Timeline Auction - Antiquities, Natural History and Coins

19th century AD. A group of silver amulets comprising: a cimaruta with bird; two crescent moons facing each other and with scrolled plant motif to...

19th century AD. A group of silver amulets comprising: a key with scrolled head; a hand making the 'cornuto' sign holding a snake with horse to th...

19th century AD. A silver amulet in the form of a sprig of rue with three branches further subdividing to two stalks on each; at the end of each s...

19th century AD. A group of silver amulets comprising: a salamander, body bent into S-shape and with detailing of the scales; a key with scrolled ...

19th century AD. A group of silver amulets comprising: a hand making the cornuto sign holding a key with snake coiled round, horse to one side and...

17th century AD. A silver pendant of lozenge shape with beads of silver to the edge, to the centre a chalcedony cameo of the head of Medusa with s...

17th century AD. A silver ring with D-section hoop, angled at the shoulder with diamond shape to the base; almond-shaped bezel engraved with geome...

Late 16th century AD. A D-section bronze hoop with lateral loops, discoid bezel with pierced bulb supporting, intaglio double-headed eagle design....

20th century AD. A restrung necklace of cream-coloured glass spherical beads replicating Venitian type, each with median gilt bands and radiating ...

19th-early 20th century AD. A necklace of graduated banded agate spherical beads on a cord with larger etched bead to the centre, may be from Idar...

4th century AD. A gold baptismal finger ring with broad flat-section shank, scooped shoulders, central cell with inset red jasper gem bearing 'IX'...

19th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a C-section hoop with granules to the shoulders, openwork bezel formed as a bud of four petals with...

19th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a broad hoop with median gusset and row of ring-and-dot motifs, expanding-arm cross appliqué to eac...

18th century AD. A flat silver cruciform plaque with band of punched darts to the border, annulets within; soldered suspension loop with pellet de...

10th-12th century AD. A silver cross with figure of Christ to the centre, head to one side and wearing a loin cloth; suspension ring to the top. ...

18th-19th century AD. A mixed group of silver cross pendants comprising: one with Corpus Christi; one with raised cruciform panel on an openwork s...

9th-12th century AD. A silver cruciform pendant with integral loop, incised cross within a border to one face, nimbate Corpus Christi to the other...

17th-18th century AD. A silver finger ring with flat-section hoop supporting an octagonal bezel with concentric borders, cross between two buildin...

4th-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze and silver finger rings, each with a Christian symbol to the bezel including gammadion, saltire, hatc...

18th century AD. A bronze helmet and shield; helmet with scalloped crest decorated with scrolling roundels of plant motifs, to the back an engrave...

12th-15th century AD. A group of four arrowheads consisting of two thin leaf point; one lozenge-shape with socket; one with three blades; a hook w...

2nd-1st century BC. An iron snaffle bit with harness rings and links. See Manning, W.H. Catalogue of the Romano-British Iron Tools, Fittings and W...

18th century AD. A gold nose-ring with wire hoop with two bars threaded with red abd green glass beads, three coral beads abd faceted gold beads. ...

1st-2nd century AD. A green schist statuette of the goddess Hariti seated on a throne and with large nimbus to the back of the head; elaborate hai...

3rd millennium BC or later. A restrung group of round and barrel-shaped etched carnelian beads with three later openwork gold beads; modern clasp....

3rd millennium BC or later. A restrung group of disc, oval and barrel-shaped etched carnelian beads with three later openwork gold beads; modern c...

3rd millennium BC or later. A restrung group of fusiform and tubular etched carnelian beads with five later gold beads formed with filigree and gr...

2nd millennium BC. A biconvex ceramic bead with cross and radiating bars to one face, triskele to the other. 3.58 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Property of...

1st millennium AD. A round-section penannular rod with collared cell and turquoise insert, six openwork knops, applied wire coiled about the shank...

8th-6th century BC. A pale gold bead or pendant with granulated sun-burst pattern; to the base four beads with granulated flower pattern, the top ...

6th-7th century AD. A silver finger ring comprising a D-section hoop supporting an elliptical bezel with iridescent glass cabochon. 7.67 grams, 3...

2nd millennium BC. A flat-section bifacial bronze pendant idol with accentuated eyes and chevron necklace; suspension loop. 9.52 grams, 48mm (2")...

1st millennium BC. A pair of silver children's bracelets with round section bodies, the terminals in the form of facing ram's heads with curving h...

1st millennium BC. A pair of silver bracelets with round section bodies, thickening to the centre; ends with two snake heads with open mouths. 17...

3rd-7th century AD. A carved agate plano-convex stamp seal with keeled upper and incised roundels to each face, profile lion motif. 5.64 grams, 2...

3rd-7th century AD. A carved crystal stamp seal with keeled upper face and incised roundels, intaglio tamga motif to the underside with text surro...

1st millennium BC-1st millennium AD. A group of six banded agate beads, two small cylindrical and four fusiform. 55 grams, 24-56mm (1 - 2 1/4"). ...

1st millennium BC. A carnelian bead with intaglio motif of a nude female placing an offering on an altar. 5.74 grams, 26mm (1"). Acquired on the ...

2nd millennium BC. A black polished obsidian scaphoid cabochon inlay. 2.31 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). From the collection of a Mayfair, London, UK, ge...

19th-17th century BC. A rectangular ceramic plaque with a low relief image of a richly adorned goddess wearing a massive headdress, large earrings...

20th century AD or earlier. A gold D-section band with relief decoration to the outer surface in the form of a dragon with cloud, star, sun and mo...

Early 20th century AD. A bronze figure of the Bodhisattva Manjushri seated on a lotus throne and wearing floral loin cloth, strings of necklaces a...

20th century AD. A restrung necklace of etched agate Dzi beads with geometric motif to majority; discoid spacers. 272 grams, 61cm (24"). Property...

20th century AD. A restrung necklace of etched agate Dzi beads with geometric motif to majority, discoid metal spacers. 249 grams, 61cm (24"). Ac...

20th century AD. A restrung necklace of etched agate Dzi beads with geometric motif to majority. 274 grams, 54cm (21 1/4"). From a large London c...

5th century BC-8th century AD. A carved turquoise(?) mask with coiled snake to centre and one side of the brow, fish(?) to the other; stern expres...

Mayan, Early Post Classic Period, 10th-13th century AD. A pair of ceramic figures consisting of: a youthful male with tall headdress, eyes pierced...

10th-12th century AD. A gold earring drop composed of four domes joined at the sides, and with one below, all with granule decoration to the surfa...

19th century AD or earlier. A group of gold and silver-gilt items consisting of: a nose-ring with wire hoop and granule decoration to the edge wit...

18th-20th century AD. A restrung necklace of green moulded Czech glass oval prayer beads, with gold paint over the surface, small yellow glass mel...

20th century AD. A flat-section silver hoop with raised ribs, granule and filigree cluster to each shoulder, drum-shaped bezel with ropework detai...

11th-14th century AD. A triangular-section hoop supporting a rectangular bezel with flared underside; inset carnelian cloison with incised calligr...

19th century AD. A flat-section silver hoop with flared shoulders supporting a square cell with inset carnelian cloison, calligraphic three-line K...

13th-14th century AD. A round-section silver hoop supporting a discoid silver cell, inset carnelian cloison with incised calligraphic personal nam...

12th century AD and later. A silver-coloured metal necklace with elements of the 12th-13th century and later; S-shaped clasp, the decorated with p...

19th century AD. An ancient style Islamic bead necklace including spherical carnelian and dyed agate beads, with small metal beads between. 290 g...

2nd millennium BC. A necklace in two swags, each composed from bronze wire links formed as two loops with ends coiled about the shank. 96 grams, ...

2nd millennium BC. A bronze snaffle bit with pendant plaque to one outer ring. 223 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). Property of a professional gentleman, ac...

2nd millennium BC. A group of plano-convex bronze horse harness rings, old collector's acquisition number 91.279.18 and Sotheby's lot label on the...

2nd millennium BC. A mixed bronze group comprising: two bridle mounts, each a round-section curved bar with rings to one edge and domed cap; a rou...