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Lot 104
5th-4th century BC or later. A ceramic krater with pedestal base, bell-shaped body, two strap lateral handles; painted band of laurel leaves beneath the rim, palmettes beneath the handles; Side A: nude winged male in running pose, wings extended to the rear, skein of threads in both hands; Side B: nude winged male standing with skein of threads, duck to the side. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] 1.7 kg, 27cm (10 1/2"). Property of a Californian collector; acquired 1970s-1990s. Fair condition, chipped.
Lot 2578
Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A ceramic figurine of a standing female with prominent nose, arms extended, incised detail to neck, face and body. See Villes, A & Luci, K. Dieux des Balkans. Figurines Néolithiques du Kosovo, Paris, 2015 for discussion. 86 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Ex Bowyer collection; formerly property of a German collector; acquired in the 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 352
11th century AD. A fragmentary ceramic vase with applied gold leaf decoration, blue wave pattern to the background, large bosses with small figures to the centre. 164 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired from a major Mayfair gallery; acquired on the London art market before 2000; from the Kelekian collection. Fair condition. Very rare.
Lot 1924
1st-3rd century AD. A creamware ceramic jar with convex lower body, rounded shoulder, flared mouth with two strap handles; painted band to the shoulder. 425 grams, 13cm (5"). Property of an Essex gentleman; previously from a North London collection; formerly with Raffi Brown, Zurich, Switzerland. Very fine condition.
Lot 2442
12th-7th century BC. A ceramic figure of a standing bull with rider on its back holding onto the horns; the rider seated forward on the shoulders, with impressed pellet eyes and ribbed cap. 70 grams, 83mm (3 1/4"). From the estate of Professor Geoffrey Wilson; Warwickshire, UK; formerly in the Gary Edwards collection. Very fine condition. Rare.
Lot 2271
2nd-1st millennium BC. A mixed group of five ceramic fragment comprising of: two horse heads, one ram head, one humanoid head, one elephant head. 290 grams total, 5-10.6cm (2 - 4 1/4"). From the collection of an East London gentleman; acquired 1950s-1970s; thence by descent. [5 No Reserve] Fair condition.
Lot 1632
Mainly Late Period, 664-332 BC. A mixed group of ceramic moulds for amulets comprising: a rosette, an advancing figure with staff, a crouching figure with one hand raised to his mouth; a seated figure of Isis(?) 32 grams total, 26-48mm (1 - 2"). Ex Michael Nellist collection, Cornwall, UK; acquired on the UK art market 1970-2000. The Mike Nellist Collection. His interest in antiquity was piqued when, during the 1970s, he spent some time working in Israel and had the opportunity to visit Roman-period locations including Lake Galilee and Masada, the site of the famous Judaean revolt and subsequent massacre. He made his first purchases at that time and was soon building an enviable collection of artefacts. While at university, he was able to study human remains at first hand in conjunction with archaeological research and from there his passion for the human aspects of historical research was kindled. Now retired, Mike indulges one of his other passions – wildlife and nature photography. [4 No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 418
Second Dynasty of Lagash, Reign of Gudea, 2141-2122 BC. A ceramic votive cone with cuneiform inscription of Gudea, dedicated when Gudea built the Eninnu temple for the god Ningirsu, Gudea was a ruler, ensi of the city of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia; the inscription reads: 'For (the god) Ningirsu, the mighty warrior of Enlil, Gudea, governor of Lagash, a resplendent marvel the Eninnu Temple, Brilliant Lion-Headed Eagle, he (re-)built and restored (to its former condition).' For a similar example see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1999.190.1 226 grams, 12.5cm (5"). Property of a Scandinavian collector; formerly in a London, UK, collection: formed in the 1980s. Extremely fine condition. Rare.
Lot 2353
16th-12th century BC. A mixed group of Late Bronze Age ceramic bowls comprising: two large, buff-coloured, with painted hatching, stirrup-shaped handle below the rim; one similar, terracotta, flat base. 943 grams total, 17.5-20cm (7 - 8"). From a German collection; acquired on the German art market before 1990. [3 No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 291
Warring States Period, 475-221 BC. A ceramic figure of a horse standing on an irregular base, with finely modelled harness, saddle and bridle with pendants and bells, plume to the mane; red pigment to the horse's harness and mane; hollow to the underside. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] 2 kg, 31cm (12 1/4"). From the Cheuk family collection. Finely modelled.
Lot 1794
1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of discoid ceramic theatre tokens or seals with impressed motifs from intaglio matrices, many with a void formed by the organic thread, comprising: three profile female busts; two profile bearded busts; two standing figure (gladiator?); three animals; one with two bearded heads; one with profile wreathed head. 21 grams total, 17-25mm (3/4 - 1"). Ex Hiller collection; by descent, 1976. [12 No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 2337
Kiddinite Period, 4th-5th century AD. A flat ceramic plaque formed as a female dressed in a long dress, wearing a crown or a headdress and a necklace, hair combed in a pair of braids. 127 grams, 15cm (6"). From a German collection; acquired on the German art market before 1990. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2462
12th-7th century BC. A flat-backed ceramic figurine depicting a deity with two heads; the eyes and breasts formed with round recesses, the headdresses and necklaces separately applied, formed with vertical strokes; right hand flat on the chest, left hand extended, pierced; the legs combined extending to a conical base. 139 grams, 17.5cm (7"). Ex Terence Eva collection; acquired in the early 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 1721
5th-3rd century BC. A mixed group of three ceramic items comprising of: a lion's head, a nude female torso, a female head with elaborate headdress. 135 grams total, 37-96mm (1 1/2 - 3 3/4"). From the collection of an East London gentleman; acquired 1950s-1970s; thence by descent. [3 No Reserve] Fair condition.
Lot 2211
Warring States, 475-221 BC. A painted ceramic greyware jar with globular body and vessica-shaped rim, two strap handles extending to the equator; four discoid panels extending from the lower handle. 1.1 kg, 18cm (7"). From the Tan family collection, South East London, UK. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2276
4th-3rd millennium BC. A bulbous ceramic jar with flared rim, band of polychrome motifs to the shoulder separating a frieze of a fish, a zebu and a gryphon. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2 New Delhi, 1994. 718 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). From an important London collection of Bronze Age pottery; formed 1970s-1980. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1727
3rd century AD. A mixed ceramic group comprising: a low dish with loop handles; and a later possibly Pre-Columbian vessel formed as three piriform bottles conjoined with a strap handle to the centre, painted hatching. 1.6 kg total, 18-21.5cm (7 - 8 1/2"). Property of North London collector; acquired from a London auction in 2006; formerly from a deceased English estate; formerly in a early 1940s collection; accompanied by a copy of the auction invoice dated 13th November 2006. [2 No Reserve] Fine condition, one neck absent.
Lot 1722
Archaic Period, 8th-5th century BC. A pair of ceramic figurines consisting of: a bull's head with hump to the back and short horns, applied eyes and open mouth; a male (?) head with long nose and applied eyes with painted black band to the forehead with applied floral pattern to the centre. 130 grams total, 60mm average (2 1/4"). From the collection of an East London gentleman; by inheritance; originally acquired 1950s-1960s. [2 No Reserve] Fair condition.
Lot 2501
9th-11th century AD. A hollow-formed piriform ceramic vessel with low rim to the mouth, piriform body with spiral and geometrical motifs, conical base. See Arendt, W. Irene Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p. 42; Arendt, W. Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid.; Ayalon, D. Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956 p.16. 290 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). UK art market, acquired prior to 2000. Fine condition.
Lot 1723
4th century BC. A ceramic kylix with tiered base, broad body, two round-section handles with transverse bar; band of white ovolo to the rim, rosettes and pellet-based motifs to the body. 121 grams,15cm (6"). Property of an Essex gentleman; acquired from a Mayfair gallery 2010; previously in a 1970s London collection. Fine condition.
Lot 2239
14th-16th century AD. A Sukhothai black glazed ceramic figure of an elephant, trunk curving up and holding object to head, cup applied to back; legs left bare of glaze. See Connell collection, Asian Art Museum, item no 99. 218 grams, 90mm (3 1/2"). From the collection of a Bath gentleman; acquired before 1990. Fine condition. Rare.
Lot 1729
5th-3rd century BC. A mixed ceramic group comprising: a flask with trumpet mouth and strap handle to the shoulder; a flask with D-shaped strap handle to the top, broad mouth with chamfered rim. 459 grams total, 12-14cm (4 3/4 - 5 1/2"). Property of a California collector; acquired 1970s-1990s. [2] Fair condition.
Lot 2269
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A broad ceramic dish with chamfered rim and internal lip, painted polychrome design of three fish surrounding a ring with frond to the centre. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology, vol.2 New Delhi, 1994. 824 grams, 25cm (9 3/4"). From the collection of the late David Gold; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1793
1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of discoid ceramic theatre tokens or seals with impressed motifs from intaglio matrices, many with a void formed by the organic thread, comprising: two with facing bust; one with profile female bust; three with profile male bust; one with hippogriff; two with two standing female figures; one with standing male carrying a spear; two with eagle(?) motif. 20 grams total, 17-21mm (3/4"). Ex Hiller collection; by descent, 1976. [12 No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 2499
9th-11th century AD. A hollow-formed piriform ceramic vessel with low rim to the mouth; deep shoulder with impressed heart motifs and stepped neck. See Arendt, W. Irene Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p. 42; Arendt, W. Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid.; Ayalon, D. Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956 p.16. 590 grams, 13cm (5"). Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1990s. Fine condition, chipped.
Lot 331
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A wide ceramic bowl with chamfered rim, panels of dense polychrome geometric ornament to the shoulder and rim. [A video of this lot is available on the TimeLine Auctions website] 6.6 kg, 45cm (17 3/4"). Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired 2002 as part of an important Far Eastern collection, Tokyo, Japan. Fine condition, repaired.
Lot 2502
9th-11th century AD. A hollow-formed piriform ceramic vessel with low rim to the mouth, incised tiers to the shoulder. See Arendt, W. Irene Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p. 42; Arendt, W. Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid.; Ayalon, D. Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956 p.16. 772 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 2468
2nd-1st millennium BC. An Iron Age ceramic oil lamp formed as a disc with edges folded to form a triangular dish and nozzle. Cf. Bussiere & Rivel, Lampes Antiques de Méditerranée, Oxford, 2012 pp.54-55 no.4 type 1A3. 143 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of an Essex gentleman; previously from a Camarthen collection; acquired in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
Lot 2260
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A ceramic jar with flared rim, polychrome frieze to the shoulder with fish, pellets and wavy lines to the borders. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2 New Delhi, 1994. 578 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). From the collection of the late David Gold; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition, loss to underside.
Lot 917
Neolithic, 6th-4th millennium BC. A large ceramic figurine of a standing male with prominent nose, stub arms extended, incised detail to face and body. Cf. Renfrew, C. The Arts of the First Farmers, Sheffield, 1969 item 152. 250 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). From an old European collection; acquired in Munich in the 1970s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2160
Majiayao Culture, 3300-2000 BC. A ceramic jar with flaring rim and short neck, globular body with painted decoration of net pattern to the neck, roundels to the body with net and dot pattern separated into zones by vertical lines with triangular patterns below; small lug handles to the sides. 1.80 kg, 26cm (10"). From the Cheuk family collection. The Majiayao culture was a group of Neolithic communities who lived primarily in the upper Yellow River region in eastern Gansu, eastern Qinghai and northern Sichuan, China. The Majiayao culture represents the first time that the Upper Yellow River region was widely occupied by agricultural communities and it is famous for its painted pottery, which is regarded as a peak of pottery manufacturing at that time. Fine condition.
Lot 2266
4th-3rd millennium BC. A low ceramic bowl with flared rim, band of polychrome fish and crab(?) motifs to the shoulder. See Satyawadi, S. Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2 New Delhi, 1994. 177 grams, 11.5cm (4 1/2"). From the collection of the late David Gold; acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1019
5th-6th century AD. A ceramic bowl of biconical profile with rounded base and flared rim; two linear bands to the shoulder framing a band of impressed hatching, three pairs of applied cones. See Myres, J.N.L. Anglo-Saxon Pottery and the Settlement of England, Oxford, 1969 for discussion of types, etc. 770 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). From the estate of Professor Geoffrey Wilson; Warwickshire, UK. Fine condition, rim chipped.
Lot 1718
5th-3rd century BC. A mixed blackware ceramic group comprising: a footed dish; a kylix with flared foot, chamfered rim, single loop handle; a bowl with flared foot, inturned lip; a bowl with pedestal foot, chamfered rim. 498 grams total, 8.5-15.5cm (3 1/2 - 6"). Property of an East Anglian gentleman; acquired on the London art market. [4] Fine condition, kylix repaired.
Lot 293
Han Dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD. A group of three ceramic tomb figures representing female musicians; each is shown kneeling and wearing long sleeved robes painted in red to the upper part and with a black belt across the middle; each has their hair pulled up into a flat bun on the top of the head; one figure holds a drum, another a cymbal and another a small harp. 1.7 kg total, 18cm each (7"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1980. China provides some of the earliest traces of music making. These are mainly in the form of well-preserved musical instruments, the tangible evidence of music. Over several millennia, musical instruments from regional indigenous traditions as well as from India and Central and West Asia were assimilated into the mainstream of Chinese music. Some of the most ancient instruments have been retained, transformed, or revived throughout the ages and many are in common use even today, testifying to a living legacy of a durable art. This legacy is frequently celebrated in the visual arts of China, documenting rituals and celebrations, or as status symbols of those whose lives were enhanced by the resonate sounds of instruments. Ancient Chinese people believed they would go to an afterlife when they died. So they placed miniature versions of things for everyday use in tombs for the deceased, such as these musicians, hoping that the dead could enjoy the next life like when they were alive. These grave objects gradually developed into funerary artworks and reflected the social standing of the deceased. [3] Finely modelled.
Lot 2167
Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-535 AD. A ceramic rectangular brick with three niches with pointed arches; within each a seated figure of Buddha in meditation, robes in red pigment, nimbus to the back of the head in dark blue pigment. 7.10 kg, 36.5cm (14 1/4"). Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. Fine condition.
Lot 318
19th century AD. A tall ceramic vase with pale blue glazed body, trumpet-shaped mouth, sharp shoulder with two mushroom appliqués and integral rings; frieze of females in courtly gowns amid clouds and flowers, two panels of calligraphic text. 3.4 kg, 42.5cm (16 3/4"). From the Tan family collection, South East London, UK. Fine condition.
Lot 2218
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD. A pair of ceramic offering vases for Daoist rituals, with pale green glaze, flat rim, short neck and globular body, foot ring to the base. 115 grams total, 52mm average (2"). From the collection of an East London gentleman; by inheritance; originally acquired 1950s-1960s. [2 No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2330
3rd-2nd millennium BC. A ceramic coarse grained red ware vessel with wide mouth and rolled rim; bulbous body with vertical lines to the shoulder, short spout to the front and small lug handle to the back; wide flat base. 860 grams, 11cm (4 1/4"). Property of an Essex gentleman; previously from a North London collection; formerly with Raffi Brown, Zurich, Switzerland. Fine condition.
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