TimeLine Auctions Mayfair Hotel Antiquities Sale

Late Period, 664-332 BC. A composition royal head with Deshret Crown, the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, and semi-naturalistic detailing to the face, p...

2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze figurine of Jupiter Dolichenus standing wearing lorica segementata armour over a knee-length tunic, conical cap, righ...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A silver plaque with army trophies in low-relief, representing a pastiche of Germano-Roman weapons: two hexagonal s...

3rd-4th century AD. A pair of gold bracelets, each composed of a twisted hollow gold wire hoop with ribbed gold sleeves at the terminals, a hook-a...

2nd millennium BC. A waisted cylindrical black stone cylinder seal, bearing intaglio frieze composed of a standing human figure (bull-man) battlin...

c.10th-7th century BC. A serpentine stamp seal pendant with tapering rectangular-section body, incuse horned quadruped galloping left to base, cre...

13th-6th century BC. A bronze discoid shield boss with raised punch dot geometric design to the surface, raised central dome and ancient drilled p...

11th-7th century BC. A multipiece bronze two-edged sword with a wing-shaped hilt, composed of a winged pommel, a hilt with two discoid elements an...

11th-7th century BC. A multipiece bronze two-edged sword with a wing-shaped hilt, composed of a winged pommel, a hilt with two discoid elements an...

9th-8th century BC. A bronze sword with original waisted hilt, cast with patterns of triangles and geometric decorative designs, the contemporary ...

11th-8th century BC. A sword of Luristan type II with crescentic pommel, the grip with collars and penannular guard, contemporary later added blad...

Late 2nd-1st millennium BC. A bronze dagger blade with prominently curved guard, which extends out from the ricasso of the blade and partly frames...

1st millennium BC. A cast bronze dagger blade, leaf-shaped in plan; the flat midrib extending to the short tang with lateral curved horn extension...

Late 2nd millennium BC. A massive bronze socketted spearhead, finely worked blade fitted with a strong midrib, with three strong parallel grooves ...

14th-10th century BC. A bronze spearhead with projecting midribs, long folded socket, decorated by concentric horizontal lines at the base and ben...

Late 3rd millennium BC. A bronze mace head comprising a long cylindrical shaft with narrow flanged base partially preserved, the upper section wit...

Early Dynastic IIIb Period, c.2500-2340 BC. A cylindrical mace head, the upper section with alternating stylised snakes and vertical rows of four ...

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A bronze crescent-shaped axe with bulbous detailing at the centre of the blade, projecting from both sides at its centre an...

Late Middle Babylonian Period, 1000-984 BC. A bronze tanged leaf-shaped arrowhead, either side of the rib inscribed with 'Eulmaš-š?kin-šumi', insc...

1st century BC. A biconical facetted lentoid-section lead slingshot (glans) inscribed with '[C] A [ES]' referencing Julius Caesar. Cf. D'Amato, R....

1st century BC. A facetted biconical lead slingshot (glans) with inscription in Latin letters 'CN' (Cneius) 'MAG' (Magnus) on one side, and 'IMP' ...

2nd-3rd century AD. A group of three fragments of a bronze armour, embossed with the feet of Zeus-Jupiter, or Mars-Ares, wearing a pair of greaves...

10th-11th century AD. An iron double axehead from Byzantium or Caucasus with curved blades, swept rear edge, square chin, central socket with flan...

6th-7th century AD. A silver-gilt decoration from a helmet forming the end of the crest; stylised bird-head with concentric rings for eyes and ext...

c.10th century AD. A gilt-bronze Scandinavian or Eastern Viking horse harness assemblage comprising: twelve piriform plaques each with a central c...

11th-12th century AD. A Norman or Cuman four-plate iron helmet, skilfully made to accommodate the curvature of the human head, and with a point at...

10th-11th century AD. A double-edge cutting sword of Petersen Type X with a fine tapering blade, shallow fullers bearing traces of pattern-welding...

10th century AD. A double-edged sword of Petersen Type L or S variant, the blade with wide tapering fullers showing traces of pattern-welding, bot...

10th-12th century AD. A double-edged Viking or Norman sword of Petersen Type X, well-defined cutting edges and fullers to the blade with traces of...

14th century AD. An iron longsword of Oakeshott's Type XV.A with tapering, pointed blade of flattened diamond section, the edges with battle nicks...

Late 11th-early 14th century AD. A beautifully proportioned iron single-handed sword with Oakeshott Type I pommel, quillons of Style 2; gently tap...

15th-10th century BC. A bifacial bronze palstave axe head with tapering lentoid-section body, fanning out to a D-section blade, midrib from the ce...

Later 6th-7th century AD. A silver-gilt chip-carved sword fitting or mount composed of a cruciform body with rounded arms bearing outward-facing s...

9th-early 10th century AD. A finial from a bronze ring-headed dress pin comprising: a facing animal mask with pricked ears and triangular muzzle, ...

13th-14th century AD and later. A gold stirrup ring with carinated hoop and conical bezel, set with a later certified near colourless rough diamon...