20th century A.D. and earlier. Comprising: a small composition shabti with T-shaped inscription giving the dedication: s?? ws?r ?m-n?r p?-di….? ms n ?st-?r.s m?? ?rw ‘The illuminated, the Osiris, God’s Servant, Pa-di...(?), born to Isis-ires true of voice’; bronze Horus with sun disc and lappet wig; accompanied by two after the antique items: figure of Bes with feather headdress and a composition aegis plaque. 134 grams total, 1.8 - 13.1 cm (3/4 - 5 1/8 in.).Acquired from a private UK collection in the late 1990s. Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK. [4, No Reserve]
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Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C. Carved limestone body of an ibis with hole above the shoulders for the bronze neck and head casting, and two angled holes beneath for the legs. 55 grams, 58 mm (2 1/4 in.).Private collection formed in the 1990s. Acquired from a central London gallery. Property of an Essex gentleman. [No Reserve]
1st-4th century A.D. Comprising: a bird-in-flight with incised annulets and X-motifs to the body, accompanied by a typed ticket 'Roman bronze brooch of bird in flight, beautifully incised decoration, iron pin intact, 2nd century AD, authenticated by British Museum, 30/5/2006'; a penannular brooch with clubbed terminals; a bow brooch with carinated bow. 31 grams total, 31-63 mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/2 in.).Acquired in the 1980s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. [3, No Reserve]
Circa 2nd century A.D. Bronze plate brooch in the form of a hare with remains of enamel stripes to the body; pin-lugs and catch to the reverse. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1192. 2.89 grams, 21 mm (3/4 in.).Found Essex, UK, in the 1980s. Property of an Essex collector. [No Reserve]
1st-4th century A.D. Comprising mixed artefacts including: bronze brooches, mounts, implements, a bell, a stylus, and others, most fragmentary; an iron razor and a group of glass fragments. 450 grams total, 1.5-12.4 cm (5/8 - 4 7/8 in.).Acquired in the 1980s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. [41, No Reserve]
Circa 8th century B.C. The head covered by a small low-top cap; sharp and pronounced nose, prominent eyebrows, small swollen mouth; the hair divided into two braids; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. Lilliu, G., Sculture della Sardegna Nuragica, Nuoro, 2008, figs.4, 5, 7, 28, for similar heads. 53 grams total, 91 mm including stand (3 5/8 in.).Ex Frank Sternberg collection, Zürich, Switzerland, circa 1980-1985. Property of an East Sussex, UK, private collector.These bronzes are stylised representations, although very detailed as regards to the elements of material culture, of warriors, tribal leaders, priests, athletes, male characters and women of society of the late Sardinian Bronze Age and the Iron Age.
Circa 8th century B.C. The head covered by a small low-top cap; sharp and pronounced nose, prominent eyebrows and eyes, small swollen mouth; the hair divided into two braids; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. Lilliu, G., Sculture della Sardegna Nuragica, Nuoro, 2008, figs.4, 5, 7, 28, for similar heads. 55.8 grams total, 91 mm including stand (3 5/8 in.).Ex Frank Sternberg collection, Zürich, Switzerland, circa 1980-1985. Property of an East Sussex, UK, private collector.These bronzes are stylised representations, although very detailed as regards to the elements of material culture, of warriors, tribal leaders, priests, athletes, male characters and women of society of the late Sardinian Bronze Age and the Iron Age.
1st-4th century A.D. The group comprising: a bronze handle or a furniture mount with ribbed body and looped terminals; a lead disc with Roman numerals 'VII' in two lines; a whetstone and two moulded stone fragments. 118 grams total, 23-88 mm (7/8 - 3 1/2 in.).Found Nottinghamshire, UK. Acquired from Ancient & Oriental in 2003. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. [5, No Reserve]
Circa 11th-9th century B.C. With thick ribbed neck, crescent horns and prominent genitals; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. similar bull in the Museum of Fine Art of Budapest, inventory no.51.946. 141 grams total, 86 mm wide including stand (3 3/8 in.).From the collection of D. Smith, Sussex, UK, 1990s.Like dozens of similar statuettes depicting animals or human figures, this bronze bull was probably offered by a worshipper during a sacrifice. A large number of statuettes were found in a thick layer of ash from the altar of Zeus at Olympia. In 2021, a similar statuette, with protruding horns, was found in the sanctuary. Bulls and horses were the favourite cultic animals in the Cretan, Achaean and Archaic Greek civilisations. The model of the long and narrow body was borrowed from the Near East. [No Reserve]
1st-4th century A.D. Comprising a variety of items including lead weights, lead plaque inked with 'River Bank'; bronze brooches, coins, rings, mounts and other items, most fragmentary. 1.3 kg total, 1-10.6 cm (3/8 - 4 1/8 in.).Found St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK. Acquired from the finder in 2008. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. [106, No Reserve]
1st-4th century A.D. Comprising: a lead glans slingshot; a bronze 'seahorse' trumpet brooch; a bronze furniture finial; a glass bangle fragment with white trails; a bronze flat-section situla handle. 164 grams total, 2-11.5 cm (3/4 - 4 1/2 in.).Found near a Roman fort in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK. Acquired from the finder in 2006. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. [5, No Reserve]
1st century A.D. and later. Comprising: a small bronze animal figure; three ceramic spindle whorls/weights; tinned ring with keeled hoop; a bronze swan-head finial; and a bronze ring with blue glass intaglio. 91 grams total, 20-45 mm (3/4 - 1 3/4 in.).Property of a UK gentleman, acquired in the 1970s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. [7, No Reserve]
5th-7th century A.D. Group of two bronze lamps comprising: one with heart-shaped body, squat nozzle with recessed disc finial, hinged lid shaped as a scallop, basal disc with square hole to accept a stand, two curled arms at the rear forming the handle with thumb-pad formed as a perching bird; one slipper-shaped with ovoid nozzle, scooped conical lid with regular piercings, piriform basal ring, curved arm to the rear developing to a leaf-shaped reflector. 748 grams total, 10-14.5 cm (4 - 5 3/4 in.).Collected from the 1950s-1980s by a distinguished university professor who served as Department Head, Dean and Vice President for a major university. Ex Emeritus collection, North America. Accompanied by a copy of a Spanish export licence. [2] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price
Circa 10th-15th century A.D. Comprising: a penannular bronze earring pair with integral granulated pendant drops; a bronze penannular pair with thick hoop, a white stone bead attached with coiled wire to the hoop; a pair of silver earrings with round-section hoops; a pair of annular bronze hoops with collars, one with a blue glass bead and the other with a collared silver bead. 35.2 grams total, 31-44 mm (1 1/4 - 1 3/4 in.).Acquired in the 1980s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. [8, No Reserve]
1976-1980 A.D. Lloyd laing - Pottery in Britain 4000 BC to AD 1900 - A Guide to Identifying Pot Sherds - 2003, card covers, 133 pp, colour photographs, line drawings; H.N. Savory - National Museum of Wales - Guide Catalogue of the Early Iron Age Collections - 1976, card covers, 119 pp, monochrome photographs, line drawings; H.N. Savory - National Museum of Wales - Guide Catalogue of the Bronze Age Collections - 1980, card covers, 258 pp, monochrome photographs, line drawings. 1.58 kg total, 24.6 x 18.5 - 25 x 19 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/4 - 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.).Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman. [3, No Reserve]
Circa 2nd-3th century A.D. Comprising two fragments of sheet bronze each with one straight edge and nail-holes or attachment, inked or painted Aramaic text; mounted in a display case. 214 grams total, 13 x 13.5 cm including case (5 1/8 x 5 1/4 in.).Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Bronze halfpenny, 1861. Royal Mint. Laureate bust of Queen Victoria facing left; VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :. Design by Leonard Charles Wyon. / Britannia seated on a rock facing right, holding a trident; hand resting on shield decorated with the Union flag; lighthouse and sailing ship in the distance; date in exergue; around above, HALF PENNY. Design by Leonard Charles Wyon. Edge plain.Reference: S-3956; KM-748Mintage: 54,118,400.Diameter: 25.5 mm.Weight: 5.7 g.Composition: Bronze.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Bronze halfpenny, 1862. Royal Mint. Laureate bust of Queen Victoria facing left; VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :. Design by Leonard Charles Wyon. / Britannia seated on a rock facing right, holding a trident; hand resting on shield decorated with the Union flag; lighthouse and sailing ship in the distance; date in exergue; around above, HALF PENNY. Design by Leonard Charles Wyon. Edge plain.Reference: S-3956; KM-748Mintage: 61,107,200.Diameter: 25.5 mm.Weight: 5.7 g.Composition: Bronze.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Delivery cost will be added to your order.
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