motives, ending with a capitalised letter; to the bottom a depiction of a monkey, shown facing and advancing right. 1.9 grams, 19.5 x 14cm (7¾ x 5½"). Fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1990s. Footnotes Depiction of wild animals and hybrid creatures was popular across medieval manuscripts, usually found in the margins of the written text.

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RENAISSANCE RUDOLF II, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR DOCUMENT SEAL 1576-1612 AD 608

A large wax document seal, discoid in plan with one flat ornamented face and gusset to the underside surrounding an inset red wax panel; braided cord looped and passing through the body, with metallic thread ornament; the flat face with outer ring of text in Roman capitals ‘RVDOLPH[VS...]MPTOR ‘ HVNIBOHE . EC .REX . ARCHDVX . AUSTRI . DVX. STE . OPPOL . ET [.]RALIBO . EC’ surrounding a seated facing figure with crown, orb and sceptre in a rectangular arch with stylised heraldic shields surrounding; to the reverse, red wax disc with impression comprising a heraldic shield with splayed eagle and legend to the border ‘S+ DVCATVVM + OTTOLIT[...]ATNORIS[..]LIC’. 97 grams, 49cm (19¼"). Fine condition. Rare. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From an important private family collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LARGE MEDIEVAL SAINT THOMAS BECKET PILGRIM’S BADGE 1300-1350 AD A large lead-alloy near complete pilgrim badge from the head reliquary for St Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, depicting a large central bust of Thomas with mitre and amice surrounded by small supporting figures all within a circular frame, one of the supporting figures is detached but still present, a small amount of the scroll openwork decoration is absent; the circular frame is decorated with pellets within a linear border around the inner and outer edges with one surviving circular lobe projecting from the outer edge of the frame and decorated with a central ring and dot motif; the reverse with six small, triangular tabs for affixing to clothing or to a backing material. 36.34 grams, 73.88mm (3"). Fine condition for type. Possibly a unique badge of museum-quality; the type previously unpublished and all such types being extremely rare this complete. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920

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Provenance Property of a North London collector; found on the Thames foreshore at St. Katharine’s Dock, London, UK, in the 1980s; recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), where this find has been designated of National Importance; accompanied by a copy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme report number LON-027F55. Literature See Spencer, B., Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges, The Stationery Office, London, 1998, pp.37-133, for much information (this type not listed); see Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim and Secular Badges, Hawkins, 1986, pp.4575, for similar pieces (it is possible that no. 100 is the central bust element from this or a similar type); see Spencer, B., Medieval Catalogue 2-Pilgrim Souvenirs & Secular Badges, Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum, 1990, nos.20-32, for other types (no.21 shows very similar bust detailing, from a different badge type). Published Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference LON-027F55 (this badge); also listed in the Thames Discovery Programme, London, UK. Footnotes Brian Spencer in 1998 writes: ‘... badges commemorating the head reliquary have been found at London alone, and surprisingly few of them are mouldmatches. This body of finds, in itself, must exceed the number of surviving souvenirs from any other sanctuary in Christendom.’

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Post Medieval Also see lots 2819 - 2947

Lots 611 - 640

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ELIZABETHAN GOLD HERALDIC SIGNET RING FOR L B Late 16th-early 17th century AD A gold merchant’s signet ring with scrolls to the shoulders and bezel, incuse ornate heater shield with arms of three trefoils, initials ‘LB’ above. 13.08 grams, 25.15mm overall, 16.3x19.35mm internal diameter (approximate size British O½, USA 7¼, Europe 15.61, Japan 15) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £3,500 - 4,500 EUR 3,980 - 5,120 USD 4,300 - 5,530 Provenance Property of a central London collector; acquired from a large private collection formed in the 1980s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0611/02/06/2020.

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612

ELIZABETHAN GOLD HERALDIC SIGNET RING Circa 1580 AD A gold finger ring with octagonal bezel, pelleted border enclosing a griffin rampant; maker’s mark to the reverse ‘M’ over ‘EA’ with second strike of ‘EA’ slightly offset. 4.16 grams, 22.02mm overall, 20.31mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.

613

612

JAMES I PERIOD GOLD RING WITH DIAMOND Early 17th century AD A gold ring with D-section band flaring to ornamented and scrolled shoulders supporting a square cell bezel holding a square diamond of early cut. 9.17 grams, 25.91mm overall, 17.68mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (1"). Very fine condition. A superb example and a large wearable size. £6,000 - 8,000 EUR 6,820 - 9,100 USD 7,380 - 9,830 Provenance Property of a UK gentleman; acquired from a London gallery in the late 1980s; formerly from a private European collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0613/02/06/2020. Literature Cf. Dalton, O. M., Franks Bequest Catalogue of the Finger Rings, British Museum, London, 1912, nos. 1908-1909 for similar form.

614

613

ELIZABETHAN GOLD RING WITH DIAMOND 16th century AD A delicate gold ring with thin band expanding to engraved shoulders supporting a square cell bezel with crescent engraved side and set with a diamond pyramidal crystal. 2.05 grams, 20.88mm overall, 15.00mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4¼, Europe 7.44, Japan 7) (¾"). Very fine condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690 Provenance Property of a UK gentleman; acquired from a London gallery in the late 1980s; formerly from a private European collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0614/02/06/2020. Literature Cf. Dalton, O. M., Franks Bequest Catalogue of the Finger Rings, British Museum, London, 1912, no.1988, for very similar form and gemstone.

614

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615

ELIZABETHAN GOLD RING WITH PYRAMID DIAMOND 16th century AD

615

A slender gold finger ring with scrolled detailing to the shoulders, pyramidal bezel with crescent detailing and inset diamond to the centre. 4.31 grams, 25.70mm overall, 16.82mm internal diameter (approximate size British K½, USA 5½, Europe 10.58, Japan 10) (1"). Very fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance Property of a North American collector; previously in a UK collection; acquired from a London gallery in the late 1980s; formerly from a private European collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s; supplied with geological report No. TL005195, by geology consultant Dr R. L. Bonewitz; and an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0615/02/06/2020. Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 677.

616

ELIZABETHAN GOLD RING WITH SAPPHIRE 16th century AD

616

A gold finger ring with keeled hoop, plaque with gadrooned border, claw setting for a sapphire cabochon. 12.88 grams, 27.68mm overall, 20.25mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q½, USA 8¼, Europe 18.12, Japan 17) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £1,500 - 2,000 EUR 1,710 - 2,270 USD 1,840 - 2,460 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0616/02/06/2020.

617

GEORGIAN GILT SILVER CROWNED HEART RING 17th-18th century AD

617

A silver-gilt ring with applied cast openwork bezel, heart within an arc with shamrock(?) finials and crown above. 5.30 grams, 24.77mm overall, 20.91mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9½, Europe 21.26, Japan 20) (1"). Fine condition. A large wearable size. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.

618

GOLD SKULL RING WITH DIAMONDS 18th century AD A gold ring with keeled hoop and expanding shoulders, the bezel formed of three discoid plaques, two with inset diamonds, the central plaque with skull on an enamelled background. 3.74 grams, 22.43mm overall, 18.20mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16) (1"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000.

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CHARLES I GOLD MEMENTO MORI RING WITH SKELETON Dated 1646 AD A gold flat-section hoop with black enamel to the outer face, reserved full-length skeleton in detail with rosette, emblems and crossed pick and spade between skull and feet; engraved to the inner face: ‘* Loial to thee end [skull] C . T . 1646’. 3.06 grams, 19.20mm overall, 17.52mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (¾"). Very fine condition. £2,000 - 3,000 EUR 2,270 - 3,410 USD 2,460 - 3,690

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Provenance Property of an English gentleman; formerly in a late 1970s jewellery collection. Literature See Oman, C., British Rings, 800-1914, 1974, pl.87C and F, for similar examples.

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GOLD ‘ALL I FORSOOKE & THEE I TOOKE’ POSY RING Early 18th century AD A substantial gold finger ring with inscription to the inner face in italic script ‘All I forsooke & thee I tooke’ and maker’s mark ‘IC’, possibly the London goldsmith Jonothan Corosey, active around 1721-2. 7.37 grams, 22.13mm overall, 18.17mm internal diameter (approximate size British P½, USA 7¾, Europe 16.86, Japan 16) (¾"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720

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Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.

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DECORATED ‘RESPECT IS THE VALEWE’ GOLD POSY RING 18th century AD A slender gold finger ring with hatched meander to the outer face, inscribed to the inner face in italic script ‘Respect is the valewe’ with ‘long s’. 1.13 grams, 17mm overall, 15.81mm internal diameter (approximate size British I½, USA 4½, Europe 8.07, Japan 7) (½"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From Pembrokeshire, South Wales, UK.

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GOLD ‘IN THEE I FIND CONTENT OF MIND’ POSY RING Early 18th century AD A substantial gold finger ring with text to the inner face in a seriffed italic hand ‘In thee I find content of mind’ and maker’s mark ‘IS’ in a heater shield, possibly London goldsmith Joseph Steward, active around 1720. 5.23 grams, 22.18mm overall, 19.39mm internal diameter (approximate size British S½, USA 9¼, Europe 20.63, Japan 19) (¾"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.

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LATE TUDOR GOLD ‘I AM YOVRE ONE’ POSY RING Circa 1600 AD A substantial late Tudor or Stuart posy ring made from gold or heavy gold clad; inscription to the inner face in seriffed capitals ‘+ I + AM + YOVRE + ONE +’. 3.53 grams, 20.62mm overall, 17.5mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (¾"). Fine condition. A large wearable size. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Found by Michael Jackson while metal detecting near Coleshill, Warwickshire, UK, on 5th January 2019; accompanied by a copy of the report for HM Coroner for Warwickshire, a letter from the British Museum to the Senior Coroner for Warwickshire, and a copy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report number WMID-7292E1.

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GILT SILVER HEART-SHAPED RING BROOCH 16th-17th century AD 624

A silver-gilt ring brooch formed as a heart with tapering tongue. 2.05 grams, 22.22mm (¾"). Very fine condition. [No Reserve] £200 - 300 EUR 110 - 160 USD 120 - 170 Provenance Property of a European collector; formerly in an old European collection formed in the 1980s.

625

ELIZABETHAN GOLD FIGURE OF A PHOENIX Late 16th-early 17th century AD A gold figure of a phoenix with feather texture to the body, tail and folded wings, lappet to the rear of the head, inset red gemstone cabochon eyes; part of attachment ring. 5.31 grams, 24mm (1"). Fair condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000.

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GEORGIAN GOLD PENDANT WITH PEARL Late 18th century AD A gold cruciform pendant comprising four openwork arms each with a pearl bead to the centre and band of pearl seed beads to the outer rim, similar central hoop with garnet bead; hinged suspension loop. 5.52 grams, 43mm (1¾"). Very fine condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a gentleman’s private Elizabethan relic collection; formerly acquired from William Whelan, London, UK.

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627

RUSSIAN GILT SILVER RELIQUARY BOX WITH ROMANOV EAGLE 18th century AD A substantial parcel-gilt silver reliquary formed as a rectangular body with apsidal end; repoussé arcade to the sidewall with seventeen figures of saints, nimbate and facing, each with an open book in the right hand and reading-aid in the left; the flat end-wall with median gridded door and bust of Mary Theotokos with the infant Jesus, flanked by fronds; the lid with busts of winged angels to the lip, fulllength repoussé portrait of Mary Theotokos with the infant Jesus on her lap, flanked by nimbate angels, and to the rounded end a Dshaped panel with the Romanov Imperial double-headed eagle;

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miniature architectural models of two square-section churches with a cylindrical tower and fluted domed roof, larger square-section church with repoussé cherubim (six-winged angels) to the side walls, arcaded turret with low dome, all surmounted by cross motifs. 1.1 kg, 24cm (9½"). Very fine condition. £6,000 - 8,000 EUR 6,820 - 9,100 USD 7,380 - 9,830 Provenance From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. Footnotes The Romanov eagle was part of the heraldry of the Russian Empire (17211917) having been adapted from the arms of the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the 15th century.

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ELIZABETHAN JEWELLED GILT SILVER RELIQUARY BOX LID 16th century AD A silver-gilt reliquary lid formed as four lobes with interstitial angled lip to the underside, high-relief crucifixion scene with cross fleury flanked by weeping female mourners on a field of leaves and tendrils, applied Corpus Christi, four larger and four smaller cells each with an inset gemstone, garnet, amethyst and others. 64 grams, 89mm (3½"). Fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance Property of a North London collector; previously from an old collection formed in the 1980s.

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JACOBEAN OR CAROLEAN ERA GILT SILVER HERALDIC SIGNET RING FOR E W 17th century AD

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A silver-gilt ring with rectangular-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, octagonal bezel with a central shield flanked by volute scrolls, initials ‘EW’ above the scrolls, inside the shield a standing figure holding scales and a sword, second similar figure above the shield. 8.74 grams, 24.34mm overall, 17.98mm internal diameter (approximate size British O½, USA 7¼, Europe 15.61, Japan 15) (¾"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Property of a European collector; formerly in an old European collection formed in the 1980s.

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TUDOR ‘THE AXMINSTER’ GILT SILVER ‘+ IN DOMINO CONFIDO’ POSY RING Late 16th century AD

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A silver-gilt finger ring comprising a flat-section hoop with raised borders ornamented with beading, reserved central panel with legend ‘IN DOMINE CONFIDO’ (I trust in the Lord) in seriffed capitals; with a maker’s mark to the inner face comprising recessed oval or C shape with two raised circles, one above the other, down the centre; the mark could also possibly be two letters in a heart-shaped shield. 4.62 grams, 22.29mm overall, 19.62mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9½, Europe 21.26, Japan 20) (¾"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance Found by Mark Lympany whilst searching with a metal detector on 3rd February 2013, near Alminster, East Devon, UK; accompanied by a copy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report number SOM-5185A7, and disclaimed under the Treasure Act under reference number 2013 T71. Literature See AF. 1747 in the British Museum collections, a serjeants ring with a date of 1577, and Oman (1974, pl.58i) a gold ring with identical borders dated to the second half of the 16th century.

630

Published Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) database with report reference number SOM-5185A7.

631

ELIZABETHAN THIMBLE WITH ‘I LYVE IN HOPE’ AND FLORAL MOTIFS 16th-early 17th century AD A late Tudor or early Stuart silver thimble of tall form with high dome bearing floral centre; the sides ornamented with floral garland and with ‘* I LYVE IN HOPE’ inscription engraved in band around base. 6.89 grams, 28mm (1"). Fine condition. Scarce. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of an English gentleman; formerly acquired in the late 1970s.

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Literature See McConnell, B., Collector’s Guide to Thimbles, New Jersey, 1990, pp.1926, for information.

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632

CHARLES II THIMBLE WITH ‘A E 1670’ AND FLORAL MOTIF Dated 1670 AD A silver thimble of tall form with high dome; the sides ornamented with floral garland and with ‘A E 1670’ engraved in band around base. 5.98 grams, 24mm (1"). Fine condition; slight chip at rim. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490

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Provenance Property of an English gentleman; formerly acquired in the late 1970s. Literature See McConnell, B., Collector’s Guide to Thimbles, New Jersey, 1990, pp.2326, for information.

633

ELIZABETHAN SILVER LOVE THIMBLE Mid 16th-early 17th century AD A small silver sheet thimble with domed crown soldered to the body, plain rim, a heart-shaped cartouche bearing the intitials ‘EG’ flanked by a winged cupid with bow to the left, and a winged cupid with bow to the right with the initials ‘IT’ above the head; lower part of the body displays a floral motif between two bands of rope decoration; upper part of the body and crown are decorated with a series of uniform annulets. 3.2 grams, 14mm (½"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490

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Provenance Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000.

634

BELLARMINE JUG WITH TENDRILS 16th century AD A salt-glazed stoneware jug of bartmannskrug type with bulbous body, flared base, ribbed collar and strap handle, applied ‘bartmann’ bearded mask to the neck and scrolled tendrils with leaves and flower finials. 701 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Very fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of a Hampshire collector; acquired on the US art market in 2014; accompanied by a copy of the US auction invoice dated 13 November 2014 (US $952.00).

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635

BELLARMINE JUG 16th century AD A salt-glazed stoneware jug of bartmannskrug type with bulbous body, narrow tiered base, ribbed collar and strap handle, applied ‘bartmann’ bearded mask to the neck and rosette panel below. 723 grams, 21cm (8¼’’"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance From an important English collection; acquired in the 1990s. Literature See Klinge, E., Duits Steengoed, Amsterdam, 1996, item 2, for type.

635

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ELIZABETHAN BONE BOX INLAY GROUP Late 16th-early 17th century AD A group of late Elizabethan or early Stuart bone inlays from a box or casket comprising: one shaped as a bearded gentleman wearing a cloak, pantaloons, shoes and a hat with feather; one a figure wearing a long gown with a high collar, standing on foliate design; a square mount with radiating design; a rectangular mount with foliate design; a mount with leaf-shaped finial and foliate design, three sections from a similar mount; one shaped as an open flower, pierced through the centre. 13.4 grams total, 18-98mm (¾ - 4"). Fair condition. Rare. [9] £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a North London collector; found on the Thames foreshore at St. Katharine’s Dock, London, UK, in the 1980s; recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) under record numbers LON-2F1FB2, LON-A28E68, and LON-BCBBE6; accompanied by copies of three Portable Antiquities Scheme reports. Published Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with record numbers: LON-2F1FB2, LON-A28E68, and LON-BCBBE6.

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TUDOR KNIFE WITH CHERUB POMMEL 15th-16th century AD A single-bladed iron knife with long tang, pierced to accept organic insert; bronze pommel formed as a cherub with fleshy features and dressed hair. 185 grams, 25.5cm (10"). Fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860

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Provenance From the property of a London collector; found on the North Thames foreshore, London, UK, in the 1970s.

638

TUDOR KNIFE WITH BONE HANDLE 15th-16th century AD A single-edged iron knife with slender blade, bone handle formed of ribbed rings, fluted pommel with knop finial. 88 grams, 22cm (8¾"). Very fine condition. Rare. £800 - 1,000 EUR 910 - 1,140 USD 980 - 1,230 Provenance From the property of a London collector; found on the North Thames foreshore, London, UK, in the 1970s.

639

RUSSIAN ICON OF ST MICHAEL 17th-18th century AD A small painted icon with gesso ground depicting nimbate St Michael standing, holding spear; with two old inked labels and wire for hanging to reverse. 465 grams, 32cm (12½"). Fine condition; some old wormholes. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a West Sussex lady; acquired circa 1976.

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CHRISTIAN CARVED STELE WITH RELIGIOUS SCENES 17th-18th century AD A Post Byzantine rectangular alabaster stele with carved high-relief iconography to both broad faces relating to the birth and early life of Jesus; Side A: three winged angels with trumpets to their mouths, above two winged angels holding a fabric screen or curtain behind a scene of the Nativity with nimbate Mary and Joseph, shepherd’s crook above a crib with nimbate infant Jesus, lamb and three other figures, two nimbate, probably the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph again to the side, Ethiopian script legend in Ge’ez above the standing figures and another at the top of the stele; Side B: nimbate God in majesty with arms spread, flanked by two winged angels, above a dense cloud with archangel Michael in flight wielding a sword, above the representation of the escape from Egypt, including nimbate Mary and Jesus riding on a donkey led by a robed figure with a crook

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(Joseph) and followed by another holding up a flowered stalk (Saint James, the half brother of Jesus and one of the sons of Joseph); hatched band to the base. 18.9 kg, 51cm (20"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance Property of a Norfolk, UK, collector; formerly from a French collection, Avignon, Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Literature See Horowitz, D.E. et al., Ethiopian Art: The Walters Art Museum, 2001, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. Footnotes The carving represents an image of the Nativity and Escape from Egypt according the Tradition of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Like in all the Orthodox images of the episode, it is singular with the presence of the older brother of Christ, James, together with Saint Mary and Saint Joseph.

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PRE-COLUMBIAN CHANCAY MUMMY MASK WITH WIG 12th-15th century AD A carved balsa wood mask with cinnabar pigment, hair attached to a rope headdress, incised lines delineating lozenge-shaped eyes and small mouth, raised wedge-shaped nose; with custom-made stand. 1.9 kg total, 40cm including stand (15¾"). Fine condition. £1,800 - 2,400 EUR 2,050 - 2,730 USD 2,210 - 2,950 Provenance Property of a Brussels gallery; acquired from Mr E.W., Geneva, Switzerland; formerly acquired by his farther before 1970. Footnotes Andean cultures existed in close proximity to some of the world’s most arid deserts, where natural mummification would sometimes occur, a process which was reflected in burial practices. Many cultures in the region prepared the body to last for centuries after death and buried their dead with grave goods, including textiles. It was usual practice to bury the deceased in an upright fetal position, (head on knees), wrapped within layers of textile. Since these ‘bundles’ had no clear head to act as the focal point for veneration, masks with heavily stylised human faces were placed and tied on top of the wrapped body. Many of these masks were painted with cinnabar pigment, as red was a colour associated with purification and commemorative rituals in the region.

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PRE-COLUMBIAN MAYAN VESSEL WITH BLOOD RITUAL SCENES 10th-17th century AD A substantial waisted drum-shaped ceramic vessel with three applied domed feet each with a slit to the forward edge, painted design of three priests sitting cross-legged performing a blood-drinking ritual. 1.4 kg, 19cm (7½"). Fine condition, chipped. £1,000 - 1,400 EUR 1,140 - 1,590 USD 1,230 - 1,720 Provenance Property of an American gentleman; formerly in a collection formed in 1970s1990s.

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PRE-COLUMBIAN ECUADORIAN TOLITA HEAD 5th century BC-5th century AD A ceramic male head with tight-fitting rolled headdress, large rings to the ears and nostrils; mounted on a custom-made stand. 253 grams total, 11.2cm including stand (4½"). Fine condition. £250 - 350 EUR 280 - 400 USD 310 - 430 Provenance Property of Galerie D&V, Brussels, Belgium; previously in the Furt. W. collection, acquired in 1986. Literature See Klein, D. Ecuador, The Secret Art of Pre Columbian Ecuador, 5 Continents Editions, Milan, 2007.

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PRE-COLUMBIAN ECUADORIAN TOLITA HEAD 5th century BC-5th century AD A ceramic figure head with exaggerated facial features, incised lines, pierced ears; mounted on a custom-made stand. 149 grams total, 90mm including stand (3½"). Fine condition. £250 - 350 EUR 280 - 400 USD 310 - 430 Provenance Property of Galerie D&V, Brussels, Belgium; previously in the Furt. W. collection, acquired in 1986.

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Literature See Klein, D. Ecuador, The Secret Art of Pre Columbian Ecuador, 5 Continents Editions, Milan, 2007.

645

PRE-COLUMBIAN CHANCAY PAINTED FACE VESSEL 10th-14th century AD A ceramic vessel representing a male figure, hands held together at chest; everted rim; decorated with black paint which continues around the circumference of the vessel, a band of fish around the rim and central body, with a cross-hatch design at the ‘back’. 647 grams, 20.5cm (8"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; previously in the private collection of Dr. K. A. Joysey of Cambridge University; accompanied by an old dealer’s ticket including provenance and description (£695.00).

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PRE-COLUMBIAN VALDIVIA OWL NEPHRITIS STELE IDOL Earliest Horizon, 2300-2000 BC A substantial carved green stone (nephritis) idol depicting a stylised owl; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.8 kg total, 34.5cm including stand (13½"). Very fine condition. Rare. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance Property of a Brussels gallery; acquired from Mythes et Légendes, 10 rue Petit, Paris, 75019; formerly in an important family collection formed before 1968; accompanied by a copy of the original Mythes et Légendes invoice dated 22 February 2012. Literature See Christie’s, The Eric Albada Jelgersma Collection Sale, sale 16217, London, 7 December 2018, lots 667-674, for other Valdivia stylised stone owl ﬁgures. Footnotes Found in tombs in Ecuador, these idols are loaded with cosmic symbolism for the Valdivia culture.

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PRE-COLUMBIAN VALDIVIA SCULPTED JAGUAR MORTAR 3200-2800 BC A carved mortar in the shape of a stylised predatory cat with four legs, spiralling tail, head and shallow bowl; the head bears two tiers of shallow carved lines divided into eight roughly square sections covering the front and two side faces, representing the animal’s teeth. 2.7 kg, 25.5cm (10"). Very fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance Property of a Brussels gallery; acquired on the European art market. Literature See The Jan T. and Marica Vilcek Collection., Accession Number 2005.04.1, New York, for a very similar example.

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648

PRE-COLUMBIAN CHAVIN CARVED STONE VESSEL WITH FIGURES 9th-3rd century BC

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A carved and polished stone cylindrical vessel with flat rim, featuring zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figures and geometric motifs around the body; the interior is deep with a curved base. 425 grams, 11cm (4¼"). Very fine condition. £4,000 - 6,000 EUR 4,550 - 6,820 USD 4,920 - 7,380 Provenance Property of a Brussels gallery; acquired on the European art market. Literature See Sotheby’s, Pre-Columbian Art, New York, 17 May 1994, lots 327-329, for vessels of a similar form displaying a similar style of carving; see Howard, S. Rose Gallery, Inc., Arte Primitivo, auction 47, 9 June 2008, lots 227 and 243, for vessels of a similar form displaying a similar style of carving.

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PRE-COLUMBIAN CHAVIN LIDDED VESSEL WITH APPLICATOR 9th-7th century BC A carved serpentine lidded poporo vessel, bulbous body with engraved splayed lizards and raised bosses, shallow collar to neck; the lid with knop handle, engraved annulets to sides with painted eye detailing, a bronze applicator attached to the underside; the inside with whitewash for activating the coca leaves used for rituals; supplied with a wooden display stand. 228 grams total, 10.4cm including stand (4"). Fine condition, chip to rim. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490

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Provenance Property of a Brussels gallery; acquired on the European art market.

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PRE-COLUMBIAN CHAVIN CARVED BOWL 4th-2nd century BC A carved black stone vessel; round in plan with straight sides, a slightly flared neck and a simple raised rim; flat bottom with four small applied foam pads acting as feet. 1.6 kg, 22cm (8¾"). Fine condition, repaired. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance Property of a Brussels gallery; acquired on the European art market.

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PRE-COLUMBIAN CEREMONIAL CLUB 8th-12th century AD A finely polished and shaped mottled stone ceremonial club or mace, the head cylindrical with bevelled top edge and stepping to the near parallel-sided shaft with rounded butt; with a custom-made stand for display. 1.6 kg total, 35.5cm including stand (14"). Very fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 570 - 800 USD 610 - 860 Provenance Property of a Brussels gallery; acquired on the European art market.

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BABY MAMMOTH SKULL WITH TUSKS Pleistocene Era, 100,000-40,000 BP A spectacular and near complete skull of a juvenile woolly mammoth E. primigenius with full dentition including the near worn out first milk teeth at front and the first emerging molars at rear to the upper jaw and tusks in situ; lacking only the very fragile sinuses and a portion of the associated brain pan which reveals the internal skull structures to full view including visible traces of blood vessels and muscle attachments. 2.3 kg, 45cm (17¾"). Fine condition. Excessively rare, possibly unique. £12,000 - 17,000 EUR 13,650 - 19,330 USD 14,750 - 20,900

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Provenance From a private European palaeontological collection; formerly in a Spanish collection; previously from a collection formed in Arizona, USA; accompanied by a copy of a Spanish import document dated 7 June 2011. Literature See Adams, A. L., Monograph on the British Fossil Elephants, Palaeontographical Society, 1887-1881, for much information; see also Woodward, A. Smith, Guide to the Elephants (Recent and Fossil), British Museum, 1922.

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SIBERIAN CARVED FOSSIL MAMMOTH TUSK CHESS SET 21st century AD A character chess set with pieces carved from the fossilised tusks of woolly mammoth E. primigenius of the Pleistocene Era (80000-50000 BP) the ‘white’ pieces depicting eagles (pawns), standing figures (king, queen and bishops), bears (knights) and teepee tents (rooks, one with slight damage), all set on pale stained wood disc bases; the ‘black’ pieces depicting eagles (pawns), grotesque figures (king, queen and bishops), bears (knights) and owls (rooks), all set on dark stained disc bases; the set contained in a hinged wood velvet-lined case with marquetry playing board to lid. 4.7 kg, board 44 x 44cm (17¼ x 17¼"). Fine condition. £3,000 - 4,000 EUR 3,410 - 4,550 USD 3,690 - 4,920 Provenance From a private European palaeontological collection; formerly in a Spanish collection; previously from a collection formed in Arizona, USA; accompanied by a copy of a Spanish import document dated 7 June 2011.

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TRIASSIC FOSSIL KEICHOUSAURUS Triassic Period, 250 million years BP A fossil Keichousaurus hui in a matrix from the Triassic Period from Xingyi in Guizhou, China. 2.6 kg, 32 x 21.3cm (12½ x 8½"). Fine condition. £600 - 800 EUR 680 - 910 USD 740 - 980 Provenance From an old Bristol paleontological collection; acquired 1950s-1960s; from Xingyi, Guizhou, China. Footnotes Keichousaurus was a late-Triassic marine reptile, a member of the pleurosaur family, and went extinct 250 million years ago, during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised ﬁsh eaters, and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles as they gave birth to live young, rather than laying eggs.

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FOSSIL MESOSAURUS SKELETON Permian Period, 285 million years BP A complete preserved Mesosaurus brasiliensis skeleton in limestone; from the Irati-Formation, Parana Delta, Brazil; mounted on a custommade display board. 5.72 kg, 48cm (19"). Fine condition, repaired. Rare. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance From an old Bristol paleontological collection, acquired 1950s-1960s. Footnotes The mesosaurs were fast swimming predators which lived in fresh water, probably preying on small ﬁsh, insects and other aquatic invertebrates.

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FOSSIL DRAGONFLY Jurassic Period, 200-145 million years BP

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A complete fossil dragonfly Isophlebia aspasia in a matrix. 957 grams, 20.1 x 14.6cm (8 x 5¾"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740 Provenance From an old Lincolnshire collection; acquired 1980s; from the Upper Jurassic, Solnhofen Limestone of Germany. Footnotes The Solnhofen limestones is a famous Lagerstätte in Germany, that offers amazing preservation of Upper Jurassic fossils. It is where one of the most famous fossils of all time, Archaeopteryx, was found.

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FISH MORTALITY SLAB Eocene Period, 50 million years BP A large mortality slab containing several Knightia sp. fish. 3.8 kg, 40cm (15¾"). Fine condition. [No Reserve] £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a West Sussex lady; acquired from USA circa 1976.

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MASSIVE BRAZILIAN FOSSIL FISH Cretaceous Period, circa 100 million years BP A very large, deep-bellied fossil fish with some detail preserved and on matrix; with custom-made stand for display. 11.9 kg total, 1.03m (40½"). Fine condition. £300 - 400 EUR 340 - 450 USD 370 - 490 Provenance Property of a North London gentleman; acquired on the UK art market before 2000.

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FOSSIL CRAB Eocene Period, circa 50 million years BP A large and near entire fossil crab with excellent preservation showing carapace and other details clearly, lacking only tips to three legs; presented on a stone base for display. 2.73 kg, 22cm wide total (8¾"). Fine condition. £400 - 600 EUR 450 - 680 USD 490 - 740

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Provenance From a private UK collection, acquired on the London art market 1990-2000.

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LARGE GOGOTTE FORMATION An extraordinary naturally formed large gogotte, a swirling mass of greyish-white sparkling sandstone, with thick folds and orb-like forms, a central concentric pool; mounted on a custom-made stand. 12 kg total, 36cm including stand (14"). Very fine condition. £1,200 - 1,700 EUR 1,360 - 1,930 USD 1,480 - 2,090 Provenance Property of a Brussels gallery; acquired on the European art market; from Fontainebleau, France. Footnotes A magniﬁcent example of one of nature’s rarest and most aesthetic rock formations. Each gogotte is unique, modelled by the movement of water beneath the sand dunes of Fontainebleau.

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Bidder/Buyer Terms and Conditions 1. Interpretations and Definitions: the following terms generally apply within these Terms and Conditions; other terms are defined within specific sections following: Auctioneer – the firm TimeLine Auctions Ltd (“TimeLine” hereafter) or its authorised auctioneer, acting as Agent for the Seller. TimeLine is a company registered in England and Wales (company no: 06873501) with registered office at 40 Kilmarnock Drive, Luton, LU2 7YP, UK. The website and telephone number are https://timelineauctions.com and ++44 (0) 1277 815121. Agent – a person or body acting on behalf of another. ALR – Art Loss Register - All lots with an upper estimate value of £1,000 and above and all ancient Western Asiatic lots are searched against the Art Loss Register database. Auction – a sale event whether taking place live in real-time or of extended duration (Timed Auction). Bid – a sum offered by a Bidder to purchase the Lot. Bidder – the person offering a Bid. Buyer – the Bidder who the Lot is Knocked Down to. Buyer’s Premium – the percentage of the Hammer Price payable by the Buyer to TimeLine in accordance with clause 19. CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Data Protection Legislation –all applicable data protection and privacy legislation in force from time to time in the UK including the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (83) (GDPR); the Data Protection Act 2018; the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002/58/EC (as updated by Directive 2009/136/EC) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) as amended, and any and all applicable national data protection laws made under or pursuant to the GDPR, as may be amended or superseded from time to time. Date of Sale – the date on which the Auctioneer Knocks Down the Lot. Group – any Lot comprising more than one item. Hammer Price – the amount of the winning bid when Knocked Down by the Auctioneer to a Bidder. Knock(ed/ing) Down – the act of the Auctioneer in bringing the Hammer down to complete the contract for the sale of the Lot to the Bidder submitting the highest bid. Lot – the goods for sale. Purchase Price – the total sum due for any Lot, including the Hammer Price, the Buyer’s Premium, any internet bidding fees, any shipping charges, taxes, duties or any other costs payable to TimeLine. Registered Bidder –a Bidder who has registered with TimeLine for the purpose of taking part in any Auction. Reserve Price – the minimum Hammer Price at which a Lot may be Knocked Down. Seller – the person offering the Lot for sale. Title – legal rights of ownership of the Lot. 2. Application: the singular includes the plural and vice versa and any reference to ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘it’ applies to all of them. 3. Basis of Contract: a. These Terms and Conditions apply to the exclusion of any other terms that the Bidder/Buyer seeks to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by trade, custom, practice or course of dealing. b. Each Buyer is required to carefully read the Terms and Conditions before offering a bid. When a Buyer makes a bid he/she acknowledges that he/she has read, understood and accepted these terms. c. TimeLine does not act for or give advice to Bidders/Buyers. 4. Dimensions, weights and colour: all dimensions and weights (including ring sizes) are approximate and are for general guidance only; a single dimension given is normally the greatest dimension for the piece(s). Although TimeLine have made

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every effort to precisely display the colours and condition of a Lot, TimeLine does not guarantee that a device displays them accurately. The Lot may vary slightly from those images. 5. Condition: items are briefly described with respect to condition using various phrases to signify the overall and general condition. It should be noted that items having significant age, sometimes being very ancient, often show minor blemishes and defects and these are considered to be normal and will not be individually described. Phrases used include: Restored - may be repaired or otherwise reinstated; possibly with some areas replaced; Fair Condition - may be fragmentary or obviously damaged; Fine Condition - usually essentially complete but may have minor damage or show restoration or repair; Very Fine Condition - usually complete and in good condition; may have some minor damage, restoration or repair; and Extremely Fine Condition - complete and better than average condition, without significant repair or restoration. Bidders are encouraged to carefully examine in person any Lot(s) for which they intend or do Bid for. It is not possible to note all marks or defects and neither TimeLine or the Auctioneer make any guarantee as to the physical quality or condition of any Lot(s). 6. Dating: dates may be given in several forms, as examples below: 527 AD - an item that bears a date upon it or that can otherwise be dated with precision; 6th century AD - an item that can be dated with considerable confidence to a specific period; Circa 6th century AD - an item that can be approximately dated by comparison with other pieces; Probably 6th century AD - an item that is likely to be of this period in the light of similar pieces; Possibly 6th century AD - an item that might be of this period by comparison with items of a broadly similar character; and Undated - no date is known or suggested for the piece. 6th Century AD or later – an item is dated to a specific period but may also be a revival of style of a later date. 7. Attributions: works of art attributions may be given in several forms, as examples below: Signed – a work bearing the signature of the named artist; Attributed to – a work of the period of the artist which may be in whole or in part the work of the artist named; Circle of – a work of the period of the artist and showing his influence; Follower of – a contemporary or nearly so work executed in the style of the artist; Manner of – a work executed in the style of the artist but of a later date; and After – a copy of any date of a work of the artist. 8. Other Descriptive Matters: some other words or phrases are used descriptively, as examples below: Style - an item made in the style of an earlier age but thought to be probably of later date. Archaistic - an item made in the style of a much earlier age; Grand Tour - an item usually of some age but in the style of an earlier age; After the Antique - an item made as a reproduction, usually of quite modern date; and Faux - used descriptively when the material used is probably imitative in character. 9. Lots including Archaeological or Cultural Property: a UK export licence from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, is required for Lots originating

from UK soil or territory leaving the UK and for such Lots of non-UK origin when leaving the EU. TimeLine will make applications for the necessary Cultural Property Export Licence as a ‘free of charge’ service to Buyers, where the Export Licence is legally required. If a Buyer requests for TimeLine to apply for an Export Licence where this is not legally required, an additional fee of £24 (VAT inclusive) will be invoiced to the Buyer. Buyers are advised to check concerning any Regulations applicable in their country of residence regarding importation and to enquire prior to bidding. The deferment of any Export Licence shall not be reason to cancel any bid nor to delay payment. 10. Lots including materials from Endangered Species: Buyers are responsible for obtaining a CITES licence when required for the export from the UK of any item(s) made of or containing materials such as ivory, tortoiseshell, rhinoceros horn, whalebone, etc. 11. Import Licences: Buyers are responsible for checking and ensuring compliance with any regulations applicable in their country of residence regarding importation. 12. Copyright: all cataloguing text, images and other material published by TimeLine whether physically or electronically is the property of TimeLine and may not be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or otherwise transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of TimeLine. 13. General Conduct of Auction: TimeLine shall have absolute discretion as to lots offered for sale, lots withdrawn and the conduct of any Auction. TimeLine shall have absolute discretion to refuse entry, decline bids and expel any person from the Auction whether present in person or by agent or proxy or attending by way of any electronic media or telecommunications. 14. Viewing: all Lots are available to view. All prospective Bidders are advised to view any Lot(s) prior to bidding and the Bidder must form their own opinion before bidding. Public viewing arrangements will be advised in advance of the Date of Sale and private viewing can be arranged at the TimeLine premises by appointment. 15. Lot Descriptions: all Lots are offered ‘as seen’ and ‘as is’ and are available for inspection. The Buyer is obligated to make all and any enquiries he wishes as to the accuracy and authenticity of any sale description (including Condition, Dating and Attributions, as set out in clauses 5-7).The principle of caveat emptor applies except where expressly excluded by operation of law. While materials (such as catalogues) are vetted by an external committee of experts, TimeLine do not make or give any guarantee, warranty or representation or undertake any duty of care in relation to the description, illustrations or photographs of any Lot, including condition, quality, provenance, authenticity, background, style, period, age, origin, value and estimated selling price. TimeLine undertakes no obligation to examine, investigate or carry out any tests either in sufficient depth or at all to establish the accuracy or otherwise of any description or opinions given by TimeLine whether in the catalogue or elsewhere. Lots comprising Groups are sold strictly subject to them not being returnable for any reason whatsoever; the provisions set out under clause 43 are specifically excluded in respect of such Lots. For coins that have been authenticated, graded and encapsulated ('slabbed') by an independent grading company, no guarantee of any kind is offered by TimeLine. Buyers should note that removal or attempted removal from any slab will immediately void any independent guarantee that might have been offered by that grading company. 16.

Condition Reports: All Lots are

available for inspection. TimeLine will provide a report on the physical condition of any Lot on request. Bidders should note that reports are provided as a free service to interested Bidders. Descriptions therein are not warranties and all Lots are offered ‘as seen’ and ‘as is’. 17. Estimates: estimates are for general guidance only and Lots may sell outside their indicated range(s). Bidders must make their own assessment as to the value of any Lot and conduct their bidding accordingly. 18. Reserves: Lots may be subject to a Reserve Price set by the Seller, at a level not exceeding the low estimate, below which bids cannot be accepted; TimeLine reserves the right to bid on behalf of a Seller, up to the amount of any Reserve Price. 19. Buyer’s Premium: the Buyer’s Premium is 25% of the Hammer Price [inclusive of VAT] for all successful Bidders. Use of the TimeLine Auctions online inhouse bidding service is free of additional charge. For those using any other internet bidding platforms, the provider’s normal charges at up to 6% (inclusive of VAT) will be payable by the Buyer in addition to the Buyer’s Premium. 20. Registration and Bidding: all prospective Bidders must register their personal details with TimeLine before bidding and a Bidder Number will be allocated for their use in relation to a specific sale; prospective Bidders will be asked to provide proof of identity and address. TimeLine reserves its right to refuse any Bidder or any Bid at its discretion. A deposit in accordance with clause 27 may be required before accepting any Bid(s). The Bidder Number must be shown by Bidders to the Auctioneer when placing a bid and by the successful Bidder when the Lot is Knocked Down. The auctioneer shall conduct the Auction at his sole discretion for all matters, accept Bids from any source and may exercise bids on behalf of absent Bidders or on behalf of Sellers up to any Reserve Price. Bidding shall be in pounds sterling only and generally in accordance with the increments set out below: a. £0 to £99 – in increments of £5 b. £100 to £199 – in increments of £10 c. £200 to £499 – in increments of £20 d. £500 to £999 – in increments of £50 e. £1000 to £1999 – in increments of £100 f. £2000 to £4,999 – in increments of £200 g. £5000 to £9,999 – in increments of £500 h. £10000 to £19,999 – in increments of £1,000 i. £20000 to £49,999 – in increments of £2,000 j. £50000 to £99,999 – in increments of £5,000 k. £100,000 to £249,999 – in increments of £10,000 l. £250,000 and up – in minimum increments of £20,000 21. Absentee Bidding/Auto Bidding: Registered Bidders may leave absentee/auto Bids in advance of a live Auction directly through the TimeLine website or in writing by mail, email, fax or other delivery means and will be automatically exercised at the Reserve Price or at one bid increment above any competing Bid up to the submitted maximum Bid amount. 22. Commission Bidding: while Bidders are advised to attend the Auction and to bid

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in person, TimeLine will accept written instructions in advance of a live Auction from a Registered Bidder to personally execute bids on behalf of the Bidder up to a stated maximum. Unlimited bids or bids to ‘buy’ will not be accepted. In the event of identical bids being received from more than one Bidder, the earliest received will have priority. TimeLine offers this as a free service for live Auctions but] no liability is accepted for any errors in bidding or in the event that a Bid is not placed. A deposit may be required In accordance with clause 27. 23. Internet Bidding: live, real-time bidding is available to Bidders through the TimeLine website for all live Auctions. Bidders intending to use any other internet bidding service must Register in advance with that service and the provider’s normal charges at up to 6% (VAT inclusive) will be payable in addition to the Buyer’s Premium. It is entirely the responsibility of the Bidder using any bidding service to ensure that Bids are made accurately; Bids cannot be retracted once made and are binding on the Bidder in all circumstances. TimeLine are not responsible for any technical or other failure which results in Bids not being received. 24. Telephone Bidding: facilities for telephone bidding are available at live Auctions at the discretion of TimeLine for Bidders on Lots with a low estimate in excess of £250 and must be booked and confirmed in advance. It is a condition for acceptance by TimeLine of any telephone bidding request that the Bidder undertakes to execute a minimum Bid at the low estimate sum. TimeLine offers telephone bidding as a free service but no liability is accepted for any errors or in the event that a connection cannot be made or is interrupted before the Lot is Knocked Down. 25. Agents: all Bidders making Bids through any means shall be deemed to be acting as principal in their bidding and shall be directly and fully liable for all Bid amounts, Buyer’s Premium and any other charges or costs. If any prospective Bidder wishes to appoint a person to bid on their behalf, then this must be agreed and authorised in writing by TimeLine in advance of the Auction. A deposit may be required in accordance with clause 27. 26. Value Added Tax: VAT is charged and invoiced on an inclusive basis, under the auctioneer’s margin scheme on all Buyers’ Premiums and other charges; Buyers resident outside the EU should note that there is no relief or exemption from VAT. For such items as investment gold, modern jewellery and gemstones including where marked with a ‘dagger’ (†) symbol, VAT on the Hammer Price will be payable in addition. 27. Deposits: Timeline reserves the right to request a deposit in certain circumstances. The amount of the deposit will be set by Timeline. If a Bid is not placed the deposit will be paid back within a reasonable timeframe after the close of the auction. In case of a successful bid, the deposit will be reduced from the Purchase Price payable by the Buyer. 28. Payment: the Purchase Price becomes due and payable when the Lot is Knocked Down by the Auctioneer. Requests and Statements detailing the purchase information will be sent out by email or post; Bidders may be telephoned or otherwise contacted when payment is not received promptly or where there are queries in any respect. a. The full Purchase Price must be paid in Pounds Sterling and can be made by bank transfer (for transfers from outside the UK, subject to payment of an additional £10 overseas bank transaction fee), by cash up to the value of £7,000, by cheque from a UK bank (subject to clearance) or by bank debit card or credit card (up to a maximum of £500). It is the responsibility of the Buyer to ensure that TimeLine receives the correct amount payable.

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b. Unless agreed by TimeLine in writing in advance of the Auction, the Buyer must pay the Purchase Price in full in cleared funds to TimeLine by no later than 4.30pm on the third working day following the Date of Sale. In case of delayed payment, clause 32 applies. 29. Title, Risk and Insurance: Title to any Lot is retained by the Seller until the Purchase Price and all other sums payable by the Buyer have been paid in full in cleared funds to TimeLine; at this point, Title will transfer from the Seller to the Buyer. Risk for the Lot passes to the Buyer at the time the Lot is Knocked Down to the Bidder. TimeLine does not hold property insured after the Lot has been Knocked Down. 30. Collection of Lots and Storage: Once the Buyer has paid the Purchase Price in full, TimeLine will release the Lot to the Buyer for collection. The Buyer must collect, or arrange the collection of, all purchases from the location advised by TimeLine by 4.30pm on the seventh working day following the Date of Sale. TimeLine may provide the Buyer with a quotation and contact details for the services of Mail Boxes Etc on TimeLine documentation (any storage/shipping contract is between the Buyer and Mail Boxes Etc). The Buyer may arrange a service of their choice for collection, packing and shipping services. Lots not collected by the seventh working day following the Date of Sale will be moved to storage at a transfer cost of £20 plus VAT per Lot and storage charges will thereafter be applied at the rate of £1.90 plus VAT per Lot per day until collected; no Lots may be removed/released to the Buyer until all storage and transfer costs have been paid in full. In the event that the accrual of storage charges reaches 50% of the Hammer Price paid or after the expiration of three months from the transfer date, whichever occurs first, Timeline reserve the right to re-sell any and all Lots stored without notice and in any manner at their sole discretion and to apply any proceeds in defrayment of such costs. The Buyer will be entitled to receive any credit balance above the amount of the costs on request but will remain liable for any deficit. 31. Delivery by TimeLine: at the absolute discretion of TimeLine, TimeLine may, on request, directly arrange delivery of certain Lots to the address registered to the Buyer, on payment by the Buyer to TimeLine of any advised handling and delivery charge. 32. Remedies for Buyer’s Failure to Make Payment and/or Remove Lots: if the Purchase Price and/or all sums payable are not paid in full when they fall due and/or the Lot is not removed in accordance with these terms, TimeLine may without further notice to the Buyer be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights: a. To terminate the agreement immediately for breach of contract; b. To retain possession of the Lot; c. To remove and/or store the Lot at the Buyer’s expense, as detailed at clause 30at a cost to the Buyer of £20 + VAT for the transfer per Lot plus a daily cost of £1.90 plus VAT per Lot for the storage; d. To take legal proceedings against the Buyer for payment of any sums due to TimeLine by the Buyer; e. To be paid interest on any monies due to TimeLine at the annual rate of 8% per annum from time to time to be calculated on a daily basis from the date upon which such monies became payable until the date of actual payment; f. To sell the Lot without a Reserve Price at Auction or by any other means and apply any proceeds against the amount owing by the Buyer to TimeLine; g. To apply any monies received from the Buyer in payment or part payment of any sums due from the Buyer to TimeLine under these terms; h. To refuse to allow the Buyer to register for a future Auction or to reject a bid from

the Buyer at a future Auction.

to enforce any of these terms.

33. Limitation of Liability: The Auctioneer has obtained insurance cover in respect of its own legal liability for individual claims. The limits and exclusions in this clause reflect the insurance cover the Auctioneer has been able to arrange and the Buyer is responsible for making his own arrangements for the insurance of any excess loss.

42. Governing Law: these terms and conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including noncontractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of England and Wales.

Timeline will under no circumstances be liable to the Buyer, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the contract for: a. any loss of profits, sales, business or revenue b. loss of business opportunity c. an indirect or consequential loss. Our total liability to you for all losses arising under or in connection to the contract, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, will in no circumstances exceed £500. Nothing in the Contract limits any liability which cannot legally be limited, including but not limited to liability for: a. death or personal injury caused by negligence; b. fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; and c. breach of the terms implied by section 12 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1979 (title and quiet possession). This clause 33 shall survive termination of the Contract. 34. Buyer’s Indemnity: the Buyer agrees to indemnify TimeLine on a full indemnity basis against all legal and other costs, all losses and expenses incurred as a result of TimeLine taking steps under clause 33. 35. Use of your personal information: TimeLine will only use the Seller’s personal information as set out in their privacy policy. TimeLine may amend this policy from time to time. Where Timeline processes any personal data, it will comply with the requirements and obligations under the Data Protection Legislation. 36. Anti-Money Laundering: TimeLine’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy sets out TimeLine’s policy for ensuring compliance anti-money laundering legislation that applies to some of TimeLine’s activities. TimeLine may amend this policy from time to time. 37. Sale of Goods Act: The terms implied by sections 13 to 15 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded. 38. Severance: If any provision or partprovision of these terms and conditions is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or partprovision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part-provision under this clause shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of the terms and conditions. 39. Amendments: TimeLine may amend these Terms and Conditions from time to time. Please check our website for our latest terms and conditions. 40. No waiver: No failure or delay by TimeLine to exercise any right or remedy provided under the these Terms and Conditions or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. 41. Third-Party rights: These Terms & Conditions are between Timeline and a Seller. No other person shall have any rights

43. Jurisdiction: each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these terms and conditions or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims). 44. Disputes: in the event that the Buyer has any dispute in relation to any Lot, not being a Lot described as a Group, Collection or other term indicating that the lot comprises more than one object, (such lots being sold cannot be returned in accordance with clause 15), which has been sold, that dispute must be notified to TimeLine in writing within 14 days following the Date of the Sale in order that TimeLine can hold the proceeds pending resolution of the dispute. In the event of deliberate forgery being claimed for any Lot, the Buyer shall submit two opinions in writing from recognised experts for consideration; the inability of different experts to agree shall not be sufficient grounds. No liability is accepted by TimeLine for any costs/losses of the Buyer, including but not limited to fees, shipping, loss of profit, consequential costs or any other matters beyond the Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium. In all cases, any item must be returned to TimeLine, strictly in the condition it was in at the date of the sale being held; Buyers are advised that any form of destructive examination or testing undertaken will result in claims being rejected; claims resulting from results of tests under a scientific process not generally accepted for use at the Date of the Sale or which were unreasonably expensive in relation to the estimates for the lot or impractical or likely to have caused damage to the Lot at the Date of the Sale will not be allowed. TimeLine will have no liability to the Buyer after a period of 14 days as then TimeLine will release monies and make payments to Sellers.

Seller’s Terms and Conditions 1. Interpretations and Definitions: the following terms generally apply within these Terms and Conditions; other terms are defined within specific sections following: Auctioneer – the firm TimeLine Auctions Ltd (“TimeLine” hereafter) or its authorised auctioneer, acting as Agent for the Seller. TimeLine is a company registered in England and Wales (company no: 06873501) with registered office at 40 Kilmarnock Drive, Luton, LU2 7YP, UK. The website and telephone number are https://timelineauctions.com and +44 (0) 1277 815121. Agent – a person or body acting on behalf of another. ALR – Art Loss Register - All lots with an upper Estimate value of £1,000 and above and all ancient Western Asiatic lots are searched against the Art Loss Register database. Auction – a sale event whether taking place live in real-time or of extended duration (Timed Auction). Bid – a sum offered by a Bidder to purchase the Lot. Bidder – the person offering a Bid. Buyer – the person who the Lot is Knocked Down to. Date of Sale – the date on which the Auctioneer Knocks Down the Lot. Data Protection Legislation –all applicable data protection and privacy legislation in force from time to time in the UK including the General Data Protection Regulation

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((EU) 2016/679) (83) (GDPR); the Data Protection Act 2018; the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002/58/EC (as updated by Directive 2009/136/EC) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2426) as amended, and any and all applicable national data protection laws made under or pursuant to the GDPR, as may be amended or superseded from time to time. Estimate – the estimate for any Lots as set out in the Property Receipt. Group – any Lot comprising more than one item. Hammer Price – the amount of the winning bid when Knocked Down by the Auctioneer to a Bidder. Knock(ed/ing) Down – the act of the Auctioneer in bringing the Hammer down to complete the contract for the sale of the Lot to the Bidder submitting the highest bid. Lot – the goods for sale. Net Proceeds-the Hammer Price less the Selling Commission and any charges or expenses levied at Timeline’s discretion in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. Purchase Price – the total sum due for any Lot, including the Hammer Price, the Buyer’s Premium, any internet bidding fees, any shipping charges, taxes, duties or any other costs payable to TimeLine. Reserve Price – the minimum Hammer Price at which a Lot may be Knocked Down Seller – the person offering the Lot for sale. Selling Commission – the sum due to TimeLine from the Seller in accordance with clause 10. Timed Sale –in relation to an unsold Lot, a 28 day timeframe to allow a sale post Auction in accordance with clause 15. Title – legal rights of ownership of the Lot. Unsold Fee – 6% (VAT inclusive) of the Reserve Price. Withdrawal Fee – the fee payable to TimeLine in the event the Seller withdraws a Lot in accordance with clause 14, which shall be 6% (VAT inclusive) of the low Estimate or Reserve Price, whichever is higher.

will transfer from the Seller to the Buyer. Risk for the Lot passes to the Buyer at the time the Lot is Knocked Down to the Bidder. TimeLine does not hold any Lot insured after the Lot has been Knocked Down.

2. Application: the singular includes the plural and vice versa and any reference to ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘it’ applies to all of them.

This clause 8 shall survive termination of the Contract.

3. Basis of Contract: a. These terms and conditions apply to the exclusion of any other terms that the Seller seeks to impose or incorporate, or which are implied by trade, custom, practice or course of dealing. b. Each Seller is required to read the terms and conditions attached to the Property Acceptance/Receipt and acknowledges that he/she has read, accepted and acknowledged the terms of such attachment, in advance of signing the same. c. As auctioneer, TimeLine acts solely for, and in the interest of, the Seller. 4. Copyright: all cataloguing text, images and other material published by TimeLine (including in relation to any Lot) whether physically or electronically is the property of TimeLine and may not be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or otherwise transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of TimeLine. Timeline does not guarantee that a device accurately displays the colours and condition of a Lot. 5. Rights to Photographs, Illustrations and Documents: the Seller grants to Timeline full and absolute right to photograph or illustrate any Lot and to use such photographs or illustrations, and any photographs, illustrations or documents provided by the Seller, at any time and at TimeLine’s absolute discretion (whether or not in connection with any Auction). 6. Title, Risk and Insurance: Title to any Lot is retained by the Seller until the Purchase Price and all other sums payable by the Buyer have been paid in full in cleared funds to TimeLine; at this point, Title

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7. Seller’s Representations and Warranties: in submitting any Lot for sale, the Seller warrants and represents to TimeLine the matters set out in the Property Acceptance/Receipt and Seller’s statement of provenance. The Seller will be asked to provide proof of identity and address. 8. Limitation of Liability: The Auctioneer has obtained insurance cover in respect of its own legal liability for individual claims. The limits and exclusions in this clause reflect the insurance cover the Auctioneer has been able to arrange and the Seller is responsible for making his own arrangements for the insurance of any excess loss. Timeline will under no circumstances be liable to the Seller, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with the Contract for: a. any loss of profits, sales, business or revenue; b. loss of business opportunity; and c. an indirect or consequential loss. TimeLine’s total liability to the Seller for all losses arising under or in connection to the Contract, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, will in no circumstances exceed £500. Nothing in these terms and conditions limits any liability which cannot legally be limited, including but not limited to liability for: a. death or personal injury caused by negligence; b. fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; and c. breach of the terms implied by section 12 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1979 (title and quiet possession).

9. Seller’s Indemnity: the Seller shall indemnify and hold TimeLine harmless from all claims and all direct, indirect or consequential losses (including loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and similar losses), costs, proceedings, damages and expenses (including legal and other professional fees and expenses) awarded against or incurred or paid by TimeLine as a result or in connection with: a. any breach of the warranties referred to in clause 7; b. any claim made against TimeLine concerning the authenticity of any Lot; c. any alleged or actual infringement, whether or not under English law, of any third party’s Intellectual Property Rights or other rights arising out of the Auction or sale of the Lot. 10. Selling Commission: The standard rate of selling commission payable to TimeLine shall be 18% of the Hammer Price (VAT inclusive). 11. Additional Charges: TimeLine may levy additional charges regarding: a. Collection of goods from Seller’s premises, storage of goods submitted for sale by a Seller and storage of Lots unsold in accordance with clause 15; b. Further charges at the discretion of TimeLine on advance warning to the Seller for any unusual research, special or additional imaging, testing, consultation with external specialists, conservation, cleaning or other services concerned with presenting the Lot, including VAT or other taxes or duties as applicable. c. All items submitted for sale in the 'Western Asiatic' category (other than items designated as 'style') and all lots over £1000 will incur an administration charge of £6.00

(VAT inclusive) per item for additional checking, including searches against the ALR. 12. Lots: all goods submitted to TimeLine will be lotted, catalogued and offered by live auction sale, limited timed auction sale, 'buy it now' direct sale or other method at the sole discretion of TimeLine; antiquities, antiques and collectables Lots with a low Estimate of £200 or less and coin Lots with a low Estimate of £100 or less will not normally be illustrated in any printed catalogue and printed text entries may be minimised (images and full text will always be shown on the TimeLine website); Estimates are provided for information only and Hammer Prices may differ from the estimated range. 13. Reserve Price: The Seller may set a Reserve Price on any Lot where the low Estimate exceeds £120 subject to agreeing that an Unsold Fee will become payable to Timeline for any such Reserved Lot which fails to sell; in addition the Seller agrees that the auctioneer may accept a bid received at one bid increment or 10% of the Reserve Price (whichever is higher) below the Reserve Price sum if necessary to sell the Lot. 14. Withdrawal of Lots: Once entered for sale, Lots may be withdrawn by the Seller only upon the agreement of TimeLine and payment to TimeLine of the Withdrawal Fee; a Withdrawal Fee will also be payable should any post-Sale offer be received in accordance with clause 14 but not accepted by the Seller. TimeLine reserves the absolute right to withdraw any Lot from sale for any reason in which circumstance no Withdrawal Fee will be payable. The Seller is thereafter responsible for collection of any Lot which has been withdrawn and clause 15 applies. 15. Unsold Lots and Storage: in the event that a Lot is not sold no Selling Commission is payable unless the Lot was subject to a Reserve Price in which case a sum of 6% (VAT inclusive)of the Reserve Price is payable by the Seller to TimeLine. TimeLine shall retain possession of unsold Lots for a period of twenty-eight days from the date of any Auction for entry into any Timed Sale or against the possibility of receiving post-Sale offers for such Lots. The Seller is thereafter responsible for collection of any unsold goods immediately after this period and Lots will be released after any charges due have been paid in full. Lots not removed by 4.30pm on the seventh working day after the due date will be moved to storage at a transfer cost of £20 plus VAT per Lot and storage charges will thereafter be applied at the rate of £1.90 plus VAT per Lot per day until collected; no Lots may be removed until any storage or other amounts due to TimeLine have been paid in full. In the event that the accrual of storage charges reaches 50% of the Reserve Price or after the expiration of three months from the transfer date, whichever occurs first, Timeline reserve the right to re-sell any and all Lots stored without notice and in any manner at their sole discretion and to apply any proceeds in defrayment of such costs. The Seller will be entitled to receive any credit balance above the amount of the costs on request but will remain liable for any deficit. 16. Payment to Sellers: the Net Proceeds of the Auction will become due and payable to the Seller 30 days following the Date of Sale provided that TimeLine have received cleared payment of the Purchase Price in full from the Buyer. 17. Use of your personal information: TimeLine will only use the Seller’s personal information as set out in their privacy policy. TimeLine may amend this policy from time to time. Where Timeline processes any personal data, Timeline will comply with the requirements and obligations under the Data Protection Legislation. 18. Anti-Money Laundering: TimeLine’s Anti-Money Laundering Policy sets out

TimeLine’s policy for ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering legislation that applies to some of TimeLine’s activities. TimeLine may amend this policy from time to time. 19. Sale of Goods Act: The terms implied by sections 13 to 15 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 are, to the fullest extent permitted by law, excluded. 20. Severance: If any provision or partprovision of these terms and conditions is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or partprovision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part-provision under this clause shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of the terms and conditions. 21. Amendments: TimeLine may amend these Terms and Conditions from time to time. Please check our website for our latest terms and conditions. 22. No waiver: No failure or delay by TimeLine to exercise any right or remedy provided under the these Terms and Conditions or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. 23. Third-Party rights: These Terms & Conditions are between Timeline and a Seller. No other person shall have any rights to enforce any of these terms. 24. Governing Law: these terms and conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or their subject matter or formation (including noncontractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of England and Wales. 25. Jurisdiction: each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with these terms and conditions or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).