Timeline Auctions | Important Ancient Art & Antiquities | June 2025

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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SHABTI FOR THE FOURTH SON OF RAMESSES II, PRINCE KHAEMWASET

EGYPTIAN WOODEN FUNERARY SHABTI FIGURINE ‡

NEW KINGDOM, 19TH DYNASTY, 1279-1213 B.C. 4 in. (82.4 grams, 11.8 cm) The mummiform figure in brownish-black and white faience with black detailing, wearing a round wig featuring a side-lock and a broad collar, the white face displaying eyes, eyebrows, nostrils, and a short beard in black; the arms crossed, and the white-glazed hands holding hoes; a slightly raised white-glazed frontal panel containing a column of hieroglyphic text reads: ‘The Osiris, the Sem-Priest, the King’s Son, Khaemwaset, True of Voice’. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of George Ortiz, Geneva, Switzerland, since before 1981.

Received by gift from George Ortiz to the current owner at Mr Ortiz’s Geneva home in the summer of 1981.

From the private collection of a UK gentleman since the early 1980s.

Identified by Professor A.M. Dodson BA, MPhil, PhD, FSA, Department of Anthropology & Archaeology, University of Bristol.

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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SHABTI FOR HOR-SA-ISET ‡ LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C. 6 in. (124 grams, 15.2 cm) Of mummiform type, wearing a tripartite wig and long plaited divine beard; holding a pick in the left hand, a hoe in the right, and the cord of a seed bag hanging over his left shoulder; standing on an integral plinth, a plain back pillar terminating at the base of the wig; two vertical panels of hieroglyphic inscription to the front, including dedication: s ws r r s st, ‘The illuminated, the Osiris, Hor-sa-Iset’; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £800 - 1,000

NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1570-1070 B.C. 5¾ in. (39 grams, 14.5 cm) Carved in the round as a mummiform figure, with a carefully modelled tripartite wig, a rounded face, large eyes, and a subtly simpering expression. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, formed between 1950-1990s. with Liechti stock number ‘E.825’ to base.

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EGYPTIAN BRONZE OFFERING TABLE WITH RAMESSES II CARTOUCHE NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY B.C. 3 in. (118 grams, 78 mm) Hollow-formed representation of a cartouche featuring a figure of a kneeling offerant at one end; the cartouche inlaid with a panel incised with Setepenre Usermaatre and hieroglyphic text, along with two attachment holes on the underside. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.

Property of a London based academic, 2003 to present.

FOOTNOTES:

This type of object seems to have served as a symbolic offering. Its resemblance to the primary element of an incense burner may imply a ritual connection.

PROVENANCE:

Jacques René Fiechter, Switzerland (1920-1950). with Auction Martin, Egyptian collection of André Bircher, 1949. with Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, 5 November 2011, no.20.

Private collection, Europe.

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EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT WITH FEMALE FIGURE ‡ NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1295 B.C. 16½ in. (3.12 kg total, 42 cm high including stand) Showing a female figure as part of a procession, carrying a loaf of bread, a second offerant behind her; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

From the estate of the late Professor Dr E. Bernardo Streiff, Geneva; a distinguished collection of antiquities formed during the 1950s-1970s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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EGYPTIAN MARBLE HEAD OF A QUEEN ‡ PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 323-30 B.C. 4 in. (5 in.) (313 grams total, 10 cm high (14.3 cm high including stand)) Modelled in the half-round in Hellenistic style with a stephane and centre-parted hair, serene facial features including hooded eyes and pert lips; mounted on a custom-made wooden display stand. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex Hanna Saba collection, Ambassador to Egypt-USA-France (1909-1992).

Private European collection.

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

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The head is similar to various portraits of Ptolemaic queens, some of them identified as belonging to the famous Berenice II (246-222 B.C.), some others to Cleopatra VII Philopator (69-30 BC), the lover of Julius Caesar, the spouse of Mark Anthony and the last Queen of Egypt. The analogies with Berenike II’s portrait are noteworthy, especially with the portrait in the Cairo Museum (inv.JE 39517): the diadem and its position on the top of the head, similar physical features, and similar roundness of the cheeks.

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EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF ‡

EGYPTIAN MUMMY SHROUD SECTION WITH HIERATIC TEXT

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 10½ in. (1.95 kg, 26.5 cm)

LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 480-30 B.C. 12 in. (8 grams, 32 cm)

A fragment featuring a low-relief depiction of a male head in profile with a shoulder-length duplex wig, the upper part intricately detailed with herringbone stripes and a fringed edge, transitioning into heavy curls at the lower part, sporting a short beard and a boldly carved ear with an indented lobe, drilled for a mounting peg. £3,000 - 4,000

A rectangular section of woven linen textile featuring four lines of neat hieratic text in black. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC GLOBULAR FLASK ‡ NAQADA II, 3500-3150 B.C. 8¼ in (925 grams, 21 cm)

PROVENANCE:

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

FOOTNOTES:

From the fifth century B.C., mummy wrappings for the affluent frequently display lines of hieratic script—a cursive variant of Egyptian hieroglyphs used for both daily and religious writings. These often include excerpts from funerary texts like the Book of the Dead, along with prayers and invocations designed to safeguard and guide the deceased in the afterlife. These texts, sometimes accompanied by vignettes, were inscribed directly on the linen strips before or during the mummification process. Some of these bandages could be remarkably long; one example from Brussels, measuring only 6.2 cm in width, spans an incredible 26 metres.

A globular-shaped body with a disc base, short neck, and everted rim at the mouth; featuring a burnished red wash surface. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection. with Bonhams, London, 22 September 1998, no.130.

European private collection.

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LARGE EGYPTIAN BRONZE WEPWAWET AMULET ‡

EGYPTIAN BRONZE KHONSU STATUETTE WITH SILVER EYES

THIRD INTERMEDIATE-LATE PERIOD, 1069-332 B.C. 3½ in. (4 in.) (54 grams, 91 mm (162 grams total, 11.7 cm including stand ))

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 7½ in. (378 grams total, 19 cm including stand)

Showing the jackal deity Wepwawet standing with ears pricked on a sledge, the slender body modelled with long legs and a tail, suspension loop on the back; two rearing cobras before the jackal; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £4,000 - 6,000

Modelled in the round figure of Khonsu standing, holding the crook, flail, and long was-sceptre, with false beard and sidelock, wearing a crown consisting of a lunar crescent and disc with uraeus, and a broad collar; the eyes with sheet-silver inlays; mounted on a custommade stand. £4,000 - 6,000

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Ex Dr R. and Mrs L.B., Zumikon, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

Ex Geneva collection, Switzerland, acquired before 1980.

Ex Galerie Günter Puhze GmbH, Germany, 2008.

Ex Keane collection, Kent, UK.

FOOTNOTES:

Wepwawet, meaning Opener of the Ways, was an ancient Egyptian god associated primarily with warfare, protection, and funerary practices. Depicted as a jackal or a man with a jackal’s head—often mistaken for Anubis— Wepwawet was believed to guide souls through the afterlife and open paths both in battle and in the spiritual realm. He originated in Asyut (ancient Lycopolis) in Upper Egypt and was one of the oldest deities in the Egyptian pantheon, with worship dating back to at least the First Dynasty (c. 3100–2900 BCE). Over time, Wepwawet became closely linked to Anubis, and the two were sometimes conflated, though Wepwawet retained his distinct identity as a god who preceded and cleared the way. In military contexts, Wepwawet was invoked to open the way for pharaohs and armies, ensuring victory and safe passage.

In funerary texts, he was described as clearing the path to the afterlife, acting as a scout or guide for the deceased.

Accompanied by an original invoice from Galerie Günter Puhze GmbH.

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EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF ISIS AND HORUS ‡ LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 2 in. (73.4 grams, 68 mm) Isis enthroned wearing a cow’s horn headdress with a solar disc fronted by uraeus, suckling the infant Horus on her lap; Horus with a side-lock of youth. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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

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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE CROCODILE AMULET ‡ LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C. 3 in. (13.4 grams, 74 mm)

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Representing the god Sobek; detailed face and scales; standing on a rectangular plinth; pierced to the front for suspension. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

From the estate of the late Professor Dr E. Bernardo Streiff, Geneva; a distinguished collection of antiquities formed during the 1950s-1970s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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EGYPTIAN BLUE GLASS BIRD INLAY PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 332-30 B.C. 2 in. (18 grams total, 55 mm including stand) Modelled in the half-round with low-relief hatched detailing; perching on a D-section base; mounted on a silver support and a wooden display stand. £500 - 700 14

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with Jean-Phillipe Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France.

Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above in 1992.

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EGYPTIAN GREEN-BLUE GLASS INLAY OF THE HORUS FALCON PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 332-30 B.C. 2 in. (24.15 grams total, 73 mm including stand) Modelled in silhouette with painted detailing; mounted on a custommade stand. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

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with Eternal Egypt, London, UK. Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above on the 21 May 1992.

Accompanied by a copy of the Eternal Egypt invoice.

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EGYPTIAN GREEN GLAZED FAIENCE AMULET OF A SEATED SPHINX KUSHITE KINGDOM, 25TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 747-656 B.C. 2 in. (17.48 grams total, 51 mm including stand) Figure of a sphinx in seated pose on a tongue-shaped base, with loop between the shoulders and Nubian hairstyle. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

with Charles Ede Ltd, London, UK. Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above on 28 April 1994.

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Accompanied by a copy of the Charles Ede invoice.

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PHOENICIAN BONE SPHINX ‡ 5TH CENTURY B.C. 1 in. (21.2 grams, 35 mm) Seated with curving wings flanking the body and stocky body resting on over-sized lion-paws, small female head with rounded facial features and curly hair; hollow inside. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Dr Leo Mildenberg, Zurich, 1990s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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EGYPTIAN GLAZED STEATITE AMULET OF BASTET

EGYPTIAN BLUE AMULET OF BES

LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C. 1½ in. (3.75 grams, 38 mm)

THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1069-735 B.C. 1¾ in. (4.13 grams, 44 mm)

Modelled in advancing pose wearing a tight-fitting robe, cat-headed, with a sistrum in one hand and a Bes head emblem in the other; suspension loop between shoulders. £1,000 - 1,400

Modelled in the round, Bes standing nude with a lion’s tail, wearing a feathered headdress. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

François de Ricqlès, Paris, Archéologie, 30 September-1 October 1996, no.332.

Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above sale.

Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport, dated 2 October 1996.

PROVENANCE:

Archéologie; François de Ricqlès, Paris, 30 September-1 October 1996, no.322 (part).

Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above sale.

Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport, 30 September 1996.

Accompanied by a copy of the François de Ricqlès invoice.

FOOTNOTES:

Bastet is typically depicted with the head of a lioness or domestic cat. The cat symbolises protection, motherhood, and, later, gentleness and domesticity, qualities associated with Bastet, especially in her later evolution from a fierce lioness to a more benevolent feline goddess. The sistrum she holds is a ritual musical instrument associated with Hathor and other birth goddesses and is linked to joy, music, and divine protection. Bastet was often invoked during music and dance ceremonies, and the sistrum reinforces her role in celebration and protection. Bes was a dwarf god known for guarding households, particularly mothers and children. His image on Bastet’s amulet emphasises her protective role, especially at home and during childbirth.

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LARGE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE THOTH AS A BABOON AMULET LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 3 in. (31.51 grams total, 80 mm including stand) Modelled in the round as the god in baboon-form crouching holding a wedjat-eye in his forepaws; ribbed suspension loop on back; mounted on a custom-made stand. £1,500 - 2,000

EGYPTIAN GREEN GLAZED FAIENCE AMULET OF A MONKEY

Ex private UK, collection formed since the 1960s.

THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1069-735 B.C. 1 in. (6.1 grams total, 43 mm including stand)

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Modelled in the round with dorsal pillar and loop, small base. £1,000 - 1,400

THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1069-735 B.C. 1 in. (3.53 grams, 24.05 mm overall, 19.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19))

EGYPTIAN GREEN GLAZED FAIENCE OPENWORK RING

PROVENANCE:

Collection of Monsieur M.; Etude Tajan, Paris, 26 February 1996, no.101.

Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above sale.

Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport, dated 21 March 1996.

With the reserved figure of a seated falcon-headed deity holding the Maat feather, a stylised lotus bloom above and below. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

FOOTNOTES:

The vervet monkey was a symbol of love and sexual fulfilment.

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

with Christie’s, London, 19 October 1994, no.133 (part).

Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above sale.

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EGYPTIAN ‘BECKER’ SERPENTINE VESSEL ‡ NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1450 B.C. 6 in. (1.2 kg, 15.5 cm) Piriform jar with wide, flat rim and short neck, narrow neck and flat base. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Becker collection, 1920s.

Private collection, Los Angeles, USA, 1990s.

Private European collection.

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

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PHOENICIAN ALABASTRON WITH HANDLES ‡ 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C. 7¾ in. (650 grams, 19.7 cm high) Comprising a slender alabaster piriform body and two lateral lug handles, conical neck with broad everted rim. £1,000 - 1,400

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Giusfredi collection, 1980s.

Swiss private collection, acquired May 1999.

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EGYPTIAN TRAVERTINE KOHL JAR AND LID ‡ MIDDLE KINGDOM-EARLY NEW KINGDOM, 12TH-EARLY 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1985-1479 B.C. 2½ in. (355 grams, 65 mm) Piriform vessel with flared foot and wide rim, discoid lid with raised central panel to verso. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Galerie Nefer, Zurich, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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COPTIC MARBLE LITURGICAL VESSEL FRAGMENT WITH INSCRIPTION ‡ 6TH CENTURY A.D. 2 in. (87 grams, 55 mm) Tongue-shaped with low rounded pad on the underside, raised edge with low-relief decoration of grape vines and leaves, the edge with pairs of opposing doves eating grapes; dedicatory Demotic inscription on the underside. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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

FOOTNOTES:

These vessels were used as liturgical objects for church offerings or ritual cult and were extensively employed from late antiquity in ecclesiastical contexts.

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EGYPTIAN STEATITE PORTRAIT OF A PTOLEMAIC PRINCE ‡ 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C. 4 in. (84 grams total, 10 cm including stand) With a round face featuring large eyes, a narrow nose that broadens at the end, and full lips downturned at the corners, the forehead has a distinctive deep furrow above the brow; a narrow, twisted diadem encircling his wavy hair; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Bern, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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LARGE EGYPTIAN BRONZE OXYRHYNCHUS FISH OF PERMEDJED WITH HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTION ‡ LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C. 6¾ in. (585 grams, 17 cm)

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Modelled in the round on a sledge attached by ventral and pectoral fins, a forked tail, a dorsal ridge, and a tapering nose, featuring recessed circular eyes filled with enamel, a horned sun disc headdress fronted by a uraeus, and a suspension loop behind; a few hieroglyphs of a dedication remain visible on the underside of the sledge, which may be interpreted as ‘….the great give life (to)…’ (…t wr rdi n t….); presumably, ‘the great’ followed the name of a deity, now lost. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from Gallery Reiner, Paris, France, 1981.

Private collection, Europe.

Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.150583 dated 29 November 2013.

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EGYPTIAN BRONZE COBRA MOUNT ‡ LATE PERIOD, 6TH CENTURY B.C. 8 in. (182 grams, 22 cm) Cobra-shaped mount with head raised and hood expanded, two mounting studs to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Private Israeli collection.

Ex Archaeological Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2015.

Private European collection.

FOOTNOTES:

The mount quite possibly adorned the Atef crown of a statue of Osiris.

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EGYPTIAN BRONZE HEAD OF A CAT ‡ LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C. 1¼ in. (40.4 grams, 33.6 mm high)

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The head of goddess Bastet modelled in the round with alert ears and eyes, ears pierced; hollow-formed. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

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Acquired in the mid 1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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EGYPTIAN STEATITE HARPOCRATES STATUETTE LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 3 in. (15.26 grams, 78 mm)

PROVENANCE:

with Charles Ede Ltd, London, UK. Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above on 12 July 1994.

Accompanied by a copy of the Charles Ede invoice.

Carved in the round, the nude standing figure of the god sporting a solar disc and uraeus headdress, wearing a sidelock, and holding a lotus flower, accompanied by an integral dorsal pillar and base; one arm missing. £1,500 - 2,000

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EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE GLAZED FAIENCE AMULET OF IMSETY LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C. 1 in. (3.66 grams, 36 mm)

PROVENANCE:

Ex Thomas collection, UK, 1980s-1990s.

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EGYPTIAN GREEN GLAZED FAIENCE AMULET OF NEPHTHYS LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C. 1 in. (2.68 grams, 37 mm)

PROVENANCE:

with Ancient World Arts, New York, USA. Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above in 1994.

Depicting the goddess Nephthys wearing the two hieroglyphic parts of her name (Neb(et)-Hut), with dorsal pillar and base. £500 - 700

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LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C. 2 in. (39.7 grams total, 68 mm including stand)

with B.M.S., Switzerland.

Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above on 14 September 1981.

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EGYPTIAN BLUE AMULET OF AMUN LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C. 2¾ in. (15.75 grams total, 71 mm including stand) The god modelled seated on a throne with a dorsal pillar, hands resting on his knees, wearing a short kilt and a two-plume feather crown; mounted on a wooden stand. £2,000 - 3,000

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Flat-backed depiction of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus, wearing a finely detailed tripartite wig, a broad collar, and holding a length of folded cloth. £400 - 600

EGYPTIAN GREEN GLAZED FAIENCE FIGURE OF SOMTOUS

Modelled in the round, the nude seated figure of the child Somtous, with one hand to his lips and a prominent sidelock, emerging from a lotus flower; mounted on a custom-made stand. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

with Noriuchi Horiuchi, Tokyo, Japan.

Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above in 1993.

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EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE GLAZED FAIENCE FOUR SONS OF HORUS MOUNT SET

EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE GLAZED SEATED HARPOCRATES

25TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 747-656 B.C. 3¾ x 3 in. (81 grams total, 95 x 80 mm including stand) Set of four flat-backed plaques depicting the standing figures of the four sons of Horus (from left to right: Duamutef, Imsety, Hapy, and Qebehsenuef) in profile, each wearing a tripartite wig, broad collars, and holding a long folded cloth; mounted on a stand. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Gunther Markert collection, Germany/Switzerland, 1954 or 1961. with Robert Bigler, Switzerland.

Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above on 12 October 2001.

Accompanied by a copy of the Robert Bigler invoice.

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EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE SCARAB ‡ LATE PERIOD, 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C. 4 in. (22.3 grams, 10 cm wide) Comprising a crescentic plaque with central scarab modelled in the half-round, and lateral wings with hatched texturing; scarab with ribbing and other detailing; pierced in four places for attachment; accompanied by a custom-made stand. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1950-1990s.

Mr C., Geneva, Switzerland.

Private collection, Europe.

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

LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C. 2 in. (10 grams total, 52 mm including stand) The god in a semi-seated pose with sidelock and uraeus; mounted on a custom-made stand. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Collection de Son Excellence Mandou Riaz (1895-1963).

Archéologie, François de Ricqlès, Paris, 11-12 November 2001, no.186.

Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above sale.

Accompanied by a copy of the François de Ricqlès invoice.

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EGYPTIAN GREEN GLAZED STEATITE SYNCRETIC AMULET OF MUT THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1069-735 B.C. 2 in. (22.6 grams, 61 mm) Modelled in the round, formed as the goddess standing before a highbacked throne cradling the head of a standing child to her chest; the goddess with tiered double-crown and tripartite wig; throne with lowrelief figure of the lioness-headed goddess Sekhmet to the rear with spread wings forming the arms of the chair. £2,500 - 3,500 PROVENANCE:

with Jean-Phillipe Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France.

Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above in 1992.

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PHOENICIO-EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE SCARABOID WITH LIONS

PHOENICIAN SCARAB IN GOLD SWIVEL RING ‡

6TH CENTURY B.C. 1 in. (14.5 grams, 28 mm)

6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. AND LATER 1 in. (4.34 grams, 26.44 mm overall, 15.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J½, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9))

With gusset to the sidewall and incuse design to the underside of opposed winged lions each with one forepaw raised. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex collection of the late Mr S. M., London, UK, 1970-1990s.

FOOTNOTES:

Phoenician scarabs with winged lions were often used as guardian figures, much like Mesopotamian lamassu or Egyptian sphinxes. On amulets and seals, they likely served as apotropaic (evil-averting) symbols. In Phoenician and Persian art, hybrid creatures like winged lions reflect a cosmopolitan visual language, blending Egyptian, Assyrian, and Achaemenid motifs. They could symbolise imperial power or transcultural authority. In some cases, winged lions are linked to deities or divine guardianship, especially when shown flanking sacred symbols like trees, thrones, or sun discs.

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PHOENICIAN SCARAB SEAL FOR BELONGING TO H-N-N (THE MERCIFUL) CIRCA 800-400 B.C. ¾ in. (4.76 grams, 20 mm) Accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Stamp Seal of Chalcedony/Carnelian 14.5 x 20 x 10 mm. This s a scarab on a flat base, the insect nicely modelled, and the seal design on the flat base is contained within a linear border. It shows a prancing lion above a fallen bull and there is an inscription in the West Semitic alphabet [three characters] l-h-n-n Property of H-n-n. This is a Phoenician seal, exact date not easy to fix but c.800-400 B.C. is the likely range. The seal, which is not pierced, is chipped around the edges but otherwise in very good condition.’ £3,500 - 4,500 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.

Property of a London based academic, 2003 to present.

The scarab with lightly incised anatomical detailing, the underside with a central cartouche flanked by two rearing crowned uraei, a pair of falcons standing above the cartouche facing a sm hieroglyph symbolising union (of the two lands, Upper and Lower Egypt); set into a later gold swivel ring. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

with Bonhams, London, UK, 21 October 1999, no.36.

Private collection, Europe.

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PHOENICIAN GREEN STONE SCARAB WITH THREE-HEADED GRYLLOS 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. 1 in. (6.94 grams, 28 mm) With carapace detailing to the convex face; underside with gryllos of a bearded male, a slender female and a boar. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex collection of the late Mr S. M., London, UK, 1970-1990s.

FOOTNOTES:

Grylli motifs usually combine various human and animal heads, sometimes including animal legs.

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PHOENICIAN CARNELIAN SCARABOID WITH LION 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. ¾ in. (2.55 grams, 18.65 mm) Carved in the half-round as a recumbent lion with head turned, underside with incuse image of a gryphon-headed man holding snakes in his hands. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of a deceased London gentleman, UK, 1970-1990s.

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EGYPTIAN COBALT BLUE GLAZED FAIENCE LIBATION CUP OF RAMESSES II NEW KINGDOM, 19TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1279-1212 B.C. 1 in. (46.5 grams, 48 mm) Conical in profile with flared base and rim, black glazed inscription panel bearing the dedication: ‘Lord of the Two Lands, User-Maat-Re (Ramesses II) given life, beloved of Osiris, Lord of Rosetau’. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

With Jean-Phillipe Mariaud de Serres, Paris.

Private collection, London, acquired from the above in 1992.

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EGYPTIAN BLUE GLAZED LIBATION CUP OF RAMESSES III NEW KINGDOM, 20TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1183-1152 B.C. 2 in. (50 grams, 53 mm) Ritual cup with sides tapering towards the base; the black glazed rectangular panel containing two columns of text: ‘Lord of Appearances, Ramesses ruler of Heliopolis (Ramses heqa Iwnw) given life, beloved of Osiris, Lord of Rosetau’. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

with Hoshigaoka Gallery Co. Ltd, Japan.

Private collection, London, acquired from the above on the 26th September 1981.

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EGYPTIAN BROWN QUARTZITE BABOON ANIMAL FIGURINE ‡ NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1550-1070 B.C. 5 in. (1.15 kg, 15 cm) Carved in a typical pose, sitting on its haunches with its tail curving around the right side, its front paws resting on its knees and protruding beneath its thick furry pelt, with incised detailing, its feet either side of the phallus, the head with bulbous, striated hair on either side, chipped, snout restored; seated on a high shrine-shaped plinth with squared front and rounded back, featuring a cavetto cornice and roll detailing on the upper part. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

From a deceased American estate, 1970-1989. with Bonham’s, London, 28 October 2009, no.35.

Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonham’s catalogue pages.

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EGYPTIAN COPPER RING WITH NAME OF AKHENATEN ‡

LARGE EGYPTIAN AMETHYST HEART AMULET

NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, 1353-1336 B.C. ¾ in. (7.28 grams, 19.03 mm overall, 12.08 mm internal diameter)

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. 1¼ in. (8.79 grams, 31 mm)

A ‘stirrup’ type ring with a substantial oval-shaped bezel bearing the name of Pharaoh Akhenaten - Nefer-kheperu-re Wah-en-re; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £1,200 - 1,700

Carved in the round with integral suspension loop. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

PROVENANCE:

From early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection.

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EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN HEART AMULET NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C. 1 in. (5.27 grams, 26 mm)

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EGYPTIAN GLASS HEART SCARAB LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. OR LATER 1 in. (6.49 grams, 24.6 mm) Modelled in the round with ribbed loop to the underside, carapace and leg detailing. £800 - 1,000

A large heart, ib, amulet of classic egg-form with shallow lugs on either side with short flared top and tubular suspension loop. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From an early 20th century collection London and Home counties, UK.

PROVENANCE:

Ex London and Home Counties collection, UK, 1920-1940.

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EGYPTIAN WOODEN MODEL BOAT WITH OARSMEN MIDDLE KINGDOM, LATE 11TH-EARLY 12TH DYNASTY, 2010-1961 B.C. 16 in. (1.29 kg, 41.5 cm wide) Comprising a cream-coloured crescent-shaped boat manned by a crew of seven oarsmen, each with a short black wig, their bodies painted in reddish-brown and wearing cream-coloured kilts; all with pivoting arms and with hands drilled to accept oars (now missing); an outline around the boat’s deck and a net pattern at the prow and stern in red; a portion of an inward slanting stern post remains, with traces of another at the prow; the oarsmen re-affixed. £8,000 - 10,000

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

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1960s.

From the collection of the late Egyptologist Surgeon Commander P.H.K. Gray RN. From a Surrey, UK, collection.

Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.

FOOTNOTES:

Models of various boat types were sometimes provided for the same burial. For the different types see Winlock, H.E., Models of Daily Life in Ancient Egypt from the Tomb of Meket-Re’ at Thebes, Cambridge MA, 1955, pp.92-103.

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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE STELE OF A NOBLEMAN HOLDING AN OFFERING TO THE GODS

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

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 32¼ in. (50 kg, 81.5 cm) Modelled in the half-round as a man standing on a integral plinth, round face with short curly hair, wide eyes, a slender nose and a small mouth; wearing a Greek himation wrapped around his body and feet enclosed in Romano-Egyptian sandals; the left arm lowered and holding a cluster of grapes; his right arm bent at the elbow and holding a roll; remains of red and dark brown pigment on the face and clothing. £3,000 - 4,000

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Property of a Surrey lady; acquired by her father Christopher Terry circa 1980.

FOOTNOTES:

Limestone niches with polychrome representations of the deceased were common in Roman Egypt, and lasted until the time of the Arab conquest. The man depicted on this stele certainly belonged to the high contemporary nobility as is evidenced by his well-pleated clothing, which identifies him as a member of local Graeco-Roman aristocracy.

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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN PAINTED PORTRAIT ON LINEN ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 22 x 24¾ in. (4.3 kg, 58 x 63 cm including frame) Encaustic painting on thin linen fabric, upper part of the funeral shroud with half-length representation of the deceased, representing the bust of a young man in the guise of mummiform Osiris holding implements of his divinity, black hair, wearing a gilt broad collar (maniakion) and netting, pink dress ornamented with rosettes, traces of halo in white pigment; set in a glazed frame. £30,000 - 40,000 PROVENANCE:

Collection of the estate of Patti Cadby Birch (1923-2007), New York, USA. with Sotheby’s, New York, Antiquities, 5 June 2008, sale no.8452, no.105.

European private collection, acquired thereafter.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00014603.

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

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

FOOTNOTES:

Fayum portraits, painted on wood or linen, applied to the mummies of the Graeco-Roman period, are one of the most wonderful legacies that the koiné of the Graeco-Roman world has left us. Due to the favourable climate enhancing the state of preservation, these encaustic paintings have left us an almost photographic testimony of the faces of the inhabitants of Roman Egypt. The realistic portrait shows here the idea of the deceased as Osiris. This idea, already existing in the Ptolemaic Period regardless of the gender of the person represented, continued to exist in the Graeco-Roman period. The deceased is undoubtedly a young man, beardless, with black and slightly frizzy hair. A similar male portrait with the same type of clothing, the attributes: nimbus and the identifying elements of Osiris can be found in a portrait now in Paris (Parlasca, 2003, no.771, pl.172,3).

Patti Cadby Birch (1923-2007) was a prominent American philanthropist and collector, known for her significant contributions to the arts. A patron of institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, she supported numerous exhibitions and acquisitions, particularly in the fields of antiquities and Islamic art. Works from her esteemed collection have been widely exhibited and are held in several major museum collections.

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GREEK LUCANIAN RED-FIGURE BELL-KRATER WITH NUDE DANCING SATYR ‡ CIRCA 380-370 B.C. 11 in. (2.1 kg, 29 cm wide) Decorated with a meander with saltire squares below the figural scenes, and a laurel below the rim; Side A: a nude gesticulating satyr with short curly hair and long beard, running to the right with his left leg raised and his arms outstretched, characteristic pointed ears and pug nose, towards a maenad moving right and looking back at him, her hair short and curly, her body draped in a chiton, with another maenad standing behind him, facing left, draped in a himation over a chiton; Side B: three youths in draped cloaks with hoods thrown back; professionally restored. £7,000 - 9,000 PROVENANCE:

Belgian private collection, 1950s. with Christie’s, New York, 4 June 2008, no.190.

Private central European collection.

Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie’s catalogue pages.

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

FOOTNOTES:

The style allows us to attribute this vase to an unknown artist of Lucanian origin: it is in ancient Lucania (a region which is located between present-day Calabria and Basilicata, in Southern Italy and between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Ionian Sea, with Metaponto as a well-known city) that the first Italic style of red-figure painting developed.

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GREEK ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE LEKYTHOS WITH FIGHTING WARRIORS ‡ 6TH CENTURY B.C. 5½ in. (154 grams, 13.9 cm) With flared foot, broad shoulder and trumpet-shaped mouth, strap handle to the rear; painted frieze with scene of two warriors fighting on foot with spears, watched by two silhouetted companions; ivy leaves to shoulder. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Gübelin, Switzerland, before 1970. with Fischer Luzern, 2006.

Acquired by the previous owner from the above, 9 June 2006.

Private collection, Europe.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss register certificate, no.S00066703.

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GREEK ATTIC TERRACOTTA BANDED KYLIX WITH ANIMAL FRIEZE ‡

GREEK ARCHAIC BLACK-FIGURE KYLIX WITH INSCRIPTIONS ‡

CIRCA 540 B.C. 11¼ in. (396 grams, 28.5 cm wide) With a deep bowl resting on a short stem and flared foot, the inner face with a central roundel, the outer face with a frieze of animals, Side A) an advancing lion with gaping jaws, a siren with its wings spread and head turned back, a grazing antelope and an advancing lion facing left, Side B) an advancing lion, a standing swan with its wings spread, a sheep(?), and another swan facing left with its wings spread. £6,000 - 8,000 PROVENANCE:

Swiss Art and Antiques Fair, Basel, 4-12 April 1987.

Ex Galleria Serodine, Ascona, Switzerland.

Private collection, Bern, Switzerland.

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

550-530 B.C. 8¼ in. (178 grams, 21 cm wide) With broad flat foot and short stem, broad bowl with carination at the shoulder and two strap shoulders; a palmette on each side of the handle; Side A) a standing siren with its wings spread, Greek inscription below ‘XAIPE KAI IEI EY’ (Rejoice and drink well); Side B) a grazing stag with large antlers, Greek inscription below ‘XAIPE KAI IEI EY’ (Rejoice and drink well). £10,000 - 14,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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GREEK ATTIC TERRACOTTA BLACK FIGURE PAINTED LEKYTHOS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ATHENA PAINTER ‡

GREEK TERRACOTTA WHITE-GROUND PAINTED LEKYTHOS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ATHENA PAINTER ‡

CIRCA 490 B.C. 11½ in. (649 grams, 29.2 cm)

CIRCA 510-500 B.C. 10 in. (459 grams, 26.4 cm)

Nearly cylindrical body with a slightly sloping shoulder with five palmettes and eight dots in between; main image showing a Dionysian procession with two advancing nude satyrs facing a young male playing a double pipe, each of the satyrs leaning on a walking stick and having a long garment draped over their shoulders and wearing a fillet and a large wreath on their heads. £8,000 - 10,000

Cylindrical with stepped foot, five palmettes above the shoulder, dynamic frieze of two men visiting two hetairai, each of the figures dressed in long pleated garments, at the centre of the scene, a hetaira on the right reaching towards the bearded male and gently touching his chin with her open hand, a tall draped table behind her with an amphora underneath and a standing bird on the top. £6,000 - 8,000

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Münzen und Medaillen A.G., H. Cahn, Basel, 24 April 1989.

Private collection, Bern, Switzerland.

H.A.C. (Herbert A. Cahn), 19 October 1979.

Private collection, Bern, Switzerland.

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CORINTHIAN TERRACOTTA AMPHORA ATTRIBUTED TO THE PHINEUS PAINTER ‡

GREEK TERRACOTTA PAINTED LEKYTHOS BY THE GELA PAINTER ‡

525 B.C. 11 in. (1.06 kg, 28 cm)

CIRCA 490 B.C. 13 in. (715 grams, 33 cm)

Piriform body with splayed foot and narrow handles; the neck with slender lotus blossoms and palmettes, Side A) two opposing roosters with a lotus blossom in between, two standing swans flanking, below a youth on horseback holding the reins of a trotting horse, a man and a woman behind the horse; Side B) a grazing deer before an advancing panther looking back, two opposing sphinxes below with their heads turned back and front paws raised. £6,000 - 8,000

With cylindrical body and bevelled shoulder, stepped foot; three connecting palmettes above the shoulder with two flanking lotus flowers, meander pattern below; decorated with a scene from a fountain house comprising a building with three columns, water flowing from animal-shaped fountain heads into two hydria, two women approaching the vessels by stepping onto the upper step, both wearing a long himation and their hair tied up in krobyloi, two men approaching the building behind the women, dressed in cloaks and leaning on sticks, the man on the left holding a conical cup, a seated dog at his feet; restored. £6,000 - 8,000

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Ex Münzen und Medaillen A.G., H. Cahn, Basel, 13 April 1985.

Private collection, Bern, Switzerland.

PROVENANCE:

Ex Jean-David Cahn AG, Auction 4, Kunstwerke der Antike, 19 October 2002, no.234.

Private collection, Bern, Switzerland.

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GREEK ATTIC RED-FIGURE KYLIX WITH DANCING NYMPHS AND SATYRS ‡ 5TH CENTURY B.C. 14 in. (875 grams, 37 cm wide) With short stem and broad bowl with carination at the shoulder; two strap handles with an ivy-leaf with tendrils and volutes underneath; the underside of the bowl with a frieze of four satyrs and four maenads performing a dance, the maenads dressed in fancy Ionian dress, long peplos and himation, and a kekrykephalos (hair net) on their heads, and holding a thyrsus in their right hands; the centre of the cup showing dancing Silenus and a nymph, dressed in a similar manner and holding a thyrsus, border of meanders and chequered squares surrounding; restored. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Dr Gonik and the late Mr Wirth, 1960-1970s.

Private collection, Switzerland.

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

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GREEK ATTIC RED-FIGURE SQUAT LEKYTHOS ATTRIBUTED TO THE MEIDIAS PAINTER ‡ CIRCA 420-400 B.C. 4¼ in. (95 grams, 10.9 cm) Comprising a bulbous body with narrow neck and handle to the rear; radiating petals on the neck with a band of volute scrolls below, the body showing a female in a dynamic pose, dressed in an elaborate long dress and holding a plate of fruit with her left hand, a seated female before her; attributed to the Meidias Painter; some restoration. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Prof. Dr Hans (1918-1984) and Dr Ines (1922-2013) Jucker, classical archaeologists, Bern, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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BOEOTIAN BLACK-GLAZED TERRACOTTA KANTHAROS ‡ CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C. 7½ in. (310 grams, 19 cm wide) The high-handled drinking cup with carinated lower body and a tall offset foot with a collar. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex Galleria Serodine, Arte Antichità, Fritz Huchelmann-Tieche, Ascona 13 November 1987.

Private collection, Bern, Switzerland.

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MESSAPIAN PAINTED TERRACOTTA TROZELLA ‡ 6TH CENTURY B.C. 12 in. (1.78 kg, 32.7 cm) With piriform body resting on a delineated foot, tubular neck with everted, inward sloping rim; two large handles projecting from the shoulder and descend towards the rim in a steep angle, rosette medallions embellishing the angles and base; chequerboard motif on the neck with bands of vegetal motifs on the shoulder, the handles with ivy leaves and linear decoration. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

From the estate of the prominent Swiss painter Max Gubler (1898-1973), acquired in 1936. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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GREEK TERRACOTTA SIREN VESSEL ‡ RHODIAN, CIRCA 550–500 B.C. 7 in. (341 grams, 18 cm) A mould-made vessel with the body of a bird and the head of youthful female with her head turned right, hair arranged in long plaits falling on her shoulders, small lug on the back, the body resting on stylised legs tucked beneath the body. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Dr U.W., Biel, Switzerland. with Rhea Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland.

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MONUMENTAL VILLANOVAN IMPASTO KYATHOS ‡ 7TH CENTURY B.C. 9 in. (1.18 kg, 25 cm wide) Fluted body tapering to a narrow foot, the shoulders decorated with tiered bosses, short neck with flared mouth; wide handle perforated with a triangle. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Estate of Mr Bruno Fellinger (1926-2016), Küsnacht, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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GREEK BRONZE MIRROR WITH FLORAL PATTERN ‡ CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C. 6 in. (258 grams 15.2 cm wide) Discoid with raised beaded rim, obverse slightly convex with a guilloche border; the reverse with a central five-petalled flower and three pairs of concentric circles, crescentic lines radiating from the innermost pair and extending to the outermost pair. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection Dr L.M., Zurich, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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GREEK BRONZE DUCK’S HEAD ‡ 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C. 4 in. (236 grams, 10.1 cm) Modelled in the round with realistic features, textured plumage, rounded beak. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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HELLENISTIC BRONZE FURNITURE MOUNT WITH MIME ‡ ALEXANDRIA, 1ST CENTURY B.C. 4¾ in. (130 grams total, 11.9 cm including stand) Modelled with large prominent ears and neatly cut short hair, rounded facial detailing with large eyes and flattened nose, the upper body and hands wrapped inside a pleated cloak, hollow to the reverse; the bust emerging from a lotus flower resting atop a lion’s claw foot with a mounting spike on the reverse; mounted on a display stand. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Collection of Ambassador G.P., nr.126, before 1965. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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GREEK BRONZE OLPE ‡ 6TH CENTURY B.C. 5 in. (5 in.) (145 grams, 12.5 cm (250 grams total, 15 cm including stand)) Pear-shaped body with rounded base, raised circumferential hoop at the neck and everted rim; applied high, ribbed handle with an engraved palmette at the base; accompanied by a stand. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection Dr L.M., Zurich, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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ETRUSCAN BRONZE HYDRIA HANDLE WITH SIREN

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4TH CENTURY B.C. 5¾ in. (6¾ in.) (376 grams, 14.5 cm (499 grams total, 17 cm high including stand)) Sturdy round-section shank with image of a siren developing from a palmette finial; mounted on a custom-made stand. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

From the USA art market.

Ex Gorny & Mosch, 16 December 2008, no.24.

Ex Keane collection, Kent, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages.

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PARTHIAN BRONZE HORSE OIL LAMP 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 9¼ in. (603 grams, 23.5 cm) Hollow-formed model horse with bridle and dressed mane, dorsal socket with hinge-lugs; long scooped tubular nozzle to the chest; one leg and tail absent. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1983.

Ex London gallery, 1990s.

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GREEK GOLD DIADEM WITH GLASS GEM ‡

HELLENISTIC GOLD FILIGREE ELEMENT WITH GARNET

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 11¾ in. (14 in.) (76.87 grams total, 30 cm (36 cm including stand))

2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C. 1 in. (3.32 grams, 24 mm)

Sheet-gold with tapering finials, central raised cell set with a two-tone glass insert imitating banded agate; mounted on perspex backing. £800 - 1,000

Rosette panel with central claw setting and four voided cells, scrolled filigree and beaded wire; garnet cabochon to centre. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE:

PROVENANCE:

with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

Acquired before 1983.

Ex London gallery, 1990s.

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GREEK GOLD FLORAL DIADEM ‡

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2ND CENTURY B.C. 5 in. (7 in.) (45.56 grams total, 15 cm wide (18 cm wide including stand))

LATE EASTERN GREEK GOLD AND SILVER EARRING PAIR ‡ 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (12.3 grams total, 41-42 mm)

A triangular sheet-gold panel with repoussé flowers and tendrils; mounted on perspex backing. £800 - 1,000

Matched pair, each a gold open loop with bulb below supporting a silver imitation fig. [2] £500 - 700

PROVENANCE:

PROVENANCE:

From the estate of Dr Jacob Hirsch.

Acquired by Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, from the above in 1999.

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Acquired in the 1980s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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

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IBERIAN BRONZE STATUETTE ‡ 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. 4 in. (215 grams total, 11.8 cm high including stand) Youthful male standing wearing a belted tunic with apron, arms spread wide, barefoot, bare-headed with short textured hair; mounted on a custom-made base. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Paris, France, assembled in the 1950s-1960s. with Tessier-Sarrou & Associés, Paris, 2015.

European private collection.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00107108.

Accompanied by a copy of French cultural export passport no.167803.

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IBERIAN BRONZE STATUETTE ‡ 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C. 4 in. (77.8 grams total, 10 cm including stand) Standing with arms held straight at the sides, short hair with neckring to rear, short-sleeved tunic with pleats to centre-front and rear, wide belt; perhaps a monumental fitting; gas permeation to rear right leg; mounted on a custom-made stand. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Paris, France, assembled in the 1950s-1960s. with Tessier-Sarrou & Associés, Paris, 2015.

European private collection.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00107108.

Accompanied by a copy of French cultural export passport no.167803.

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ETRUSCAN BRONZE STATUE OF A WAR GOD 6TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. 5½ in. (425 grams, 14.2 cm) Modelled in the round standing and wearing ankle-length robe, helmet with flared crest; left arm extended and right arm bent as if shooting a bow; possibly Laran, the war-god. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

UK private collection before 2000.

Acquired on the UK art market.

Private collection, London.

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CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA AMPHORA ‡

GREEK TERRACOTTA GEOMETRIC JUG WITH HANDLE ‡

8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C. 15 in. (4.4 kg, 38 cm high)

GEOMETRIC PERIOD, 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C. 9 in. (735 grams, 23.7 cm)

Buffware vessel with bands of painted decoration on the ovoid body and on the rim, panels of reeding, saltires, gammadions and other ornament to the neck, loop handles. £3,000 - 4,000

With a bulbous body and low basal ring, tubular neck with pinched trefoil spout and a wide strap handle to the rear; the body decorated with densely arranged circumferential bands, a panel of Greek key motifs on the neck, the handle with horizontal stripes and a central X-motif. £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Lebanon, early 1970s.

Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s.

Thence by descent, family collection, since 1998.

PROVENANCE:

Swiss private collection, 1980-1990s.

Private collection, Bern, Switzerland.

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ETRUSCAN IMPASTO ‘SPIRAL’ AMPHORA ‡

PHOENICIAN TERRACOTTA JUG WITH HANDLE ‡

7TH CENTURY B.C. 6½ in. (343 grams, 16.5 cm)

8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C. 7¼ in. (395 grams, 18.5 cm)

Comprising a bulbous body and a short neck with everted rim, two strap handles with incised striations continuing in an inverted V-shape beneath the handles; on each side of the body a large double spiral flanked by five curving lines, a stylised bird above. £1,000 - 1,400

Globular body decorated with circumferential banding, low foot, conical neck with pinched spout, strap handle to the rear. £700 - 900

PROVENANCE:

Ex Fortuna, Gallery for Ancient Art (Zurich, Kirchgasse 31) Basel, 7 April 1984.

Private collection, Bern, Switzerland.

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PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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

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PARTHIAN CERAMIC HORSE RHYTON 2ND CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D. 10 in. (1.61 kg, 27 cm) Hollow-formed horse figure with spout to the chest and filler hole beneath the chest; painted saddle and bridle detailing. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex Zackary, Los Angeles, USA, 1960s. with Christie’s, 13 October 2008, no.156.

Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence analysis report and photograph by Oxford Authentication with sample no.108u46.

Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie’s catalogue pages.

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CYPRIOT TERRACOTTA BULL RHYTON ‡ 8TH CENTURY B.C. 6¾ in. (501 grams, 17 cm long) Modelled in the round with bands of hatched texture to the back, rump and horns, pierced lug muzzle, incised detailing. £6,000 - 8,000 PROVENANCE:

UK private collection, 1994.

European private collection.

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GREEK BOEOTIAN HORSE AND RIDER FIGURE MID 6TH CENTURY B.C. 4½ in. (5½ in.) (117 grams, 11.5 cm (268 grams total, 14 cm high including stand)) In static stance with forelegs straight and head erect, rider gripping the neck, painted detailing to mane and body; mounted on a custommade stand. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from Spink, London, UK, 30 June 1956.

Ex private collection. with Sotheby’s, New Bond Street, London, 8 December 1994, no.184.

Accompanied by copies of the relevant Sotheby’s catalogue pages.

EXHIBITED AND PUBLISHED:

“Ancient Life in Miniature, an Exhibition of Classical Terracotta’s from Private Collections in England”, Felicity Nicholson, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 12th October-30 November 1968, p.22, no.63.

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GRAECO-ROMAN NAISKOS-TYPE LIMESTONE STELE WITH ‘LONG LIFE, FREE FROM SORROW, FAREWELL’ INSCRIPTION ‡ ASIA MINOR, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 27¾ in. (88 kg, 70.5 cm) With rosette in the gable, a basket filled with wool and a garland above it; inscription in Greek reading: ‘ (HEGHIA ALYPE CHAERE’ (Long life [or health], free from sorrow, farewell!). £10,000 - 14,000

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PROVENANCE:

Ex Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany, during the 19th century. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

FOOTNOTES:

This type of stele is comparatively rare, and highly gendered: it is intended to represent a woman when decorated with a basket of wool, and for a man when decorated with an eagle. They are typical of the Zeugma area of the Euphrates river in ancient Seleukia.

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HELLENISTIC MARBLE HEAD OF A GODDESS

HELLENISTIC MARBLE HEAD OF A WOMAN ‡

3RD CENTURY B.C. 20¼ in. (20.15 kg total, 51.5 cm including stand)

3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C. 3¾ in. (620 grams, 95 mm)

Carved in the round with flat angled panel to upper and rear of head; stern female features with deep-set eyes and small pursed lips; centre-parted hair dressed in a chignon; each earlobe drilled to accept an earring; some restoration; mounted on a custom-made stand. £8,000 - 10,000

Carved in the round with carinated diadem in the hair, heavily lidded eyes, small mouth with pursed lips. £1,200 - 1,700

PROVENANCE:

with Sakae Art Gallery, Japan.

Acquired by the present owner from the above June 1981.

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PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection since the late 1990s.

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GREEK SILVER RING FOR SKYTHOS ‡ CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C. 1 in. (7.57 grams, 25.17 mm overall, 20.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R½, USA 8¾, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)) Ellipsoid bezel with incuse figure of a running horse, Greek text ‘ ’ for ‘the sake of Skythos’. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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LARGE GREEK SILVER RING WITH ADVANCING LION ‡ 5TH CENTURY B.C. 1 in. (16.12 grams, 30.64 mm overall, 19.55 x 22.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V½, USA 10¾, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)) With round-section hoop and scaphoid plaque, incuse advancing lion in profile on a baseline. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

with Artemis Gallery, Munich, 1990s.

Acquired from Artemis Gallery, 8 February 2006.

European private collection.

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ETRUSCAN SILVER BRACELET WITH MOUNTED SCARAB ‡ 6TH CENTURY B.C. 2¼ in. (24.8 grams, 57.6 mm)

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Hollow-formed tapering shank with rotating cell containing a scarab with hieroglyphs to the underside. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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THRACIAN TWISTED SILVER TORC ‡ 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C. 6 in. (157 grams, 15 cm) Formed of twisted rods, each square in section, tapering towards the hammered finials, each with an onion-knop terminal. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

with Christie’s, New York, 5 June 1998, no.209.

Private collection, Europe.

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

Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie’s catalogue pages.

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HELLENISTIC SILVER-GILT DRINKING CUP

HELLENISTIC SILVER-GILT BOWL

2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C. 4¼ in. (508 grams, 10.9 cm)

2ND CENTURY B.C. 7¼ in. (354 grams, 18.6 cm wide)

A heavy hemispherical vessel with simulated braid beneath the rim and Hercules’ knot; the body with lotus-flower ornament. £8,000 - 10,000

With carinated profile, rolled rim, circumferential bands to the inner face, gilt concentric bands and hatched wreath; in a velvet-lined presentation case. £7,000 - 9,000

PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1983.

Ex London gallery, 1990s.

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PROVENANCE:

UK private collection before 2000.

Acquired on the UK art market.

Private collection, London.

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CYCLADIC MARBLE KANDILA VASE

ARCHAIC MARBLE OIL LAMP ‡

EARLY CYCLADIC I, CIRCA 3200-2800 B.C. 3½ in. (400 grams, 89 mm high)

EASTERN GREEK, 6TH CENTURY B.C. 8 in. (2.61 kg, 22 cm)

Carved from fine marble and raised on a tall, conical pedestal foot, supporting a hemispherical body; four prominent evenly spaced elongated vertical lugs, each pierced for suspension. £6,000 - 8,000

Circular with an open oil-chamber divided into three compartments with a central omphalos, three semi-circular nozzles projecting from each compartment bridging over the wick rests; flat base with a central hole for support. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

with Münzen und Medaillen, Weil am Rhein, 1975, Katalog 51, no.9.

Private German collection.

Private collection, Europe.

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PROVENANCE:

Ex HAC, Basel, Switzerland, 1990s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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‘THE STANFORD PLACE COLLECTION’ ATTIC MARBLE STELE ANTHEMION FINIAL 4TH CENTURY B.C. 18½ in. (21 in.) (57 kg total, 47 cm (53.5 cm including stand))

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

Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie’s ‘Stanford Place Collection’ catalogue pages.

FOOTNOTES:

Carved in the form of an elaborate palmette with stems in the form of spiral tendrils rising from acanthus leaves, a small rosette at the top between the converging fronds; holes on the reverse for attachment to shaft; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £30,000 - 40,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the New York, USA, art market, 1994. with Christie’s, London, The Stanford Place Collection of Antiquities, 26 April 2006, no.30.

Private collection, UK.

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This iconography was adapted from the Egyptian and Asiatic honeysuckle, also known as lotus palmette. First depicted on Attic white-ground lekythoi; in the 5th century B.C., then as architectural decoration, carved marble examples of this type of funerary monument were erected in the 5th-4th century B.C. It was not unusual for the anthemion to be of higher quality than the figures sculpted and painted beneath it. One splendid example is the stele of Paramythion (cf.

Brinkmann-Wünsche, 2004, pp.148ff.). These memorials, originally painted, were venerated by families, anointed with oil, decorated with ribbons, and graced with offerings of food.

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LARGE ATTIC GREEK TERRACOTTA STATUE OF KORE WITH SEA ENCRUSTATIONS ‡ 5TH CENTURY B.C. 12 in. (604 grams, 31.5 cm) Hollow-form and standing on a pedestal with her right knee slightly bent, both hands holding the edges of her flowing peplos, wearing a polos crown, naturalistic detailing to face; traces of pigment remaining, a rectangular cut-out on her back. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of Pierre and Claude Vérité, Paris, France, acquired between 1930 and 1960. with Christie’s, Paris, Collection Pierre et Claude Vérité, 20 December 2011, no.121 (part).

Ex Galerie Günter Puhze GmbH, Germany, 2012.

Private collection, Bern, Switzerland.

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GREEK TERRACOTTA TRIPLE KORE ‡

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PROVENANCE:

Private Swiss collection, 1990s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

FOOTNOTES:

Korai (young women) were common votive dedications in the Archaic and Classical world, particularly at sanctuaries of Demeter, Persephone, and Hera.

To have a group of maidens, such as this example, is highly unusual, and evokes the ritual dances of marriageable young women in the Greek world.

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GREEK BOEOTIAN CERAMIC PAPPADES FIGURE 6TH CENTURY B.C. 8 in. (188 grams, 20.5 cm) Comprising: rectangular section tapering body with small stub arms, tapering neck, pinched conical spur for the nose, chignon to rear of head and scooped headdress with scrolled finial above; traces of geometric applied decoration to body; mounted on a custom-made stand. £1,500 - 2,000

CIRCA 450 B.C. 7 in. (480 grams, 19.3 cm)

PROVENANCE:

Comprising three standing korai on a rectangular base, each wearing a chiton and a himation draped diagonally from the right shoulder, centrally parted hair topped with a polos crown; hollow back, middle head restored. £2,000 - 3,000

Accompanied by copies of the relevant 1994 Sotheby’s catalogue pages.

Private collection. with Sotheby’s 11 December 1961, no.121. with Sotheby’s 8 December 1994, no.178.

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GNATHIAN PLASTIC VASE IN THE SHAPE OF A WOMAN ‡

GREEK TERRACOTTA HEAD OF AN ACTOR ‡

4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. 12¼ in. (1.34 kg total, 31 cm high excluding stand)

CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C. 3 in. (69.3 grams, 75 mm)

Hollow-formed with broad chamfered base, body modelled as the head of a woman supporting the neck in the form of a trefoil oinochoe with a high, curving handle to the rear; moulded head with detailed swept hair hair wrapped in a cloth (sakkos), and stern facial features; circumferential painted band beneath the rim and vertical strokes; supplied with a custom-made stand. £8,000 - 10,000

An expressive polychrome vase formed as the head of an actor wearing rosette earrings, open mouth and applied pupils, short neck with everted rim above and a small strap handle to the rear. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Louis-Gabriel Bellon, France, (1819-1899). with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

PROVENANCE:

Acquired from Galerie Simone de Monbrison, Rue Bonaparte, Paris, France, 1980.

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GREEK TERRACOTTA SEATED SHEPHERD ‡ CIRCA 400 B.C. 6 in. (205 grams, 15.8 cm) Hollow-form statue showing a young shepherd wearing a short tunic and hooded cloak, holding an object in his right hand; rectangular slot on the reverse. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Private collection Mr T.B., Zürich, Switzerland, before 1970. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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GREEK TERRACOTTA FACE OF A GORGONEION ‡ 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C. 6 in. (142 grams total, 15.5 cm including stand) With large eyes and applied pupils, accentuated nose and open mouth with protruding tongue, hair indicated with regularly disposed lines; repaired, western Greek workmanship; mounted on a custommade display stand. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex Mr M.Q.F, Horgen, Switzerland, 1971. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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GREEK TERRACOTTA MODEL FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GROUP ‡ 4TH CENTURY B.C. 1¾ - 7 in. (989 grams total, 4.5-18.7 cm) Including pomegranates, apples and a gourd. [6] £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Estate of Mr Bruno Fellinger (1926-2016), Küsnacht, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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GREEK GOLD AND CARNELIAN NECKLACE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 10¼ in. (8.16 grams, 26 cm long) A section of a necklace of carnelian drop-shaped beads, each pierced in two planes and linked loop-in-loop with thin twisted gold wires, possibly later. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

The Gans collection, Hebling Dec, Berlin, 1929. with Christie’s, New York, 8 December 1999, lot 51.

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ETRUSCAN BRONZE MIRROR DEPICTING TWO MALE FIGURES ‡ LATE 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. 8 in. (260 grams, 22.5 cm) Discoid mirror with a short tang to accept an organic handle, the reverse with a palmette above the handle; the obverse with two figures seated on rocks and facing each other, to the right: Turms (Hermes) wearing a winged cap, and a young man on the left, both wearing cloaks draped over their backs, with folds visible over their shoulders and fastened at the neck; Turms depicted making an expressive gesture with his right hand while his companion listens attentively, looking toward Hermes and resting his left hand on his knee; a palmette below at the centre of the scene, two laurel branches extending upwards to form a framing arch around the composition, ending at the top in a geometric ornament. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Zurich, Switzerland.

Accompanied by a copy of a report by the late Han Jucker (1918-1984), 1 February 1982.

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GREEK AND ROMAN BRONZE STATUE COLLECTION ‡ 4TH CENTURY B.C.-4TH CENTURY A.D. 2½ - 3¾ in. (352 grams total, 63-96 mm) Comprising: an Etruscan figure of Turms (Greek Hermes), standing and holding a patera in his right hand, original lead mounting beneath; a standing figure of nude Aphrodite, possibly later; figure of a Baubo with her legs bent and right hand touching her genitals; two standing bronze figures holding offerings. [5] £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Hermes from the estate of a Swiss gentleman, Ticino, before 1970.

Sardinian figure ex private collection of Prof. Dr Hans (1918-1984) and Dr Ines (1922-2013) Jucker, classical archaeologists, Bern, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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SCYTHIAN GOLD APPLIQUÉ COLLECTION ‡ 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. ¾ - 1 in. (4½ in.) (5.28 grams total, 19-47 mm (124 grams total, mount: 11.5 cm high)) Group of sheet-gold appliqué mounts with repoussé detailing comprising a pair of advancing lions with coiled tail and open mouth; a pair of elk heads with curved antlers; supplied with a custom-made presentation mount. [4] £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

German art market.

European private collection, 1970s-early 2000s.

Acquired from the above; thence by descent.

Private collection, London, UK.

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GREEK GOLD EROS HOLDING A TURTLE PENDANT ‡ 4TH CENTURY B.C. ½ in. (1.41 grams, 13 mm)

raised, feather detailing to wings and carefully modelled face with a smiling expression; a double suspension loop underneath and a single loop above; likely from an earring. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Solothurn exhibition catalogue 1967, no.421.

Notable Swiss private scholarly collection. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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GREEK GOLD APPLIQUE GROUP ‡ 7TH-5TH CENTURY B.C. in. (91 grams total, 22 mm each) Comprising eighteen repoussé plaques, each with a central boss and a flower bud to each side, the corners with alternating pinecones and acorns, pierced through the corners; mounted on a perspex backing. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

A delicately crafted pendant depicting a seated Eros with spread wings, holding a small turtle with his left hand and his right hand

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From the estate of Dr Jacob Hirsch.

Acquired by Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, from the above in 1999.

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EASTERN GREEK GOLD NECKLACE ELEMENT WITH AGATE DROPS ‡ CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C. 6 in. (33.84 grams, 15.2 cm) Crescentic frontal panel from a necklace or collar; sheet gold band with slight carination, lightly incised leaf and berry detailing; applied filigree band to each end with double-loop attachment points; three applied foil rosettes; eleven banded agate dangles to the lower edge with sheet gold suspension; a marriage of ancient parts. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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

FOOTNOTES:

Rosettes were one of the most desired decorations on jewellery. Diadems with rosettes are attested from the archaic period onwards. One of the rosette types was the so-called flower-head from Madytos, which most closely resembled the

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common wild or dog rose. The rose was, of course, much prized in ancient times, for its wonderful scent and as the favoured flower of Aphrodite, the goddess of love: the lyric poet Anakreon called it ‘the perfume of gods, the joy of men’.

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CYPRIOT GOLD BULL-HEADED PENDANT PAIR 7TH CENTURY B.C. in. (5.39 grams total, 23-24 mm) Matched pair of hollow-formed pendants, each a bull’s head modelled in the round with a rosette to the rear beneath the loop. [2] £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in 1986. with Taisei Gallery, Gold & Silver Auction, Part II, Ancient to Renaissance, 5 November 1992, The Conrad Salon, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, no.165.

FOOTNOTES:

In Cyprus, the cult of the bull developed from the 3rd millennium B.C. until the 6th century B.C. The bull was a ‘frequently invoked manifestation of divinity’, and its cult was widespread since the Minoan Age. The appearance of gold bullhead pendants in tombs had an aesthetic and social value, but at the same time it also had a deeper symbolic and religious meaning.

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ROMAN INKED WOODEN TABLET, A TESTAMENT OVERSEEN BY BONATIANUS WITH THE HEAD WITNESS BEING IULIUS LOVIANUS MID 4TH CENTURY A.D. 7 x 6½ in. (50 grams, 17.7 x 16.6 cm) A reused rectangular wax tablet with a shallow recessed panel to one face and thirteen lines of Roman cursive script; the text contains the end of testamentary instructions followed by the obligatory mancipatory formula which includes the ritual purchase of the entire property of the deceased (familia testamenti faciundi erga emit), with the Libripens (balance holder) being Bonatianus, and the first of the witnesses was Iulius Lovianus; in the last lines the testator’s handwritten signature, after he had dictated his will to a friend; on the outer face two sulci, which were filled with wax into which the signet rings of the witnesses could be impressed, with traces of the signatures of witnesses; four small holes for attachment. [No Reserve] £2,500 - 3,500 PROVENANCE:

Acquired by Albert Sfez in the early 1950s.

Formerly the property of Monsieur Alain Sfez, a Belgium collector; acquired by gift from his father Albert Sfez, in 1965.

Acquired by a London dealer in 1973.

From an important London collection since 1975; thence by descent.

Accompanied by a copy of a four page illustrated academic report by Professor Dr. phil. Peter Rothenhöfer.

EXHIBITED:

Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 12th March-9th June 2025; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.

FOOTNOTES:

The contract follows standard Roman legal formulae.

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DATED ROMAN INKED REUSED WOODEN WAX TABLET BY JULIUS MAIANUS

ROMAN LEAD CURSE TABLET TARGETING A LEGIONARY COMMANDER AND HIS MILITARY UNIT

328 A.D. 5¾ x 5 in. (32 grams, 14.5 x 13 cm)

LATE 1ST CENTURY A.D. 3 in. (151 grams total, 87 mm each)

Well preserved rectangular, probably cedarwood tablet with a groove (sulcus) and inked text to one face, two small holes and remains of wax within the sulcus; five personal signatures of witnesses above the sulcus, the text of the document starts with the date: in the year after the consulate of Flavius Constantius and Valerius Maximus (= AD 328), the following text regards testaments kept by Julius Maianus who is called depositarius, in the following lines the textual style is very short and several times verbs seem to be missing, therefore, the document probably was some kind of report or protocol, we are lacking parallels of similar documents, which makes this tablet unique and important. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000

The names of high-ranking officers of a Roman legion engraved in two columns in retrograde script, inter alia the Senatorial Commander of a Roman Legion (legatus legionis), two Tribunes and several Centurions being cursed; with holes to fix it to an object with nails, both being magical practices of antiquity aiming for the malediction of enemies; a unique and important document; it has been proposed to identify the legate with Q. Pomponius Rufus, consul in the year A.D. 95. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

Acquired by Albert Sfez in the early 1950s.

Formerly the property of Monsieur Alain Sfez, a Belgium collector; acquired by gift from his father Albert Sfez, in 1965.

Acquired by a London dealer in 1973.

From an important London collection since 1975; thence by descent.

PROVENANCE:

Private collection of the gentleman, J.L. Fernández, Switzerland, before 2000.

From the private academic collection of Professor P.M.A.R. Accompanied by a copy of the academic paper Rothenhoefer, P., Römische Offiziere auf einer tabella defixionum. Ein außergewöhnliches Dokument magischen Schadenzaubers gegen eine Legionskommandeur und weitere Mitglieder des Offizierskorps, Epigraphica 78, 2016, pp.235-251, where this unique curse tablet is published.

PUBLISHED:

Accompanied by a copy of a four page illustrated academic report by Professor Dr. phil. Peter Rothenhöfer.

EXHIBITED:

Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 12th March-9th June 2025; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.

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Rothenhoefer, P., Römische Offiziere auf einer tabella defixionum. Ein außergewöhnliches Dokument magischen Schadenzaubers gegen eine Legionskommandeur und weitere Mitglieder des Offizierskorps, Epigraphica 78, 2016, pp.235-251; Sánchez Natalías, C., Sylloge of Defixiones from the Roman West. A Comprehensive Collection of Curse Tablets from the Fourth Century BCE to the Fifth Century CE, Oxford, 2022, no.149.

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TWO ROMAN SANDSTONE ARCHITECTURAL FRIEZE SECTIONS CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 30 in. (76.2 kg total, 76.5 cm each) Each rectangular with raised upper lip and a raised decorative frieze with rosettes and a bull’s head (bucranium) separated by triple pilasters. [2] £7,000 - 9,000

PROVENANCE:

with Georges Joseph Demotte (1877-1923) and Andrée Macé (1918-2000), Belgium and New York.

Collection Demotte/Andrée Macé; Jean-Claude Renard Auction, Suresnes, 3 September 2013, no.87. with Galerie Chenel, Paris, 2021.

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ROMAN MARBLE STATUE FRAGMENT WITH DOG ‡

ROMAN MARBLE STATUE BASE WITH FEET ‡

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 11¾ in. (13.9 kg, base: 30 cm long)

1ST CENTURY A.D. 15¼ in. (6.2 kg total, 38.5 cm including stand)

Trapezoidal in plan base fragment with figures carved in the round: tree with bands of horizontal ribbing; left foot, ankle and calf of a male wearing open-toed sandal and military-style boot, the upper part decorated with the skin of a lion cub; body of a dog sitting at heel beside the tree. £1,800 - 2,400

Fragment of an elliptical base for a statuary group, with gusset to the forward edge; upper face with two pairs of bare human feet modelled in the half-round, with the left foot of the right pair placed before the right foot of the other pair, suggesting a family group (e.g. parents with baby in their arms) standing very close to each other; mounted on a custom-made stand. £1,800 - 2,400

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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Pierre Sciclounoff collection, acquired in 1970.

Byron Zoumboulakis collection, acquired in 1986.

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LIFESIZE ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A PATRICIAN WOMAN 3RD CENTURY A.D. 30 in. (49 kg, 76.5 cm high) Carved in fine-grained marble, the head depicting a matron of the patrician class with angular features, pronounced cheekbones and a softly wrinkled brow; her lips finely curved and gently closed, the heavy-lidded eyes incised with irises and drilled pupils, lending an expression of composed attentiveness; the hair parted centrally, arranged in thick curls drawn behind the prominent ears, coiled into a low chignon at the nape and continued as a braided tail over the crown, a coiffure closely associated with the mid-3rd century A.D.; attached to an antique bust, some restoration. £30,000 - 40,000 PROVENANCE:

French private collection, 18th century. with Mercier & Cie, Lille, France, 6 October 2019, no.199.

Private collection, Europe.

Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.217723, dated 27 February 2020.

FOOTNOTES:

The present work exhibits a distinctive coiffure that gained prominence among aristocratic Roman women during the mid-3rd century A.D., most notably under the empresses Furia Sabinia Tranquillina, consort of Gordian III, and Otacilia Severa, wife of Philippus Arabs. This elaborate arrangement - central parting, voluminous curls, and a braided crown - is a key chronological indicator, allowing the portrait to be securely dated to this period. The head is mounted on an 18th century bust inscribed ‘IVLIA MAESA’. While this identification reflects an earlier attribution, current stylistic analysis suggests a slightly later date, aligning the portrait more plausibly with the generation following Julia Maesa’s death in A.D. 224/225.

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OVER LIFE-SIZED ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A TETRARCH ‡ 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 10 in. (26.5 kg, 27 cm high) Carved in the round with stern facial features, short curly hair and beard with light moustache; the broad brow modelled with characterful creasing, the eyebrows slightly drooping and eyes deep-set, the nose angular and small pinched mouth; possibly an emperor or a tetrarch; possibly retouched in places. £8,000 - 10,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Europe.

Acquired on the European art market, 2002.

Private Swiss collection.

Accompanied by an academic report of Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

FOOTNOTES:

The portrait, for style and artistic structure, can be compared with the ones of Diocletian and his colleague Maximianus Herculius, and with most of the emperors of the so-called Tetrarchic Period. Like in the portrait of Diocletian and Maximianus, this military man is portrayed with bags under his eyes and with a harsh facial expression. The wrinkles on his forehead and around his mouth show the feelings of a man engaged in difficult times. Stylistically the face presents affinity with the portrait of Diocletian or Maximianus Herculius at the Uffizi (inv.242), some elements also recall the portrait of Decius at the Musei Capitolini (inv.482). We can therefore date the artwork in the period between the second half of the 3rd century and the first decade of the 4th century A.D.

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LIFE-SIZE ROMAN REPUBLICAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A MAN ‡ 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C. 19¾ in. (25.75 kg total, 50 cm including stand) Private portrait head of a beardless but aged man sculpted in provincial style to be full of character with pinched mouth and furrowed brow; the short hairstyle of the Late Republican Rome; nose abraded; socket to underside for mounting on the display stand. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Auvergne, France, 1970s.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00131545.

FOOTNOTES:

In view of the fact that visual conventions (i.e. the Julian hairstyle) developed in the capital reached the Romanised provinces with a certain time lag, this portrait head was probably created in the Late Republican or Early Imperial Period.

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MONUMENTAL MARBLE HEAD OF A GREEK PHILOSOPHER ‡ 1ST CENTURY B.C. OR EARLIER 23 in. (47.6 kg total, 60 cm including stand) Carved in the round bust of a philosopher or a poet with short tousled hair and trimmed beard, exaggerated protruding eyes, the mouth modelled slightly open and teeth within; mounted on a custom-made stand. £25,000 - 35,000

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PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Paris, 1980s.

European private collection.

Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.237041.

Accompanied by an academic report by Professor Neritan Ceka.

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ROMAN PENTELIC MARBLE STATUE OF ATHENA AND SHIELD WITH AMAZONOMACHY 2ND CENTURY A.D. 33¼ in. (100 kg, 84.5 cm) Modelled in the round, the goddess standing on a rectangular base; wearing a flounced floor-length robe draped from the shoulders and gathered at the waist, her sandaled feet emerging from beneath the hem; collar with scooped lower edge and centrepiece the gorgoneion disc with mask; at her left side and reaching from base to waist-height, a disc shield with figural tondo and broad rim; to the reverse a deep loop handle enmeshed in the coils of a large serpent with head rearing towards the forward edge of the shield's rim; tondo with highrelief scenes including combat between armed and armoured warriors, fleeing females, cloaked figure hurling a rock and other events surrounding the central gorgoneion motif; scooped socket at the neck to accept a separately-carved head. £50,000 - 70,000

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PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the German art market, early 1970s.

German private family collection; by gift to the owner's son in 2015.

Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Marina Mattei, former curator of the Capitoline Museums for over 40 years.

FOOTNOTES:

The statue represents the Athena Parthenos of Phidias, a cult statue in gold and ivory, placed inside the Parthenon in Athens. The copy, from the Roman era, is of remarkable workmanship in Pentelic marble, realised in a faithful way to the original. The statue is conceived as a cult figure, rigidly frontal; it wears a Doric peplos open on the right side with an apoptygma, a voluminous tuck, tightened at the waist by a belt of small snakes knotted with their tails and tied at the front with the heads. The aegis, skin of the goat Amalthea, protects the bust like a breastplate; divided into two parts on the chest, it is closed in the centre by a gorgoneion (head of a Gorgon, Medusa) with snakes coiled along the edge. Along the left side, two props secure the shield characterised by an external relief with Amazonomachy, a battle between Greeks and Amazons.

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REPRESENTING ATHENA PARTHENOS OF PHIDIAS

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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. £180,000 - 240,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired by L.H., Munich, Germany, prior to 1982. with H.v.C., Munich, Germany, in 1982, forming a central part of their family collection during the 1980s.

Thence by descent to his son, C.M., Switzerland.

Accompanied by a copy of a 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.

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 ‘CONSTABLE MAXWELL’ GLASS PLATE 4TH CENTURY A.D. 17¼ x 17¼ in. (3.1 kg total, 44 x 44 cm including box) A wide, shallow bowl with gently sloping walls and dimple to base, tubular foot ring; set in a custom-made glazed display case. £2,500 - 3,500 PROVENANCE:

From the Constable Maxwell collection, given as a gift to a long term employee, with inscription to verso.

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

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LARGE ROMAN AMBER GLASS PILGRIM’S FLASK 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 6 in. (108 grams, 15.2 cm high) Comprising a flat discoid body and trumpet-shaped neck with rolled rim. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex London gallery, UK, 1986.

Ex private UK collection.

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ROMAN MARBLED GLASS BLUE BOTTLE ‡ 1ST CENTURY A.D. 3¼ in. (19.7 grams, 83 mm) An iridescent glass unguentarium with piriform body, tubular neck with everted rolled rim. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the European art market in 2001.

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ROMAN GLASS CUP WITH WHEEL-CUT LINES 1ST CENTURY A.D. 3¾ in. (131 grams, 95 mm) With biconvex body, dimple base, convex rim, wheel-cut circumferential bands. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.

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ROMAN SIDONIAN PASTEL BLUE MOULD-BLOWN GLASS VESSEL WITH BIRDS 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 3¼ in. (40.8 grams, 84 mm) With hexagonal-section body decorated with an arcade, tubular neck and rolled rim. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.

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ROMAN HONEY AND GREEN DOUBLE-HANDLED GLASS PILGRIM’S FLASK 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. 5½ in. (105 grams, 13.9 cm) Amphoriskos with flat disc-shaped body, tubular neck with flared rim, two lateral knee-shaped handles to the shoulder. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.

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ROMAN DEEP BLUE GLASS DATE FLASK ‡ 1ST CENTURY A.D. 3 in. (41.7 grams, 80 mm) Mould-blown with elliptical body, short neck and thick everted rim, with modelled wrinkles imitating the texture of a dried date. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Dr Gonik & Me Wirth, Geneva, 1970s.

Private collection, Europe.

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

FOOTNOTES:

Dates were not only a staple of the Mediterranean diet, used to sweeten food and wine, but also a symbol for the New Year and a fruit often given as a gift on the occasion.

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ROMAN YELLOW GLASS AMPHORA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 3 in. (31.08 grams, 92 mm) With broad rounded shoulder tapering to a conical foot, cylindrical neck and everted mouth with rolled rim, applied trail handles and collar. £1,000 - 1,400 136

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PROVENANCE:

From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.

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ROMAN TRANSLUCENT GREEN GLASS FLASK 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. 5 in. (100 grams, 13.5 cm) Comprising a bulbous body, dimple base, tapering neck, flared mouth folded into a pouring lip, applied ribbed handle to the rear. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.

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ROMAN SIDONIAN YELLOW GLASS FLASK 1ST CENTURY A.D. 2 in. (25.37 grams, 61 mm) Round body with flat base and short neck with everted rim, the body divided into six panels separated by columns, each panel displaying either a jug, a hydria or a kantharos; a garland with bunches of grapes beneath the panels. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Ex London art market, 1980.

From a UK collection, 2000s.

Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card.

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LARGE ROMAN GLASS BOTTLE WITH WHEEL-CUT LINES 1ST CENTURY A.D. 7 in. (204 grams, 20 cm) With dimple base, gently flared body, sloping shoulder and folded rim, ribbed and angled handle; five circumferential bands of wheel-cut line detailing. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

From a private Scottish collection pre 1980, by descent.

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ROMAN PALE GREEN GLASS TWIN-HANDLED JAR ‡ 4TH CENTURY A.D. 3½ in. (90 grams, 89 mm) With globular body, short neck and everted rim with a raised rib below, applied handles and dimpled base. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection Mrs G. W-V-H., Zurich, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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ROMAN MARBLED GOLD IN GLASS BOTTLE ‡ EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D. 3½ in. (85 grams, 89 mm)

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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

Cylindrical polychrome body tapering towards the angled shoulder, tubular neck and flat rim; circumferential lathe-cut lines to the body, base and rim. £8,000 - 10,000

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FOOTNOTES:

Small bottles, lidded pyxides (boxes) of this type and luxury gold-band glass were made during the Julio-Claudian period. The production and widespread use of tableware in marbled glass in the Western empire took place between the end of the age of Augustus and the beginning of the age of Tiberius (circa 10–16 A.D.), reaching its peak in the period of Nero (54–68 A.D.).

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ROMAN BRILLIANT BLUE DIMPLED GLASS JAR

ROMAN HONEY-COLOURED GLASS FLASK

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 3 in. (73.2 grams, 80 mm high)

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 5 in. (126 grams, 15 cm)

Of squat profile with dimples to the equator, gussetted neck, broad mouth with rolled and everted rim; dimple to the underside. £1,500 - 2,000

Ewer with biconvex body, tapering neck and applied collar beneath the flared rim; applied disc foot, strap handle to rear. £1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE:

PROVENANCE:

From the estate of a late Sheffield, UK, lady, thence by descent 1960-1970; latterly a London, Mayfair, UK, collection.

From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.

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ROMAN MARBLED TURQUOISE GLASS BOTTLE ‡ 1ST CENTURY A.D. 3¼ in. (9.44 grams, 84 mm) Comprising an iridescent piriform body, tapering tubular neck with pinched and everted rolled rim. £1,000 - 1,400

ROMAN CAST GLASS DISH 1ST CENTURY A.D. 6½ in. (161 grams, 16.5 cm) With shallow convex body and slightly inturned rim; iridescent surface. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From an important London collection of glass, 1990s.

PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the European art market in 2001.

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ROMAN MOSAIC WITH FLORAL MOTIF ‡

ROMAN MOSAIC WITH POMEGRANATE ‡

4TH CENTURY A.D. 66¼ x 19¾ in. (38.6 kg, 168 x 50 cm)

4TH CENTURY A.D. 30 x 30 in. (26 kg, 76 x 76 cm)

A large rectangular polychrome floor mosaic fragment with opposing large flowers and roundels; set in a modern matrix. £6,000 - 8,000

Rectangular fragment with a central pomegranate motif on black background surrounded by a stylised dolphin or a fish; set in a modern matrix. £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE:

Embedded in the floor of a reputable jewellery shop in Zurich, installed by the owner in the late 1970s to early 1980s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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PROVENANCE:

Embedded in the floor of a reputable jewellery shop in Zurich, installed by the owner in the late 1970s to early 1980s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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ROMAN MOSAIC DEPICTING NEREIDS AND TRITONS CIRCA 270-350 A.D. 63¾ x 59 in. (53.1 kg, 162 x 151 cm) At the centre of the mosaic a company of three Nereid-nymphs riding across the sea on the back of two fish-tailed Tritons accompanied by a putto; the Nereids covered only by a red-mauve and cerulean cloak (chlamys) with yellow edges, draped around their legs; one of them waving a garment over her head; fourth Nereid dressed in a long green-blue chiton, with yellow collar and fastened at the waist by a red and yellow belt, offering a phiale to a centaur and waving a long cerulean cloak over her head, the centaur grasping the hem of her cloak and holding a snake in his right hand; the fish tails of the Tritons unfolding in elegant spirals on the seabed; Greek inscriptions with the names of the Nereids (= Ferousa, the ‘carrier’), (Kymo, goddess of the waves), ( ) (Eukrante, the Nereid of the successful voyages and fishing) and probably the name of one of the Triton, (Euormos, ‘safe harbour for mooring’) or a Roman Age contraction of the name of a fourth Nereid, Euarne, ‘the well lambed’; some restoration. £70,000 - 90,000

PUBLISHED:

PROVENANCE:

Art & Antiques, Collecting the Ancient World, Volume: XXXII, p.81, June 2009.

From the private collection of V. Colin, Belgium, 1960s. with Ariadne Galleries Inc, New York, 2008.

FOOTNOTES:

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00017755, dated 11 September 2008.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Accompanied by a copy of the Art & Antiques article.

The thiasos theme with marine cycles was very popular in the Hellenistic and Roman times. In the late Roman period, especially in the Greek speaking Eastern provinces of the Empire, the mythological subjects of heroes and goddesses multiplied in the rich villas and public buildings, like basilicas and thermae (public baths).

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ROMAN GOLD AND OTHER BEAD NECKLACE ‡

ROMAN GOLD AMULETIC CASE PENDANT WITH MENORAH

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. 22 in. (78 grams, 57 cm)

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (9.67 grams, 37 mm)

Restrung necklace of three strands connected by a median vertical column; comprising mainly gold tubular beads with ribbing to the outer face, polyhedral carnelian beads, irregular green glass beads, squaresection lapis lazuli beads and other types; the lower node a larger polyhedral lapis lazuli bead with loop of barrel-shaped gold beads and other types. £1,800 - 2,400

Comprising a barrel-shaped hematite body with gold-sheet caps to each end with suspension loop above and a central band with similar loop above; the central band with an applied menorah to the centre, lulav, etrog, shofar and incense shovel on the sides; lower edge with small suspension attachments with a horizontal gold wire holding three pomegranate pendants and two amethyst beads, one of the pomegranates retaining its original pearl. £1,800 - 2,400

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1980s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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ROMAN GOLD NECKLACE ELEMENT AND EARRING SET 2ND CENTURY A.D. 11 x 9¼ in. (1½ in.) (435 grams total, display stand: 30 x 23.5 cm (earrings: 38 mm each)) Comprising a matching pair of earrings, each composed of a hollow crescentic body tapering to slender coiled wire terminals, a suspension loop to each shoulder, tear-shaped garnet cabochon, a bunch of grapes below, adorned with garnet cabochons; the necklace elements comprising graduated beads, spherical garnets and sheetgold beads, two floral pendants flanking a central ornamented pendant with garnet cabochon; mounted on a custom-made base. £1,800 - 2,400

PROVENANCE:

Private collection, kept in Europe since the 1960s.

Accompanied by a positive scientific statement from Striptwist Limited, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 190901.

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ROMAN GOLD AMULET IN THE SHAPE OF A PHALLUS ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 1 in. (8.35 grams, 23 mm) Amuletic pendant of a phallus with testes, square suspension loop to the rear. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

PROVENANCE:

Ex private European collection, 1970s. with Genève Enchères, 14 December 2017, no.999.

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ROMAN GLASS CAMEO TONDO WITH BABY DIONYSOS, RAISED

BY NYMPHS ON MOUNT NYSA, IN GOLD PENDANT SETTING LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER 1 in. (21.36 grams, 48 mm) Blue glass disc with white glass past overlay imitating onyx, showing the nurturing of baby Dionysos, raised by nymphs on Mount Nysa: the infant god standing on the lap of a nymph, another standing right, Silenus standing left and leaning in on the scene, a tree in the background; set into a later gold setting with applied wire scrolls and tendrils on the sides with an applied filigree band below, wide loop above fronted by an applied decorative plaque set with a garnet cabochon. £3,000 - 4,000

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PROVENANCE:

Private collection of a London gentleman, acquired between 1965-2020.

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Ittai Gradel.

FOOTNOTES:

Dr Ittai Gradel writes: 'Cameos with Dionysiac motifs were especially popular in the mid- to later first century BC, and the prolific workshop of the gem carver Sostratos specialized in such motifs (see I. Gradel, ‘A tale of two fragments: a Sostratos cameo reconstructed’, The Burlington Magazine 162 (March 2020), 181-87). The original, lost stone cameo, from which this glass version was cast, belongs in this period and ambience. The glass cast was presumably contemporary with the original cameo, possibly slightly later, but the glass is in any case clearly ancient (corrosion, iridescence).'

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LATE ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS WITH PEARL DROPS 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. 2¼ in. (13.44 grams total, 56 mm each)

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Matched pair, each a crescent hoop with four gold chain dangles with pearl finials. [2] £700 - 900 PROVENANCE:

Ex Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany, December 2010.

From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.

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ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS WITH SHIELD ‡ 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 1 - 1¾ in. (6.57 grams total, 42-44 mm) A matched pair, each a braided hoop with an applied shield-shaped disc, collar with a cluster of hollow spherical grapes with granule clusters below. [2] £700 - 900 PROVENANCE:

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Acquired in 1992.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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ROMAN HEAVY GOLD EARRING PAIR 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 1¼ in. (13.07 grams total, 30-31 mm) Matched pair of earrings, each a square-section crescent with later hook at the apex, two applied granule clusters; at the lower edge, a cluster of four large granules with smaller granule clusters beneath.

[2] £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the UK art market.

Private collection, UK.

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LATE ROMAN GOLD RING WITH ENGRAVED BEZEL ‡ IBERIA, 4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. in. (1.78 grams, 17.72 mm overall, 15.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3¾, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)) Flat-section hoop and disc bezel, scrolled tendril border and stylised gryphon. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

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Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SPES GEMSTONE ‡ 1ST CENTURY A.D. in. (2.04 grams, 17.57 mm overall, 15.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2¾, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)) Slender hoop and integral lobe bezel inset intaglio standing robed figure of Spes holding a wreath. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Private Swiss collection.

Acquired in 1998.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GODDESS FORTUNA GEMSTONE 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (6.65 grams, 25.00 mm overall, 19.90 x 16.42 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N½, USA 6¾, Europe 14.35, Japan 13))

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Keeled hoop with angled shoulders, oval bezel set with a red carnelian intaglio bearing the image of the goddess Fortuna with her hands raised. £700 - 900 PROVENANCE:

Ex German art market, 2000s.

Acquired from an EU collector living in London.

From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GARNET INTAGLIO ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (3.47 grams, 24.99 mm overall, 12.25 x 15.59 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E½, USA 2½, Europe 3, Japan 3)) Hollow-formed with inset ellipsoid intaglio figure of Abundantia standing with a cornucopia. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired by the current owner’s family in the 1980s. with Christie’s, New York, Ancient Jewellery, 11 December 2003, no.397.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH EROS GEMSTONE ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. in. (2.35 grams, 21.19 mm overall, 15.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British D½, USA 2, Europe 1.78, Japan 1)) Hollow-formed shank, integral plaque with inset glass disc, low-relief Eros face in three-quarter view. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

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Acquired in 1992.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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

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VERY LARGE ROMAN GOLD RING OF A NAVAL COMMANDER ‡ 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (7.40 grams, 37.31 mm overall, 22.71 x 27.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+3, USA 13¾, Europe 32.57, Japan 31)) A substantial hollow-form ring with a hexagonal plaque to the base of the hoop, expanding shoulders with a low-relief image of a standing nude goddess; raised oval bezel with an applied repoussé disc of a

warship to each end; applied bezel with a chiselled image of god of the sea Neptune facing right, depicted with thick, lustrous beard and hair, the hair tied with a thin ribbon. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Angelopolo collection, Vienna.

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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YELLOW JASPER LION GEMSTONE IN GOLD RING

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GREEN QUARTZ GEMSTONE OF A CROUCHING FIGURE ‡

ROMAN GOLD CABOCHON ‡

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. AND LATER ¾ in. (4.65 grams, 21.35 mm overall, 17.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5¾, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)) Gemstone with intaglio advancing lion on a baseline, set into a possibly later gold oval cell with round-section hoop with granule to each shoulder. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.

Property of a London based academic, 2003 to present.

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (8.29 grams, 19.88 mm overall, 14.54 x 11.23 mm internal diameter (approximate size British -, USA -, Europe -, Japan -)) With tapering shank, inset cloison with intaglio crouching figure (Faunus?). £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired by the current owner’s family in the 1980s. with Christie’s, New York, Ancient Jewellery, 11 December 2003, no.463.

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

RING

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3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (2.45 grams, 20.32 mm overall, 11.79 x 16.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E½, USA 2½, Europe 3, Japan 3)) Round-section hoop with granule cluster to each shoulder, ellipsoid cell with inset sardonyx cabochon; one end of bezel and outer edge of hoop damaged. £700 - 900 PROVENANCE:

Private family collection, acquired in the 1980s. with Christie’s, New York, Ancient Jewellery, 11 December 2003, no.506.

Property of a European collection.

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LATE ROMAN SILVER PLAQUE WITH FIGURES 4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 6¾ in. (148 grams, 17.2 cm wide)

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With repoussé detailing; central facing bust wearing a toga between two columns supporting a laurel-wreath vault; to the left, facing Mercury standing with caduceus, to the right, an eagle in profile; mounted in a fabric-covered frame. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.

Private collection, London.

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ROMAN SILVER VOTIVE PLAQUE WITH HERCULES ‡ 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D. 4 in. (30 grams, 99 mm) Tongue-shaped with central repoussé motif of Hercules standing nude on a plinth supporting his club and with lionskin mantle draped over his bent forearm; rectangular frame surrounding; traces of similar frames to both sides; six holes for attachment. £700 - 900 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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ROMAN SILVER PIN WITH A FIGURE OF A STANDING WOMAN ‡ 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 4 in. (16 grams, 98 mm)

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Comprising a tapering body with a Corinthian capital finial, a standing female figure atop the capital, dressed in long robes. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1980s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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ROMAN SILVER LADLE WITH BEAST FINIAL ‡ 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. 8 in. (10 in.) (70 grams, 22.5 cm (317 grams total, 25.5 cm including stand)) With broad bowl and in-turned rim, square-section long handle looped at the end with a beast-head finial; repaired and mounted on a custom-made display stand. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

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Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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

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ROMAN AQUAMARINE GEMSTONE WITH PORTRAIT OF EMPEROR SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS IN SILVER AND GOLD RING ‡ 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (18.89 grams, 28.88 mm overall, 21.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British X½, USA 11¾, Europe 26.92, Japan 25)) With the bust of the emperor facing left, laurel wreath in his curly hair with ribbons falling behind his head, beard with characteristic forked tip, mounted in a large broad silver hoop widening to an oval bezel inset with a gold border. £8,000 - 10,000 PROVENANCE:

English private collection, 1980s-1990s. with Christie’s, London, 7 October 2010, no.204.

European private collection, acquired in 2010.

Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie’s catalogue pages.

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

FOOTNOTES:

Comparison with contemporary coinage confirms that this bust with its prominent nose, chin, curly hair and forked tip beard, represents Septimius

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

Severus (193-211 A.D.), and the image certainly conveys the strong character of the commander who led the Roman army to victory, not only in Europe but also in the Middle East. A similar portrait can be seen on the cameo in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (accession no.99.368). In the Boston cameo the emperor is likewise seen in profile, facing right, and his beard, with the forked tip, is identical. Another good comparison is with the cameo of the Imperial family preserved at the Cabinet des Medailles, Paris (Petruccioli, 2011, fig.230).

Cameos and rings of this typology were often gifted and gifted to members of the Imperial entourage, and were a great instrument of Imperial propaganda.

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH MAENAD GEMSTONE 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (3.79 grams, 21.03 mm overall, 14.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3¾, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)) With scooped shoulders and trumpet bezel, inset jadeite cloison with intaglio advancing Maenad with ewer, thyrsus and vessel; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Mayfair, London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.

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ROMAN SILVER EAGLE HOLDING A DEER ‡ 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (21.5 grams, 38 mm high) The eagle standing with its wings folded, erect head with natural facial detailing, claws gripping the body of a reclining doe with raised head and pricked ears. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

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Acquired in the 1980s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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ROMAN BRONZE JUPITER DOLICHENUS EAGLE ON THE HEAD OF A STAG 2ND CENTURY A.D. 3 in. (5 in.) (544 grams, 97 mm (621 grams total, 15 cm high including stand)) The eagle modelled in the round standing on top of a large head of a stag with curving antlers touching the bird’s wings, the eagle with its legs held apart and its long talons spread across the head, the wings slightly raised and the head turned to the right whilst gazing down towards the stag; detailed plumage; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in 1997 from a Canadian dealership.

From a North American gentleman’s collection.

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ROMAN SILVER MOUSE STATUETTE HOLDING A NUT 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (67 grams total, mouse: 38 mm long) Modelled in the round with its tail curled on its back, a large disc held in the extended forepaws; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £700 - 900 PROVENANCE:

Ex Cambridge, UK, collection, 1990-2010.

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ROMAN SILVER BULL APPLIQUÉ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. OR LATER 1 in. (8.95 grams, 47 mm) With an ox advancing on a baseline with attachment pins at the base, rump and neck; bands of punched and incised detailing to the edges. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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

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LIFE-SIZE ROMAN BRONZE HEAD OF AN EMPRESS MID-3RD CENTURY A.D. 15 in. (4.07 kg, 40.5 cm high including stand)

Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffele D'Amato, and Dr Marina Mattei, former curator of the Capitoline Museums for over 40 years FOOTNOTES:

A member of the Imperial family, possibly an empress, depicted with an elaborate coiffure, the hair at the back of the head parted in the middle and the two strands folded over each other, then pulled to the front to form a looped horizontal layer parted in the middle of the smooth forehead and drawn back, individual curls represented as vertical lines along the forehead hairline up to the exposed ears, two locks hanging down the sides behind the ears, extending to the upper part of the neck; beautiful facial rendering with stoic expression, exquisite detailing to the eyebrows, eyelids and pupils; snub-nose, closed lips, thin and graceful neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £60,000 - 80,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the German art market, early 1970s.

German private family collection; by gift to the owner’s son in 2015.

Private collection, London.

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

The mature age of the woman depicted in the portrait is revealed by the oval gaunt, deep-set eyes and the folds at the sides of the nose and mouth. The woman’s head shows the typical traits of the full and mature 3rd century A.D., executed in a Hellenistic style tradition. Our sculpture is well inserted in the imperial portrait type, bearing technical and aesthetical parallels to portraits in bronze. The hairstyle could be Scheitelzopf (or reverse plait), tightened by a hairnet, pinned to the top of the head. The same type of hairstyle, albeit with variations in the details (decorative curls and position of the hair loop), is found on a few other portraits of women that were dated to the Period of Gallienus by Marianne Bergmann. Some of the portraits in this typologically related group are likely to be private portraits. Hereby physiognomic features and especially imperial coin portraits need to be taken into account. In this context, it is important to compare the portrait with that of Trebonianus Gallus in the MET. Like the sculpture of Trebonianus Gallus, the head fits stylistically with Roman provincial bronzes from the Eastern Mediterranean or North Africa, possibly from workshops of Asia Minor or from the great metropolis of Alexandria, where bronze statuary was more common and Hellenistic influences remained strong.

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ROMAN TERRACOTTA LAMP WITH MINERVA ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 4 in. (85 grams, 10.3 cm)

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Comprising a pierced lug handle and short nozzle; shoulder with band of radiating feathers, discus with Minerva standing facing wearing a cuirass and holding spear and shield; concentric rings and scrolls to underside. £700 - 900 PROVENANCE:

with Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, Switzerland, 1974.

Swiss private collection.

Mr F. collection, Los Angeles, acquired in 2005.

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ROMAN TERRACOTTA LAMP WITH GRIFFIN ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 4 in. (59 grams, 10.5 cm) Discoid body and sunken discus with bas-relief advancing winged goat, D-shaped nozzle with impressed pellets flanking; maker’s stamp to base ‘MNOVIVST’ £700 - 900 PROVENANCE:

with Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, Switzerland, 1974.

Swiss private collection.

Mr F. collection, Los Angeles, acquired in 2005.

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ROMAN TERRACOTTA ‘FAVSTI’ OIL LAMP ‡ 178

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 12½ in. (443 grams, 31.9 cm) An impressive oil lamp with rounded body and long nozzle with volute scrolls, deep discus with concentric circles and radiating lines emphasising the depth, loop handle beneath the leaf-shaped reflector; maker’s marks ‘FAVSTI’ on the base. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of Ambassador G.P., no.126, before 1965. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

FOOTNOTES:

Donald Bailey (curator emeritus at the British Museum) believes that the workshop of ‘FAVSTI’ oil lamps was Italian in origin, later relocating to Petra and Egypt. A large quantity of these oil lamps were also found in Cyprus including those of the Cesnola Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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ROMANO-BRITISH VOTIVE TERRACOTTA MASK OF SILENUS ‡ 3RD CENTURY A.D. 4¾ in. (101 grams, 12.2 cm) A teardrop-shaped plaque bearing the head of a mature man in raised relief, his open mouth framed by long moustache and long, dressed beard, sunken small eyes and a prominent nose, wearing a striated headdress extending to the shoulders. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Charles Winn (1795-1874), 8th Baronet of Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, UK; thence by descent. with Christie’s, London, UK, 1998, no.319. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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ROMAN AGATE HEAD OF A GROTESQUE 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 1¾ in. (41.5 grams, 44 mm) Carved in the round with carinated profile, grotesque head with pierced nose furnished with a small gold ring; later added nose piercing. £3,500 - 4,500 PROVENANCE:

From the ‘S’ collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.

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ROMAN ROCK CRYSTAL SLEEPING DOG ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (14.2 grams, 40 mm) Carved in the round model recumbent canine with head resting on the forelegs; leaf-shaped ears and deep-set eyes. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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ROMAN BLOODSTONE INTAGLIO WITH HORUS, OSIRIS AND OUROBOROS ‡ 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. in. (1.31 grams, 17 mm) Egyptizing intaglio representing the myth of Osiris, with the mummy of the god resting above the snake Ouroboros and surmounted by his son, the falcon god Horus, a star above. £4,000 - 6,000

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

PROVENANCE:

Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner. with Christie's Ancient Jewellery, New York, 6 December 2007, no.338.

FOOTNOTES:

The image of Ouroboros (a snake eating its own tail) is usually associated with stars and Egyptian mythology as represented in Roman gnostic intaglios.

Ouroboros is continuously re-birthing itself and depicted as a circle, representing eternity and the cyclical nature of things that start once they end.

It is also the symbol of duality and dualising power.

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ROMAN CARNELIAN GEMSTONE OF ATHENA ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. in. (0.87 grams, 17 mm) Ellipsoid in plan with incuse profile bust of Athena wearing a Corinthian style helmet; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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ROMAN NICOLO GEMSTONE WITH VENUS ‡ 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. ½ in. (0.68 grams, 12 mm) With intaglio standing Venus (Greek Aphrodite) with shield and spear; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex Parisian collection, Mr A., 1990s.

Acquired in 2010.

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ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED HARPOCRATES ‡ 1ST CENTURY A.D. 2¾ in. (145 grams, 72 mm) Modelled in the round sitting with miniature double-crown, serpent arm-ring on left wrist, sidelock; fixing socket to right thigh. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Me. A., Florida, USA, early 1990s.

European private collection, acquired in Germany, September 2000.

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ROMAN BRONZE STATUE OF VENUS ANADYOMENE ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 5½ in. (311 grams total, 14 cm including stand) Venus (Greek Aphrodite), the goddess of love, rising from the sea, standing nude and bearing the weight on her left leg; her head turned to the right with slightly downcast eyes and finely worked facial detailing; the bountiful hair arranged on top of her head with two long ringlets falling on her shoulders and her left hand holding the end of one ringlet; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Swiss private collection, 1970.

Private collection, Zurich, Switzerland.

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ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF HERCULES ‡ 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. 3 in. (115 grams, 86 mm) Depicted nude in a contrapposto stance with the weight on his left leg, holding a club on the crook of his left hand with lion skin draped over the arm, and a cup in his right hand. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

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Acquired in the 1980s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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

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ROMAN BRONZE STATUE OF MERCURY ‡ 1ST CENTURY A.D. 5 in. (298 grams total, 14.3 cm including stand) A youthful and muscular figure of the god Mercury (Greek Hermes) standing nude with his weight resting on his right leg, left leg slightly bent and the heel raised; his hair dressed in short curls, wearing a winged petasos, and a cloak wrapped over his shoulder and left arm, naturalistic anatomical detailing; mounted on a custom-made display base. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Swiss private collection, 1970.

Private collection, Zurich, Switzerland.

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ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF SERAPIS ‡ 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 4¾ in. (233 grams total, 12 cm high excluding stand)

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FOOTNOTES:

The facial features are of the bearded Hellenistic type, well known by the features of the seated cult statue from the Serapeum in Alexandria and the prototypes of a number of separated heads or busts which also survive in innumerable copies in all the corners of the Roman Empire. A statue made by the Hellenistic sculptor Bryaxis was the model for this statuette and the successive iconography.

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ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF APOLLO ‡ CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. 7½ in. (700 grams, 19 cm) Standing nude with a chlamys draped over his left shoulder and fastened on the right shoulder, bearing the weight on his right foot with the left leg bent at the knee with the heel raised; the right arm extended and holding the remains of an attribute, the left arm bent at the elbow; his head turned slightly to the right with long luxurious hair swept back and gathered at the nape of the neck; set on a circular socle base; stripped and repainted. £12,000 - 17,000 PROVENANCE:

Depicted seated with his feet resting on a low stool, left hand raised and once holding sceptre or a staff; a modius crown resting on his curly hair, decorated with three incised olive sprays; dressed in a chiton and a draped himation, with his sandal-clad feet showing from beneath the folds of his garments; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £5,000 - 7,000

Acquired at Mythes ét Légendes, 18 Place des Vosges, Paris, 14 May 1980.

Private collection, France.

Ex Jean Roudillon, Hôtel des Ventes de Belfort SARL, 22 October 2011, no.9. with Christie’s, London, 2 April 2014, no.91.

Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie’s catalogue pages.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S0007570.

Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.132675 dated 7 December 2011.

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

PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Florida, USA, 1980s.

European private collection, acquired in 2002.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00019356.

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

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

FOOTNOTES:

The figurine is of archaic style; it is probably a provincial work of a Gallo-Roman workshop. The prototype can be seen in the Apollo of Naxos in the Berlin Museum. The style of posture and movement can also be seen in the archaic bronzes of Falterona, the Louvre and Athens.

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ROMAN BRONZE BOTTLE WITH CIRCULAR DESIGN ‡ 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. 1 - 2 in. (310 grams total, 40-66 mm) Spherical in profile with flat base, large raised concentric circles in two bands with smaller similar motifs between; separate balustered neck. [2] £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in London in 2002.

European private collection.

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ROMAN VESSEL WITH ACTOR’S MASK HANDLE ‡ EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D. 5¼ in. (695 grams, 13.2 cm)

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A squat jar in lead-rich copper-alloy with concentric rings to the base, bulbous body, trefoil mouth with egg-and-dart detailing, strap handle with vine-leaf detailing, actor’s mask at the lower end and a lion’s head with open mouth at the other. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the Swiss art market, 2001.

Private European collection.

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ROMAN BRONZE BASKET-VASE ‡ 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 11 in. (1.68 kg, 28 cm) Ellipsoid in plan with low basal ring and thick convex rim, carination to the forward end; hinges to each lateral rim, the knuckles formed as addorsed duck-heads each with scrolled panel to the rear retaining the pivot of the ribbed D-shaped handles. £12,000 - 17,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Switzerland, 1996.

Private collection, Europe.

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BYZANTINE GILT BRONZE HORSE HARNESS DECORATION SET 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. - 3 in. (556 grams total, 11-92 mm) Comprising: a large octofoil harness frontal plate with beaded rim and granulation; studs with quatrefoil plates; bell-shaped dangles. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

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From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather’s collection formed before the early 1970s.

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

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BYZANTINE BRONZE LAMP WITH STAND 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 4 - 7 in. (870 grams total, 12.5-19.5 cm) Comprising a squat nozzle with recessed disc finial, hinged lid shaped as a hare looking over its tail, basal disc with square hole to accept a stand, curled arms at the rear forming the handle with thumb-pad formed as a perching bird (one partly absent); separate stand with tripod legs and spike finial. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

UK private collection before 2000.

Acquired on the UK art market.

Private collection, London.

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BYZANTINE GILT BRONZE HORSE HARNESS DECORATION SET 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. ¼ - 4¼ in. (236 grams total, 0.6-10.9 cm) Group of tongue-shaped harness plates, rosette and other studs and three-armed distributors. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather’s collection formed before the early 1970s.

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BYZANTINE STEATITE ICON WITH MILITARY SAINT ‡ 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D. 2¾ in. (60 grams total, icon: 72 mm high) Fragment of an icon depicting a facing saint modelled in the halfround within an arch; an ellipsoid low-relief face with hatched collar-length hair, lentoid eyes with pointillé pupils flanking a long nose; wearing a lamellar cuirass (klivanion); stylised sword (spathion) to the shoulder with lobe pommel, piriform blade with hatched median bar and undulations to the flanks (simulating damascening); arch resting on a balustered column with shallow fixing socket above the saint’s head; mounted on a custom-made stand. £8,000 - 10,000 PROVENANCE:

Jacques and Henriette Schumann collection, Paris, France. with Christie’s, Paris, France, 30 September 2003, no.248.

European private collection.

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

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BYZANTINE TERRACOTTA PILGRIM FLASK WITH A SAINT ‡ 6TH CENTURY A.D. 3 in. (3½ in.) (47.2 grams, 77 mm (71.4 grams total, 91 mm including stand)) Piriform in profile with two thick lug handles to the shoulder, obverse with low-relief facing figure holding a large cross and orb, reverse with facing figure with hand held up in the orans posture; with a display stand. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex private collection, Mrs L.S., 1990s.

Acquired from the above, 2001.

Private European collection.

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Ampullae like this one were filled with water from holy places, like the lake near the Sanctuary of Saint Menas, famous for its healing properties. In Egypt in the 6th-7th century, and throughout the eastern part of the Roman Empire, these ampullae were an integral part of the equipment of pilgrims visiting holy places and who, like today, carried with them a portion of holy water considered miraculous against ailments of the body and soul.

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BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH MONOGRAM 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. in. (3.29 grams, 17.57 mm overall, 15.91 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I½, USA 4½, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)) Round-section hoop supporting a disc bezel with engraved monogram incorporating a cross potent and the letters N, O, P, E, Z and others. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

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From an early 20th century collection based on the collector’s ticket.

Property of a Californian, USA, collector.

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BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH NP 7TH-9TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (3.23 grams, 20.11 mm overall, 17.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5¾, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)) With granule cluster to each shoulder, lozenge bezel with incuse ‘NP’ monogram flanked by pellets. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the UK art market.

Private collection, UK.

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BYZANTINE GOLD OPENWORK ARCHITECTURAL RING ‡ 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 1¼ in. (4.48 grams, 32.81 mm overall, 17.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O½, USA 7¼, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)) Comprising a broad hoop with repoussé scrolled vine tendrils, beaded borders; pyramidal bezel with empty discoid cell flanked by granules and with a beaded wire rim. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

British private collection, before 1981.

Acquired in 2003.

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LARGE BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH CHRIST ENGRAVED ON A GREEN CHALCEDONY GEMSTONE CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (10.07 grams, 26.22 mm overall, 20.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S½, USA 9¼, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)) With round-section hoop and discoid stepped bezel, inset chalcedony cloison with nimbate bust of Christ. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

UK collection, acquired 1971. with Christie’s, London, 5 July 2023, no.61.

Accompanied by a positive scientific statement from Striptwist Limited, a London-based company run by historical precious metal specialist Dr Jack Ogden, reference number 220507.

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BYZANTINE GOLD OPENWORK BEADS ‡ 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D. in. (13.8 grams, 22 mm each) 205 Each a spherical cage with ropework texturing, granule at each node; oval glass bead within. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the Swiss art market, 1998.

Private collection, Europe.

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BYZANTINE ROCK CRYSTAL PENDANT CIRCA 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D. 2 in. (18.87 grams, 50 mm) Biconvex crystal bead mounted on a gold rod with bulb below, hinged bale above; obverse with intaglio nimbate bust of Christ, reverse with nimbate bust of Mary. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from a London, UK, gallery, 1980s.

From a North American gentleman’s collection, 1980-1990s.

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SUMERIAN TERRACOTTA FOUNDATION CONE FROM LAGASH CIRCA 2100 B.C. 4¾ in. (172 grams, 12.2 cm) Conical with a domed top, ten-line inscription for Gudea of Lagash, giving a record of the building of Eninnu, the temple of Ningirsu: 'For Ningirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, brought about perfection: he built and restored his E-ninnu-anzud-babbar.' £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

From an important collection formed before 1988.

Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and 1990s.

Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.

FOOTNOTES:

Votive cones are one type of royal foundation deposit, objects that were buried in the walls and beneath the floors of important buildings during construction to sanctify the site and to create a historical memory of the ruler and his achievements.

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OLD BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA CUNEIFORM TABLET FROM 'WARAD-AMURRU' TO 'UBAR-SHAMASH' CONCERNING BARLEY 19TH-16TH CENTURY B.C. 2 in. (70 grams, 60 mm) Pillow-shaped with impressed bands of cuneiform text to both broad faces, one edge and one end. £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.

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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OLD BABYLONIAN ADMINISTRATIVE TERRACOTTA TABLET NOTING A FALL FROM THE CITY WALL OF ISIN 19TH-16TH CENTURY B.C. 2 in. (124 grams, 72 mm) Pillow-shaped with band of impressed cuneiform text to upper edge and partial band to the middle. £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.

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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EARLY DYNASTIC TERRACOTTA ADMINISTRATIVE CUNEIFORM TABLET RECORDING LIVESTOCK AND THEIR OWNERS ‡ IIIB, 2400-2340 B.C. 3 in. (202 grams, 78 mm) Pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge, concerning the listing of 146 sheep and their owners or shepherds: Column III Column I Column II Column IV …, herder 5 sheep, Pirigni, Ur-Ishkur, 2 Ur-…dua Kor 2? herder of Abdu 2 male sheep, 6 Zagmu, 6 male sheep, 4 sheep, Urgu Akadu, son of herder of Ur-ur of Umma (of) E-RU Lugal-sanga Mesanne 3 sheep, Zag- 2 … , herder IL, 2 Shesh-zimu 1 Urtul 3 Zagmu, mu, ki ni mu zu scribe 3 GISH.MI, 5 sheep, x x-gi 3 Gimni, herder Akadu herder of Ilum4 male sheep chief galla- 2 Ekalsi su?ni 1 Gimdu, son of 4 … official Lugal5 male sheep, Ekal shalasu Ur-lu, ..

2 Mashda Adda, singer?

2 sheep Lu-ra, 1 … Guzi…

5 Almu herder…

2 …kam … NA 2 Ur-Ezida IGI MI ZI SI

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Reverse Column VI Column VII Column VIII Column V 1 Ur… 4 E-gish MI bi?, 2 … -niE-u?

3 Lueshla … .., farmer (space) 2 Ur-… NE-RA 1 Ur …

1 Ur-dingir, …si- Total 8 Azuzu 1…

TExESZ3 Its total: 146 2 Adda, captain 3 Dingir-urmu 1… sheep, 1 En…du, 1 Pirigni 1 Lugal- … nuesh-officiant Da… nuduga Pirigni (is) 3 Sheshpadda, 1 Ur-Ninshaza, 1 Aba-Enlil kush-official. overseer wife of U-u 1 Lugal …

2 … ki-bi 4 Lugallu, 2 Urmes … herder of 1 Urdam …

Lugalla…, 1 Akadu, 6 E… majordomo Adda…

5 …igi-en …

1 U-u, …

1 Lugal-E…nisi Umunene £15,000 - 20,000 PROVENANCE:

with Laemmle Gallery, San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, USA. Acquired from the above in the early 1970s. with Bonhams, London, 13 April 2011, no.133.

Private central European collection.

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OLD BABYLONIAN CUNEIFORM TABLET WITH ORIGINAL ENVELOPE, RECORDING A CONTRACT FOR 1½ SHEKELS OF SILVER CIRCA 2000-1800 B.C. 2¼ in. (117 grams, 59 mm) Pillow-shaped sealed clay envelope with bands of cuneiform text to the broad faces; with 12 lines in Sumerian and a seal impression. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

From the important collection of the late Dr Gerrard.

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OLD BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA BULLA RECORDING THE RATIONS OF VEGETABLE OIL TO NAMED INDIVIDUALS ‡ 1900-1800 B.C. 1 in. (20 grams, 40 mm) Barrel-shaped with vertical perforation, columns of cuneiform text to the sidewall. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

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Acquired in 1997.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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LARGE AKKADIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH FIGURES ‡

UR II PERIOD LAPIS LAZULI CYLINDER SEAL WITH DEDICATORY 'GUTUA TO INKA' INSCRIPTION ‡

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 1 in. (33.1 grams, 35 mm) Cotton-reel type seal with incuse frieze including standing figure with whip, water-bearer, opposed bulls and other motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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EARLY SYRIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH ANIMALS

2200-2000 B.C. ¾ in. (2.96 grams, 20 mm) With frieze depicting a standing figure addressing a seated figure and four columns of cuneiform text, reading 'Gutua to Inka, his Sister / Lady, He Gave (This Seal)'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in 1995.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

CIRCA 3000 B.C. 1 in. (44.7 grams, 34 mm)

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Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Description of Cylinder Seal of black stone, 34.5 x 26 mm. The sides are decorated with a design consisting of two registers enclosed within lines, and each register divided into compartments, four in one, three in the other, by bands of four parallel lines. Each compartment contains the head of an animal or bird. The upper and lower surfaces of the cylinder are engraved with rosettes centering on the drill hole.

This is an early Syrian seal, c. 3000 B.C., of a very unusual and interesting type. Though it is worn, the design still leaves a clear impression when the seal is rolled.’; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve] £400 - 600

EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 1¼ in. (14 grams, 31 mm)

MESOPOTAMIAN LAPIS LAZULI CYLINDER SEAL WITH ANIMAL FRIEZE

Above: guilloche of two bands with ‘eye’ motifs in the voids; below: zebu and other animals on a baseline; supplied with a museumquality impression. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

From the ‘S’ collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.

PROVENANCE:

UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.

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NEO-ASSYRIAN CHALCEDONY CYLINDER SEAL FOR THE GOD SAMNUHA FROM SAMSANU ‡

OLD BABYLONIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH TWO STANDING FIGURES ‡

9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C. 1 in. (16.8 grams, 40 mm)

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 1 in. (8.96 grams, 27 mm)

Carved with five columns of cuneiform inscription: ‘To the god Samnuha, great lord, Samsanu, eunuch, for the life of [the king) Samnuha-shar-ilani, his Lord, he made and gave (this seal)’; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. £5,000 - 7,000

Representing a god in short mantle and round cap with upturned brim, holding a mace in his left hand, before him a goddess standing in a horned crown and kaunakes, her hands raised in supplication; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. £1,500 - 2,000

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PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

Ex Mr J.K. collection, USA. Acquired from the above, 1997.

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ANATOLIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH FIGURES HOLDING CLUBS CIRCA 2600-2300 B.C. ¾ in. (6.76 grams, 19 mm)

ANATOLIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH SEATED DEITY CIRCA 1200-1000 B.C. 1 in. (14.7 grams, 28 mm)

Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Description of Cylinder Seal of Soft Black Stone, 19.5 x 13 mm. Two standing human figures are striking with big clubs, the one at a seated (fallen?) human, the other at an uncertain depiction. A third standing human (inactive) and two quadrupeds make up the scene. From Syria or Anatolia, c. 2600-2300 B.C. Condition: edges worn, but the design still sharp.’; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve] £400 - 600

Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Cylinder seal of soft black stone, 29 x 16 mm. Condition fine. Seated deity with bird on wrist, facing horned quadruped with bird on hind quarters, standing human figure behind horned quadruped; fillers: seven dots, two swords(?), unidentified item. From North Syria or Anatolia, c. 1200-1000 B.C. The god holding the bird is probably the storm god, Teshub, though he could be known at this period by another name.’; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve] £400 - 600

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PROVENANCE:

UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.

UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.

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LARGE AKKADIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH FIGURES CIRCA 2300-2200 B.C. 1 in. (49.5 grams, 41 mm) Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed

by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Cylinder Seal of Black Stone, 40 mm. high. The scene shows a seated god with four standing figures in front of him. He is seated on an angular seat, wears a long flounced robe and a horned tiara, and raises one hand in greeting.

Immediately before him standing is a god with similar clothes and headdress, gripping the wrist of a second god who standing behind him and holds a kid as an offering to the seated god. This third god has a robe which falls in creases to the ankles. Behind the god with goat stands a human figure with bare head and clothing distinct from all the other figures. He or she (there is no beard) holds a bucket in one hand. The final figure of the row is a god with dress similar to that of the one immediately in front of the seated god, though he holds both hands at the waist. This is a Akkadian seal, c. 2300-2200 B.C., from southern Mesopotamia or a nearby area. It is a large one and in fine condition.’; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

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UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.

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MESOPOTAMIAN BANDED AGATE CYLINDER SEAL WITH GRYPHONS AND GOD 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. ¾ in. (5.43 grams, 20.53 mm) With combat scene depicting two rearing gryphons flanking a standing bearded figure; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From the ‘S’ collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.)

From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.P26.

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CIRCA 1900-1800 B.C. ¾ in. (5.23 grams, 18 mm)

MITANNI BROWN HEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL WITH WINGED BIRDS CIRCA 1500-1250 B.C. 1 in. (14.4 grams, 23 mm) Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Description of Cylinder Seal of brown Hematitite (sic), 29 x 15.5 mm.

Standing composite figure with human legs and body, but a bird’s wings and head, is placed between a large recumbent horned quadruped with long neck and a smaller horned quadruped with short neck; other items; scorpion, hand, fish, star. The whole of the design

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in enclosed within upper and lower rules. This is a good example of the Mitanni Elaborate Style, from anywhere between north-western Iran and the eastern Mediterranean. As is normal for such Mitanni seals, the cutting was done entirely with three semi-mechanical tools: the drill, the tubular drill and the cutting wheel. The date will be c.

1500-1250 B.C. The ancient name of the composite figure is not so far known. Save for a gash on the standing figure, the condition is fine.’; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve] £400 - 600

SYRIAN BLACK STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH HUMAN HEADS

Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Cylinder seal of soft black stone, 18 x 11 mm., condition good. Two registers divided by fine decorative band between rules; above: seven human heads and twig(?); below: three small quadrupeds with long ears. Syrian, c. 1900-1800 B.C.’; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.

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AKKADIAN SHELL CYLINDER SEAL WITH HEROES ‡

WEST IRANIAN GREY STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH FIGURES

2350-2200 B.C. 1¼ in. (27 grams, 33 mm)

CIRCA 1200-1000 B.C. 1¾ in. (23.9 grams, 45 mm)

Representing a god with horned helmet, half animal and half man, standing on the left and holding a staff, near him the hero Gilgamesh killing Humbaba, and the hero Enkindu killing the celestial bull, followed by a mythological divinity depicted as half animal and half human; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £3,000 - 4,000

Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed

by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘ Cylinder seal of black stone, 45 x 20 mm., condition fine. This seal shows three walking figures in a row, to be identified as gods from their headdresses. They are all clad in the same garb: long robes reaching the ankles, with a fringe reaching from the shoulder to the bottom, and another one around the bottom. The first one carried two rodents by their tails in one hand and holds a small scimitar in the other. The middle one holds up a twig of vegetation in one hand and a short rod in the other. The rear deity holds a twig in each hand, with (apparently) a string falling from each hand to the ground. There is a rodent sideways filling space between the second and last gods, and for a terminal there is a lozenge, a horned animal with front and rear legs close together, and a simple cross. This is a rare seal from west Iran, dating to c. 12001000 B.C. The twig as a divine symbol is well known from seals of this period excavated at Susa and Choga Zanbil, and other details are paralleled, such as the angular depiction of the hands holding the various objects.’; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £600 - 800

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Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

FOOTNOTES:

King Sargon of Akkad created political unity when he seized control of Mesopotamia, and carvings on seals from the time demonstrate his success by portraying the power the Akkadian gods had to legitimize both their domain and their rulers. Religious scenes on cylinder seals detail the spiritual beliefs and practices of the time. The deeply intertwined relationship between religion and state power in Akkad is also present in the decorations of some cylinder seals. Here the hero Gilgamesh, embodying the strength of royal power, kills the monster Humbaba, as the king of Akkad kills his enemies.

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LEVANT RED JASPER CYLINDER SEAL WITH FIGURES

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CIRCA 1200-900 B.C. in. (6.74 grams, 23 mm)

From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.P27.

Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Description of Cylinder Seal of Red Jasper, 28.5 x 11.5 mm. Row of five figures, four standing, one apparently sitting, all with raised hand or hands; dots fill vacant spaces. This is a very rare type of cylinder, from the Levant c. 1200-900 B.C. the cutting is crude, but the impression of an enthusiastic throng is made clear. Though one can only guess, probably this is a religious celebration. The design is enclosed within upper and lower rules. the condition is good.’; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.

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LATE ASSYRIAN CHALCEDONY CYLINDER SEAL WITH DEITY CIRCA 800-700 B.C. in. (6.19 grams, 22 mm) Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Description of Cylinder Seal of Chalcedony with white surface, 23 x 11 mm. Standing deity dressed in long robe, with one leg projecting, holding the front paw on either side of a horned animal standing on hind legs; diamond shape between the legs of one animal; lunar crescent above fish for terminal. Late Assyrian drilled style, c. 800700 B.C. Condition: fine, save for one small harmless chip.’; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.

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AKKADIAN GREEN JASPER CYLINDER SEAL WITH HERO CIRCA 2300-2200 B.C. 1¼ in. (12.23 grams, 34 mm) Slightly waisted with bronze caps, accompanied by a handwritten scholarly note signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Cylinder seal of green stone with bronze caps; 34 x 16 mm. overall. Matching pair of contestants: nude hero and rampant lion. Inscription: name of ancient owner, but secondary, cannot be read. Akkadian, c. 2300-2200 B.C. Condition fine.’; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

From a London, UK, collection, 1980s.

Ex North American collection.

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OLD BABYLONIAN HEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL WITH FIGURES CIRCA 1900-1700 B.C. 1 in. (15.9 grams, 26 mm) Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Cylinder Seal of Hematite, 26.5 x 15 mm. The design consists of two pairs of figures. The one consists of two standing figures: the one on the right is a deity, whether male or female is not clear, wearing a smooth hat and a long robe open at the front from which one leg projects. One hand is held at the waist, the other grasps a scimitar.

Facing is a nude male figure holding a small bucket in one hand and a small vessel in the other, apparently to sprinkle water from the bucket. It is not known if this figures is meant as a human priest or a minor god. Between this pair in the sky are three dots. The other pair consists of a victor wearing dress that only reaches the knees. His feet are apart, and his one raised hand holds a weapon, while in the other is a seven-fold item, either meant as a revolving weapon, or as a ‘multiple club’. (Some have suggested that it is a sling.) The victor’s victim is kneeling, and turns back to face his oppressor and plead with raised arm. The victor’s one foot rests on the leg of the victim so

that he cannot escape. The identity of this victor is so far unknown.

This seal is Old Babylonian, from southern Iraq or a neighbouring area, and dates from c. 1900 - 1700 B.C. Though there is some wear and corrosion, the whole design is clear.’; supplied with a museumquality impression. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.

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MESOPOTAMIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH GRYPHON AND GOD 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 1¼ in. (5.17 grams, 31 mm) With frieze depicting a combat scene of a leaping gryphon and winged god advancing; repaired and supplied with a museum-quality impression. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From the ‘S’ collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.

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ANATOLIAN DARK GREEN CYLINDER SEAL WITH GOD CIRCA 2000 B.C. 1½ in. (48.5 grams, 39 mm) Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Cylinder of dark-green stone, 39 x 25 mm., some incrustation which could be removed; condition good. Figure ( god? ) under notched arch, seated figure to right, leaning forward and holding spear; two distinct horned animals with standing figure between them, bird. From North Syria or Anatolia, c. 2000 B.C.’; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.

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LARGE MIDDLE ELAMITE GLASS CYLINDER SEAL ASKING FOR DIVINE APPROVAL CIRCA 1400-1000 B.C. 1 in. (16.60 grams, 47 mm) Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed

by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Glass 47 x 15 mm. The main scene in the design shows a seated god on the right wearing a long robe with bottom fringe, sitting on a stool with crossing struts and holding in one hand a situla. Before him stands a servant similarly dressed and extending one hand. Between the two figures is a locust in big size and in the upper parts is a symbol. Above this scene is a band with three recumbent quadrupeds. The remainder of the space is devoted to a three-line cuneiform inscription: garna4kišib ne May the owner of this seal ina é-gal DU have free access to the palace NI Ni APKIN KA This is a Middle Elamite seal, c. 1400-1100 B.C. The design an inscription are based on Cassite-period Babylonian seals, but with Elamite rendering. This is a large seal and though the ends are chipped, it is otherwise in very good condition for ancient glass.

Indeed, it is in such excellent state that one asks if it is not volcanic glass, namely obsidian. However, the pitted surface favours manmade glass, but in unusually good condition.'; a more comprehensive and up-to-date translation is: ‘ki dingir ti-la Life is the gift of god. ina é-DU.DU (May he (seal owner)) have free access to the palace, i3-li2 APKIN KA I beseech you, my god.’ £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from Christie’s, New York, USA. From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.P51.

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SYRIAN HAEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL WITH WORSHIPPERS CIRCA 1900-1700 B.C. in. (7.5 grams, 18 mm) Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Cylinder Seal of Hematite, 19 x 11.5 mm. The major part of the design consist of a seated figure, no doubt a god, holding up one hand in

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greeting to a standing figure, meant as a human worshipper, who similarly hold up one hand. Between them is a table with elegant legs on which rests a pile of breads. Above this is a motif probably intended as a stylized bull’s head. The minor part of the design consists of a row of five walking men, the first raising one hand, the last carrying a crook over his shoulder. This is a Syrian seal, c. 1900-1700 B.C. and though the stone is somewhat worn, the design is fully clear.’; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.

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AKKADIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL OF THE SUN GOD SHAMASH CIRCA 2334-2279 B.C. 1½ in. (49.1 grams, 40 mm) Finely engraved with a religious scene, sun god Shamash seated on a throne with his feet resting on a padded stand, holding a scimitar in his raised left hand and wearing a horned headdress; four bearded deities and a smaller, clean-shaven young male worshipper before him, each of the deities wearing a horned headdress and a pleated garment; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £2,500 - 3,500 PROVENANCE:

From the ‘S’ collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

Accompanied by a copy of a report from Assyriologist Hui Li.

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ANATOLIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH STANDING HUNTER CIRCA 1200-1000 B.C. 1 in. (35.7 grams, 37 mm) Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Cylinder seal of black stone, 38 x 22.5 mm., condition very good. The stone is slightly wider at the base than the top. Scene of standing hunter (?), sideways and inverted quadrupeds, scorpion, unidentified four legged creature, lunar crescent, dot with four concentric circles around it; the whole between two rules. Syrian or Anatolian, c. 12001000 B.C.’; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983.

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LEVANTINE JASPER CYLINDER SEAL WITH FIGURES CIRCA 1000-500 B.C. 2¼ in. (20.4 grams, 58 mm) Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed

by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Cylinder Seal of Red Stone with some Black and White Patches, 36 x15 mm., held in Ancient Bronze Mount with Ring, Total Height: 53 mm. The design shows two figures, the one on the left seated on a stool narrower at floor level than at the seat, he has a bare head, wears clothing down to his ankles, holds a mace in the right hand, a second mace projects above his shoulders, while in his left hand there is a revolving weapon (a sling?). Facing him is a standing figure with clothes to the knees, holding up an unidentified small object in his right hand, holding down a mace in the left hand ... This is a Levantine seal dating to c. 1000500 B.C. of an extremely rare type. The closest parallel is a cylinder seal in the Louvre, L. Delaporte, Musee du Louvre, Catalogue des Cylindres Orientaux II (1923) A 958, found at Neirab, near Aleppo.

The two figures owe something to Old Babylonian seals, the revolving weapon and the dress of the standing figure. The feline, however, and the general ‘feel’ of the piece are clearly of later and more westerly origin. This is an important piece for its size and rarity; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.P9.

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EARLY ACHAEMENID CARNELIAN CYLINDER SEAL WITH HUNTING SCENE 550-450 B.C. ¾ in. (3.28 grams, 18 mm) With a dynamic frieze composed of a large bird, possibly an ostrich, running and looking back towards human-bodied winged bull, the

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anthropomorphic creature (possibly depicting Lamassu) wearing a crown and drawing a bow aiming it at the escaping bird, a small bird on the foreground; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From the ‘S’ collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

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WESTERN ASIATIC STEATITE CYLINDER SEAL WITH FIGURES ‡ 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 1 in. (7.16 grams, 24 mm) With frieze depicting opposed standing figures with spears and khopesh, gryphon, ankh and other items; supplied with a museumquality impression. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in 1997.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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ACHAEMENID BANDED AGATE CYLINDER SEAL WITH KING GRASPING RAMPANT GRYPHONS 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. 1 in. (3.39 grams, 24 mm) Biconical with median gusset, showing a standing ling grasping the throat of two rearing gryphons; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Ex ‘S’ collection, London, UK. 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.

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CAPPADOCIAN STONE CYLINDER SEAL WITH COURT SCENE ‡ CIRCA 2000-1900 B.C. 1 in. (21.9 grams, 40 mm) Frieze including two standing attendants in flounced floor-length robes before a laden table and a seated figure in similar robes, the seated figure drinking from a vessel through a drinking pipe, behind him a stag with a small animal between its legs, a border of pellets above and below; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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MESOPOTAMIAN HAEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL WITH FIGURES 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. in. (3.43 grams, 17.14 mm)

long flounced robe, and she is raising both hands. Behind her stands the god with mace: hat with deep brim, clothes to the knees, and holding his mace at the waist. What they are witnessing is a standing monster: general build of a lion, but wings, a brush tail and talons of a bird of prey for legs. Its head is leaning down. Above it stands a god in long robe and long tiara, with one leg projecting and foot resting on some strange being. The god holds a whip over one shoulder and forked lightning in the other hand. Facing him in the distance is a small walking figure holding up some object. A two-line cuneiform inscription names two gods: Adad and Shala. This is an Old Babylonian seal, c. 1900-1600 B.C. It is somewhat worn, but the design is rare for the animal and god above it. This god is Adad, the storm god, identified by whip, forked lightning, and the animal on which he stands, which was passed down to the Old Babylonian period from the Akkad period. Thus the design is of considerable interest. Shala was the wife of Adad.’; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a North American lady, formed 1970s-early 1990s, with collection reference no.P105.

With incuse frieze comprising a standing robed figure and a winged figure with a spear advancing towards a kilted figure with daggers in his hands above an ankh; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

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WESTERN ASIATIC HAEMATITE CYLINDER SEAL 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. ¾ in. (2.28 grams, 19 mm)

From the ‘S’ collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

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OLD BABYLONIAN INSCRIPTION

HAEMATITE

CYLINDER

SEAL

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CIRCA 1900-1600 B.C. 1¼ in. (15.9 grams, 30 mm) Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed

by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: ‘Two standing gods face a complex scene. The first deity is a Lamma goddess, in horned tiara,

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

With frieze of standing robed figures, central figure wearing a headdress with cow horns and wielding an axe(?), an ankh behind him; before him a standing figure wearing long robes and a cow-horn headdress, holding a vessel in his hands and a snake(?) suspended around his neck, a small crouching figure between the two figures; behind a standing figure holding one hand up in adoration and wearing a tall conical headdress, holding a short staff in the other hand; supplied with a museum-quality impression. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From the ‘S’ collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

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LURISTAN BRONZE FINIAL WITH MASTER OF ANIMALS ‡ 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C. 7¾ in. (213 grams total, 19.7 cm including stand) A bifacial sceptre head formed as a ‘Master of Animals’ atop a collared tubular stem, comprising two slender crescentic arms representing slender beasts with ridged backs and roaring mouths, each in the grip of the Master standing crowned between them; the Master with tubular body, animal-like ears, prominent nose above a small mouth and wearing a neck ring and domed headdress; mounted on a display stand. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Capitaine Patrick Pakenham, Geneva, Switzerland, acquired in the 1960s1970s, thence by succession.

Private collection.

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ELAMITE BRONZE VESSEL WITH SPOUT LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 5½ in. (369 grams, 14 cm high) With squat bowl, narrow stem and flared base, incised band to the shoulder with tulip motifs; narrow spout to the rim. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1983.

Ex London gallery, 1990s.

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ELAMITE SPOUTED BRONZE VESSEL WITH TWISTED DESIGN LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 5 in. (281 grams, 13.1 cm high) Comprising a bulbous body with short stem and flared foot, radiating twisted ribs to the sidewall, stepped shoulder and short tapering spout. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1983.

Ex London gallery, 1990s.

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MESOPOTAMIAN BRONZE STANDING ZOOMORPHIC TORCH BEARER EARLY DYNASTIC II, MID 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 6 in. (2.28 kg, 17.5 cm) Comprising a bulbous body with addorsed vulpine heads, standing on a rectangular base and with a circular cage supported on four curved arms above the back; each head with sockets to the eyes to accept inset cabochons. £20,000 - 30,000

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

PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1983.

Ex London gallery, 1990s.

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

FOOTNOTES:

The object belongs to a series of artefacts which attest the wide regional trade existing in the mid to late 3rd millennium B.C. in the Mesopotamian lands.

Stands of this type were intended to hold offering bowls or lamps.

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URARTU BULL-HEADED BRONZE CAULDRON APPLIQUE PAIR ‡

LARGE WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE FIGURE OF A BULL ‡

8TH CENTURY B.C. 3 - 5 in. (790 grams total, 8-13 cm wide)

CIRCA 10TH CENTURY B.C. 7½ in. (1.32 kg, 19.2 cm)

Matched pair of bovine-head mounts, each formed as a pair of Dshaped wings and a tail with low-relief feather detailing and holes to accept rivets; central head and neck of a bull with prominent horns, bands of curly hair to the pate and throat, large scaphoid eyes, incised contour detailing to muzzle, socket to reverse. [2] £18,000 - 24,000

A heavy example modelled in the round with slender elongated trunk, thick neck and prominent horns, vestigial ears below; Anatolian workmanship. £10,000 - 14,000

PROVENANCE:

From the warehouse of Lane Hope Ltd, London, 1980s (company dissolved December 1991).

Private collection, UK; anonymous sale, Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auction 206, 20 June 2012, no.85.

European private collection, acquired at Gorny & Mosch, 2012.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.6210.AM. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages.

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PROVENANCE:

with Christie’s, New York, 8 June 2001, no.363.

Private collection, Europe.

FOOTNOTES:

Bulls with raised horns have been found in central Anatolian royal burials.

Among the sacred animals found in the royal graves of Alacahöyük, the bull and the deer are always present. This simplified figure of a young and spritely standing bull recalls the Baltimore bull and other two examples in the Cleveland Museum of Art. Images of bulls were mounted on standards, used in battlefields or in religious processions, or like in the royal graves of Alacahöyük, they were used to decorate cult furniture or shrines.

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

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SOUTH ARABIAN KING RABBISHAMSUM NIMRAN BRONZE DEDICATORY PLAQUE

PROVENANCE:

CIRCA 150 A.D. 11 x 17¼ in. (13 in.) (2.03 kg total, 28 x 18.6 cm (34.5 cm high including stand))

Ex Robin Marshal-Carter, Adelaide, South Australia, 1970.

Private collection, London, UK.

Rectangular in profile with spur to each upper angle; high-relief reserved epigraphic text in ten lines with void at lower centre; dedicated to the god Dhu-Sam w by abiyum Yar ab, under the Reign of King Rabb shamsum Nimr n; mounted on a custom-made stand. £12,000 - 17,000

FOOTNOTES:

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

Accompanied by a full transliteration and translation into modern English.

From the temple of Yaghr consecrated to the god dhu-Sam w , in the w d ‘lShudayf in northern Yemen.

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MARLIK BRONZE MATERNITY FIGURE ‡

CANAANITE BRONZE WARRIOR GODDESS

9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C. 3 in. (40 grams, 77 mm)

EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 2¾ in. (10.8 grams, 71 mm)

Openwork body with integral horned head, loops to the shoulders and breasts; separate arms mounted in the shoulder-rings, applied pellets and braid detailing. £1,800 - 2,400

Formed with conical headdress and pin to lower body. £400 - 600

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1980s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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CANAANITE BRONZE WARRIOR GOD PAIR EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 3 in. (41.3 grams, 78 mm) Formed as two standing nude females with arms spread, one gripping the waist of the other, on a lentoid base. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Paris and London, 1970s.

From a collection of Canaanite gods in bronze, from the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.

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Acquired in Paris and London, 1970s.

From a collection of Canaanite gods in bronze, from the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.

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OLD BABYLONIAN BRONZE STANDING WORSHIPPER EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 2¾ in. (163 grams, 70 mm) Hollow-formed with flared robe, arms raised and bent revealing bellshaped sleeves, small breasts, squat head with lentoid eyes and band of hair to rear. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1983.

Ex London gallery, 1990s.

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

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CANAANITE BRONZE BEARDED WARRIOR GOD HOLDING MACE

CANAANITE BRONZE WARRIOR GOD HOLDING WEAPONS

EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 4¾ in. (109 grams, 12 cm)

EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 6 in. (196 grams, 15.7 cm)

Modelled in the round with braided headdress and hatched body, mace in the right hand and khopesh cradled in left arm. £3,500 - 4,500

Standing on a flanged base with a weapon in each hand, baldric with axe to the shoulder. £2,500 - 3,500

PROVENANCE:

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Paris and London, 1970s.

From a collection of Canaanite gods in bronze, from the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.

Acquired in Paris and London, 1970s.

From a collection of Canaanite gods in bronze, from the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.

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CANAANITE BRONZE MALE WARRIOR GOD WITH HAT

CANAANITE BRONZE WARRIOR GOD WITH ARM RAISED

EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 6 in. (126 grams, 15.7 cm)

EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 4¾ in. (97 grams, 12.1 cm)

Modelled in the round with baldric and belt, collar and headdress. £2,500 - 3,500

Standing on a columnar base wearing a waist-belt and crossed baldrics. £1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Paris and London, 1970s.

From a collection of Canaanite gods in bronze, from the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.

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

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in Paris and London, 1970s.

From a collection of Canaanite gods in bronze, from the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.

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HITTITE TERRACOTTA FERTILITY FIGURE

AMORITE TERRACOTTA IDOL OF A STANDING WOMAN ‡

12TH-8TH CENTURY B.C. 6¼ in. (7 in.) (52.3 grams, 16 cm (515 grams total, 20 cm including stand))

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 5 in. (153 grams, 13.8 cm)

D-section figurine with elaborate pierced headdress and navel, applied annular eyes, pinched nose, applied segmented collar and pointillé detailing to the hips; mounted on a custom-made stand. £1,200 - 1,700

Modelled in the round female figure standing with stub arms, applied breasts and pectoral cross-straps with central disc; applied collar of discs and mask with segmented detailing to eyes and reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

PROVENANCE:

Ex collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s.

Acquired in 1993.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence test report from Oxford Authentication with sample no.N124j52.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss register certificate, no.S00027857.

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SUMERIAN LIMESTONE PLAQUE ‡

OLD BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA PLAQUE OF A MASTIFF DOG

3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 3¾ in. (246 grams, 96 mm)

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 4¾ in. (146 grams, 12.2 cm)

Fragment from a plaque or large bowl with high-relief head and foreparts of a lion with broad piriform face and sunken eyes; rounded rim above. £800 - 1,000

Rectangular plaque with low-relief image of a sitting dog with thick braided collar, gaping mouth. £600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

Ex Mr J.K. Maryland, USA. Private collection.

Acquired in 1999.

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PROVENANCE:

From an important collection of a London, UK, genttleman, London, UK, pre 1988.

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

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AMLASH TERRACOTTA BULL RHYTON

AMORITE TERRACOTTA ANIMAL ‡

EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 9 in. (601 grams, 25 cm)

2000-1700 B.C. 2 in. (93 grams, 72 mm)

A hollow-formed ceramic vessel formed as a standing zebu with large hump, ridged tail, pectoral ridge and horns; the head forming the Uchannel spout. £5,000 - 7,000

Modelled in the round standing quadruped with pinched detailing, pierced at jaw to accept reins, hollow-formed canopy to the rear body. £700 - 900

PROVENANCE:

European private collection, 1983.

Ex Anavian Gallery, New York.

Private collection, UK.

PROVENANCE:

Ex E. Boustros collection, 1970s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00019651.

Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence analysis report, dated 22 November 1990.

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NEAR EASTERN TERRACOTTA VESSEL OF AN OX ‡

LARGE AMLASH TERRACOTTA VESSEL

10TH-9TH CENTURY B.C. 6½ in. (522 grams, 16.5 cm long)

EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 11¾ in. (846 grams, 30 cm wide)

Hollow-formed model bull with funnel between the shoulders, applied ropework halter to the neck (part absent), traces of pigment. £600 - 800

Of zoomorphic form, with a globular body, u-section spout and loop handle to the rear. £3,000 - 4,000

PROVENANCE:

PROVENANCE:

Shlomo Moussaieff collection, Herzliya Pituah, Israel.

European private collection.

Acquired before 1978.

Private collection, UK.

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

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ZIWIYE VESSEL WITH ANIMAL SCENE 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C. 6¼ in. (1.66 kg, 16.1 cm) Rectangular in plan with rectangular spout; side wall with friezes: guilloche border enclosing a lion attacking a zebu; regardant stag with fawn; lioness with cub, fleeing stag; repaired. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Europe. with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 10 October 2017, no.218.

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WESTERN ASIATIC STONE CONTAINER WITH ENGRAVED PAIRS OF ANIMALS ‡ 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 4¼ in. (820 grams, 10.9 cm) Rectangular tray with segmented upper face, each sidewall with incuse scene of two opposed animals (horses, goats) one with a human figure interposed. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Private collection.

Acquired in 2001.

Private collection, Europe.

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MESOPOTAMIAN ALABASTER BOWL 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 8 in. (1.66 kg, 22 cm diameter) Conical with a narrow, slightly rounded base; repaired. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the early 2000s.

Private collection, UK.

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TELL BURQAS STONE BOWL ‡ 6TH-5TH MILLENNIUM B.C. 3½ in. (574 grams, 90 mm) Squat hollow container with low rim to the broad mouth. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in 1997.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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WESTERN ASIATIC STONE BOWL WITH BIRDS ‡ 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 4 in. (273 grams, 11.2 cm) Hemispherical in profile with narrow rim, frieze of perching birds in relief, each with a pellet eye, stub beak, large comma-shaped hatched wing and leg held horizontally beneath the body; rim chipped. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

with Holy Lands House, Israel, 1960s.

Private collection, 2005.

FOOTNOTES:

The chlorite stone vessels of early Bactria were kidney-shaped vessels with simple geometric decoration or, like our specimen, semi-circular. Small cylindrical vases were used as cosmetic containers, together with chlorite cosmetic flasks.

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BACTRIAN CHLORITE BOWL WITH LIONS 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 4 in. (381 grams, 10.4 cm wide) Drum-shaped vessel with reserved frieze to the outer face: two lions advancing towards an ibex with head bowed; shallow socket to each of the eyes to accept an inlay panel. £3,500 - 4,500 PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1983.

Ex London gallery, 1990s.

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BACTRIAN CHLORITE VESSEL WITH LIONS ‡ 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 3¼ in. (273 grams, 85 mm) With frieze of crouching lions in profile, each with sockets to the flanks to accept coloured inserts (absent); chipped rim repaired. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

with Surena Gallery, 1999.

Private collection, Europe.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate dated 20th April 2004.

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SELJUK GOLD BRACELET WITH FLUTED BODY ‡

LARGE HOLY LAND GOLD AND GARNET DROP EARRINGS

11TH-13TH CENTURY A.D. 2¾ in. (46.8 grams, 70 mm)

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 3½ in. (34.90 grams total, 91 mm each)

Triangular in section, the shank formed as continuous lops of gold rod tapering to the shoulders, closure formed as a domed disc with granulated top and collar, granulated triangular plaque to each shoulder. £4,000 - 6,000

Each a crescent hoop with lateral collars and granule, long columnar drop formed as six columns of stacked granules with filigree braided bands to the outer face, graduated bulb finial; discoid cell above with inset replicant garnet cabochon and the hoops added later. £4,000 - 6,000

PROVENANCE:

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1980s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

From a North American gentleman’s collection, 1980-1990s.

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ACHAEMENID SOLID ELECTRUM BRACELET ‡ 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. 1 in. (20.8 grams, 41 mm) Penannular in form and tapering to each end with incised hatching. £1,000 - 1,400

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WESTERN ASIATIC GOLD EARRING PAIR WITH FILIGREE 11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (5.12 grams total, 25 mm each) Each a hollow sphere composed of shallow bosses with granule to the apex, applied filigree circles, hinged loop above. [2] £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in 1993.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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Acquired on the UK art market.

Private collection, London.

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

PROVENANCE:

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ACHAEMENID SILVER BOWL WITH INSCRIPTION FOR DARIUS THE GREAT

ROYAL

EGYPTIAN

6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C. 10½ in. (1.23 kg total, 26.7 cm wide including stand) Bowl fragment including section of the carinated rim, radiating repoussé teardrop bosses with interstitial lotus-flowers motifs and radiating rosette motif below; incised Egyptian hieroglyphic legend below the rim transliterated as ‘drywApwS pr-aA pAaA’ (Darius, Pharaoh, the Great); mounted on a custom-made stand. £8,000 - 10,000

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

Previously in the private collection of Mr S.A, acquired on the London art market in the 1960s.

Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated three page cataloguing/report.

Accompanied by a copy of an IADAA Interpol search certificate.

FOOTNOTES:

A hieroglyphic inscription on an Achaemenid item is very rare, although examples on stone vessels are known. Darius I ‘the Great’ ruled from 522 to 486 B.C. His predecessor, Cambyses II, conquered Egypt in 525 B.C. and the presence of this inscription is probably linked to the subsequent rule of the dynasty over Egypt and its influence on the Egyptian priestly caste.

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LARGE ELAMITE SILVER PENDANT NECKLACE 3RD-MID 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 18 in. (38.94 grams, 46 cm) Restrung necklace of tubular sheet-silver and carnelian beads with oblate spacers, four small and one large pendant, each formed as a pair of crescent horns. £1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1983.

Ex London gallery, 1990s.

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PROVENANCE:

ELAMITE CARNELIAN NECKLACE WITH PENDANTS

Acquired before 1983.

Ex London gallery, 1990s.

LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 19¼ in. (36.3 grams, 49 cm long)

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ELAMITE CARNELIAN NECKLACE WITH SILVER PENDANTS LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 18½ in. (74.2 grams, 47 cm) Restrung necklace of tubular sheet-silver beads with biconvex and other carnelian interstitial beads; four pendant plaques, each a

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tongue-shaped panel with repoussé domes, centrepiece a keyholeshaped plaque with similar domes and pointillé lower edge. £1,000 - 1,400

Restrung necklace of biconvex carnelian, limestone and other beads with large sheet-silver repoussé octofoil pendant and two smaller repoussé plaques with vase-and-buds motif. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1983.

Ex London gallery, 1990s.

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

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LARGE PROTO-ELAMITE SILVER PENDANT WITH BULL’S HEAD CIRCA 3100-2900 B.C. 4¼ in. (67.7 grams, 10.7 cm) Comprising: a hollow sheet-silver panel formed as two commashaped stylised bovine bodies, each with transverse hatched bands at the ankles and perforations for attachment of studs; at centre top, a bull’s head modelled in the round with long curved horns; loop to the reverse. £25,000 - 35,000 PROVENANCE:

with Mahboubian Gallery, New York, acquired prior to 1969.

London, UK, collection.

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

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SASANIAN SILVER-GILT WINE VASE WITH HANDLE 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER 7½ in. (612 grams, 19 cm high) With waisted neck, mouth with vertical wall, underside of foot with hatched lozenge; earlier strap handle from mouth to shoulder formed as a leaping lioness with forepaws hooked over the rim. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

283

Private collection, 1980s.

284

PROTO-ELAMITE SILVER ANTELOPE PENDANT CIRCA 3100-2900 B.C. 2 in. (20.27 grams, 60 mm high) Hollow-formed in sheet-silver, modelled in the round ibex with head turned to the left; voided eyes to accept inserts, dorsal loop. £6,000 - 8,000 PROVENANCE:

with Mahboubian Gallery, New York, USA, acquired prior to 1969.

London, UK, collection.

284

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

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286

285

WESTERN ASIATIC INSCRIPTION ‡

286

BASALT

TABLET

WITH

CUNEIFORM

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 12¾ in. (7.85 kg, 32.6 cm) Architectural fragment with rectangular band to one edge, carved decorative detailing with inscription. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Europe, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1980s.

FOOTNOTES:

Amid the many architectural, sculptural, and textual riches of Assyria and Mesopotamia, the broken pieces of basalt bearing fragmentary cuneiform inscriptions have received little attention, but are of fundamental importance.

Despite being quite fragmentary, these broken pieces of basalt are the remains of an important witness to the Assyrian imperial presence in the Near East.

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NEO-ASSYRIAN STONE RELIEF WITH STANDING FIGURE ‡ 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C. 9 in. (2.81 kg, 24.3 cm) Corner fragment from a high-relief pictorial panel with raised border; domed dais with low-relief scaled detailing; lower legs and sandaled feet in advancing pose with ankle-length open-fronted robe, horizontal woven texture and curled fleece; high-relief stele with flared base, bulbous upper and sugar-loaf finial; pitted surface, with tooling to reverse. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex German collection, c.1980. with Toufic Arakji, Hamburg, 1997.

Private collection, Europe.

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

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

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288

289

287

289

BACTRIAN CHLORITE ‘PRINCESS’ IDOL

SUMERIAN STONE ‘EYE’ IDOL ‡

LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 1½ - 5½ in. (1.54 kg total, 3.9-14 cm)

3500-3000 B.C. 2¼ in. (109 grams, 58 mm)

Carved as a human figure in three parts: body with rows of overlapping tufts of fur, shallow socket to accept the head and broad collar below; the bald head carved from marble with semi-naturalistic detailing to the face; headdress (or wig) with a flared outer flange. [3] £3,000 - 4,000

With a tapering rounded body and two looped eyes at the upper angles. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

Acquired from a gallery in France and brought to the United Kingdom in 1982; thence by descent.

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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SUMERIAN CALCITE FIGURE OF A RAM URUK, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 2 in. (39.2 grams, 62 mm) Modelled in the round with tall extended neck, coiled lateral horns, incised ring-and-dot motifs. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Ex collection of the late Mr S. M., London, UK, 1970-1990s.

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

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290

292

291

293

294

290

WESTERN ASIATIC GREEN JASPER SCARABOID WITH COMBAT SCENE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. ¾ in. (5.38 grams, 20.66 mm)

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

293 With finely executed intaglio scene depicting a standing figure wielding an axe and holding a rearing lion beneath a solar disc; supplied with a museum quality impression. £2,000 - 3,000

GNOSTIC BLACK STONE SCARABOID WITH EYE IN HAND

PROVENANCE:

Scaraboid belonging to the cult of Sabazios, with incised motif of an open hand with an eye in the palm surrounded by enigmatic Gnostic legend. £500 - 700

From the ‘S’ collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (14.37 grams, 28 mm)

291

PROVENANCE:

LARGE PROTO-SUMERIAN PINK STONE SEAL ‡

From the ‘S’ collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.

CIRCA 3000 B.C. 2 in. (82.8 grams, 66 mm)

294 Plano-convex in section with incuse animal forms to the underside. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Private collection.

Acquired from a Swiss collection, 2002.

292

SYRIAN HAEMATITE SCARAB ‡

102

SYRIAN HAEMATITE SCARABOID SEAL ‡ 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. in. (8.35 grams, 21 mm) With rampant lion and statant winged gryphon. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

8TH CENTURY B.C. in. (6.52 grams, 17 mm)

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

With scene to underside of a winged figure advancing. £800 - 1,000

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.3095.WW.

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

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295

297

NEO-BABYLONIAN CHALCEDONY STAMP SEAL WITH ANIMAL ‡

WESTERN ASIATIC STEATITE SEAL WITH ANIMALS ‡

6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. ¾ in. (4.40 grams, 18.46 mm)

3300-3000 B.C. 2 in. (38.9 grams, 61 mm)

Tongue-shaped in profile with incuse image of an advancing ram beneath a crescent moon, arrow in the field. £700 - 900

Rectangular in plan and triangular in section with median hole, flat face with incuse frieze of ibexes. £800 - 1,000

PROVENANCE:

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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298

SASANIAN JASPER STAMP SEAL WITH PAHLAVI INSCRIPTION

SYRIAN PRISMATIC CARNELIAN SCARABOID SEAL WITH BULL ‡

3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (5.04 grams, 18 mm)

2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER 1 in. (7.54 grams, 25 mm)

Plano-convex in profile with intaglio zebu inside a Pahlavi legend. £400 - 600

Rectangular in plan with pyramidal upper face, incuse bull and cow motif. £1,000 - 1,400

PROVENANCE:

UK private collection before 2000.

Acquired on the UK art market.

Private collection, London, UK.

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

PROVENANCE:

Acquired in 2001.

Private collection, Europe.

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SUMERIAN STONE HEAD BEAD ‡ 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 1 in. (7.7 grams, 28 mm) 299

Amuletic mask, carinated in plan and plano-convex in section with facial detailing, ring-and-dot eyes. £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

300

SUMERIAN CALCITE FACE MASK 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 1¾ in. (23.7 grams, 44 mm)

300

D-shaped carved mask insert for a figure, with lateral loops at the brow, detailed facial features, exaggerated sockets to accept separate inserts for the eyes. £700 - 900 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

301

SUMERIAN BUFF STONE BOAR-SHAPED AMULET SEAL URUK / JEMDET NASR PERIOD, CIRCA 3500-2900 B.C. 1 in. (23.7 grams, 48 mm)

301

Modelled in the round with incuse running animals to the underside, sockets to the eyes and lateral piercing. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From the ‘S’ collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

Accompanied by a description by Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.

302

ELAMITE STONE RECUMBENT BULL PENDANT 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. 2 in. (37.3 grams, 50 mm) Carved with detailed regardant head; pierced for suspension. £400 - 600 302

PROVENANCE:

with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.

Private collection, London, UK.

303

SUMERIAN LAPIS LAZULI AMULETIC ANIMAL SEAL URUK PERIOD, CIRCA 3000 B.C. 1 in. (7.6 grams, 28.6 mm) Plano-convex in section with incuse pair of animals to the underside. £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From the ‘S’ collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

Accompanied by a description by Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.

303

104

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

304

SUMERIAN LIMESTONE BULL HEAD PROTOME ‡ 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

5¾ in. (1.24 kg total, 14.5 cm high including stand) With large eyes, the pupils inlaid in black chlorite, bone insert for the sclerae, three arching grooved brows, the wide muzzle with a horizontal incision between the nostrils, closed mouth; sockets to the sides of the head to accept separately made horns and ears; the edge of the neck contoured for attachment; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £25,000 - 35,000 PROVENANCE:

Private European collection, 1985. with Christie’s, New York, 3 June 2009, no.35.

Private collection, Europe.

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

FOOTNOTES:

In Sumerian mythology, the bull was associated with the storm and rain god Hadad (Iškur), and is widely represented on artworks (Woolley, 1961, pp.46, 52; Kramer, 1979, figs.17, 18, 22). The round inlaid eyes are typical of Sumerian art of Early Dynastic Period, as well as the triple eyebrows.

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

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306

307

308

305

307

ASSYRIAN CHALCEDONY HEAD OF PAZUZU

WESTERN ASIATIC ARAMAIC PENDANT SEAL MATRIX

900-700 B.C. 1¼ in. (16.1 grams, 31 mm)

EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D. 1 in. (10.77 grams, 24 mm)

Carved in the round with ribbed horns to the top of the head, almondshaped eyes, snub nose, gaping mouth with fangs and hatched beard; pierced longitudinally. £3,000 - 4,000

Discoid in plan with lug to upper face and suspension loop; underside with incuse pellets to the rim surrounding a tondo with two lines of incised text. £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE:

PROVENANCE:

From the ‘S’ collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993.

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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CANAANITE STONE HEAD OF A MAN ‡ HYKSOS PERIOD, CIRCA 1648-1540 B.C. 3 in. (76 grams total, 92 mm including stand) A miniature male head with high eyebrows, large eyes, and protruding nose and mouth; traces of polychrome; inked collector’s number ‘46’ on the back; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £800 - 1,000

JUDEAN GEMSTONE WITH ARAMAIC INSCRIPTION 800-600 B.C. in. (1.84 grams, 16 mm) With incuse standing robed figure in profile, surrounded by Aramaic text. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex late London, UK, gentleman, 1970s.

PROVENANCE:

Collection of Ambassador G.P., Nr.203, before 1965. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.

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

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310

309

310

SUMERIAN CALCITE FIGURE OF A PRIEST

BACTRIAN STONE ‘HAND BAG’ CEREMONIAL WEIGHT

URUK, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. 2 in. (37.8 grams, 50 mm)

LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 10¾ in. (9.95 kg, 27.5 cm)

Carved in the round robed figure seated on a chair; the figure with carefully dressed beard and cropped hair, wearing a long-sleeved robe reaching to his ankles with sash-cords at the front draped from his knees; the high-backed chair with D-shaped seat and reserved saltire to the rear with column and rectangular panel above; the figure with hands cupped in his lap; one foot absent. £1,000 - 1,400

Rectangular block with round-section loop handle. £1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE:

Ex collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970-1990s.

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

PROVENANCE:

Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s.

FOOTNOTES:

Among the most iconic intercultural style objects are the so-called ‘lock’ or ‘hand bag’ weights. These were probably not weights at all, but were likely badges of high office, carried to indicate authority. Similar objects have been found throughout Mesopotamia, the islands of the Persian Gulf, on the Iranian steppe, as well as the Indus Valley.

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WESTERN ASIATIC BRONZE INCENSE BURNER IN THE SHAPE OF AN EAGLE ‡ 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 4 in. (430 grams total, 11 cm including stand) With outstretched wings and erect body, open beak and eyes hollowed to accept inserts, five-feather spread tail and a rectangular socket to the back; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Béla Hein collection, Paris, France, before 1931.

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

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312

WESTERN ASIATIC SILVER ARCHITECTURAL RING ‡ 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D. 1¾ in. (35 grams, 45.64 mm overall, 18.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P½, USA 7¾, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)) D-section hoop with boss to underside and cell to each shoulder, cruciform plaque supporting a four-legged drum-shaped structure with granule finial. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the 1980s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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313

PERSONAL BRONZE TAG OF ZAHRA GOVERNOR OF ESPHAHAN 14TH CENTURY A.D. 2 in. (10.6 grams, 51 mm) A medieval period flat-section rectangular plaque pierced at the broad end with incised calligraphic legend: ‘Zahra the splendid or the radiant governor of Esphahan ...’, Zaraa or Zahra is a female name which also refers to boundless beauty ( ). £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

313

108

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

314

KHORASAN OPENWORK BRONZE LION INCENSE BURNER PERSIA, 12TH CENTURY A.D. 9 in. (1.3 kg, 23 cm)

of scrolling vine; the piriform tray with vent to the rear, openwork sides; three prancing feet with accentuated ankle; vent to top of head. £12,000 - 17,000

Hollow-formed with feline detailing including protruding muzzle and lentoid eyes inlaid with turquoise; openwork neck, sides and back in latticework with scrolling split-palmettes, extending to engraved bands

PROVENANCE:

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

Acquired in the early 2000s.

Private collection, UK.

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315

MONUMENTAL SASANIAN CUT GLASS GOBLET 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 10 in. (567 grams, 26.4 cm) Comprising a trumpet-shaped base with baluster and conical stem, gently flared body with wheel-cut facetting to the sidewall; restored. £8,000 - 10,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Switzerland, since the 1960s.

Accompanied by a copy of a previous two page illustrated cataloguing note.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.DAA0105.687.LL.

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316

FATIMID ROCK CRYSTAL ‘KNIGHT’ GAMING PIECE 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. 1¼ in. (62.47 grams, 32 mm)

315

Hexagonal in plan with low-relief stylised horse to the upper face, the lateral facets with stylised perching bird, advancing leopard and other motifs; repaired. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Mayfair, London, UK, collection, 1980s.

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

317

NISHAPUR TERRACOTTA GLAZED BOWL 10TH CENTURY A.D. 9 in. (651 grams, 25 cm wide) Hemispherical in profile with basal ring, painted rim and trefoil motif on a textured field. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1978.

Private collection, UK.

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318

SYRIAN LUSTRE POTTERY BOWL 13TH CENTURY A.D. 5 in. (142 grams, 13.8 cm) Conical in profile with ring foot; glazed inner face with reserved cross and panels of calligraphic text; text to underside inside foot; old collectors’ labels to sidewall. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

with Christie’s, London, Islamic Manuscripts, Miniatures, and Works of Art, 10 October 1989, no.485.

Private collection, London.

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319

KUSHAN TURQUOISE-GLAZED BOWL 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D. 7 in. (473 grams, 20 cm wide) Footed bowl with painted black rim and vertical strokes to the outer face, eight painted internal segments with lattice, scrolls and other ornament. £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

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

London, UK, collection.

319

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

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320

ABBASID THREE-COLOUR LUSTRE POTTERY BOWL GROUP 10TH CENTURY A.D. 7 - 7½ in. (598 grams total, 18-19.2 cm) Of rounded form on short foot with everted lip, each with hatched decoration on the reverse; one with stylised palmettes on dense dotted and hatched ground; the other with radial composition with floral branches; restored. [2] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

with Christie’s, South Kensington, Art & Textiles of The Islamic & Indian Worlds, 8 April 2011, no.142.

Private collection, UK.

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321

322

KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY TILE WITH STANDING MALE FIGURE

SAMANID TERRACOTTA EWER

12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D. 6¾ x 5 in. (269 grams total, 17 x 13.5 cm)

9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. 8½ in. (505 grams, 21.7 cm)

Rectangular in plan with lateral spurs, reserved figure of a robed male in three-quarter view with hands clutching a purse (?) to the chest; mounted in a fabric-covered base with recessed opening displaying the reverse with impressed Kufic text. £600 - 800

Piriform in profile with flared foot, ropework collar to base of flared neck, high-looped strap handle; shoulder with frieze of fleeing deer and pouncing lions among tendrils and foliage. [No Reserve] £600 - 800

PROVENANCE:

with Christie’s, New York, Interiors Sale, 14 January 2009, no.778.

Private collection, UK.

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PROVENANCE:

Richard Ettinghausen (1906–1979), Princeton, New Jersey; acquired between the 1930s and 1960s.

Thence by descent to his son, Thomas A.D. Ettinghausen, and retained in the family residence, Princeton, New Jersey, until 2024.

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

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WESTERN ASIATIC COBALT-BLUE FOOTED BOWL 9TH CENTURY A.D. 7¼ in. (498 grams, 18.5 cm) With carinated sidewall, rolled and everted rim, shallow foot; partial lustre-glaze to surface with our trapezoidal panels: two with reserved regardant bird and two with tracery motif. £7,000 - 9,000

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

PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1982.

Private collection, U.K. PUBLISHED:

Masterpieces of Lustre-Painted Pottery: Persian Ceramics from Distant Lands ( ), The Asahi Shimbun Company, 1982, no. I-32, illustrated.

EXHIBITED:

Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Tokyo, 20–25 May 1982.

Maruei Sky Building, Nagoya, 29 May–3 June 1982.

Takashimaya, Osaka, 10–15 June 1982.

Takashimaya, Okayama, 17–22 June 1982.

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SCYTHIAN BRONZE ‘KUBAN’ TYPE HELMET

VILLANOVAN BRONZE HELMET

7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C. 9¼ in. (1.47 kg, 23.5 cm wide)

8TH CENTURY B.C. 12 in. (1.7 kg, 30.5 cm wide)

Raised from a single sheet with rounded skull and semi-circular cutouts for the eyes with raised rims, raised bar to the front extending to the top with a loop; ten circular perforations to the lower edge; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £10,000 - 14,000

With rounded bowl and flared rim; three sets of paired piercings for attachment of leather cheek-flaps; cracked; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. £8,000 - 10,000

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PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.

Westminster collection, central London, UK.

Acquired early 1990s.

Ex private American collection; thence by descent.

Private European collection since 1998.

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

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

FOOTNOTES:

FOOTNOTES:

This war helmet, typical of the Caucasian Scythians, belongs to the so-called Kuban type according to B. Z. Rabinovich, named after the north Caucasian region where the majority of this type of helmets were found. The helmet is almost identical to the helmet found in the 6th century barrow at Kelermes (Stanitsa Kelermeskaya), and in fact many of such helmets have been found in the Northern Caucasus. The helmets were typical of the noblemen fighting on horseback with spear, javelins and especially with bow and arrows.

The ‘pot’ or ‘bell’ helmet, found in contexts as early as the 8th century coffer grave (ad arca) from the Esquiline (Rome) and other graves (Coussin, 1926, p.88, fig.23; Sekunda, Northwood,1995, p.6, grave 94) was made from a single piece of bronze, while later Italic variants were fashioned from jointed plates (Connolly, 1981, p.102, figs.2-2a; Egg, 1988, p.223, variant Vetulonia). The skull was somewhat spherical, with a flared rim: in some Etruscan and Italic specimens, this was rivetted for strength.

PROVENANCE:

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

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LURISTAN BRONZE SHORT SWORD WITH BLOOD CHANNELS 14TH-10TH CENTURY B.C. 18½ in. (1.31 kg total, sword: 47 cm long) Triangular blade with raised midrib flanked by shallow grooves extending from the integral lower-guard to the tip; the lower guard with raised coffee bean-shaped bosses to both sides; grooved handle with raised ribs and a large openwork crescentic pommel bearing a similar decoration to the blade at the top; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Rabi Gallery, London, UK, 1980s.

From a private Surrey, UK, collection.

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

FOOTNOTES:

The now empty cavities of the handle were once filled with organic material.

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

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PARTHIAN BRONZE MACEHEAD WITH IBEX

LARGE LEVANTINE CRESCENTIC ‘ANCHOR’ AXEHEAD

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D. 7 in. (1.02 kg, 20 cm)

MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. 4 in. (557 grams, 11.1 cm)

Tubular in form with ornamental features of a kneeling ibex with a rope coiling around the stem. £2,000 - 3,000

An anchor-shaped semi-circular blade, semi-elliptical in section, narrow socket with a long extension to the rear. £700 - 900

PROVENANCE:

PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 1983.

Ex London gallery, 1990s.

Previously in a London, UK, collection, 1970s.

Ex Rabi Gallery 1991.

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PHOENICIAN BRONZE INSCRIBED ARROWHEAD 12TH-11TH CENTURY B.C. 4 in. (12.6 grams, 10.1 cm) Broad trapezoidal form with cutting edges, fifteen inscribed characters to one face. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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

330

ACHAEMENID AKINAKES WITH HORSE-HEAD HILT AND GOLD CHAIN 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C. 14¾ in. (14¾ in.) (392 grams, 36.5 cm (473 grams total, 37.6 cm high including stand)) The upper part of the hilt shaped as a horse-head with an applied sheet-gold mane, wearing a gold bridle of Greek typology adorned with rosettes, mouthpiece formed of wire with garnet beads, and a large garnet cabochon set at the front of the bridle; the upper hilt connected to the straight blade with a restored grip; accompanied by a perspex scabbard with original gold sheet attached; possibly a marriage; mounted on a custom-made display stand. £15,000 - 20,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection of a London gentleman, acquired between 1965–2020.

FOOTNOTES:

The akinakes was the short dagger of the Scythians and the Achaemenid Persians. Many examples of this characteristic weapon have been found in every corner of the Persian Empire. The hilt was often made of bronze, gold or gilded. It is visible in the hands of the Medes and Persians in the reliefs of Persepolis. These weapons, straight and double-edged, were about 35 cm long.

The scabbards could be covered with gold, hung from the belt at the waist and, according to Herodotus, attached to the right thigh with a thong.

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

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VIKING IRON SWORD WITH BRONZE HILT OF PETERSEN TYPE L 11TH-13TH CENTURY A.D. 32 in. (689 grams, 81.5 cm) A ‘Curonian’ sword comprising a straight blade with a narrow and long tang, showing signs of employment on the edges; boat-shaped bronze cross guard with Jellinge style decoration of circles and crosses; rivetted seven-lobed pommel with an upper guard showing similar ornament. [No Reserve] £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.

Westminster collection, central London, UK. FOOTNOTES:

The sword, with its seven-lobed pommel and its guards finds good parallels with Baltic swords used by Prussian, Curonians, Estonian and Lithuanian pagan warriors; clear parallels can be seen in Kazakevi ius 1996, figs.62-63 (fig.2) and Tomsons, 2012, fig.2 (Fig.3),3,7. The Curonian swords of this type, sometimes with animal head decoration on the lower guard, were widespread and used in the Eastern Baltic lands from 10th to 13th century.

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SCANDINAVIAN VIKING SACRIFICED IRON SWORD 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 3½ - 26 in. (1.15 kg total, 9-66 cm) Deliberately broken up on deposition, Petersen’s Type L variant, comprising: D-shaped pommel with peened tang above and upper portion of tang forming the grip; lower section of tang with separate lower guard, scaphoid in plan and gently drooping in profile with convergent ends; upper portion of double-edged lentoid-section blade; lower section of parallel-sided blade with rounded tip. [3] £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 IRON ‘ULFBERH+T’ SILVER AND LATEN INLAID SWORD 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 38½ in. (1.1 kg, 98 cm) A double-edged Petersen Type X sword, tapering blade with shallow fullers and wide cutting edges, the fuller bearing an inlaid inscription of ‘ULFBERH+T’ to one side and remains of ‘II IXI’ (or an interlace pattern) to the other side; the lower and upper-guards, as well as the pommel inlaid with vertical lines of silver and copper, the pommel of tea-cosy type divided into section with well-marked lines. [No Reserve] £15,000 - 20,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.

Westminster collection, central London, UK. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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VIKING AGE IRON SWORD OF PETERSEN TYPE X EARLY 10TH-MID 11TH CENTURY A.D. 35½ in. (1.24 kg, 90.2 cm) A single-handed double-edged cutting sword with wide cutting edges showing usage wear, short boat-shaped cross-guard and a flat tang, pommel of solid tea-cosy type divided into two sections by a shallow groove, traces of wooden scabbard on the blade; cleaned and conserved. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private family collection of a lady, UK; acquired in Germany mid 20th century.

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

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LARGE MEDIEVAL SILVER INLAID IRON SPEARHEAD

VIKING AGE COLLECTION

15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D. 16½ in. (693 grams, 42 cm) Comprising: a hexagonal-section tapering socket, lentoid-section neck and leaf-shaped blade; inlaid silver-wire scrolled tendril detailing to the socket and neck. [No Reserve] £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.

Westminster collection, central London, UK.

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EASTERN VIKING PERIOD LATEN INLAID IRON AXEHEAD 9TH CENTURY A.D. 7 in. (275 grams, 17.7 cm)

VOLGA

BULGAR

BRONZE

BELT

MOUNT

10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ - 1 in. (525 grams total, mounts: 21-34 mm) Comprising: twenty-seven fittings of polygonal shape with reserved stylised vegetal forms; one belt buckle of similar shape and decoration on the preserved part of the barb; a roundel; a narrow polygonal belttip; attachment rivets to reverse; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [29] £1,800 - 2,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the London art market, 1990s.

Private collection, London.

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VIKING AGE BRONZE LOWER SWORD GUARD WITH DRAGONS With narrow straight blade, shank to the rear with square hammerface, inlaid geometric and vegetal ornaments. [No Reserve] £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.

Westminster collection, central London, UK.

11TH-13TH CENTURY A.D. 4 in. (124 grams, 10 cm) Sloping shoulders and transverse slot to the upper face, lateral beasthead terminals; panel of palmette ornament to each broad face with tendrils, dentilled lower edge; Baltic Curonian type. £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private family collection of a lady, UK; acquired in Germany mid 20th century.

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

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PROVENANCE:

JIN JURCHEN WARRIOR SIGNED SUIT OF IRON PLATE ARMOUR

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather’s collection formed before the early 1970s.

JIN DYNASTY, EARLY 13TH CENTURY A.D. 1 - 4¼ in. (8.5 kg total, 3-11.1 cm) A complete suite of rectangular iron plates to form a protective coat; the plates provided with a series of holes close to the long edges by which they were laced together into articulating panels; one plate with inscription in Chinese script recording: ‘first month of the Datong era / control of the propagation of Armour. Yanhui’. [894] £8,000 - 10,000

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

Accompanied by a positive archaeometallurgy report by Dr Brian Gilmour PhD, Dip Cons, FSA, FCIFA, FRMS. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

FOOTNOTES:

The Datong Era ( , 1224–1233) is a name used for the reign of Puxian Wannu, a Jurchen warlord who established the Eastern Xia Dynasty in 13th century China. However, the war with the Jurchen states took more than 30 years: having first invaded the Jurchen borders in 1211, the Mongols finally defeated the Jin Empire only in 1234, while the Eastern Xia fell in 1246.

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STONE AGE PREGNANT MOTHER GODDESS IDOL COLLECTION

LARGE STONE AGE PREGNANT ANIMAL IDOL

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER 4 - 4¾ in. (1.75 kg total, 11.3-12.1 cm)

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER 6 in. (1.66 kg total, 15.5 cm including stand)

Comprising two pregnant female figures with emphasised rounded stomach, and a male with vestigial limbs; each mounted on a custommade stand. [3, No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000

Carved in the round with sturdy body, swollen belly and ovoid-section head; mounted on a custom-made 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.

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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.

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‘THE GREENSTEAD GREEN’ STONE AGE POLISHED BROWN PATINATED FLINT AXEHEAD

STONE AGE FLINT BIFACIAL ‘FICRON’ HANDAXE FROM SWANSCOMBE

CIRCA 4000-2350 B.C. 5¾ in. (534 grams, 14.8 cm)

LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 450,000-300,000 B.P 4 in. (227 grams, 10.4 cm)

Sub-oval in plan, tapering towards the square butt, crescentic blade with the pointed edge extending around the entire object. £500 - 700

Flint ficron in form with still-sharp cutting edges and the famous mottled patina from Barnfield Pit; old collector’s label with ‘3/6’` legend. £500 - 700

PROVENANCE:

Found whilst fieldwalking in Greenstead Green, Braintree, Essex, UK, on Sunday 18 September 2022.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-B342ED.

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PROVENANCE:

Found at Barnfield Pit, Swanscombe, Kent, UK. From the collection of John Sharp, a former well known archaeologist.

Acquired on the UK art market.

From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, specialist collector.

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

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‘THE KELVEDON’ BRONZE AGE GOLD STRIP BRACELET

IBERIAN BRONZE BULL STATUETTE ‡

MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, 2100-1150 B.C. 2 in. (16.81 grams, 53 mm)

3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C. 2 in. (48.6 grams, 54 mm long)

Flat in section with slightly dished outer face, some scarring and one clubbed end; repaired. £2,000 - 3,000

Modelled as a bridled and saddled bull, naturalistically rendered with well-defined facial planes, lending a vivid and expressive character to the figure; the edge of the saddle adorned with a delicate row of incised circles, broad hollowed out hooves. £2,000 - 3,000

PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Kelvedon, near Braintree, Essex, in 2017, declared as treasure under the Treasure Act with reference no.2017 T181, and subsequently disclaimed.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-A74FF3.

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PROVENANCE:

Frank Sternberg collection, Zurich, 1980s.

Private collection, acquired from Frank Sternberg in 1992.

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CELTIC BRONZE STATUETTE OF A DUCK

CELTIC ICENI DECORATED BRONZE HORN CAP

IRON AGE, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. 1¾ in. (52 grams total, duck: 43 mm high)

IRON AGE, 2ND CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D. 1¾ - 3 in. (314 grams total, 45-75 mm)

Modelled in the round with splayed legs, scooped beak, T-shaped tail with serrated edge and loop to the back; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve] £700 - 900

Sceptre head or other fitting with biconvex flange, possibly a finial from the yoke of a chariot. £700 - 900

PROVENANCE:

PROVENANCE:

Found Colchester, Essex, UK, 1990s.

Ex Cambridge, UK, collection, 1990-2010.

FOOTNOTES:

This type of decorative cap is from the end of a curved wooden handle which projected from the back of an Iron Age chariot, by which a warrior could pull himself back into the chariot.

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

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‘THE MIDDLE ASTON’ ANGLO-SAXON SAUCER BROOCH LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (36 grams, 59 mm) With a deep flange, chamfered inner ridge and eye-shaped motifs, second chamfered edge with a wide inner band of Style I bird motif decoration surrounding a central rivetted boss, catchplate and pin-lug to verso; signs of an academically interesting ancient rivetted repair to the outer flange; rare. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Middle Aston, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, UK, on Wednesday 1st May 2024.

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FRANKISH SILVER-GILT S-SHAPED BIRD BROOCH

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5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. 1¼ in. (7.58 grams, 30 mm) S-shaped plate brooch formed with a profile bird-head finial at each end with inset garnet cabochon eye, hatched panels and inlaid garnet cloisons; pin-lugs and catch to reverse. [No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.

Westminster collection, central London, UK.

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‘THE STATHERN’ ANGLO-SAXON ENAMELLED HANGING BOWL MOUNT WITH MILLEFIORI INLAYS

BRONZE

6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (11.60 grams, 40 mm)

349

Discoid and hollow to the reverse with raised rim and suspension hook base; panel of seven La Tène spirals with an enamelled field, commas between, central raised ring with three equally spaced millefiori glass inlays; extremely rare. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Stathern, Leicestershire, UK, in February 2005.

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ANGLO-SCANDINAVIAN VIKING BRONZE STIRRUP APEX MOUNT WITH ODIN BOUND BY SERPENTS 11TH CENTURY A.D. 2 in. (26.6 grams, 54 mm) 350

An excessively rare example of Williams Class A, Type 3 showing a standing nude man with beard and long moustache, an animal-like form around the man’s waist extending towards the flanking serpents on each side, the serpents’ tails wrapped around the man’s legs and their open jaws gape on either side of the man’s head. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

Found Sutton Fields, Sutton on the Forest, Yorkshire, UK, on 21 November 1999.

From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.

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IRISH BRONZE HANGING BOWL MOUNT 7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D. 1¾ in. (8.47 grams, 45 mm) Comprising: ellipsoid central domed panel forming a bearded mask with impressed points to the pellet eyes, trumpet-shaped nose and deltoid moustache above a broad lower lip; above, curved suspension hook with horse-head detailing to the end and segmented mane; below, a triangular beast-head with narrow muzzle and ovoid ears, almond-shaped eyes. £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

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Found Sutton Fields, Sutton on the Forest, Yorkshire, UK, on 27 May 2005.

From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.

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

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‘THE POWYS’ VIKING HIBERNO-NORSE VIKING GILT BRONZE PSEUDO-PENANNULAR BROOCH 8TH CENTURY A.D. 5¼ in. (74.4 grams, 13.2 cm) Comprising: hoop formed from two convergent crescentic flat-section arms with panels of Insular Style interlace to the obverse, the left arm with two later holes (to accept a securing chain or thong); at each wide end, a trapezoidal panel with regardant beast motif and three discoid cells; at the upper junction, a panel of two-strand interlace; between the wide ends, a narrow rectangular panel with interlace motif; the pin slightly hipped and with round-section shank, triangular headplate with three disc cells (one with amber fill) and central interlace panel; some gilding remaining. £8,000 - 10,000

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

PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Powys, Wales, UK, on July 2023, by Mr Steven Thomas.

Accompanied by a copy of the Cymru Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SN 91399 13122.

Accompanied by a condition report and analysis, no.012501 by the Nation Museum of Cardiff.

FOOTNOTES:

The brooch is ‘pseudo-penannular’ because of the apparent gap between the flared terminals is blocked by the small rectangular panel; thus the pin cannot pass between the flared ends in the normal manner of a penannular brooch, where one of the curved arms is passed behind the pin to lock it in place. The findspot lies close to a major highway running from the kingdom of Brycheiniog to the southern part of Wales, not far from the Maen Madoc inscribed stone.

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VIKING BRONZE SCALES SET 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 17¾ in. (53.5 grams, 45 cm)

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Comprising: articulated arms for a scale balance with spike gnomon and loop handle; two hemispherical bowls each with suspension holes at the rim, four short chains connected to a hemispherical distributor with triangular dangle below. [No Reserve] £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.

Westminster collection, central London, UK.

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SCANDINAVIAN VIKING ‘HOARD’ OF HACKED GOLD AND SILVER WITH WEIGHTS, SCALES AND PANS 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. - 7 in. (284 grams total, 1-20 cm) Comprising: articulated arms for a scale balance with spike gnomon; two hemispherical bowls each with suspension holes at the rim; three trade weights each with a struck motif to one faces; group of complete and cut-half silver dirham coins; six cut fragments of silver ingot; small gold ingot fragment. [21, No Reserve] £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather’s collection formed before the early 1970s.

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356

SCANDINAVIAN VIKING DECORATED SILVER CURRENCY BAR 11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D. 4 in. (117 grams, 12.5 cm)

356

D-section ingot with one flattened end, punched rosettes and multiple test nicks. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather’s collection formed before the early 1970s.

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

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357

SCANDINAVIAN VIKING PERIOD SILVER-GILT CORPUS CHRISTI CIRCA 11TH CENTURY A.D. 4½ in. (70 grams, 11.7 cm wide) Modelled in the half-round with elongated arms and exaggerated hands, head tilted and eyes downcast in solemn expression, long hair falling on his shoulders in hanks; wearing a knee-length pleated garment, secured to the waist with a thick knotted rope, gilt roundels to hands and feet to indicate wounds; attaches to lot 358. £15,000 - 20,000 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of an antiquarian and collector of medieval art.

Acquired on the London art market.

Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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BYZANTINE SILVER PROCESSIONAL CROSS WITH CABOCHONS CIRCA 10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 11 in. (272 grams, 27.7 cm) A sheet-silver cross with expanding arms terminating in pairs of circular lobes, the upper and lower arm with an applied boss at the centre, each arm with a later pear-shaped cell with bead wire decoration, three set with a glass gem, a cross-shaped opening at the centre; twelve small holes to the body for attachment of decorative elements; attaches to lot 357. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

From the collection of an antiquarian and collector of medieval art.

Acquired on the London art market.

Private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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

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VIKING BRONZE VALHALLA HALL EMBLEM

SCANDINAVIAN PRE-VIKING BRONZE PATRIX DIE WITH GOD AND DRINKING HORN

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 3¾ in. (42 grams, 97 mm)

4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (7.62 grams, 37 mm)

Comprising a rectangular bar pierced at the centre with two crescents above, pierced crosses below and median D-shaped plaque with loops to the lower edge for attachment of dangles. £1,200 - 1,700

Modelled in the half-round, advancing figure with bent legs and holding a drinking horn. £1,500 - 2,000

PROVENANCE:

PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather’s collection formed before the early 1970s.

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather’s collection formed before the early 1970s.

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SCANDINAVIAN PRE-VIKING BRONZE MOUNT ON LEATHER STRAP SECTION

SCANDINAVIAN VIKING SILVER DRAGON-HEADED IRON PIN

6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. 1¼ in. (2.84 grams, 34 mm) Modelled in the half-round profile figure with drinking horn, attached to a fragment of leather strap. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather’s collection formed before the early 1970s.

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10TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 5¾ in. (75 grams, 14.7 cm) With silver head comprising a profile dragon-head with openwork jaws, hatched detailing to face and neck, collar with pierced lug to rear; attached to round-section iron spike; short length of double-loop chain attached to lug. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather’s collection formed before the early 1970s.

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

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SCANDINAVIAN VIKING SILVER-GILT TREFOIL BROOCH WITH BEASTS 9TH CENTURY A.D. 2¼ in. (21.85 grams, 57 mm) Hollow-formed Y-shaped body with applied filigree and granulation forming three radiating beast-heads, central granule in beaded-wire collar; each end with two holes each with a beaded collar, to accept the strings; straps to the reverse with bow, with beaded-wire links, and central dished circle. [No Reserve] £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.

Westminster collection, central London, UK.

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SCANDINAVIAN VIKING SILVER-GILT FILIGREE THOR’S HAMMER PENDANT 9TH CENTURY A.D. 1¾ in. (12.5 grams, 47 mm) Hollow-formed and flat-section with applied facial detailing to the suspension lobe, filigree and granule detailing. [No Reserve] £10,000 - 14,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.

Westminster collection, central London, UK.

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SCANDINAVIAN VIKING SILVER-GILT OSEBERG STYLE GRIPPING BEAST PENDANT LATE 10TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D. 1½ in. (21.1 grams, 40 mm) Borre-style beast and integral suspension loop with linear detailing; the openwork plaque with pelletted border and scrolled florid niellofilled panels, beast with pelletted band to the body and gripping hands on the border, facing mask below the loop. [No Reserve] £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.

Westminster collection, central London, UK.

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VIKING SILVER-GILT BIRD PENDANT WITH BEARDED MASK 9TH-10TH CENTURY A.D. 2¾ in. (32.3 grams, 70 mm) Comprising a stylised bird in plan with high-relief detailing, pellet eyes, knotwork to the shoulders and gilt bands below, bearded mask to the lower back and knotwork disc above, niello detailing, hollow to the underside, two wire loops to the lateral flanges. [No Reserve] £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired from Marcus Hollersberger, Solophurn, Switzerland, in 1980.

From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.

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

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368

SCANDINAVIAN VIKING JELLINGE STYLE BRONZE OVAL BROOCH SET

PRE-VIKING BRONZE BROOCH WITH BULL-HEADED LUNAR PENDANTS AND CHAIN

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 3 - 7 in. (149 grams total, 7.7-20 cm)

7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D. 9¼ in. (670 grams total, chain: 23.5 cm)

Comprising: two elliptical bronze tortoise brooches, each domed with low-relief ornament of an interlaced panel, wide flange with bead detailing; catch, pin-hinge and pendant attachment bar to the reverse; three swags of graduated beads (restrung) - long tubular corrugated beads in pearlescent white flanking individual black seed beads, with spacer bar and wire coils to each end. [3] £1,000 - 1,400

Comprising: a bow-brooch with chamfered edges to the shank and three transverse ribbed bars, scooped foot, the end of each bar with three holes to accept a length of chain formed of barrel-shaped links; four chains with a balustered stem and crescent pendant, the horns terminating in stylised bull-heads; the central chain terminating in a stylised wheel; longer chain attached to the outer bars; mounted on a custom-made stand. £1,800 - 2,400

PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather’s collection formed before the early 1970s.

PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the London art market, 1990s.

Private collection, London.

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VIKING AND LATER FIRE-STRIKER COLLECTION 11TH-15TH CENTURY A.D. 1 - 5¼ in. (523 grams total, 2.9-13.2 cm) Comprising: two galley-shaped firesteels each with a core formed as looped corrugations in a sturdy frame with one scrolled end and flat underside for the striking face; fragment of a similar item formed as an advancing horse with saddle; mounted on a custom-made stand.

[4] £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired on the London art market, 1990s.

Private collection, London.

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VIKING AGE GOLD PENDANT WITH FACE CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (6.03 grams, 40 mm) Discoid with repoussé mask within a segmented border, integral loop.

[No Reserve] £2,000 - 3,000

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PROVENANCE:

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.

Westminster collection, central London, UK.

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MEROVINGIAN GOLD HOOP EARRING WITH GARNETS ‡ 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (6.36 grams, 34 mm) With a thick penannular loop and polyhedral finial set with twelve garnet cloisons. £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.

Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.

Private collection, since the late 1990s.

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DARK AGE GOLD RING WITH FLAT-BED GARNET 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (2.25 grams, 21.52 mm overall, 18.75 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P½, USA 7¾, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)) With slender hoop and splayed shoulders, ellipsoid bezel with twisted collar and beaded wire filet, cell with inset almandine garnet over a waffle-pattern sheet-gold backing. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex private collection, 1970s.

Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.

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VIKING AGE SOLID GOLD RING

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CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. in. (8.94 grams, 22.64 mm overall, 17.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M½, USA 6¼, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)) Octagonal in section with multiple abrasions to all faces. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector.

From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000.

Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman.

FOOTNOTES:

The polygonal section of the ring suggests a date of manufacture in Late AngloSaxon or Anglo-Scandinavian culture. This feature was noted in respect of some items in the Cuerdale Hoard of 9th-10th century date, for example a ringfragment (British Museum accession no.1841,0711.508).

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SCANDINAVIAN PRE-VIKING GOLD DOUBLE-HEADED MOUNT GROUP CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (2.48 grams total, 24.6-24.8 mm) Each formed as a conjoined pair of facing masks sharing a mouth; pin to reverse. [3] £1,200 - 1,700 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather’s collection formed before the early 1970s.

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

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MEDIEVAL LIMESTONE GARGOYLE OF A SMILING HORNED DEVIL

MEDIEVAL LIMESTONE CORBEL OF JESUS WITH CROWN OF THORNS

CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D. 12 in. (8.4 kg total, 30.5 cm high including stand) Modelled with a threatening expression, his half-open mouth visibly contracted into an evil grin with exposed teeth, short beard to the chin and wavy locks of hair resting on the forehead with two small horns, large goat horns framing the face on both sides; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve] £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From a collection acquired on the UK art market.

Property of a West Midlands, UK, private collector.

CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D. 15¼ in. (31.9 kg, 39 cm deep) Rectangular corbel with head of Christ modelled in the half-round, turned slightly with the eyelids drooping and lank hair framing the face; crown of thorns to the brow. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From Lancashire, UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market.

Property of a West Midlands, UK, private collector.

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MEDIEVAL PEWTER PILGRIM’S BADGE FOR ROMANO-BRITISH SAINT URSULA 15TH CENTURY A.D. 3 in. (13.78 grams, 85 mm) Openwork design with figural detailing in three registers comprising: upper: lancet arch with crouching figure holding a sword; standing female with infant; fragment of figure; standing robed nimbate figure; fragment of building frame with figure; middle: crouching figure (shepherd) looking towards seated female with infant (Mary) beneath star, and three advancing figures with arms raised (Magi); lower: galley with three oars, mast and sail, various figures partly visible above the gunwale and seated figure in stern. £1,500 - 2,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex European collection, 1990s.

Property of a Cambrigeshire, UK, gentleman.

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Ursula was a Romano-British martyr of possible royal origin. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican Communion.

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‘THE GREAT HOLLAND’ MEDIEVAL GOLD BLACK LETTER ‘I DESIRE TO SERVE YOU’ POSY RING HOUSE OF LANCASTER, 1400-1450 A.D. ¾ in. (2.15 grams, 19.55 mm overall, 16.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)) With rectangular cross-section, the exterior engraved with a black letter inscription reading ‘+ Je decir vovs cervir’ translating to ‘I desire to serve you’ with an elaborate sprig of leaves on each side of the word ‘vous’. £4,000 - 6,000 PROVENANCE:

Found near Great Holland, Frinton and Walton, Essex, on Thursday 2nd March 2023 by Paul Sheedy.

Declared as treasure under the Treasure Act with reference no.2023 T585, and disclaimed and disclaimed by the Crown.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-AFFADD. Accompanied by a copy of an email from PAS explaining that the Crown’s interest in the ring has been disclaimed with reference no.2023 T585.

Accompanied by a copy of two photographs of the ring taken at the time of finding.

Accompanied by a copy of an article about the finding of this ring in the Daily Gazette and Essex County Standard.

pp.17-18) explains further regarding the inscriptions on courtly rings: ‘The courtly lover wishes only amer et seruir (to love and serve), as attested on a ring found in East Sussex. The same legend appeared, according to an inventory of his jewels made c. 1420, on a pendant owned by Louis d’Anjou (d. 1384), but as it is described as being in the form of a cross, it is perhaps religious love and service that is at issue here. There can be no doubt, however, about a ring found recently in Essex, which reads je decir vovs ceruir (I desire to serve you). A hefty 15th-century ring in the V&A is inscribed iaym servir (I love to serve) on the exterior and voeil obeir (I wish to obey)inside the hoop, while a ring found in Yorkshire reads simply ie vueil servir (I wish to serve). The assumption is that these were rings worn by male lovers who wished to serve their ladies — vueil plein[men]t a vous servir, the slightly fuller version on a ring recorded by Evans, is not quite as fulsome as the legend on a ring found recently in the West Midlands: tant que murai vous seruire [published as seroire] (Till I die I will serve you), or as florid as Deus me octroye de vous seruir / a gree com moun couer desire (God grant me to serve you / acceptably as my heart desires).’

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MEDIEVAL GOLD RING WITH SAPPHIRE 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (2.29 grams, 24.92 mm overall, 20.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R½, USA 8¾, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)) D-section hoop with octagonal bezel, facetted cone with inset replacement sapphire cabochon. £2,000 - 3,000

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PROVENANCE:

Passage from Dr Jones’s essay referencing this ring (The Beautiful Game: Courtly Love Posies in Anglo-Norman Inscribed on Jewellery and Seals, 2023,

Private collection, UK.

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‘THE BLACKMORE’ ELIZABETHAN GOLD ‘CAN MAN GIVE MORE’ CLASPED HANDS ‘FEDE’ POSY RING LATE 16TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (2.52 grams, 18.33 mm overall, 16.28 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I½, USA 4½, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)) Comprising a plano-convex section hoop with bezel formed as two clasped hands, each with a large lace cuff; inscribed to the inner face in an italic hand ‘Can man give more’ and maker’s mark of a heater shield with a gothic style letter ‘J’. £1,200 - 1,700 380

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Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Blackmore, Brentwood, Essex, in 2018, declared as treasure under the Treasure Act with reference no.2018 T849, and subsequently disclaimed by the crown.

Accompanied by a copy of a report for Treasure by Laura Smith.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.ESS-CACCCD.

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TUDOR PERIOD ENAMELLED GOLD MEMENTO MORI RING WITH SKULL 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (3.84 grams, 19.30 mm overall, 16.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)) Comprising a plain D-section hoop, discoid bezel with radiating spurs, central enamelled skull motif surrounded by a ring with legend ‘*MEMENTO*mori’. £3,000 - 4,000 PROVENANCE:

Private collection, UK.

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TUDOR GOLD ‘KEEPE FAITH TILL DEAITH’ POSY RING 17TH CENTURY A.D. ¾ in. (4.76 grams, 20.71 mm overall, 17.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7½, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)) D-section hoop inscribed to the inner face ‘Keepe Faith Till Deaith*’. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

Found whilst searching with a metal detector by Robin Sykes at Sutton on the Forest, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, UK, on 10 October 1999, recorded as Treasure by the finder and disclaimed by the Crown with Treasure case no.MME158.

From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.PAS-743C06.

Accompanied by a copy of page 81 of the Treasure Annual Report 1998-1999 where this ring is published.

Accompanied by copies of various correspondence relating to this find.

Accompanied by an illustrated record card by Jim Halliday dated 11 October 1999.

PUBLISHED:

The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Treasure Annual Report 1998-1999, p.81, no.191.

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MEDIEVAL BIFACIAL ILLUMINATED BOOK OF HOURS VELLUM MANUSCRIPT PAGE FLEMISH, 15TH CENTURY A.D. 10 x 8 in. (92 grams total, 25.5 x 20.5 cm) Latin text ‘letter Batarde’ script with liquid gold to the versals, panel of flowers and tendrils; in card reveal. £800 - 1,000 PROVENANCE:

From the private collection of Mrs T Hedwig; thence by descent, 2000s.

Accompanied by a copy of a Belgian export licence no.006952, Brussels.

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MEDIEVAL HENRY II PERIOD ‘AUBIGNY FAMILY, CHIEF BUTLERS OF ENGLAND’ GILT BRONZE STRAP FITTING PLANTAGENET, 1154-1189 A.D. 1¾ in. (17.44 grams, 45 mm) Rectangular plaque with three columns of attachment holes, most with rivet in situ; two reserved lions in profile each with hatched neck and body on an (originally enamelled) field; a rare survival of a heraldic object from this early period. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Acquired 1990 with inventory no.90.91 and cat.582.

From an important London, UK, collection, in the late 1990s.

Property of a South West London academic since circa 2010.

Accompanied by an academic report by heraldry specialist Dr Paul A. Fox, FSA. PUBLISHED:

Fox, Paul A., A Medieval Enamel Belt or Strap Fitting and its Possible Connection with the Arms of King Henry II, The Antiquaries Journal of the Society of Antiquaries of London, 99, 2019, pp.95-103.

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MEDIEVAL SILVER-GILT ICONOGRAPHIC RING WITH SAINTS 15TH CENTURY A.D. 1 in. (4.86 grams, 23.55 mm overall, 18.78 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N½, USA 6¾, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)) The lower shank with twisted ropework detailing and beaded bands, the shoulders with raised median beaded bands developing to a horizontal ridge flanked by flowers dividing the bezel into two panels, each with a reserved standing figure: each a female saint in floorlength robe; Virgin Mary on the left panel holding an infant and St Barbara carrying a miniature tower, her attribute. £1,000 - 1,400 PROVENANCE:

Ex Thomas collection, UK, 1960s-1980s.

Property of a Cambrigeshire, UK, gentleman.

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STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY FLEMISH, 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 25½ x 21 in. (4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm) In late 15th century style, Mary ascending to Heaven in the foreground with her arms crossed, dressed in a white and blue garment, wrapped in a red cloak; surrounded by four angels in white embroidered robes, covered by red, green and gold mantles; on the background the grave of Mary surrounded by vegetal ornaments; inscription at the bottom in medieval Flemish ‘DE HEMELVAART VAN MARIA’ (the Assumption of Mary) in uncial letters; some restoration.

[No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

From a war-damaged church in Belgium.

Ex property of a late Northumberland collector.

From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. FOOTNOTES:

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The Assumption of Mary into Heaven is a dogma of faith of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which Mary at the end of her earthly life went to Heaven in body and soul. According to the Eastern Orthodox tradition, the Assumption of Mary was preceded by a deep sleep (Dormitio Virginis): but the Dormition of Mary is not the object of dogma, while her glorification in body and soul is an integral part of the faith of the Catholic Church.

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STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH THE FLAGELLATION FLEMISH, 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 25½ x 21 in. (4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm) In late 15th century style, the scene depicting Christ at a column, severely beaten by two torturers, both bearded, one dressed in a green tunic and a yellow cap, another in yellow leather corselet worn over a puffed Renaissance-style tunic, and a red cap; in the background an armoured knight in sallet, bevor, cuirass and full leg protection supervising the scene; architectural background, Dutch Flemish inscription ‘DE GESELING (?) VAN JESUS’ (The Scourging of Christ) at the bottom; some restoration. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From a war-damaged church in Belgium.

Ex property of a late Northumberland collector.

From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK.

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STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH THE VISIT OF ST MARY TO ST ELIZABETH FLEMISH, 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 25½ x 21 in. (4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm) In late 15th century style, showing Mary and Elizabeth embracing on the foreground, both with covered heads and wearing a long tunica talaris with a cloak; their husbands Zacharias and Joseph behind dressed in long green robes, Joseph wearing a yellow cap and holding a pastoral staff; architectural background and inscription in medieval Flemish at the bottom 'BEZOEK VAN DE MAAGD MARIA AAN ELISABETH’ (the Visit of Virgin Mary to Elizabeth) in uncial letters; some restoration. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From a war-damaged church in Belgium.

Ex property of a late Northumberland collector.

From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. FOOTNOTES:

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The scene commemorates Mary's visit to her cousin Elizabeth after receiving the announcement that she would become the mother of Jesus (Luke, I, 3945). In this guise, Mary is called Our Lady of the Visitation or Mary Most Holy of the Visitation.

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STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH THE RESURRECTION FLEMISH, 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 25½ x 21 in. (4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm) In late 15th century style, showing triumphant Jesus on the foreground, holding a flag and dressed in a brocade cloak, stigmata showing on his hands and feet; two guards on his side looking stunned, one wearing a full plate armour with a sallet and the other a leather corselet with a bascinet, third guard at the bottom of the panel looking terrified; an angel dressed in white robe, extending his arms towards Jesus; the opened tomb on the background and medieval Flemish inscription at the bottom reading 'DE VERISENIS VAN CHRISTUS’ (the Resurrection of Christ) in uncial letters; some restoration. [No Reserve] £600 - 800 PROVENANCE:

From a war-damaged church in Belgium.

Ex property of a late Northumberland collector.

From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. FOOTNOTES:

The scene represents the Resurrection of Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew (28,2-4), as revealed by the presence of an angel moving away the stone, and of the soldiers. According to the Christian tradition, the bodily resurrection was the restoration to life of a body transformed and nourished by the spirit, as described by Paul and the Evangelists, which led to the affirmation of Christianity. In Christian theology, the Resurrection of Jesus is ‘the fundamental mystery of faith’, as recalled by Easter, together with the remaining Christological mystery (Incarnation, Passion and Death), and together with the Logia and the works of the ministry of Jesus. For Christians, the resurrection of Jesus is a guarantee that all the dead Christians will come back to life at the time of the parousia (second coming) of Christ.

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STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH THE NATIVITY FLEMISH, 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 25½ x 21 in. (4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm) In late 15th century style, showing nimbate infant Jesus on the foreground illuminated by divine light, a kneeling figure before him dressed in a purple cassock and gold brocade chlamys, kneeling figures of nimbate Mary and a shepherd beside the manger; Joseph depicted standing, wearing a long brown overcoat with green lapels, halo above his head; another shepherd standing on the side, holding a pastoral staff and gifts; architectural background with an ox; Flemish inscription at the bottom 'DE GEBOORTE VAN CHRISTUS’ (The Nativity) in uncial letters; some restoration. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From a war-damaged church in Belgium.

Ex property of a late Northumberland collector.

From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. FOOTNOTES:

The scene represents the nativity according to the Gospel of Luke (2:1-21).

Luke, unlike Matthew, mentions the shepherds and the birth of Jesus inside a manger because there was no space in the katalyma (private house).

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STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH THE ASCENSION OF JESUS CHRIST FLEMISH, LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 25½ x 21 in. (4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm) In late 15th century style, showing Christ on the foreground rising to heaven, surrounded by Mary and the eleven apostles, Jesus dressed in a white tunica talaris and a red cloak; natural background, medieval Flemish inscription at the bottom ‘DE HEMELVAART VAN CHRISTUS’ (the Ascension of Christ) in uncial letters; some restoration. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From a war-damaged church in Belgium.

Ex property of a late Northumberland collector.

From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. FOOTNOTES:

The scene represents the Ascension of Christ, described in Luke 24,1 and Acts 1,1-9. The Ascension is the last episode of Jesus’ earthly presence according to the two narratives. It describes his definitive ascension to heaven, from which he will return only at the end of time (Parousia).

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STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH THE ANNUNCIATION FLEMISH, 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 25½ x 21 in. (4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm) In late 15th century style, showing youthful nimbate Mary on the foreground dressed in red-and-blue cloak and holding her hands crossed at her chest, Archangel Gabriel hovering in the air and pointing a finger, dressed in a decorated white cassock; rich architectural background with columns and arches, a red vase of lilies on the green and black marble floor, Flemish inscription below 'DE BOODSCHAP DES ENGELS’ (the angel’s message) in uncial letters; some restoration. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From a war-damaged church in Belgium.

Ex property of a late Northumberland collector.

From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. FOOTNOTES:

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The scene represents the announcement made by the angel Gabriel to Mary, that she would conceive and bear a son through the Holy Spirit (according to the Gospel of Luke, I, 26-38). In some regional contexts it is called Conceptio Domini or Conceptio Christi.

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STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH THE PRESENTATION AT THE TEMPLE FLEMISH, 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 25½ x 21 in. (4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm) In late 15th century style, showing Mary and Joseph on the foreground dressed in white and brown robes covered by blue and violet cloaks; Simeon holding and blessing baby Jesus before them, wearing a white turban and a long tunica talaris; architectural background showing the Temple of Jerusalem, altar and a menorah, medieval Flemish inscription at the bottom ‘DE OLDE AAN DEN TEMPEL’ (the old man in the Temple) in uncial letters. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From a war-damaged church in Belgium.

Ex property of a late Northumberland collector.

From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. FOOTNOTES:

The Gospel of Luke (II,22-39) narrates that Mary and Joseph took baby Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem forty days after his birth, to ‘offer him’ to God. All first-born male children went through this ceremony in compliance with the command of the Exodus. During their visit, they met Simeon, who had been told that he would not die before seeing the Messiah. Simeon praised the Lord with the words that are now known as the Song of Simeon.

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STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH THE MOCKING OF JESUS FLEMISH, 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 25½ x 21 in. (4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm) In late 15th century style, showing seated Jesus in the centre, wearing a purple robe and a crown of thorns on his head; surrounded by four armoured men dressed in long tunics, breeches and leggings, two wearing a skullcap; architectural background and Flemish inscription ‘DE KROONING VAN JESUS’ (the coronation of Jesus) in uncial letters; some restoration. [No Reserve] £500 - 700 PROVENANCE:

From a war-damaged church in Belgium.

Ex property of a late Northumberland collector.

From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. FOOTNOTES:

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The scene represents the ‘Mocking of Christ’ from the Gospel of Matthew (27,27.31): ‘Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. ‘Hail, king of the Jews! they said’.

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STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH THE PENTECOST FLEMISH, 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 25½ x 21 in. (4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm) In late 15th century style, showing praying nimbate Mary at the centre, dressed in a blue cloak and a long white cassock, Mary Magdalene at her side with her head raised towards the sky; eleven Apostles surrounding the women, dressed in long tunics and cloaks, receiving the Holy Spirit in the form of small tongues resting on their heads; architectural background and Flemish inscription ‘DE ZENDING VAN DE HEILIGE GEEST’ (The Descent of the Holy Spirit) below; some restoration. [No Reserve] £400 - 600 PROVENANCE:

From a war-damaged church in Belgium.

Ex property of a late Northumberland collector.

From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. FOOTNOTES:

The scene represents the Christian feast of the Pentecost, described in Acts, 2,1-4, when the eleven Apostles, gathered in Jerusalem together with Mary Mother of God and Mary of Magdala (the latter only according to some traditions) received the Holy Spirit as a mighty rushing wind and under the form of tongues of fire. According to the Christian tradition, this event represents the fulfilment of the promise that Christ will baptise his followers with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH THE ROAD TO THE CALVARY FLEMISH, 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 25½ x 21 in. (4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm) In late 15th century style, showing nimbate Jesus falling under the weight of the cross, wearing a crown of thorns, led to Calvary by three men-at-arms, two of whom wearing full plate armour while the third, now barely visible, can only be seen in his yellow robe and pink cap; Flemish inscription below ‘DE KRUISDRAGING JESUS’ (Jesus wears the Cross) in uncial letters; some restoration. [No Reserve] £300 - 400 PROVENANCE:

From a war-damaged church in Belgium.

Ex property of a late Northumberland collector.

From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. FOOTNOTES:

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The scene represents the tragic moments of the Passion according to the Christian tradition, when Jesus succumbed under the weight of the cross. The episode is not in the Gospels, however, in the three synoptics it is noted that the three soldiers requested Simon of Cyrene to carry the cross in place of Jesus. Interestingly, the artist here painted the soldiers in contemporary armour (sallet, complete armour for breast, arms and legs), giving a good chronological element for the dating.

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STAINED GLASS PANEL WITH JESUS IN THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE FLEMISH, 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER 25½ x 21 in. (4.5 kg, 65 x 53.5 cm) In late 15th century style, showing a nimbate angel in white robe with large red-and-gold wings, appearing to praying nimbate Jesus dressed in a red cloak and purple tunica talaris, Jesus shown with open arms in a sign of resignation to the will of God; a Flemish inscription 'DE DOODSTRIJD VAN JESUS' (The Agony of Jesus) on the bottom of the panel in uncial letters; some restoration. [No Reserve] £200 - 300 PROVENANCE:

From a war-damaged church in Belgium.

Ex property of a late Northumberland collector.

From a private collection, Derbyshire, UK. FOOTNOTES:

The scene represents the last prayer of Jesus before the Passion. According to the Gospel of Luke (22:43-44[1]) Jesus prayed in a farm known as Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives, and received consolation from an angel afterward, before the betrayal of Judas and his arrest. This event can be considered as the first true Passion of Jesus.

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METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL WITH THE TUGHRA OF SULTAN MAHMUD II OTTOMAN EMPIRE, CIRCA 1808-1839 A.D. 115½ x 70¼ in. (17.8 kg, 294 x 179 cm) Rectangular in plan, the lime green silk field with two large roundels of red silk tied by a tassel in the rococo style, signature of Sultan Mahmud II contained within a mosque lamp, ten smaller roundels of alternating cream, orange and cream silk; large central rectangular panel and two bands above incorporating inscriptions in Thuluth, tughra of the Sultan framed by swags in lower part of field, ground richly decorated with floral swags and vegetal motifs, backed. £25,000 - 35,000 PROVENANCE:

Acquired before 2000.

Private collection, UK. with Bonhams, London, 6 October 2008, no.216 (est. £80,000 - £120,000).

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MONUMENTAL GILT BRONZE 'EARTH WITNESS' BUDDHA FOREARM WITH OPEN PALM TIBETAN, 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D. 50¾ in. (21.5 kg total, 129 cm high including stand) Hollow-formed arm, wrist and hand with fixing socket to the outside of the wrist; low-relief decoration to the palm; from a statue in the Bhumisparsa mudra; cracked; mounted on a custom-made stand. £5,000 - 7,000 PROVENANCE:

Ex Sheila Allen, London.

Private collection, London.

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ROMAN POLYCHROME MOSAIC GLASS SET INTO A MARBLE TABLE TOP 3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER 1 in. (4.31 kg, 29.6 cm) Discoid plaque with radiating panels of ancient inlaid mosaic and other glass; black outer border, centrepiece a disc with inlaid mosaic glass triangle, set into a marble table top; made in Rome circa 1825, attributed to Francesco Sibilio. £8,000 - 10,000 PROVENANCE:

Lady Walston, Newton Hall, Newton, Cambridgeshire.

The collection of Mr Edric Van Vredenburgh. with Sotheby’s, London, The Eclectic World of Edric Van Vredenburgh, 6 June 2006, no.97.

British private collection.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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).