7th-6th century B.C.. Frieze with contest scene, winged divinity in profile grasping the hindleg of a bull while lion raises its foreleg preparing to strike; supplied with a museum-quality impression. Cf. Collon, D., Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals V. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods, London, 2001, no.321, for another cylinder seal of this period with the very rare contest scene with stag. 12.6 grams, 36 mm (1 1/2 in.). From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12250-222162.
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AD 383-408.. 1. Cyzicus mint. D N ARCADIVS P F AV, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / VOT V within wreath; SMK[...] below. Cf. RIC IX 20d (obverse legend). 2. Constantinople mint. D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Victory advancing to left, holding trophy with right hand and dragging captive behind her; staurogram in left field, CONSA in exergue. RIC IX 86c. 2.51gr total, 12-13mm (). Acquired at an UK art market; Property of an Essex collector; Collector's tickets included. Near Very Fine - Very Fine. [2, No Reserve]
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 years B.P.. Group of three flints, one ovate with rounded edge and two with angled faces, one a reworked fragment; old labels '119' and '102' attached; old collector's label identifying the findspot as Farlington Marshes, Hampshire UK. 106 grams total, 50-58 mm (2 - 2 1/4 in.). Found Farlington Marshes, Hampshire, UK. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s. Ex amateur archaeologist. From the private collection of an East Anglian, UK, collector. [3, No Reserve]
Late Bronze Age, 1200-750 B.C.. Comprising: broad cup with single loop handle; bulbous pot with raised rim; smaller cup on a display base with old label 'Prehistoric Central European'. 480 grams total, 6.8-11.3 cm (2 5/8 - 4 1/2 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [3, No Reserve]
Circa 8th-7th century B.C.. Comprising: a ring brooch with addorsed horse-heads; crescent mount fragment with eagles' claws. 82 grams total, 74-84 mm (2 7/8 - 3 3/8 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [2, No Reserve]
7th century B.C.. Hollow-formed bow with applied floral detailing, filigree and granules, double-coiled spring and pin; tongue-shaped foot with dense granule detailing, globe finial with rosette above. Cf. very similar fibulae in the Louvre Museum, inventories Bj831 and Bj832, in Gaultier, F. ; Metzger, C. (ed.), Trésors antiques : bijoux de la collection Campana, cat. exp. (Paris, Musée du Louvre, 2005/2006), Paris, Milan, Musée du Louvre / 5 Continents,Paris, 2005, p. 69, 140, 141, n° II, 106; cf. also Torelli et al., Treasures From Tuscany - The Etruscan Legacy, Edinburgh, 2004, items 57, 79, for a less decorative example of similar form; Torelli, M., Gli Etruschi, Monza, 2000, no.109, pp.467 and 575, for a similar decorative specimen. 13.86 grams, 69 mm (2 3/4 in.). Acquired in the 1970s. Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12112-213116.
9th-11th century A.D.. Piriform body with domed filler-hole; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and wick, used as a hand grenade. Cf. Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; cf. Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. 580 grams, 12.5 cm (5 in.). Apart from the use of siphons or manual flame-throwers called cheirosiphona, special corps of Roman soldiers employed terracotta grenades, in the form of small jars, abundantly evidenced in archaeological excavations. Such were the ??????, vessels (sometimes also of bronze) used for Greek fire. They were called ?????? k?????? or ???????????? where the former had a bulbous shape and the latter a more cylindrical form.From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled 'Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (??????? k???????) 9th-11th century AD'. [No Reserve]
4th-5th century A.D.. Formed as a twisted square-section shank with granule clusters to the shoulders, ellipsoid plaque with beaded wire cell and inset aqua glass cabochon with incuse rectangle motif. 2.39 grams, 21.87 mm overall, 18.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12) (3/4 in.). UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. [No Reserve]
AD 282-283.. IMP C M AVR CARVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from front / RESTITVT ORBIS, female standing to right, presenting wreath to emperor standing facing, head to left, holding globe with right hand and sceptre with left; star in lower centre; XXIP in exergue. RIC V.2 - (cf. 106, placement of officina); La Venera 4038; Wildwinds (example by Lee Johnson, February 2001). 3.94gr, 22mm, 2h (). Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. Very Fine. Exceedingly rare; none on CoinArchives and possibly the third known example. [No Reserve]
Circa 16th century A.D.. Comprising a broad hoop, octagonal bezel with chamfered edges, punched-point border, central motif of a shield and supporters. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 619, for type. 6.36 grams, 22.28 mm overall, internal diameter 17.95 x 19.55 mm (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18) (7/8 in.). Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. [No Reserve]
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 450,000-280,000 B.P.. Irregular in plan with biconvex section. 380 grams, 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). Found Egypt, North Africa. From the British art market in the 1970s-1980s. Acquired via inheritance, 1988. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector. [No Reserve]
3rd-2nd century B.C.. Barrel-shaped hoop with ellipsoid bezel, incuse gryphon standing in profile; Eastern Greek. 5.42 grams, 21.89 mm overall, 17.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10) (3/4 in.). UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. [No Reserve]
Circa 6th century A.D.. Including brooches of various types; ornate openwork mounts; buckle plates and weights, together with other miscellaneous items. 144 grams total, 10-74 mm (3/8 - 3 in.). Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. [18, No Reserve]
15th century A.D.. With wreath detailing to the shank, octagonal plaque bezel with merchant's mark and blackletter 'i h' flanking. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 6, Witham, 2008, p.32, figs.C8.30a-c. 9.96 grams, 29.40 mm overall, 23.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+2 1/2, USA 13 3/4, Europe 32.01, Japan 30) (1 1/8 in.). From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12293-219669. [No Reserve] [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]
Neolithic Period, 4th-3rd millennium B.C.. With rounded butt and convex sides, curved cutting edge; coarse-grained stone; scar to one face behind edge. Cf. MacGregor, A., (ed.) Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of Lord MacAlpine of West Green, Oxford, 1987, item 6.19. 612 grams, 11.6 cm (4 1/2 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
1st millennium B.C. and later. Modelled in the round, group of votives human and animal forms. 92 grams total, 20-51 mm (3/4 - 2 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [7, No Reserve]
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.. A roughly oval matrix with a Knightia alta fossil fish. 70 grams, 10.5 cm (4 in.). In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time.Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Essex, UK, collector. [No Reserve]
6th-8th century A.D.. Piriform amuletic pendant with manus dei 'hand of God' motif to the side and wreath to the underside enclosing a cross flanked by 'A?'. 5 grams, 20 mm (3/4 in.). From a London, UK, collection, 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12241-22289.
Mid 20th century A.D.. Comprising a slender shank with incised running spiral. perpendicular mounted disc with dentilled rim, and central boss, canetille filigree floral detailing, inset seed pearls and central ruby cabochon; stamped to reverse '15 CT'. 1.66 grams, 61.5 mm (2 3/8 in.). Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. [No Reserve]
19th-early 20th century A.D.. Hollow-formed cast iron figure of Mary in hooded ankle-length gown holding the infant Jesus, standing on a rectangular base. 4 kg, 39 cm (15 3/8 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
14th-16th century A.D.. Modelled in the round with celadon glaze, a nursing mother kneeling and naked with suckling child held to the left breast, the hair drawn back into a topknot, impressed eyes and mouth. Cf. Sukkham, A., ‘Si Satchanalai Figurines: Reconstruction of Ancient Daily Life, Beliefs, and Environment in Siam during the Sixteenth Century’ in International Journal of Historical Archaeology, Volume 22, no.4, pp.800-842, figs.1,2, for similar figurines. 129 grams, 10 cm (4 in.). The Si Satchanalai figurines were one of the ceramic products produced by Si Satchanalai kilns located in the present-day area of Si Satchanalai district, Sukhothai province in the upper part of central Thailand. The characteristic features related to maternity and parenthood were represented in figurines of pregnant females and of couples (mother and father) with a baby.Acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.. Wedge-shaped in section with figure carved in the half-round to one face, warrior with armoured covering to the shoulders and chest, knee-length tunic. 2.65 kg, 23.3 cm (9 1/8 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
Persia, 20th century A.D.. Depicting a series of lavish tents erected in a green landscape, populated by a prince and men in attendance of a punishment, dark blue arboreal border, Indian workmanship; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 915 grams, 37.5 x 30 cm (14 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.). Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. [No Reserve]
4th-2nd century B.C.. With ellipsoid bezel, incuse profile image of a satyr before a pillar (possibly a herm). Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 69, for type. 7.41 grams, 22.72 mm overall, 18.55 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10) (7/8 in.). Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.. Comprising a round-section arm with pierced lug finial, notches to the upper face, suspension ring, counter weight formed as stylised head with gaping mouth and bowl-cut hair. See The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 2008.355a-d, for type. 86 grams, 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
13th-6th century B.C.. Comprising four tips with triangular blades; each with a raised midrib and a long tang. See Muscarella, O.W., Bronze and Iron Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, pp.289ff, for similar arrowheads. 143 grams total, 13.5-18.2 cm (5 1/4 - 7 1/8 in.). Although some of them are different in shape, these arrowheads are apparently related types of a polythetic group. Two basic deltoid forms are represented: one has a sharp, flat blade, the ends of which extend to form wings or barbs, and a prominent midrib extending into a long tang that often has a stop; the blade shape varies from deltoid to more manifestly triangular. The other form has no barbs, but it has a prominent midrib extending to the tang, and a narrow leaf-shaped blade.Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. [4]
AD 117-138.. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head to right, traces of drapery on far shoulder / COS III, Salus standing to right, holding snake and feeding it from patera; S C across fields. RIC II.3 881; BMCRE 1341. 10.88gr, 28mm, 6h (). Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. Good Very Fine. Dark glossy patina. [No Reserve]
Dated 1787.. GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA, profile bust to right / M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E, cruciform arms and crowns; date below. SCBC 3746; ESC 6th 2129 (old 1225). 6.01gr, 25mm, 12h (). Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. Good Very Fine. [No Reserve]
Early Bronze Age, circa 2700-1900 B.C.. Comprising a large spherical body with two ledge handles to the shoulder, tapering neck and flared mouth; applied serpent or zigzag collar above a strap handle with further applied zigzags to the lower neck and shoulder; burnished finish. For a large flagon with applied 'snake' motifs see Morris, D., The Art of Ancient Cyprus, 1985, p.230, pl.261. 4.53 kg, 51.5 cm (20 1/4 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
Dated 1863.. HELVETIA , Helvetia seated to left, wearing laurel wreath and toga, with right arm raised, and holding shield with coat of arms of Switzerland in left hand, plow and wheat spikes to the right, mountains behind / Denomination and date within wreath formed of oak and alpine rose branches tied with a ribbon below. HMZ 2?1222; Divo/Tob19?303; KM?10a; Schön?22a; Y?28. 9.72gr, 27mm, 6h (). Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. Very Fine. [No Reserve]
6th-8th century A.D.. Comprising an L-shaped body with integral loop and fan-shaped finial perpendicular to the body; one side with incised crossed and the other with Christogram. 5.2 grams, 43 mm (1 5/8 in.). Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. [No Reserve]
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.. Comprising a slender shank and stepped shoulders, rectangular bezel with incised zoomorphic motif. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 596, for type. 2.65 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 19.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19) (7/8 in.). The motif may be intended for the agnus dei.Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. [No Reserve]
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.. Fragment of the pelvis with socket; drilled and provided with a rod for mounting. 1.78 kg, 27 cm (10 5/8 in.). From the North Sea bed. Ex Gemini Trading, UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by an old identification tag. [No Reserve]
Neolithic Period, 3000-2000 B.C.. Comprising three flake blades: one triangular with old inked inscription 'Mont St. Aignant / Briqueterie'; one triangular in section, leaf-shaped with old inked inscription 'St. Pierre les Elbeu[.] / Colo. G. Séhet'; One an irregular ellipsoid, triangular in section with old inked inscription 'Env. Rouen / Bné'. 275 grams total, 9.8-13.3 cm (3 7/8 - 5 1/4 in.). From the collection of François Bigot (1950-2009). with Auction Art Rémy Le Fur & Associés, 28th September 2021, no.128. [3, No Reserve]
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.. Black hardstone scarab with finely carved head, eyes, clypeus, prothorax, elytra, and legs; plain underside. Cf. Schulz, R., Seidel, M., Egyptian Art. The Walters Art Museum, Oakville, 2007, pl.18, cat. no.124, for a similar example. 38 grams, 48 mm (1 7/8 in.). The scarab, representing the dung beetle, was a popular amulet in ancient Egypt for about two thousand years until the Ptolemaic Period. It extended beyond Egypt and was exported to and manufactured in regions like Phoenicia and Israel. The beetle is named khepri and was considered the embodiment of the creator god Khepri. The Egyptians believed that the beetle emerging from the dung ball was an act of self-creation.Ex Irene Newman, Birdham, Chichester, West Sussex, England. with Stride & Son Auctioneers, Chichester, West Sussex, England, 23 April 2015, no.1599 [Part]. Acquired by the present owner at the above sale. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)
18th-19th century A.D.. Comprising: one with a flat-section hoop with incised decoration to the expanding shoulders, square bezel set with carnelian; one with a D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, discoid bezel with inscription. 13.74 grams total, 22-24 mm (7/8 - 1 in.). Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. [2]
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.. Including a trumpet-shaped funnel, a squat jar with painted concentric circles to the shoulder and a vessel with flared rim and triangular hood with applied ropework decoration. 680 grams total 9.3-11.1 cm (3 5/8 - 4 3/8 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [3, No Reserve]
300-100 B.C.. Modelled in the half-round as a nude female, wearing arm bangles and an ornamental collar; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1979.206.1067, for a comparable figure; see Taube, K., The Albers Collection of Pre Columbian Art, Hudson Hills Press, New York, 1988, pp. 54-55, for a range of similar examples. 527 grams total, 23 cm high including stand (9 in.). This is a large example of the figurines of ancient Michoacan. These sculptures were made in abundance during the pre classic period and were likely crafted for personal use as votive figures. As with this example, these sculptures are renowned for showing details of necklaces and other adornment of the period.Ex Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK. Acquired in the 1990s. From a Norfolk, UK, private collection.
Roman, 2nd-3rd century A.D. or later. Carved in the round in good quality marble, with plump cheeks, a flat nose and lentoid sockets at the eyes, the hair modelled in a chignon, small socket at the right ear; mounted on a custom-made stand. 230 grams total, 12 cm including stand (4 3/4 in.). The eyes have been prepared to accept silver or other inserts, and the ear likewise would have been provided with a model earring.London art market, 1992. [No Reserve]
2nd millennium B.C.. Frieze with two full-length standing figures in ankle-length robes each holding a feather towards a pillar with sun-disc above, crouching human worshipper to one side, labrys to the other; scene in two registers with guilloche border between, gryphon above with one foreleg raised, ibex below, crouching with tail raised; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 14 grams, 31 mm (1 1/4 in.). From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s. The collection was seen and studied by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12248-222164.
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AD 286-293.. [...]VSIVS P F AVG, radiate, draped, and cuirassed(?) bust to right, seen from front / [PR]OV[I]D AV[G], Providentia standing facing, head to left, holding sceptre with right hand and cornucopia with left; [globe?] at feet to left, [C?] in exergue. Cf. RIC V.2 348 (Camulodunum mint). 2.30gr, 22mm, 12h (). Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. Near Very Fine. Edge chipped. [No Reserve]
Circa 7th-3rd century B.C.. Each with a slender, lozenge-shaped blade and a socket extending near the tip, base of the socket with a side lug. Cf. Furtwängler, A., Olympia. Die Ergebnisse der von dem Deutschen Reich veranstalteten Ausgrabung, Band 4. 2 Bände (Textband, Tafelband), Berlin, 1890, pl.LXIV, nos.1077, 1078, 1080, 1085, 1087, 1088. 158 grams total, 41-53 mm (1 5/8 - 2 1/8 in.). The Scythians were famous for their archery abilities, and were often employed as mercenaries. The Athenian tyrant Pisistratus hired them and they participated in battles beside the Athenian phalanx as well as serving as a police corps keeping order within the city of Athens. This explains the great range of Scythian arrowheads found on the Greek sites.UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. [22, No Reserve]
1st century A.D.. Modelled in the round with open reverse at the shoulders and chest; the bearded head turned towards the left shoulder, the hair decorated with a wreath of leaves, a goatskin mantle fastened below the right shoulder; the eye sockets set deep into the surface; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 377, for type. 214 grams total, 11.7 cm including stand (4 5/8 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
2nd millennium B.C.. With crescentic blade and rounded knot at the butt, ornamental curved edging to the upper shaft hole, a cord edge on the upper and lower shaft hole, incised band around the edge of the blade; the butt inversed, forming a bearded human face. Cf. Mahboubian, H., Art of Ancient Iran, copper and bronze, London, 1997, p.166, fig.172b, for identical type; Gernez, G., L’armament en métal au Proche et Moyen-Orient: des origines a 1750 av. J.C., Paris, 2007, p.146, fig.2.14, subtype H2.H.a. 246 grams, 94 mm (3 3/4 in.). The type corresponds to Gernez type H.2.H.a, axes with collar and short sleeve lined with mouldings, fan-shaped blade and rear knot. It was a variant only known in Elam and Luristan. In Luristan one identical specimen was found at Chigha Sabz (grave M7). In Elam, the majority of these axes were found in the Middle-Bronze Age (Age of Isin-Larsa or Early Babylonian Age) tombs of Sarcophagi, at Susa.with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
1st century B.C.. Biconical lead slingshot (glans) with inscription in Latin letters 'CN' (Cneius) 'MAG' (Magnus) on one side, and 'IMP' for 'IMPERATOR' (victorious general) to the other side, i.e Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Imperator (Pompey the Great the victorious general). Cf. D'Amato, R. and Sumner, G., Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier: From Marius to Commodus, 112 BC-AD 192, London, 2009, fig.32, p.45, for a similar glandes from Zaragoza Museum, the one with the name of Pompey inscribed coming from Munda battlefield. 59.6 grams, 40 mm (1 5/8 in.). The shot (Völling type 1C) is marked with the abbreviated name of Gnaeus Pompey; it was used in quantity at the Battle of Monda (or Munda) against Julius Caesar, 17th March 45 BC. The projectiles were made of different materials: lead (glandes) or in pottery or stone (lapides missiles). Sometimes they were signed with the name of the general, like our specimen.Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 4th May 2022 and titled 'Roman Res Publica - Lead Slingshots (glandes) of Caesarian Age - 45 B.C circa'.
Circa 6th century B.C.. Standing on a rectangular base with head erect, painted harness detailing to the head; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. similar in the British Museum under accession no.1897,0401.957. 291 grams total, 90 mm wide including stand (3 1/2 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
1st millennium B.C.. Including female bodies and body parts, some mounted. 581 grams total, 7.7-12.3 cm (3 - 4 7/8 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [5, No Reserve]
20th century AD.. Comprising: three miniature medals including Candahar Ghuznee and Cabul, 1841-2; Afghanistan 1878-1880 with Kabul clasp; and one with Aliwal clasp, detached. 24.61gr total, 19mm excluding ribbon (). Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, collector. Extremely Fine. [3, No Reserve]
Bronze Age, 2300-1650 B.C.. Mainly hemispherical types with round rim, one with stub handle; mostly repaired. 876 grams total, 8.5-12.7 cm (3 3/8 - 5 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [6, No Reserve]
AD 218-224/5.. IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust to right / PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing facing, head to left, raising hands, altar by feet. RIC IV 266 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 75 (Elagabalus); RSC 34a. 2.38gr, 18mm, 5h (). Acquired on the UK art market; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. Near Extremely Fine. [No Reserve]
6th century A.D.. Comprising a large cruciform brooch and two bronze small-long brooches; (A) the cruciform of 'florid' type much gilding and applied silver ornament; the headplate a central rectangle with a high-relief Style I motif, framed on three sides by sheet-silver bands and with panels of gilt billeting to the outer edges, lateral and upper flanges each formed as a stylised male face with conical eyes flanked by avian heads and with a T-shaped sheet-silver beard; the bow broad and flat with vertical columns of punched-pot detailing, and surmounted at the apex by a square panel with green enamel fill and reserved quatrefoil; the lower body with similar panel to the headplate with lateral vertical bands with punched detailing, outer edges with applied sheet-silver panels; below, the foot formed as a stern male face with heavy brows and conical eyes developing to a broad pelta-shaped finial with Style I ornament inside a raised border, lateral avian heads and punched detailing; to the reverse, a ferrous lump attached to the pin-lug and feint solder-scar where the catch was attached; some traces of mineralised fabric; (B) bronze small-long brooch with rectangular headplate divided into three panels, each with punched-point to the outer edges, shallow bow, narrow neck to the footplate with transverse ribbing, trapezoidal foot with punched-point edging; to the reverse, a large pin-lug with ferrous accretion and a small hooked catch below; (C) bronze small-long brooch with rectangular headplate flanked on three sides by T-shaped extensions with stepped profile, incised borderlines and punched pellets; deep carinated bow with stepped corners; pelta-shaped foot with punched pellets to the edges; to the reverse, a D-shaped pin-lug with ferrous accretion inside the bow, narrow catch with hooked edge absent. Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, items 15.13, 15.45 (small-long brooches), and 12.36 (cruciform). 225 grams total, 6.3-17.5 cm (2 1/2 - 6 7/8 in.). The group belongs to a standard assemblage in 6th century female graves, with two smaller brooches worn at the shoulders to support a peplos dress, and a larger and more ornamental brooch worn on the chest to close a shawl or mantle.Found East Anglia, UK, early 1990s. Accompanied by a written report compiled by Anglo-Saxon specialist Stephen Pollington. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12287-221153. [3]
Old Kingdom, 2686-2181 B.C.. Rectangular panel carved in sunk relief with vertical borders framing a portion of hieroglyphic inscription ...?ry sšt? n..., '...keeper of secrets of...'. Cf. Simpson, W.K., The Offering Chapel of Kayemnofret in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 1992, Figure B, for a complete false door. 6.79 kg total, 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.). The relief is most likely a fragment of a vertical inscription from a false door of an Old Kingdom tomb chapel. The complete inscription was probably an offering formula followed by a list of the tomb owner's titles. The 'keeper of secrets' is a priestly title indicating that one of his roles was as an embalmer.Reputedly acquired by a private collector in 1936. Ex Ian Colverson Collection, UK (1940-2022). This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12196-222436.
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