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Click here to subscribe6th-3rd century BC. A small bronze bow brooch with square-section bow and lateral lugs to the head, bulb to each end, spring around the head, bow with band of pellets, returned foot with conical knop, pin absent. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1722.8.99 grams, 25mm (1"). From the private collection of a German gentleman; acquired prior to 1999. Very fine condition.
1st century AD. A bronze dragonesque brooch of Mackreth's Type 2 with openwork body and median elliptical panel. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, item 7754.6.84 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). From a private collection, Suffolk, UK; previously acquired in continental Europe before WWII. Dragonesque brooches of Type 2 are found mainly on the east coast of Britain from Essex to Scotland, with a concentration in the Yorkshire area. Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: a waisted toggle; a mount with La Tène decoration; a strap slider with three roundels; a strap junction with two rings and two lateral bars. 61 grams total, 18-37mm (3/4 - 1 1/2"). Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000.[4] Fine condition.
4th-2nd century BC. A bronze figurine of a reclining bearded satyr with bare torso, legs covered with a draped cloth, left arm resting on a wineskin(?), right arm raised with hand in gripping posture; the head tilted with goat's ears, wreath to the brow; the lower forward edge with four D-shaped slots; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2 kg, 15.5cm (6"). Property of a London gallery; previously in a private family collection; acquired by descent in the 1970s. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] Fine condition. Rare.
1st century BC - 1st century AD. A bronze statuette of a comedy actor wearing a mask with grotesque features, dressed in a short tunic; feet and left hand absent. 84 grams, 64mm (2 1/2"). Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s. Fine condition. Very rare.
5th-3rd century BC. A bronze satyr mask mount, facing with beard in hanks, curled hair to the brow, curved horns; ivy-leaf plaque with three attachment holes. 173 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s.[No Reserve] Fine condition.
6th century BC-3rd century AD. A convex tongue-shaped bronze mount with detailed shoulder-length hair, standing on a baseline with hands clasped to the midriff. 14 grams, 68mm (2 3/4"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s.[No Reserve] Very fine condition.
6th century BC-3rd century AD. A bronze openwork plaque depicting an advancing horseman facing, holding a vessel(?) and with a wolf(?) gripping the leading arm, loop to the reverse. 54 grams, 69mm (2 3/4"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s.[No Reserve] Fine condition.
6th century BC-3rd century AD. A bronze low-relief plaque of an advancing horseman mounted side-saddle with pellet detailing, on a curved baseline; lug to the reverse. 46 grams, 86mm (3 1/2"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s.[No Reserve] Fine condition.
6th century BC-3rd century AD. A bronze anthropomorphic mount with exaggerated D-shaped face, hands to the hips, loop to the reverse. 40 grams, 77mm (3"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s.[No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century BC-2nd century AD A bronze patera with wide deep bowl, flat broad rectangular handle and a loop with human-faced animal, possibly a sphinx. 300 grams, 24.5cm (9 1/2"). Fine condition. Property of a North London lady; gifted from her father's collection; formerly with a Mayfair gallery, London, UK; previously acquired in the 1980s.
2nd-1st century BC. A large bronze basin with flared and flattened rim; deep bowl with separately attached foot, bowl and foot made by hammering and finished on a lathe; the handles, made by lost-wax casting, arching up with round escutcheon plates attached to body of bowl. For similar see Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Oric Bates, 1924, object number 1924.73, excavated from Grave 115 by Oric Bates and Dows Dunham at Gammai, Sudan (1915-1916), Natica Bates, Groton, MA (by 1924), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1924: https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/304096.3.20 kg, 45.5cm (18"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Vessels of this type served as washbasins and were probably known as pelvis by the Romans. The shape can be traced back to ancient Greek basins. Examples of similar proportions with a foot, contracted neck, and protruding rim belong to the late Hellenistic and early Imperial periods. The late Hellenistic basins have lathe-turned feet similar to the Harvard vessel, whereas the Augustan and early Imperial basins with hand-shaped attachments have a similarly thickened rims decorated with egg-and-dart. Fine condition, handles and base re-attached.
6th century BC-3rd century AD. A bronze appliqué depicting a male and a female adult within a billetted double arch, child between, billetted edge below. 28 grams, 51mm (2"). From a European collection; previously in a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995; previously in the Mansees collection; formed 1950s-early 1990s.[No Reserve] Fine condition.
2nd century AD. A bronze statuette of the goddess Venus standing nude in the classic Greek pose of the Knidos Aphrodite, with left hand covering herself, and right hand raised to her chest; the head slightly turned to the left, centre-parted hair tied in a chignon; armlets to the upper arms; an opening behind the diadem; mounted on a 19th century marble pedestal. Cf. Ridgway, B. S. Hellenistic Sculpture I, 1990, p.355-356, Taf. 181-B.876 grams, 25cm including stand (9 3/4"). Property of a London collector; previously in the private collection of Louis de Clercq (1826-1901); thence by descent; accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. The Aphrodite of Knidos, created by Praxiteles in the fourth century BC, was the first monumental female nude in Classical sculpture. The statue of the goddess established a canon for the female nude, and inspired many derivatives and variants, all of which survive as Roman copies and generally known as the Venus Pudica. The Roman writer Pausanius tells us that the original statue stood in a shrine commemorating the Athenian naval victory over the Spartans in 394 BC off Knidos, a narrow peninsula on the southern coast of Turkey. Interpretations of the pose are that it is Aphrodite covering herself after being interrupted from her bath, though a new interpretation suggests the nudity of the goddess signifies her divine birth from the sea and her role at Knidos as Aphrodite Euploia (fair voyage), protectress of seafarers. The statue was eventually taken to Constantinople in the fourth century AD where it stood in the Palace of Lausus; it was destroyed in a fire during riots in 475 AD. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] Very fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze statuette of a 'grotesque' with bearded face and braided hair falling to the back; dwarf body with both hands held up, legs apart with exagerated penis; standing on a circular base. 120 grams, 69mm (2 3/4"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] Very fine condition. Rare.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze figure of Hercules (Herakles) standing nude with vessel in his right hand, left hand supporting his club, lionskin draped over his left forearm. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 101.120 grams, 79mm (3 1/4"). From a private collection; formed 1965-1975. Very fine condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze figure of Mars standing on a square base with notched edges, wearing a cuirass over his tunic, greaves lace at the rear, crested helmet and carrying a round shield with bust of Medusa(?) to the centre; right arm raised and hand hollow to accept a sword or spear. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 22.58 grams, 81mm (3 1/4"). From a private collection; formed 1965-1975. Very fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. An Eastern Empire bronze figurine of a seated goddess wearing a tight-fitting drape passing over the left shoulder leaving the right breast exposed and billowing behind the figure's back; calf-length boots to the feet and a cusped headdress; left hand to the side with fingers curled to support an object, right hand extended gripping the locating pin for an object; mounted on a custom-made stand. 408 grams, 15cm including stand (6"). Property of a London gallery; previously on the London art market since 2002. The figurine probably represents Minerva, or a provincial hypostasis of the goddess. The headgear is reminiscent of a military helmet with its high bowl and flared rim, while the footwear also recalls military boots (caligae"). The left hand may have been supporting a shield resting on its rim; the right hand may have gripped the shaft of a spear or the rim of a patera. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st century AD. A bronze statuette of a horse and rider; horse with collar decorated with circles and a lunate pendant; figure of a naked male wearing a diadem, cloak and boots, quiver to the back and strap over chest. 125 grams total, 95mm (3 3/4"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980.[2] Fine condition.
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze figurine of Priapus standing nude with hands clutching his thighs. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 135 for type.75 grams, 69mm (2 3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Very fine condition.
Late Period, 664-332 BC. A bronze figurine of the god Osiris standing with crossed arms holding a pick and hoe, atef crown fronted by uraeus serpent and sun-disc to the top; square base with attachment tang below; mounted on a custom-made stand. 115 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Property of a Sussex gentleman; formerly acquired from Ancient Art, London, UK. Fine condition.
19th-20th century AD. A large bronze Ptolemaic style statuette of Neith, the creator goddess, advancing wearing an ankle-length robe and the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, on a rectangular base with lug to the underside. 1.5 kg, 28cm (11"). Previously in the private collection of an English lady; thence by descent from her great grandmother to her father in 1979.[No Reserve] Fine condition.
Mid Late Period, 500-332 BC. A bronze seated figurine of Osiris seated wearing the atef crown with lateral ostrich feathers,crossed hands holding a crook and flail; mounted on a custom-made stand. 241 grams, 16.5cm including stand (6 1/2"). Ex New Jersey collection in the 1980s. Fine condition.
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze figurine of an eagle perching on the back of a stag; the eagle with wings partly spread, the stag with legs bent and head turned; the base hollow, rectangular with fixing hole to the reverse. 1.2 kg, 21cm (8 1/4"). Property of a London gallery; previously in a private collection since the 1980s, accompanied by a report of metallurgic analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford. Fine condition, head restored, hole to rear of base.
Late Period, 664-332 BC. A bronze statuette of Osiris with mummiform body, hands across the chest holding a crook and flail; wearing the Atef crown, uraeus cobra to the brow and false beard to the chin; short tang to the base for attachment. 52 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired in the 1970s.[No Reserve] Fine condition.
4th century BC. A bronze cosmetic grinder component comprising a C-section curved panel, handle formed as a bearded and cloaked man in a petasos on a crouching horse following a standing bearded figure in long cloak wearing a conical cap. 45 grams, 65mm (2 3/4"). Property of a Mayfair gentleman; collected from 1966-2017.[No Reserve] Fine condition, usage wear.
7th-6th century BC. A bronze helmet of the Corinthian type, with curvilinear eye holes that taper to a point, wide nose guard, broad cheek pieces that leave a vertical opening for the mouth, curved projection to the nape of the neck; a border that has been drilled with holes to secure an interior lining, holes to the top for attachment of crest. For similar examples see the Olympia Archaeological Museum, Greece, inventory numbers B7977, B6127, B2603; cf. Born, H. Die Helme des Hephaistos: Handwerk und Technik Griechisher Bronzen in Olympia, Munich, 2009, for discussion.1.14 kg, 26.5cm (10 1/2"). Property of a London, UK collector; acquired London market, 1990s. Accompanied by X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate number 00933-2018GH. Extremely widespread in the seventh and sixth century BC, the Corinthian helmet provided maximum protection with its nasal and its broad cheek plates. Herodotus mentions the Corinthian helmet in his Histories (4.180) when writing of the Machlyes and Auseans, two tribes living along the River Triton in ancient Libya. The tribes chose annually two teams of the fairest maidens who fought each other ceremonially with sticks and stones. They were dressed in the finest Greek panoply topped off with a Corinthian helmet. The ritual fight was part of a festival honoring the virgin goddess Athena. Young women who succumbed to their wounds during the ordeal were thought to have been punished by the goddess for lying about their virginity. The Corinthian helmet was the most popular during the Archaic and early Classical periods, with the style gradually giving way to the more open Thracian helmet, Chalcidian helmet and the much simpler pilos type, which was less expensive to manufacture and did not obstruct the wearer's critical senses of vision and hearing as the Corinthian helmet did. Numerous examples of Corinthian helmets have been excavated, and they are frequently depicted on pottery. The Corinthian helmet was depicted on more sculpture than any other helmet; it seems the Greeks romantically associated it with glory and the past. The Romans also revered it, from copies of Greek originals to sculpture of their own. Based on the sparse pictorial evidence of the republican Roman army, in Italy the Corinthian helmet evolved into a jockey-cap style helmet called the Italo-Corinthian, Etrusco-Corinthian or Apulo-Corinthian helmet, with the characteristic nose guard and eye slits becoming mere decorations on its face. Given many Roman appropriations of ancient Greek ideas, this change was probably inspired by the over the forehead position common in Greek art. This helmet remained in use well into the 1st century AD. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] Very fine condition, a good example.
6th-5th century BC. A sheet bronze cuirass comprising breast- and backplate, mounted on a custom-made stand; the breastplate with repoussé detailing to the clavicle, pectoral and lateral muscles, punched holes to the rim; the backplate similar with two dorsal lines, lateral fixing points for straps; possibly Italic workmanship. See Sim, D. & Kaminski, J. Roman Imperial Armour. The Production of Early Imperial Military Armour, Oxford, 2012; Travis, H.& J. Roman Body Armour, Stroud, 2012.4.5 kg, 39.5cm (15 ½"). Formerly the property of Saver G. Ugust, Germany; acquired 1970s-1980s. Accompanied by a report of metallurgic analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford.[2] [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] Fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A group of bronze weapons on a display stand comprising: a short sword with lentoid-section leaf-shaped blade, crescentic guard, flanged hilt; a tapering axehead with curved edge, four ribs to the socket and spur below. See Moorey, P.R.S. Ancient Bronzes From Luristan, London, 1974 and Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006 for discussion.1.4 kg total, sword: 43cm (17"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 1970-1980. Very fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze dagger with leaf-shaped blade and median vertical ridges, separately formed convex guard and bulbous grip with raised lattice and pellet detail; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tuebingen, 2006, p.375, Cat.1, 2, inventory no.668.218 grams, 22.5cm including stand (8 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 1970-1980. Fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze dagger with leaf-shaped blade, median vertical lines, separate convex guard and bulbous grip with raised rib and pellet detail; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tuebingen, 2006, p.375, Cat.1, 2, inventory no. 668.241 grams, 28cm including stand (11"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 1970-1980. Fine condition.
2nd millennium BC. A bronze lozenge-section spearhead with octagonal-section shoulder, square-section tang. See Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tuebingen, 2006.243 grams, 35cm (13 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 1970-1980. Fine condition.
Copper Hoard Culture, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India, 1500 BC. A substantial bronze spearhead or harpoon with thick midrib, triangular barbed blade, two pairs of lateral barbs and a pair of spikes above a round-section tang. See Yule, P. The Bronze Age Metalwork of India, Prähistorische Bronzefunde XX, München, 1985 for discussion.812 grams, 34cm (13 1/4"). Property of a West London gentleman; previously in an important weapons collection formed in the 1980s and early 1990s. Some Copper Hoard items have been assigned a ritual rather than practical function (Yule: 1985"). Fine condition. Extremely rare.
Copper Hoard Culture, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India, 1500 BC. A substantial bronze spearhead or harpoon with thick midrib, triangular barbed blade, two pairs of lateral barbs and a pair of spikes above a round-section tang. See Yule, P. The Bronze Age Metalwork of India, Prähistorische Bronzefunde XX, München, 1985 for discussion.776 grams, 33.5cm (13 1/4"). Property of a West London gentleman; previously in an important weapons collection formed in the 1980s and early 1990s. Some Copper Hoard items have been assigned a ritual rather than practical function (Yule: 1985"). Fine condition, cleaned and conserved. Extremely rare.
Copper Hoard Culture, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India, 1500 BC. A substantial bronze spearhead or harpoon with thick midrib, triangular barbed blade, two pairs of lateral barbs and a pair of spikes above a round-section tang. See Yule, P. The Bronze Age Metalwork of India, Prähistorische Bronzefunde XX, München, 1985 for discussion.692 grams, 34cm (13 1/2"). Property of a West London gentleman; previously in an important weapons collection formed in the 1980s and early 1990s. Some Copper Hoard items have been assigned a ritual rather than practical function (Yule: 1985"). Fine condition; blade notched, impacted tip. Extremely rare.
Copper Hoard Culture, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India, 1500 BC. A substantial bronze spearhead or harpoon with thick midrib, triangular barbed blade, two pairs of lateral barbs and a pair of spikes above a round-section tang. See Yule, P. The Bronze Age Metalwork of India, Prähistorische Bronzefunde XX, München, 1985 for discussion.730 grams, 37cm (14 1/2"). Property of a West London gentleman; previously in an important weapons collection formed in the 1980s and early 1990s. Some Copper Hoard items have been assigned a ritual rather than practical function (Yule: 1985"). Very fine condition. Extremely rare.
Copper Hoard Culture, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India, 1500 BC. A substantial bronze spearhead or harpoon with thick midrib, triangular barbed blade, two pairs of lateral barbs and a pair of lateral lugs above a round-section tang. See Yule, P. The Bronze Age Metalwork of India, Prähistorische Bronzefunde XX, München, 1985 for discussion.893 grams, 33cm (13"). Property of a West London gentleman; previously in an important weapons collection formed in the 1980s and early 1990s. Some Copper Hoard items have been assigned a ritual rather than practical function (Yule: 1985"). Fine condition. Extremely rare.
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