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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARAB ‡ LATE PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C. 1 in. (4.18 grams, 27 mm) With detailed ribbing to the carapace, legs and mouth; underside with central ribbed loop; old inked collector's reference 'E.45'. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Collected between the 1950s-1990s. Ex Roger Liechti (1934-2010) collection, Geneva, Switzerland. LITERATURE:

Cf. NFA Classical Auctions, Scarabs and Design Amulets, December 11, 1991, item 280.

head; the nude Ra-Horakhty depicted falcon-headed, wearing a sun disc and a tripartite wig, his hand resting on his waist; each standing on stylised crocodiles(?) on a rounded base. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex AH collection, London, UK, 1980s. LITERATURE:

Cf. Daressy, G., Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire N° 38001-39384 Statues de divinités, Cairo, 1906, pl. XLII (inv. no. 38818) for similar janiform Pataikos and Ra-Horakhty amulet.

EGYPTIAN AMETHYST HORUS AMULET LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 1 in. (5.98 grams, 27 mm)

EGYPTIAN MEMPHIS TRIAD AMULET LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 1⅜ in. (9.1 grams, 37 mm high) Rectangular plaque with ledge to the lower edge, ribbed loop above, the half-round figures of the goddesses Nephthys and Isis wearing their characteristic headdresses flank the figure of the young Horus wearing the sidelock of youth. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From an early Home Counties, UK, collection, 1930-1940. Ex London, UK, collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.18-19; a comparable Late Period example is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory no. 17.194.2444.

EGYPTIAN JANIFORM PATAIKOS AND RA-HORAKHTY FAIENCE AMULET LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C. 2½ in. (13.4 grams, 60.5 mm) Modelled in the round, Pataikos depicted nude with his arms resting on his rounded belly, large genitals and a suspension loop on his

Carved in the round, the falcon seated on a rectangular base with outstretched talons, the wings neatly tucked against the body, incised detailing and drilled eyes; a small drilled depression on the top of the head; drilled longitudinally for suspension. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

From an early 20th century collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. a similar amulet in hematite (Ptolemaic-Roman Age) in the Louvre, inventory no.E10944, in Quack, J. F., Altägyptische Amulette und ihre Handhabung, Tübingen, 2022, p.350.

EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI SON OF HORUS AMULET ‡ LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 1⅛ in. (2.52 grams, 28 mm) Carved amulet of the baboon-headed mummiform figure of Hapy shown standing with dorsal pillar, pierced for suspension. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Eggebrecht, A., Suche nach Unsterblichkeit: Totenkult und Jenseitsglaube im Alten Ägypten, Mainz, 1990, pp.44-45, no.T9, for a similar example in faience.

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LARGE EGYPTIAN HEART SCARAB WITH HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTION ‡

EGYPTIAN SISTRUM FRAGMENT WITH HATHOR HEAD ‡

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 2⅛ in. (68.5 grams, 54 mm) With naturalistic detailing to the upper body and legs; base engraved with seven rows of hieroglyphic text, a version of Chapter 30b of the Book of the Dead; faience or glazed steatite. £6,000 - 8,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex collection Charles Bouché, (1928 - 2010). Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan. Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.139368. Accompanied by old sketches of the artefact together with a provisional translation of the hieroglyphic inscription in French; mentioning the god Osiris. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11845-206822. LITERATURE:

Cf. Israel Museum, inv.no.76.18.271, for a heart scarab in green schist; see Cohen Collection of Egyptian Antiquities, inv.no.249, for a small heart scarab in carnelian.

EGYPTIAN GOLD CARTONNAGE INLAYS LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-31 B.C. 6½ - 7⅞ in. (635 grams total, 16.5-20 cm wide including stand) Comprising: a winged scarab with detailed carapace and wings; and the mummiform figures of the four Sons of Horus, Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, and Qebehsenuef; mounted on custom-made display stands. [2] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 2 in. (44.4 grams, 50 mm) Pale blue-green bifacial bust of Hathor with D-shaped face, characteristic banded hair with curled ends, cow's ears, broad collar of radiating segments; circular attachment point beneath for handle. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1970s. European private collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Schoske, S., Schönheit - Abglanz der Göttlichkeit. Kosmetik im Alten Ägypten, Munich, 1990, p.142, no.127, for a similar Hathor head element on a near complete sistrum. FOOTNOTES:

This fragment is the central element of a highly decorative sistrum. The sistrum was a rattle-like instrument played exclusively by women in religious ceremonies. The sound produced by the sistrum was believed to drive away evil and soothe a god's anger. Hathor is the daughter of the sun god Re, and in her role as a mother goddess is often depicted as a cow or with bovine characteristics as here. Hathor is also associated with love, music and dancing, and the sistrum is one of her sacred symbols.

EGYPTO-PHOENICIAN LAPIS LAZULI SCARAB WITH CARTOUCHE FOR THUTMOSE III ‡ LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 1 in. (7.4 grams, 25 mm) With carapace detailing to obverse, plaque with intaglio cartouche for the throne name of Thutmose III, winged scarab and fronds flanking. £3,000 - 4,000

From a 1920s French collection. Ex German gallery, 1970-1980s. Spanish collection, 1980s-1990s. London, UK, collection, 2000s.

PROVENANCE:

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12126-214208.

LITERATURE:

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Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12127-211877. Cf. similar item in the British Museum collection under accession no.1888,0512.99.

LARGE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PAPYRUS AMULET PENDANT ‡

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEAD NECKLACE STRING WITH THOTH AMULET

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 2½ in. (11 grams, 66 mm) With stylised incised lotus petal detailing to base and neck; ribbed suspension loop. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

with Bonhams, Antiquities, 21 October 1999, no.432-436.

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 18⅛ in. (19 grams, 46 cm) Restrung using mainly annular and tubular beads; the central feature a large amulet of Thoth in ibis-form wearing a short kilt and advancing on a rectangular plinth. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEAD NECKLACE STRING WITH BES AMULET LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 22 in. (18 grams, 56 cm) Restrung using mainly annular and tubular beads, with four larger oblate beads; central feature a large Bes pendant, the god standing on a plinth and wearing an elaborate headdress. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

From the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974.

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE MUMMY BEAD NECKLACE LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1295-1069 B.C. 18⅛ in. (9.54 grams, 46 cm long) Restrung designer necklace using tubular green-glazed beads in a double row, interspersed with small two-holed beads; the central feature a net-like composition of small brown and blue-glazed ringshaped beads. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

By repute, 'Excavated at Gurob by Prof. Flinders Petrie. From a quantity of beadwork taken from the neck of a mummy'. Ex 1920s UK collection.

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEAD NECKLACE STRING WITH AMULETS AMARNA PERIOD, 1353-1336 B.C. 15¾ in. (10.4 grams, 40 cm) Restrung using mainly annular and tubular beads with a large central heart amulet, interspersed with various amulets including: poppy seed, rosette, lotus flower, two Thoth baboons, djed pillar, Bes, and others. £800 - 1,000 10

PROVENANCE:

From the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974.

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EGYPTIAN BLUE-GLAZED FAIENCE BLUE LOTUS CHALICE

EGYPTIAN BLUE-GLAZED FAIENCE WHITE LOTUS CHALICE

NEW KINGDOM-THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1504-935 BC 6¼ in. (126 grams, 16 cm)

NEW KINGDOM-THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1315-945 B.C. 4¾ in. (205 grams, 12 cm)

With a tall, flaring cup rounded at the base, attached to a short stem supported on a flared foot; the outside of the cup decorated with petals modelled in relief and a ribbed rim; the stem and foot plain; some restoration. £10,000 - 14,000

The lotiform cup modelled as an open lotus flower with incised petal detailing to the outer face, short stem and flared foot; some restoration. £10,000 - 14,000

PROVENANCE:

Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12099-214088. LITERATURE:

Cf. Eggebrecht, A., Ägyptens Aufstieg zur Weltmacht, Mainz, 1987, 326, no. 279, for a similar chalice. FOOTNOTES:

Faience chalices shaped like the flowers of the blue lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) first appeared in the 18th Dynasty. The blue lotus chalices were believed to have been used for cultic or votive purposes in temples or in rituals offered to the dead. Known as 'Seshen' by the ancient Egyptians, the blue lotus was a symbol of solar concepts associated with rebirth, probably because its flowers opened in the morning and closed at night.

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PROVENANCE:

Cf. Freed, R., et al., Egypt’s Golden Age, the Art of Living in the New Kingdom, 1558-1085 B.C, Boston, 1982, p.147, no.147, for a similar pale blue faience white lotus chalice; S., Reeves, N., and Quirke, S., Egyptian Art at Eton College: Selections from the Myers Museum, Windsor/New York, 1999, p.39, no.56, for a squatter version of this chalice style in deep blue faience. FOOTNOTES:

Faience chalices shaped like the flowers of the white lotus (Nymphaea albicans) first appeared in the 18th Dynasty, and are thought to be drinking vessels.

EGYPTIAN GOLD PENDANT COLLECTION

EGYPTIAN GOLD GODDESS BASTET CAT AMULET

NEW KINGDOM-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 1550-30 B.C. 6 x 4 in. (235 grams total, 15.3 x 10 cm)

LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1070-900 B.C. 3⅛ in. (0.52 grams, 8 mm)

Comprising: a sheet-gold wedjat eye; a gold sheet penannular ring, possibly a wig ornament; a sheet-gold bead formed as a granulated female bust; gold aegis of Sekhmet wearing a broad collar and sun disc; a black snake's head mounted in gold with red carnelian eyes, possibly later replacements; mounted in display frame with purple velvet backing. £4,000 - 6,000

Modelled seated on a tongue-shaped base, with simple facial detailing and suspension loop to the back. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From an early 20th century French collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 29(c).

PROVENANCE:

with Christie’s, London, 10 December 1986, no.64 (part). Property of a gentleman. LITERATURE:

Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.84, fig.86, for two similar examples of stone snake heads dated to the New Kingdom.

EGYPTIAN GOLD BES AMULET LATE NEW KINGDOM-THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1070-900 B.C. ⅝ in. (453 grams, 18 mm) Mask of Bes with tall plumed headdress, vertical bar to the reverse. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From an early 20th century French collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Andrews, C., and van Dijk, J., Objects for Eternity: Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz am Rhein, 2006, p.217, no.3.27, for a less fine example.

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEAD MUMMY MASK WITH COLLAR ‡ PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C. 10⅞ x 11¼ in. (556 grams, 27.5 x 28.5 cm) Comprising a restrung panel of small glazed composition beads in various colours representing a mummy face mask with false beard and collar; framed and glazed. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex collection of Mr & Ms François & Marion Reber - Burki, Rue des Beaux-Arts 10, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Collected in the first part of 20th century by Mr F. Burki, father of Ms Marion Reber. LITERATURE:

Cf. Manley, B., and Dodson, A., Life Everlasting. National Museum of Scotland Collection of Ancient Egyptian Coffins, Edinburgh, 2010, p.114, no.43, for a similar mask and collar.

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EGYPTIAN WOODEN STELA FOR PA-DI-AMUN-(EM)-IPAT WITH RA-HORAKHTY ‡ LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C. 17¾ in. (1.96 kg, 45 cm high) Arch-topped and composed of two vertical boards, coated with gesso and skilfully painted on one side; the lunette decorated with a winged sun-disk and two pendant uraei; the central vignette depicting the deceased worshipping the falcon-headed god Ra-Horakhty with the Four Sons of Horus standing behind, each with their name written above; the lower register with six lines of hieroglyphic text providing an offering formula for the benefit of the deceased:

Transliteration of the hieroglyphs: 1) tp-dı- nsw r - r- tı n r nb pt s [.....] wsır ntt [ım ntt?] 2) n r nb b w dı f pr.t- rw t n t k pd [....] t nb(t) (n) fr(t) w bt […] 3) t nbt n m dı f tpw f w [...]f m t dı f m 4) n t dı f ır p [...] dı f m ı [...] dı f ı( )r(r)t dı f 5) m sn r r wt [...] rs nfr r ım nt nfr 6) n [..] wsır [......] p -dı- ım n(m) ıp .t ms (n) [....]

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Translation: 1) An offering that the king and Ra-Horakhty, Great God, Lord of Heaven, the illuminated [...] Osiris Foremost [of the West?] 2) Great God, Lord of Abydos (that) he may give a voice-offering (of) bread, beer, oxen, and fowl […] everything good and pure […] 3) everything sweet, he gives offerings of provisions […] a thousand of bread, he gives a thousand of 4) beer, he gives a thousand of wine […], he gives a thousand of vines, he gives a thousand of 5) incense on the altar […] a good burial in the beautiful West 6) for […] the Osiris[…] Pa-di-Amun-(em)-ipat born (to) Kha[…]; on the verso, an old handwritten collection label reading: 'From Harding & Sm[ith] Collection Sale Sotheby 2 Nov 1922 L.N. 234. A families[sic] stele, arched top, with the deceased worshipping a standing Horus attended by the four Children of Horus and six horizontal lines of inscription in colour. SP/10a'; mounted in a custommade wooden frame. £10,000 - 14,000 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of the late W. Harding Smith (1848-1922). with Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 34 & 35 New Bond Street, 2 November 1922, no.234. Old handwritten label to verso reading 'From .‘ ...’ .‘ ...’ collection Sale Sotheby 2 Nov 1922 L.N.234...' Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan. Accompanied by a copy of the 1922 Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge catalogue. LITERATURE:

Cf. Munro, P., Die spätägyptischen Totenstelen, 2 vols., Ägyptologische Forschungen 52, Glückstadt, 1973, vol.2, pl.3, fig.12, for a stela of similar format; for an example with a three-line border see British Museum EA22919; or with a plain, single-coloured band with thin outer and inner delimiting lines see Cairo Museum A9444.

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EGYPTIAN HORUS FALCON ON SHRINE-SHAPED BASE ‡ LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-31 B.C. 5⅞ in. (521 grams, 15 cm) Naturalistically modelled falcon with incised feathers and detailing; standing on a shrine-shaped rectangular box with slightly battered sides and cornice moulding; inked note on the inside of each long side 'E.311' and 'Collection R.L.' respectively. £4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE:

Ex Dr Daniel Marie Fouquet (1859-1914), Cairo. with Pierre Berge & Associes, Auction, Archaeology 29 November 2014, no.193. Accompanied by a French cultural export permit, no.161028. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant pages in: Perdrizet, P., Les Terres Cuites Grecques d'Egypt de la Collection Fouquet, Nancy, 1921, where it is published. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12000-211884. LITERATURE:

PROVENANCE:

Collected between the 1950s-1990s. Ex Roger Liechti (1934-2010) collection, Geneva, Switzerland. LITERATURE:

Cf. Davies, S., and Smith, H.S., The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara. The Falcon Complex and Catacomb: The Archaeological Report, London, 2005, p.24 (no.FCO-478), pl.LXVIa, for a close parallel from one of the subterranean falcon mummy galleries at Saqqara. FOOTNOTES:

This box almost certainly once contained the mummified remains of a falcon. The falcon was principally identified with the sun-god Horus, and associated with the living king. Numerous falcon cults existed throughout Egypt, but the most spectacular was found at Saqqara, where many thousands of birds were mummified and buried in an extensive complex of underground galleries.

ROMANO-EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF EROS ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 6 in. (232 grams, 15 cm) Depicted nude in a dynamic pose with his legs apart and the weight of the body upon his right leg, standing in front of a two storey structure, probably an oven; his left arm raised and right arm extended in front of his torso and resting on the edge of the structure; the oven painted pink at the top and white at the bottom with an offering receptacle at floor level. £5,000 - 7,000

See Higgings, R.A., Greek Terracottas, London, 1967, for the study of the various Erote subjects; Chesterman, J., Classical Terracotta Figures, New York, 1975, pp.76-78, for a general approach to style and production of Roman terracotta; for the characteristics and interpretation of the figure of Eros in Roman Age see Mattei, M., La favola di Amore e Psiche, Roma, 2012. PUBLISHED:

Perdrizet, P., Les Terres Cuites Grecques d'Egypt de la Collection Fouquet, Nancy, 1921, Bd 1, 96, Nr. 245, Bd. 2, Tafel LII.

EGYPTIAN DIORITE BUST OF A DIGNITARY LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 7⅞ in. (2.03 kg total, 20 cm high including stand) Wearing a heavy wig over a rounded face with cosmetic lines and eyebrows in raised relief; vertical dorsal pillar with partial hieroglyphs to the reverse; some re-cutting, mounted on a custom-made display stand. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Jean-Paul Bourgis collection, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France, 1980. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12128-213629. LITERATURE:

Cf. Bothmer, B. V., Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period, 700 B.C. to A.D. 100, New York, 1960, pls.45, no.111, and 55, no.136.

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EGYPTIAN BRONZE STRIDING FIGURE OF MONTU THE FALCON GOD OF WAR LATE PERIOD, 26TH-30TH DYNASTY, 664-343 B.C. 9 in. (10 in.) (553 grams, 22.7 cm high (639 grams total, 25.5 cm high including stand)) With falcon head, wearing a shendyt kilt and a tripartite striated wig, surmounted by two ostrich plumes and fronted by a sun disc and double uraei, wearing a collar and holding a staff with a falcon-headed terminal emerging from a papyrus umbrel; standing on an integral rectangular plinth with a single line of inscription that probably ran around all sides, of which a few hieroglyphs remain, the front reading: '..? Lord (of)' and the left side reading 'Thebes, (that) he may give life..', the last hieroglyph on the front side and the first three on the left give the familiar epithet of Montu, 'Lord of Thebes' which is followed by the request from the statue’s dedicator for Montu to bestow life (and perhaps other benefits) upon him/her; accompanied by a custom-made tiered display base. £10,000 - 14,000 PROVENANCE:

Japanese collection, prior to 1980. AAL Geneva, Switzerland, 1980. British collection since 1999. with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 2 February 2017, no.78 (20,000-22,000 Euros). 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 search certificate no.12132-213615. LITERATURE:

Cf. The British Museum, museum number EA60339, for a similar figure believed to possibly date to the Late Period; Musée du Louvre, inv.no. AF 588. FOOTNOTES:

The statuette was most likely an offering made at one of Montu’s cult centres in the Theban region to ensure for the dedicator the good favour of the god. Commensurate with his warlike nature, Montu can sometimes be depicted holding a khepesh sickle-bladed sword, yet here he holds a rarer attribute: a carefully detailed staff with a falcon-headed terminal emerging from a papyrus umbel. This almost certainly symbolises Montu’s association with Re – the Heliopolitan sun-god also depicted with a falcon head - as his Upper Egyptian counterpart.

EGYPTIAN BRONZE STRIDING FIGURE OF THE GODDESS NEITH 26TH DYNASTY, 664-525 B.C. 5⅜ in. (6⅛ in.) (287 grams total, 13.5 cm high (15.5 cm high including stand)) Striding on a rectangular base; formerly holding a papyrus sceptre (?) in her extended left hand, her right hand by her side, and wearing a long close-fitting dress; mounted on an old marble tiered base with 'NEITH' legend to one short edge. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

From an early 20th century collection, based on the alabaster stand. Probably the Hilton Price collection, based on the style of the base. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12131-213614. LITERATURE:

Cf. Daressy, G., Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire N° 38001-39384 Statues de divinités, Cairo, 1906, pl.XLVIII (inv. no. 38953), for similar figure. FOOTNOTES:

Neith was the patron goddess of the powerful city of Sais in the Nile Delta.

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EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC BLACK-TOPPED JAR NAQADA I-II, 4000-3200 B.C. 5½ in. (274 grams, 13.5 cm) Of ovoid form tapering to a narrow flattened base. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974. LITERATURE:

See Sowada, K.S., Black-Topped Ware in Early Dynastic Contexts, in Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, vol.85, 1999; Adams, B., Predynastic Egypt, Shire Egyptology 7, Princes Risborough, 1988; Petrie, W.M.F., Naqada and Ballas, London, 1895; Petrie, W.M.F., Corpus of Prehistoric Pottery and Palettes, London, 1921; Wodzinska, A., A Manual of Egyptian Pottery. Volume 1: Fayum A – Lower Egyptian Culture, Boston, 2010. FOOTNOTES:

The 'black-topped' ware was the most common funerary pottery during Naqada I and Naqada II periods, with a small volume of production in the Naqada III, Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom periods.

EGYPTIAN EARLY DYNASTIC GNEISS BOWL 2ND-3RD DYNASTY, 2860-2640 B.C. 8⅝ in. (1.4 kg, 22 cm wide) Material also known as 'Chephren Diorite' carved with a flattened base and flaring, slightly convex sides with inward curving rim bevelled on the inside, single groove encircling the tondo; repaired. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

with Sotheby's, 17 December 1997, no.34. Ex Rupert Wace Ancient Art, London, 1998. Ex AS collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the Rupert Wace Ancient Art invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12129-214106. LITERATURE:

Cf. Flinders Petrie, W. M., Stone and Metal Vases, Warminster, 1977, pl XXII, nos. 378-9, for similar; Guidotti, M.C., Vasi dall’epoca protodinastica al Nuovo Regno, Museo Egizio di Firenze, Rome, 1991, p.79 (inv. no.3541), for a a comparable example with the same interior detailing of the rim.

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EGYPTIAN INDURATED LIMESTONE FROG-SHAPED COSMETIC VESSEL PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, LATE NAQADA I-NAQADA II, CIRCA 3700-3300 B.C. 2½ in. (165 grams, 63 mm)

LITERATURE:

Cf. Patch, D.C., Dawn of Egyptian Art, New Haven/London, 2011, pp.30-31, Cat. nos.17-18, for discussion and similar examples; the modelling of the frog on this vessel, with the definition of the limbs achieved in raised relief rather than being individually modelled, is closer to an example in the Brooklyn Museum no.37.648E, and Penn Museum no.E9665.

30 Squat ovoid in profile, modelled with the legs folded beneath the body, with hollow socket eyes, flared rim to mouth; copper lug on either side. £8,000 - 10,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex collection of Madame Kismet Pilati, acquired in Vienna and London in 1976. with Bonhams, London, 24th October 2012, no.284 (£30,000-£50,000). Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12101-213115.

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EGYPTIAN DIORITE SHELL-SHAPED BOWL EARLY DYNASTIC-OLD KINGDOM, CIRCA 3100-2181 B.C. 7⅝ in. (713 grams total, 19.5 cm wide) Sculpted as one half of a bivalve shell with thin lip to outer edge; repaired; mounted on a custom-made stand. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Mayfair gallery collection, London, UK, pre 1999. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar vessel in diorite in Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.12.181.97.

MYCENAEAN PAINTED POTTERY ALABASTRON ‡ 14TH-13TH CENTURY B.C. 2¾ in. (70 grams, 69 mm) Formed with a squat globular body, everted rim and three lug handles to the shoulder; painted reddish-brown over a cream slip with concentric bands and rings to the mouth, neck, shoulder and base, larger solid undulating forms covering the lower body. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from Royal Athena Gallery, 2003.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11851-206833. LITERATURE:

Cf. Sadberk Hanım Museum, Istanbul, for a very similar example. FOOTNOTES:

Late Helladic IIIA period of Mycenaean culture.

MYCENAEAN PAINTED POTTERY ALABASTRON ‡ 13TH-11TH CENTURY B.C. 3⅝ in. (190 grams, 93 mm wide) Drum-shaped with a sloping shoulder, short neck, trumpet-style neck and mouth and a gently rounded base; three loop handles at regular intervals around the shoulder; reddish-brown painted geometric bands and cross-hatching against a cream slip. £1,500 - 2,000 32

PROVENANCE:

Ex private collection, Holland. Acquired from Royal Athena Gallery, 2003. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11852-206835. LITERATURE:

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1886,0415.14, for similar type; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.772, for a similar dated to the Late Bronze Age, 1600-1050 B.C.

GREEK GEOMETRIC TERRACOTTA PIRIFORM JAR WITH HANDLES ‡ LATE HELLADIC IIIB, 1300-1200 B.C 5⅞ in. (280 grams, 15 cm) With small flared foot, broad body and rounded shoulder, everted rim and two loop handles to the shoulder; painted bands of linear ornament. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from Gallery Gryphos, Munich, 2000s. European private collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Biers, W.R., The archaeology of Greece: an introduction, Ithaca-London, 1987, p.84, for identical piriform jar.

GREEK ARCHAIC PAINTED TERRACOTTA SKYPHOS ‡ 7TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY B.C. 6⅛ in. (243 grams, 15.5 cm wide) Conical in form with rounded shoulder, everted rim and two roundsection handles; painted with concentric bands around the interior and exterior. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Europe before 1992. European collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Metropolitan Museum for similar example, accession no.66.111.

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MINOAN SERPENTINE BLOSSOM BOWL 1700-1450 B.C. 1⅜ in. (408 grams, 35 mm) Finely worked in the form of a blossoming lotus flower with tightly arranged delicate petals separated by deep grooves, narrow flat base and high shoulder. £12,000 - 17,000 PROVENANCE:

Owned by rock and roll legend Sir Mick Jagger, prior to 1976. Gifted by Sir Mick Jagger to his friend Hon. Colin Tennant, who became the 3rd Baron Glenconner in 1983, at his infamous Golden Ball 50th birthday party on the prestigious island of Mustique, The Grenadines, on 22 November 1976. During the celebrations Mick Jagger's wife Bianca Pérez-Mora Macías was carried into the party on a litter carried by nude fishermen, with strategically positioned gold coconut shells, in respect of the presence of Princess Margaret. From the private collection of Baron Glenconner, thence by descent 2010. Accompanied by an original handwritten note by Baron Glenconner. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12079-214453. For an addendum to the provenance see: https://timelineauctions.com/stories/Satisfaction-for-the-winning-bidder/19/ LITERATURE:

Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.26.31.433, for type; a similar bowl in Karetsou, A. et al., Crete-Egypt, Cultural Ties of Three Millennia, Catalogue, Cairo, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, 2000, p.216, no.216.

37 36 z

MINOAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF A LADY

MINOAN BRONZE DOUBLE AXEHEAD

MIDDLE PERIOD, CIRCA 1700-1450 B.C. 6½ in. (499 grams total, 16.5 cm high including stand)

CIRCA 2000 B.C. 6⅞ in. (973 grams, 17.5 cm)

With a small, stylised face with detailed eyes, nose and mouth; right hand raised to hold a child; wearing a flounced skirt with double belt; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £1,500 - 2,000

Substantial labrys with flared and curved edges, elliptoid socket to the centre. [No Reserve] £600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

British private collection, acquired by 2000. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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PROVENANCE:

Gifted to the previous owner's husband by his grandfather prior to 1919 while in Crete. Taken to Paris and brought to the UK before 1985. Acquired from Bonhams, London, 20 October 2005, no.124. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CYPRIOT RED POLISHED WARE ZOOMORPHIC JUG GROUP MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1800 B.C. 7¾ - 10⅝ in. (780 grams total, 19.5-27 cm) Each with burnished surface, globular body with conical underside, tall spout with open rear face, loop handle; one with lateral lugs to the spout forming 'eyes'. [2, No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

with Christie's, London, 11 December 1974. Formerly from the collection of Lord Dayton of Corran, formed between 19602000. Acquired from Bonham's, New Bond Street, 27 April 2006, lot 313 (part). The smaller vessel is from a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. LITERATURE:

Cf. Morris, D., The Art of ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, fig. p.18, pl.9, for similar.

CYPRIOT RED POLISHED WARE VESSEL GROUP MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1800 B.C. 5⅞ - 8⅞ in. (1.1 kg total, 15-22.5 cm) Comprising a tall vase with trumpet-shaped mouth, a bulbous ewer with curved spout and loop handle, and a similar jar with flared mouth and incised chevrons to the shoulders; repaired. [3, No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Morris, D., The Art of ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, fig. p.23, pl.14, for similar.

CYPRIOT RED POLISHED WARE JUG GROUP EARLY-MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2700-1900 B.C. 5½ - 8¼ in. (1.06 kg total, 14-21 cm) Group of three burnished redware jugs, two smaller examples with loop handle to the neck, larger with handle to the shoulder; all with incised linear ornament. [3, No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Morris, D., The Art of ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, fig. p.22, pl.12, for similar.

CYPRIOT RED POLISHED WARE JAR GROUP MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2000-1600 B.C. 3¾ - 5⅞ in. (1.27 kg total, 9.7-15 cm) Comprising: two with globular body, broad neck and flared rim, pierced lugs to the shoulders, bands of incised hatching; one with rounded underside, broad neck and everted rim, pierced lugs to the shoulder, horizontal broken lines and zigzags. [3, No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Morris, D., The Art of ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, fig. p.67, pls.101-102, for similar.

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CYPRIOT VOTIVE LIMESTONE HEAD OF A YOUNG MAN 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. 10½ in. (3.86 kg total, 26.5 cm high including stand) Modelled in the round with soft youthful features, short beard, small mouth and large lentoid eyes, tousled hair with a diadem above the brow; socket to the top of the head and remains of a spur to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Joseph Klein collection, formed in New York 1941-1980, thence by descent. Acquired from Bonhams, London, 24 October 2012, no.2. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession no.643.9, for type in terracotta; cf. Spiteris, T., The Art of Cyprus, London, 1970, pp.178-182, fig. p.173; Karageorghis, V., Ancient Cyprus, 7000 years of art & archaeology, London, 1981, figs.123-126; Karageorghis, V., Cipro, Crocevia del Mondo Mediterraneo orientale 1600-500 a.C., Milano, 2002, figs.399-401.

CYPRIOT WHITE-SLIP WARE TANKARD CIRCA 1600-1450 B.C. 7¾ in. (535 grams, 19.5 cm) With globular lower body supporting a broad and slightly waisted tubular neck with everted rim, D-shaped spur to the forward face, strap handle to the rear with flat-section thumb-pad, trumpet-shaped foot; the thumb-pad and rim with painted bands of pointillé decoration, rim with muti-linear radiating bands, vertical bands to the neck formed with hatched lozenges, hatched horizontal and vertical bands to the lower body and wavy linear bands beneath the foot; old collector's reference '15.76' to underside; [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Formerly part of the Cesnola collection. this item has a red-ink inscription to the base suggesting it may have been deaccessioned from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. with Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 26 May 1982, no.411. with Christie's, New York, 11 June 2003, no.95 (part). From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CYPRIOT WHITE-SLIP WARE TANKARD CIRCA 1600-1450 B.C. 8 in. (550 grams, 20.5 cm) Globular body above a flared foot, tapering neck and flared rim, two lateral strap handles (one absent) and broad thumb-rest with scooped slot to upper edge; applied bands of painted hatching in strap and lozenges panels. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

with Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 26 May 1982, no.411. with Christies, New York, 11 June 2003, no.95 (part). From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.74.51.1030.

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LARGE CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE POTTERY AMPHORA IRON AGE, CYPRO-ARCHAIC I, 750-600 B.C. 14¾ in. (4.05 kg, 37.5 cm high)

The body with encircling red and black bands, the shoulder and neck with concentric circles, two strap handles; repaired. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the French art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by an original French cultural export licence no.129945 and two lot tags. LITERATURE:

Cf. Morris, D., The Art of ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, fig. p.42, pl.34, for the type of pottery; see a similar amphora in the RISD (Rhode Island) Museum, classified as a storage jar from Cyprus of 7th century B.C., Museum Appropriation Fund 39.124.1.

CYPRIOT PAINTED TERRACOTTA CHALICE IRON AGE, CIRCA 700-600 B.C. 10⅞ in. (891 grams, 27.5 cm wide) Broad drum-shaped body with small foot, slightly everted rim, two lateral strap handles; painted bands to the lower body, handles and rim, vertical hatched and herringbone bands to the sidewall. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex John Rilling collection, California, acquired prior to 1970. Acquired from Bonhams, London, 23 October 2012, no.1. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CYPRIOT PAINTED AMPHORA WITH DOUBLE STRAP HANDLES ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 750 B.C. 7¼ in. (1 kg, 18.3 cm)

With narrow trumpet-shaped foot, broad shoulder and ribbed lateral handles; painted circumferential bands to the inner neck, rim and body, hatched panels and symbols to the shoulder. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

with Phillips, 27 November 2001, lot 51. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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VERY LARGE CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE POTTERY AMPHORA IRON AGE, CYPRO-GEOMETRIC, 950-850 B.C. 23¼ in. (10.45 kg, 59 cm) Of oblate profile with narrow base, two lateral loop handles to the shoulder, broad neck and flared rim to the mouth; painted bands of circumferential geometric ornament, linear with interstitial concentric circles; repaired. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Barbara Gersch collection, California, USA, acquired in 1993. Acquired from Bonhams, London, 24 October 2012, no.59. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages and the original lot tag. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12048-212118.

CYPRIOT LIMESTONE HEAD OF A GODDESS CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY B.C. 8¼ in. (1.11 kg total, 21 cm high including stand) Carved in the round, head of a female wearing her gown over the top of her head; sombre facial features and elongated neck, the hair dressed in radiating segments; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

with Bonham's, 22 April 1999, no.97. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar female face on a statue of Aphrodite in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession number 74.51.2464.

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CYPRIOT BLACK ON RED POLISHED WARE VESSEL COLLECTION IRON AGE, CIRCA 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C. 2¼ - 4⅛ in. (308 grams total, 5.7-10.5 cm) Mixed group including vases, flasks and other types, with painted detailing. [6, No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Morris, D., The Art of ancient Cyprus, Oxford, 1985, fig. p.43, pl.35, for similar.

CYPRIOT BICHROME WARE ASKOS MIDDLE BRONZE AGE III, 1725-1600 B.C. 8¼ in. (946 grams, 21 cm high) With bulbous body and rounded foot, angled spout and filler to the shoulder, sturdy loop above, bands of painted geometric ornament. [No Reserve] £300 - 400 PROVENANCE:

From an old UK collection. Acquired from Hampstead Auctions, 17 June 2010, no.314. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by an old lot sticker affixed to one side. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar item with four stub feet in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, under accession no.74.51.835.

ARCHAIC GREEK CERAMIC MODEL BOAT CIRCA 600-480 B.C. 9⅝ in. (728 grams total, 24.5 cm wide including stand) Modelled in the round as a miniature flat-bottomed boat with sternpost and three thwarts, one supporting the reclining figure of the boatman; supplied with a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Accompanied by an old identification tag. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report from Oxford Authentication. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.74.51.1752, for type, from Amathus.

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HEAVY CYPRIOT POTTERY BRAZIER CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 15½ in. (12.1 kg, 39.5 cm wide) Tubular terracotta form with crenellated rim, four inward-facing lugs each with a hole beneath, inner ledge, lateral vents and square aperture at the base; hatched texture to the rim; two lateral ledge handles. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex Stella Pitt Rivers collection, Dorset Museum, UK. Acquired from Sotheby's, London, 13 May 1980, no.160. with Bonhams, London, 15 October 2008, no.139. with Bonhams, London, 29 April 2009, no.340. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. EXHIBITED:

On loan to the museum of Mediterranean Antiquities, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, March 1995 - April 2008.

GREEK TERRACOTTA STANDING MUSICIAN CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. 11⅞ in. (1.3 kg, 30 cm) Carved in the round, a figure wearing a floor-length robe and holding a stringed instrument in the crook of his left arm and playing it with his right hand; cascading curls of hair frame the face with a diadem to the brow; underside drilled for insertion of a mounting rod. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

with Bonhams, 26 November 1997, no.276. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CYPRIOT LIMESTONE HEAD OF A DEER IRON AGE, CIRCA LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C. 7¾ in. (982 grams total, 19.7 cm including stand) Carved in the round with stub antlers to the brow; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1947. Ex Wood family collection, UK; thence by descent 1970. LITERATURE:

Cf. Karageorghis, V., Cipro, Crocevia del Mondo Mediterraneo orientale 1600500 a.C., Milano, 2002, fig.405, for a bull in similar style; cf. nearly identical head of a deer of the same period in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.74.57.25.

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ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA ALABASTRON ‡ 6TH CENTURY B.C. 5⅛ in. (87 grams, 13.1 cm)

Capsule-shaped with cylindrical neck and flange rim decorated with pellets; solid coloured band to the shoulder above a frieze of racing hounds; band of pellets below; broad strap handle beneath the rim. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex Ancienne collection, W. Hartmann de Geneva. European private collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. British Museum reference number 1899,1229.6, for a vessel of similar form in glass.

ETRUSCO-CORINTHIAN TERRACOTTA PIRIFORM ARYBALLOS CIRCA 600-550 B.C. 4 in. (4⅛ in.) (96 grams total, 10 cm high (10.5 cm high including stand)) With piriform body, narrow neck and broad rim to the mouth, broad strap handle; painted with radiating strokes to the mouth and shoulder, band or pellets and tongue pattern to the foot; old collector's label 'C Vecchia', probably Civita Vecchia, a seaport serving Rome. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Private collection Hertfordshire, England. with Ancient Resource Auctions, 2 December 2013, no.124A (US$ 2,5004,000). Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 14.04. Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and image.

CORINTHIAN MINIATURE SKYPHOS COLLECTION ‡ 6TH CENTURY B.C. 2½ - 4 in. (103 grams total, 6.5-10.1 cm) Group of four graduated ceramic cups, each with two loop handles to the rim and painted detailing to the outer face. [4] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from Gallery Gryphos, Munich, early 2000s. European private collection.

ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA VOTIVE MASK CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C. 8 in. (10⅝ in.) (1.44 kg total, 20.5 cm high (27 cm high including stand)) Modelled in the half-round as a mask of a youthful female with large ovoid eyes and small mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Ex PA collection of Greek art, Hertfordshire, UK, 1990s.

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ETRUSCAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A MAN ‡ 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. 3¼ in. (87 grams, 83 mm) Standing with right hand extended, left hand supporting a spherical object, the body draped in a textile garment worn over the head like a cowl. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.

ETRUSCAN BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ACROBAT ‡

5TH CENTURY B.C. 4½ in. (223 grams total, 11.5 cm high including stand) Nude female in arched pose with arms angled backwards behind her head to form a handle; mounted on a custom-made stand. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Charles Ede, 1989 [stock no. 4908]. Acquired from a Japanese collector, 2010.

ETRUSCAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF HERCLE CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. 3 in. (4 in.) (87 grams total, 77 mm (10.2 cm high including stand)) Modelled in the round figure of Hercle (Roman Hercules, Greek Herakles) standing nude with the lionskin mantle draped over his extended left forearm. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From the estate of Eldert Bontekoe (1954-2020). Ex Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000. with Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA, 26 December 2020, no.8. Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 20.38.

ETRUSCAN BRONZE FIGURE OF WARRING MARS ‡ 6TH CENTURY B.C. 6⅜ in. (326 grams total, 16.2 cm high including stand) The Etrusco-Italic warrior Laran (Roman Mars), representing a young muscular hero wearing a high-crested Illyrian helmet; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. £6,000 - 8,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Koutoulakis collection. Ex Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 17 June 1999, no.2051. with Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 2001, no.16.

LITERATURE:

Cf. De Ridder, A., Bronzes Antiques du Louvre, Paris, I-II, 1913-1915, nos.277, 281.

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ETRUSCAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF HERAKLES ‡ 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. 5¾ in. (7⅝ in.) (290 grams total, 14.5 cm high (19.5 cm high including stand)) Modelled in the round with a muscular nude body, his club resting on his shoulder and the hair dressed in rows of tight, close-set curls underneath the Nemean lionskin hood with cloak billowing over his left arm, the paws tied across his chest; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £20,000 - 30,000 PROVENANCE:

with Sotheby's, New York, 21 November 1985, no.60. Ex private New York collection. 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 search certificate number no.11794-206497.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Colonna, G., ‘Problemi dell’arte figurativa in età ellenistica nell’Italia Adriatica’, in Atti del I0 convegno di studi sulle Antichità Adriatiche, Chieti, 1971, pp.172177; Adam, A.M., Bronzes étrusques et italiques, Paris, 1984, p.190, nos.291-292; cf. also The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 96.9.297, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number 66.41, for comparable figures; for the type see the British Museum no.1895,0408.1, in the British Museum Department of British & Medieval Antiquities, Guide to the Antiquities of Roman Britain, London, 1964, p.54, pl.13,7; for Herakles-Alcides in the Etruscan-Latin world see also Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC), vol.V., Zurich, 1990, pp.196-253, s.v. Herakles/Hercle. FOOTNOTES:

The statuette assumes the position of the 'attacking Hercules', which characterises numerous Etruscan statues of the hero of the classical era, however, with a less aggressive stance. The type was probably an Etruscan creation of the 5th century B.C., based on Greek models, which lasted until the end of the Hellenistic period, when Etruria was by then incorporated into the Roman world. This statuette, despite certain anatomical stylisation and an impersonal characterisation of the face, is the result of a good artistic and technical quality. The comparison of the artwork with the group identified as ‘Trieste’ from Colonna shows that this specimen is more recent and should be dated to the end of the Hellenistic Age. These small statuettes were probably offered ex-voto by the Romano-Etruscan aristocracy of the period.

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GREEK MARBLE HEAD OF A YOUTH ‡ EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C. 7⅛ in. (879 grams total, 18 cm high including stand) Carved in the round; semi-naturalistic anatomic and facial detailing, hair gathered loosely at the neck and tied with a taenia knotted at the nape of the neck; mounted on a custom-made display base. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex old European private property, by inheritance to the previous owner. Ex Schuler Auktionen, Zürich, 10 December 2020, no.1211. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.1992.11.60, for a similar marble head of a Kouros, c.525-475 B.C., in Zimmerman, J.-L., Collection de la Fondation Thétis: Développements de l'Art Grec de la Préhistoire à Rome, Geneva, 1987, p.47, no.88.

ARCHAIC GREEK FIGURAL ALABASTRON ‡ 6TH CENTURY B.C. 8⅝ in. (269 grams, 22 cm high) The free-standing perfume vase modelled as a standing and draped female figure, the neck and mouth of the vessel possibly formed as a modius worn on her head, holding what is possibly a dove to her chest; moulded and painted detailing to her face and garments; heavily repaired. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Europe before 2001. LITERATURE:

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 54.151, for similar.

ARCHAIC GREEK TERRACOTTA STANDING FIGURE 7TH-5TH CENTURY B.C. 6¾ in. (277 grams total, 17 cm high including stand) Modelled in the round figure standing with arms raised, head tilted upward with shoulder-length hair and horned cap, collar to the throat with large disc closure, pectral pendant on a stylised braided thong; mounted on a custom-made stand; possibly Cypriot workmanship. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Ex Ernest Ohly collection. Acquired from Woolley & Wallis, Wiltshire, UK, 20 May 2010, no.1010 (part). From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

67 Accompanied by a copy of the Woolley & Wallis catalogue listing and the original lot tag.

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ATTIC BLACK FIGURE KYLIX WITH PEGASUS PROCESSIONAL SCENES OF SATYRS AND MAENADS

AND

GREEK ATTIC BLACK FIGURE WARE KYLIX WITH CHARIOT SCENE

CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C. 10⅝ in. (368 grams, 27 cm wide)

CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C. 9¾ in. (520 grams, 24.5 cm wide)

With broad flat foot and short stem, broad bowl with carination at the shoulder and two strap shoulders; under each handle an ivy leaf; a painted frieze in coarse style on the outer face comprising two scenes of satyrs and maenads, some on horseback; the centre with a winged Pegasus; foot restored. £4,000 - 6,000

With broad flat foot, short stem, broad bowl with carination at the shoulder, two square strap handles; frieze of black-painted decoration including two scenes of a quadriga chariot with a man stepping in to the chariot and a musician with a kithara, between palmettes; some restoration. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE:

From a private German collection, 1960s.

Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s-2000s. Ex property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

Cf. the British Museum, museum number 1864,1007.294, for similar, in Walters, H.B., Forsdyke, E.J., Smith, C.H., Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, London, 1893-1895, cat.B441; see another similar example of such Attic blackfigure deep-bowled kylix in the Monash University Museum, inv. No.10.26180; for the type of object, see J. Paul Getty Museum, 85.AE.25. FOOTNOTES:

The kylix is pertinent to the style of the Haimon painter, who flourished in the first half of 5th century B.C., especially in the rendering of the facial features, and feet. The imagery on the exterior of kylikes used in the symposia varied a lot.

Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N124a8 from Oxford Authentication. LITERATURE:

Cf. the British Museum, museum number 1864.1007.294, for similar, in Walters, H.B., Forsdyke, E.J., Smith, C.H., Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum, London, 1893-1895, cat.B441; see another similar example of Attic black-figure deep-bowled kylix in the Monash University Museum, inv. no.10.26180; see also similar examples in style in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 1972.118.144.

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ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE NECK-AMPHORA WITH GORGON AND QUADRIGA ATTRIBUTED TO THE SWING PAINTER ‡ CIRCA 550 B.C. 15⅜ in. (3.25 kg, 39 cm high) With inverted echinus lip and tall neck, a ribbed handle to each side with coiling lotus buds and palmettes beneath the handles; Side a) a running winged Gorgon depicted frontally, dressed in a black and red chiton; Side b) an aristocratic warrior wearing a Chalcidian helmet and driving a quadriga, the two central horses superimposed, the other two turned outward; a frieze of lotus buds and a band Greek key motifs below, the neck decorated with red and black palmettes, and elongated lotus blossoms; restored. £40,000 - 60,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Geneva in 1954. Formerly in the Y. Forrer collection, Geneva, Switzerland. Private collection, Switzerland, 1999. with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 20 June 2012, no.73. 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 a search certificate number no.11798-206784.

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LITERATURE:

Cf. for the Swing Painter Boardmann, J., Athenian Black Figure Vases, London, 1974, pp.63, ill.142-146, and especially fig.146, for a comparable example; Beazley, J.D., Attic Black Figure Vase-Painters, New York, 1978, pp.304ff., 306, 40 (belly amphora housed in New York, Beazley Archive, no.301520); 308,80 (neck amphora housed in Louvre [F218bis]); Bohr, E., Der Schaukelmarer, Kerameus 4, Mainz-Rhein, 1982. FOOTNOTES:

This wonderful vase can be attributed to the Swing Painter, active in Athens during the last part of the 6th century B.C. Beazley named him after the subject of a girl on a swing that he painted more than once. He was a pot painter, perhaps a pupil of the Princeton Painter. His black-figure paintings included a range of mythological subjects and some quite unusual images. A very large number of vases have been attributed to his hand on the basis of style. Characteristic of his paintings are contemporary touches, such as the presence of hoplites, in mythological scenes (München, Staatliche Antikensammlungen 1385 [J 729], Beazley Archive Pottery Database 301590; Poseidon fighting the giant Polybotes, Louvre F226). An important artwork is the famous representation of the Tyrant Pysistratos and his Rabdophoroi (bodyguards armed with clubs, Athens National Archaeological Museum 15111, Beazley Archive Pottery Database 301523).

GREEK BRONZE PATRIX DIE 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. 2¾ in. (238 grams, 71 mm) Mummiform in plan with deep concave sidewall and ellipsoidal base, the upper face engraved with a standing female figure wearing a fulllength garment with textured pleats and head covering. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.

GREEK BRONZE SNAKE BITING A CICADA MOUNT FRAGMENT CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C. 1¾ in. (46.15 grams, 43 mm) D-section insect body with lateral splayed wings, merging with the head of a serpent with scale detailing. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of an London antiquarian, 1980s.

GREEK BLACK GLAZED TERRACOTTA HYDRIA WITH FIGURES ‡ 73

6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C. 7¼ in. (515 grams, 18.6 cm) Tall vessel with narrow base and loop handles to the shoulder, strap handle to the rear; reserved figural scene of a horse in profile with handler and rider behind. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990, thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.19.192.45; Joslyn Art Museum, inventory no.1953.255, for a similar Attic black figure hydria.

GREEK TERRACOTTA KYLIX ‡ 6TH CENTURY B.C. 8¼ in. (249 grams, 21 cm wide) With trumpet-shaped foot, broad bowl with carinated profile, flared rim, two lateral D-shaped handles; horizontal painted bands; repaired. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.

LITERATURE:

Similar black figure kylix in the British Museum, inventory no.1854,0519.2, in Smith, A.H., Pryce, F.N., Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum British Museum 2 / Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 2, British Museum 2, London, 1926, III H e Pl. 12, 6.

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HELLENISTIC SILVER GILT BOWL

HELLENISTIC SILVER GILT PIRIFORM VASE

2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C. 7 in. (330 grams, 17.5 cm)

2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C. 5⅛ in. (472 grams, 13.1 cm)

Bell-shaped profile, concentric parcel-gilt bands to the inner face and central disc. [No Reserve] £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Broad vase or jar with everted rim, carinated shoulder, gilt bands to the foot, shoulder and rim; some restoration. [No Reserve] £7,000 - 9,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971.

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Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession no.1963,1012.2.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12124-213139. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar item with more pronounced rim and decoration in the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession no.1972.118.159.

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GREEK BRONZE MIRROR WITH GOD AND GODDESS OF LOVE, EROS AND APHRODITE

GREEK RED-FIGURE LEKYTHOS ‡

LATE CLASSIC-EARLY HELLENISTIC PERIOD, MID-LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C. 6 in. (1.17 kg total, 15 cm) A circular box mirror 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; museum-quality. £12,000 - 17,000

5TH CENTURY B.C. 4⅜ in. (106 grams, 11 cm) Of ovoid form with trumpet-shaped spout and strap handle, reserved image of a lady wearing a large himation, on a baseline with scrolled foliage. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Ex German collection, 1970. with Galerie Chenel, Paris, 22 July 2008. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar item (undecorated) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.41.162.237; cf. also a lekythos with image of an Amazon in Isler, H.P., Archäologische Sammlung der Universität Zürich. Jahresbericht Nr. 33, 2006-2007, Zürich, 2007, p.6, under nos.1259-1292.

PROVENANCE:

Private collection, London, 1975. with Christie's, Rockefeller Plaza, New York, 9 June 2011, no.109. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Kallos Gallery catalogue pages where the mirror is published. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12054-213612. 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. PUBLISHED:

A Greek Bronze Mirror and Cover, Kallos Gallery Catalogue 4, London W1, UK, 2019, item no.13.

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ATTIC RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER WITH DRUNKEN MALE REVELLERS ATTRIBUTED TO THE KADMOS PAINTER ‡ 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. 14½ in. (3.8 kg, 37 cm wide) With a high foot, laurel wreath encircling the neck, checkerboard and meander patterns alternating around the lower body, roundels of tongue motif to the handles with palmettes and tendrils below; two red-figure scenes to the body: Side a: a high-quality depiction of a k mos composed of five figures, including a young man holding a torch, a double flute player next to three dancers, all possibly followers of Dionysus; Side b: three draped figures conversing comprising a central female figure between two opposed male figures, one holding a staff. £30,000 - 40,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Feuardent collection, France, collected in the late 19th century (two old labels: one with 3061-133 on the inner rim, and 113/2 (believed to be an old Christie's lot label from the 1960s by Richard Falkiner) on the sidewall, further old accession numbers 321 and 35 under the base)). Private collection, acquired in Paris, 2004.

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Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N111j79 from Oxford Authentication. 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 search certificate number no.11786-206517. LITERATURE:

Cf. The Getty Museum, accession number 80.AE.139.1, for a comparable trio of figures on a bell-krater, Lucanian, c.420 B.C.; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 96.18.37, for a very similar vessel form, Etruscan, early 4th century B.C., accession number 07.286.85, for a depiction of Dionysos on a bell-krater; cf. The British Museum, museum number 1824,0501.18, for a similar form and displaying an ephebi trio. FOOTNOTES:

The Kadmos Painter was an Athenian red-figure vase painter, whose real name is unknown. His nickname was bestowed by Beazley, naming him after the subject of a famous hydria in Berlin (Antikensammlungen Berlin/Altes Museum, found in Vulci). He illustrated many mythological scenes, sometimes with figures arranged up and down the field, usually on bell craters, vessels used in symposia for mixing wine and water. A komos was a ritualistic drunken procession performed by revellers in ancient Greece. It preceded and/or followed the banquet, whether unbridled in nature with music and games, or serious and philosophical.

SOUTH ITALIAN GNATHIAN WARE POTTERY OINOCHOE ‡ CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C. 8 in. (193 grams, 20.2 cm high) Piriform bodied with U-shaped spout and high handle, polychrome painted egg, zigzag, bar, dot and laurel pattern with a flower arranged in rows to the front face. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Europe before 2001. European collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1867,0508.1206, for similar; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1971.11.20, for similar.

GREEK EPICHYSES WITH RECLINING FEMALE HOLDING A PATERA APULIAN, 4TH CENTURY B.C. 6½ in. (229 grams, 16.5 cm) Enlivened with crimson, ochre and white slip; with rays on the neck, the shoulder showing a lady of fashion lying, adorned with earrings and bracelets, holding a patera in her right hand, and foliate sprigs in the field; palmette at the base of the handle, and grape vine on the cotton reel body. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, in the 1990s. Heads and Tales exhibition, Piccadilly, London, 2002. From the collection of PA, Hertfordshire, UK. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar vessel in the British Museum, accession no.1978.0414.38), a large Apulian epichyses, in Nicol, W., A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum, London, 1851-1870, no.1524.

GREEK CAMPANIAN BLACK-GLAZED KERNOS LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C. 6¼ in. (623 grams, 16 cm high) Comprising a round pedestal supporting four small offering pots, interspersed with four female face protomes; looped handle to the centre with parallel strokes in low-relief. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

From the West German collection of H.W. Acquired from the De Mynter, Belgium, in 2011. Private Portuguese R.M. collection. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip. LITERATURE:

Cf. Miše, M., Gnathia and related Hellenistic Ware on the East Adriatic Coast, Oxford, 2015, fig.5, p.45, for similar.

GREEK TERRACOTTA VESSEL COLLECTION CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C. 3¾ - 4¾ in. (526 grams total, 98-120 mm) Mixed group comprising: blackware footed jug with loop handle, highrelief mask of Apollo, old collector's label inside the foot 'Carnac 1846'; blackware amphora with strap handles (one absent), band of rosettes to the neck, old collector's labels 'Carnac 1846' to base and body; amphora with marine encrustation, old collector's label (illegible). [3] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Collected circa 1846. From a 19th century collection. Acquired by a previous vendor's father in the 1930s-1940s. Ex property of a North London, UK, gallery.

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SOUTH ITALIAN BLACK-GLAZED MINIATURE HYDRIA ‡ 4TH CENTURY B.C. 6½ in. (232 grams, 16.5 cm high) Decorated with ribbed fluting around the body and broad shoulder, slender neck with stepped and everted rim and mouth, two handles to the equator, a carry handle between neck and shoulder to the rear, discoid foot; repaired. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Private collection. Anonymous sale, Eve Auctions, Paris, December 11, 2013, no.11. LITERATURE:

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 01.8.10, for similar.

HELLENISTIC PAINTED TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF APHRODITE ‡ MID 4TH-MID 3RD CENTURY B.C. 8⅞ in. (493 grams, 22.5 cm high) Bearing the weight of her body on her left leg, wearing a himation draped over her left and right arms, the right arm bent to grasp a part of the himation that falls behind her, leaving her shoulders uncovered and revealing her naked body; the head turned slightly to the left; the hair arranged in the typical flattering melon coiffure, parted into six large sections and gathered into a low bun; oval face with a small, fleshy mouth and a fine nose; wearing large circular earrings; her right hand resting on top of a small pillar, covered by the cloak; the lower part of the himation embroidered with volutes; the back flat with a square hole for attachment; red-brown pigment on the hair, white coating, traces of pink on the himation and red on the edges of the feet. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Collected in the 1950s-1990s. Ex R. Liechti collection (1934-2010), acquired in Geneva. Accompanied by an academic report by Raffaele D'Amato. LITERATURE:

Cf. Reinach, S., Repertoire de la statuarie grecque et romaine, Paris, 1930, pp.334ff., and especially no.7 of p.334; Chesterman, J., Classical Terracotta Figures, New York, 1974; Ferruzza, M.L., Ancient Terracottas from South Italy and Sicily in the J.Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2016, no.25.

APULIAN RED-FIGURE ASKOS WITH PANTHERS ‡ 4TH CENTURY B.C. 4¾ in. (149 grams, 12 cm) With an arching strap handle and a wide spout; either side of the body painted with a crouching panther, one playing with a ball and the other depicted facing; repaired. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from Gallery Gryphos, Munich, 1992. European private collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

Cf. Tugusheva, O., Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Russia, Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow: Attic Red-Figured Vases, Fascicule 6, Roma, 2003, pl.57, nos.4-5 and 6-7, a similar askos with two panthers, one facing, the other in profile.

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CYPRO-ARCHAIC STANDING LIMESTONE MALE SCRIBE

PHOENICIAN LIMESTONE HERAKLES MELQART WEARING LIONSKIN

CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. 10⅝ in. (536 grams, 27 cm) Modelled in the half-round, standing nude male with mantle to the shoulders, clutching a codex in the right hand; with carefully dressed hair and diadem; D-shaped base. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired Bonhams, London, UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CIRCA 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C. 14⅜ in. (1.85 kg total, 36.5 cm including stand) Modelled in the round, standing with lionskin mantle tied around the shoulders at the chest, with girdle to the waist and knee-length tunic; left hand resting on the handle of a club; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. FOOTNOTES:

Melqart was the Phoenician tutelary deity whose name means 'king of the city'; in the Roman interpretation, he was identified with Hercules.

GRAECO-ROMAN TERRACOTTA FIGURE ‡ 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 4½ in. (46 grams, 11.3 cm) Tanagra-type hollow-formed figurine of a nude female with dressed hair; hole to the reverse and underside; repaired. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.

DAUNIAN PAINTED TERRACOTTA STORAGE JAR CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. 9⅞ in. (1.13 kg, 25 cm high) Ovate in profile with slightly stepped lower body, everted rim; circumferential painted bands, hatching and herringbone patterns. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 90

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GREEK TERRACOTTA SHIPWRECK AMPHORA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. 25¾ in. (5.45 kg, 65 cm) Slender in profile with narrow shoulder, short neck, collar to the mouth and two lateral strap handles; stepped conical point to base; part of neck absent, marine encrustation. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

PHOENICIAN SHIPWRECK POTTERY AMPHORA IRON AGE, 1050-850 B.C. 24 in. (7.35 kg total, 61 cm high including stand) With small looped side handles, short sloping shoulder and ring neck, slender body tapering to a pointed base. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Ex old Lebanese collection imported into Germany in the middle of the 1970s. Acquired Bonhams, London, 20 October 2005, no.413 (part). Property of a North London collector, acquired from a Cambridgeshire gentleman in 2007.

CYPRO-ARCHAIC TERRACOTTA BIRD ASKOS LATE BRONZE AGE, 1100-1000 B.C. 9½ in. (670 grams, 24 cm) Hollow-formed as a bird, possibly a duck, with its beak acting as a spout, small lateral flanges for wings and painted geometric detailing; strap handle from funicular filler tube with a strainer inside to the fanshaped tail. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. an askos in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.1970.11.12.

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ETRUSCAN GOLD FILIGREE LEECH BROOCH 7TH CENTURY B.C. 2¾ in. (13.86 grams, 69 mm) Hollow-formed bow with applied floral detailing, filigree and granules, double-coiled spring and pin; tongue-shaped foot with dense granule detailing, globe finial with rosette above. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1970s. Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. a similar though less impressive item in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.1978,1002.121.

ETRUSCAN CARNELIAN SCARAB GOLD RING ‡

5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. 1¼ in. (4.62 grams, 31.50 mm overall, 21.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)) Hoop made from twisted wire with coils to the shoulders, carnelian scarab bezel with carapace detailing and intaglio kneeling figure to the reverse. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from the collection of Mr K.A., a Parisian gentleman. European private collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 41, 43, for type.

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HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRING PAIR 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 1⅞ in. (3⅝ in.) (22.40 grams total, 47-49 mm (107 grams total, 92 mm high including stand)) Each with a hollow-form crescentic body with a large teardrop-shaped garnet set within a cell with radiating pearl studs; a pendant panel below with garnet cabochons, five pendant drops with pearl finials and a central teardrop-shaped garnet; accompanied by a custommade display stand. [2] £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

From a private collection. Acquired from Mr D.S., 7 February 2008. Private UK collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. earring with an identical hollow crescentic body from Roman Egypt in Vernier, É.S., Catalogue général des Antiquités Égyptiennes du Musée du Caire, Catalogue Bijoux et orfèvreries. Fascicule 2, Paris, 1907-1927, no.52495.

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HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS WITH EROS ‡ 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C. ¾ in. (4.02 grams total, 20 mm each) Matched pair of earrings, each a head of Eros developing to a conical neck with applied filigree trails, coil to the curved shank. [2] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, items 1684-5, 1706-7.

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HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH GALLEY GEMSTONE ‡ 1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (7.51 grams, 24 56 mm overall, 18.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P½, USA 7¾, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)) With D-section hollow-formed hoop and flared ellipsoid bezel, set with a Roman intaglio depicting a galley under sail. £30,000 - 40,000

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PROVENANCE:

Old private collection, 1970-1980. Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. 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 search certificate no.12122-211870. LITERATURE:

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 134, 143, 161, for type; see also images of similar ships in D'Amato, R., Imperial Roman Warships 193-265 AD, Oxford, 2017, pp.13, 14, 23.

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ROMAN GOLD RINGS FOR A MARRIED COUPLE WITH NICOLO BUST GEMSTONES 2ND CENTURY A.D. 3¾ in. (12.83 grams total, 20.25 mm overall, 15.50 mm internal diameter; 20.86 mm overall, 16.35 mm internal diameter) Comprising two matching solid hoops with expanding shoulders, each set with a dark blue nicolo intaglio, one bearing a profile bust of a young Hercules, and the other with a profile bust of a woman wearing a taenia or a wreath on her head. [2] £3,500 - 4,500 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of the late A.B., London, UK; acquired before 1989.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH HEAD OF ROMA GARNET GEMSTONE CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (4.50 grams, 24.32 mm overall, 20.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N½, USA 6¾, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)) With a grooved hoop, round bezel with flared rim, set with a cabochon engraved with profile bust of Roma wearing a crested helmet. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from London galleries during the 1990s. From the jewellery collection of a London, UK, gentleman. LITERATURE:

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 162, for type, with a similar profile view of a stylised female head.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH APOLLO GEMSTONE

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2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (4.49 grams, 26.13 mm overall, 21.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L½, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)) With a solid ellipsoid hoop expanding at the shoulders from the mid 3rd century, with oval bezel set with a blue nicolo gemstone engraved with the figure of standing crowned god Apollo, depicted nude and holding a staff (or lyre?) in his raised right hand, gazing towards his raised left hand. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of the late A.B., London, UK; acquired before 1989. LITERATURE:

See variant 1, type VII, and type III, variant 1, of the Ruseva-Slokoska classification, in Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, pp.165166 nos.182-183, 174, no.203.

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ROMAN SARDONYX SNAKE GEMSTONE IN MEDIEVAL GOLD RING

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4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER 1¼ in. (12.73 grams, 31.46 mm overall, 18.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P , USA 7½, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)) The tapering gemstone with attractive brown and white banding, intaglio motif of a rearing serpent flanking reversed letters T and C, the body coiled and forming an infinity sign; set in an eastern medieval gold ring with a keeled hollow-form hoop of heavy construction, and applied stepped bezel. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, USA. From the Alexander Gallery, New York, USA, in the early 2000s. LITERATURE:

Cf. for similar gemstones Faraone, C.A., 'Text, Image and Medium, The Evolution of Graeco-Roman Magical Gemstones' in Entwistle, C., Adams, N., Gems of Heaven, recent research on engraved Gemstones in Late Antiquity, c. AD 200-600, London, 2011, pp.50-61, pls.1a-d. FOOTNOTES:

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The image on the gemstone can refer to a simplified representation of the radiant serpent-god Chnoubis, invoked to cure stomach ache and heartburn. According to the Greek physician Galen, when worn as an amulet, it benefitted the stomach and the oesophagus.

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GRAECO-ROMAN GREEN JASPER GEMSTONE WITH MEDUSA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (1.34 grams, 20.82 mm) An exceptional intaglio engraved with head of Medusa in threequarter view, depicted with a sorrowful expression, full lips and large eyes gazing up; voluminous hair composed of entangled snakes framing her face, large wings to the brow flanking a pair of rearing serpents, a knot of serpents below her chin. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Switzerland 1970-1980. From a London, UK, collection. LITERATURE:

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Cf. Pirzio Biroli Stefanelli, L., L'Oro dei Romani, gioielli di eta' Imperiale, Roma, 1992, fig.14, for an identical head of Medusa on a cameo of Augustan Age.

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ROMAN CARNELIAN GEMSTONE WITH THEATRE MASKS 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (2.51 grams, 22.02 mm) Polished to an oval shape, engraved with eight theatre masks in two rows; one row with three tragic masks in profile, one depicting a satyr, and a tragic mask of an old man shown frontally; the opposing row with a tragic mask of an old man in profile, a Bacchus mask, a mask of a bearded man wearing a cap shown in three-quarter view, and a mask of a young hero facing the centre. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of a late London, UK, gentleman, 1980s. FOOTNOTES:

The masks represented seem to be relevant to the typologies of the 'new comedy', an image that appears on cameos and gems since the Augustan era.

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ROMAN GOLD PENDANT WITH GARNET GEMSTONE DEPICTING VICTORY CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 1⅜ in. (4.59 grams, 34 mm) Comprising an oval cell with an applied suspension loop and three coiled drops below; set with a garnet cabochon engraved with a winged figure of the goddess Victoria (Victory), wearing a plumed helmet and holding arrows in her extended hand; stone cracked. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from Royal Athena Gallery. From a major London, UK, collection, 1970s. Ex property of a North London, UK, gentleman. LITERATURE:

Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und die Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch-Altenburg, 2017, item 104, for a gemstone depicting Victoria in similar style.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH AMETHYST GEMSTONE WITH MERCURY AND BACCHUS 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (16.40 grams, 24.07 mm overall, 17.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)) With stepped shoulders and ellipsoid bezel open to the underside, replaced hoop, inset amethyst intaglio depicting Mercury giving the infant Bacchus to the Nymphs; stone broken. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Thence by descent. LITERATURE:

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Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 349, 350, for type.

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ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS WITH BOSSES CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 1⅛ - 1¼ in. (6.24 grams total, 28-31 mm) Matched pair of gold earrings, each a wire hoop developing to three twisted strands with hook-and-eye closure, shield with central granule cluster and braided filigree to the rim; lozengiform fluted box below with granule detailing to the lower face. [2] £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

From a collection of a London lady, acquired during 1990s-2000s. LITERATURE:

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Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, pl.LII, item 2377, for type.

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ROMAN SILVER RING WITH 'OF HIM WHO IS VIRTUOUS, BEAUTIFUL' GARNET GEMSTONE LATE 2ND-EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (6.42 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 16.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2¼, Europe 2.41, Japan 2)) Comprising a D-section hoop with angled shoulders; applied gold sheet with hatched border to the bezel, set with a dark set carnelian intaglio engraved with a monogram ' ' (of him who is virtuous, beautiful). [No Reserve] £700 - 900 PROVENANCE:

Property of a North American gallery since the 1990s. LITERATURE:

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Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, pp.189-190, nos.240244, for variant I, type II of the Ruseva-Slokoska classification. FOOTNOTES:

This category of silver rings, with rounded shoulders is characteristic of the 3rd century A.D. This is also supported by the dating of the Sliven treasury, a grave find with coins dated to the 2nd-3rd century A.D., where a high conically cut gem decorated with the image of Helios was found on a similar ring, with a high bezel (like here) decorated in its oblique part with oblique hatches resembling pearl-like cord.

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ROMAN SILVER KEY RING WITH DOLPHINS 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 1¼ in. (7.13 grams, 31.06 mm overall, 19.89 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6½, Europe 13.72, Japan 13))

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The hoop formed with dolphin-head shoulders supporting an openwork tiered bezel with four outward-facing dolphins on a disc, their tails joining to form a tube with inset garnet cloison; possibly originally a key-ring with the tune forming a mandrel. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Ex Cotswold collection, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a statement of opinion from Striptwist Ltd, a Londonbased company run by precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 221202.

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ETRUSCAN GOLD FIBULA WITH AMBER DISC ‡ CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. 3 in. (12.42 grams, 75 mm) Bow brooch with hollow-formed head, foot and bow; the head formed as the head of a goat; bow enclosing an annular amber panel. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.

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LATE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH FACING BIRDS

ROMAN GOLD NECKLACE WITH BLUE GLASS BEADS ‡

CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (14.42 grams, 24.86 mm overall, 17.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P½, USA 7¾, Europe 16.86, Japan 16))

3RD CENTURY A.D. 15⅜ in. (4.66 grams, 39 cm long)

With a heavy round-section hoop thickened at the base, lentoid bezel with ropework border and two opposing cockerels. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000

Comprising gold looped links with corner-less oblong and biconvex lapis lazuli beads, hook-and-eye closure, centrepiece a flat sheet gold hoop with iridescent turquoise-coloured glass bead. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

Believed to have been acquired at Christie's. Property of a North American gallery.

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1994, thence by descent.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 99.

See Roman Animals, Classical Art Research Centre, University of Oxford, green jasper gem, no.94, for similar motif; and a mosaic in the Naples National Archaeological Museum.

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ROMAN GOLD CHAIN WITH BALL PENDANT 5TH CENTURY A.D. 14⅜ in. (15.02 grams, 36.5 cm long) Trichinopoly chain with hook-and-eye closure, ball pendant with beaded wire collar. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of a Cambridgeshire lady, UK, 1990s.

LITERATURE:

ROMAN GOLD RING ‡ 3RD CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (4.71 grams, 22.35 mm overall, 16.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2¾, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)) With broad ellipsoid hoop and conical shoulders, squat disc bezel. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 182, for type.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Spier, J., Byzantium and the West: Jewelry in the First Millennium, London, 2012, fig.14a.2, for identical chain with cross pendant.

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ROMAN 'PUBLISHED' TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH FIGHTING GLADIATORS ‡ EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D. 3¾ in. (5¾ in.) (66 grams, 95 mm (137 grams total, 14.6 cm high including stand)) Grey fabric, broad discus with concentric rings and chamfered shoulder, short nozzle flanked by volute scrolls; scene of two murmillo gladiators in combat, one having fallen to the ground; maker's stamp to the underside 'MAR[..]S'; mounted on a custom-made stand. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Axel Guttmann collection of ancient arms and armour (1944-2001). with Christie's, Axel Guttmann collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, part 2, London, 28 April 2004, no.178 (part). European private collection.

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PUBLISHED:

Junkelmann, M., Das Spiel mit dem Tod, Mainz, 2000, p.143, pl.225.

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ROMAN TERRACOTTA LAMP WITH FIGHTING GLADIATORS 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 4⅞ in (84 grams, 12.4 cm) Composed of a discoid body with sunken discus bearing a scene of two gladiators in combat in relief, tabula ansata below, ring handle and roughly D-shaped nozzle with volutes; old crack to base. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

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From a German collection. Ex Cambridge, UK, collection, 1980s. LITERATURE:

Cf. Gilbert, F., Devenir Gladiateur, la vie quotidienne á l'ecole de la mort, La Capelle-Marival, 2013, pp.30-31, for similar lucernae. FOOTNOTES:

The two gladiators seem to be wearing the armaturae of murmillones.

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ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH EROTIC SCENE CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. 3¾ in. (64 grams, 95 mm) Squat burnished pottery lamp with stub nozzle, high-relief scene of two lovers on a couch; maker's mark 'LMVNSVC' to the underside. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of French archaeologist Suzanne Gozlan (1921-2022). LITERATURE:

Cf. Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2017, figs.181-183, for similar.

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FOOTNOTES:

The lamp belongs to the Bailey type B group ii (Loeschke type IV), usually dated from Tiberian to Trajanic times.

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ROMAN EROTIC LEDA AND THE SWAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 4⅝ in. (74 grams, 11.7 cm) With a long canal nozzle with volutes, discus with one filling hole and three concentric lines enclosing a central scene of Leda and the swan, softly rendered anatomical details and carefully modelled plumage; two old stickers to base. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of Arno Jumpertz, Leverkusen, Germany, 1924-1984; much of the collection was exhibited at the Neus Museum, 1985.

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ROMAN INKED WOODEN TABLET, A LEGAL DOCUMENT FROM THE RASCOTIANO ESTATE

ROMAN INKED WOODEN TABLET FOR A CONTRACT BETWEEN BASSUS AND NERONIANUS

4TH CENTURY A.D. 4⅞ x 5 in. (23.7 grams, 12.3 x 12.5 cm)

4TH CENTURY A.D. 6 x 5½ in. (40 grams, 15.1 x 13.9 cm)

A reused tablet with a recessed panel on one side, the last tablet of a legal document which consisted of two (diptychon) or three tablets (triptychon); ten black inked lines of New Roman cursive script, the end of a record of a transaction in a highly formulaic legal language, confirmed between heirs and elders (heredes et seniores), negotiated on an estate called Rascotiano; one edge irregular, pierced for addition of a thong or string. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400

A reused tablet with a recessed panel on one side, the last tablet of a legal document which consisted of two (diptychon) or three tablets (triptychon); ten black inked lines of New Roman cursive script, the end of a record of a transaction in formulaic legal language, probably a sales contract, between the buyer (emptor) Bassus and a person called Neronianus; traces of text (perhaps in rustic capitals) to the reverse. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

From an important London collection since 1975.

Accompanied by a collection of eighteen 1970s photographs of the the tablet.

Accompanied by a collection of two 1970s photographs of the the tablet.

PUBLISHED:

Rothenhoefer, P., Neue römische Rechtsdokumente aus dem Byzacena-Archiv / New Roman Legal Documents from the Byzacena Archive, (forthcoming).

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Rothenhoefer, P., Neue römische Rechtsdokumente aus dem Byzacena-Archiv / New Roman Legal Documents from the Byzacena Archive, (forthcoming).

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ROMAN MARBLE STATUE HEAD CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 11½ in. (7.1 kg total, 29 cm including stand) Carved with a rounded face and small mouth, hair arranged in neat curls with central partition; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

From a private French collection. Acquired in France before 1993. From the personal collection of Gordon Gridley.

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Gordon Gridley was a founding member of the Camden Passage antique dealers’ association. Trading in antiques from the late 1960s, he opened his first shop in 1971 and remained a well-known and respected figure in the antiques world until his retirement.

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ROMAN BRONZE GODDESS APPLIQUÉ ‡ 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 8¼ in. (3.66 kg total, 20.5 cm including stand) The goddess Tyche or Cybele with a facing female bust wearing a mural crown, braided hair cascading to the sides, high-relief lenticular eyes, and small slit mouth, two iron fixing rivets; the lower part with detailed necklace of pendants, catena decorative chain, lateral braids, ferrous fixture; old collector's label 'BR.APP.064' to verso; repaired and mounted on a custom-made display stand. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 69, for type, referred to as Isis-Venus; for Cybele with a mural crown see Reinach, S., Répertoire de la statuarie Grecque et Romaine, Paris, 1930, p.369; see also Metropolitan Museum of Art inventory no.47.100.40, for a bronze statuette of Tyche with mural crown. FOOTNOTES:

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The crown that characterises the bronze applique (corona muralis = wall crown) was a military decoration using symbolism from the Hellenistic age. Often associated with Tyche (Fortuna), the crown was also an attribute of the goddess Cybele, particularly when made of wood. However, the presence of a necklace similar to a late Roman statuette of Tyche at the Metropolitan Museum of Art seems to point more to the first identification. This bronze applique was probably used as decoration for a chariot used in a procession for the goddess, or as a furniture decoration.

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ROMAN MARBLE FEMALE HEAD CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D. 3 in. (5 in.) (523 grams total, 78 mm high (12.7 cm high including stand)) From a relief with hair centre-parted and drawn back from the face, gathered at the nape in a chignon; rounded face with soft features, drilled eyes and nostrils; mounted on a custom-made stand. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

London art market, 2000s. Property of a London gentleman.

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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN 3RD-EARLY 4TH CENTURY A.D. 7⅝ in. (1.15 kg total, 19.5 cm high including stand) Sculpted in the round with soft facial features, the hair parted in the centre and drawn back to the rear of the head where it is coiled in braids into a nodus or 'bun'; with a broad brow and small pert nose, fleshy lips parted in a half-smile; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex private German collection, acquired via Gorny & Mosch, Munich. From the private collection of J.L., Surrey, UK. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

Cf. Wessel K., ‘Römische Frauenfrisuren von der severischen bis zur konstantinischen Zeit,’ in Archäologischer Anzeiger, 61/62 (1946-47); Meischner J., Das Frauenporträt der Severzeit, Berlin, 1964, pp. 20 ss.; Buccino L., ‘Morbidi capelli e acconciature sempre diverse,’ in La Rocca, E., Parisi Presicce, C. con Lo Monaco, A. (a cura di), Ritratti. Le tante facce del potere (catalogo della mostra, Roma, Musei Capitolini, 10 marzo- 25 settembre 2011), Roma 2011, pp. 360-383.

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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF HERCULES WEARING THE NEMEAN LION SKIN IMPERIAL, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. 11¼ in. (8 kg total, 28.5 cm including stand) Modelled with naturalistic features, gazing left, sculpted pupils and strong lids; luxuriant beard and moustache framing the face; strong forehead with tightly formed curls emerging from beneath the lion's skin hood; the hood with clear eye detailing and the mane with regularly arranged tufts; original iron pin to the front of the muzzle; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £8,000 - 10,000 PROVENANCE:

Private Germany collection, 1981. with Gorny and Mosch, 19 June 2013, lot 3. Ex A.S.collection, Florida, USA. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

See Reinach, S., Répertoire de la statuaire Grecque et Romaine, Paris, 1897, p.211, item 3; Kansteiner, S., Herakles, Die Darstellungen in der Grossplastik der Antike, Köln, 2000, pp.32ff., figs.45-48, for the type; Kansteiner, S., ‘Lysipps Statuen des Herakles’ in Archaeologischer Anzeiger, 2020 (1), pp.120-136ff., fig.14.

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MARBLE STATUE OF A GODDESS ROMAN, 3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 41 in. (146 kg, 104 cm) Possibly depicting Laetitia, the goddess of joy, standing in a contrapposto pose with left arm resting on an anchor, right arm aloft; wearing a chiton and himation, feet emerging from underneath the hem; lower part of a chignon visible on the back; repaired. £6,000 - 8,000 PROVENANCE:

From a private French collection. Acquired in France before 1993. From the personal collection of Gordon Gridley. Gordon Gridley was a founding member of the Camden Passage antique dealers’ association. Trading in antiques from the late 1960s, he opened his first shop in 1971 and remained a well-known and respected figure in the antiques world until his retirement. LITERATURE:

Cf. Burnett, A., ‘The coinage of Allectus: Chronology and Interpretation’ in British Numismatic Journal (54), 1984, pp.21-40, pp.32ff. for legend and figures of the goddess on Roman coins; for Laetitia holding an anchor, see coin types for: Gordian III RIC 300b, Cohen 123; Valerian I RIC 216, Cohen 101, Sear 9944; Tacitus RIC V-1 144; Allectus RIC 22, Sear 13811; Carausius RIC V-2; Gallienus RIC 79, Cohen 420, Goebl 46p, Sear 10124; Victorinus Calico 3825, cf Elmer 706 a; Florian Rome 34 var; Estiot 2475-2487, ric.mom.fr, 4220; Carinus RIC V-2, 261, Sear 12349; Quintillus Sear 11444.

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LIFE-SIZE ROMAN MARBLE LOWER TORSO CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. 39 in. (101.4 kg total, 99 cm including stand) Modelled in the round in cream-coloured marble; the hips and right leg of a slender male standing beside a column with the lower part of an animal at the base; the figure modelled with narrow hips and waist in contrapposto stance, genitals removed, muscular leg with slender ankle; adjacent column with remains of a branch or spur at the top, developing to a flared base with a crouching hare or rabbit; mounted on a custom-made stand. £20,000 - 30,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Paris collection. French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

See Reinach, S., Répertoire de la statuarie Grecque et Romaine, Paris, 1897, p.818, item 1; Cumont, F., Catalogue des sculptures & inscriptions antiques (Monuments Lapidaires) des Musées Royaux du Cinquantenaire, Bruxelles, 1913, pp.40-41, no.30.

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ROMAN LIFE-SIZE MARBLE STATUE OF AN IMPORTANT MAGISTRATE LATE 3RD-EARLY 4TH CENTURY A.D. 81 in. (700+ kg, 206 cm including base) 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. £200,000 - 300,000 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 copy of an German cultural export licence. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. Accompanied by 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 search certificate no.12089-211955. 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 A.D.), 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 details, 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, it 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 BRONZE HAND-SHAPED MILITARY STANDARD FINIAL ‡ 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. 8⅛ in. (718 grams, 21 cm) Hollow-formed with fine detailing to the fingers and nails; with fixing points for a military standard (signum) used by each unit under a centurion, originally fixed with the palm facing forwards inside a wreath. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Europe before 2000. European private collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. LITERATURE:

Cf. a similar item from Martigny, in Zürich, Schweizerisches Landesmuseum, inventory nr. 41434, see Von Gonzenbach, V., 'Fides Exercituum, eine Hand von Vindonissa', in Jahrbuch der Gesellschaft Pro Vindonissa, 1951-1952, pp.5ff. FOOTNOTES:

Roman military signa decorated by phalerae and surmounted by a right hand are visible since the Late Consular Age. The hand (manus) symbolised the fides, i.e. the allegiance between the soldiers and the Res Publica.

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ROMAN VOTIVE HAND TO GOD SABAZIOS 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 4¾ in. (362 grams, 12.1 cm) Hollow-formed right hand from a statuette, with fingers splayed and flat palm, good anatomical detailing. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection 1990s. Ex London, UK, gallery. LITERATURE:

Cf. Ersöz, S.B., ‘The hand gesture and symbols of Sabazios’ in Opuscula, Annual of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome, 11, 2018, figs.1, 4, 7, 11, 12. FOOTNOTES:

The votive character of the hand could link it to the God Sabazios, often associated with a number of archaeological finds depicting a bronze, right hand in the benedictio latina gesture.

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LARGER THAN LIFESIZE ROMAN MARBLE THUMB 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. 4 in. (172 grams, 10 cm high) Carved marble thumb and portion of the adjacent left hand. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Ex Cummings collection, UK, 1990s. LITERATURE:

See for a similar colossal thumb sculpture the left hand of Constantine the Great in Parisi Presicce, C., ‘L’abbandono della moderazione: I ritratti di Costantino e della sua progenie’ in Donati, A., Gentili, G., Costantino Il Grande, la civilta' Antica al bivio fra Occidente ed Oriente, Milano, 2005, pp.138-155, pp.144,153.

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133

MONUMENTAL ROMAN BRONZE LEFT HAND CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 13⅜ in. (18⅝ in.) (4.65 kg total, 34 cm (47.5 cm high including stand)) Hollow-formed with forefinger extended and bent, thumb in gripping position and other fingers curled around; mounted on a custom-made stand; thumb and forefinger restored. £12,000 - 17,000

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PROVENANCE:

Ex Frits Philips, Eindhoven, Netherlands, before 1980. European private collection, 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12056-213654. LITERATURE:

Cf. Christie's, 6 December 2007, no.178.

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ROMAN MARBLE PANTHER PROTOME FRAGMENT 1ST CENTURY A.D. 5⅞ in. (758 grams total, 15 cm high including stand) Sculpted as a panther with head turned on its long muscular neck, mouth open and teeth bared; highly polished finish; mounted on a custom-made stand. £2,500 - 3,500 PROVENANCE:

Previously acquired from a USA collection, 1980s. Ex private German collection.

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ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A DANCING PAN CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. 6½ in. (9½ in.) (1.4 kg total, 16.5 cm high (24 cm high including stand)) Modelled in the round, comprising the lower torso and the goat-legs in vigorous motion, the left raised and bent, right leg straight with the genitals leaning against the length of the thigh, stub of the tail to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. £8,000 - 10,000 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of Jan Onderdijk, Belgium, before 1980. Acquired by Mr J.R. an antiquarian in the late 1980s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

See Reinach, S., Répertoire de la statuarie Grecque et Romaine, Paris, 1897, p.69, item 1, for Pan in similar pose, and 58, no.5, for images of a satyr in similar position; Arbeid, B. ‘Gruppo di Pan e Dafni’ in Romualdi, A. (ed.), Studi e restauri. I Marmi antichi della Galleria degli Uffizi, II, Firenze, 2007, pp.154-161.

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ROMAN TERRACOTTA LION RHYTON ‡ LATE 2ND-EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D. 8 in. (1.5 kg total, 20.5 cm high including stand) Modelled naturalistically in the round in an advancing pose with face, muzzle and tooth detailing within the open mouth, the tufts of the animal's mature mane individually rendered; filling hole on the back; the mouth open acting as a spout; North African workmanship; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

with Sotheby’s London, 9 December 1994, no.221. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

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Cf. Richter, G.M.A., Animals in Greek Sculpture, Oxford, 1930, pp.3ff; Toynbee, J.M.C., Tierwelt der Antike, Mainz-Rhine, 1983, pp.54ff.; Padgett, J.M. (ed.), Roman Sculpture in the Art Museum Princeton University, Princeton, 2001, p.257, no.97; Liverani, P., Spinola, G., Vaticano, La Sala degli animali nel Museo Pio-Clementino, City of Vatican, 2003.

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137

ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF DIONYSUS CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. 19 in. (15.8 kg total, 48 cm high including stand) From a Greek original, wearing a crown of leaves and corymbs, hair falling in straight lines underneath the diadem; full beard composed of four rows of thick tufts with drilled holes; slightly open mouth with a fleshy lower lip; low cheekbones and hollow cheeks; large almondshaped eyes with lachrymal duct; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £20,000 - 30,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex private French collection, early 1960s. Acquired by the current owner in 2011. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Marina Mattei and Dr Laura Maria Vigna. Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.129940. LITERATURE:

See McDowall K.A., The so-called 'sardanapalus', in Journal of Hellenic Studies, 1904; Gasparri C., in LIMC III, 1,1986, s.v.Dionysos, 414-421; La Rocca E. (ed.), Il sorriso di Dioniso, Roma 2010. FOOTNOTES:

The head finds comparable parallels with a series of herms representing philosophers, lyricists and the god Hermes, deriving from Greek originals of the 5th century B.C. The reworking of these typologies in a cultured environment is due to the diffusion of sculptures linked to the idea of speculative otium and withdrawal into the bucolic world of which Dionysus was guardian and protector. The typology of the representation associates him with the concept of continuous rebirth and fertility of nature, typical of Dionysus Lenaeus.

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ROMAN MARBLE JANIFORM HERM HEAD ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 11⅜ in. (12.6 kg, 29 cm high) Carved architectural element depicting a double herm comprising: a diademed female bust with long wavy hair framing the face, slender features with small mouth and raised lids; the other side with a diademed female with hair arranged in neat curls on the forehead, large eyes and small mouth, taenia shown on each side of the neck; base reworked with drilled sockets for mounting. £20,000 - 30,000 PROVENANCE:

Old collection, acquired in the 1970s. Acquired by inheritance from Mr N.S. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Marina Mattei and Dr Laura Maria Vigna. LITERATURE:

Cf. Mansuelli, G.A., Galleria degli Uffizi, Le Sculture, Parte l, Roma, 1958, pp. 159-160, n. L32; Sciarra, B., Brindisi. Il Museo Archeologico Comunale, Brindisi, 1976, p. 8, n. 34; Bonanno, A. FOOTNOTES:

The head with elaborately curled hair and diadem could represent Ariadne, as shown by comparisons with a fragment of a two-faced herm with bearded Dionysus and Ariadne preserved in the Antiquarium Ostiense, dated to the lmperial Roman age. The heads could be interpreted either as Ariadne and a Maenad, or as two Maenads being characterised by the diadem and long taeniae.

138

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139

ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A GROTESQUE WARRIOR ‡ 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 4 in. (227 grams total, 10 cm high including stand) Modelled in the round figure of a hoplite with later pelta shield and corinthian helmet; the figure modelled nude with exaggerated muscles and genitals; mounted on a custom-made stand. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

139

Old private collection. Anonymous sale, Delorme du Bocage, Paris, 31 March 2010. LITERATURE:

See Boucher, S., Recherches sur les Bronzes Figurés de Gaule Pré-Romaine et Romaine, Rome, 1976, p.188, for discussion of grotesque imagery in Roman figural sculpture.

140

ROMAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF EROS CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 2 in. (160 grams total, 12.5 cm including stnad) Eros modelled in the round, advancing, carrying an amphora on his left shoulder, wings spread to the rear, right hand open to accept a bow(?); mounted on a custom-made stand with brass nameplate. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

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Ex Phillips UK in 1998. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Durham, E., Metal Figurines in Roman Britain, vol. 2, Reading, 2010, pl.44, for type.

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ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF AN EAGLE ‡ CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. 2⅜ in. (111 grams, 62 mm) Naturalistically modelled in the round, standing with wings folded against the body, head turned left, feather detailing and recessed circular eyes; feet absent. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Europe before 2001.

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ROMAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF EROS 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 2⅞ in. (160 grams total, 73 mm high including stand) Modelled with the right hand in a fist placed on the brow, left hand supporting a cup on the knee, wings spread to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Durham, E., Metal Figurines in Roman Britain, vol. 2, Reading, 2010, pl.44.

142

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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A BEARDED MAN 2ND CENTURY A.D. 10½ in. (13.3 kg, 27 cm) Carved in the round and probably from a life-size statue or bust of philosopher; depicting an adult male with short tousled hair and a longer 'rim' of wavy tresses at the brow; repaired and weather-worn. [No Reserve] £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

By repute found near Hadrian's Wall, UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market, circa 1999. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

144

ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A YOUNG MAN ‡ 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 8⅞ in. (5.94 kg total, 22.5 cm high including stand) With hairstyle typical of the transitional period from the Consulate to the Empire; oval face with a prominent forehead; the lower part of the tunic visible around the neck; mounted on a custom display stand. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from Gallery Gryphos, Munich, 1992. European private collection.

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LARGE ROMAN MARBLE BULL'S HEAD SCULPTURE CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.- 2ND CENTURY A.D. 20 in. (98 kg, 51 cm) Life-size bull's head (bucranium) on a rectangular field with flattened upper face and small ledge overhang; modelled in the half-round with detailed eyes, muzzle and dewlap, plain background; tooled texture to the forehead and dewlap; Eastern Empire. [No Reserve] £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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ROMAN LIMESTONE CAPITAL CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 11 in. (16.8 kg, 28 cm wide) Square in plan with four tiered acanthus-leaves with deep undercuts; cylindrical column. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex Paris collection. French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.

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147

ROMAN LEAD COFFIN PANEL FRAGMENT WITH SPHINX 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 15 in. (3.3 kg, 38 cm) Decorated with a high-relief pattern comprising a sphinx reclining on a dais surrounded by laurel leaves; ropework and floral border strips with laurel leaves; raised lip below the upper edge. [No Reserve] £300 - 400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired 1970s-early 1990s. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. LITERATURE:

See Payne, G., Roman Leaden Coffin discovered at Plumstead in Archaeologia Cantiana, Vol.17, 1887, fig.10, for the presence of lead sarcophagi in Roman Britain; for a similar specimen in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.31.116a-i; Penn Museum, coffin panel B10280, from Lebanon (Tyre).

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ROMAN LEAD COFFIN FRAGMENT WITH SPHINX, MEDUSA AND DOLPHINS 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D 40 in. (20.1 kg, 101.5 cm) Decorated with a high-relief pattern comprising sphinxes surrounded by dolphins and masks of Medusa surrounded by laurel leaves all between Corinthian columns; ropework and floral border strips with laurel leaves above; lip below the upper edge. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Acquired 1970s-early 1990s. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. LITERATURE:

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148

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149

LARGE LATE ROMAN SIGMA-SHAPED MARBLE OFFERING TABLE TOP EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. 35¾ in. (84.5 kg including backplate, 91 cm wide) Semi-circular with raised and slightly everted edge, the top with a recessed area with a funnel-shaped outlet; for votive offerings within a church; restored. £10,000 - 14,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Ex David Read collection.

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LITERATURE:

See Peirano, D., ‘Iasos and Iasian Marble between the Late Antiques and Early Byzantine eras’ in Mateti Poljak, D. and Marasovi , K., Asmosia XI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, Proceedings of the XI Asmosia Conference, Split, 2015, Split, 2018, pp. 123-130, figs. 1-4, for related examples. FOOTNOTES:

Sigma-shaped tables appeared in the banquet halls at the end of the 4th century and within Christian buildings from the following century. Most of the undecorated slabs were used as liturgical table tops for feasts to honour the deceased. This commemorative practice was known throughout the late Roman world in west and east, where it continued in the daily life of the citizens of the Eastern Roman Empire. In ecclesiastical settings, circular and sigma-shaped tables were used to collect offerings or for celebrating the agape, more generally as secondary furniture, while the rectangular form was preferred for use as an altar.

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ROMAN BRONZE SILENUS STATUETTE CASKET FITTING 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 2½ in. (124 grams, 63 mm) Standing wearing a hide skirt held up with rope, lion's claw foot below. arched bracket to rear. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

150

Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 398.

151

ROMAN BRONZE PHALLIC AMULET ‡ 1ST CENTURY A.D.-3RD CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (52.5 grams, 40 mm) Appliqué formed as male genitalia, hollow to the reverse with fixing peg. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 761, for type.

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ROMAN BRONZE PHALLIC PENDANT ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 2⅝ in. (81.5 grams, 68 mm) Amuletic fascinum formed as a crescent with phallus to the right, hand in the fica gesture to the left and male genitals below; each with a loop beneath for attachment of another pendant; large loop above and attachment strap with stud. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Europe in 1990s. European private collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 768, for type.

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ROMAN BRONZE PHALLIC SEAL BOX ‡ 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (9.97 grams, 38 mm) Piriform two-part container with three holes to the underside, hinge to the broad end, obverse with ropework border and stylised phallus in high-relief. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.

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LITERATURE:

Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, items 617-624, for type.

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ROMAN MASK OF MEDUSA ‡ 3RD CENTURY A.D. 2⅜ in. (179 grams, 59 mm) Modelled in the half-round, facing mask with lateral hanks of curly hair, two small wings above the brow, farme beneath the chin; slot to the reverse for attachment. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the German art market, 2002. European private collection.

154

LITERATURE:

Cf. similar item in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.1873,0520.1.

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155

LARGE ROMAN BRONZE STAFF FINIAL WITH BUST OF SERAPIS ‡ CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. 11⅝ in. (1.4 kg, 29.5 cm high) With luxuriant long wavy hair and characteristic vertical locks at the forehead, full beard with two large ringlets below the chin, wearing a chiton and a himation draped over the left shoulder, the head surmounted by a corn modius decorated with olive branch in relief, the bust supported on the back of an eagle standing atop an orb with spread wings, the eagle with its head slightly turned to the left, the feathers finely detailed; a finial from a staff or a ceremonial standard. £60,000 - 80,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex private collection, South Germany, 1980. with Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 13 December 2003, no.74. with Christie's, New York, 8 June 2012, no.239 (US $120,000-180,000).

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LITERATURE:

Cf. a similar bust in the Virginia Museum of fine Arts, inventory no.98.23; another similar piece, but with the eagle upon the polos, in Mitten, D.G., Doeringer, S.F., Master Bronzes from the Classical World, Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum/City Museum of Saint Louis/Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1967-1968, no.217; for a bronze bust without eagle see the bust of Zeus Serapis in the Saint Louis Art Museum, inv. no. 69:1923. FOOTNOTES:

The Emperor Septimius Severus (193-211 A.D.) modelled many of his portraits based on Serapis. But it was under Hadrian that the refurbishment of the statue in the Serapeum increased the demand for small-scale images, like this one, probably made during his reign and used atop of a processional sceptre or standard for the cult of the god.

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ROMAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF VENUS CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 4¾ in. (235 grams total, 12 cm including stand) The goddess modelled standing nude with her hair dressed in loose hanks at the sides and a transverse braid above the brow; left hand raised to one hank of hair, right hand extended with palm open to accept a patera; provincial workmanship; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Durham, E., Metal Figurines in Roman Britain, vol. 2, Reading, 2010, pl.224.

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ROMAN SILVER STATUETTE OF A GENIUS 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 3½ in. (149 grams total, 88 mm high including stand) 156

Advancing wearing an ankle-length toga drawn over the head as a cowl, the left hand supporting a partly-unfurled scroll; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 460, for similar.

158

ROMAN SILVER STATUETTE OF AESCULAPIUS 157

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 2⅛ in. (75 grams total, 55 mm including stand) Standing wearing a loosely draped himation, with caduceus resting on the right hip; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Ex Ancient Art, North London, UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession no.1995,0702.1.

159

ROMAN BRONZE HEAD OF A GODDESS 1ST CENTURY A.D. 3¾ in. (415 grams total, 94 mm including stand)

158

Hollow-formed with neatly dressed hair in a chignon, small facial features and exaggerated eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Boucher, S. & Tassinari, S., Musée de la Civilisation Gallo-Romaine a Lyon: Bronzes Antiques I. Inscriptions, Statuaire, Vaisselle, Lyon, 1976, item 34, for type. FOOTNOTES:

The head could be considered to represent the goddesses Juno or Tutela.

159

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160

ROMAN BRONZE FIGURINE OF VENUS CIRCA 50 A.D. 10¾ in. (1.17 kg total, 27.3 cm high including stand) The figure standing with her head turned slightly to the right, elegant hair falling to the shoulders in two long tresses; chiton draped around the left shoulder and sagging to expose the right breast; left hand holding a fold of the robe at her thigh, right hand slightly extended holding an apple; toes exposed beneath the fringe of her robe; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve] £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

European private collection, acquired 1980s, or before. Subsequently British private collection, acquired late 1990s from the previous. Acquired directly from the above by the current owner. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12052-210844. LITERATURE:

Cf. Boucher, S. & Tassinari, S., Musée de la Civilisation Gallo-Romaine a Lyon: Bronzes Antiques I. Inscriptions, Statuaire, Vaisselle, Lyon, 1976, items 65 (presenting an apple), 72 (cloth gathered in left hand).

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ROMAN BRONZE ISIS-FORTUNA LAR STATUETTE 1ST CENTURY A.D. 8 in. (11 in.) (1.22 kg total, 20.5 cm high (28 cm high including stand)) The goddess standing in contrapposto pose with her weight on her left leg, her right leg bent and pulled back; wearing an Ionic chiton and himation secured by a characteristic knot tied between her breasts, the folds cascading to the floor; the toes of her left foot emerging from below the flaring hem of her robe; her centre-parted wavy locks locks fastened with a band, pulled back in a chignon at the nape of her neck and surmounted by a tall modius; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £10,000 - 14,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Israel, 1990s. Ex Sasson Ancient Art, Jerusalem. with Christie's, New York, 13 December 2013, no.139 (US$ 50,000-$80,000). LITERATURE:

Cf. for a similar Roman statuette Reinach, S., Repertoire de la statuarie grecque et romaine, Paris, 1930, pp.247-248, 254 no.3, esp.261 no.1; similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.96.9.409 (TycheFortuna); in the Walters Art Museum, accession no.54.943. FOOTNOTES:

These statuettes were used in the service of domestic cults and reflect native Greek or Roman cult practices. The Roman household shrine, or lararium, received its name from the lares, the guardian spirits of the house and household, who were frequently displayed in the shrine, either in painted or sculpted form.

161

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162

ROMAN BRONZE RECLINING HERCULES STATUETTE 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 9¾ in. (4.28 kg total, 125 cm wide including stand) Hollow-formed figure of Hercules resting with his weight on his left arm, cradling his club; lionskin mantle drawn over his head and covering his shoulders, back and thighs; right arm resting on his right thigh, holding a corner of the mantle; scaphoid base with attachment holes; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. for the reclining Hercules in Sieveking, J., Munchner Jarhbuch der bildenten Kunst, N.F.I., 1, Munchen, 1924, 13f.

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ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A BOY WITH SILVER INLAYS ‡ 163

1ST CENTURY A.D. 2⅜ in. (70.1 grams, 61 mm) Modelled in the round, a male infant with arms and right leg extended, left leg bent and raised; head looking downwards, with applied silver scales imitating a wreath; sturdy mounting peg to the reverse. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the German art market, 2002. European private collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 111, for type.

164

ROMAN BRONZE HARPOKRATES-EROS STATUETTE CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 2¼ in. (48 grams, 56 mm) Seated nude wearing the double-crown and with his forefinger pressed to his lips; supporting a frond on his left arm; hollow to the underside. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

164

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar item, standing, in the British Museum, London, under accession no.1896,0724.1.

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165

ROMAN BRONZE STATUE OF MARS GRADIVUS ‡ 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 5¼ in. (278 grams, 13.5 cm high) Modelled in the round as a young beardless warrior hero with muscular body and rounded shoulders; wearing a high-crested pseudo-Attic helmet with a diadem; the hair arranged in orderly locks over his brow; the bent left hand would originally have held a shield and the extended right hand a spear. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex collection of Dr Djafari (1900-1981), Kaiserslautern, Germany. LITERATURE:

Cf. Reinach, S., Répertoire de la statuarie Grecque et Romaine, Paris, 1930, pp.180 and 183, nos.7 (Louvre) and 2 (type B.Kerguerriec. Coll.P. du Chatellier in Kernuz), for similar. FOOTNOTES:

This statue of Mars Gradivus, the marching god of war, was probably a cult offering. A Gallo-Roman period temple dedicated to the cult of Mars with a similar statuette has recently been found in Brittany.

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ROMAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF MERCURY 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 6¼ in. (957 grams, 16 cm high) Standing erect on a tiered socle base in contrapposto pose; pointillétextured mantle draped to the left shoulder, left arm bent, hand holding a wand; right arm loose at the side, hand holding a patera; finely modelled face with short wavy hair; shallow dimple or socket to the crown; standing on a possibly later tiered disc base with square foot. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the German art market, 1990s. Ex Cambridgeshire collection, UK. LITERATURE:

Cf. Reinach, S., Répertoire de la statuarie Grecque et Romaine, Paris, 1930, p.149, no.8, for the type; Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 27ff., for comparable examples; Boucher, S., Recherches sur les Bronzes Figurés de Gaule Pré-Romaine et Romaine, Rome, 1976, fig.192.

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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF MITHRAS WEARING A PHRYGIAN CAP 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 16¼ in. (24.25 kg total, 41.5 cm including stand) Carved in the round, the god with long wavy locks escaping from beneath his pointed Phrygian cap; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar head in place on lifesize statue recovered from the River Tiber and now in the British Museum under accession no. 1846,0507.1.

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ROMAN SILVER CROSSBOW BROOCH ‡ 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 1¾ in. (14.6 grams, 46 mm) Parcel-gilt crossbow brooch with onion-shaped knops to the ends of the headplate and medially along the top edge; deep trapezoidalsection bow with median gusset; D-section footplate with chamfered sides open to one edge; upper part of one face of the bow with niellofilled running scroll design, lower part of the other face with running guilloche; beaded wire collar at the end. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex N.C. collection. Acquired on the Swiss art market in 2000. European private collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Marin, E., Salona Christiana, Split, 1994, no.6 p.220 (inv.no.H5723); Beck, H. et al., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.114(1), for similar. FOOTNOTES:

Crossbow fibulae of this type were worn by high officers and, if in gold, even emperors, from Constantine to Justinian, as symbols of military rank.

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ROMAN BRONZE HANDLE WITH WINGED LION AND MASK 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 5⅛ in. (6¾ in.) (452 grams total, 13 cm high (17 cm high including stand)) D-section swept-curve handle, the upper end developing to the foreparts of a winged lion with forelegs bent and paws resting on the vessel's rim, wings folded to the flanks; high-relief foliage detailing to the outer face of the handle; acanthus leaf to the lower end developing to a facing bearded mask of a satyr; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired between 1980-1983. From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals. LITERATURE:

Cf. Tassinari, S., La Vaisselle de Bronze, Romaine et Provinciale, au Musée des Antiquités Nationales, XXIXe supplément de Gallia, Paris, 1975, items 152, 178, for type.

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ROMAN OPENWORK SILVER MILITARY BALDRIC PHALERA ‡ 3RD CENTURY A.D. 3⅜ in. (40 grams, 86 mm) With concentric lines of openwork ornament in lanceolate shapes, ending with crescent decorations. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from Gallery Gryphos, Munich, 1997. European private collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Bishop, M.C. & Coulston, J.N.C., Roman Military Equipment from the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, Oxford, 2006, pls.3b and 7a, for similar.

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ROMAN BRONZE WILD BOAR CHARIOT FITTING PAIR CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 8⅞ in. (1.13 kg total, 22.5 cm high including stand) Matched pair of chariot fittings, each formed as the head and forelegs of a boar with open mouth and prominent tusks, developing to a crescentic square-section body with knop finial, supported on a column and square-section tiered base; each mounted on a custommade display stand. [2, No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Cf. chariot fittings in the form of the foreparts of horses in the British Museum, London, under accession no.1873,0820.165.

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ROMANO-BRITISH BRONZE OIL LAMP CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. 8 in. (896 grams, 20.5 cm) Hollow-formed piriform lamp with D-shaped nozzle and small spout, recessed upper face with three piercings, swept handle formed as the neck of a goose with floral lobes and raised linear detailing. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

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Found Bath, UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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ROMAN BRONZE PATERA WITH LION HEAD HANDLE 1ST CENTURY A.D. 8⅜ in. (410 grams, 21.2 cm) Comprising a shallow discoid bowl with inverted lip, central dome with concentric ring ornament, basal ring; the handle columnar with foliage to the junction, lion-head finial with gaping mouth. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 25 June 2014, no.86. From the Horton collection, UK.

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ROMAN COBALT BLUE GLASS WINE BEAKER CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. 2¼ in. (67.6 grams, 56 mm)

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Wheel-cut with a narrow base and cylindrical body with gently tapering walls, concentric line decoration to the rim, body and around the base; in exquisite deep colour. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Previously with a London, UK, gallery, 1990s. Ex JL collection Surrey, UK, early 2000s. LITERATURE:

See Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.17.194.155, for a deep purple example of the type.

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ROMAN YELLOW GLASS FLASK CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 2⅝ in. (3⅛ in.) (16.7 grams, 66 mm (33.9 grams total, 79.4 mm high including stand))

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Mould-blown from translucent glass, the globular body on a circular flat base tapering at the shoulders to a cylindrical neck with an everted rim; a single applied handle; the body decorated with a horizontal band of a continuous Vitruvian wave framed by a double circumferential line, decorative ridges above and below; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1948-2000. Ex J.L. collection Surrey, UK. LITERATURE:

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, vol.II, nos.640-641, for similar.

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ROMAN BRONZE MEDICAL TOOL COLLECTION ‡ 3RD CENTURY A.D. 1¾ x 10⅜ in. (501 grams, 32.4 x 26.4 cm) Including suture needle, bulbous probe, cosmetic or medical spoon, tweezers and other items, all mounted on a rigid board in a wooden frame. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

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with Auktionshaus Owl, Bielefeld, Auction 37, 28 September 2013, no.37609. European private collection. LITERATURE:

See Milne, J.S., Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times, Oxford, 1907.

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ROMAN BRONZE STRIGIL ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 8 in. (394 grams total, 20.5 cm high including stand) With C-section profile to the blade, rectangular handle with openwork slots to the upper end, impressed fishtail motif at the lower; mounted on a custom-made stand. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819?-1899), France. Acquired from Jack-Philippe Ruellan, 4 April 2009, no.279. Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.111441. LITERATURE:

Cf. Roach Smith, C., The Antiquities of Richborough, Reculver and Lymne in Kent, London, 1850, for type.

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ROMAN BRONZE FOLDING TRIPOD WITH BACCHUS BUSTS AND PANTHER ‡ 2ND CENTURY A.D. 39¾ in. (9.9 kg, 101 cm) With three extendable legs each topped with bust of Bacchus, his long hair collected in a crown of vine leaves and branches, wearing a panther skin exomis; the feet formed as feline paws; the middle part of the frontal leg formed as an S-curve topped with a panther's head with open jaws. £25,000 - 35,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex collection of Dr Djafari (1900-1981), Kaiserslautern, Germany. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

See a similar tripod decorated with horses in the Paul Getty Museum, in Mattusch, C.C., Enduring Bronze: Ancient Art, Modern Views, Los Angeles, 2014, pp. 72-73, fig. 52a-b, inv. no. 96.AC.203. FOOTNOTES:

Folding tripod stands were well known in the ancient world, in both Greek and Roman contexts. These folding supports for tables, bracers and cauldrons are known finds from important excavations in the Roman world, like Pompeii. The purpose of such folding stands varied: during the meal they were placed between the triclinary beds, and bowls and application plates were hung to the hooks at the back of the holders, here shaped like the heads of a Bacchus. They were also used for the fire in military encampments, or in the temples of the gods.

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LATE ROMAN OR MEROVINGIAN GOLD RING WITH ROSETTE AND GREEN CABOCHON 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (5.14 grams, 22.93 mm overall, 17.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L½, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11))

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Comprising a round-section hoop with granule pyramids to the shoulder, decorative wire wrapped around the hoop on one side; rosette-shaped applied bezel with filigree decoration, raised setting with dark green glass cabochon; possibly a marriage. [No Reserve] £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Private collection USA. From the Alexander Gallery, New York, USA, in the early 2000s.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CABOCHON 3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (5.00 grams, 23.01 mm overall, 16.99 x 16.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5¼, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)) With a triple ropework band, broad shoulders with openwork spirals increasing in size towards the centre; raised circular bezel with twisted wire border, set with a glass cabochon. £800 - 1,000 180

PROVENANCE:

From a private European collection, since 1975. with Christie's, London, 14 April 2011, no.361 (part). Ex New York, USA, collection.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GARNET CABOCHON CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (8.16 grams, 23.85 mm overall, 19.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6½, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)) Comprising a keeled hoop forked at the shoulders to form two elegant scrolls supporting the raised bezel, decorative grooves framing the garnet cabochon. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

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Acquired from London galleries during the 1990s. From the jewellery collection of a London, UK, gentleman.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GREEN CABOCHON 3RD-6TH CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (4.69 grams, 22.63 mm overall, 16.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M½, USA 6¼, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)) The hoop recessed and decorated with a simple plait formed with three separate rods; granulated pyramids beneath the square bezel framed with a pelletted band, raised setting with a green glass cabochon. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

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Private collection USA. From the Alexander Gallery, New York, USA, in the early 2000s.

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ROMAN RING WITH MANI IN FEDE GEMSTONE FOR AIAX ‡ 2ND CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (2.79 grams, 21.00 mm overall, 14.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2¼, Europe 2.41, Japan 2)) Comprising a hollow-formed hoop with rounded shoulders, inset garnet intaglio with clasped hands and 'AIAX' inscription. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

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Acquired in Europe in 1992. with Million Cornette de Saint Cyr, Hotel Regina, 12 December 2009. European private collection. FOOTNOTES:

The Romanised name 'Aiax' is given to the hero of the Trojan war, who carried off the body of Achilles and fought Hector.

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ROMAN HORSE GEMSTONE IN GOLD RING 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER 1 in. (5.65 grams, 24.27 mm overall, 20.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7½, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)) An oval garnet cabochon engraved with a horse on a baseline in a dynamic pose with lowered head; set in a possibly Byzantine gold ring with a grooved hoop supporting a box bezel, a pellet to each lower corner. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

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Acquired from London galleries during the 1990s. From the jewellery collection of a London, UK, gentleman.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GEMSTONE FOR SERVIUS MID 3RD CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (11.63 grams, 20.37 mm overall, 16.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4¾, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)) With balustered hoop, broad shoulders with scrolled foliage detailing, discoid bezel with cell, inset nicolo gemstone with reversed 'SER/VIV' for SER(VI) VIV(AS) inscription in seriffed capitals, meaning 'Long may you live Servius'. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

UK private collection formed before 2000. Ex North London, UK, gallery.

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FOOTNOTES:

'Serviu[s]' is a second declension praenomen (Glare, P.G.W., A Latin Dictionary, London, 1968-82, page 1,746/3) apparently based on the noun 'servus' (servant, minister, office-holder).

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ROMAN RING WITH PAIR OF BIRDS ON NICOLO GEMSTONE 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (5.75 grams, 25.12 mm overall, 14.69 x 18.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4¾, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)) With a hollow-form hoop expanding at the shoulders, raised bezel set with a dark blue nicolo intaglio engraved with a pair of birds, one standing and the other stooped to pick something from the ground with its beak. £1,500 - 2,000

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PROVENANCE:

From the collection of late AB, London, UK, 1990s.

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ROMAN IRON RING WITH SARDONYX GEMSTONE WITH BULL ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (7.58 grams, 25.56 mm overall, 17.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J½, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)) Slender hoop expanding to a broad bezel, inset sardonyx cloison intaglio depicting a grazing bull on a baseline. £2,000 - 3,000

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PROVENANCE:

Acquired in London in 1994. European private collection.

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ROMAN GOLD 'GOOD FORTUNE' CAMEO RING 3RD CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (6.21 grams, 19.03 mm overall, 11.88 x 15.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British D½, USA 2, Europe 1.78, Japan 1)) Composed of an angular hoop with sloping, fluted shoulders; raised lenticular bezel set with glass paste, raised Greek inscription 'EYTYKI', translating to 'good fortune', a wish for good luck for the bearer. £1,800 - 2,400

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PROVENANCE:

From the late Alison Barker collection, 1970-1990.

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ROMAN BRONZE CHARIOT FITTING OF A CELTIC PRISONER 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 5⅛ in. (461 grams, 13 cm) Bust and torso of an indigenous nobleman with rounded facial features, the shoulder-length hair dressed in hanks and cut into tiers; the eyes probably originally emphasised with sheet-silver detailing; the broad chest with ring-and-dot nipples; a thick torc with braided detailing and finished with a D-shaped pendant; each upper-arm supported by a barley-twist column with cup finial and stylised flames above; the centre supported by a rectangular block with incised herringbone linear pattern; the base broad with a lattice of bilinear panels bearing groups of three ring-and-dot motifs, D-shaped loop to the forward edge flanked by smaller lobes; the reverse plain, the head hollow with remains of a thick loop at the lower edge of the hair; of provincial Roman workmanship. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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ROMANO-CELTIC BRONZE STATUETTE OF A WARRIOR WEARING TORC CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 2⅝ in. (53 grams total, 67 mm) Modelled in the round, standing with right leg bent, right arm raised and left extended before the body; with thick tousled hair, exaggerated torc to the neck, jacket with incised vertical lines, tight-fitting trousers and ankle-boots. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. FOOTNOTES:

The pose of the figure suggests that he is in the action of brandishing a weapon, or possibly holding the reins of a team of horses pulling a chariot.

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LARGE GALLO-ROMAN BRONZE STATUETTE OF CUPID ‡ 1st-3rd century A.D. 6¼ in. (403 grams, 16 cm high) Modelled in the round leaping and winged, his right hand reaching above his head seemingly gesturing to retrieve arrows from a quiver once carried on his back, dressed in an exomis tunic leaving him naked below the torso, wearing a helmet or cap and ankle boots. £4,000 - 6,000 190

PROVENANCE:

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Acquired in Europe before 1994. Private collection, Europe.

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ROMAN ENAMELLED BRONZE BROOCH 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. 2¼ in. (61 grams total, 56 mm including stand) With raised central boss and peripheral discs with red enamel alternating with openwork loops; the body with a double band of blue, white and red enamelling, separated by ropework bands; remains of pin hinge and catchplate to the reverse; accompanied by a custommade display stand. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From a private New Jersey collection, 1960-1985. with Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA, 8 March 2016, no.45. Private American collection, New York, USA. FOOTNOTES:

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A similar brooch is preserved in the Colchester Museum, and similarly decorated brooch discs are visible in the British Museum and have been found in Chesterholm, Vindolanda and Chepstow. It is a Roman provincial type used by military personnel and their families.

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'THE ANGLESEY' ROMANO-BRITISH MARBLE HEAD OF A CELTIC WARRIOR 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 11¼ in. (7.3 kg total, 28.5 cm high including stand) Carved with comma-leaf detailing to the hair, a low brow over almondshaped eyes, broad triangular nose and thick moustache obscuring the mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve] £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Found Anglesey, Wales, 1978. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by a newspaper article on the find. LITERATURE:

Cf. Jackson, S., Celtic and Other Stone Heads, Shipley, 1973, item 16.

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ROMANO-BRITISH MARBLE HEAD OF A LADY CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. 6¾ in. (1.6 kg total, 17 cm high including stand) Carved in the round with fleshy facial features, almond-shaped eyes and small pouting mouth; the hair modelled with hollowed curls above the brow; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Found Cambridgeshire, UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum, London under accession number 1973,0327.3; cf. Graham, F., Hadrian's Wall in the days of the Romans, Newcastle, 1984, pp.177-178.

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LARGE ROMAN 'UPCHURCH' GREYWARE STORAGE JAR 2ND CENTURY A.D. 11 in. (1.98 kg, 28 cm wide) With everted rim and decorative geometric band to the shoulder. [No Reserve] £300 - 400 PROVENANCE:

Found Upchurch Marshes, Kent, UK, in the 1980s. Ex Winter Collection, Kent, UK. LITERATURE:

See Pollard, R. J., The Roman Pottery of Kent, 1988. FOOTNOTES:

The Roman pottery kilns on what are now the tidal marshes at Upchurch, Kent, are justly famed as a thriving pottery production area with many kiln and related sites.

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ROMANO-BRITISH ENAMELLED 'GLOUCESTER' BRONZE GAMING DICE

LARGE ROMANO-BRITISH 'YORKSHIRE' JET GAMING DICE

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. 4 in. (9 grams, 10.7 mm)

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. ½ in. (7.87 grams, 14 mm)

Cuboid with enamel-filled spots disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [No Reserve] £300 - 400

Cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [No Reserve] £300 - 400

PROVENANCE:

Found at Gloucester, UK. Ex N. Du Quesne Bird collection. From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.23.

Found Yorkshire, UK. Ex N. Du Quesne Bird collection. Acquired 8 July 1996. From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.50.

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ROMANO-BRITISH BRONZE MILITARY 'CAISTER FORT' GAMING DICE WITH MYSTICAL SYMBOLS CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. ⅜ in. (4.5 grams, 8.7 mm) Cuboid die with five sides bearing incised symbols: ring-and-dot (or theta ), 'IV' (for 'four'), saltire (or 'X' for 'ten'), frond with four spurs to each side, similar with one spur to each side. [No Reserve] £300 - 400

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ROMANO-BRITISH 'PUBLISHED' BRONZE KNUCKLE BONES GAMING DICE CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. ½ in. (5.9 grams, 15 mm) Square in section with pyramidal ends, impressed spots disposed on the flat faces: 1, 3, 6, 9. [No Reserve] £300 - 400

PROVENANCE:

Found by the Roman fort at Caister, east of Norwich, Norfolk, UK, prior to 1998. Acquired from Richard Gladdle, 9th June 1998. From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.42.

PROVENANCE:

LITERATURE:

PUBLISHED:

Cf. Spasi Duri , D., -The city of Viminacium, (in Serbian), Pozarevac, 2015, fig.166, for similar.

Found UK prior to 2000. From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.54.

Mills, N., Celtic & Roman Artefacts, Witham, 2000, p.113, item no.R355.

PUBLISHED:

Mills, N., Celtic & Roman Artefacts, Witham, 2000, p.114, item no.RB357.

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ROMAN DANUBIAN VOTIVE LEAD PLAQUE WITH DIOSCURI AND HELEN OF TROY ‡ 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 3⅛ in. (132 grams, 80 mm) Displaying a figural scene in relief with an arch decorated with eggand-dart motifs and resting on smooth pillars with foliate capitals; the upper field dominated by Sol wearing a radiate crown with seven rays and driving a facing quadriga, holding a globe in his left hand; the central field showing the Dioscuri on horseback, raising their right arm in salutation of their divine sister Helen of Troy at the centre, the twin on the left, whose horse is trampling a naked prisoner, followed by an armoured warrior holding an oval shield and spear, wearing a crested helmet in pseudo-Attic style, the twin on the left, whose horse is trampling over a big fish, followed by a character dressed in long garment and raising his hand in salute; the lower field showing worshippers preparing an offering meal; a coiled serpent to each top corner. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Germany in 2001. European private collection.

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ROMAN DANUBIAN LEAD VOTIVE PLAQUE WITH SOL AND HELEN OF TROY 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 4 in. (321 grams total, 10.6 cm including stand) Displaying a figural scene in relief with an arch decorated with eggand-dart motifs and resting on smooth pillars with foliate capitals; the upper field dominated by Sol wearing a radiate crown with seven rays and driving a facing quadriga, holding a globe and whip in his left hand; the central field showing the Dioscuri on horseback, raising their right arm in salutation of their divine sister Helen of Troy at the centre, the twin on the left, whose horse is trampling a naked prisoner, followed by an armoured warrior holding an oval shield and spear, wearing a crested helmet in pseudo-Attic style, the twin on the left, whose horse is trampling over a big fish, followed by a woman dressed in a long garment and raising her hand in salute; the lower field showing worshippers preparing an offering meal; a coiled serpent to each top corner; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 2000. From a Los Angeles collector. with Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA, 22 September 2016, no.58. Private American collection, New York, USA.

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STONE CORBEL WITH SEVERED HEAD OF A GALLO-ROMAN CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. 16⅞ in. (22.8 kg, 43 cm) Statue or frieze fragment with male head modelled in the half-round; circular face with large almond-shaped eyes, heavy brow, thick tousled hair framing the face, drooping moustache and short beard; presented at an oblique angle to the lower face of the block; two mounting holes to the underside. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Found in Norfolk, UK. Acquired from Michael Booth, 1998. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

See Ross, A., Pagan Celtic Britain, London, 1967, pp.90-92; Boulestin, B. & Gambier, D.H., Crânes trophées, crânes d'ancêtres et autres pratiques autour de la tête: problèmes d'interprétation en archéologie. Actes de la table ronde pluridisciplinaire, musée national de Préhistoire, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac (Dordogne, France), 14-16 octobre 2010, BAR International Series 2415, Oxford, 2012.

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BYZANTINE GLAZED SGRAFFITO-WARE SHIPWRECK BOWL ‡

BYZANTINE GREEN GLAZED SGRAFFITO-WARE BOWL ‡

12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D. 8⅝ in. (544 grams, 22 cm)

12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D. 7 in. (402 grams, 18 cm)

With glazed upper face and basal ring; central reserved motif of a hare within concentric rings, with signs of sea encrustations. £2,000 - 3,000

With reserved image of a bird with wings folded against the body, with old label to verso '5164 / 3.200 fm'. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.

LITERATURE:

Cf. similar in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.971.147.2.

Cf. for a bowl of similar type in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.33.141.

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BYZANTINE GREEN-GLAZED SGRAFFITO BOWL

BYZANTINE GREEN GLAZED SGRAFFITO-WARE BOWL ‡

CIRCA 12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D. 6 in. (322 grams, 15.2 cm)

12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D. 7 in. (343 grams, 18 cm)

Broad with basal disc, cream-glazed inner face with green detailing, sgraffito design of tulip flowers and hatched bands. [No Reserve] £400 - 600

With inturned rim and three-colour (yellow, brown and green) glaze, incised foliage design. £400 - 600

PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

with Cuvreau Expertise Encheres S.A.S, Vente No.60, 21 June 2009, no.149. European private collection.

LITERATURE:

Cf. for a bowl of similar type in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.33.141.

Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.10.15.1.

LITERATURE:

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BYZANTINE LITURGICAL GILT BRONZE SITULA WITH FIGURES CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. 9 in. (1.02 kg, 23 cm wide) LITERATURE:

Of squat profile with flared base and drop handle; running tendril bands to the shoulder and base, gilt-inlaid frieze depicting the seated robed figure of Christ holding a staff between two palm trees in a landscape inhabited by a bear, leaping goat, frog, cockerel, hen, eagle, horse, hounds, sheep, lioness, snake, rabbit, duck, boar cow; trees in the background with birds perching on the branches; central roundel with Chi-Rho, alpha and omega; handle with vine tendrils flanked by pellet clusters, saltire to the centre. £10,000 - 14,000 PROVENANCE:

From the family collection of Mr E.L. (1915-1991), who collected antiquities from the 1940s, thence by descent. Ex J.L. collection, Surrey, UK.

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

Cf. comparable examples in the Vrap treasure in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. 17.190.1707; Aimone, M., The Wyvern collection, Byzantine and Sasanian Silver, Enamels and Works of Art, London, 2020, cat.no.28, pp.112-113. FOOTNOTES:

The frieze is full of Christian symbolism, mainly concentrated on the image of the good shepherd (Christ) depicted according to the model visible in the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna and shown on the opposite side of the central roundel. Jesus is represented in a landscape suffused with peace, full of plants and flowers; he has a serene expression and is depicted beardless and surrounded by six sheep. Its clear allusive meaning is that only through Christ can eternal peace be achieved. Another part probably represents the Tree of Life with an array of animals. The vessel probably had a liturgical use, perhaps for the ritual washing of feet during the Easter celebrations or for the blessing of the faithful.

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LARGE BYZANTINE BRONZE BREAD STAMP CIRCA 7TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 5 in. (361 grams, 12.7 cm) Featuring a crucifix-shaped monogram with reversed inscription in Greek letters written in two intersecting lines ' ET PX Y', translating to 'Peter, servant of God' most likely a benefaction to Jesus Christ from an individual; large applied handle to the reverse. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Previously in a German collection. Ex Austrian collection. In a London collection from the 1990s.

209

BYZANTINE BRONZE BREAD STAMP SEAL ‡

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6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 2¾ in. (88 grams, 70 mm) With sturdy loop to reverse, reserved text 'O / IT / '. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in London in 2011. European private collection. LITERATURE:

See Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, items 725-726, for type and discussion.

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BYZANTINE BRONZE STAMP SEAL ‡ 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 2 in. (90 grams, 49 mm) Cruciform seal with ring handle and knop finial; legend to the underside ' / C/O'. £400 - 600

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PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1970s. European private collection.

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BYZANTINE BRONZE WEIGHT COLLECTION ‡ 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. ½ -¾ in. (326 grams total, 12-21 mm) Mixed group of trade weights including cuboid, polyhedral and other types; one cuboid resembling a die with four faces bearing four spots and two faces bearing two spots. [14] £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1970s. European private collection.

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LITERATURE:

See Weber, K., Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus für 1-NomismaGewichte, Schwelm, 2009, for discussion.

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BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH FIGURE HOLDING A CROSS

BYZANTINE GOLD ROUNDEL OF A STANDING SAINT

6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (4.85 grams, 20.41 mm overall, 16.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K½, USA 5½, Europe 10.58, Japan 10))

LATE 10TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (1.19 grams, 23 mm)

Comprising a round-section hoop with a tablet-bezel engraved with an imperial figure holding a cross in the right hand, a palm branch extending over the head and Greek inscription 'A T' (Aghia Photini or Aghia Photia) to the right. [No Reserve] £3,000 - 4,000

Sheet gold disc with three holes close to the rim for attachment of links (two damaged); repoussé facing image of a nimbate saint standing wearing a knee-length tunic with decorative hatched panel to the front, calf-length cloak with hatched texture, disc brooch beneath the chin, both arms raised in the orans gesture. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

Ex Axia Art, London, UK. Property of a North American gallery.

Ex Elie Borowski, 1988.

Accompanied by a positive scientific statement from Striptwist Limited, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 170706. LITERATURE:

Cf. Papanikola-Bakirtzi, D. (ed.), Everyday life in Byzantium. Byzantine Hours. Works and days in Byzantium, Exhibition catalogue, Thessaloniki, White Tower October 2001-January 2002, Athens, 2002, nos.571-572, for the type.

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BYZANTINE GOLD ENAMEL MOUNT OF A STANDING SAINT AND INSCRIPTION LATE 10TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (1.01 grams, 18 mm)

LITERATURE:

Cf. Evans, H.C. & Wixom, W.D., The Glory of Byzantium. Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era A.D.843-1261, New York, 2006, item 107, for a larger example with enamelled fill.

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BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH HOLY RIDER 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (4.00 grams, 21.79 mm overall, 18.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O½, USA 7¼, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)) Comprising a round-section hoop with tablet-bezel depicting a military saint on horseback (probably Saint George) advancing right, the nimbate saint holding a large cross in his right hand. [No Reserve] £3,000 - 4,000

Sheet gold disc with applied filigree cells; facing nimbate saint with flanking roundels bearing 'MP / IC' (Mary and Jesus). [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

Accompanied by a positive scientific statement from Striptwist Limited, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 170705.

Ex Elie Borowski, 1988. LITERATURE:

Ex Axia Art, London, UK. Property of a North American gallery.

Cf. Evans, H.C. & Wixom, W.D., The Glory of Byzantium. Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era A.D.843-1261, New York, 2006, item 204, for type.

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BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH ENGRAVED BEZEL CIRCA 11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (3.65 grams, 19.99 mm overall, 18.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5¾, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)) Comprising a flat-section hoop with a starburst motif to the base; openwork shoulders and a square bezel with a pellet to each corner, the bezel engraved with foliate motifs. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from London galleries during the 1990s. From the jewellery collection of a London, UK, gentleman. LITERATURE:

Cf. urovi , I., Medieval Jewelry from the collections of the Kragujevac National Museum, Kragujevac, 2012, fig.12, p.111, for similar ring.

216 FOOTNOTES:

Some rings from the Balkan territories of the Eastern Empire (for example the ring from Dobra a) bear a square thickened bezel engraved with schematic representations. What sets them apart are the widened shoulders emphasised by a plastic rib and the raised and flattened head, which places them in the group of rings which dates mainly to the 11th century (from the end of the 10th to the first decades of the 12th century).

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BYZANTINE OR MEROVINGIAN GOLD RING WITH EMERALD AND PEARLS 7TH-9TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (6.70 grams, 27.95 mm overall, 16.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4¼, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)) With a heavy hollow-formed hoop, three pellets to each shoulder; raised square bezel set with emerald framed with pelletted border, four applied loops to the outer edge holding decorative gold wire with seed pearls. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex New York, USA, private collection in the early 1990s.

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LITERATURE:

Cf. Hadjadj, R., Bagues Merovingiennes - Gaul du Nord, Paris, 2007, item p.39, for similar emerald cabochon.

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BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH RED GEMSTONE ‡ 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. ⅝ in. (3.79 grams, 17.74 mm overall, 14.14 mm internal diameter) With slender hoop and ellipsoid bezel flanked at each shoulder by two granules, beaded wire collar, inset intaglio olive tree flanked by bullrushes. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

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Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 482, for type.

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BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURAL ELECTRUM RING WITH EMERALD ENGRAVED WITH A DOVE 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (7.55 grams, 37.12 mm overall, 20.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)) With facetted hoop and conical architectural bezel with applied filigree decoration, set with an emerald with engraved dove flying left. £2,500 - 3,500 PROVENANCE:

Ex Michael O'hara collection, before 1989. From the private collection of the late A.B., London, UK. LITERATURE:

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 483, 484, for the type.

222 FOOTNOTES:

The quality of this finger ring suggests that it was the work of an excellent goldsmith who may have worked for the court in Constantinople or an important provincial imperial capital, like Ravenna or Carthage.

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BYZANTINE GOLD AND GARNET EARRING PAIR 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D. 1¼ in. (12.8 grams total, 32 mm) Each formed as a dove with garnet set wings and eyes (one eye absent), beaded border framing the raised settings; triangular tail with garnet insert; body with incised feather detailing; four loops to the underside with pearl drops (one absent) and a double loop on the back. [2] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Art market before 2000. Private collection, London, UK.

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BYZANTINE BRONZE PLAQUE WITH BIRD INLAY ‡ CIRCA 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (20.6 grams, 38 mm) Sub-rectangular in form with raised rectangular panel to centre, cells forming X-motif inlaid with red glass(?) against a blue field, central nacre(?) roundel engraved with a perched bird with polychrome enamelled detailing; trace remains of gilding to upper and side edges; piercing to each corner. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in London, early 1980s. Purchased in Europe before 1992. Private collection, Europe. LITERATURE:

Cf. Romisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseum Mainz (RGZM), Das Reich der Salier, 1024-1125, Sigmaringen, 1992, pp.160-161, fig.10, Vitrine 4, for similar enamel but with human head.

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FOOTNOTES:

The small square plaque was possibly part of the decoration of an Evangeliary, such as the enamels covering the binding of Henry II's Perikopenbuch, or the Siena Evangeliary (11th-13th century).

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SUMERIAN TERRACOTTA CUNEIFORM TABLET ‡ 3000-2000 B.C. 4⅝ in. (314 grams, 11.9 cm) Rectangular slab with reserved symbols in three columns to one face, reverse plain. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Oriental Dar Antiques, Jerusalem, 1967. European private collection.

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SUMERIAN TABLET WITHIN ENVELOPE WITH CYLINDER SEAL IMPRESSIONS 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 2⅛ in. (115 grams, 55 mm) Comprising an envelope with intact tablet within, the outer face covered with cylinder seal impressions, small part opening to reveal the tablet inside. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. 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. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.

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SUMERIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET GROUP WITH LEGAL TEXTS ‡ 226

LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 1¾ - 2 in. (90 grams total, 45-51 mm) Comprising two pillow-shaped clay tablets comprising: one in dark brown material, cuneiform text to both broad faces and one edge, polished surface, end of the third millennium but with an Akkadian administrative text; one in tan-coloured material, cuneiform text to both broad faces and three edges, a legal text from the beginning of the second millennium. [2] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1970s. European private collection.

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SUMERIAN TERRACOTTA 'BULLA ENVELOPE' WITH IMPRESSED DECORATION URUK PERIOD, CIRCA 5500-3100 B.C. 2⅝ in. (105 grams, 66 mm) 227

Complete and of spherical form, containing clay 'tokens'; the outer face impressed with enigmatic motifs. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1988. Thence by descent to family members. Accompanied by a copy of two previous illustrated and typed catalogue pages. LITERATURE:

Cf. The Oriental Institute Museum, Woods, C. ed., Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond, University of Chicago, 2010, p.68, for this type of object and the whole article for relevant discussion. FOOTNOTES:

The tokens sealed within the bulla are believed to have been used as part of the accounting process in Sumerian or early Uruk agriculture.

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229

PROTO-SUMERIAN TABLET WITH ARCHAIC TEXT ‡ 3300-3000 B.C. 4½ in. (230 grams, 11.4 cm) Lentoid-section slab with incised grid to each face: one with three columns, impressed roundels and crescents, grid and other symbols; the other face with four columns. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Oriental Dar Antiques, Jerusalem, 1967. European private collection.

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SUMERIAN PICTOGRAPHIC TABLET 4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. 3½ in. (113 grams, 89 mm)

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Of lentoid cross-section with impressed grid and characters or ideograms, an economic text relating to farm produce written over two faces. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members.

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MESOPOTAMIAN TERRACOTTA FOUNDATION NAIL FOR NINGIRSU, THE STRONG HERO OF ENLIL HIS KING, GUDEA ‡ 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 3¾ in. (355 grams, 95 mm) Conical foundation nail fragment with broad domed top, columns of cuneiform text to the shank: 'dnin-gir -su ur-sa -kal-gaden-lil -la lugal-a-ni gu -de -a ensi ŠIR.BUR.LAki-ke nig -du -e pa mu-na-e e -ninnu AN.IM.DUGUD-babbar -ra-ni mu-na-du ki-bi mu-na-gi', reading: 'Ningirsu, the strong hero of Enlil his king, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, made ideal values shine and built Eninnu, his white eagle, and restored it'. £300 - 400

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PROVENANCE:

Acquired in London in 1995. European private collection.

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MESOPOTAMIAN TERRACOTTA FOUNDATION NAIL FOR NINGIRSU, THE STRONG HERO OF ENLIL HIS KING, GUDEA ‡ 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 3⅝ in. (338 grams, 92 mm)

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Conical foundation nail fragment with broad domed top, columns of cuneiform text to the shank: 'dnin-gir -su ur-sa -kal-gaden-lil -la lugal-a-ni gu -de -a ensi ŠIR.BUR.LAki-ke nig -du -e pa mu-na-e e -ninnu AN.IM.DUGUD-babbar -ra-ni mu-na-du ki-bi mu-na-gi', reading: 'Ningirsu, the strong hero of Enlil his king, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, made ideal values shine and built Eninnu, his white eagle, and restored it'. £300 - 400 PROVENANCE:

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Acquired in London in 1995. European private collection.

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MESOPOTAMIAN CUNEIFORM FOUNDATION NAIL ‡ 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 3¾ in. (322 grams, 96 mm)

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Conical foundation nail fragment with broad domed top, columns of cuneiform text to the shank. £300 - 400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in London in 1995. European private collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.45.90, for type.

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MESOPOTAMIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET SQUASHED IN HAND EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 2⅞ in. (80 grams, 67 mm) Originally pillow-shaped in form with cuneiform text, deformed by squeezing while still wet. [No Reserve] £300 - 400 234

PROVENANCE:

Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members.

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OLD BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 3 in. (104 grams, 77 mm) Pillow-shaped in form with cuneiform text in dense rows to one face. [No Reserve] £300 - 400 PROVENANCE:

Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members.

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MESOPOTAMIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET GROUP WITH ADMINISTRATIVE TABLET AND A KING ŠU-SIN TAX TEXT ‡ 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 1¾ in. (77 grams total, 44-45 mm) 235

Group of two pillow-shaped ceramic tablets both with cuneiform text to one broad face, one edge and part of the reverse, one an Ur III text from the reign of Šu-Sin related to a tax of the Ur kingdom. [2] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1970s. European private collection.

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BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET, A CLOTHES RECEIPT FROM PUZUR-AKUM TO ASTAQAR ‡ 2000-1700 B.C. 2 in. (65.1 grams, 50 mm) Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to both broad faces and one edge from Garšana (iv/Šu-Sîn 8?), a receipt for various clothing, with several dedications to the deities Ninsiana, Mami, Dadmuštum and Šubula; Dadmuštum is rarely mentioned, reading: '1 (simple) garment batab tuhhum (a kind of fabric?), thrice, medium quality 1 garment šagadu (of linen) batab tuhhum thrice, medium quality 1 garment takirum, thrice, medium quality (for) Ninsiana; 4 tufted garments, in quadruple, medium quality 2 tufted garments, in quadruple, medium quality : (for) Mami 2 tufted garments, in quadruple, medium quality : (for) Dadmuštum. 2 niglam garments, in quadruple, medium quality : (for) Šubula Their weight is 26 1/3 mines. 2 bardul garments (from) the weavers 4 garments if first quality (from) the weavers 5 (simple) garments étoffes (from) the weavers : 4 mines 3 garments in coarse wool

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Puzur-Akum has received (these garments) from Aštaqar. In the month of Kisiki.Ninazu The year in which the big (ceremonial) boat was built'. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Oriental Dar Antiques, Jerusalem, 1967. European private collection.

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OLD BABYLONIAN CLAY CONE OF ISHME DAGAN CIRCA 20TH-18TH CENTURY B.C. 5¾ in. (350 grams, 14.4 cm) Of conical form with flat base and 18 lines of impressed cuneiform script; Sumerian text denoting a royal name: 'Ishme-Dagan, mighty man, King of Isin, king of the four world regions: when he cancelled the taxes of Nippur, the city beloved of Enlil, and excused its men from military service, he built the city wall of Isin. The name of that wall is Ishme-Dagan.' £1,000 - 1,400

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PROVENANCE:

Formerly with an ADA member's gallery, 1980-1990s. From the collection of Dr D Gerrard, Buckinghamshire, UK.

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OLD BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM LETTER TABLET CIRCA 20TH-18TH CENTURY B.C. 2½ in. (101 grams, 64 mm) Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to both broad faces and one edge; chipped. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

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Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members.

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OLD BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET WITH ROYAL SUMERIAN TEXT CIRCA 18TH CENTURY B.C. 3½ in. (146 grams, 90 mm) Pillow-shaped in form with cuneiform text in dense rows to one face. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members.

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MESOPOTAMIAN SILVER CYLINDER SEAL WITH TWO REGISTERS

MESOPOTAMIAN HAEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL WITH ALTAR

13TH-12TH CENTURY B.C. ⅝ in. (5.57 grams, 16 mm)

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. ⅝ in. (2.83 grams, 17 mm)

Tubular in form with large hatched panel above and frieze of standing beasts below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £600 - 800

With intaglio frieze depicting two worshippers addressing an altar with faravahar above, heavy barred door to the side; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £700 - 900

PROVENANCE:

Ex S collection, London, UK, 1980-1990.

PROVENANCE:

Ex S collection, London, UK, 1980-1990s.

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MESOPOTAMIAN CARNELIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH WINGED HORSE

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CENTRAL ASIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH HERO AND MONSTER

CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C. ⅝ in. (1.81 grams, 16 mm)

CIRCA 11TH-8TH CENTURY B.C. 1 in. (11.3 grams, 24.2 mm)

With intaglio frieze depicting a winged horse with one foreleg raised facing two smaller beasts among trees; supplied with a museumquality impression. £500 - 700

With triumphant heroes, accompanied by a museum-quality impression and typed 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 Stone 24 x 17 mm. The design shows the same scene twice: a standing hero with big long beard and wearing a long robe to the ankles is gripping one front paw of a rearing monster in front of him as he holds up the other hand. The monster has a bull's body with wings and a bird's head with projecting horns or ears. This is a rare type of seal coming from west central Asia. A date c. 1100-800 BC is the most likely. The seal is in good condition.' [No Reserve] £300 - 400

PROVENANCE:

Ex London, UK, collection, before 1988.

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OLD BABYLONIAN HAEMATITE PRESENTATION SCENE

CYLINDER

SEAL

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CIRCA 1925-1595 B.C. ¾ in. (3¼ in.) (6.00 grams, 20.85 mm (50 grams total, 84 mm high including stand)) With a central male deity (Marduk) in a Hittite gown facing right, holding a mace, facing a supplicant goddess in formal kaunakes, her right hand extended with the waters of Ea flowing from it; crescent moon above, between the figures a pillar and a flower, before na'ga, two supplicants attend with formal dress, possibly some ancient recutting; accompanied by a custom-made display stand and a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve] £300 - 400 PROVENANCE:

Ex Bedfordshire estate collection assembled during the early to mid 20th century. Ex RH collection, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, UK. Ex Helios Gallery antiquities, Wiltshire, UK.

PROVENANCE:

Ex Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; item number T-927.

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MESOPOTAMIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH HEALING SCENE 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 1½ in. (33.9 grams, 39 mm) With intaglio frieze depicting two tall robed female figures with a sundisc in mid-air between them and with a smaller figure holding a spear, to the rear a fruit-bearing tree and a third tall figure holding a long tool or weapon; border formed with three vertical lines and a row of triangles; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From a Cotswold, UK, collection; as seen and catalogued by the late Professor Wilfrid George Lambert pre 1990.

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NEO-BABYLONIAN CHALCEDONY STAMP SEAL WITH KING AND GRYPHON

SASSANIAN CARNELIAN STAMP SEAL WITH STAG AND INSCRIPTION

CIRCA 600 B.C. 1 in. (8.09 grams, 24 mm)

3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (6.86 grams, 23 mm)

With intaglio king in tall headdress gripping the throat of a rearing gryphon. [No Reserve] £1,200 - 1,700

With scrolls to the shoulders, ellipsoid face with intaglio running stag, star and Pahlavi legend surrounding. [No Reserve] £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE:

Acquired between 1980-1983. From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals.

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CHALCEDONY PENDANT STAMP SEAL WITH MYTHICAL CREATURE

GRAECO-PARTHIAN GREY CHALCEDONY STAMP SEAL WITH WINGED SPHINX

CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C. 1⅞ in. (4.71 grams, 23 mm)

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C. ¾ in. (4.13 grams, 20 mm)

An Assyrian or Urartian bell-shaped seal featuring a ribbed suspension loop attached to a stepped base; on the convex underside of the seal, there is an intricate engraving depicting a mythical creature that combines the body of an eagle with a fish tail; this hybrid creature is depicted facing to the left and holding a hare in its beak, with a snake coiled around the seal's perimeter; accompanied by a museum-quality impression and a typed and signed scholarly note issued by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. [No Reserve] £1,200 - 1,700

Scaraboid stamp seal with winged sphinx design, pierced horizontally for suspension. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE:

Private collection, England, 1990. European art market. Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 6 December 2007, no.374. From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals. with Bonhams, London, 7 December 2021, no.64 (£3,000 - £4,000).

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PROVENANCE:

Anonymous sale; with Christie's, New York, 13 June 2000, no.517 (part). From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals.

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GRAECO-PARTHIAN CHALCEDONY STAMP SEAL WITH HORSE 2ND CENTURY B.C. ¾ in. (4.36 grams, 19 mm) Pierced longitudinally for suspension. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired between 1980-1983. From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals.

SASSANIAN CHALCEDONY SEAL WITH TWO RAMS 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (808 grams, 23 mm) With intaglio scene of two opposed rams with a star between and legend above. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired between 1980-1983. From the 'Empire' collection, an important UK private collection of seals.

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255

SUMERIAN STONE JANIFORM TORSO

MESOPOTAMIAN CALCITE JAR ‡

CIRCA 2500 B.C. 4 in. (6⅛ in.) (806 grams total, 10.1 cm high (15.5 cm high including stand))

CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 4⅝ in. (746 grams, 11.8 cm)

Comprising the upper body of a nude male and a female worshipper; the male with his hands clasped across the chest; the female with her hands clasped on her stomach; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £3,000 - 4,000

Carved squat-bodied with a broad, rounded shoulder and narrow flat base, short neck and everted rim, four pierced lugs to the shoulders incorporated into a circumferential band of engraved cross-hatching. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

From a British collection, acquired in 1993.

PROVENANCE:

Baidun family collection.

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ELAMITE SEGMENTED AND DECORATED SCHIST VESSEL Accompanied by a copy of an Israeli export permit.

254

MESOPOTAMIAN ALABASTER BOWL WITH INLAID ANIMALS 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 6¼ in. (347 grams, 16 cm wide) Low dish or bowl with flared sidewall, inlaid appliqués to outer face formed as leaping animals, discs, birds and other types. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 4¼ in. (753 grams, 11 cm wide) Cylindrical with waisted profile and rounded underside, inner with central tube and four radiating partitions; band of hatched triangles flanking herringbone and ring-and-dot motifs. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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WESTERN ASIATIC MARBLE IBEX HEAD WITH PAINTED EYES AND REMAINS OF ORIGINAL PIGMENT MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 9⅛ in. (1.4 kg total, 23.2 cm high including stand) Carved in the round with fine facial detailing; flaring nostrils and deepset mouth, beard beneath the chin; inlaid eyes with raised black lids framing the large pupils, curving horns with ribbed detailing picked out in black pigment; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the London art market, 1993. Property of a gentleman.

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LITERATURE:

Cf. Shepperd, D.G., ‘A bronze sculpture from Iran’ in The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Vol. 48, no.10 (Dec 1961), pp.255-258, figs. 1, 4, 5, for similar ibexes in metal.

258

ANATOLIAN VIOLIN TYPE MARBLE IDOL ‡ 2500-2300 B.C. 3¾ in. (36 grams total, 94 mm high including stand) The schematic figure with a shallow lentoid-shaped cross-section; mounted on a custom-made display base. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Europe before 1995. LITERATURE:

Cf. Harvard Art Museums, object number 1965.519, for type.

259

ANATOLIAN KUSURA TYPE MARBLE IDOL EARLY BRONZE AGE II, CIRCA 2700-2100 B.C. 5⅛ in. (92 grams, 13 cm)

258

With D-shaped body, tapering shank and disc finial. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

French private collection, formed between the 1960s-1970s. Acquired from Bonhams, London, 23 October 2012, no.204. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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EARLY PARTHIAN FAIENCE FACE CUP 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 2⅜ in. (71 grams, 60 mm) Formed as a small circular vessel, the frontal part shaped as a female face, with well-defined nose, eyes and mouth, long hair on the sides framing the face, traces of colour still present on the upper edge. £800 - 1,000

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PROVENANCE:

Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. LITERATURE:

Cf. a similar style of head in Aruz, J., Seymour, M., Assyria to Iberia, Art and Culture in the Iron Age, p.58, fig.5. FOOTNOTES:

Faience objects have been discovered in great numbers at various Middle Assyrian and later sites, including the capitals, provincial and administrative centres as well as small settlements. Functionally, the faience objects can be assigned to a variety of categories, among which vessels, fragments thereof, and jewellery are the most numerous. The vessels are predominantly openshaped, such as bowls and cups, but miniature bottles, beakers and other types of vessels were also found. Our small cup was probably intended for female toilette usage.

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261

WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA IDOL ‡ 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 5½ in. (43 grams, 14.1 cm high) Free-standing; modelled with a pinched, bird-like head and face with large applied circular eyes, two ornamental collars, stub arms and splayed foot. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1970s. Ex European private collection.

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WESTERN ASIATIC TERRACOTTA IDOL ‡ 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 5⅜ in. (57 grams, 13.5 cm high) Free-standing, with a pinched, bird-like face, conical headdress or hairstyle, ornamental collar and stub arms; splayed foot. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1970s. Ex European private collection.

263

CHALCOLITHIC TERRACOTTA FIGURE CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 6⅞ in. (173 grams, 17.5 cm high) 262

Modelled in the round with columnar head and neck, pinched and impressed facial details, applied headdress, collar and calf-length skirt, stub arms. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N122k33 from Oxford Authentication.

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OLD BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA PLAQUE WITH EROTIC SCENE CIRCA 1800 B.C. 3⅛ in. (4¼ in.) (285 grams total, 80 mm (11 cm high including stand)) Depicting an erotic beer drinking scene, the woman portrayed nude and bent at the waist, shown drinking from a pottery vessel with a low straw; a nude male figure standing behind her with his hands resting on her waist; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. £1,000 - 1,400

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PROVENANCE:

From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.

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WESTERN ASIATIC CERAMIC IBEX RHYTON 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 11¾ in. (803 grams, 30 cm) With trumpet-shaped mouth, ibex-shaped finial with curved horns and legs folded beneath the body, spout to the chest; repaired. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

with a London, UK gallery 1971. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report and photograph by Oxford Authentication with sample no.281y94 dated 16 June 1981. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar item in the British Museum under accession no.1836,0224.427.

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PERSIAN TERRACOTTA VOTIVE GROUP CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 6⅞ in. (830 grams, 17.6 cm) Depicting seven worshippers standing around the edge of a circular platform, facing inwards towards a smaller central figure, some with outstretched arms, others holding offerings, repaired. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

French private collection, Paris, formed between the 1960s-1980s. Acquired Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, no.61. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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WESTERN ASIATIC POTTERY BOWL WITH TWO IDOLS CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 8⅝ in. (1.38 kg, 22 cm wide) Hemispherical bowl with two pinched lamps to the rim, inner face with two facing ladders, central rectangular recess with two integral bird figures, two anthropoid females placed against the sidewall; outer face with carinated rim and circumferential bands. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Collected by the previous vendor's father in the early 1970s. Acquired from Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, no.353. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

267

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268

LARGE AMLASH BRONZE SPOUTED LIBATION VESSEL CIRCA 1200-1000 B.C. 18½ in. (736 grams, 47 cm) With a thin-walled body and flaring foot, a separately made long spout rivetted to the body; the U-shaped spout resembling the beak of a bird with stylised linear feather detailing to the gracefully curving neck, eleven domed rivets to the edges; the base of the foot with concentric circle decoration. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

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Acquired in the 1960s. From the collection of Mr Jay Gluck (1927-2000) & Mrs Sumi Hiramoto Gluck. LITERATURE:

See Vanden Berghe, L., Archéologie de l’Iran Ancien, Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1959, p. 123, pl. 153c-d, for similarly shaped vessels in terracotta; Kawami, T.S., Ancient Iranian Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Abrams, 1992, p.24, fig. 27, p.102-103, no.34.

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SYRO-HITTITE BRONZE FEMALE IDOL ‡ 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 3¼ in. (17.7 grams, 83 mm) Modelled in the round standing figure with pinched facial features, transverse collar, applied breasts, arms bent forward, legs close together. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Zahlhaas, G., Prähistorische Staatssammlung, Idole und Votive, München, 1993, p.32, fig.16.

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PARTHIAN BRONZE BESTIAL FIGURE 269

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1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 4½ in. (186 grams, 11.6 cm) Modelled in the round advancing nude satyr with arms outstretched, long triangular face with goatee beard and two short horns above the brow, fur texture to the legs and cloven hooves, strap to the right hoof; hands opened to grip a frame or vertical bars; pellet nipples, incised Y representing the backbone to reverse. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE RHYTON BULL HEAD EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 8⅝ in. (1.3 kg total, 22 cm high including stand) Hollow-formed head of a bull with short curved horns, large bulbous eyes, lateral scooped ears, short muzzle with flared nostrils, dewlap beneath; possibly from a rhyton; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired between 1980-1983. From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

Cf. also the Walters Art Museum, inventory no.54.791; cf. similar item in ceramic in the collection of Rhode Island Museum under accession no.26.166.

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SOUTH ARABIAN INSCRIPTION

BOWL

WITH

HUNTING

SCENE

AND

CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D. 6 in. (278 grams, 15.2 cm diameter) Hemispherical with thickened rim; repoussé frieze of two armoured warriors wearing scale armour and a type of spangenhelm, each shooting a bow at a gryphon attacking a fleeing deer, and a lion attacking an ibex, scorpion and running animals in the field, rosette to the centre; four incised characters to the outer rim ' '; another inscription in over the body of the gryphon. £10,000 - 14,000

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PROVENANCE:

Saleh family collection, Germany, formed prior to 1972. 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 search certificate number no. 12018-213619. LITERATURE:

Cf. Overlaet, B. & Yule, P., A late pre-Islamic bowl with Levantine-inspired decoration from ed-Dur (UAE), in Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, vol.29, no.2, 2018, especially figs.2-3,7.

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LURISTAN BRONZE SPOUTED VESSEL WITH ATTACKING BULLS LATE 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 7½ in. (496 grams, 19 cm wide) Composed of a squat body, stepped shoulder, broad rim and Usection spout, the body displaying a frieze of repoussé fighting bulls, their heads lowered and horns interlocking beneath the spout. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11352-191889. LITERATURE:

Cf. Musees Paris, Bronzes du Luristan, Paris, 2008, p.69, for a similar vessel with different decorative scheme.

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NABATAEAN TERRACOTTA BOWL WITH INTERNAL FLORAL DECORATION 274

CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C. 4⅛ in. (82 grams, 10.5 cm diameter) Squat bowl of carinated profile with basal ring; burnished inner face with painted design of leaves and tendrils. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From an important collection of Nabataean pottery formed before 1988.

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PROTO ELAMITE BRONZE BOWL WITH SEATED LIONS 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 4 in. (317 grams, 10.2 cm wide) With D-section wall and shallow discoid foot, ornamented with a procession of three lions seated right in relief around the shoulder; remains of lug handle. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. LITERATURE:

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Cf. Müller-Karpe, M., Metallgefässe im Iraq I (Von den Anfängen bis zur AkkadZeit), Stuttgart, 1993, p.86 ss. (forme 11, I), pp.235-237, no.1588, pl.142.; cf. Van Ess, M. and Pedde, F., Uruk, Kleinfunde II, Mainz on Rhine, 1992, p.18, no.109, pl.19.

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SASSANIAN SILVER PLATE WITH HUNTING SCENE 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 8⅜ in. (505 grams, 21.3 cm wide) FOOTNOTES:

With a dynamic scene depicting a Shah on horseback shooting arrows from his bow; a leaping quadruped with an arrow through its neck racing in front of the galloping stocky horse; a fallen boar with an arrow on its back laying on the foreground, and another large boar charging towards the horse on the upper field; a hunting dog on the lower field and a pair of birds behind the horse; the king wearing a crown and mantle, a scabbard hanging from his waist; low foot to base; repaired. £12,000 - 17,000 PROVENANCE:

Private US collection, kept in Switzerland, since the 1960s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00122910. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

Cf. Erdmann, K., ‘Die Entwicklung der s s nidischen Krone’ in Ars Islamica volume 15-16, pp.87-123.

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Various are the parallels for this scene, visible on many silver plates of Sassanian and Post-Sassanian periods. Good parallels can be found with plates in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Peroz or Kavad I hunting rams, Harper & Meyers,1981, p.XII, pl.17), in the Museum fur Islamische Künst, Berlin (King hunting, Harper & Meyers,1981, pl.20) and especially with the silver-gilt plate from Nizhne Shakharovka (king hunting boars, Harper & Meyers, 1981, pl.32).

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HEAVY SASSANIAN SILVER BOWL 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 6⅛ in. (370 grams, 15.5 cm) A high quality bowl raised from a single sheet with round base and an inverted rim. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.

278

WESTERN ASIATIC ANIMAL COLLECTION ‡ 3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. ⅞ - 1⅛ in. (23 grams total, 21-30 mm)

278

Group of four carved stone animals comprising: two limestone reclining lions; a green glass lion with head turned, loop to the reverse, socket for attachment of a separate face panel; boar crouching with legs folded beneath the body. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Europe in 2002. European private collection.

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PROTO-SUMERIAN SEAL WITH ANIMALS ‡ CIRCA 3000 B.C. OR LATER 1⅝ in. (37.4 grams, 40 mm) Plano-convex stamp seal with design of two crouching quadrupeds placed tête-bêche; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £1,000 - 1,400 279

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Europe in 2002. European private collection. FOOTNOTES:

The motifs have been created using a drill, hence the rounded appearance.

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LARGE MESOPOTAMIAN STONE STAMP SEAL WITH LAMASSU CIRCA 2000 B.C. 2⅜ in. (70 grams, 59 mm) Plano-convex in section with broad face, incuse profile image of a lamassu (winged bull with a human head) with pellets and objects in the field. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

280

Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.

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LARGE NEO-ELAMITE DECORATED BRONZE PIN CIRCA 1200-800 B.C. 16⅞ in. (228 grams total, 43 cm long) Comprising a large circular finial with symmetrical repoussé design and a long tapering shank; the finial with a large central head with hatched hair and beard, possibly representing a mask of a deity; two addorsed ibexes below, each with a rosette above and foliage in front; at the top, two rampant lions flanking the 'Master of Animals' motif; the motif with pricked ears and wearing a two-tiered headpiece, a pair of zoomorphic figure emerging from his cheeks and grasp onto the flanking lions; mounted on a custom-made fabric-covered backing. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Rabi Gallery 1980-1990. From an important London, UK, collection.

281

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282

LARGE LURISTAN BRONZE RING WITH ANIMALS 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 1⅛ in. (34 grams, 30.15 mm overall, 22 x 20.4 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T½, USA 9¾, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)) With thick hoop and opposed animal-heads to the reverse, large ellipsoid bezel with incuse winged bull motif. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 23 April 2001, no.297 (part). Acquired by an important European family collection.

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NEO-ASSYRIAN BRONZE TWO-PIECE BELT BUCKLE WITH WINGED GENII 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C. 3⅛ in. (191 grams total, 80 mm each) Comprising two halves decorated in chased low relief, each half with a standing winged figure dressed in long embroidered tunic, holding a stylised snake(?) in the raised hand, the other hand extended along the wing; the left side with three attachment hooks and the right side with a perforated plaque with two lines of holes providing the possibility of extending the belt. [2] £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired prior to 2000. British private collection of Mr D.M., London, UK. LITERATURE:

Cf. Curtis, J., An Examination of Late Assyrian Metalwork with Special Reference to Nimrud, Oxford, 2013, pls.LXff., for similar decorative patterns on bronze openwork panels.

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FOOTNOTES:

The genii symbolised both protection and fertility - their role was to safeguard and replenish the ancient kingdom of Assyria and therefore, on a personal buckle, the wearer of the belt. The representation of divine genii upon a belt plaque provided a link with the king and with the royal family, and it could be that such a belt was worn by important dignitaries, although the structure of the belt and its composition exclude the possibility of military use.

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ARAMAIC LEAD MAGICAL SCROLL CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. 2½ in. (298 grams, 62 mm)

284

Still sealed and complete and in exceptional condition, a solid example with the entire scroll within available for conservation unrolling. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.

285

ARAMAIC LEAD WRITING SCROLL 2ND-8TH CENTURY A.D. 2¾ in. (37.5 grams, 71 mm) Tightly-bound sheet lead scroll with Aramaic text. £400 - 600

285

PROVENANCE:

Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.

286

ARAMAIC UNROLLED LEAD SCROLL WITH CURSIVE SCRIPT AND DRAWINGS 2ND-8TH CENTURY A.D. 7¼ in. (31 grams, 18.5 cm) Irregular rectangular lead panel with lightly incised Aramaic script text and figures; herringbone borders. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.

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287

OLD BABYLONIAN CARNELIAN FROG AMULET ON GOLD EARRING ‡ 20TH-16TH CENTURY B.C. 1⅛ in. (2.45 grams, 29.30 mm) The frog modelled in the round, pierced at the middle and mounted on an asymmetrical gold hoop, possibly a marriage. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex K.J. collection. Acquired on the North American art market, 1999. European private collection.

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288

WESTERN ASIATIC GOLD RING WITH BOAR GEMSTONE 14TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER 1 in. (8.63 grams, 25.72 mm overall, 18.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P½, USA 7¾, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)) With a keeled hoop and openwork shield-shaped shoulder with scroll ornament, a diamond-shaped shield with a cross to the base of the hoop; large bezel with an applied stylised bird underneath, the sides with pellet ornament in three rows, four claws holding the 4th-5th century Sassanian intaglio depicting a boar devouring the leg of its prey. [No Reserve] £1,200 - 1,700

288

PROVENANCE:

Private collection, USA, acquired in the 1990s. LITERATURE:

Cf. Wenzel, M., Ornament & Amulet. Rings of the Islamic Lands (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art), London, 1993, no.292, for a silver ring of similar design.

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LARGE WESTERN ASIATIC GOLD HOOP EARRINGS 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 2⅜ in. (20.34 grams total, 62 mm each) Matched pair, each with radiating granulated triangular plaques and large granule clusters. [2] £1,000 - 1,400

289

PROVENANCE:

From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.

290

BACTRIAN AGATE AND GOLD BEAD NECKLACE 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER 28¾ in. (112 grams, 73 cm long) A restrung designer necklace with graduated group of fusiform banded agate beads with later gold end-caps and flat bead centrepiece. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

with a London, UK, gallery, 1971.

291

PARTHIAN CARNELIAN AND GOLD BEAD NECKLACE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 18¼ in. (44 grams, 46.5 cm long) Comprising: sheet-gold drum-shaped and octagonal-section beads with spherical pendants, graduated interstitial spherical or oblate carnelian beads; restrung with modern clasp. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. LITERATURE:

Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, pl.XXIV (1545).

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291

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292

ASSYRIAN GOLD EARRINGS WITH BOSSES 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 1⅛ in. (17.48 grams total, 26-27 mm) Each a hoop extending between two conical wound-wire bosses above a cluster of granules, carinated shank below with third cluster beneath; one loop replaced. [2] £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.

293

WESTERN ASIATIC GOLD BEAD GROUP 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. ⅛ -⅜ in. (10.03 grams total, 1-11 mm)

292

Mixed group of tubular and other beads, coils, end-caps and other items. [115] £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.

294

SELJUK GOLD RING WITH INSCRIPTION 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (13.16 grams, 21.68 mm overall, 17.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M½, USA 6¼, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)) With ornamented D-section hoop expanding towards the shoulders, domed plaque below and shield-like waisted shoulders with scrollwork and plinth-shaped support with S-scrolls framing the central plaque with Arabic inscription 'Hassan/ Aundt'. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

From a French private collection, circa 1960s. Acquired from a private collection in the early 1990s. Property of a North American gallery.

293

LITERATURE:

Cf. Wenzel, M., Ornament and Amulet: Rings of the Islamic Lands (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art), London, 1993, nos. 211 and 279, for similar design.

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SELJUK HINGED GOLD BRACELET CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D. 2¾ in. (28.7 grams, 70.5 mm) Constructed from gold sheet wrapped around a crescent-shaped core tapering towards the ends and over-wrapped with thin gold wire forming diagonal narrow bands; the body terminating in a wirework clasp with four small domed motifs surrounded by granulated circles and hinge pin between. £2,000 - 3,000 294

PROVENANCE:

From a private family collection formed in the 1970s. LITERATURE:

Cf. Allan, J.W., The Metalworking Industry in Iran in the Early Islamic Period, volume II, Oxford, 1976, fig.13, for similar.

295

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297

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298

NORTH-WESTERN PERSIAN BRONZE DAGGER BLADE WITH WAVY BLOOD CHANNELS

ELAMITE BRONZE CUDGEL WITH ANIMALS

LATE 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 13⅜ in. (258 grams, 34 cm) With rounded shoulders and thick mid-rib with undulated bloodchannels running to the blade tip; short tang with fastening hole. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. LITERATURE:

CIRCA MID 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 7¼ in. (10⅜ in.) (650 grams total, 18.5 cm high) With ribbed terminals; the upper body with three relief panels of herringbone design, the main body decorated with spikes, three lion bodies arranged vertically, and three ram-head protomes under the central herringbone panel; mounted on a custom-made stand. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Ex Kuizenga collection, Netherlands. Acquired in Hamburg, Germany, 22 December 1995.

Cf. Thrane, H., ‘Tepe Guran and the Luristan Bronzes’ in Archaeology, Vol. 23, No.1, January, 1970, pp. 26-35, fig.p.30, for a similar dagger with a simpler midrib.

LITERATURE:

297

299

LURISTAN BRONZE SWORD

LURISTAN BRONZE SARA GORZ MACEHEAD

14TH-10TH CENTURY B.C. 22 in. (684 grams, 56 cm)

Cf. Moorey, P.R.S., Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Adam Collection, Oxford, 1974, p. 49, no. 18.

13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C. 5 in. (272 grams, 12.5 cm high)

Of type II with crescentic pommel, the grip with V-shaped collar and penannular guard, blade with a broad, raised midrib. £700 - 900

With cylindrical shaft extended over the top, rounded knobs around the swollen head, flanked by horizontal grooved bands. £400 - 600

PROVENANCE:

Ex Abelita family collection, 1988.

Acquired mid 1980s to early 1990s. Private family collection formed in London, UK.

LITERATURE:

See Khorasani, M.M., Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, pp.398ff, nos.39, 41-43, for the types of pommels; for the penannular guard and blade see Godard, A., Les Bronzes du Luristan, Paris, 1931, pl.VII, no.15.

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LITERATURE:

Cf. Musé Cernuschi, Bronzes du Luristan: Enigmes De L'Iran Ancien IIIe-Ier millenaire ac. j.-c., Paris musées, 2008, p.103, for a comparable item.

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WESTERN ASIATIC SPIKED BRONZE MACEHEAD GROUP ‡ 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 4 - 5⅞ in. (1.35 kg total, 10-15 cm) Comprising: one with two unaligned rows, each with four horizontal spikes, topped by a tooth helping to secure the mace to a wooden shaft; the second with a long socket and a row of six spikes, three pointed and three rounded, double tipped edge for securing the shaft; the third with six horizontal spikes; all with solid heads and hollow tubular sockets; of North-West Iranian typology. [3] £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from Artemis Gallery, Munich in 1995. European private collection.

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LURISTAN BRONZE HORSE BIT WITH ANIMALS CIRCA 11TH-7TH CENTURY B.C. 6⅞ in. (690 grams, 17.5 cm wide) Comprising a pair of ram-shaped cheek-pieces with a hole through the body for the straight mouthpiece with looped terminals. £1,500 - 2,000

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From a collection formed in Paris in the 1990s. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar horsebits in Moorey, P.R.S., Ancient Bronzes from Luristan, London, 1974, pls.VI-VII; Musee' Cernuschi, Bronzes de Luristan, enigmes de l'Iran Ancien, IIIe-Ier millenaire av. J.C., Paris, 2008, pp.110ff, nos.68ff, for similar types.

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URARTU BRONZE REPOUSSÉ FRAGMENT WITH ADVANCING WARRIORS ON HORSEBACK CIRCA 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C. 4½ in. (41 grams, 12 cm wide) The rectangular fragment with repoussé leaf borders, the outer scene composed of advancing warriors on horseback, each rider holding a round shield and a quiver of arrows on his back, a horned animal and a rosette to the right; the central scene with a winged human-headed bull flanking a tree, possibly a pomegranate tree or a tree of life; the lower edge pierced for attachment. £800 - 1,000 301

PROVENANCE:

From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.

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MIGRATION PERIOD IRON SWORD WITH GARNET AND SHELL CROSS GUARD WITH GOLD AND AMBER SWORD BEAD 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ - 39⅜ in. (970 grams total, 2-100 cm) Eastern Roman or Germanic cavalry spatha with a parallel-sided blade and broad pointed tip, long tang; the trapezoidal lower guard with a gilt chip-carved plate divided in segments set with garnets to one side, each end with a shell disc set with a central garnet cabochon; accompanied by a strap from the scabbard and an amber sword bead with a beaded gold setting with a garnet cabochon. [4] £6,000 - 8,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. 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 search certificate number no.12012-213600. LITERATURE:

Cf. Behmer, E., Das zweischneidige Schwert der germanischen Völkerwanderungszeit, Stockholm, 1939; Lebedinsky, I., Armes et guerriers barbares au temps des grandes invasions, Paris, 2001; 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; Spier, J., Treasures of the Ferrell collection, Wiesbaden, 2010. FOOTNOTES:

The western spatha of the 4th-6th centuries was developed in a context that one can qualify as Romano-Germanic. Certain characteristics of the future Merovingian sword were already present in late Roman swords. It is quite natural that Type IV swords have been found in the countries conquered or settled by the Goths in southern, central and western Europe.

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IRON AGE CELTIBERIAN DAGGER CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C. 14¾ in. (186 grams, 37.5 cm) Hand-forged with leaf-shaped blade and three pronounced midribs, rounded shoulder, stepped lower guard square-section tang, upper guard with stepped upper face. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Mayfair gallery, London, UK, before 1999. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page.

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BYZANTINE IRON SPATHION SWORD 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 31⅞ in. (698 grams, 81cm) An Eastern Roman spathion with long, double-edged parallel blade, a tapering, medium length tang, retaining possible remains of the fabrica mark in the middle, near the rivet hole for the handle. [No Reserve] £600 - 800

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PROVENANCE:

Acquired 1970-1980. From the collection of a Surrey gentleman. LITERATURE:

See Popov, S., 'Four Swords from the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia' in Lazarenko I., Acta Musei Varnaensis X, 1–2, Varna, 2018, pp.137-142.

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ROMAN PATTERN-WELDED IRON SPATHA WITH INLAID MILITARY FIGURE LATE 2ND-EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D. 32¼ in. (467 grams, 82 cm) With double-edged blade of Lauriacum Hromówka typology with blood channels running for the most of its length; inlaid figure of standing Mars Ultor wearing armour (statos) and plumed galea helmet, holding a shield (aspis) and a spear; the blade cleaned and conserved on one side. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Cf. Biborski, M., ‘Miecze z okresu wpływów rzymskich na obszarze kultury przeworskiej’, in Materia7y Archeologiczne XVIII, 1978, pp.53-165; Robinson, H.R., What the soldiers wore on Hadrian’s Wall, Newcastle on Tyne, 1976-1979.

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ROMAN PATTERN-WELDED IRON SPATHA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 33¾ in. (659 grams, 85.5 cm) With double-edged blade of Osterburken-Kemathen Type, fullers with damask pattern (rosette damask technique B.II.I.2), sturdy tang with remains of wood; the blade cleaned and conserved on one side. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

See Miks, C., Studien zur Romischen Schwertbewaffnung in der Kaiserzeit, III Banden, Rahden, 2007; for similar specimens see Miks, 2007, nos. A533, p.680, pl.137, from Nowa Cerekiew; A766, p.755, pl.141, from Vrasselt.

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ROMAN IRON GLADIUS SWORD WITH BIRD TRISKELES CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 26⅜ in. (870 grams total, 67 cm high including stand) With fish-shaped blade of piled iron construction with square shoulder and flat-section tang; incised triskele motif to one face, each arm terminating in a bird's head with curved beak and lentoid eye; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. LITERATURE:

Cf. triskele motif on metalwork from Tal-y-llyn, Wales, in Savory, H.N., Guide catalogue of the Early Iron Age Collections, Cardiff, 1976, plate 12.

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VIKING DANISH IRON BROAD AXEHEAD CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 7¼ in. (370 grams, 18.5 cm) Of asymmetrical profile with reinforced curved cutting edge, triangularsection socket with flanking spurs to upper and lower edges. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. LITERATURE:

Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.14(5); Hjardar K. and Vike, V., Vikings at War, Oxford, 2016, p.162, for a similar specimen from Troms, dated 1000-1050 A.D.

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KHAZAR IRON SABRE WITH GILT BRONZE CROSS GUARD 9TH CENTURY A.D. 31⅝ in. (610 grams, 80.5 cm) A single-edged hand-forged sabre with a gently curving blade, an iron band welded beneath the cross guard, together with a tongue along the side of the blade; the separate gilt cross guard with spherical ornamented finials to the quillons, the central panel with a stylised face flanked by a pair of leaping lions biting the top of the head, the other side with a lozenge within a ropework frame. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector. LITERATURE:

Cf. similar specimens in Zakharow, A., Arendt, W., Studia Levedica, Archaeologischer Beitrag zur Geschichte der Altungarn im IX JH., Budapest, 1935, fig.21, p.54, fig.22, p.56 (guards), pls. III,VI nos. 3,5.

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IRON EXECUTIONER'S AXEHEAD CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D. 13 in. (2.8 kg, 33 cm high) With substantial D-section socket and flange to the rear at the mouth; trapezoidal blade offset to one side, with punched cross crosslet motifs to one face. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 311

PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.

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VIKING AGE IRON SWORD WITH SEVEN-LOBED POMMEL CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D. 34 in. (1.02 kg, 86.5 cm) Couronian sword of Petersen Type K with double-edged tapering blade and tapering fullers; bronze cross-guard extending at each end to serpent- or horse-heads, wheeled ornament to both faces; the lower guard with similar motifs; seven-lobed pommel with annulets and pellets. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

Cf. Kazakevi ius, IX-XIII . (Baltic Swords, 9th-13th century AD), Vilnius, 1996; Peirce, I., Swords of the Viking Age, Suffolk, 2002; Tomsons, A., ‘Symbolism of Medieval Swords from the territory of Latvia during the 11th13th centuries’ in Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Archaeologica 29, Łód , 2012, pp.145-161.

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VIKING AGE IRON SWORD WITH BRONZE HILT 10TH-13TH CENTURY A.D. 34⅝ in. (675 grams, 88 cm) With a double-edged tapering blade, long tapering fullers and a narrow tang; boat-shaped bronze cross-guard with Jellinge Style decoration; the upper guard with similar ornament topped by a sevenlobed pommel. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

See Kazakevi ius, IX-XIII . (Baltic Swords, 9th-13th century AD), Vilnius, 1996; Peirce, I., Swords of the Viking Age, Suffolk, 2002; Tomsons, A., ‘Symbolism of Medieval Swords from the territory of Latvia during the 11th13th centuries’ in Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Archaeologica 29, Łód , 2012, pp.145-161.

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VIKING AGE SWORD WITH ENGRAVED MAMMEN STYLE HILT 8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D. 35½ in. (955 grams, 90.5 cm) Pattern-welded, double-edged tapering blade with a tapering tang; the boat-shaped lower guard, pommel, and upper guard decorated in Mammen Style with silver inlay; professionally conserved. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

From the Bornhauser collections. Ex A. Green private collection. Ex Balticum. with Army of Tennessee Relics, Knoxville, USA. Accompanied by an Army of Tennessee certificate of authenticity dated 5th October 2017. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

Cf. Lorange, A.L., Den Yngre Jernalders Svaerd, Bergen, 1889, pls.I,VI; Petersen, J., De Norske Vikingsverd, Oslo, 1919, fig.52; Oakeshott, E., The Archaeology of Weapons, Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry, Woodbridge, 1960 (1999); Peirce, I., Swords of the Viking Age, Woodbridge, 2002, sword from National Museum of Ireland, pp.28-29.

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FOOTNOTES:

This beautiful Viking sword (probably a river find) shows engraved decoration in Mammen style (700-800 A.D.) and is an early type A according to the Petersen’s typology and classification. This category of swords evolved from the swords of the Vendel Period in Scandinavia, especially from the Swedish ones. Petersen originally individuated eight examples of this sword’s typology, one of the first categories of Viking swords, although these swords were also widely used in the Carolingian Empire.

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ELEGANT 'SALISBURY' SLENDER GREY KNAPPED FLINT ADZE

'SWANSCOMBE' KNAPPED FLINT AXE

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 5¾ in. (147 grams, 14.4 cm)

LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400,000-200,000 B.P. 4¼ in. (208 grams, 10.9 cm)

Biconvex in section, long and slender with narrow butt. [No Reserve] £300 - 400

Triangular with broad rounded butt; with old inked inked label 'Callands Lane / Oct 1994 / CW'. [No Reserve] £300 - 400

PROVENANCE:

Found whilst fieldwalking in Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK. Ex English private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.

PROVENANCE:

Found Swanscombe, Kent, UK. LITERATURE:

LITERATURE:

Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.1, for type.

Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 1.1.

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'SALISBURY' GREY WITH CORTEX KNAPPED FLINT AXE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 5¾ in. (321 grams, 14.5 cm) Thin-butted and trapezoidal with remains of cortex. [No Reserve] £300 - 400 PROVENANCE:

Found whilst fieldwalking in Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK. Ex English private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.

CLASSIC BRITISH HANDAXE

TEARDROP-SHAPED

KNAPPED

FLINT

PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200,000 B.C. 7¼ in. (671 grams, 18.5 cm) Triangular with broad rounded butt; with old inked inscription: 'Colchester Valley'. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Found Colchester Valley, Essex, UK. From a very old English collection based on the cabinet patination. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. MacGregor, A., (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 1.1.

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BRITISH GREY AND WHITE KNAPPED FLINT FICRON HANDAXE

KNAPPED FLINT HANDAXE

LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 480,000-250,000 B.P. 4⅞ in. (384 grams, 12.3 cm)

MESOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 30,000-15,000 B.C. 7¾ in. (541 grams, 19.5 cm)

With one convex and one straight side, rounded butt, broad tip. [No Reserve] £400 - 600

Pointed handaxe with broad, square butt and lozenge-section profile. [No Reserve] £400 - 600

PROVENANCE:

Found UK. British private collection formed from the 1970s-1990s; thence by family descent. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.

From a very old collection based on the cabinet patination. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

LITERATURE:

Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 1.6.

Cf. MacGregor, A., (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 3.1.

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CLASSIC TEARDROP-SHAPED KNAPPED FLINT HANDAXE

POLISHED STONE HANDAXE

LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200,000 B.P. 4¾ in. (148 grams, 12 cm)

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. 7 in. (426 grams, 17.8 cm)

Lentoid in section with broad cutting edge and narrow point. [No Reserve] £300 - 400

With gently curved cutting edge, shallow pointed butt. [No Reserve] £400 - 600

PROVENANCE:

Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 1.7, for type.

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PROVENANCE:

Cf. MacGregor, A., (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.150.

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POLISHED STONE AXEHEAD

'TROSSENCOURT' GREY KNAPPED FLINT HANDAXE

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. 6⅝ in. (410 grams, 17 cm)

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 4⅞ in. (258 grams, 12.5 cm)

In grey-coloured flint, bifacially knapped and polished with convex cutting edge, sturdy tapering profile with rounded sides and narrow butt; old inked collector's reference 'OMT' to edge. £300 - 400

With cortex to the tip and flaked butt, old inked inscription 'Troussencourt'. [No Reserve] £400 - 600

PROVENANCE:

Ex J.Shaul collection, 2000s.

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FRENCH GREY KNAPPED FLINT AXE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 6 in. (467 grams, 15.3 cm) Biconvex in section with broad cutting edge, tip of butt absent. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Found France. Acquired from older collections, 1940s-1960s; and thence by family descent. From the collection of Guy Dubois, Rouen, France. Ex Helios Gallery, Wiltshire, UK. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector. LITERATURE:

Cf. MacGregor, A., (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.1, for type.

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Found Troussencourt, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.

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SUPERB 'DORDOGNE' TOFFEE-BROWN KNAPPED FLINT FICRON BIFACIAL HANDAXE MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 240,000- 38,000 B.P. 5⅛ in. (314 grams, 12.9 cm) Cordiform with large residue of cortex at the butt. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Found Dordogne, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector. LITERATURE:

Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 1.17, for type.

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LARGE 'SOMME' WHITE KNAPPED FLINT HANDAXE

'SOMME' GREY SPECKLED WHITE KNAPPED FLINT AXEHEAD

MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 240,000- 38,000 B.P. 6 in. (418 grams, 15 cm)

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 5 in. (147 grams, 12.7 cm)

With curved outline to the tip, broad butt. [No Reserve] £400 - 600

Narrow body with broad butt; old collector's label to one side 'Hache Taillée / en silex patine blanche / L.13cm - Neolithique / Somme. 8000 à 3000 AJC / Homo-sapiens-sapiens'. [No Reserve] £300 - 400

PROVENANCE:

Found in the Somme Region, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector. LITERATURE:

Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 1.1, for type.

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PROVENANCE:

Found in the Somme Region, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector. LITERATURE:

Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.4, for type.

'SOMME' GREY SPECKLED WHITE KNAPPED FLINT HANDAXE MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 240,000- 38,000 B.P. 4⅛ in. (210 grams, 10.5 cm) With broad rounded butt, D-shaped in section, some cortex at butt. [No Reserve] £300 - 400 PROVENANCE:

Found in the Somme Region, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector. LITERATURE:

Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 1.12, for type.

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ATTRACTIVE 'DORDOGNE' CHALCEDONY HANDAXE MIDDLE PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 240,000- 38,000 B.P. 4¾ in. (332 grams, 12 cm) Ovate cleaver with small portion of cortex to the butt. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Found Dordogne, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector. LITERATURE:

Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, 1.9, for type.

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EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE KNAPPED FLINT AXEHEAD

DANISH KNAPPED STONE AXEHEAD

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 7TH-5TH MILLENNIUM B.C. 13 in. (2.05 kg, 33 cm)

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 5TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 7½ in. (446 grams, 19 cm)

Square in section with broad rounded butt and only slightly narrower tip, polished, some cortex remaining. £1,000 - 1,400

Square-butted elongated trapezoid, unpolished mottled brown flint, square in section tapering to a curved cutting edge. £300 - 400

PROVENANCE:

From the property of Mr O.S., a late Suffolk, UK, gentleman, who acquired at auction from the 1960s.

Ex J. Shaul collection, 2000s.

LITERATURE:

Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.5, for type.

Cf. Madsen, A.P., Antiquités Préhistoriques du Danemark, Copenhagen, 1872, pl.26, 1.

LITERATURE:

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LARGE DANISH KNAPPED FLINT DAGGER LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2000-1700 B.C. 10⅝ in. (451 grams, 27 cm) With lentoid-section shank, leaf-shaped blade. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

DANISH KNAPPED STONE AXEHEAD NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 5TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 7 in. (150 grams, 18 cm) In amber and grey-coloured flint, bifacially knapped with convex cutting edge, slender tapering profile with squared sides and butt; old inked collector's reference 'OMT' to edge. £300 - 400 PROVENANCE:

Ex J. Shaul collection, 2000s. LITERATURE:

LITERATURE:

Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.206.

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Cf. Madsen, A.P., Antiquités Préhistoriques du Danemark, Copenhagen, 1872, pl.26, 1.

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MASSIVE 'HAPPISBURGH TYPE' KNAPPED FLINT HANDAXE LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 600,000-150,000 B.P. 6 in. (1 kg, 15.3 cm) Reputedly one of the largest recorded Happisburgh-type handaxes ever found, a serious collector's piece from the site of the oldest known stone tools in the UK and North West Europe; a proto-handaxe of Wymer's Type C with a large amount of cortex in situ, tip crudely shaped with minimal removal. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Found Walcott, near Happisburgh, Norfolk, UK, by John Craven in 2018. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-6A4F0A.

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LARGE STONE AGE 'HAPPISBURGH TYPE' KNAPPED FLINT HANDAXE LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 600,000-150,000 B.P. 4½ in. (566 grams, 11.4 cm)

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Reputedly one of the largest recorded Happisburgh-type handaxes ever found, a serious collector's piece from the site of the oldest known stone tools in the UK and North West Europe; possibly of Wymer's Type C, worked around a fossil in the flint; on the reverse, a fossil sponge inclusion. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Found Happisburgh, Norfolk, UK, by John Craven in 2019. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-E4FF9A.

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FATJANOVO CULTURE BATTLE AXEHEAD NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 7 in. (850 grams, 18 cm) A finely polished boat-shaped axe in dark grey stone, with expanded asymmetric convex cutting edge tapering to a 'hammer' butt, drilled to receive handle. [No Reserve] £400 - 600

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PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. 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 but larger examples see Christie's New York, 4 June 2015, no.72 (US$10,000-15,000).

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PIERCED BOAT-SHAPED AXEHEAD NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. 6¾ in. (852 grams, 17 cm)

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With curved butt and convex sides, offset mounting hole. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. MacGregor, A., (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 4.168, for type.

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BRONZE AGE SOUTH-EASTERN TYPE LOOPED AND SOCKETTED AXEHEAD CIRCA 10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C. 3¾ in. (308 grams, 94 mm) Broad hexagonal socket with thick rim to the mouth, basal loop, curved edge with lateral spurs. [No Reserve] £300 - 400 339

PROVENANCE:

Found near Alton, Farnham, Surrey, UK. Acquired since the 1970s. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. LITERATURE:

Cf. Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, item 116; Moore, C.N. & Rowlands, M., Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum, Salisbury, 1972, item 44; Schmidt, P.K. & Burgess, C.B., The Axes of Scotland and Northern England, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Ab.IX, vol.7, Munich, 1981, 1267-94.

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BRONZE AGE PALSTAVE AXEHEAD CIRCA 1500 B.C. 4⅞ in. (173 grams, 12.4 cm) With a flared blade and a long flat-section shank. £400 - 600 340

PROVENANCE:

Numisart collection, Munich, Germany, 1990. Acquired in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a previous illustrated catalogue page.

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LARGE BRONZE AGE LOOPED AND SOCKETTED AXEHEAD 1200-800 B.C. 5⅝ in. (435 grams, 14.2 cm) With a gently curving cutting edge, flaring tubular socket with raised ribs, small loop to the thickened rim. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Ex Alexander Cotton collection, 1970s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page.

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BRONZE AGE DOUBLE LOOPED AND SOCKETTED AXEHEAD CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 3¼ in. (158 grams, 84 mm) With a slightly curved cutting edge, chevron decoration to the shaft; thickened collar below the socket with two lateral loops joining the collar. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Numisart collection, Munich, Germany, 1990s. Acquired in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page.

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BRONZE AGE SICKLE ‡ 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 6¼ in. (109 grams, 16 cm) Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Acquired one the Austrian art market, 2000. Ex Mr N.C. collection. European private collection. LITERATURE:

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Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar.

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BRONZE AGE SICKLE ‡ 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 7 in. (130 grams, 17.7 cm) Of crescentic form with parallel raised ribs to the outer edges at the base, lateral spur to neck. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Acquired one the Austrian art market, 2000. Ex Mr N.C. collection European private collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. The British Museum, museum number WG.283, for similar.

345

BRONZE AGE KNIFE WITH LOOPED POMMEL CIRCA 800-100 B.C. 8½ in. (49.1 grams, 21.5 cm)

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Comprising a flat, gently curving single-edged blade with pointillé decoration to the upper edge, the flat ridge with hatched panels extending to the integral openwork handle, a loop to the end, the handle recessed to accept organic inserts. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Numisart collection, Munich, Germany, circa 1995. Acquired in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page. FOOTNOTES:

The knife is reminiscent of the late Bronze Age- early Iron Age sickle blades, which developed in the falcata blade, a type of short sword used by the Celts in the Iberian peninsula. A falcata was a single-edged blade with an inward curve, allowing both momentum and thrust when used.

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BRONZE AGE KNIFE WITH RIBBED HANDLE CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 8½ in. (94.2 grams, 21.7 cm) With a long single-edged blade, the handle with raised ribs decorated with incised hatching, looped terminal. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information page.

346

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BRONZE AGE DECORATED BOWL WITH HANDLE CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 6¾ in. (202 grams, 17 cm) With a single loop handle rivetted to the body, rounded body decorated with raised bosses in two rows, short neck and everted rim; the dimpled base with decorative concentric circles. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex private collection, Walton on Thames, UK, 1970s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12060-214203.

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BRONZE AGE PAIR OF SPIRAL BRACELETS 348

CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 3 in. (221 grams total, 75 mm each) Each formed of flat-section rod with raised median rib decorated with diagonally hatched bands and tapering finials; one bracelet with incised hatched decoration to the finials, the other with panels of incised herringbone decoration with panels of hatching. [2] £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex private collection, Walton on Thames, UK, 1970s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK.

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LARGE BRONZE AGE SPECTACLE PENDANT 16TH-10TH CENTURY B.C. 4¼ in. (81.6 grams, 10.8 cm) Formed as two coils of lozenge-section rod with a loop between; hatched decoration on the ridges. £400 - 600 349

PROVENANCE:

Formerly in a Munich, Germany collection, formed in the 1970s. From a private UK collection. From the Horton collection, UK.

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BRONZE AGE RITUAL LIMESTONE SLAB WITH DRILLINGS CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 25¾ in. (65.7 kg, 65.5 cm) Rectangular worked stone block with one irregular edge; the thicker, dressed edge with a group of five drilled holes, possibly cup-marks, in a V-shaped formation. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

See Ebbesen, K., Danmarks megalitgrave. Vol. 1. København, 2011; Glob, P. V., Helleristninger i Danmark Vol. VII, Jysk Arkæologisk Selskabs Skrifter, Odense,1969; Milstreu, G.& Dodd, J., The cup-mark: the smallest, most frequent, cosmopolitan and most complicated symbol in Adoranten, 2018. FOOTNOTES:

Cup-marks, with or without surrounding rings, are among the most enigmatic signs which can be found widely across ancient European landscapes, most often in association with running water. Circular arrangements are one notable and recurrent feature, while straight lines and parallel rows are less frequently represented. The present stone most closely resembles the kind of feature found at e.g. Østergård, Risehøj, Østermarie on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea (Milstreu & Dodd, 2018, fig.15).

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BRONZE AGE CEREMONIAL CUP STONE SLAB CIRCA 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 22¾ in. (50.6 kg, 57.5 cm) Irregular slab fragment with weathered upper face, cluster of seven cup-marks without surrounding rings. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

See Glob, P. V., Helleristninger i Danmark Vol. VII, Jysk Arkæologisk Selskabs Skrifter, Odense, 1969; Milstreu, G.& Dodd, J., The cup-mark: the smallest, most frequent, cosmopolitan and most complicated symbol in Adoranten, 2018. FOOTNOTES:

The fragment plausibly represents one corner of an arrangement such as that at Tanum, Denmark (Milstreu & Dodd, 2018, fig.8) in which a cluster of shallow depressions forms a larger pattern. The depressions may have been used to collect dew or rainwater, visualised as a gift from the gods provided without human intervention, as well as for ceremonial uses.

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BRONZE AGE CERAMIC VESSEL MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1000-800 B.C. 8 in. (778 grams, 20.5 cm wide) Squat jar with convex underside, caribated shoulder with incised ring, flared and everted rim, burnished surface. [No Reserve] £200 - 300 PROVENANCE:

Found UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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BRONZE AGE DECORATED SCEPTRE HEAD ‡ 13TH-11TH CENTURY B.C. 10⅝ in. (558 grams, 27 cm) Composed of a high profiled tubular shaft with two long arms slightly inclining downwards; three collars to the shaft and a flat round disc to one end. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the Austrian art market, 2000, from Mr N.C. European private collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Novotná, M., Die Axte und Beile in der Slowakei, München, 1970, pls.23ff, for identical specimens, especially nos.381, 382, 395.

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BRONZE AGE SOCKETTED SPEARHEAD ‡ CIRCA 1000 B.C. 5¾ in. (8⅛ in.) (92 grams, 14.6 cm (152 grams total, 20.6 cm including stand)) With flared socket developing to a midrib with scooped ribbing in a leaf-shaped blade; opposed lateral holes to accept attachment pegs, and casting flaw close to the mouth; mounted on a custom-made stand. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the German art market, from Gallery Christian Niederhuber, 2000. European private collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Ehrenberg, M., Bronze Spearheads from Berks, Bucks and Oxon, BAR 34, Oxford, 1977, item 37, for type.

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EXTREMELY LARGE BRONZE AGE PIN WITH KNOP FINIAL ‡ CENTRAL EUROPE, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C. 33 in. (205 grams, 83 cm)

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Round-section shank with bulb to the upper end with incised chevrons and ribbing, narrow neck, biconvex knop finial with median hatched band. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the Austrian art market, 2000. European private collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Woodward, A. & Hunter, J., Ritual in early Bronze Age Grave Goods, Oxford, 2015, item 1158, for type.

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BRONZE AGE GOLD HAIR RING 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. ½ in. (5.93 grams, 13 mm) A round-section rod coiled and partly flattened to form a hair ornament. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

Nefer Gallery, Zurich, 1980s. French private collection. with Christie's, Ancient Jewelry, New York, 7 December 2006, no.224 (US$ 20,000-$30,000). French private collection.

PROVENANCE:

By repute found Lincolnshire in the 1960s. From the collection of Lord McAlpine of West Green. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK.

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CELTIBERIAN GOLD NECK TORC 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C. 5¾ in. (165 grams, 14.8 cm) A heavy penannular neck torc with carinated body and tapering coiled terminals. £8,000 - 10,000

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CELTIC COILED GOLD RING CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 1 in. (6.60 grams, 25.43 mm overall, 19.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)) Formed as a one continuous bar forming the hoop and spiral bezel. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK.

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CELTIC GOLD HAIR RING 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C. ⅝ in. (4.57 grams, 17 mm) Formed as a D-section spiral with one returned terminal and widened segments. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.

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CELTIC DECORATED GOLD RING 359

CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C. ⅞ in. (2.42 grams, 22.15 mm overall, 18.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6½, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)) Comprising a penannular hoop with tapering ends and panels of rib detailing. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the European art market in the 1980s. Ex property of a professional collector. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK.

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CELTIC GOLD RING 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (3.44 grams, 22.84 mm overall, 19.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16))

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Comprising a D-section hoop with coiled terminals wound around the shank. £700 - 900 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK.

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CELTIC COILED SILVER BRACELET PAIR 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 2⅞ in. (101 grams total, 73-74 mm) Comprising a matched pair, each a keeled band with round-section finials formed as coiled bosses and linked loops forming a Hercules' knot at the centre, the ends coiled around the band. [2] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

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Acquired in the early 1970s. Ex property of a Surrey collector. From the Horton collection, UK.

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CELTIC SANDSTONE HEAD 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 14½ in. (10.65 kg total, 37 cm including stand) Irregular D-shaped head with reserved 'cap', almond-shaped eyes and slit mouth; pierced vertically from the D-shaped socket at the chin to the top of the head; possibly part of a furnace vent; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Jackson, S., Celtic and Other Stone Heads, Shipley, 1973, item 56, for type. FOOTNOTES:

The cult of the human head was prevalent in the Celtic world, being associated with warding-off evil spirits and bearing of good luck.

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CELTIC SANDSTONE HEAD 2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 8⅝ in. (5 kg total, 22 cm high including stand) Carved in the round as a male head with triangular chin and jaw, broad square brow, lentoid eyes, reserved scrolled ears; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

Cf. Petch, M., Celtic Stone Sculptures, London, 1989, fig.1, for type.

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CELTIC BRONZE BOAR CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 1¾ in. (57 grams total, 47 mm including stand) An exceptional figurine depicting a standing male boar with incised bristles; large head with prominent tusks and pricked ears, erect tail with large testes below; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Found Dorset, UK, in the 1980s. From Alexander Cotton collection of Celtic art, circa 1985.

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CELTIC BRONZE VOTIVE ALTAR WITH BULL'S HEAD CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 2⅝ in. (140 grams, 68 mm) 365

Hollow-formed, trapezoidal in plan with three attachment holes above the thickened rim, three stub feet; broad face with pelletted bands to the edges, high-relief bull's head with fur detailing and whorl to the brow, curved horns. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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CELTIC ENAMELLED BRONZE DRAGONESQUE BROOCH 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 1⅞ in. (14.8 grams, 48 mm) Plaque with scaphoid terminals formed as head and tail of an Scurved beast, body comprising chequerboard and other geometric enamelled cells; S-curved pin with coiled finial looped around the neck of one terminal. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 366

PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, UK, on Sunday 19th November 2023. LITERATURE:

See Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1655, for similar.

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BRITISH CELTIC BRIGANTES ENAMELLED BOX FITTING ‡ 1ST CENTURY A.D. 2¼ in. (37.7 grams, 57 mm)

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Possibly the end-panel of a wooden casket, with champ levé enamel scrolls flanking a central palmette within a rectilinear border; Chris Rudd says: 'The S-shaped scroll either side of the central palmette motif is reminiscent of the S-shaped scrolls seen on Lindsey Scyphate gold quarter staters (ABC 1770, 1773), struck by the Corieltavi, close neighbours of the Brigantes.' £300 - 400 PROVENANCE:

Found North Yorkshire, UK. Ex Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s. Collection number CE26. Accompanied by a Chris Rudd information card. FOOTNOTES:

Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 195253. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s.

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LATE CELTIC ENAMELLED BRONZE NECKLACE SET

ROMANO-BRITISH ENAMELLED BRONZE MIRROR HANDLE

CIRCA 3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D. 29⅛ x 15 in. (4.3 kg, 74 x 38 cm)

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 5 in. (94 grams, 13 cm)

An Eastern European necklace and pendant set comprising: two trapezoidal openwork plaques with loops to the rear with red and white enamelled panels and bar with rings; two rectangular openwork plaques with red enamel geometric detailing, lateral square-section bells; C-shaped openwork collar with red enamel panel supporting a crescentic plaque with white enamelled discoid centre and transverse bar, two pendant discoid plaques with lateral lugs and openwork redenamelled pendant discs with T-shaped radiating lugs; set in a custom-made velvet-backed display frame. £3,000 - 4,000

Flat in section with crescentic upper end and scrolled lower end, the surface formed with symmetrically placed low-relief palmettes, vine tendrils with grapes and foliage, reserved against the field enamelled in green, dark blue and red. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the early 1980s. with Edward Smith, USA. From the collection of a Connecticut, USA, collector. with TimeLine Auctions, 23 May 2017, no.251. Private American collection, New York, USA.

PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the German art market before 2000. From an old German, Munich, collection. From the private collection of John Lawton, Surrey, UK.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. LITERATURE:

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12057-214201. PUBLISHED:

Hammond, Aaron, Discovering Jewellery, A Collector's and Investor's Guide, Greenlight Publishing, Ipswich, p.354.

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Cf. Tassinari, S., La vaiselle de bronze, Romaine et Provinciale, au musée des antiquités nationales, Paris, 1975, fig.20, for a similar handle; Mattusch, C.C., Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples, Washington, 2008, item 30, for type; for decoration and similar types in Britain see PAS WMID-3FE965, LVPL-39BCF5,YORYM-20B68C.

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ANGLO-SAXON BRONZE BUCKET WITH HUNTING SCENES LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. 8⅝ in. (523 grams, 22 cm wide)

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Fragmentary vessel with lateral D-shaped lugs at the rim, each pierced to accept a bronze drop-handle; the outer face with decorative frieze in pointillé technique consisting of a hunting scene: (1) a nude male with right arm raised to wield a spear, left arm hidden behind a lenticular shield, a cloak billowing from the left shoulder and wearing calf-length boots, advancing towards (2) a panther with spotted pointillé body, in rampant pose, raised forepaws and with a curled tree behind the body, attacking (3) a nude male similarly equipped to (1), with head turned to the rear, wielding a sword or large knife in his right hand, following (4) another nude male with a cloak, shield and knife which he plunges into the throat of (5) a bear attacking to the left with forelegs raised, its rounded head with small lobed ears while to its rear stands (6) a male with shield raised and cloak billowing, right hand raised holding a rounded trefoil item (perhaps a net), and to his rear stands (7) a nude male with cloak, shield and spear which he thrusts towards (8) the neck of an attacking gryphon, winged, with an erect mane and beaked head in leaping pose behind (1); the figures all executed in pointillé style with pellets for the eyes, navel and nipples; detached base plate. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Found East Anglia, believed Cambridgeshire, UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. LITERATURE:

See Mango, Mango, Evans & Hughes, A 6th century Mediterranean bucket from Bromeswell Parish, Suffolk, in Antiquity 63, 1989, pp.295-311; Carver, M., Sutton Hoo. A Seventh Century Princely Burial Ground and its Context, London, 2005, p.485-7. FOOTNOTES:

The vessel is of an unusual type: three have been found in Turkey, Italy and Spain, three in England (excluding the present examples) and three others have unknown findspots; this find brings the total of known examples to ten. The rarity of these vessels indicates the high status of their owners. Each of these buckets is decorated with a hunting frieze and most have an inscription in early medieval Greek.

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ANGLO-SAXON BRONZE BUCKET DECORATED WITH FOLIAGE LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. 7¼ in. (527 grams, 18.5 cm wide)

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Squat vessel, cylindrical in form with lateral D-shaped lugs at the rim, each pierced to accept a bronze drop-handle with returned ends; the outer face with decorative frieze executed in pointillé technique with pellets between the bands consisting of (1) an upper band of running zigzags with fill; (2) clusters of three pellets; (3) sinuous curved line with fronds in the voids; (4) repeat of (2); (5) repeat of (1); underside with three soldered silver panels, possibly ancient repairs. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

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ANGLO-SAXON DECORATED GREY-WARE URN CIRCA 6TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 5½ in. (497 grams, 14 cm wide) Squat vessel with rounded underside, gusseted neck and carinated mouth with inner lip; stamped frond decoration to the shoulder and body, arched stamp pattern between; underside with impressed ropework spiral pattern. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

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Ex English private collection, formed in the 1960s. Acquired from Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, no.245 (part). From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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'THE DULLINGHAM' ANGLO-SAXON GILT BRONZE GREAT SQUARE-HEADED BROOCH LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. 5⅜ in. (82 grams, 13.8 cm) With trapezoidal headplate, shallow bow, narrow triangular foot and pelta-shaped finial, pin-lugs and catch to the reverse; the headplate with angled panels to the upper corners; rectangular corner panels interrupting a frieze of Salin's Style I face motifs; lappets of Salin's Style I profile heads flanking the junction of the bow with the footplate and vertical bar running to the finial, bisecting a cruciform panel with Salin's Style I zoomorphic forms, and outer plain lobes; finial a disc with radiating ribbed arms and central boss, pelta-shaped terminal; cleaned and one lateral lobe reattached. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Dullingham, Cambridgeshire, UK, on Wednesday 4th October 2023, by David Pearson.

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'THE DRIFFIELD' ANGLO-SAXON ENAMELLED BOWL MOUNT CIRCA 500-700 A.D. 2 in. (23.4 grams, 51 mm) With a slightly domed profile and a raised circumferential border to the upper face; decorated with Celtic designs featuring elaborate curvilinear tendrils and triskele-style swirls enclosing an area of fineline trumpet spiral designs, set around a central rectangular panel filled with millefiori-style enamel work in the form of an irregular chequerboard of blue and yellow enamel, the circular recesses retaining red enamel traces; two parallel rivets to the reverse. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

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Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, in 2018.

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'THE BASSETLAW' HIBERNO-SAXON MOUNT WITH DRAGONS LATE 7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D. 3½ in. (84 grams, 87 mm) A large openwork fitting with incised running keystone and zigzag to the upper and lower faces; openwork plate waisted in profile and formed as three cells flanked by S-coiled beasts; the upper beasts with one raised three-toed forelimb, D-shaped facing mask with pellet eyes, tribrach to the shoulder, clubbed tail coiled against the body; the lower beasts similar with anguiform details; the upper and lower cells D-shaped, the central one a lozenge, with a column of a hatched fish between; pierced at the upper corners and lower cell, two lateral pierced attachment lugs; ferrous remains, lug and part of a separate rivetted bronze plate to the reverse. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, UK, from Tuesday 1 January to Wednesday 1 May 2013. with Timeline Auctions, 23 May 2017, no.494.

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'THE FERRYHILL' ANGLO-SCANDINAVIAN VIKING BRONZE THREE-DIMENSIONAL URNES STIRRUP-TYPE MOUNT WITH HEAD OF ODIN

LATE ANGLO-SAXON GILT BRONZE CLOISONNÉ BROOCH

11TH CENTURY A.D. 2 in. (27.39 grams, 50.66 mm) A bowed anthropomorphic mount in the form of the face of Odin, with oval right and damaged left eye, beard and hair raised to form a convex shape, rounded cheeks, a triangular nose and a beard, moustache with lateral protrusion, the hair openwork and formed of entwined linear elements, five rivet holes present. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Found by Steve Aldred whilst searching with a metal detector near Ferryhill, County Durham, UK, on Tuesday 8th March 2022.

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HIBERNO-VIKING BRONZE ENAMELLED HANGING BOWL OR BRIDLE MOUNT IN VIKING TRADE WEIGHT 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. 1¾ in. (194 grams, 43.5 mm)

CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (3.72 grams, 22 mm) With central raised cell and cloisonné enamel quatrefoil, flange rim. £300 - 400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired between the 1960s-early 1990s. From an old UK private collector from Worthing, West Sussex, UK. Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK.

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ANGLO-SAXON GOLD CHIP-CARVED BRONZE SAUCER BROOCH CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (7.01 grams, 26 mm) With central bosses within a pelletted ring, plain band with stamped roundels, billetted outer band and flared rim; pin-lug, pin and catch to the reverse. £300 - 400 PROVENANCE:

Found Cambridgeshire, UK.

A discoid lead insular Scandinavian domed trade weight with inset boss; the copper-alloy bridle mount very similar in design to one found at the late 9th/early 10th century Balladoole Viking Boat Burial on the Isle of Man in the 1940s; enamel-inlaid copper-alloy mount from a horse-harness set with a ribbed rim; the obverse decorated with a series of rectangular cells filled with opaque yellowish-green and reddish enamel, forming a circular border around a zoomorphic interlaced and spiral design formed by a series of sub-triangular and curving cloisons surrounding a circular central cell; the lead weight undecorated on the reverse. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

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VIKING AGE BRONZE TORTOISE BROOCH WITH RAVENS ‡ 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. 3⅛ in. (62.6 grams, 80 mm) With domed elliptical body and narrow flange, high-relief palmette ornament and omega-shaped panels and opposed ravens with curved beaks. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Possibly found in Hampshire, UK. Acquired at a boot sale in Alton, Hampshire, UK in August 2023. Property of an Australian collector.

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VIKING AGE BRONZE 'GREAT BEAST' HORSE FIGURE CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 2¼ in. (30 grams, 59 mm) Hollow-formed finial in the shape of a stylised horse with scrolled tail, arcading to the mane, applied strap and pellet harness detailing. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.

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VIKING BRONZE OPENWORK APPLIQUÉ 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. 3 in. (20 grams total, 75 mm including stand) Flat bronze plaque with openwork detailing of two opposed zoomorphs, their slender bodies enmeshed within a lattice of tails, limbs and lappets; attachment holes at the eyes and rump; the eyes with pointillé surround; supplied with a custom-made stand. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex German collection. with Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA, 8 March 2016, 58A. Private American collection, New York, USA. FOOTNOTES:

The style of the plaque is very heavily influenced by the Irish Book of Kells where confronted, interlaced figures appear as ornament.

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VIKING BRIDLE STRAP JUNCTION WITH BEAST HEADS ‡ 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 2½ in. (30 grams, 63 mm)

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Comprising a rectangular suspension loop with D-section shank and mask below, two flanking arms each with a zoomorphic (bear?) face, one terminating in a wolf's head and the other in a bird's head; small loops below the terminals. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Found Bardney, Lincolnshire, UK, in the early 1990s. LITERATURE:

Cf. Leahy, K. and Lewis, M., Finds Identified, London, 2018, p.294, PAS NMS482554, for similar example. FOOTNOTES:

This bridle junction is decorated in the Anglo-Scandinavian Ringerike style. On each side of the central hole is an outward facing animal, their beaked heads positioned on the outer edges. The details on the face are carried out in moulded relief as well as engraving.

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VIKING AGE SILVER-GILT BROOCH WITH INTERLACED BIRDS CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 1¾ in. (23.7 grams, 44 mm) Slightly domed profile with boss to the centre, parcel-gilt rim and spandrels, niello-inlaid motif of four bird-heads on curved necks; pinlugs, hinged pin, catch and loop to the reverse. [No Reserve] £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. LITERATURE:

Cf. Kershaw, J.F., Viking Identities. Scandinavian Jewellery in England, Oxford, 2013, pl.3, for type.

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VIKING AGE SCANDINAVIAN SILVER-GILT PENDANT WITH REGARDANT BEAST CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (4.61 grams, 38 mm) Disc with integral suspension loop secured at the reverse; beaded wire rim enclosing a filigree motif of a beast in profile with its head turned backwards towards its own raised tail. [No Reserve] £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

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Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. LITERATURE:

See Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rysi X-XIV, Vekov, Moscow, 2013, for comparable objects.

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VIKING AGE SCANDINAVIAN SILVER FILIGREE PENDANT CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 1¾ in. (7.17 grams, 46 mm) Discoid plate with integral suspension loop secured at the reverse, symmetrical design of applied silver granules and silver wire with granulated boss to the centre and radiating arms; braided wire rim. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.

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LITERATURE:

Cf. Kershaw, J.F., Viking Identities. Scandinavian Jewellery in England, Oxford, 2013, pl.5, for type.

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VIKING AGE SILVER-GILT OSEBERG CONTORTED BEAST PENDANT CIRCA 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 1¾ in. (6.29 grams, 39.51 mm) Openwork disc pendant with Oseberg Style disjointed body, facing mask, pierced suspension lug above. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the German art market before 2000. From a London W1, UK, collection. LITERATURE:

See Korshyn, V.E. Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rysi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, items K.1.02 - 04.

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VIKING AGE SCANDINAVIAN SILVER PENDANT WITH ODIN AND HIS RAVENS HUGINN AND MUNINN CIRCA 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (1.96 grams, 20 mm) With integral loop, border enclosing a low-relief image of a male facing mask between two birds embraced at the necks. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. LITERATURE:

Cf. Hammond, B. M., British Artefacts Volume 2 - Middle Saxon and Viking, p.57, item 1.5.3-f; and Korshyn, V.E., Yazcheskye Priveski Drevnei Rusi X-XIV Vekov, Moscow, 2013, item M.2.02.

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VIKING AGE SCANDINAVIAN SILVER NECKLACE CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 17¾ in. (64 grams, 45 cm long) Restrung necklace of silver biconical and melon beads with pendant domed discs and crescents, all with granule detailing. £6,000 - 8,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. LITERATURE:

Cf. Makarov, N.A. ed., Rus v IX-X Vekach: Archeologicheskaya Panorama, Moscow, 2012, p.332, items 2-3; Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, pl.98(13).

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VIKING SILVER-GILT BRONZE BOAR'S HEAD BROOCH CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 2½ in. (141 grams, 66 mm) Richly decorated and with an applied backplate; the body with upstanding ears and a slightly 'clubbed' end to the muzzle with a narrow median raised band separating the face into two panels; both those and the upper panel (between the 'ears') decorated with interlaced ornament in low relief depicting serpents locked in combat; on the rear panel four 'lower arm and hand' motifs; Jellinge Style scrollwork to the outer and upper faces of the conical 'ears'; a hinged pin to the underside with curved shield, applied plate to the underside with two bands of punched lozenge decoration. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, New York, USA. with Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA, 15 February 2018, no.58. Private American collection, New York, USA.

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LITERATURE:

Cf. MacGregor, A. et al., A Summary Catalogue of the Continental Archaeological Collections, Oxford, 1997, item 3.20.

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VIKING AGE SCANDINAVIAN PENDANT WITH TERSLEV MOTIF CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 1⅝ in. (7.99 grams, 40 mm) Disc with integral loop secured at the reverse; obverse with applied filigree Terslev ornament of three radiating looped knots and interstitial loops. [No Reserve] £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. LITERATURE:

Cf. Kershaw, J.F., Viking Identities. Scandinavian Jewellery in England, Oxford, 2013, pl.4, for type.

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VIKING AGE SILVER SWORD CHAPE WITH INTERLACED DESIGN CIRCA 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. 2½ in. (46.80, 62.38 mm.) With heater-shaped body and trefoil to the apex with lobe detailing, openwork Borre Style design to the body with three-band mesh design, facing mask with lobes to the upper edge, pellet eyes and moustache. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

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Ex property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. LITERATURE:

Cf. Yotov, V., The Vikings on the Balkans, Varna, 2003, pp.12-13, for the type.

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VIKING AGE SCANDINAVIAN SILVER PENDANT WITH GARNET CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (3.03 grams, 37 mm) Disc with integral suspension loop secured to the reverse; central cell with inset garnet cabochon, applied filigree looped design with granule detailing, braided wire rim. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.

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LITERATURE:

See Korshyn, V.E., Yazicheskiye Priveski Drevniye Rysi X-XIV, Vekov, Moscow, 2013, for comparable objects.

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VIKING AGE SCANDINAVIAN SILVER TAU CROSS PENDANT CIRCA 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (7.5 grams, 39 mm) With scooped outline to the body, transverse suspension bar; applied filigree and granule detailing, large 'eyes' flanking the median panel with looped interlace detailing; cleaned and polished. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.

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VIKING WHITE METAL FILIGREE CRUCIFIX PENDANT 8TH-12TH CENTURY AD 1¼ in. (9.32 grams, 31 mm) Depicting Christ bound by his wrists to the cross, wearing trousers; granulation to the body indicates a patterned shirt; beaded border around the perimeter of the cross; this lot bears close parallels with the ‘Birka Crucifix’ held by the Swedish History Museum but is not made from silver. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the London art market in the 2000s.

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SCANDINAVIAN VIKING EQUAL-ARM BROOCH WITH ANIMALS CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. 3⅛ in. (64 grams, 80 mm) With flexed bow and trefoil ends, each with a granule to each lobe and incised geometric hatching, two small voids and applied bust of a bear with forepaws raised to the cheeks; central disc with hatched crown and knop finial; iron pin and catch to the underside. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.

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VIKING AGE SILVER SHIELD-MAIDEN PENDANT CIRCA 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (8.08 grams, 40.68 mm) A female in floor-length robe holding a shield in her right hand and drawn knife in her left, stylised headdress and long plaited band of hair to the rear; pierced lug to the reverse. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. Ex property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. LITERATURE:

See Gardeła, L., ‘Warrior-women’ in Viking Age Scandinavia, A preliminary archaeological study in Analecta Archaeologica Ressoviensia, vol.8, Rzeszów, 2013.

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MEROVINGIAN GOLD RING WITH GARNET CABOCHON 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (3.64 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 18.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P½, USA 7¾, Europe 16.86, Japan 16))

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Comprising a keeled hoop with a lozenge-shaped bezel, raised cell set with garnet cabochon, applied granules framing the bezel. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from London galleries during the 1990s. From the jewellery collection of a London, UK, gentleman. LITERATURE:

Cf. Spier, J., Byzantium and the West: Jewelry in the First Millennium, London, 2012, for a ring with similar garnet stone and pellet granulation.

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VIKING AGE GOLD RING WITH FIVE PENDANTS CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. 1¼ in. (2.81 grams, 30 mm) Wire ring with ends wound around the shank; miniature tool pendants including a sickle, mirror, dagger, spike and skillet. £800 - 1,000

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PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.

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LOMBARDIC GOLD CROSS FOR AGILULF CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 2 in. (25.73 grams, 53.47 mm) Flat-section with stamped triangular decorated border enclosing inscription: 'CX REX VICTVRIA'; attributed to King Agilulf. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the London art market before 2000. Acquired from a major Mayfair, London, UK, gallery. Ex property of a London gentleman. LITERATURE:

Cf. Sannazzaro, M., Giostra, C., Petala Aurea, Gold-Sheet-work of Byzantine and Lombard Origin from the Rovati Collection, Truccazzano, 2014, nos.1, 1820, 23, 24, 25, 27-32, for crosses and other gold sheets with similar decorations and inscriptions.

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FOOTNOTES:

The inscription 'VICTURIA' and 'REX' appears on several items that belonged to Agilulf (ca. 515-616 AD).

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MEROVINGIAN FRANKISH GILT BRONZE FACE IN IRON DIE 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (38.6 grams, 38 mm) Gilded bronze panel set into a square iron matrix; the panel with facing bust with curls of hair and earrings of three pellets, flanked by two processional crosses and surrounded by a border of pellets. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

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From the collection of a London antiquarian, 1980s.

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MEDIEVAL STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH A GITTERN-PLAYING ANGEL EARLY 14TH CENTURY A.D. 7½ in. (452 grams, 19 cm) Roundel with painted image of a winged and nimbate angel playing a gittern; left hand supporting the neck of the instrument and right hand manipulating a pointed plectrum; pegbox carved with a beast's head finial; silvered and deep red panels to complete the circular shape. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

French private collection. Private collection, Suffolk.

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MEDIEVAL STAINED GLASS PANEL OF THE LAMENTATION FROM THE WORKSHOP OF JAN VAN DIEPENDAELE CIRCA 1520 A.D. 9¼ in. (365 grams, 23.5 cm) Roundel with painted image of the Corpus Christi having been taken down from the cross and prepared for burial; weeping mourners in the foreground, grave-diggers and cave of Golgotha behind, city walls in the distance. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, South-West England. Ex central London gallery.

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MEDIEVAL STAINED GLASS PANEL CIRCA 1200 A.D. 17⅛ x 8⅝ in. (1.69 kg, 43.5 x 22 cm) Rectangular with framework of lead cames; segmented borders and median band of vegetation in rich blue, yellow, rose-pink and other shades. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400 405

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PROVENANCE:

with De Baecque Encheres, 14 April 2008, no.202 and 207 (part).

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MEDIEVAL STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH ANGEL IN FLIGHT EARLY 14TH CENTURY A.D. 7¾ in. (328 grams, 19.5 cm) Roundel in a lead came frame, painted image of a winged and nimbate angel holding cymbals. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

French private collection. Private collection, Suffolk.

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MEDIEVAL STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT HELENA GERMANY, COLOGNE, CIRCA 1530-1534 A.D. 25⅜ x 22⅞ in. (3.55 kg, 64.5 x 58 cm) Rectangular panel with polychrome image depicting nimbate St. Thomas with a staff and advancing nimbate St. Helena with processional cross; with ornate border; likely from the Abbey of Steinfeld; in a robust wooden frame with fabric padding. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection nearby Coblenz, Germany.

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MEDIEVAL STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH SAINT JOHN ON PATMOS SOUTHERN GERMANY OR RHINE VALLEY, CIRCA 1500-1510 A.D. 9⅞ in. (335 grams, 25 cm high) Roundel in a modern lead frame with suspension loop; black and silver-stained scene of St. John in exile on the island of Patmos, sitting with quill and scroll in a rocky landscape and visited by a vision of Mary in a yellow vesica-shaped nimbus; two cracks repaired. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Sussex, UK.

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MEDIEVAL FLOOR TILE WITH RUNNING BOAR NORTHERN FRANCE, CIRCA 1300 A.D. 5¼ x 5¼ in. (863 grams, 13.5 x 13.5 cm)

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Glazed square floor tile with cream-coloured image of a hog running with legs extended. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Benjamin Proust, 2015. Ex central London gallery.

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MEDIEVAL FRENCH TILE COLLECTION FRANCE, MID 14TH CENTURY A.D. 13⅝ x 9¼ in. (3.39 kg, 34.5 x 23.5 cm) Group of six square floor tiles in red-on-white slip; design of a quadrant with bisecting line and florid scrolls repeating to form ornate circle motifs; mounted in a sturdy wooden frame. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

with Jean-Emmanuel Prunier, 15 April 2012, no.37.

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MEDIEVAL FLOOR TILE WITH RUNNING DOG 410

FRANCE, BURGUNDY, CIRCA 1370-1400 A.D. 4⅛ x 4⅛ in. (388 grams, 10.5 x 10.5 cm) Square tile with cream-coloured image of a hound running past a tree. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

with Woolley & Wallis Salisbury, 8 October 2013, no.299. Ex central London gallery.

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MEDIEVAL DECORATED 'HE WHO LOVES FROM THE HEART, GIVES WITH A GOOD HEART' POSY BOXWOOD COMB 411

CIRCA 1490-1510 A.D. 5⅞ in. (58 grams, 15 cm) Central panel decorated with a heart pierced by two arrows and inscription: 'qui de bon [COER] eyme', and verso openwork carving of blind interlaces and inscription: 'de bon [COER] donne', translating to 'He who loves from the heart, gives with a good heart'; probably given as a love token. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, USA. Private collection, Suffolk. LITERATURE:

Cf. PAS ref. SWYOR-11207 for a gold ring inscribed 'de bon '; Christie's. 19 November 2009, no.85, for a French 15th century boxwood comb inscribed 'de bon le done' (I give it from a good heart); see the British Museum, accession no.B,10.1-23, for an example of a heart rebus.

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MEDIEVAL GLOBULAR TRIPOD JUG GERMANY, LOWER SAXONY (?), 14TH CENTURY A.D. 8½ in. (1.05 kg, 21.5 cm high) Wheel-thrown vessel with oblate profile, three small flange feet, rounded mouth with inturned rim and short pinched spout, ribbed strap handle to the rear' inked accession number to the underside: 'W.M. V.16.'; old card catalogue label with remains of wax seal and handwritten 'V / No.16' and pencilled 'Welfen Museum'. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Welfen Museum, circa 1860; thence by descent at Marienburg Castle, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. with Sotheby's, Royal House of Hanover Sale, 10 October 2005, no.1254.

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MEDIEVAL BRONZE AQUAMANILE OF A MALE BUST NORTHERN GERMANY, SAXONY, EARLY 13TH CENTURY A.D. 7⅛ in. (1.27 kg, 18 cm) Hollow-formed vessel formed as a male bust; discoid body with chamfered shoulder bearing bands of running zigzag detailing and three splayed feet; the head with low-relief hair and rim of bosses with linear spirals, gracile facial features with lentoid eyes and slender nose, small pouting mouth; short spout to the forehead, filler-hole to top of the head with hinged cover; handle to the rear formed as a reptile with head and forepaws placed on the hair below the hinge and joining the base above one of the feet. [No Reserve] £10,000 - 14,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the UK art market in 2001. with Christie's, London, 6 December 2017. Private collection, Suffolk.

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Accompanied by copies of a previous illustrated cataloguing document with references. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12038-212152. LITERATURE:

Cf. Falke, O. and Meyer, E., Romanische Leuchter und Gefässe, Giessgefässe der Gotik, Berlin, 1935, reprint, 1983, figs.313 and 314; Barnet, P. and Dandridge, P., Lions, Dragons and other Beasts, Aquamanilia of the Middle Ages, Vessels for Church and Table, New York, 2006, no.7; Brandt, M. ed., Bild & Bestie, Regensburg, 2008, nos.4, 27 and 29. FOOTNOTES:

Aquamaniles in the form of a bust are a rarity compared to the quantity of zoomorphic forms known from the Middle Ages. The present piece was formed by lost-wax casting method, and is a very early example of such process for a vessel. Metallurgical analysis has shown that the piece is consistent with the suggested date.

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MEDIEVAL FLORAL LIMESTONE CAPITAL SOUTHERN FRANCE, CIRCA 1200 A.D. 16½ in. (41 kg, 42 cm wide) Carved with flat topped and rolled rim, tiered acanthus leaf detailing with vertical fluting. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

with Gros & Delettrez, 8 December 2006, no.23.

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MEDIEVAL MARBLE CAPITAL WITH WINGED DEMON LATE 12TH CENTURY A.D. 14½ in. (14.05 kg total, 37 cm including stand) Carved capital to a column with crouching nude figure, swept-back hair and wings spread along two adjacent edges, tail looped to the side, foliage arches to the rear, ledge below, two dressed faces to the rear. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

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with Christie's, Paris, 19 June 2018, no.34.

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MEDIEVAL SANDSTONE CORBEL OF A JESTER 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D. 6½ in. (4.65 kg, 16.5 cm) Carved in the round as a caricature head with exaggerated cheeks and nose, close-trimmed hair with cap, recessed eyes; flat top, not dressed to rear. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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MEDIEVAL LIMESTONE ZOOMORPHIC FISH CARVING CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 20 in. (24 kg total, 51 cm wide including stand) Rectangular block with high-relief carving to the upper face, comprising two fishes placed side-by-side, one with heavy scale detailing, the other with a bifurcated tail; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Discovered in part of a stone garden wall during demolition. Ex Stamford deceased estate, Lincolnshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

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FOOTNOTES:

The carving style bears similarities to the low-relief carvings on Pictish picture stones, although a close match for the subject matter is absent.

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MEDIEVAL LIMOGES GILT CHRIST CROWNED ON THE CROSS

NORMAN GILT BRONZE BUCKLE

FRANCE, LIMOGES, CIRCA 1210 A.D. 8¼ in. (9⅞ in.) (308 grams, 21 cm (536 grams total, 25.2 cm including stand))

CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D. 1⅜ in. (20.3 grams, 37.9 mm)

Parcel-gilt bronze crucifix with cloisonné enamel geometric ornament; separate appliqué Corpus Christi, crowned with detailed musculature; lower legs and feet absent; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve] £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

An exceptional Romanesque buckle loop with two fantastical birds modelled in the round; the birds opposing and flanking a rhomboid heraldic plaque, each depicted with long tails curving along the edge of the loop, fine feather detailing and detailed talons. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From an Essex, UK, collection, in the 1990s.

Private collection, Germany, 2021.

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MEDIEVAL CROZIER HEAD WITH THE VIRGIN ANNUNCIATE FRANCE, LIMOGES, CIRCA 1230-1240 A.D. 3⅞ in. (6⅛ in.) (69 grams, 97 mm (113 grams total, 15.5 cm high including stand)) Gilt-bronze crozier head fragment comprising: lower arc of the bow with lattice and enamel fill; horizontal base with standing figure of Mary wearing a floor-length gown, holding to her chest an open book; to her rear, a portion of a house with latticed window and tiled roof with lobed finial; before her, the two feet of the archangel Gabriel; supplied with a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £8,000 - 10,000

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PROVENANCE:

Ex Ernst and Martha Kofler-Truniger collection, Lucerne (inv.E58). Private collection, Suffolk, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous three page illustrated cataloguing document with references. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12041-212157. PUBLISHED:

Sammlung E. & M. Kofler Truniger, Luzern Exhibition catalogue, Kunsthaus Zurich, June-August, 1964, p.95, no.862; Schnizler, H., Bloch P. & Ratton C., Goldschmiede und Metallarbeiten Europäisches Mittelalter: Sammlung E. & M. Kogler Truniger, Luzern Band II Lucerne 1965, no.E58, p.27 and pl.40; Stokstad, M., Medieval Enamels and Sculptures from the Keir Collection, Exhibition catalogue, Kansa City, Nelson Atkins Museum, 1983, no.64, p.56.

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MEDIEVAL CHRISMATORY WITH LIMOGES PANELS FRANCE, LIMOGES, CIRCA 1220 A.D. 5¾ in. (760 grams, 14.5 cm) Inner wooden casket with chamfered rim and separate lid, encased within rectangular gilt-bronze panels with enamel decoration, four giltbronze stud feet to the underside; the lid with three nimbate figures, a female saint with palm frond and two flanking figures holding books, all reserved on a blue field with interstitial polychrome rosettes; Side A: nimbate bearded bust of Christ in Majesty with right hand in gesture of benison, left hand supporting a book, flanked by two winged nimbate angels; Side B: nimbate bust of a winged angel in a roundel; Side C: geometric repeating pattern of lozenges with floral fill; Side D: mirror image of Side B. [No Reserve] £10,000 - 14,000

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PROVENANCE:

John Pierpont Morgan, New York, and London, until 1917. Private collection, Suffolk. Accompanied by a copy of a previous four page illustrated cataloguing document with references. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12039-212154. LITERATURE:

Cf. Taburet-Delahaye, E., L'Œuvre de Limoges. Emaux limousins du Moyen Age, Pris, 1995; Wixom, W.D., Treasures from Medieval France, Cleveland, 1967, pp.130-3; Zarnecki, G., Holt, J. & Holland, T., English Romanesque Art 1066-1200, London, 1984, item 283, for type. FOOTNOTES:

The two end-panels are believed to have been added at a later date than the longer panels and may have been trimmed slightly along the lower edges. The panels are attached with domed pins of various types.

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'THE DRAYTON' MEDIEVAL GOLD STIRRUP-SHAPED BISHOP'S RING WITH SAPPHIRE AND MAGICAL INSCRIPTION 1200-1300 A.D. 1 in. (3.95 grams, 25.72 mm overall, 19.75 x 18.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8½, Europe 18¾, Japan 18))

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The bezel expanding into a low flat topped triangle with facetted corners surmounted by a cabochon sapphire set within an asymmetrical hexagonal cell; expanded quatrefoils flanking the base of the bezel leading on to the angled hoop with a central ridge running around its circumference; three further quatrefoil panels evenly spaced around the band- one on both sides and the third at the base of the hoop; the bevelled sides of the hoop engraved with the inscription '+NI ONAN NRIO ONIC / NIAI AINO ANIOI NAN', which may not be meaningful, but these groups of letters may have been felt to be 'magical'. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Drayton, Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire, UK, on Sunday 16th September 2018 by Chris Weir. Declared as treasure under the Treasure Act with reference no.2018T853, subsequently disclaimed and returned to the finder.

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RENAISSANCE GOLD RING WITH REUSED ANCIENT ROMAN GEMSTONE 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER ⅞ in. (4.32 grams, 22.07 mm overall, 18.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)) 424

The ring with slender hoop, slightly expanding shoulders modelled as open lotus flowers supporting the rounded bezel, the flower motif repeated beneath the bezel; the bezel with raised rim and inset with a Roman 2nd century A.D. green jasper intaglio engraved with an ant motif. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of the late A.B., London, UK; acquired before 1989. 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 search certificate number no.12009-213037. LITERATURE:

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 657, for type; for the gemstone see a ring with gemstone depicting an ant, in the Yale University Art Gallery, Roman, A.D. 1-200, inventory no.2017.39.1.

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MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH GARNET 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D. ⅞ in. (0.93 grams, 22.31 mm overall, 18.62 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)) With a D-section slender hoop, raised bezel set with garnet cabochon. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Lionel collection, formed 1980s. From the Horton collection, UK.

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MEDIEVAL GOLD 'IN GOD ALONE WE TWO ARE ONE' POSY RING CIRCA 1600-1750 A.D. ⅞ in. (6.37 grams, 22.95 mm overall, 20.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U½, USA 10¼, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)) With a wide D-section hoop, inscription to the inner face reading 'In god alone wee two are one' with long e. £1,000 - 1,400 426

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Ex Lionel collection, formed 1980s. From the Horton collection, UK.

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427

MEDIEVAL GOLD HERALDIC SIGNET RING WITH GOAT ‡ 15TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 1 in. (23.95 grams, 27.22 mm overall, 21.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z, USA 12½, Europe 28.77, Japan 27)) Substantial D-section hoop, expanding shoulders with reserved flowers and foliage, discoid bezel with intaglio regardant leaping goat in a pelletted ring, fronds and stars in the field, enigmatic inscription 'd[..] / de.to'. £15,000 - 20,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Notaras Coins & Antiquities, 2014. European private collection. LITERATURE:

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 617, for type.

428

MEDIEVAL GOLD SIGNET RING WITH 'INDEED' INSCRIPTION AND LION CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (23.16 grams, 26.37 mm overall, 20.88 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W½, USA 11¼, Europe 25.66, Japan 24)) Comprising a heavy D-section hoop and a thick round bezel, engraved facing lion to the centre with inscription 'yn : dede' above for 'in deed' or indeed'. [No Reserve] £8,000 - 10,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex D.S. Lavendar, London, UK. Property of a North American gallery, acquired in 2012. LITERATURE:

Cf. The British Museum, London, inv.no.AF771, for a comparable ring. FOOTNOTES:

The inscription, a means of expressing agreement, has not yet been matched to a particular family motto. However, the Anglo-Saxon words and the possible later date of the ring suggests that this is a motto descended from one of the Marcher Lords, or Knights Marchers. The latter occupied the the border land between Wales and England and were granted special privileges and status by William the Conqueror, and were virtually independent rulers.

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MEDIEVAL PERIOD SILVER CUP WITH BIRDS CIRCA 9TH-13TH CENTURY A.D. 3¾ in. (124 grams, 95 mm) Sheet silver cup with applied reeded strip to the rim, repoussé detailing of alternating piriform flowers on a hatched field; fluted band below and basal ring; the rim with a tightly looped flat-section ribbed handle, piercings below the rim and two pairs of birds perched looking inwards. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.

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MEDIEVAL BRONZE CORPUS CHRISTI ‡ 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D. 9 in. (500 grams total, 23 cm high including stand)

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With flat-topped crown, hair hanging in hanks to the shoulders, long D-shaped face with domed eyes, slender figure with ribs emphasised, knee-length loincloth falling in rippling folds; mounted on a custommade stand. £7,000 - 9,000 PROVENANCE:

Former collection of the late (d.1955) Bishop of Tournus. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12040-211844. LITERATURE:

Cf. Zarnecki, G., Holt, J. & Holland, T., English Romanesque Art 1066-1200, London, 1984, item 236, for type.

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MEDIEVAL BIFOLIUM FROM A DISMEMBERED PSALTER ENGLAND, CIRCA 1340 A.D. 23⅝ x 17¾ in. (2.65 kg, 60 x 45 cm) Vellum 'two-page spread' with stitching holes flanking the central column; left page with dense bastarda script in black ink with green and red versals and ornament; right page with large initial majuscule 'D' and floral panels extending across the upper edge of the text and down the left margin, the bow of the 'D' filled with dense leaf, tendril and floral detailing, text of Psalm 110. [No Reserve] £1,000 - 1,400 430

PROVENANCE:

with Sotheby's, London, 7 December 1999, no.9.

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433

MEDIEVAL GILT BRONZE PROCESSIONAL CROSS

SPANISH SILVER-GILT CROSS WITH CORPUS CHRISTI

ITALY, PROBABLY TUSCANY, CIRCA 1500 A.D. 1¾ in. (2.49 kg total, 50 cm high including stand)

LATE 15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D. 18¼ in. (758 grams, 46.5 cm)

With low-relief floral detailing to the obverse, nimbate bust to the finial of each arm, affixed Corpus Christi with knee-length loincloth; reverse with similar ornament, central low-relief image of Crucifixion; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £5,000 - 7,000

Applied cross bottony silver-gilt plates with frond detailing to the edges, pounced fields, reserved running tendril motif with gilt detailing; high-relief quatrefoil panels with emblems of the four evangelists; Corpus Christi modelled in the round with gilt loincloth, cross roundel to the rear; later wooden mounting with loop to the reverse. [No Reserve] £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE:

with Francis Janssens van der Maelen, 11 March 2003, no.997. Private collection, Suffolk, UK.

PROVENANCE:

with Lopez de Aragon, Madrid, 2014.

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ETHIOPIAN LEATHER 'BOOK OF PSALMS' CODEX 17TH CENTURY A.D. 12¾ x 9⅝ in. (3.5 kg, 32.5 x 24.5 cm) Wooden end-boards covered with tooled leather, later reinforced with a new plain leather spine and replaced twine stringers; psaltery with decorated title page in Ge'ez script, red and black ink; parchment pages with dry-point guidelines, black text with red detailing; some pages with decorative polychrome busts, architectural features, etc. [No Reserve] £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Claudia Belcher, London, until 2005.

435

ETHIOPIAN DIPTYCH WITH PASSION AND RESURRECTION OF CHRIST 18TH CENTURY A.D. 12¾ x 8½ - 13 x 8½ in. (946 grams total, 32.5 x 21.5 - 33 x 21.5 cm)

435

Comprising two recessed panels, the left hand panel showing biblical scenes divided into two panels: in the upper panel the deposition of Christ in the tomb and the Resurrection of God, holding a flag in his left hand and grasping the hand of Adam with the right; in the lower panel the flagellation of Christ and the road to the Calvary; Ge'ez inscriptions on the field; the right hand panel showing the Crucifixion, Ge'ez inscriptions on the field. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Ex Alistair McAlpine collection, 2004. Ex central London gallery.

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ETHIOPIAN DIPTYCH ICON OF THE CRUCIFIXION AND SAINTS CIRCA 1680 A.D. 3¼ x 4 in. (98 grams, 8.4 x 10.2 cm) Carved rectangular diptych with pierced suspension bar above and braided thread hinges; obverse with ornate reserved cross on a field with concentric chip-carved borders; reverse with off-set quatrefoil in a square frame with concentric bands surrounding; hatched panels and saltires to the lateral edges; left inner panel a painted scene of the Crucifixion with Ge'ez script text surrounding; right panel with three nimbate figures. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 436

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PROVENANCE:

Ex Henry Brownrigg, 1999.

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437

438

CRETAN WOODEN INCREDULITY OF ST THOMAS ICON

CRETAN SCHOOL WOODEN PEDESTAL CROSS BASE WITH 'DESCENT FROM THE CROSS' GILT PAINTED SCENE

17TH CENTURY A.D. 19⅛ in. (1.58 kg, 48.5 cm high) Painted on board with reinforcing panel to the reverse, gessoed surface with painting depicting the resurrected Christ revealing his wounds to St Thomas, who is reaching towards the fifth stigmata with his raised forefinger, the apostles having gathered around the pair witnessing the inspection of the wounds; Christ standing within a framed doorway with gilt dome above. £10,000 - 14,000

CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D. 41 in. (8 kg, 104 cm wide)

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Hollow-constructed stepped pedestal with socket to accept a devotional cross; gesso surface with moulded edging and gilt finish; painted scene of the 'descent from the cross' and 'lamentation of the Christ' with Christ laid out on the Holy Shroud surrounded by sorrowful Mary Magdalene, Virgin Mary, Mary of Clopas, St John the Evangelist, St Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus holding a ladder in the background; coffin with open cover to the left, cave of Golgotha to the right with skull, landscape with city of Jerusalem in the background. £10,000 - 14,000

LITERATURE:

PROVENANCE:

Ex property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.

See Psilakis, N., Byzantine Churches and Monasteries of Crete, Heraklion, 1998; Evans, H.C., The Arts of Byzantium, New York, 2001; for the iconography of the scene see Horn, M., ‘The incredulity of Saint Thomas on a Byzantine Sapphire from the Cheapside Hoard, London: A proposal for a new dating to the Palaiologan Period’ in Bosselmann-Ruickbie, A. (ed.), New Research on Late Byzantine Goldsmiths Works (13th-15th centuries), BOO, bd 13, Mainz, 2019, pp.165-183.

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Ex property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. LITERATURE:

Cf. Popescu, G.A., Cristiani d'Oriente, spiritualità, arte e potere nell'Europa Post-Bizantina, Milano, 1999, figs.109,111.

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MINERALOGICAL GEOMETRY SET FRENCH, CIRCA 1850 A.D. 9¼ x 4¾ x 2½ in. (463 grams total, 23.3 x 12.3 x 6.7 (case)) A rare complete set of folded-card polyhedrons, each with extensive printed notes on the surfaces, dimension and properties; to be assembled from the 120 components into two adjacent cuboids within a wooden box with hinged lid and paper insert announcing 'Géométrie Stéréométrique -ou- Décomposition du cube en polyèdres réguliers, irréguliers et corps ronds... par L. Dupin Ing.eur' (Stereometric Geometry or the disassembly of the cube into regular and irregular polyhedrons and cylinders... by L. Dupin, Inventor). £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Private American collection, New York, USA.

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FOSSIL HADROSAUR DINOSAUR EGG 440

LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 100-66 MILLION YEARS B.P. 5½ in. (1.73 kg, 14.1 cm) A near complete Charonosaurus sp. hadrosaur egg, retaining the leathery surface, and possibly showing the internal remains at one corner. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From Xixia Basin, Henan Province, China. Ex Eons Ago, USA, circa 2008. Prepared by Christine Coyle, U.S.A. From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK.

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FOSSIL HADROSAUR DINOSAUR EGG NEST LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 100-66 MILLION YEARS B.P. 17 in. (17.3 kg, 43 cm) A large section of Charonosaurus sp. hadrosaur egg nest on matrix, including three eggs each retaining some of the original shell surface. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

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From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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442

CRETACEOUS FOSSIL REEF SHARK LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 96-95 MILLION YEARS B.P. 32 in. (26¾ x 50¼ in.) (40.1 kg total, shark: 81 cm (68 x 127.5 cm)) A rare complete example of Paratriakis curtirostris within micritic matrix, displaying the spine, fins and tail with visible fin supports; the head with a number of teeth in situ; mounted in a custom-made wooden frame with a textured insert. £20,000 - 30,000

PROVENANCE:

Found Haqel, Lebanon. Ex Fine Fossils, UK. From the private collection of Mr J.G., a company executive. Studied by the University of Manchester, UK. Accompanied by an original signed handwritten note from Sir David Attenborough, 7 November 2022, which reads 'Dear J[ ] G[ ], You are indeed lucky to have such a spectacular fossil. Best wishes, David Attenborough'. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Fine Fossils with certificate no.COLL011. Accompanied by a detailed geological report by Paul Goodrich. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12091-214455. FOOTNOTES:

Paratriakis curtirostris was a resident in the shallows of the Tethys Ocean, which separated Africa, Europe, Indo-Australia and Asia. The genus is now extinct, but has a relative in the modern-day dogfish Triakis.

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FOSSIL KEICHOUSAURUS MARINE REPTILE SKELETON TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 250 MILLION YEARS B.P. 7⅞ x 11⅝ in. (2.58 kg, 20 x 29.5 cm) Comprising a complete Keichousaurus hui skeleton on a rectangular matrix. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

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From Xingyi, Guizhou, China. Ex J. Shaul, collection, UK. FOOTNOTES:

Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, a member of the Pleurosaur family, which went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters, and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs.

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FOSSIL CLAUDIOSAURUS SKELETON LATE PERMIAN-EARLY TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 252-250 MILLION YEARS B.P. 12¾ in. (8.85 kg, 32.5 cm) On a rounded matrix. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

444

From Madagascar. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. FOOTNOTES:

Claudiosaurus is an extinct genus of diapsid reptiles from the Late Permian Sakamena Formation of the Morondava Basin, Madagascar. It is theorised that this was a semi-aquatic, lizard-like dinosaur.

445

FOSSIL GIGANTEUS CRAB NEOGENE PERIOD, CIRCA 15-12 MILLION YEARS B.P. 6¾ in. (926 grams, 17 cm) A well preserved and prepared complete Tumidocarcinus giganteus from a classic fossil location; witha handwritten provenance label to verso. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

445

Found by Mike Kemper, Waipare, Mount Cass, New Zealand, February 2014. From the private collection of a Lancashire gentleman.

446

MASSIVE DISPLAY MATRIX WITH FOSSIL OTODUS SHARK TEETH EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS BP 20½ in. (35.1 kg, 52 cm) A huge montage of over fifty large fossil Otodus obliquus shark teeth, set recently on a matrix slab for display. £700 - 900 PROVENANCE:

From a Cambridgeshire collection; from Morocco. From the Horton collection, UK.

446

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447

HUGE MEGALODON GIANT SHARK FOSSIL TOOTH PLIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 5.2-2.5 MILLION YEARS B.P. 6¼ in. (626 grams, 15.8 cm) A Carcharocles megalodon tooth displaying good polished enamel. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Fossils UK. From the private collection of a Lancashire gentleman. FOOTNOTES:

Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.

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448

HUGE KNIGHTIA FOSSIL FISH DISPLAY EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-33 MILLION YEARS B.P. 46 in. (42.9 kg, 117 cm wide) With a shoal of Knightia alta sp. specimens, some preserved on top of each other, on an irregular matrix; mounted on plywood backing. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From Wyoming (Green River Formation), USA. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.

449

LARGE HISTORIC ROMAN 'SPARTAN BASALT' CUT & POLISHED GREEN PORPHYRY SHEET 12⅝ in. (1.01 kg, 32 cm)

448

A very large lacquered cut section, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From Greece. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).

450

LARGE HISTORIC CUT & POLISHED PORPHYRY SLICE 11 in. (917 grams, 28 cm) Comprising lacquered porphyry slice of irregular shape, cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times between the 1st and 5th century A.D. [No Reserve] £200 - 300 449 PROVENANCE:

From Egypt. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). FOOTNOTES:

Mons Porphyrites (today Jabal Abu Dukhkhan) is the mountainous site of a group of ancient quarries in the Red Sea Hills of the inhospitable eastern desert in Egypt, a five day trip from the Nile during Roman times. They were discovered by Caius Cominus Leugas in 18 A.D., and during the Roman Empire the mines officially belonged to the emperor and were the only known source of the Imperial Porphyry, Mons Porphyrites. This dark purple stone was associated with royalty and used for prestigious sculpture and architecture. The location of the mines was lost some time in the 5th century, and rediscovered in the early 19th century. Excavations in the area have revealed the well-preserved quarries and the dwelling places of the quarry men, and also thousands of ostraca have been discovered containing messages that provide details of how the quarrying took place, and of how the highly skilled quarrymen ordered their food.

450

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piece(s). Although TimeLine have made 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: A condition statement for lots is not given in the catalogue, printed or on-line. This does not infer that any lot is free from faults and prospective bidders must satisfy themselves entirely as to the fullcondition of each piece before placing bids. Condition Reports may be requested for any lot but are given only for general guidance and are inevitably subjective in character. Requests for Condition Reports should be made as early as possible; requests received at a late time may not be available before the lot is offered. 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 57).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 30% 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 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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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 on an inclusive basis, under the Auctioneer’s Margin Scheme on all Buyer's Premiums and other charges and is not claimable as Input VAT. For some items, such as investment gold, modern jewellery and gemstones, where marked with a ‘dagger’ (†) symbol, VAT on the Hammer Price will be payable in addition. Where import duties are payable, these lots are marked with symbols ‡ or Ω and are payable by all buyers at the corresponding rates; for overseas buyers, a refund of import duty will be payable or credited, provided that the item(s) have left the UK within 30 days of date of payment. 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. b. Unless agreed by TimeLine in writing in advance of the Auction, the Buyer must pay the Purchase Price in full in cleared

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. 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.

43. Jurisdiction: the Bidder 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). At the sole discretion of TimeLine, the auctioneer may instigate any proceedings within the jurisdiction of the bidder's country of residence.

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 part-provision 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 to enforce any of these terms.

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. 45. Import restrictions: Auction lots (or individual item/s within any given lot) of either Persian or Iranian origin are subject to United States trade restrictions which currently prohibit their import into the US, without exception. Buyers should be aware that similar (or other) restrictions may apply to other categories of items offered for sale. It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to satisfy themselves that any lot/s purchased at auction can be legally imported into the desired shipping destination prior to bidding. 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 £1,500 and above and all ancient Western Asiatic lots are searched against the Art Loss Register database.

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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 ((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. 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 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.

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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 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. 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).

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.

10. Selling Commission: The standard rate of selling commission payable to TimeLine shall be 18% of the Hammer Price (VAT inclusive).

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 postSale 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.

11. Additional Charges: TimeLine may levy additional charges regarding:

16. Payment to Sellers: the Net Proceeds of the Auction will become due and

This clause 8 shall survive termination of the Contract. 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.

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 part-provision 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).