Ptolemaic Period / Early Roman Period, Ca. 300 BC - AD 100 An Egyptian offering stele. Underneath an arching winged sun disk, a double scene shows the pharaoh on the right and Sekhmet and Osiris on the left, the two deities representing the rising and setting sun and thus the complete solar cycle. The rest of the stela is taken up by lines of text in which the deities receive the offers. The figures on the stela are narrow across the shoulders and waist, giving the impression of slender, elongated bodies. These attenuated proportions are frequently found on Twenty-sixth Dynasty funerary stelae from Thebes and elsewhere and can recur into the Ptolemaic period. The king wears the Psjent crown, symbolising the reunited Lower and Higher Egypt. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 68.17. Size: 250mm x 260mm; Weight: 7.4kg Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the German art market. The piece is accompanied by the German Export license. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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Late Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC An Egyptian, late period, wooden panel with a painted design of Horus with a double crown (white and red) represented with a falcon head and human body. In his left hand he holds a long sceptre and in his right he holds the Ankh-cross. His arms are adorned with armbands and he is wearing a short colored tunic. The figure is framed in two bands adorned with coloured stripes all executed in ochre. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 17198, Antiquities, Lot.4. Size: 390mm x 200mm; Weight: 635g Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. M. H. collection, Kensington, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 1st millennium BCAn Elamite stamp seal depicting winged lions flanking an altar, with two lines of cuneiform above and one below. Size: 40mm x 40mm; Weight: 34gProvenance: Private London collection of an Ancient Art dealer; Formerly in a central London family collection, 1990s; Suggested to be examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 400 - 300 BCAn Attic red-figure pottery skyphos, a dual-handled, deep cup with a low flanged base, used for drinking wine. It is painted on each side with an owl standing between two sprays of olive leaves. This type of skyphos was extremely popular for several centuries, initially exported from Athens throughout the Greek world, including into Italy. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 41.162.100.Size: 60mm x 113mm; Weight: 60gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Han Dynasty, Ca. 202 BC - AD 220A fine Chinese terracotta dog. The recumubent figure is depicted in a content state, with the mouth opened, tongue slightly hanging, head tilted upwards, eyes wide open and ears perched up. The piece is painted overall with a monochrome yellow pigment. This piece has been precisely dated using a Thermo Luminescence analysis carried out by Ralf Kotalla. The report will accompany the lot.Size: 380mm x 450mm; Weight: 5.45kgThis item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 300 - 2500 BCA large ceramic vessel, with a piriform body and tapering flat base, a cylindrical neck finished with a rounded rim. The exterior is painted with three main registers, each horizontally oriented. The bottom one depicts parading lions, the middle one with zebu bulls and birds, and the upper one displays an arrangement of fish, each with detailed and elongated bodies. The neck is further embellished with a polychrome band with decorative motifs.Size: 600mm x 430mm; Weight: 12.95kgProvenance: Private UK collection, acquired from the private collection of Mr. R. Unger; previously with a London gallery; acquired in the 1970s on the UK art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 800 - 1100A Viking silver pendant of circular form with a griffin and symmetrical geometric composition featuring a repeated motif of granulated clusters. Foliate-shaped clusters of granules that stud the interior at regular intervals - surrounded by a filigree border, with additional granule clusters at the base of the integral suspension loop. This depiction symbolised wealth and status in Europe at this time, and Viking examples often come from the eastern areas that they colonized and traded with modern day western Russia and eastern Europe. They were likely inspired by the fine jewelry of the Byzantine world.Size: 35mm x 30mm; Weight: 6.5gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
End of Old Kingdom / Beginning of the First Intemediary period, Ca. 2181 - 2160 BCA beautiful Egyptian limestone false door. It belonged to Itet, priestess of the goddess Hathor and lady at the royal court. This false door has all the canonical parts: the outer cornice with inscriptions, the decorated torus, the upper lintel, the outer door jambs, the lower lintel and the inner jambs. On the jambs of the outer cornice, Itet is depicted in sunk relief standing up, looking inwards, with a lotus flower in her right hand. In the outer jambs, Itet is depicted seated and looking inwards, with a lotus flower in her right hand. Above her figures the hieroglyphic texts report her titles and name. In the space between the outer jambs, there is a panel with a scene in sunk relief: the deceased seated in front of the offering table. Between the inner jambs, there is a narrow niche suggesting the entrance to a door with a rolled-up mat (drum) above it. The hieroglyphic inscriptions contain the offering formulae to the gods Anubis and Ptah-Sokar in favour of the deceased, her name and her titles, for more see the report. For similar see: MET museum Accession Number: 12.183.8.Size: 520mm x 375mm; Weight: 11.63kgProvenance: Property of a London collector; formerly with Mayfair family S. A., acquired from a London professor in the late 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a report from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
New Kingdom, Ca. 1190 - 1069 BCA remarkable Egyptian New Kingdom example of a terracotta ushabti. The figure stands in mummiform with fused legs. The face has globular eyes, arching brows, a large nose, slender lips, and a tapered chin, all beneath a tripartite wig with lengthy lappets. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 86.1.28; 26.7.1451.Size: 210mm x 70mm; Weight: 435gProvenance: Private UK collection; Ex. M. H. collection, Kensington, acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 700 - 900A Byzantine gold cross-shaped pendant decorated with moulded five dots/circles on the arms and in the centre to represent the five wounds of Christ. Between the arms, there is a moulded decoration composed of points. On the top is a circular hoop to fix the pendant to a chain or rope. This was an iconic object for daily life during the Byzantine Empire. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 1998.542 (shape)Size: 31mm x 32mm; Weight: 3.6gProvenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a collection formed since the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Third Intermediate Period - Late Period, Ca. 1069 - 332 BCAn group of nine mould-formed faience amulets covered in lustrous layers of glaze and carved in semi-precious stones; three heart scarabs in carnelian and amethyst; a carnelian wajet, and five faience amulets in the shape of Egyptian deities. For similar see: Amulets, of Ancient Egypt, Carol Andrews, Published by British Museum Press.Size: 14-30mm x 10-16mm; Weight: 20.5gProvenance: Private collection, London, UK; Ex. M. Koenig, Brussels, 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Predynastic Period, Naqada II, Ca. 3500 - 3200 BCA globe-shaped mace head made of beautiful grey hematite with a smooth surface and a drilled socketing hole, wider on one end. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum, item 10.176.101.Size: L:160mm / W:200mm ; 1.1kgProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database.
Ca. AD 300 - 500A marvellous Roman free-blown glass amphoriskos in blue-green glass. This example boasts thick flakes of iridescence in silver and rainbow hues. It has a piriform body with a tubular neck that flares outwards to a rolled rim, all sitting upon a hemispherical foot. Delicate handles connect the rim to the neck. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction 15793, Antiquities, Lot. 11.Size: 180mm x 60mm; Weight: 55gProvenance: Property of a London art gallery, acquired on the US art market; Ex. collection of Rabbi Herbert Friedman, NYC, collected in the 1960s In Israel, to family by decent. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Ca. AD 1200 - 1300A fantastic Kashan blue glazed ewer with globular body seated on a round disc base; long polygonal narrow neck and globular rim. The external surface is embellished with a deep blue glaze, additional black details and moulded protruding polygonal decoration disposed in twisted diagonal bands. For similar see: Benaki Museum, A guide to the museum of Islamic Art, fig. 122.Size: 260mm x 150mm; Weight: 820gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 1200 - 800 BCAn ancient bronze sword with a long, tapering blade, a prominent mid-rib composed with five lines and a gracefully curved guard. The hilt is characterised by a shank of rounded cross-sections, and the sword culminates in a distinctive double inverted cone. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann collection part I, Lot. 24, 14.Size: 610mm x 45mm; Weight: 635gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 700 - 500 BCA pair of Greek gold openwork lunar shape earrings composed of a main body decorated with gold threads to frame the hollow circles. Four suspension hoops are connected to the sides of the earrings. A large gold thread in a "U" shape fixed on the top of the object is to hook the earring onto the ear.Size: 37mm x 21mm; Weight: 9gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Austrian art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 300 - 400A Roman silver spoon referred to as a cochlearium in Latin. The bowl exhibits a rounded flask-like shape while the handle tapers to a point at its end, designed to extract snails or seafood from their shells. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 19.192.64Size: 170mm x 40mm; Weight: 40gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between the early1960s to 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 100 - 300A Roman round carnelian intaglio depicting the busto of the goddess Minerva facing left and dressed in her characteristic helmet. On her right side, she has a carved line representing her spear. The design is made in a sylised manner typical of the beginning of the second century. The intaglio is set in a high carat, possibly later gold ring with a round hoop with D section. For similar see: Catalogo illustrato della Glittica della Collezione Santarelli. n. inv. 68.Size: D:mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 15gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a Mayfair private collection of Mr. P. S., formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 300 - 100 BCA pair of Hellenistic gold earrings comprised of a thick tapering wire connected to an openwork large band decorated with gold threads and pellets. The hollow body creates an interesting contour to the curved shape. The wire-like hook rises from one end and curves back, tapering slightly to fit through the earlobe of the wearer. Earrings like these would have been worn by high status women, who treasured their jewellery. Jewellery was some of the only private property elite women could own in the Classical Mediterranean.Size: 21-22mm x 22-22mm; Weight: 7.6gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the German art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 400 - 800 An Early Medieval gold circular pendant. The pendant has a large central oval amethyst cabochon, with 8 smaller round cabochons (two later emeralds) in octagonal positions in the middle of floral filigree motif. Eight triangular clusters of gold pellets are located between the gems. On the top, there is a gold hoop with a flat section. Size: 38mm x 32mm; Weight: 11g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece comes with an authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.
Ca. 1200 - 800 BC A Western Asiatic bronze sword with a long, tapering blade, a prominent mid-rib and a gracefully curved guard. The hilt is characterised by a shank of rounded cross-section, and the sword culminates in a distinctive crescent pommel. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 9482, The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann collection part I, Lot. 24, 14. Size: 600mm x 45mm; Weight: 695g Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 300 - 500A Roman glass bottle presenting stunning pale blue hues. It's rectangular body was most likely mould-blown to an even profile. The form is completed by a short tubular neck, a thick, flattened rim, and a pair of handles. For similar see: Christie's. Live Auction 12252, Antiquities, Lot. 85.; Christie's. Live Auction 7161, Antiquities, Lot. 178.Size: 140mm x 110mm; Weight: 205gProvenance: Property of a London art gallery, acquired on the US art market; Ex. collection of Rabbi Herbert Friedman, NYC, collected in the 1960s In Israel, to family by decent. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Ca. 400 - 300 BCAn Apulian kylix in the style commonly known as "Xenon ware." This exquisite drinking vessel features two raised handles extending from near the rim and a distinct foot. The black background has developed a degree of iridescence over time. Adorned with repetitive bands of grape vines along the inner rim, and scrolls encircling a galloping horse or a hound with a lengthy tail. The exterior is tastefully adorned with recurring olive leaves. For similar see: Christie's, Liva Auction 19876, Antiquities, Lot. 60Size: 210mm x 43mm; Weight: 205gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 300 - 480An impressive molded stucco Buddha head. The serene face composes of deep set eyes loking downwards, accentuated nose, and lobed ears, topped with an elaborate ushnisha and backed with a halo.Size: 360mm x 345mm; Weight: 7.88kgProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 600 BCA hollow terracotta figure of a mother goddess holding a child in her arms. The goddess is depicted wearing a belted robe with a V-neckline and a pleated long skirt. Her head is covered with a veil and her face radiates tranquility. The child is closely nestled against the mother, creating a poignant representation. The reverse side of the figure remains unadorned. Mounted on a custom-made stand.Size: 155mm x 70mm; Weight: 295gProvenance: Private London collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. David Hendin Collection, acquired in Israel prior to 1980. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 100 - 300A Romano-Jewish gold ring with a round hoop with triangular section decorated with incised lines. The shoulders widen to form a square bezel with four lines of inscription. Size: D:mm / US: 6 1/2 / UK: M 1/2; Weight: 7gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the German art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.
Ca. AD 200 - 500A beautiful Gandharan schist statue depicting Buddha. The statue is standing on a sqaure, lotus-decorated plinth, wearing long flowing robes, his face with a serene expression backed by a halo.Size: 550mm x 200mm; Weight: 13.97kgProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 2000 - 1000 BCA Large Amlash bronze spoon with a stag shaped handle. A solid, cast bronze stag, standing upon two hooved feet presenting strong features, short curved horns, perky ears and a pointed tail. The animal is connected to a deep round spoon with a conical body and a flared flat rim. The bronze has an incredible red patina. For similar see: Christies, Live Auction, 21014, Antiquties, Lot. 71.Size: 140mm x 240mm; Weight: 935gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Ca. AD 800 - 1100A Viking pendant depicting Mjolnir, the legendary hammer wielded by the Norse god of thunder Thor. The hammer is decorated on one side with a series of small double triangles and circles stamps; folded on the top to create the hoop to be worn on a necklace.Size: 27mm x 17mm; Weight: 5.7gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 30 - 375 A carved schist head of bodhisattva in the Kushan Empire style. The elaborately fashioned ushnisha has overflowing hair, set within a headband. The face depicts a serence expression with deep set eyes, long nose, lobed ears and mustached lips. This is a fine example of Greco-Buddhist art, highlighting the legacy left behind by Alexander the Great. Size: 380mm x 180mm; Weight: (with stand) 13.8kg Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 1600 - 1700An ornate, gold ring with scrolled detailing to the shoulders, pyramidal bezel, and inset garnet to the centre. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 677.4.31.Size: D:16.71mm / US: 6 1/4 / UK: M; Weight: 4.7gProvenance: Property of European collector. Marcus Prill, Belgium, 1998. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 350 BCA terracotta, moulded pottery statuette of Aphrodite. The goddess stands nude, her head adorned with a flowery wreath and her weight shifted in contrapposto pose. Her right arm holds aloft some drapery, while the left is held over a fiery altar. Item was repaired from five original pieces.Size: 220mm x 100mm; Weight: 270gProvenance: Collection of John R. Orr, Toledo, Ohio. Acquired 1980’s; to family by inheritance.
Ca. AD 200 - 400A Roman open work gold ring with a round embellished hoop and a double palmette motif flanked by two hearts. The bezel secures a stunning amethyst intaglio depicting a seated boy made in a naturalistic manner playing with a rampant lion. Most likely, the boy is the young Hercules trying to tame the Nemea Lion. Size: D:mm / US: 9 / UK: R 1/2; Weight: 17gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Austrian art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece comes with an authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.
Ca. 2030 -1640 BCAn Egyptian carved and painted wooden boat with six boatmen. The men at the front and rear ends of the vessel are seated with their arms holding the row to sail the boat. All six boatmen are depicted in classic Egyptian manner with large, dark-outlined eyes, a cropped black wig, and a white loincloth. Once carved, the figures and boat were covered in a thin layer of gesso and painted in red, black, cream, and white hues. These boatmen were created to be servants in the afterlife, ready to row the deceased upon the eternal Nile. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 26.3.157. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.Size: 365mm x 185mm; Weight: 475gProvenance: Property of a London art gallery, acquired on the French art market; Ex. old French collection since the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 900 - 1200A Byzantine openwork Bishop gold ring with a round hoop and a high bezel. The bezel is set with a cabochon garnet, held in a gold cell, surrounded by a patent cross of gold granules. The ring is hollow, rendered in fine open work decoration. Further enrichment includes gold granules, arranged to emphasize the ring’s loop, shoulders and a rhomboid-shaped bezel.Size: D:mm / US: 6 1/4 / UK: M; Weight: 12.2gProvenance: Private UK collection, acquired from the private collection of Mr. R. Unger; previously with a London gallery; acquired in the 1970s on the UK art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.
Ca. AD 500 - 600A stunning Byzantine bronze patent cross-shaped pendant decorated with gold pellet clusters on the arms and a central garnet secured in a gold frame composed of four contrapposed clusters of pellets. On the top, there is a circular hoop to fix the pendant to a chain or rope. This was an iconic object for daily life during the Byzantine Empire. For similar see: Byzantium and the West: Jewelry in the first millennium, n 14A.Size: 44mm x 35mm; Weight: 10gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Ca. 1400 - 1300 BCAn elegant wheel-thrown Mycenaean pottery jar known as a pithos with a petite discoid base which gradually expands into an inverted piriform body with a sloped shoulder and a squat neck. The jar has a trio of applied loop handles spaced equidistantly around the shoulder. An attractive red-brown colour is applied atop the cream-slipped base in concentric rings of varying widths around the foot, lower body, and rim. An intersecting ladder-form bar motif is painted across the shoulder. For similar see. MET Museum Accession Number: 74.51.762.Size: 230mm x 200mm; Weight: 1.12kgProvenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Ca. 350 - 300 BC An Apulian red-figure pottery bell krater with a large body and two horizontal handles. The krater features traditional patterns, such as the laurel wreath under the lip, the Palmette motif under the handles, and the meander and geometric symbols pattern with crosses along the bottom of the body. Side ‘A’ is decorated with a scene where a dressed mend offer a large case to a crowned youth most likely Dionysus, seated and looking at the servant. Between them, a high plant indicates that the scene takes place in a Sacellum in the countryside. On side "B" there are two men conversing, wearing long tunics and one-shouldered cloaks. For similar see: Trendall, 1983, Plate I, n. 3-4. Size: 340mm x 330mm; Weight: 3.19kg Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BCEgyptian stone architectural element in the shape of pillar, inscribed with hieroglyphics and a kneeled woman holding two long plants. Under her, there is a depiction of a sphinx facing right.Size: 60mm x 35mm; Weight: 90gProvenance: Private UK collection; Ex. French collection, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 350 - 300 BCA superb red-figure pottery amphora with an ovoid body and two vertical handles. The amphora features traditional patterns, such as the palmette motif under the handles and the meander pattern with crosses along the bottom of the body. Side ‘A’ of the vessel is decorated with a dressed woman in a long robe and a naked man, most likely a God conversing. On side "B," two men are in a long cloak. For similar see, Christie's Live Auction 2056 Antiquities, 9 December 2008; Trendall, 1983, Plate XVIII, n. 4 and 6.Size: 435mm x 200mm; Weight: 2.34kgProvenance: Property of a London art gallery, acquired on the UK art market; Ex. private Rancho Mirage, California, USA collection, by inheritance in 2020; Ex. Dr. TDR Berreth, California, USA, acquired before 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Old Kingdom, Ca. 2620 - 2184 BCAn Egyptian alabaster offering jar expertly hand-carved from honey-yellow alabaster. The top-heavy vessel is defined by a flat, stable base, an inverted pear body with a delicately tapering profile, and a rounded shoulder surmounted by a flat rim. The interior cavity was drilled out using progressively finer drill bits and abrasive sand. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 21.2.8.Size: 210mm x 130mm; Weight: 2kgProvenance: Private collection, London, UK; Ex. F. Piket 1980s, Netherlands. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 400 - 300 BCA Gnathian ware Epichysis with a pear-shaped body and a distinct spool-shaped base. A high, raised handle joins the long spout of the vessel to the shoulder, at the top of the handle a face of a woman. The main decoration depicting a fantastic face of a lady of fashion facing left; she is painted from white pigment and adorned with polychrome sakes and jewels. She is surrounded with exquisite phitomorphic motifs in white and yellow pigments. On the lower and upper parts of the body, are decorated by dots, ovolo, and a key pattern. For similar see, Christie’s live auction 4925 antiquities lot. 266.Size: 210mm x 80mm; Weight: 220gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 400 - 600 A massive Byzantine gold ring with double bezel, set with garnet and emerald. The terminals join a rectangular box-bezel set with a polished, slightly convex garnet. An openwork (opus interrasile) frame of arches border the second circular bezel securing an emerald. The hoop has a D shape and an enlargement on the shoulders. For similar see: Byzantium and the West: Jewelry in the First Millennium, n. 8. Size: D:mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 14g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Swiss art market in the 1990s.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece comes with an authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.
Ca. AD 619 - 906A large schist head of Guanyin Buddha. The serene face composes of heavily lidded eyes and angular nose, the ears with pendulous lobes, wearing an elaborately carved crown with cloud patterns. Mounted on a custom-made display stand. Size: 440mm x 350mm; Weight: 30+KgProvenance: UK private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Late Period, Ca. 688-332 BCAn Egyptian faience figure of Tawaret the goddess of child birthing and the protector of women, children, and the weak. Tawaret's composite form is defined with the feet of a lioness, the spine and tail of a crocodile, the breasts and bulging belly of a pregnant woman, and the head of a hippopotamus. Standing in a striding pose atop an integral plinth, Taweret presents with her left foot forward, both arms placed defensively against her womb, and shoulders back in a relaxed manner. For similar see: Accession Number: 04.2.365.Size: 75mm x 20mm; Weight: 20gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 200 - 400A finely hammered Late Sasanian boat-shaped silver bowl, featuring a smooth, curvy contour that is accentuated by the elliptical form. The walls are hammered to arise from a flattened base and extend into a wide opening. The interior space of the bowl has a central medallion of a cloverleaf.Size: 50mm x 210mm; Weight: 185gProvenance: Property of a West London gentleman; previously in a collection formed on the UK/International art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 400 - 300 BC A Faliscan black-glazed pottery skyphos with a cup-shaped form and two horizontal handles symmetrically affixed to opposite sides. Side “A” stands out with its captivating figure of Venus. A sitting goddess holds a large mirror. Side “B” depicts a dancing Satyr. Large and stylised geometrical palmettes are positioned beneath the handles. A skyphos is a distinctive type of ancient drinking vessel primarily utilised for serving wine. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 14572, Storied Treasure: Antiquities from the Toledo Museum of Art, Lot. 36. Size: 335mm x 245mm; Weight: 1.94kg Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Ca. 2200 - 1900 BCA rectangular Sumerian clay tablet containing around ten lines of cuneiform on each side that was formed by impressing a sharpened reed or stick into the still-wet surface. The Sumerian determinative DINGIR is written, this specifies that the noun following this is a god or a divinity.Size: 70mm x 40mm; Weight: 70gProvenance: From the collection of a London gentleman, acquired in France between 2000-2005; previously with A. Kotlar; Ex. French collection since the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BCAn Egyptian wooden statuette of a woman depicted wearing a wig with a wreath of leaves and a lotus flower on her forehead. Her arms, which were carved separately and attached with dowels, are lost. The willowy figure with long legs is typical of the late period. On the chest, there is a painted pectoral decorated with different types of beads. The ancient Egyptians made statues using wood from local trees, such as tamarisk, acacia, and sycamore figs. These woods contained many knots and irregular graining, so they were used for small objects. For planks and blocks, they imported conifer wood from Lebanon and Syria. For similar see: La bellezza femminile nell'antico Egitto, Museo Egizio di Firenze. inv. 2174.Size: 430mm x 75mm; Weight: 650gProvenance: Private UK collection; Ex. French collection, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 100 - 200A Romano-Jewish gold bulla pendant with filigree decoration depicting a Menorah on the central tubular part of the body. Two caps are located on the sides and two flat section hoops secure the bulla to a chain or a rope.Size: 13mm x 29mm; Weight: 6.2gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Swiss art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece comes with an authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.
Ca. AD 1600A gold finger ring featuring a thin, round hoop with a median rib at the shoulders. The centerpiece of the ring is its raised bezel, which holds a mesmerizing turquoise gem in a hexagonal box setting.Size: D:15.29mm / US: 4 1/4 / UK: I; Weight: 1.1gProvenance: Property of European collector. Marcus Prill, Belgium, 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 1200 - 800 BCAn exquisite Western Asiatic / Early Greek bronze sword featuring a long, tapering double-edged blade with a prominent double mid-rib and multiple fullers. The handle is equipped with an intricate bone handle embellished with a double line of dots or circles, secured in the center with a bronze hoop. The polygonal pommel is adorned with an open-work, leaf-shaped decoration.Size: 590mm x 90mm; Weight: 885gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BCAn Egyptian pottery funerary cone made of coarse terracotta. It has a cylindrical form and a stamped circular face with four columns of hieroglyphic text. Funerary cones, placed in the ends of chapel roof support beams, were traditionally inserted in rows with their flat ends facing outward. Made of fired Nile mud, cones like this example are some of our earliest written records. Most are found in the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt and the surrounding area, where the tradition seems particularly strong. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 15.10.39.Size: 160mm x 55mm; Weight: 435gProvenance: Property of a private UK collector, acquired pre 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 1200 - 900 BCA Western Asiatic bronze horse bit, with two cheek pieces and a central bit. The cheek pieces are formed to resemble rampant winged gryphons, a creature that has the body of a lion but the wings of an eagle. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 32.161.24.Size: 130mm x 220mm; Weight: 835gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Ca. 100 BC - AD 100A Roman multi-layer agate intaglio depicting a standing naked Jupiter holding lightning in his left hand and in his right a long spear. The design is made in a naturalistic manner typical of the beginning of the Augustan period when intaglio rings were realised only by the master at the top level workshop in Rome. The intaglio is set in a possibly later gold ring composed of a large bezel connected to a round hoop decorated with a central ridge. For similar see: Christie's, On Line Auction 12805, Ancient jewelry; wearable art, Lot. 9.Size: D:mm / US: 6 1/4 / UK: M; Weight: 10gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a Mayfair private collection of Mr. P. S., formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 100 - 300A Roman gold ring, formed from a round hoop with a D section and a bezel that secures a carnelian intaglio. The intaglio depicts a feather in the wind most likely a symbol of a god. For similar see: El legado de Hefesto, n. 395. Size: D:mm / US: 3 1/4 / UK: G; Weight: 1.5gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the German art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 400 - 500 A Roman glass balsamarium with a rounded basket handle. The body of the balsamarium contains two chambers rather than the usual one. Double chambers were formed by either pinching together two single vessels or folding a single item over itself whilst hot. The colouring is yellow with a greenish tint.Size: 160mm x 70mm; Weight: 80gProvenance: Property of a London art gallery, acquired on the US art market; Ex. collection of Rabbi Herbert Friedman, NYC, collected in the 1960s In Israel, to family by decent.
Ca. AD 50 - 200A Roman glass intaglio depicting a tree with phalluses in possibly later gold ring, formed from a round hoop with a D section and a bezel that secures the gem.Size: D:mm / US: 9 3/4 / UK: T; Weight: 17gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the German art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. AD 100 - 200A stone fragment in three sections, the central section is carved with a figure of Maitreya standing with his hand raised in the Abhaya mudra and wearing long flowing robes elegantly draped across his shoulder, flanked by two sections of Bodhisattvas backed by pilasters with acanthus leaf capitals. For similar see, Christie's LIVE AUCTION 1974 INDIAN & SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART, lot 541.Size: 390mm x 360mm; Weight: 9.89kgProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 340 - 300 BCAn elegant Gnathian ware ribbed Oinochoe pottery pitcher with a trefoil spout decorated with red, white, and yellow pigments. The area opposite the handle boasts an elaborate grapevine pattern. The globular body is covered with long vertical moulded lines. On top of the handle, there is a small woman's face in white pigment. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction 17288, Antiquites Lot. 450.Size: 170mm x 105mm; Weight: 265gProvenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Dutch art market; Frederik Van Driel, Maastricht 1993. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
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