Timeline Auction - Antiquities, Natural History and Coins

Mesopotamian, Period II, 3rd millennium BC. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal engraved with the figure of a standing figure with bull head, human bod...

Late 3rd millennium BC. A carnelian cylinder seal engraved with double register; to the top a kneeling naked male facing forward with curly hair...

6th-4th century BC. A green hardstone narrow cylinder seal with frieze depicting a kneeling man grappling two quadrupeds with a third to the rea...

Circa 2300 BC. A carved black stone cylinder seal with three standing and one kneeling figure, possibly a contemporary copy; accompanied by a se...

Late 3rd millennium BC.A haematite cylinder seal with the weather and storm god Adad standing of his symbol animal (the bull), holding in his left...

18th-17th century BC.A carved haematite cylinder seal with four standing figures and a 'knot' column; accompanied by a section of the old scholarl...

9th-8th century BC. A chalcedony cylinder seal with frieze of a standing winged and robed figure gripping the fore-paws of two rearing winged sp...

19th century BC. A carved haematite cylinder seal with a seated figure surrounded by worshipper and deities; accompanied by a section of the old...

2nd millennium BC. A bronze cylinder seal with intaglio frieze of two opposed gryphons or winged horses with plant between, horse, sun-wheel and o...

14th-12th century BC. A chalcedony cylinder seal with frieze of a standing figure, possibly a female, approaching a crane with spread wings, above...

19th century BC. A carved haematite cylinder seal seal of the period Karum Kanish, level Ib with standing female figure approaching a seated fig...

14th-11th century BC. A large white hardstone cylinder seal with seated figure surrounded by winged deity and servants, possibly a contemporary ...

8th-7th century BC. A pink chalcedony cylinder seal with intaglio frieze of a standing kilted figure with wings holding a 'sickle-sword', extend...

18th century BC. A carved haematite cylinder seal, possibly a contemporary copy, with three standing figures; accompanied by a section of the ol...

14th century BC. A roughly crescent-shaped amulet with cuneiform inscription; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lam...

13th century BC. A bead with five lines of inscribed cuneiform; accompanied by copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, ...

19th-16th century BC. A haematite cylinder seal, possibly a contemporary copy, with robed king on the left with on raised hand facing the Sun go...

Circa 3000 BC. A limestone cylinder seal with frieze of three horned animals, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lam...

2nd millennium BC.A square-section rectangular steatite stamp seal with four individual designs: combat between a spearman and a beast; a standing...

6th-4th century BC.An irregular columnar carnelian stamp seal with profile male bust wearing a wreath to the brow, star and objects in the field. ...

2nd millennium BC. A D-shaped moss agate stamp seal, octagonal in plan and pierced transversely, intaglio robed figure with raised arms. See Col...

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A D-shaped agate stamp seal, octagonal in plan with transverse piercing, intaglio standing figure with raised arms to a s...

3rd-7th century AD. A D-shaped carnelian stamp seal with panelled body; underside with intaglio advancing stag. See Gyselen, R. Acta Iranica 44....

Early 1st millennium BC.A banded lapis lazuli tapering column pierced for suspension; design of a pair of opposed human-headed winged bulls with s...

Early 1st millennium BC. An octagonal-section D-shaped stamp seal matrix pierced for suspension; intaglio of a standing robed priest before an alt...

3rd millennium BC.Indurated limestone stamp seal in the form of a reclining male lion, the underside engraved with a lion; old collection label 82...

3rd-7th century AD. A bloodstone stamp seal with dome-shaped body, pierced close to the base; underside engraved with head of a bull over a king w...

1st millennium BC.A limestone square stamp seal engraved to the underside with a standing female figure in long robes, in front a naked male figur...

12th-14th century AD.A mixed group of solid gold belt ornaments comprising: seven facing bull-head masks; six openwork plaques with crouching male...

2nd millennium BC.A metal plaque with applied gold head, arms and foot, applied lapis lazuli hair, chest and legs; drilled bone eye. 10 grams, 39m...

1st millennium BC. A large oval carnelian bead, with mid section showing; between two later gold caps with repeating pattern of filigree triangl...

8th-7th century BC. A gold fitting in the form of a reclining ibex with horns arching over the back of the head, front legs bent under the body, b...

6th century BC. A gold plaque in the form of a female face with plaits of hair to either side, scrolling motif to the bottom of each plait; rounde...

6th-4th century BC. A gold pin with long tapering body with plant motif to the top in the form of five branches ending in a circular flower with l...

1st millennium BC. A restrung necklace of spirally twisted fusiform glass beads with red, green and brown trails with gold foil, drum-shaped gold ...

1st millennium BC. A restrung necklace of banded carnelian beads with gold spacer beads between; to the middle a gold pendant in the form of a m...

3rd-7th century AD. A silver bust of a female, possibly part of a rhyton, with hair arranged in curls across the top of the head, circular hole ...

Mid 2nd millennium BC.A silver figurine of a warrior deity, possibly Baal, with thin, elongated body, small head with large nose and prominent eye...

5th century BC. A silver lotus bowl with low wall and everted rim, the exterior decorated with repoussé lotus leaves and buds, a raised central ...

3rd-1st century BC. A shallow silver bowl with flat centre and flange rim, ring of radiating curved ribs in a whorl pattern. See Godard, F. The ...

15th-16th century AD. A silver ring with tapering shank widening to the shoulder and decorated with scrolling acanthus leaf pattern; the square be...

3rd-7th century AD. A silver D-section ring widening at the shoulder; gold collar with gold bead to the top set with a cabochon garnet engraved ...

1st millennium BC. A substantial silver penannular bracelet, round in section with wire coils to the shank, two groups of three granules to the un...

3rd century BC-3rd century AD. A silver neckring, square in section and tapering to the ends, with median polyhedral bulb and flanking ribs; one f...

13th-6th century BC. A bronze belt plate embossed with a central male deity head facing, with star motif to either side; in panels to the sides ...

4th century BC. A bronze amphora vessel with rounded body and tapering neck, lid attached by a chain secured to the neck; handles in the form of...

Akkadian, 1185-1155 BC. A bronze axehead with tubular socket, four raised ribs extending to a rear 'comb', thickened borders to the blade with s...

5th-4th century BC. A bronze figure of a standing female, possibly a goddess, wearing a polos crown hollow to the middle; hair in two plaits to ...

8th-5th century BC. A bronze figure of a standing male with small cap to the top of the head, large eyes with hooked nose, fleshy lips and small...

1st millennium BC. A bronze figure of a camel with harness and saddle to front of hump; to the top of saddle a stylised male figure with right a...

2nd millennium BC. A bronze figure of a bull with long neck and small head, eye socket empty for inlay, small open mouth; hump on the back, wide b...

1st millennium BC. A bronze figure of a standing bull, horns curving upwards, ears out to the side; large tail hanging to the back. 25 grams, 36...

2nd millennium BC. A bronze figure of a ram standing with collar and bell to the neck, slot to the underside. 168 grams, 78mm (3 1/4"). Property...

9th-7th century BC. A Tepe Sialk bronze vessel with flared rim, neck with collar to the middle; globular body with series of domes surrounding l...

1st millennium BC. A bronze mesomphalos bowl with intersecting bulbous petals and lotus flowers to the base, to the centre a central boss. 310 g...

5th century BC. A bronze bowl with rounded base and small indent formed by flower at the centre of the inside; around the inside body is relief ...

1st millennium BC. An alabaster dish with shallow profile. 68 grams, 69mm (2 3/4"). Fine condition. Rare.Property of a London gentleman; formerl...

2nd millennium BC. A bronze figure of a standing bull with incised features to the face, curving horns and small ears; short thin legs with supp...

3rd-7th century AD. A bronze bowl with thin rim and deep sides, inside engraved with a double line enclosing the image of a standing bird, possi...

9th-7th century BC.A bronze phiale with flaring rim and ribbed petal decoration to the edges and a raised centre; decorated to the centre with a r...