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14th-15th century A.D. Ellipsoid bezel with incise calligraphic legend 'bhsmir Awaz Bake'. Cf. similar ring in the British Museum, London, under r...

13th-7th century B.C. Roughly cylindrical in shape; the ibex with stylised detailing. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1988.102.10, f...

1st millennium B.C. or later. Composed mainly of blue glass and faience beads of various shades and types, including annular, spherical, tubular a...

Circa 2nd millennium B.C. Modelled with a tapering rectangular body, head with pinched features facing forwards, hands raised to chest with palms ...

Circa 2000 B.C. Composed of two differently sized conical 'nails'. 250 grams total, 7.2-11.5 cm (2 3/4 - 4 1/2 in.). Acquired 1970-1990. Ex collec...

1st millennium B.C. and later. Comprising cream-coloured stone or shell beads of various types, including one decorated with punched ring-and-dot ...

1st millennium B.C. Unglazed with painted rosette motif, deep rim. 800 grams, 24 cm (9 1/2 in.). London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Circa 2200-1800 B.C. Segmented disc with loop to the reverse; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Profess...

3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Broad bell-shaped body with slightly everted rim, band of impressed points below the rim; cracked. 1.4 kg, 24 cm wide (9 1...

14th-16th century A.D. Formed as a standing beast with decorative panels to the hips and shoulders, holes to the chest and head, bar with spur and...

1st-2nd century A.D. With openwork domed filigree cell set with a capsule-shaped banded carnelian stone bead, ribbed collar and openwork bulb abov...

2nd-1st millennium B.C. Bulbous bodied with everted rim, painted frieze of chevrons, concentric bands and other forms to the upper body, neck and ...

19th century A.D. Displaying raised flowering vegetation; applied to a canvas backing, stretched across a wooden frame. 530 grams, 48.5 x 22 cm (1...

Circa 1600-1200 B.C. Written on two faces of the tablet; lentoid cross-section; accompanied by a handwritten and signed scholarly note issued by t...

1st millennium B.C. Composed of a hollow-formed c-shaped body with six rows of conical bosses and four filigree ropework bands. Cf. The Metropolit...

1st millennium B.C. The circular bezel formed from coiled wire and embellished with a central cross of pellets within a pellet border, supported b...

1st millennium B.C. Carved in the round as a bald male with stylised features; drilled for suspension with a later gold pin and loop. 3.92 grams, ...

1st millennium B.C. The discoid bezel displaying a stylised flower head in relief, supported by a quadripartite hoop. 11.13 grams, 25.27 mm overal...

1st millennium B.C. and later. Composed mainly of restrung with a central cylindrical agate bead with later cream-coloured shell(?) Heidhi style b...

2nd millennium B.C. Round-section tapering shank, addorsed scrolls finial, lozenge plaque with herringbone ornament. 45 grams, 13.5 cm (5 3/8 in.)...

13th-14th century A.D. With a tapering cylindrical body and bulbous base, applied trails, scrolls and loop handle; remains of iridescence, repaire...

7th-4th century B.C. With scaphoid bezel, incuse image of an armoured warrior with shield and spear, a horseman and a hatched gate or wall. Cf. Ch...

2nd millennium B.C. The figure with two pierced ears and painted face detailing, neck ornamentation and arm bangles, continuing to the reverse; mo...

1st millennium B.C. Composed of a bowl with convex wall, everted rim and splayed foot; painted with a frieze of geometric motifs to the exterior a...

Circa 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Comprising a wedge-shaped blade and piriform handle. Cf. Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: ...

1st millennium B.C. Comprising a pendant in the form of a spearhead, balustered neck with suspension loop; remains of a spearhead with tang. 38.4 ...

Circa 1st millennium B.C. Comprising a tinned and gently carinated bowl with inverted rim; bracelet with raised rib to the expanded bezel and coil...

1st millennium B.C. Composed of a funnel-shaped body with carinated foot decorated with bands of impressed ropework motif. 151 grams, 13.5 cm high...

EB I, circa 3000 B.C. Roughly hemispherical in form with small discoid foot. 95 grams, 90 mm wide (3 1/2 in.). From an important specialist collec...

18th-19th century A.D. Comprising: two bronze plates and a slightly curved spine hinged along both long edges; backplate with ropework edges and s...

2nd-1st millennium B.C. Bearing lines of stamped Babylonian cuneiform inscription to one face, framed with old label which reads: 'BABYLON / Inscr...

2300-2000 B.C. Wheel-shaped stamp seal; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, Uni...

3rd-7th century A.D. Standing right to base in stylised form, drilled for suspension and held on a fabric thong. 7.7 grams, 20 mm (3/4 in.). From ...

1st millennium B.C. Of squat and carinated form with flared rim, loop handles with serrated thumb pads, incised chevrons with dashed fill around t...

12th-13th century A.D. Unglazed with biconvex body, slightly flared foot, ribbed shoulder and tubular neck; bands of irregular scratch detailing t...

Circa 2nd millennium B.C. Comprising one 'dressed' face bearing a recessed panel of text. 186 grams, 12.5 cm (5 in.). Acquired 1970-1990. Ex colle...

19th century A.D. Spun bronze bowl with everted rim, dense low-relief decoration of tendrils and interlace with quatrefoil panels each with a knee...

Late 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D. Comprising seven gold hoop earrings comprising: an example composed of a coiled wire and bead b...

Circa 2nd millennium B.C. The fragment irregular in plan, bearing cuneiform text to one face and a handwritten label to the reverse reading 'Babyl...

1st millennium B.C. and later. Composed of double drilled oval agate beads from the Near East or India with later polished round carnelian beads, ...

Circa 2nd millennium B.C. Each of six fragments bearing cuneiform text or pictograms to at least one face. 66 grams total, 26-40 mm (1 1/2 - 1 5/8...

Circa 13th-14th century A.D. Standing with open mouth and engraved annular eyes; voids to the chest and rump, triangular tab and hole to the rear ...

2nd-1st millennium B.C. The tapering round-section pin with collar and bulbous finial. 15.3 grams, 15.2 cm (6 in.). UK collection, early 1990s and...

1st millennium B.C. Comprising a lozengiform mottled stone body on a slender gold stem, granulated cells above, gusseted suspension loop and free-...

12th-13th century A.D. Composed of a globular body with broad ribbed neck and shallow foot, the body painted with vertical dashes and scrolling fo...

Circa 6th-8th century A.D. With tubular body and applied domed shoulder with short, flaring neck; iridescent surfaces. 29 grams, 54 mm high (2 1/8...

2nd-1st millennium B.C. Comprising openwork pendants with suspension loops, three with pellet or ropework ornament; together with one cage pendant...

2nd-1st millennium B.C. Hollow-formed biconvex bead with rib detailing, central openwork section. 23.3 grams, 52 mm (2 in.). English collection, 1...

19th century A.D. Carnelian bezel with inscribed names of Muhammed and twelve Imams, in a later silver finger ring. 13.18 grams, 29.95 mm overall,...

2nd millennium B.C. Biconvex profile with tall trumpet mouth and gussetted rim; horizontal painted decorative bands. 3.2 kg, 31 cm high (12 1/4 in...

13th-14th century A.D. Comprising: four small star-shaped examples with blue glaze finish; four square ones with a step to each corner, white glaz...

3rd-1st millennium B.C. and later. Comprising beads of various materials and shapes, including: lapis lazuli, gold glass, glazed faience, glass, g...

Mid 1st millennium B.C. With everted rim and small foot. 56.7 grams, 57 mm high (2 1/4 in.). Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

Circa 2nd century A.D. Displaying a menorah within a roundel to one face; blank or worn reverse. 6.58 grams, 21 mm (3/4 in.). Acquired 1969-1999. ...

2nd millennium B.C. Trumpet-shaped foot developing to three round-section arms supporting a broad dish with sloping sidewall. 1.7 kg, 21.5 cm high...

2nd-1st millennium B.C. Of hollow construction with two sub-triangular flanges flanking a tubular loop. 5.16 grams, 35 mm (1 3/8 in.). Acquired 19...

1st millennium B.C. Of lentoid form with u-section medial channel incorporating three suspension lugs, short spout with rounded rim, central raise...

1st millennium B.C. Featuring a carinated profile and flange rim. 269 grams, 12 cm (4 3/4 in.). Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.E...

Circa 2nd millennium B.C. Formed as a chalice with broad everted rim, ribbed stem and splayed foot with rolled outer edge; remains of painted band...

Circa 2nd millennium B.C. Roughly pillow-shaped in form and bearing cuneiform text to one face; repaired. 43.9 grams, 52 mm (2 in.). Specialised c...