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Click here to subscribe15th century AD. A silver hexagonal plaque with integral loop, openwork floral detailing. From a Surrey, UK, collection; formed before 2000. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 235 for type. 11 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). Very fine condition.
13th-14th century AD. A flat-section bronze heater-shaped pendant with pierced lug above, enamelled red field with reserved lion blazoned 'gules a lion rampant or', arms of the Arundel family; loop damaged. Found Suffolk, UK. See Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 110 for type. 6.77 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). [No Reserve] Fair condition.
13th-14th century AD. A heater-shaped bronze pendant plaque with integral pierced lug, recessed field with reserved lion rampant with raised tail divided and looped, possibly the arms of the Morley family. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. Cf. Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 71. The heraldic term for this form of beast is 'lion rampant queue forchee' or 'lion rampant double queued'. It is uncommon in English heraldry. Arms using the device are ascribed to Adam de Well and William de Morley in the Falkirk Roll, listing the knights and leaders present at the battle of Falkirk, fought on 22 July 1298, at which the forces of Edward I defeated a Scottish army under William Wallace. 9.27 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). [No Reserve] Fair condition.
14th century AD. A bronze heater-shaped pendant with loop to the upper edge, arms of two fish, a variant of the Lucy family arms. Property of a Suffolk collector; acquired on the UK art market. See Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 50 for type. The Lucy family arms normally display three fish (lucies) vertically. 8.82 grams, 39mm (1 1/2"). [No Reserve] Fine condition, loop broken.
14th century AD. A flat-section bronze harness pendant comprising a central blue-enamelled disc with reserved horseman image, eight radiating lobes and pierced lug above; the horseman with one arm extended and bird of prey on the wrist; loop damaged. Found Suffolk, UK. See Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 233 for type. 19 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). [No Reserve] Fair condition.
14th-15th century AD. A heater-shaped bronze mount with stud to the reverse, red enamelled field with three reserved lions passant gardant, blue label overall; the arms of the Prince of Wales, Henry V or the sons of Henry VI or Richard III are possible. Found Ongar, Essex, UK, 2014. See Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002, item 131 for type. 9.78 grams, 27mm (1"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
14th century AD. A mixed group comprising: two gilt-bronze heater-shaped pendants, each with a red enamel field and three reserved lions passant gardant; a quatrefoil pendant with radiating floral motifs; a bifacial banneret on its post with heater shield, red enamel field with three lions passant gardant arranged with the heads to the post on each face. Property of a Suffolk collector; acquired on the UK art market. See Ashley, S. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk, East Anglian Archaeology 101, Dereham, 2002 item 242 for discussion of banneret. 39 grams total, 28-41mm (1 - 1 3/4"). [4] Fine condition; one repaired.
9th-12th century AD. A plano-convex bronze patrix die of a male face with lentoid eyes, narrow nose, small pursed mouth, double band to the brow. From an old Munich collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, table XCVII, item 17 for type. 13 grams, 28mm (1"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
15th century AD. A flat-section bronze hoop with hatched expanding shoulders, discoid bezel with intaglio ring-and-dot with fleur-de-lys and leaf motifs. From a Surrey collection; formed between 1990-2000. See Taylor, G. & Scarisbrick, D. Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day, Oxford, 1978, plate 40, item E for type. 5.09 grams, 21mm overall, 19.37mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9, Europe 20.73, Japan 20) (3/4"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
14th-15th century AD. A carinated D-section bronze hoop with lozengiform plaque, raised bezel with cross pommé motif. Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Cf. Taylor, G. & Scarisbrick, D. Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day, Oxford, 1978, item 275 for type. 3.84 grams, 20mm overall, 18.04mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.55, Japan 16) (3/4"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
11th-12th century AD. A double-sided bronze cross with suspension loop above, each side with roundel finials containing facing busts of a saint; robed Virgin Mary to both sides with inscription 'MP' 'OV'. Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. See The Collection of Encolpions, Crosses and sacred Images of B.I and V.N Khanenko, Kiev, 1899, item 86. 80 grams, 71mm (2 3/4"). Fine condition.
16th-17th century AD. A miniature pewter dish with raised 'Tudor Rose' design to the centre, scrolled foliage to the rim. Found Thames foreshore, London, UK, 1980s. Cf. Forsyth, C. & Egan, G. Toys, Trifles & Trinkets. Base-Metal Miniatures from London 1200-1800, London, 2005, item 8.16, 8.26. 4.55 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). [No Reserve] Fine condition, rim abraded, minor casting flaw.
100-700 AD. A hollow-formed glazed ceramic vessel depicting a seated pregnant female with distended stomach and breasts, arms looped to the sides, stylised face with tip of nose removed; hole to the upper rear, old inked accession number to the rump 'G2678' and to the underside '1517'. Property of a North West London gentleman; formerly with a central London gallery in 1990. Cf. Donnan, C.B. Moche Art of Peru. Pre-Columbian Symbolic Communication, Los Angeles, 1978, item 52 with similar treatment of the nose. Moche society flourished on the north Peruvian coastal desert between the first and the eighth centuries A.D., in valleys irrigated by rivers flowing westward from the Andes to the Pacific Ocean. The Moche were innovators on many political, ideological, and artistic levels. They developed a powerful elite and specialized craft production, and instituted labor tribute payments. They elaborated new technologies in metallurgy, pottery, and textile production, and finally, they created an elaborate ideological system and a complex religious iconography. Moche pottery is some of the most varied in the world. The use of mold technology is evident. This would have enabled the mass production of certain forms. But Moche ceramics vary widely in shape and theme, with most important social activities documented in pottery, including war, metalwork, weaving and sex. 274 grams, 13cm (5"). Very fine condition.
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC. A green glazed composition frog amulet with hieroglyph to the underside. Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Cf. Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 28(h"). The Frog was worn as a protective talisman by both the living and the deceased, and was made of a variety of materials including gold, copper, different coloured stone, steatite and glazed coloured faience glass, especially in green or turquoise. The frog amulet was worn for its magical powers against sickness, pain and suffering. It was also given to extend good wishes for the recovery from disease and as a talisman for a long life. Heket or Heqet, was the ancient Egyptian frog-headed Goddess of childbirth. Egyptian women looked to her for protection during childbirth and wore amulets with her image. She was depicted in paintings and statues in human form with the head of a frog. Heket was the wife of Khnum the god of procreation (reproduction) who moulded the child and its ka (soul) within the womb, giving it the breath of life and then maintaining the health of the infant child after birth. Khnum was also a powerful protector of the dead and the god of rebirth and resurrection. As the wife of Khnum, Heket was also associated with resurrection. 0.83 grams, 13mm (1/2"). Very fine condition.
19th-17th century BC. A carved haematite(?) cylinder seal with a bearded king facing a goddess in a flounced robe, smaller figure and shepherd's crook between, facing female with hands to her chest, two columns of cuneiform text. Property of a South West London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; by descent 1986. Cf. Collon, D. First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005, item 776 for type. 6.36 grams, 25mm (1"). Fine condition.
2200-2100 BC. A hardstone cylinder seal with frieze of figures comprising: the sun-god with rays of light emanating from his shoulders brandishing a knife with which he cut his path through the mountains over which he steps; two attendants facing him in caps and long robes, a third facing him holding open the gate of dawn; supplied with a museum-quality impression. Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s. Cf. Collon, D. First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005, item 103. This lot is part of a single collection of cylinder seals which were examined in the 1980s by Professor Lambert and most are accompanied by his own detailed notes; the collection has recently been reviewed by Dr. Ronald Bonewitz. 26 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). Very fine condition.
24th-22nd century BC. A large carved shell cylinder seal with engraved design of a seated sun-god with arms raised facing a procession of five attendants or worshippers in long kilts. Property of a South West London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; by descent 1986. Cf. Collon, D. First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005, item 104 for type. 56 grams, 41mm (1 3/4"). Very fine condition.
Early 3rd millennium BC. A lapis lazuli cylinder seal with a dense frieze of lions on their hind-legs and an inverted ibex gripped by the rump, bull-man to one end with T-shaped tool, vertical lizard finial; supplied with a museum-quality impression. Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s. Cf. Collon, D. First Impressions. Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East, London, 2005, item 71. This lot is part of a single collection of cylinder seals which were examined in the 1980s by Professor Lambert and most are accompanied by his own detailed notes; the collection has recently been reviewed by Dr. Ronald Bonewitz. 13 grams, 21mm (3/4"). Very fine condition.
3rd millennium BC. A carved hardstone cylinder seal with intaglio design of a standing hero flanked by rampant beasts; supplied with a museum quality impression. Property of a North East Essex collector; acquired in the 1980s. Cf. Moorey, P.R.S. et al. Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics and Seals, Los Angeles, 1981, item 1152. 2.72 grams, 22mm (1"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
4th-6th century AD. A plano-convex green jasper stamp seal with intaglio winged bull and text to the border; supplied with a museum-quality impression. Private collection, London, UK; formed 1970s-1980s. Cf. Gyselen, R. Acta Iranica. Sassanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection, Paris, 2007, item 40.B.4. 3.14 grams, 14mm (1/2"). Extremely fine condition.
3rd millennium BC. A sheet gold parallel-sided band with hole to each end, three rows of repoussé pellets. Property of a central London gentleman; formerly in the Tony Brandon collection, London, UK; formed 1980s; collection number 396. Cf. Aruz, J. Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003, item 195. Assyrian reliefs from the city of Nimrud, and now in the British Museum, depict king Ashurbanipal at the great lion hunt, wearing a headband decorated with rosettes, and gives an excellent indication of the sumptuous clothes and jewellery worn by the Assyrian nobility. 6.70 grams, 24cm (9 1/2"). Fine condition, repaired.
2800-550 BC. A bronze figurine of a standing male deity on a square base wearing a long robe belted from the waist; the face carefully modelled with prominent beard; the right arm bent and extended, pierced to accept a rod, the left arm absent. From an old German collection, Cologne; acquired in the early 1980s. Cf. Muscarella, O.W. Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, item 332. In texts from Susa, the capital of the Elamites, over two hundred deities have been identified. The majority of the deities of Susa are of Mesopotamian origin due the political and cultural influences that this held over the Elamites, and Inanna, the goddess of war and fertility, Ea, the creator and protector of mankind, and Sin, the moon god, all had temples at the capital. The head of the Elamite pantheon was a goddess known as Kiririsha, with Shamash, the sun god, being highly revered. 474 grams, 22 cm (8 1/2"). Fine condition. Rare.
13th-6th century BC. A bronze whetstone finial in the form of a leaping ibex with tubular body, forelegs drawn up beneath the shoulders, arched neck, curved horns with lobes to the outer faces; mounted on a custom-made stand. Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 1970-1980. Cf. Moorey, P.R.S. Ancient Bronzes From Luristan, London, 1974, plate IV A, C; Legrain, L. Luristan Bronzes in the University Museum, Pennsylvania, 1934, plate VII, item 28. 169 grams, 17cm including stand (6 3/4"). Very fine condition.
20th-16th century BC. A terracotta plaque with moulded image of Humbaba (or Huwawa), the lion faced demon, standing with his hands clasped to his midriff, legs splayed; mounted on a custom-made stand. Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s. Cf. the image of the death of Huwawa in Aruz, J. Art of the First Cities. The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, New York, 2003, item 112. 244 grams, 14.5cm including stand, plaque: 10cm (5 3/4"). Fine condition.
3rd-7th century AD. A base silver bowl, discoid in plan with rounded underside and thickened rim, incised image of an advancing lion to the centre. Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. Cf. Muscarella, O.W. Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, item 429 for type. 366 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
3rd-7th century AD. A shallow bronze bowl, elliptical in plan with rounded underside. Private collection, London, UK; formerly with Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s. Muscarella, O.W. Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, item 429. 132 grams, 16cm (6 1/4"). Fine condition.
3rd-7th century AD. A bronze bowl, discoid in plan with rounded underside and thickened rim. Property of a North West London gentleman; formerly with a central London gallery in 1990. Cf. Muscarella, O.W. Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, item 429. 241 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Fine condition.
6th-4th century BC. A broad bronze dish with slightly tapering rim, engraved to the outer face with a frieze of birds and fish and a hatched saltire. From the collection of a North West London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Cf. Curtiss, J. & Tallis, N. Forgotten Empire. The World of Ancient Persia, London, 2005, item 100 for type. 1.1 kg, 20cm (8"). Fine condition.
9th-7th century BC. A bronze jar with squat body, broad tubular neck, flared rim, deep shoulder, ring of domed bosses to the obverse surrounding a short spout formed as a female mask with deep eye sockets, applied panel to the reverse with domed boss attachments. From the collection of a North West London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Cf. Muscarella, O.W. Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, item 347. 636 grams, 16.5cm (6 1/2"). Fair condition, repaired.
3rd century BC. A matched pair of gold earrings, each a crescentic plaque with hatched texture, beaded wire borders, granules to the apices, wire hoop with hook-and-eye closure. From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s. Cf. Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1907, item 2454. 2.95 grams total, 26-27mm (1"). [2] Very fine condition.
4th millennium BC. A carved steatite plano-convex stamp seal pierced for suspension, with intaglio design of a standing ibex with head turned. From a South West London collection; formed 1990-2000. Cf. Moorey, P.R.S. et al. Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics and Seals, Los Angeles, 1981, item 1015. 34 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). Fine condition, edge chipped.
11th-12th century AD. A broad bowl with flared foot, raised rim and carination to the flange; green-ochre glaze with sgraffiato concentric circles, swags and geometric motifs. Private collection, London, UK; formerly with Persepolis Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK; in the 1980s. Cf. Pinder-Wilson, R.H. Islamic Pottery 800-1400, London, 1969, item 60. 1.2 kg, 28.5cm (11 1/4"). Fine condition, minor chipping to rim.
11th-12th century AD. A ceramic jug with piriform body, tubular neck and strap handle; iridescent turquoise glaze with band of radiating lozenges to the body and shoulder, black underglaze calligraphic text to the neck with floral embellishment. Private collection, South West London; acquired before 2000. Cf. Lane, A. Early Islamic Pottery: Mesopotamia, Egypt & Persia, London, 1947, item 83B for type. 507 grams, 17cm (6 3/4"). Fair condition, repaired.
13th-14th century AD. A bronze hemispherical bowl with chamfered rim, band of calligraphic text to the outer face. Private collection, North London; acquired in the early 1980s. Cf. von Gladiss, A. Glanz und Substanz. Metallarbeitung in der Sammlung des Museums für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, 2012, item 50. 790 grams, 28cm (11"). [No Reserve] Fair condition; some damage to underside.
10th-9th century BC. A slender leaf-shaped two-edged spearhead with prominent midrib, short shoulder tapering split socket with ribbed bands. From the collection of a North West London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. Cf. spearhead from Hasanlu in Muscarella, O.W. Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, item 65. 254 grams, 44cm (17 1/4"). Fine condition, usage wear.
13th-6th century BC. A bronze adze with expanding triangular-section blade, tubular socket with rib detailing, figure of a boar to the rear of the socket modelled in the round with hatched bristles and raised eyes. From an important private London collection; formed in the 1970s and 1980s. Cf. Legrain, L. Luristan Bronzes in the University Museum, Pennsylvania, 1934, plate XII, item 44. 614 grams, 18.5cm (7 1/4"). Fine condition.
13th-6th century BC. A hollow-formed bronze truncheon-shaped made with flared rim, ribbed collar, upper end with panels of raised herringbone hatching. Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 2001. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 313. 453 grams, 24.5cm (9 1/2"). Fine condition.
9th-11th century AD. An iron axehead with triangular-section blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with square chin and spur to the underside, socket with flanges to the rear. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate XC, item 27. 652 grams, 18cm (7"). Very fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
9th-11th century AD. An iron axehead with triangular-section blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with square chin and spur to the underside, socket with lateral flanges and rectangular extension to the rear. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate XC, item 27. 901 grams, 21cm (8 1/4"). Very fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
9th-11th century AD. A large hand-forged iron axehead with expanding blade, slightly curved edge, socket with lateral flanges and rectangular extension to the rear. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate V, item 23. 1 kg, 22cm (8 1/2"). Very fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
Mid-1st century BC. A votive offering comprising an iron sword of La Tène II type with adhering fragments of its scabbard; the blade 51mm (2) wide at the upper edge, with prominent midrib, folded twice, one part detached; flat-section tang and encrusted remains of organic hilt; upper guard fragment with scooped profile; the weapon presently about 91cm (36) in length, folded into a block 41cm long. Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1980. Cf. Cf. Stead, I. & Rigby, V. The Morel Collection. Iron Age Antiquities from Champagne in the British Museum, London, 1999, item 2937 for type. The practice of ritual destruction of weapons has been found across Northern and Central Europe from the Bronze Age onwards. Swords folded in their iron scabbards are a particular feature of La Tène societies from the last centuries BC. The reasoning behind the practice is not understood in detail, but appears to be connected to the idea that the sword has a personality and 'will' of its own which needed to be released through ceremonial destruction on the death of its owner. 1.1 kg, 41cm (16"). Fair condition; lower part of blade detached and tip absent; encrusted to both broad faces.
13th-6th century BC. A slender bronze spearhead with square-section midrib extending to a short neck with flared shoulders and tapering tang. Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 2001. Cf. Khorasani, M.M. Arms and Armour from Iran. The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period, Tübingen, 2006, item 283. 554 grams, 50.5cm (19 3/4"). Fine condition.
11th-9th century BC. A bronze adze with tubular socket and rear loop, ribbed mouth and ribs extending to the sides of the expanding blade with lateral flanges. From the collection of a North West London gentleman; acquired in the 1980s. See Muscarella, O.W. Bronze and Iron. Ancient Near Eastern Artifacts in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, item 306 for type. 214 grams, 15cm (6"). Fine condition.
2nd century BC-1st century AD. A hand-forged iron spearhead with slender, round-tipped, leaf-shaped blade, narrow neck, tubular split socket with circumferential rings. Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 2001. Cf. Stead, I. & Rigby, V. The Morel Collection. Iron Age Antiquities from Champagne in the British Museum, London, 1999, item 2406. 248 grams, 39.5cm (15 1/2"). Fair condition.
9th-11th century AD. A pair of iron spearheads, each with flared socket, triangular lentoid-section blade. From a private collection of metalwork; acquired before 2005. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, table 7 item 3. 348 grams, 20-26.5cm (8 - 10 1/2"). [2, No Reserve] Fair condition, edges chipped, one bent.
9th-12th century AD. A hand-forged iron trident comprising a square-section shank with right-angled attachment lug, three vertical tines each with a single barb. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhy Srednevekoviya, Moscow, 1987, plate LVIII, item 3. 140 grams, 19.5cm (7 1/2"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
9th-11th century AD. An iron axehead with substantial rectangular-section blade, narrow curved edge, lateral flanges to the socket and rectangular hammer face to the reverse. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate LIII, item 19. 925 grams, 19.5cm (7 3/4"). [No Reserve] Fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
9th-11th century AD. A hand-forged iron axehead with triangular-section blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with square chin and spur to the rear, socket with rectangular extension to the rear. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 14, item 3. 596 grams, 15cm (6"). [No Reserve] Fine condition, professionally cleaned.
9th-11th century AD. An iron axehead with triangular-section blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with square chin and spur to the underside, socket with flanges to the rear. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 14, item 3. 933 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). Fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
9th-11th century AD. An iron axehead with triangular-section blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with square chin, rounded socket to the rear. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 14, item 1. 714 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Fine condition, professionally cleaned.
9th-11th century AD. A hand-forged iron axehead with triangular-section blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with square chin and hook to the rear, socket with rectangular extension to the rear. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 14, item 3. 1 kg, 17cm (6 3/4"). Fine condition, professionally cleaned.
9th-11th century AD. An iron axehead with triangular-section blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with square chin, socket with lateral flanges and rectangular extension to the rear. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate XC, item 27. 617 grams, 19cm (7 1/2"). [No Reserve] Fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
9th-11th century AD. An iron axehead with expanding blade, curved edge, rounded back with slightly flared profile. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 14, item 7. 227 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). [No Reserve] Very fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
9th-11th century AD. An iron axehead with triangular-section small blade widening to a broad bevelled edge and central hole, socket with small lateral flanges and long rectangular extension to the rear. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate XLIII, item 13. 283 grams, 13cm (5"). Fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
9th-11th century AD. An iron axehead with small triangular-section blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with square chin and spur to the underside, socket with small lateral flanges and long rectangular extension to the rear. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate XLIII, item 13. 209 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). Fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
9th-11th century AD. An iron axehead with triangular-section blade, narrow neck widening to a broad bevelled edge with square chin and hole to the centre, socket with small lateral flanges and long rectangular extension to the rear. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate XLIII, item 13. 164 grams, 13cm (5"). Fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
9th-11th century AD. A small iron spearhead with lentoid-section leaf-shaped blade, short neck, long flared closed socket with opposed fixing holes. From a Surrey, UK, collection; formed before 2000. Cf. Arbman, H. Birka I: Die Gräber, Uppsala, 1940, plate 8, item 10. 128 grams, 19.5cm (7 3/4"). [No Reserve] Fine condition.
10th-12th century AD. A hand-forged iron axehead with narrow blade, curved edge, lozenge wings to the socket, hammer-head to the rear. Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent, 1972. Cf. Sedov, B.B. Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, plate CXXIV, item 21. 255 grams, 15.5cm (6"). Fine condition, professionally cleaned and conserved.
19th Dynasty, 1292-1190 BC. A carved steatite amulet of a seated monkey with bent arms, hands covering the ears; suspension loop at the rear. UK art market, acquired prior to 1980; formerly in a 1940s collection. Cf. on-line database of The Smithsonian's Museum of Asian Art, item F1908.220. 8.42 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). Fine condition, part of left arm absent.
3rd century AD, cameo 2nd century AD. A broad D-section hoop with volute scrolls and peltas to the shoulders, rectangular plaque with elliptical cell, inset cameo of a female bust with hatched hair, possibly an empress. Property of a European collector; formerly with Egon Beckebauer, Munich, Germany; circa 1982. See Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 184 for type. The hairstyle portrayed on the cameo is typical of the later 1st -2nd century, as seen on representation of e.g. Faustina the Younger, Lucilla and others. 14 grams, 26mm overall, 19.32 x 17.67mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.48, Japan 15) (1"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
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