TimeLine Auctions Mayfair Hotel Antiquities Sale

Napatan Period, 643-623 BC. A rhyolite shabti with mummiform body, arms crossed over the chest, the right hand holding a narrow-bladed hoe, the le...

Late Period, 664-332 BC. A pale blue glazed composition ink pot formed as a bearded male head with lateral horns to the brow, painted detailing, w...

5th-3rd century BC. A round-section gold neck or arm ring with the ends coiled about the shank, granule stud. 15 grams, 10cm (4"). Property of a ...

5th-3rd century BC. A bronze pendant comprising: lion-head finial with pierced mouth to accept a loop, tiered mane with radiating strokes; biconve...

2nd-1st century BC. A carved rock crystal amphoriskos with chamfered rim and loop handles; mounted on a custom-made stand. 185 grams, 12.5cm incl...

5th-3rd century BC. A carved agate kohl pot or cosmetics phial formed as two addorsed rams' foreparts and two bulls', the rim formed by the conjoi...

1st-3rd century AD. A rectangular mosaic panel in modern matrix, bi-chrome border with 'wave' pattern surrounding concentric borders, central moti...

4th century AD. A gold ring comprising a lentoid-section hoop and raised rectangular plaque, inscribed to the hoop in seriffed capitals 'CONSTANTI...

2nd-3rd century AD. The goddess of love depicted with youthful idealising features on a slender neck, hair dressed in a chignon to the rear, two t...

2nd-4th century AD. A gold cosmetic or medicinal spoon with deep bowl and lateral spurs to the rear, balustered shank and knop finial. Cf. Riha, E...

1st century AD. A bronze patera comprising a shallow discoid bowl with inturned lip, central dome with concentric ring ornament, basal ring; the h...

26th-24th century BC. A chert cylinder seal with a group of figures consisting of a naked hero in the centre, with curled hair, grasping a wild go...

2nd millennium BC. A carved pink limestone cylinder seal depicting two-handled pots, accompanied by a museum quality impression and an original ty...

2nd millennium BC. A carved cream stone cylinder seal depicting a tree and other items, accompanied by a museum quality impression and an original...

3rd millennium BC. Group of carved stone cylinder seals, all with original typed and signed scholarly notes by the late W. G. Lambert, Professor o...

3rd millennium BC. Group of carved stone cylinder seals, all with original typed and signed scholarly notes by the late W. G. Lambert, Professor o...

2nd-1st millennium BC. Group of carved stone cylinder seals, one with original typed and signed scholarly note by the late W. G. Lambert, Professo...

4th-1st millennium BC. Group of carved stone cylinder seals, all with original typed and signed scholarly notes by the late W. G. Lambert, Profess...

Late 2nd-early 1st millennium BC. A sheet bronze libation horn or rhyton with three circumferential sheet silver bands to the body; silver rim ove...

1st millennium BC. A blue glass conical stamp seal, profile figure of a harpy and prey. 3.98 grams, 16.38mm (1/2"). Property of a Mayfair lady; fo...

3rd-7th century AD. A chalcedony stamp seal with keeled body, discoid face with intaglio bird advancing with one leg raised, profile human head. ...

3rd-7th century AD. An agate cone-shaped stamp seal engraved to the underside with a knot pattern to the centre, Pahlavi script to the edge. See G...

3rd-7th century AD. A banded agate stamp seal with domed body; engraved to the underside with opposed horns with a crescent moon to the top, Pahla...

3rd-7th century AD. A chalcedony stamp seal with domed body; engraved to the underside with a human-headed, winged Lamassu bull, with Pahlavi scri...

3rd-7th century AD. A chalcedony stamp seal with domed body; engraved to the underside with a reclining lion with Pahlavi script to the edge. See ...

3rd-7th century AD. A chalcedony stamp seal with domed body; engraved to the underside with a facing lion head, wings beneath and Pahlavi script t...

3rd-7th century AD. A bloodstone stamp seal with domed body; engraved to the underside with a pair of facing horses, Pahlavi script to the top. Se...

1st millennium BC. A banded agate tubular kohl vessel with rounded base, everted rim with sheet gold sleeve. 43 grams, 58mm (2 1/2"). Property of...

16th-17th century AD. A hollow-formed sheet gold figure of a camel with head raised, decorated saddle and girths. 6.32 grams, 50mm (2"). Property...

9th-8th century BC. A tubular bronze sceptre finial formed as a standing figure with hands clasped to the breasts, tiered rings to the neck, ribbe...

1st millennium BC. A bronze rattle in the form of a bird with open-work body, bird's head and inverted U-shaped loop to the top; bronze sphere wit...

2nd millennium BC. A substantial bronze dress pin with ribbed upper section, bifacial lapis lazuli discoid finial with high-relief image to each f...

8th-7th century BC. A mixed group of bronze pins with decorative terminals: one with a sphinx, one with bird and one with horned quadruped, all se...

19th century AD. A carved, green-glazed ceramic seed-pod vessel with low-relief tendril and flower detailing, collar with inset red glass cloisons...

2nd millennium BC. A gold penannular D-section bracelet with thickened clubbed ends. 117 grams, 90mm (1 1/2"). From the private collection of a N...

6th century AD. A bronze belt- or strap-mount with stepped profile, panel with two facing masks each flanked by bird-head finials to a hatched ban...

9th-11th century AD. A bronze dress pin with round-section tapering shank, openwork head with vertical interlaced band below a knot and four later...

10th-11th century AD. A gold finger ring comprising a flat-section flange with tapering ends coiled about the shank; the flange with impressed hor...

4th-7th century AD. A mixed group of gold miniature pendants formed as buckets or tankards, each a hollow body with beaded wire rim to the foot an...

6th-7th century AD. A mixed group of gold and garnet appliqués comprising: a strap end with waisted body, split and scooped lower edge, inset garn...

7th-10th century AD. A mixed group of three silver buckles comprising: one with elliptical plate, with two bronze pins, loop and hinged tongue; on...

7th-10th century AD. A mixed group of three buckles comprising: two silver-gilt, one with oblong plaque, tongue formed as a bird's head; one disco...

6th-7th century AD. A group of silver mounts comprising: fourteen heater-shaped mounts, each with horned zoomorphic mask, three attachment pegs to...

8th century AD. A parcel-gilt silver hipped dress pin with gilded animal head terminal, eyes inlaid with fragments of black glass. For a very simi...

15th-16th century AD. A gold ring comprising a D-section hoop with heart-shaped panel to the underside, round bezel with hexafoil panel and triang...

15th-16th century AD. A gold ring comprising a round-section hoop with large granule to each shoulder, pie-dish bezel with earlier inset banded ag...

Late 17th century AD. A gold ring comprising a D-section hoop with lateral panels of niello-filled scrolled-tendril ornament, transverse bands to ...

13th-14th century AD. A gold ring comprising a thick barrel-shaped hoop inscribed to the outer face; Malcolm Jones, Sheffield University, Dept. En...

19th century AD. A bronze processional cross with segmented bulb above the flared socket; each arm with raised ring and radiating knops, fleur-de-...

19th century AD or earlier. A substantial bronze wall plaque with three standing figures modelled in the half-round, each wearing a braided hairst...