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Lot 832
RADO DIASTAR CERAMIC QUARTZ WRIST WATCH,the rectangular black dial with applied baton hour markers, date aperture at 6, 24mm case, on a ceramic bracelet with concealed clasp, lacking box and papersCondition report: MOVEMENT: Not ticking at present. WEAR: Generally worn. DIAL: Good condition. CRYSTAL/ACRYLIC: Fair condition. HANDS & MARKERS: Intact. CROWN: Intact - hands changing. BRACELET/STRAP: Scratched/some metal parts discoloured. CLASP: In working order.
Lot 245
Circa 800-1000 AD A late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as “Greek Fire”. This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim. The body is decorated with a linear concentric circles forming the centre. “Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water. For similar grenades see Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. Size: L:150mm / W:85mm ; 915g. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
Lot 242
Circa 800-1000 AD A late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as “Greek Fire”. This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim. The body is decorated with a centre band of stamped leaves, with two panels of triangular stamped decoration. “Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water. For similar grenades see Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this lot. Size: L:175mm / W:110mm ; 1.3kg. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
Lot 99
Predynastic Period, Naqada I-II, circa 4000-3200 B.C. A beautifully formed pottery jar from the pre-dynastic period of Egyptian history. This vessel is smooth to the touch, with a dark red burnished finish and black burnish which continues over the rim and just inside. This decorative vessel has a bulbous shaped body which elegantly expands towards the rim and tapers toward a narrower, flat base. This is a characteristic example of functional tableware. Its bulbous symmetrical body and slightly thickened, tool-marked rim combined with squat proportions make it easy to fit in two hands. These forms of vessels are commonly referred to as ‘black topped vessels’, or B-ware, as determined by famous British Egyptian Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie. “Black-topped” vessels derived from the early Naqada I (ca 4000 B.C.), a culture which inhabited ancient Egypt during its predynastic period before the time of iconic Pharaohs as we know them. The Naqada were first described by famed archaeologist William Flinders Petrie; however, relatively little is known about them except that they were situated in the site of El-Amra in central Egypt, west of the Nile River. These vessels were formed using Nile silts, deriving from the deposits of the Nile Valley, rich in silica and iron, which when fired created a wonderful reddish or brown colour in an oxidising atmosphere. The exterior was painted with a thin red coloured iron-oxide liquid that was either polished or burnished with a smooth object such as a stone or wooden implement. This as done following the pottery being dried but after it was fired which created this beautiful rich red burnished smooth exterior. Dorothea Arnold - Janine Bourriau (eds.), An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Pottery (Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern, 1993), p. 33-36; Janine D. Bourriau - Paul Nicholson - Pamela J. Rose, “Pottery” in Paul T. Nicholson - Ian Shaw (eds.), Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2000), p. 121-147, for the black-topped red ware esp. 125, 128; Stan Hendrickx - Renée Friedman - Fabienne Loyens, “Experimental archaeology concerning black-topped pottery from ancient Egypt and the Sudan”, Cahiers de la Céramique Égyptienne, 6 (Le Caire, 2000), p. 171-187; K. Sowada, "Late Predynastic Egyptian Black-topped Ware. A study in Ceramic Specialisation and Chronology", in C.C. Sorrel - A.J. Ruys (eds.), Proceedings of the International Ceramic Conference: AUSTCERAM 94, 25-27 July 1994, Sydney, Australia (Sydney, Australasian Ceramic Society, 1994), p. 34-39; K. Sowada, "Black-topped Ware in Archaic Contexts", in C. Eyre (ed.), Seventh International Congress of Egyptologists, Cambridge 3-9 September 1995, Additional Abstracts (Cambridge, 1995), p. 19.Size: L:58mm / W:142mm ; 170gProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s; previously in 1970s UK collection.
Lot 13
Circa 400 BC. The central omphalos surrounded by eighteen petals alternating with eighteen tear-shaped lobes of a lotus flower. The exterior with eighteen petals in relief. Libation bowls, known as phiale, were used across a wide geographical area - from Greece to Tibet, throughout the ancient Near East and Central Asia. These shallow bowls for holding wine in ritual and ceremonial settings were made from many materials - glass, ceramic, and many kinds of metal. Royal vessels were made of precious metals, like this one. They functioned both as tableware and as wealth - they could be stored in the royal treasury or given as gifts to people they were hoping to influence. Cf. Mahboubian, Art of Ancient Iran: Copper and Bronze, London, 1997, no.321, p.246; also the type is found in Greek phialai such as the example from Asia Minor, now in Berlin, cf. Strong, D. E., Greek and Roman Silver Plate, New York, 1966, pl.9A.Size: L:135mm / W:50mm ; 70gProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman; formerly acquired in early 2000s in Belgium; previously in 1970s European collection.
Lot 248
Circa 800-1000 AD A late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as “Greek Fire”. This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim, with a series of raised ribs running vertically on the diagonal . The body is decorated with rectangular panels with concentric circles and incised dots. Below the rim, is another band of concentric circles. “Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water. For similar grenades see Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. Size: L:165mm / W:90mm ; 965g. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s
Lot 95
Circa 600 BC. A large ceramic, black-glazed bucchero oinochoe with wide mouth pinched to the front and sieve at the lip; tubular neck with thin collars at junction.Size: L:140mm / W:100mm ; 190gProvenance: Property of a UK Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in US Ancient Art Gallery 1/10/2019; previously in private East Coast collection, acquired from Artemis Gallery; formerly Art for Eternity, NYC; previously in private Aachen collection, Germany, acquired 1950s or 1960s.
Lot 249
Circa 800-1000 AD A late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as “Greek Fire”. This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim. The body is decorated with large incised cylindrical patterns around the body. “Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water. For similar grenades see Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. Size: L:130mm / W:80mm ; 610g. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
Lot 250
Circa 800-1000 AD A late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as “Greek Fire”. This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim. The body is decorated with a series of dots which encircle the who surface. “Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water. For similar grenades see Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. Size: L:135mm / W:80mm ; 655g. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
Lot 247
Circa 800-1000 AD A late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as “Greek Fire”. This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim. The body is decorated with an incised patterned motif which is encircling the whole body. “Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water. For similar grenades see Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. Size: L:120mm / W:80mm ; 625g. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
Lot 251
Circa 800-1000 AD A late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as “Greek Fire”. This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim. The body is decorated with a central linear block line, above is a row of leaf-like shaped motifs. “Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water. For similar grenades see Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. Size: L:165mm / W:75mm ; 845g. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
Lot 243
Circa 800-1000 AD A late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as “Greek Fire”. This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a series of raised ribs running vertically on the diagonal, the panels between with an alternating series of dot-in-tear shapes, with a short neck and a domed rim. “Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water. For similar grenades see Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. This piece has been precisely dated by means of a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla, an independent German Laboratory. The samples collected date the piece to the period reflected in its style, whilst also showing no modern trace elements. The TL certificate with its full report will accompany this lot. Size: L:155mm / W:80mm ; 660g. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
Lot 246
Circa 800-1000 AD A late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as “Greek Fire”. This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim. The body is decorated with a linear concentric circles forming the upper body below the rim. Just below the rim is another band of tear shapes. “Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water. For similar grenades see Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. Size: L:175mm / W:80mm ; 1kg. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
Lot 244
Circa 800-1000 AD A late Roman, early Byzantine glazed ceramic grenade, also referred to as “Greek Fire”. This hollow ceramic vessel is globular in shape, a piriform body, with a short neck and a domed rim. The body is decorated with a linear line encircling the body with horizontal lines coinjoing with the neck. “Greek Fire” was intended to be filled with explosive liquid and a wick and used as a hand grenade. Typically, it was used in naval battles as it could continue burning while floating on the water. For similar grenades see Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16. Size: L:170mm / W:75mm ; 595g. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
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