Timeline Auction - Antiquities, Natural History and Coins

Saite Period, 624-525 BC. A large white glazed composition amuletic figurine of Isis seated on a throne, wearing the hieroglyph of her name on her...

Old Kingdom, 2686-2181 BC. A macehead of finely veined marble on a custom-made stand. 376 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Ex Richard Gill, Eternal Egypt; for...

Late Period, 664-332 BC. A carnelian amulet in the form of the goddess Taweret standing on a small rectangular base, with hippopotamus head wearin...

Roman Period, 30 BC-305 AD. A tongue-shaped panel of cartonnage with geometric border and polychrome panels framing a group of four profile kneeli...

3rd century BC-5th century AD. A mixed group of polychrome mosaic glass including two with dragged-trails in white and pearlescent blue, blue flor...

3rd century BC-5th century AD. A mixed group of glass including: a translucent green handle with brown trails; five green and yellow mosaic; one t...

Ptolemaic to Roman Period, 4th century BC-4th century AD. A group of two papyrus fragments with demotic text in ink to both sides; in a protective...

Ptolemaic to Roman Period, 4th century BC-4th century AD. A group of two papyrus fragments with demotic text written in ink; in a protective sleev...

Ptolemaic to Roman Period, 4th century BC-4th century AD. A large fragment of papyrus with several lines of demotic text written in ink to one sid...

2nd-1st century BC. A silver vessel with pedestal foot, hemispherical bowl, band of pellets to the rim, two ledge handles with ring and arched sup...

2nd-1st century BC. A silver hemispherical vessel with pedestal base, lateral loop handles each with flat ledge above and curved below, scrolled l...

5th century BC. A black jasper scarab carved to the top with details of the body; to the underside engraved with a male figure standing on a lion,...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze statuette of Bacchus (Dionysus) standing and naked apart from a chlamys over the left shoulder; wreath to the hair an...

1st-3rd century AD. A pair of lock hasps in the form of a comic actor wearing a mask, tunic falling to the knees, left arm crossed over stomach, r...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze applique in the form of a bust of Bacchus (Dionysus) with head turned to the left, diadem to the hair and bands of cu...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze mount formed as a bust of Minerva with broad collar and textured cuirass; helmet with bifid crest and curved lateral ...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze statuette of a leaping horse, forelegs bent, back legs stretched back; animal skin covering the back with legs hangin...

1st-3rd century AD. A bronze harness pendant in the form of the head of Bacchus (Dionysus) wearing a fillet with ivy leaves and bunches of grapes ...

1st-3rd century AD. A bronze brooch in the form of a standing lion with panel to the chest with red enamel; detailing to the mane and red enamel e...

2nd-4th century AD. A mixed group of bronze brooches including lozengiform plate, crossbow, trumpet and knee types. 738 grams total, 32-74mm (1 1...

1st-4th century AD. A bronze pyxis with slightly tapering body, incised rim around base; separate lid with central boss with incised circular bord...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A large C-section bronze chariot or other facing plate with two broad flat faces and a narrow spine; one broad face...

1st-3rd century AD. A pair of bronze implements with balustered handles decorated with acanthus leaf bulbs, one with two curved rasp ends, the oth...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze knife handle with twisted flute decoration to the centre, acanthus leaf capitals to the top and bottom; to the end a ...

1st-3rd century AD. A silver statuette of Hercules (Herakles) striding forward, naked, and holding the skin of the Nemean lion in the left hand, a...

1st-3rd century AD. A silver statuette of Mercury (Hermes), naked and wearing a winged cap, chlamys over the left shoulder; holding a caduceus in ...

1st-3rd century AD. A silver statuette of Jupiter (Zeus), naked, holding right arm up and left to the side of the body, left leg bent back at the ...

2nd-3rd century AD. A silver head of Venus (Aphrodite) with hair parted in the centre and falling to the shoulders; stephane crown to the front. ...

1st-3rd century AD. A silver figure of a standing panther, head turned to the left, with mouth open; left leg raised and paw resting on a small dr...

1st century AD. A silver brooch in the form of two cornucopiae crossed at the bases, with busts of youthful males to the top of each; to the centr...

1st-2nd century AD. A sheet silver square with repoussé ornament and a hole to each corner; a cloaked warrior with helmet and spear standing above...

1st-2nd century AD. A slender gold spoon with shallow piriform bowl, round-section shank with ribbed detailing to each end, knop finial. See Frere...

2nd-3rd century AD. A marble torso of Venus with hair falling to the nape of the neck and shoulders; right hand holding robes falling to feet. 74...

2nd-4th century AD. A mosaic fragment with white, black, brown, purple and orange stone tesserae forming the image of a bull looking slightly to t...

9th-10th century AD. A silver finger ring comprising a hollow round-section hoop with collars and granules to the shoulders, lozengiform hollow be...

15th century AD. A bronze horse harness pendant with pierced suspension lug, enamelled field with reserved 'W' and coronet above. See Ashley, S. M...

14th-16th century AD. A hollow-formed gilt-bronze standard top with acanthus leaves and scrolls, with square fixing hole for probably an eagle. 4...

12th-13th century AD. A finely-turned sycamore bowl showing lathe and tool marks. See Museum of London Medieval Catalogue, p. 207 for comment; see...

11th-12th century AD. A gold cruciform pendant with gusset to the loop, nimbate bust and text to the discoid finial of each arm, central pelletted...

14th-15th century AD. A very large bronze sheet figure of the Archangel Michael, large halo to the head, repousse and engraved features to the fac...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze shoulder guard from a lorica segmentata body armour; semi-circular with flat upper edge pierced in three places for a...

2nd millennium BC. A bronze neckring, round in section with tapering ends, helical band detailing. 72 grams, 15cm (6"). UK art market, acquired p...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze round-section arm ring with three groups of appliqué wire motifs, each group formed as two biconical spira...

Early-mid 1st century AD. An extremely large bronze terret fitting from the yoke of a chariot comprising a D-section ring, collar and knop-ended c...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze pendant in the form of a standing boar with punched dot decoration along the body; pierced at the back wit...

5th-8th century AD. A sheet gold discoid plaque with ropework border and loop, granules to the junction, repoussé facing bust of a nimbate saint h...

12th-15th century AD. A bronze jug with ribbed drum-shaped body, tubular neck with flared rim pinched to form a pouring lip; applied strap handle ...

9th-11th century AD. A substantial bronze cauldron with riveted suspension loops to the rim with arched handle terminating in lobed bosses, body o...

6th-8th century AD. A group of four heavy bronze equal-armed cross mounts, each expanding arms and central rosette. 1 kg total, 66mm average (2 1...

8th-10th century AD. A rock crystal seal matrix, square in plan with balustered and tiered stem, domed knop handle with transverse hole; chi-rho C...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A large bronze dragonesque plate brooch with S-shaped curved body, a central section with pale blue and red enamel....

1st century BC-1st century AD. A large bronze dragonesque 'eye type' brooch with openwork body, pellet eyes and leaf-shaped ears, central lentoid ...

Mid 2nd millennium BC. A very long and heavy cast bronze palstave axe with spatulate blade and deep recess to the rear of each face. Hammond, Bret...

15th-10th century BC. A substantial fresh cast bronze looped palstave axehead with square cutting edge (never sharpened) and rebates to receive th...

4th-1st century BC. A mixed group of bronze brooches including La Tène I, La Tène II and other types. See Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other A...

2nd century BC-1st century AD. A mixed group of bronze terrets comprising: one with round-section hoop, three radiating dished knops; two with rec...

1st-2nd century AD. A mixed group of five bronze items comprising of: a curved S-shaped cosmetic grinder with scroll top and flattened bottom; a s...

Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A large greenstone polished axe, lentoid in section with curved edge and rounded butt. 1.2 kg, 27cm (10 1/2"). ...

Neolithic, 4th-3rd millennium BC. A thin-section polished axe of trapezoidal form, with slightly convex cutting edge; in an opaque grey-white flin...

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A copper flat axe of Type Migdale with sharpened square butt, flared body, rounded edge; inked collector's reference 'Breem...