TimeLine Auctions - 6 Day Antiquities and Coin Sale

2nd-4th century AD. A carved schist frieze fragment depicting a procession in a rectangular frame with fronds to the pediment; the central scene a...

2nd-3rd century AD. A carved schist frieze fragment with Mahaparinirvana scene depicting the corpse of Buddha on a raised bed surrounded by mourne...

2nd-3rd century AD. A carved schist frieze fragment with elephant's foreparts to the left edge and two crouching Atlas figures beneath a carved pe...

2nd-4th century AD. A carved schist panel with frieze of three dancers, each a youthful female wearing a segmented cap and headband, tiered tunic ...

2nd-4th century AD. A carved schist frieze fragment depicting Buddha sitting on a lotus-flower dais with nimbus to the rear and canopy (frond of t...

2nd century AD. A carved green schist Buddhapada relief block, rectangular in plan featuring two stylised footprints and two flanking devotee figu...

4th century AD. A stucco figure of Buddha modelled in high relief on a flat field; draped in a loose ankle-length robe with swags of beads and oth...

1st-3rd century AD. A stucco figure of the Bodhisattva Shakyamuni(?) standing with corded necklace, pleated garment to the left shoulder and lower...

1st-3rd century AD. A painted stucco frieze fragment depicting Atlas modelled in the half-round, crouching on a narrow ledge base, left hand resti...

3rd-4th century AD. A stucco bust of Buddha with finely modelled facial details, curls of hair and ushnisha with urna to the brow, pigment to the ...

1st millennium BC. A terracotta figurine with flared base, arms outstretched, applied segmented collars, bracelets, pigtail and belt, pinched face...

26th-19th century BC. A D-shaped marble plaque with a scene of a man and a monkey climbing up a large palm tree, the man wielding a club in his ri...

26th-19th century BC. A group of ten rectangular stone and ceramic stamp seals with suspension loops comprising: six with a long-horned bull in pr...

26th-19th century BC. A group of eight stone and ceramic stamp seals with ribbed suspension loop comprising: seven with a profile image of a bull ...

26th-19th century BC. A group of seven rectangular stamp seals comprising: five stone seals, each with a profile image of a long horned bull befor...

26th-19th century BC. A group of six stone seals comprising: a pierced discoid seal with an antelope facing back, the other side with five leaves;...

26th-19th century BC. A ceramic rectangular stamp seal with ribbed suspension loop, underside with an image of a long-horned bull before an altar ...

26th-19th century BC. A large pyramidal steatite stamp seal, pierced through the top, the underside with an image of a butting zebu bull, defendin...

26th-19th century BC. A square ceramic stamp seal with ribbed suspension loop to the reverse; engraved with long-horned bull in profile, standing ...

26th-19th century BC. A large ceramic rectangular stamp seal with ribbed suspension loop, the underside with an image of three-headed creature in ...

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A substantial serpentine bifacial bead carved in low-relief on all faces, lentoid in cross-section, pierced through the cen...

26th-19th century BC. A rectangular bronze seal with ribbed loop, inscription to the underside. 34.6 grams, 29mm (1"). Property of a Middlesex col...

3rd-4th century AD. A pair of carved bone figurines comprising: a dancer wearing loose robes, left leg supported on a pillar, dressed short curls ...

Dated 1222 AH (1807 AD"). A North Indian copper-alloy hollow sphere, the surface showing two engraved and overlapping graduated scales with many a...

Late 18th-early 19th century AD. A tomb cover piece bearing a written text executed in couched silver thread; the text a famous prayer verse from ...

14th-16th century AD. A small ceramic ewer with body glazed in blue and green vertical panels incorporating three calligraphic panels, two on whit...

12th century AD. A glazed ceramic jug with narrow stripes in metallic blue on a cream-white ground; the slightly scooped neck forming a later silv...

9th-10th century AD. A turquoise glazed ceramic cup with blue trails, bulbous body and short neck, strap handle to the side; some iridescence. 124...

8th-10th century AD. An iridescent mould-blown glass pitcher with tessellating lozenge motif around a bulbous body, trefoil mouth, triangular thum...

9th-10th century AD. A blue glass vessel with bulbous body, dimple base, long tapering stem, facetted detailing to the body. 211 grams, 25cm (10")...

9th-10th century AD. A green glass vase with squat body and tall narrow stem, applied coil to the lower stem and applied honeycomb trails to the s...

9th-12th century AD. An iridescent blown glass vessel with cylindrical body, decorated with two tiers of concentric ovals around the body; a broad...

Late 19th-early 20th century AD. A leaf-shaped uniface jade plaque with deckled edges engraved with three bands of calligraphic script and floral ...

7th century BC. A bronze helmet of Archaic Corinthian typology made from a single sheet of metal, high bowl with large eye openings arching downwa...

4th century BC. A bronze Chalcidian helmet forged in one piece; nasal and short, flared neck-guard at the rear; decoration representing a furrowed...

4th century BC. A Chalcidian helmet formed as a bronze bowl with carination to the crown, flared edges at the ear openings and above the eyes; a l...

5th-4th century BC. A Chalcidian type helmet formed as a bronze bowl with carination to the crown, flared edges at the ear openings and above the ...

4th-3rd century BC. A sheet bronze helmet of Pilos type with slightly conical bowl, shallow carination above the gently flared rim, lateral holes ...

4th century BC. A bronze figurine of a harpy modelled in the round formed as the hind-quarters of a lion with serpent for a tail, crouching rear l...

10th-6th century BC. A bronze horse-bit with square-section shank and reverse-scrolled ends, matched outward facing openwork cheekpieces each form...

Later 2nd millennium BC. A bronze blank for production of a labrys axehead with waisted central section and flared edges; mounted on a custom-made...

Mid 1st millennium BC. A bronze dagger with triangular-shaped blade and central midrib, separate bronze handle with openwork grip. 181 grams, 29.7...

1st millennium BC. A bronze short sword comprising a broad triangular two-edged blade with median panel developing to a midrib above the point wit...

2nd millennium BC. A substantial bronze short sword with broad triangular, double-edged blade and central midrib; crescent guard to the shoulders;...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A double-edged sword of La Tène III type with deburred blade and raised midrib, slim tang with curved guard and qui...

5th-4th century BC. An iron two-edged dagger in its scabbard; the pommel of classic Celtiberian dual-antenna design, with biconvex lobe finials; c...

2nd millennium BC. A large tubular bronze macehead with flanges to the rims, three columns of radiating spikes and three boar figures modelled in ...

Late 2nd-early 3rd century AD. A Roman bronze sport helmet of 'Pfrondorf Type', with female features, possibly representing a gorgon (Medusa), com...

Late 2nd-early 3rd century AD. A bronze greave (ocreae) for cavalry or infantry use, providing defence for the shin and knee, with a separate and ...

2nd-1st century BC. An iron pugio military dagger of Type I from the Republican period, comprising a short triangular blade with thick midrib and ...

Late 1st century BC-1st century AD. A double-edged iron gladius blade of Mainz typology, leaf-shaped waisted blade with slanted shoulders and tape...

5th-6th century AD. An iron two-edged sword with lentoid-section blade, the blade with battle nicks to both cutting edges and traces of scabbard r...

5th-6th century AD. A double-edged cutting sword with complete blade; the point is well preserved; both cutting edges with evidence of use on the ...

6th-7th century AD. A substantial gold mount possibly from a shield, with beaded wire rim, attachment pins, central rosette of raised cells with m...

10th-13th century AD. An iron axehead of Wheeler's Type IV with curved blade and edge, bulbous socket, hammer to the reverse, featuring decorative...

10th-11th century AD. A large silver Avar or Byzantine scabbard chape, the sheet body with repoussé linear ornament and punched dots to front of t...

10th century AD. A mixed group of silver-gilt and gold harness and other fittings including two harness strap distributors with gold straps, two b...

10th-13th century AD. A silver snaffle-bit comprising linked arms with hoop finials and bridle rings, cheek-pieces with tapering arms and knop fin...

Early 9th century AD. A double-edged sword of Petersen's Type E, Wheeler Type VII; the blade with fullers and signs of deployment on the battlefie...

10th century AD. An iron double-edged sword of Petersen's Type R with shallow fullers, an oval lower guard inlaid with copper and silver Ringerike...