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Click here to subscribe12th-14th century AD. A bronze finger ring comprising a round-section hoop and discoid bezel with intaglio winged angel holding a processional cross. 6.23 grams, 33.36mm overall (1 1/4"). From an important North West London collection; acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Fine condition; hoop distorted.
Dated to 17 June 204 AD. A substantial bronze plaque (tabula ansata), decorated with two human ears and carrying eight lines of engraved inscription with a dedication to Good Fortune (‘Agathe Tuche’) for the preservation of ‘the emperors Septimius Severus (193-211 AD) and his son Caracalla (198-217 AD)’: reading:*ΑΓΑΘΗΙ ΤΥΧΗ[Ι]ΥΠΕΡ ϹΩΤΗΡΙΑϹ ΤΩΝΚΥΡΙΩΝ ΗΜΩΝ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΩΝ *ΔΙΙ ΕΠΗΚΟΩ[Ι]ΡΑΠΑΔΑ ΑΘΗΝΟΔΩΡΟϹΕΥΞΑΜΕΝ[ΟΙ] to ΕΥΞΑΜΕΝΟϹΑΝΕΘΗΚΕΝ ΕΤΟΥϹ ΖΞϹΠΑΝΗΜΟΥ ΚΒTranslating to: ‘To Good Fortune. For the welfare of our lords the emperors: to Zeus who Listens to Prayer, Rapada Athenodoros, son of Demetrios, having prayed and vowed, dedicated (this) in the year 267, the 22nd of (the month) Panemos.’ (i.e. 22 Panemos (around 17 June), AD 204)' 1.29 kg, 28cm (11"). Very fine condition. An exceptionally rare survivor. Property of a Richmond gentleman; part of his family collection formed before 1980; thence by descent; accompanied by metallurgic analytical report, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, report number 134353; and a full scholarly report on the inscription by Dr Ittai Gradel. Text underlined indicates letters written with a line above, signifying they should be read as numerals; the text is graphically divided by two engraved ivy leaves, here marked with *; […] marks text once present, but now lost or illegible; line 1: the final I is hidden under encrustation; line 4: the final I was either not written or is hidden under encrustation just before the raised frame of the tablet; line 6: the final two letters are hidden under encrustation; line 7: ΖΞϹ: 7-60-200, i. e. written in reverse: 267; Pompeian Era 1=63 BC, so PE 267=AD 204; line 8: Panemos 22.In line seven, the year of the era is written in reverse (unlike the number of the day of the month in line eight).. The calendar employed would appear to be the Pompeian Era, beginning with the Roman annexation of Syria 63 BC, which was commonly used in Roman Palestine and Syria (parts of modern day Israel, Jordan, Libanon, and Syria), and here corresponding to AD 204, when there were indeed two Roman emperors ruling simultaneously: Septimius Severus (reg. 193-211 AD) and his son Caracalla (reg. 198-217 AD). The occasion for setting up the dedication is unknown - neither Severus nor Caracalla had birthdays or accession anniversaries around 17 June, and although they had been in the area a few years before, fighting a war against Parthia in the later 190’s AD, they were no longer in the vicinity in 20
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze figure of the river god Orontes swimming in his element with arms outstretched before and behind his muscular body, head erect and gaze turned slightly upwards, locks of curled hair forming a frame to the face; rectangular tiered base with flared feet. 323 grams, 17.5cm (7"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously from a London collection; acquired on the London art market before 1990. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Very fine condition.
4th century AD. A matched group of four Constantinian hollow-formed bronze figural chariot fittings, each a youthful male face with tousled hair and fleshy features wearing a cuirass with closure above each shoulder, lorica segmentata shoulder defences; octagonal-section base with flared flange rim below. See Sim, D. & Kaminski, J. Roman Imperial Armour. The Production of Early Imperial Military Armour, Oxford, 2012, chapter 10 for discussion of lorica segmentata; see also Travis, H.& J. Roman Body Armour, Stroud, 2012. 1.9 kg total, 11.5cm each (4 1/2"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Roman chariots were not used as tactical military vehicles, unlike those of their British opponents. Rather, chariots were used as prestige personal transport available only to the wealthy and those of sufficiently high military rank to warrant the exclusive use of a team of horses and a driver. Aside from their routine use for transport, they played some considerable part in both military parades and triumphal processions, and in the arena where they were raced. Each chariot could be personalised by the addition of bronze fittings, created by lost-wax casting and therefore forming a unique set. Ornamental mounts such as the set presented here were positioned on vertical posts set above the wheels, where the brilliance of the polished bronze added lustre to the (painted? carved?) wooden frame of the vehicle. [4]Very fine condition. A rare survival.
2nd-4th century AD. A rectangular panel of mosaic tesserae depicting a tiger attacking a stag within a tangle of tendrils and fruit; mounted in a custom-made display frame to allow vertical display. 15.7 kg, 54 x 140 cm (21 1/4 x 55"). Acquired by the current owner in 2002; formerly in the collection of a important French gentleman, collection formed since early 1960s. Very fine condition, with rare black tessera background. A museum quality display piece. Scenes of predation are among the more long-lasting motifs in Roman art, expressed in a variety of media ranging from tiny bronze plate brooches of a few centimetres in size to large figural mosaic friezes suitable for ornamenting a public space. The scenes favoured could depict predators of the natural world attacking their prey, as in the example here, as well as humans showing mastery over animals through hunting. Among the spectacles displayed in the Roman circus were the bestiarii - a type of 'gladiator' who fought wild beasts such as lions or tigers - and venatores who specialised in tracking and hunting animals rather than fighting them. A militarised society such as Imperial Rome might regard the domination of the predator over its prey as the natural order, expressed also through Roman domination of the known world.
Dated 7 January 235 AD. A rectangular sheet bronze diploma fragment with nine lines of rustic capitals within scribed borders, reverse with low-relief scrolls and vestigial text; dated 7 January 235 and issued by the Emperor Severus Alexander to a member of the mounted imperial bodyguard, the equites singulares, on his honourable discharge from the army after 25 years of service; the soldiers last name was Maximus and he came from a town named -]opolis in Thrace; the fragment preserves the last portion of the diploma’s text; remnants of a few letters are visible on the reverse of the fragment, as is the case also for the fragment published by Eck & Pangerl; for the restored text, the restorations following those given by Eck & Pangerl, with preserved letters are in bold: [Imp(erator) Caes(ar) divi Antonini Magni Pii fil(ius) divi Severi Pii nepos M(arcus) Aurellius Severus Alexander Pius Felix Aug(ustus) pontif(ex) max(imus) trib(unicia) pot(estate) VIIII co(n)s(ul) III p(ater) p(atriae) equitibus, qui inter singulares militaverunt castris novis ? Severianis, quibus praeest --- tribunus quinis et vicenis pluribusve stipendis emeritis dimissis honesta missione, quorum nomina subscripta sunt, civitatem Romanam, qui eorum non haberent, dedit et conubium cum uxoribus, quas tunc secum habuissent, cum est civitas iis data, aut cum iis, quas / postea duxissent] dumtaxat sin[gulis] / A(nte) d(iem) VII Id(us)? I]anuarias / [Cn(aeo)] Cl(audio) Severo et Ti(berio)] Cl(audio) Quintiano co(n)s(ulibus) / [exequite do]mini n(ostri) Aug(usti)/ [------- ---]ri f(il(io) Maximo/ [--- ]opoli ex Th[[ra]]c(ia)/ 1) ----]NBOLE / [Descript(um) et recognit(um) ex t]abula aerea qu(a)e fixa est / [Romae in muro pos(t) templ(um)]divi Aug(usti) ad Minervam 1) Mistakenly written THARC(ia); the names of several towns in Roman Thrace ended in -opolis: Philippopolis, Traianopolis, Hadrianopolis. 2) The name of the village or city district from which the soldier came. A fragment of another such diploma to another such soldier discharged under the same imperial decree of discharge (constitutio) was published in 2015: Eck, W. & Pangerl, A., Bürgerrechtskonstitutionen für die Equites Singulares Augusti aus dem 2. und 3. Jahrhundert, ZPE 196 (2015), 211-22: no. 4, p.218-20 (with photo of the fragment); this lot is accompanied by a copy of this academic paper. 60 grams, 71 x 67mm (2 3/4 x 2 1/2"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s; accompanied by a typed scholarly report by Dr Ittai Gradel. Diplomas issued to the equites singulares of the Praetorian Guard are very rare, and this is believed to be only the third known similar example, and Dr Ittai Gradel, author of the monograph Emperor Worship and Roman Religion, published by Oxford University Press in 2002 says: 'The ‘wave’ or ‘running dog’ relief decoration on the back is btw quite unusual, I have never seen that before.' The equites singulares were the personal cavalry of the emperor being the mounted arm of the Praetorian Guard and were based in Rome at the Caelian Hill; they also formed part of the personal escort to the emperor when he travelled. It is believed that the unit comprised about 1000 horsemen in the time of Hadrian, divided into turmae or squadrons and, from the Trajanic Frieze in the Arch of Constantine, their emblem was a scorpion. Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A small bronze plaque with Venus (Greek Aphrodite), the goddess of love, standing to the centre looking into a mirror held in her left hand, enigmatic Greek text to either side, presumably a magical amulet with fixing hole to the top. 2.9 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 1970-1980. Aphrodite was very popular subject on magical gems, often used as amulets to obtain or avoid love, more commonly carved in stone unlike this object which was apparently intended for fixation to something by the use of a nail. Fine condition. Rare.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze statue of bearded Silenus standing on a pedestal, wearing a loincloth tied on a knot below his rounded abdomen, holding a wineskin in his raised left hand and club(?) in his lowered right hand; round openwork three-legged pedestal decorated with ivy leaves. 97.5 grams, 11.3cm (4 1/2"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired on the UK art market. Very fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze statuette of Jupiter (Greek Zeus), god of thunder and sky; nude, muscular body in an active pose, right arm raised and pulled back, ready to throw the thunderbolt, left arm extended to the front, stern bearded face, long wavy hair pulled up. 225 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Property of a London, UK collector; acquired London market, 1990s. Fine condition.
1st century AD. A substantial bronze fitting, possibly a military phalera, with the head of Medusa in high-relief, flowing hair framing the face, wings to the crown with two snake heads below, tails tied in a bow below the chin; three piercings to the rim for attachment. 165 grams, 83mm (3 1/4"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Very fine condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A bronze figurine of a standing ram on a rectangular base, head erect with long curved horns, fleece detailing to the body and long tail. 25.8 grams, 35mm (1 1/4"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired on the UK art market. [No Reserve]Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze figure fragment of a leaping hound with forepaws extended, harness to the shoulders, tail flat along the hindlegs with curled tip; possibly a skillet handle. Cf. zoomorphic jug handle in Roberts, P. Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum, London, 2013, item 295 (wine jug"). 198 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze balsamarium in the form of the bust of an African boy, bands of curly hair to the head; youthful features with inlaid eyes; bare chested with an acanthus leaf border to the bottom; hole to top of head with hinge to the rim, loop to the side for separate chain; small pedestal foot to the base. 194 grams, 10cm (4"). From a private collection, formed 1965-1975. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]Fair condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze pyxis with ribbed sidewall, concentric rings to the underside, trumpet-shaped mouth, lateral loops with chains securing a hook and lid. 128 grams, 23cm including chain (8 7/8 including chain"). Property of a Mayfair lady; formerly in an important London collection formed since 1965. Very fine condition.
1st-3rd century AD. A bronze oil lamp with biconvex piriform body and flared base, tapering nozzle with segmented face and flared rim, hinged lid with knop handle, loop handle to the rear with D-shaped reflector. 279 grams, 12.6cm (5"). From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s. [No Reserve]Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze oil lamp with piriform body and D-shaped nozzle, conical base, handle formed as a D-section bar with floral finial and leaping panther to the centre. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 400 for panther. 490 grams, 18cm (7"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 1970-1980. Very fine condition.
10th-12th century AD. A large bronze enkolpion reliquary cross pendant comprising two hinged plates and an articulated suspension loop with vertical rib; obverse with robed nimbate figure in orans pose, legend 'HOANHC' (St John) above; reverse with Mary Theotokos and infant Jesus with legend above 'MP X0' and flanking 'HC XC'. Cf. Wamser, L. Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 269 for type. 114 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Very fine condition.
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC. A bronze figurine of a squatting frog with extended forelegs. Cf. Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 28(h"). 133 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). From the Aldred family private collection; acquired by the vendor's father before 1950. The frog was sacred to the goddess Heqet and associated with the fertility brought by the flooding of the River Nile. [No Reserve]Fine condition.
10th-12th century AD. A hollow-formed bronze reliquary cross pendant with hinge and suspension bulb; obverse with incised standing figure in orans pose, legend '?????C ???????C' (St. Theodore); reverse with central bust of Christ surrounded by the evangelists. 102 grams, 11.3mm (4 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Very fine condition.
10th-12th century AD. A large bronze enkolpion reliquary cross pendant comprising two hinged plates and an articulated suspension loop with vertical rib; obverse with Corpus Christi and small flanking figures; reverse with Mary Theotokos in orans posture and four nimbate busts. Cf. Wamser, L. Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 261. 83 grams, 10.3cm (4 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Very fine condition.
10th-12th century AD. A large bronze enkolpion reliquary cross pendant comprising two hinged plates and an articulated suspension loop with vertical ribbed collar; obverse with Corpus Christi and small flanking figures; reverse with Mary Theotokos in orans posture and four nimbate busts. Cf. Wamser, L. Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 261 for type. 120 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Very fine condition.
10th-12th century AD. A large bronze enkolpion reliquary cross pendant with rounded finials comprising two hinged plates and an articulated suspension loop with vertical rib; obverse with bust of Christ holding a book and four flanking nimbate busts; reverse with Mary Theotokos and four nimbate busts. Cf. Wamser, L. Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 259. 135 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Fine condition.
10th-12th century AD. A large bronze enkolpion reliquary cross pendant comprising two hinged plates and an articulated suspension loop with vertical rib; obverse with facing nimbate figure in orans pose with feathers, legend 'AO ?EOP?HOC' (St George); reverse with hatched panels and five inset glass cloisons. Cf. Wamser, L. Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 270. 130 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Very fine condition.
5th-6th century AD. A bronze incense burner, hexagonal in plan with three flared feet, tiered conical lid with pierced panels, cruciform knop handle and three chains attached to a cruciform plate with suspension hook. 515 grams, 34cm (13 1/4"). From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s. [No Reserve]Fine condition.
6th-9th century AD. A substantial bronze ewer with drum-shaped body, broad shoulder, wide neck and cap with retaining chain, strap handle to the rear with decorative bronze fixtures, collar with three repoussé panels depicting mounted nimbate figures. 990 grams, 24cm (9 1/4"). From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s. Fine condition.
6th-10th century AD. A pair of large bronze finials, each a spray of five lanceolate leaves with fall finial, tiered base, central spike. 3.05 kg total, 18-20cm high (7 1/8 - 7 7/8"). Property of a Mayfair lady; formerly in an important London collection formed since 1965. [2]Fair condition, chipped.
Early 14th century BC. A jasper cylinder seal with frieze depicting in the centre two genii holding jugs with a bull's head between, below them two lions and a stylised fish; above, a winged disc and a four-character Cypro-Minoan inscription with central rosette; to the left above, two crossed lions, standing on a high altar table or standard; to the right the other two main figures are a goddess with the face of a lioness, in a long dress, supporting a jumping goat with her right hand; behind her is a small human figure with lion's legs and tail, holding its tip with the right hand; the goddess (a kind of mistress of the animals?) faces a bull-headed human (Minotaurus?) in a long dress, opening to show one leg, holding a long handled sickle sword and a lion, upside down; his tail tip is held by the left arm of the goddess; above the hanging lion are another character and a bukranion, and below, the head and neck of a lion; between Minotaurus and the hanging lion are two more characters, between Minotaurus and the two crossed lions a star; Horror vacui. Additional images available by logging in to TimeLine Auctions website. There is a very similar specimen to this seal, published in: Boardman, John Greek Gems and Finger Rings. Early Bronze Age to Late Classical, London, 1970, p.90, fig.206 (photos), p.106 (description and literature); authenticity is supported by the masterful execution of the figures, but especially by some subtle differences: 1) Face of the goddess: Boardman-seal: of a woman; this example is of a lioness. 2) Head above between goddess and Minotaurus: Boardman-seal: the facing head of a horned deity; on this example: a bukranion. 3) The two crossed lions: Boardman-seal: something sandwiched between winged disc and Minotauros; this example: standing on a high altar table or standard. 4) Characters between goddess and Minotaurus: Boardman-seal: only one; this example: three characters. 5) Fish and star this seal are missing in Boardman-seal. 29 grams, 36.7mm (1 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; from his father's collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Very fine condition. Very rare.
1st millennium BC. A sheet bronze rectangular panel with crenellated upper edge, incised frieze of a standing robed male figure with crown and four wings confronting a similar female figure; the male holding a feather in one hand, the female a bucket and goblet, brazier between the figures and stars in the field. 116 grams, 14.7cm (5 3/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in the collection of Mr S.M., London, formed 1948-2000. Fine condition.
8th-6th century BC. A votive Urartian plaque of hammered manufacture formed as a male figure with raised hands, represented in mirrored format from the waist up; repoussé decoration with a double-dotted edge, triangles in relief surmounted by a circle (probably representing stylised human figures) located at the two opposed heads; the arms decorated with simple lines and geometric rhomboid figures, belt with dots in relief around the waist; fixing holes absent. 66 grams, 15.5 grams (6 1/8"). Property of a Mayfair lady; formerly in an important London collection formed since 1965. The plaque is completely original in its pattern, although should be ascribed to the category of the votive bronze worked plaques, one hoard of which was found in the summer of 1971 in the village of Giyimli (Hirkanis) of the town Gurpinar, Vilayet Van. In this occasion approximately 2000 offering bronze plaques were found and other were excavated in 1972 by Prof. Dr. Afif Erzen of the Faculty of Letters, University of Istanbul. These objects, which should be dated to the Urartian period, were found together with belt fragments, horse frontals and pendants. Fine condition, repaired.
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A bronze mount or plaque, rectangular in form with high-relief image of facing Anzû, with its wings and legs spread. 38.71 grams, 29mm (1"). Property of a Mayfair lady; formerly in an important London collection formed since 1965. Anzû is a monster or lesser divinity, who was conceived by the pure waters of the Apsu and wide Earth, or as son of Siris. Very fine condition.
1st millennium BC. A bronze master of animals sceptre finial depicting two facing human heads gripping a pair of addorsed animals, bird heads below; separate balustered stem extending to a socket at the base. 325 grams total, 17-20cm (6 3/4 - 8"). From an old British private collection; formed between 1975 and 1985. [2]Fine condition.
5th-4th century BC. A bronze figurine of a reclining lion with erect head and extended forepaws, tail curled to the side, cross-hatched mane, lentoid eyes and raised nasal-line, open mouth with exposed canines. 400 grams, 81mm (3 1/4"). Property of a London, UK collector; acquired London market, 1990s. Fine condition.
810-786 BC. A shallow bronze bowl with a band of text and pictograms to the centre; the inscription is in Urartian and is a property label: 'Belonging to the storehouse/magazine of Menua(?-probably)', the signs for the royal name Menua (Minua) are mostly clear. 430 grams, 19.5cm (7 3/4"). Property of a Mayfair lady; formerly in an important London collection formed since 1965. Fine condition. Menua was the fifth known king of Urartu, and the younger son of the Urartuan King Ishpuini. Menua was adopted as co-ruler by his father in the last years of his reign. He enlarged the kingdom through numerous wars against the neighbouring countries. He organized a centralised administrative structure, fortified a number of towns and constructed fortresses. Amongst these was Menuakhinili located on Mount Ararat. Menua developed a canal and irrigation system that stretched across the kingdom. One of those canals was a 50 kilometre canal, which was named the Menua Canal after the king. He was succeeded by his son, Argishti I.
5th-4th century BC. A bronze phiale with flanged rim, central mesomphalos boss surrounded by concentric circles and circlets, a border of lotus-flower details to the outer edge. See Godard, F. The Art of Iran, London, 1965 for discussion. 204 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman, acquired in the 1990s. Phiale mesomphalos (literally: bowl with central boss) were the most popular form of vessel and were produced in a number of materials, including clay, bronze, silver and gold. They are a distinctive type of Achaemenid tableware, made by hammering or raising sheet metal, with decoration added in repoussé. They were used in banquets held by the nobility and for pouring libations at religious festivals. Phiales of this kind were a common gift from the Achaemenid king to the nobility which helped cement alliances among the different tribes of the Empire.The central boss to the underside allowed the user to secure their fingers and ensure a solid grip whilst drinking or pouring. Fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A substantial bronze mortar comprising a tubular body with two flanges to the rim and domed base, the sidewall with radiating domed bosses, vertical crouching beasts and bull-head studs with slot to the rear. 1.7 kg, 14cm width (5 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; from his father's collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Fine condition.
6th century AD. A bronze oval bowl with rounded body and base; gilt inner face with reserved repoussé figure of a peacock with detailed plumage to the wings and tail. See Godard, F. The Art of Iran, London, 1965 for discussion. 187 grams, 19.5cm (7 3/4"). Property of a London collector, acquired early 1990s. Very fine condition.
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 BC. A recumbent ibis with carved ovoid wooden body with lateral folded wings, applied pigment to the rump; cast bronze legs and head, legs folded under the body with claws spread, attachment pegs to the underside; S-curved neck with ridged detailing and long curved beak. 210 grams, 15cm (6"). Property of a Swedish collector; acquired in 2010 from David Aaron Gallery, Berkeley Square, London, W1; formerly part of a private collection in Paris since the 1970s; accompanied by a copy of the original David Aaron invoice. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.]Fine condition.
Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BC. A red limestone columnar idol, waisted with shallow slot to both flat faces. Cf. Pottier, M. H., Matériel funéraire de la Bactriane méridonale de L' Age du Bronze, Mémoire, Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations, 36, p.16, pl.V, nos.34-5 for two virtually identical lingams called 'masses d'arme', and p.43, pl.XXXV, nos.292-3 for similar yoni; also, Schmidt, E. F., Tepe Hissar Excavations, 1931, The Museum Journal, XXIII, no.4, 1933, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadephia, pl.CXXXVI. 5.2 kg, 27cm (10 1/2"). From a private UK collection; previously with Robin Symes Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK, before 1999. Fine condition, chipped.
Circa 12th century AD. A complete and intact hoard of cast bronze coins in its original ceramic container; estimated from the weight to comprise about 900 coins. 4.7 kg total, 17cm (6 3/4"). From an important English collection; formerly in the collection of Mr R. B, Oxfordshire, UK. Fine condition.
6th century BC-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace of coiled bronze fusiform beads with interstitial glass spherical beads and beast-head dangles, domed bronze disc finials each with a loop to the reverse. 240 grams, 46cm (18 1/4"). Property of a European businessman; from his private Belgian collection formed in the 1990s; previously in a North American collection formed in Illinois in the 1980s. [No Reserve]Fine condition.
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