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Lot 2404
2nd millennium BC. A bronze sceptre top comprising: a waisted and balustered bronze tube with flared mouth and everted flange; an opposed pair of ibexes(?) with feet and forelimbs each forming a ring. Cf. Moorey, P.R.S. Ancient Bronzes From Luristan, London, 1974, plate XI (A, B"). 250 grams, 30cm (11 3/4"). From the collection of a North West London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. [2]. Fine condition, two antlers absent.
Lot 225
2nd century AD. A flat-section bronze plate brooch of a stag with running lozenges to the flank keyed to accept enamel, stub legs, hatched neck, ring-and-dot eye, antlers above; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 166. 2.87 grams, 26mm (1"). Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. . Very fine condition.
Lot 974
5th-9th century AD. A group of bronze brooches including: a gilt bronze button brooch of Avent and Evison's Type Dii with a stylised helmetted face and well-defined brow and nose; part of pin and catchplate to the rear; a brooch with recessed circles forming an equal-armed cross; part of pin and catchplate to the rear; a brooch with rope work border and animal to the centre, possibly a lion, looking back; part of pin and catchplate to the rear, and with old handwritten label; a brooch with double ridged border and with standing lion to the centre looking back; part of pin and catchplate to the rear, and with old hand written label; a silvered brooch with punched decoration forming an equal-armed cross; part of pin and catchplate to the rear. 44 grams total, 16-37mm (1/4 - 1 1/2"). Property of a West Yorkshire lady; acquired on the London art market. [5, No Reserve]. Fine condition.
Lot 1746
13th-15th century AD. A bronze seal engraved with a falconry or hunting scene, a bird of prey sat on the back of a crouching rabbit, engraved to the border with 'ALAS IE SV PRIS' translating to “Alas I am taken/caught” – what the rabbit is saying! 8 grams, 19mm (3/4"). Found Shropshire, UK. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
Lot 313
1st-3rd century AD. A round-section bronze shank with barleytwist detail, ribbed end with square-section spike finial, fishtail eraser to the upper end. 12 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Property of an Essex, UK collector; acquired London art market, 1960s-1980s. [No Reserve]. Extremely fine condition.
Lot 472
6th-8th century AD. A mixed group of pendants comprising: a gilt bronze disc with raised chi-rho symbol; a bronze disc with pellet border, incised quatrefoil; a lead-alloy disc with openwork cross, rope detailing; a discoid plaque with keyhole voids forming a cross. 12 grams total, 20-28mm (3/4 - 1"). Property of a European collector; acquired 1980s-1990s. [4, No Reserve]. Fine condition.
Lot 1568
3rd century AD. A large bronze shield boss comprising a domed centre and slightly angled flange with four large rivet-heads; remains of iron cross-bar grip to the reverse with fixing studs. Cf. James, S. Excavations at Dura Europos 1928-1937. VII The Arms, Armour and Other Military Equipment, London, 2004, item 590. 364 grams, 19.5cm (7 3/4"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. . Fine condition.
Lot 1505
8th-10th century AD. A bronze flask with flared base, spherical body, slender neck, bell-shaped mouth; the body with a band of calligraphic text to the shoulder, rosettes to the body, the mouth with incised guilloche and six radiating knops. Cf. von Gladiss, A. Glanz und Substanz. Metallarbeitung in der Sammlung des Museums für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, 2012, item 19 for type. 233 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Private collection, London, UK; formerly with Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s. . Fair condition, base chipped.
Lot 509
7th-10th century AD. A pair of bronze coin or trade weights comprising: one beehive-shaped with concentric rings, pointillé band and central 'N'; one similar, flat-topped cone with incised omega and points. See Weber, K. Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus für 1-Nomisma-Gewichte, Schwelm, 2009 for discussion. 123 grams, 25-28mm (1"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. [2, No Reserve]. Fine condition.
Lot 1589
13th-6th century BC. A bronze flange-hilted dagger with slender leaf-shaped two-edged blade, hollow grip with socket to each face to accept an insert and lateral flanges to retain it. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran - The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, p.381, Cat.13. 201 grams, 35cm (13 1/2"). Property of a Cologne collector, Germany; acquired in the 1990s. . Fine condition.
Lot 447
6th-7th century AD. A bronze oil lamp with discoid base, small discoid well and large nozzle with recess to the vent, openwork ivy-leaf handle with scrolled tendril detailing and knop finial, hinged scallop-shell lid. Cf. Bailey, D.M. A Catalogue of the Lamps in the British Museum. IV. Lamps of Metal and Stone and Lampstands, London, 1988, item Q3743 for lid type, Q3797 for handle. 422 grams, 18cm (7 1/4"). From a German collection; acquired on the German art market before 1990. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
Lot 319
1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of bronze tankard or ewer handles comprising: one round-section with high curve, spur thumb-pad and palmette finial; one with thumb-pad and ivy-leaf finial; one D-section with amphora-shaped finial. 218 grams total, 10-14cm (4 - 5"). Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. [3]. Fair condition.
Lot 336
1st-2nd century AD. A bronze bust of Fortuna(?) in headdress with curved point, hollow to the underside attached to a ring and suspension hook. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 143. 27 grams, 74mm (3"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. . Fine condition.
Lot 1141
10th-12th century AD. A bronze cruciform pendant with Corpus Christi to one face beneath 'AH' and nimbate figure to the reverse beneath 'IV', round-section ring suspended from a length of double-link chain. 33 grams, cross: 40cm, chain: 66cm (1 3/4, 26"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. . Fine condition.
Lot 555
5th century BC. A bronze sceptre head comprising a bell-shaped socket and lateral loop, discoid panel with standing figurine of a moufflon with head raised, curled horns to the sides, annular eyes. 322 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of a North American gentleman; formerly in a German collection, acquired from M. Yeganeh, Frankfurt, prior to 1980. . Very fine condition.
Lot 501
6th-10th century AD. A bronze steelyard comprising a square-section bar with biconical finials, two hinged suspension hooks, incised and pointillé graduations to the shank. 229 grams, 33.5cm (13 1/4"). From a German collection; acquired on the German art market before 1990. [No Reserve]. Fine condition.
Lot 480
9th-13th century AD. A group of bronze finger rings comprising of: four with domed circular decoration, one with small punched flower, one with insert agate cabochon, one with flat gilded discoid bezel, one with flat discoid bezel with applied domed pellet surrounded by 'petals' formed from tubular mounts. 51 grams total, 17-30mm (1/2 - 1 1/4"). Property of an American collector; acquired 1980-2000. [8, No Reserve]. Fair condition.
Lot 976
6th-7th century AD. A bronze openwork disc with four circular holes and four slots, bifacial design of concentric bands of punched points to the border and incised linear designs. Cf. Nice, A. Revue Archéeologique de Picardie: La Nécropole Mérovingienne de Goudelancourt-lès-Pierrepont (Aisne), Senlis, 2008, fig.244. 22 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Possibly a rouelle or chatelaine plaque used as part of the furniture of a display belt or girdle. . Extremely fine condition.
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