1st-2nd century A.D. Comprising a hollow plano-convex bulb and tall tubular neck with flared rim, connected at base to a drum-shaped hollow chambe...
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Circa 2100 B.C. Conical with a domed top, ten-line inscription for Gudea of Lagash, giving a record of the building of Eninnu, the temple of Ningi...
7th-6th century B.C. Raised from a single sheet with rounded skull and semi-circular cut-outs for the eyes with raised rims, raised bar to the fro...
Early 1st century A.D. Cylindrical polychrome body tapering towards the angled shoulder, tubular neck and flat rim; circumferential lathe-cut line...
Lot 210
Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet with Original Envelope, Recording a Contract for 1½ Shekels of Silve
Circa 2000-1800 B.C. Pillow-shaped sealed clay envelope with bands of cuneiform text to the broad faces; with 12 lines in Sumerian and a seal impr...
3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Rectangular tray with segmented upper face, each sidewall with incuse scene of two opposed animals (horses, goats) one wit...
Chimu Culture, 10th-15th century A.D. Bulbous body with flat base and two tall spouts, a wide strap handle between the spouts with two applied fro...
6th century A.D. Tongue-shaped with low rounded pad on the underside, raised edge with low-relief decoration of grape vines and leaves, the edge w...
14th-10th century B.C. Triangular blade with raised midrib flanked by shallow grooves extending from the integral lower-guard to the tip; the lowe...
12th-8th century B.C. D-section figurine with elaborate pierced headdress and navel, applied annular eyes, pinched nose, applied segmented collar ...
9th century A.D. With narrow straight blade, shank to the rear with square hammer-face, inlaid geometric and vegetal ornaments. Cf. Hjardar, K. & ...
2nd century A.D. The eagle modelled in the round standing on top of a large head of a stag with curving antlers touching the bird's wings, the eag...
9th-11th century A.D. A double-edged Petersen Type X sword, tapering blade with shallow fullers and wide cutting edges, the fuller bearing an inla...
Lot 209
Early Dynastic Terracotta Administrative Cuneiform Tablet Recording Livestock and their Owners
IIIb, 2400-2340 B.C. Pillow-shaped tablet with dense cuneiform text to two broad faces and one edge, concerning the listing of 146 sheep and their...
Lot 205
Byzantine Rock Crystal Pendant
Circa 8th-12th century A.D. Biconvex crystal bead mounted on a gold rod with bulb below, hinged bale above; obverse with intaglio nimbate bust of ...
6th century B.C. With piriform body resting on a delineated foot, tubular neck with everted, inward sloping rim; two large handles projecting from...
Third Intermediate-Late Period, 1069-332 B.C. Showing the jackal deity Wepwawet standing with ears pricked on a sledge, the slender body modelled ...
7th century B.C. Matched pair of hollow-formed pendants, each a bull's head modelled in the round with a rosette to the rear beneath the loop. Cf....
2nd century A.D. Modelled in the round, the goddess standing on a rectangular base; wearing a flounced floor-length robe draped from the shoulders...
Circa 3000 B.C. Plano-convex in section with incuse animal forms to the underside. 82.8 grams, 66 mm (2 5/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% impo...
Lot 117
Roman Inked Wooden Tablet, a Testament Overseen by Bonatianus with the Head Witness Being Iulius Lov
Mid 4th century A.D. A reused rectangular wax tablet with a shallow recessed panel to one face and thirteen lines of Roman cursive script; the tex...
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. A substantial hollow-form ring with a hexagonal plaque to the base of the hoop, expanding shoulders with a low-r...
5th century B.C. With round-section hoop and scaphoid plaque, incuse advancing lion in profile on a baseline. 16.12 grams, 30.64 mm overall, 19.5...
1960s-1980s A.D. Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering objects from the Old Kingdom, royal sculpture, general sculpture, and amulets, etc. ...
3rd-4th century A.D. With hexagonal-section body decorated with an arcade, tubular neck and rolled rim. Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in The Cor...
Lot 833
Roman Red Stone Thumb Pestle
3rd-6th century A.D. Red marble pestle or grinding tool, the handle formed as a thumb with knuckle and nail detailing; old collector's label '2' t...
328 A.D. Well preserved rectangular probably cedarwood tablet with a groove (sulcus) and inked text to one face, two small holes and remains of wa...
1st-2nd century A.D. or later Amuletic pendant of a phallus with testes, square suspension loop to the rear. See Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de ...
10th-12th century A.D. Fragment of an icon depicting a facing saint modelled in the half-round within an arch; an ellipsoid low-relief face with h...
12th-11th century B.C. Broad trapezoidal form with cutting edges, fifteen inscribed characters to one face. Cf. Röllig, W., ‘Onomastic and Palaeog...
6th century B.C. Comprising: rectangular section tapering body with small stub arms, tapering neck, pinched conical spur for the nose, chignon to ...
Lot 294
Syrian Haematite Scaraboid Seal
1st millennium B.C. With rampant lion and statant winged gryphon. 8.35 grams, 21 mm (7/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicabl...
Circa 5th century B.C. Ellipsoid bezel with incuse figure of a running horse, Greek text 'ΣΚΥΘΟΑΓΑΘΗ' for 'the sake of Skythos'. Cf. Marshall, F. ...
6th-4th century B.C. Carved in the half-round as a recumbent lion with head turned, underside with incuse image of a gryphon-headed man holding sn...
Jin Dynasty, early 13th century A.D. A complete suite of rectangular iron plates to form a protective coat; the plates provided with a series of h...
1st-2nd century A.D. Discoid body and sunken discus with bas-relief advancing winged goat, D-shaped nozzle with impressed pellets flanking; maker'...
9th century A.D. Hollow-formed Y-shaped body with applied filigree and granulation forming three radiating beast-heads, central granule in beaded-...
10th-11th century A.D. With silver head comprising a profile dragon-head with openwork jaws, hatched detailing to face and neck, collar with pierc...
Circa 6th century B.C. Discoid with raised beaded rim, obverse slightly convex with a guilloche border; the reverse with a central five-petalled f...
15th-16th century A.D. Comprising: a hexagonal-section tapering socket, lentoid-section neck and leaf-shaped blade; inlaid silver-wire scrolled te...
Lot 558
Greek Alabaster Alabastron
Circa 600 B.C. With fusiform body, slender neck and broad flange rim, circumferential incised rings. Cf. Berlev, O. and Hodjash, S., Catalogue of ...
900-700 B.C. Carved in the round with ribbed horns to the top of the head, almond-shaped eyes, snub nose, gaping mouth with fangs and hatched bear...
Middle Palaeolithic Period, Mousterian, circa 150,000-60,000 B.P. Triangular point with cortex; in old collector's sleeve with inked notation 'Mou...
Circa 150 A.D. Rectangular in profile with spur to each upper angle; high-relief reserved epigraphic text in ten lines with void at lower centre; ...
3rd-4th century A.D. Stirrup jar with reserved scene to each face, figure to left with collar of reserved disc wearing an animal-skin cap and with...
Early 10th-mid 11th century A.D. A single-handed double-edged cutting sword with wide cutting edges showing usage wear, short boat-shaped cross-gu...
3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Modelled in the round female figure standing with stub arms, applied breasts and pectoral cross-straps with central disc; ...
11th-13th century A.D. A 'Curonian' sword comprising a straight blade with a narrow and long tang, showing signs of employment on the edges; boat-...
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D. Hollow-formed horse figure with spout to the chest and filler hole beneath the chest; painted saddle and bridle ...
Lot 403
Historic Collection of 725 Slides of Archaeological Sites and Artefacts Including Other Sites in Egy
1960s-1980s A.D. Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering general Egyptian sites, religion, Gods of Amun and Osiris, minor gods, environment, ...
1960s-1980s A.D. Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering Tutankhamun furniture, Tombs of the Nobles, Lahun Hawara, Philae, and Nubia, etc. 4...
Early 2nd millennium B.C. Standing on a flanged base with a weapon in each hand, baldric with axe to the shoulder. For similar examples from the S...
Flemish, 15th century A.D. Latin text 'letter Batarde' script with liquid gold to the versals, panel of flowers and tendrils; in card reveal. 92 ...
Uruk Period, circa 3000 B.C. Plano-convex in section with incuse pair of animals to the underside. 7.6 grams, 28.6 mm (1 1/8 in.). From the 'S...
Lot 292
Syrian Haematite Scarab
8th century B.C. With scene to underside of a winged figure advancing. 6.52 grams, 17 mm (5/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is appl...
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000 B.P. With cortex to base and inked legend '8 ss 1038.C Twydall'. 871 grams, 15 cm (5 7/8 in.). Found ...
Nazca Culture, 2nd-5th century A.D. Drum-shaped body with gently rounded base, everted rim painted with four rows of advancing mice; two pairs of ...
4th-3rd century B.C. A pair of matched plates, rectangular with figures of two camels reserved against the openwork frame, the heads facing inward...
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000 B.P. Plano-convex in section with inked legend '2 ss.1182.A. Twydall'. 71 grams, 63 mm (2 1/2 in.). [No ...
Mesolithic Period, circa 10,000-6000 B.C . Lentoid in section with rounded butt and broad edge. 268 grams, 13.1 cm (5 1/8 in.). [No Reserve] Fr...
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