TimeLine Auctions 5 Day Antiquities and Coin Sale

6th-4th century BC. A bronze figurine of a monkey sitting with paws resting over his bent knees to his ankles. 31.3 grams, 43mm (1 3/4"). Property...

6th-2nd century BC. A bronze plaque mount of a stylised peacock with curved tail, recessed annulets and triangles to the body; attachment stud to ...

3rd century BC-3rd century AD. A bronze vessel handle formed as a leaping panther wearing a collar around its neck, forelegs outstretched, ears pi...

8th-3rd century BC. A ceramic vessel with carinated body, everted rim with painted decorative band and basal ring. 176 grams, 13cm (5 1/4"). From ...

6th century BC. A bronze furniture fitting with integral lion head terminals and a central floral appliqué. 245 grams, 18cm (7"). From the private...

7th century BC. A large gold leech brooch comprising a crescentic bow with applied filigree meander and annulet detailing, biconical collars, coil...

1st-2nd century AD. A hollow-formed bronze statuette of a recumbent zebu bull on a rectangular base, the bull with erect head, short horns and pro...

5th century AD. A small beaten bronze hanging bowl, cauldron-shaped in profile, fitted with three fastening rings on the edge to be attached to th...

1st-4th century AD. A ceramic storage vessel with piriform body, broad shoulder, short neck and rolled rim; painted stylised floral motifs around ...

3rd-4th century AD. A bronze handle formed as a dolphin with flared tail, with an iron single-edged knife blade. 40.7 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). From...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze horse phalera or military strap junction, discoid with two lateral loops, rivets and central boss with kno...

1st century AD. A bronze mount formed as two scallops with lateral scrolls, stylised dolphins with notched dorsal ridges, four mounting lugs to th...

3rd-4th century AD. A substantial rectangular bronze bread stamp with loop handle to the reverse, image of an advancing ox with tail raised. See B...

160-180 AD. A bronze statuette of a stepping horse, possibly that of Marcus Aurelius, with braided mane and tail, the right front leg outstretched...

2nd-3rd century AD. A group of three bronze mirror handles comprising: one with waisted profile, incised concentric border, groups of three punche...

1st-4th century AD. A bronze knife formed with a triangular blade and balustered hand with collars. 29.4 grams, 14.8cm (5 3/4"). Property of a Lon...

1st-4th century AD. A ceramic vessel with globular body, subtly everted rim and convex circular base. 39. grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). From a Japanese co...

1st-2nd century AD. A group of two hollow-formed bronze figurine bases, one round and the other hexagonal with flared feet and stepped sides. 55 g...

4th-1st century BC. A ceramic vessel with biconvex body, everted rim and concave base; decorated with a series of black-coloured painted concentri...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze strap handle mount with curved D-section shank developing to a siren with lateral wings, female head with ...

1st-3rd century AD. A bronze bowl or drinking cup with carinated profile, flared rim. 220 grams, 15cm (6"). From a private collection formed in th...

6th-7th century AD. A substantial bronze buckle comprising: a round-section loop: triangular-section tongue with one end curved over the loop, fla...

9th-11th century AD. A mixed group of bells of various shapes and sizes, without clappers, including: one conical-shaped with flat-topper suspensi...

2nd millennium BC. A group of two bronze mounts comprising a bird with wings spread and loop to the neck, and a zebu advancing with head turned. ...

1st millennium BC. A bronze seal matrix with loop to the reverse, image of a lioness with head turned to the rear facing a serpent biting the neck...

Early 1st millennium BC. A substantial bronze stand comprising a lozenge-section ring and three radiating feet, each clad in a heeled riding boot....

1st millennium BC. A bronze vessel with drum-shaped body decorated in repoussé with an eagle to the back with outspread wings; to either side a pa...

2nd-1st millennium BC. A bronze pouring vessel with U-section spout and circular base. 124 grams, 20cm (8"). From the collection of a deceased Ja...

3rd millennium BC. A ceramic pouring vessel formed with a biconvex body, shallow ribs around the shoulder, circular-section spout, handle with cen...

2nd-1st millennium BC. A ceramic pouring vessel with biconvex body, flat rim, integral ribbed handle and tapering spout. 319 grams, 14cm (5 1/2")...

2nd millennium BC. A substantial bronze ladle with segmented handle, bulbous bowl with pouring lip and ornamental band below the rim, finial of a ...

2nd millennium BC. A carved jasper(?) seal with columnar body and integral loop, addorsed winged horses flanking a seven-pointed star. Accompanied...

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A carved alabaster vessel with wide base and everted rim. 443 grams, 87mm (3 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; former...

7th-3rd century BC. A spoon with shallow oval-shaped bowl and integral neck and handle formed with a bifacial zoomorphic bird or duck-head termina...

1st millennium AD. A bronze plaque formed as two kidney-shaped panels with raised rims, median band with integral bull-head and four domed studs, ...

1st millennium BC. A bronze idol with conical hairstyle or headdress, tiered beard, pellet eyes and flange ears, arms extended, peg to the lower b...

3rd millennium BC. A bronze stamp seal, discoid with slightly domed upper face, pierced trapezoidal handle, image of a zebu with bird above. 67 g...

3rd millennium BC. A large serpentine dome-shaped stamp seal engraved to the underside with five grazing horses to the border, large standard to t...

19th century AD or later. A Meiji period barrel-shaped glazed ceramic jar with maker's mark to the underside; glazed design imitating Chinese cloi...

1st millennium BC. A bifacial square bronze palette, die or mould: one face comprises a series of circular recesses of varying sizes; the other fa...

6th-2nd century BC. A gilt-bronze plaque of an advancing lion, attachment loop to the reverse; with a custom-made stand. 141 grams total, 83mm in...

3rd millennium BC. A substantial terracotta bowl with tiered foot and broad body, stepped rim with impressed stylised wave ornament. 1.3 kg, 21.5...

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A group of three painted ceramic vessels: one drum-shaped with broad, flat shoulder and everted rim painted with a series o...

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A group of five small ceramic vessels comprising: one with piriform body, shallow foot and everted rim, painted with a frie...

14th century AD. A bronze oil lamp comprising a central bowl with three radiating nozzles, two with heart-shaped flange to the rim, scrolled handl...

19th century AD or earlier. A bronze bowl with hemispherical body composed of seven lobes which taper towards a flat base; handle with circular op...

19th century AD or earlier. A group of eight vessels comprising: a trefoil-formed ceramic green-glazed oil lamp with strap handle; a ceramic trefo...

12th-15th century AD. A bronze sword pommel with chamfered edges and discoid flat faces; large rectangular socket for the tang to the underside an...

2nd millennium BC. A bronze dagger with tapering triangular blade and median thickening, curved shoulders, flat, sub-rectangular tang with two pie...

9th-6th century BC. A bronze ceremonial axehead formed as two stylised animal heads, possibly fish or birds; the socket formed as the animals' ope...

12th-15th century AD. A substantial iron axehead with D-section tubular socket, blade with straight upper edge and bearded profile, 'loophole' voi...

12th-15th century AD. A bronze mace shaft attachment with cylindrical body and two hemispherical projections; two circular piercings for attachmen...

3rd-8th century AD. A bronze crescentic pendant with stylised bird-head terminals, stamped decoration suggestive of wings which form the body of t...

9th-12th century AD. A restrung group of mixed shaped and sized beads, predominantly yellow glass beads and bronze crotal bell beads, also includi...

9th-12th century AD. A mixed group of iron fire steels comprising: one with a plain tapering ovoid body, scrolled terminals and 'heart' shaped cen...

9th-11th century AD. A bronze comb with stylised horse-heads, the animals' legs forming openwork decoration below, ring-and-dot ornament to the bo...

10th-12th century AD. A bronze comb with coarse triangular teeth, openwork handle formed as two addorsed horses with zigzag and ring-and-dot ornam...

9th-12th century AD. A bronze neck torc with twisted wire body and tapering, coiled terminals. 81 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Property of a London ge...

9th-11th century AD. A silver-gilt mount depicting a horse and rider on a baseline; the horse with bridle, reins and segmented mane; the rider wit...

10th-13th century AD. A group of three bronze handles from firesteels comprising a galloping horse with ring-and-dot detailing, a figure with arms...