Timeline Auction - Antiquities, Natural History and Coins

Chalcolithic, 3300-2500 BC. An alabaster head with good features from a 'stargazer' idol; mounted on a custom-made stand. 65 grams, 67mm includin...

3rd-7th century AD. A plano-convex stamp seal with central hole, intaglio profile bust with text above. 12 grams, 25mm (1"). Private collection, ...

3rd-7th century AD. A carved agate plano-convex stamp seal with keeled upper and incised roundels to each face, profile lion motif. 5.64 grams, 2...

3rd-7th century AD. A crystal stamp seal with intaglio profile crowned bust. 25 grams, 31mm (1 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired be...

3rd-7th century AD. A large carved agate stamp seal with incised design of interlaced horned serpents, text to the border. 35 grams, 32mm (1 1/4"...

3rd-7th century AD. A carved crystal stamp seal with keeled upper face and incised roundels, intaglio tamga motif to the underside with text surro...

3rd-7th century AD. A carved crystal stamp seal with domed upper face and incised roundels, intaglio facing bust to the underside with text surrou...

1st millennium BC. A curved banded agate elbow bead with two attachment holes to each end. 32 grams, 69mm (2 3/4"). From a large London collectio...

1st millennium BC. A banded agate D-shaped plaque with a hole to each end for suspension. 6.58 grams, 46mm (1 3/4"). Private collection, London, ...

1st millennium BC-1st millennium AD. A group of six banded agate beads, two small cylindrical and four fusiform. 55 grams, 24-56mm (1 - 2 1/4"). ...

3rd-7th century AD. A carved plano-convex crystal appliqué with intaglio figure of a robed figure with frond and agricultural tool. 2.77 grams, 2...

3rd-7th century AD. A plano-convex banded agate appliqué with intaglio motif of Hermes(?) advancing with fronds in one hand and fish in the other,...

3rd-7th century AD. A discoid banded agate appliqué with intaglio motif of a biga and horses, warrior with spear. 3.47 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Privat...

3rd-7th century AD. A flat discoid carnelian appliqué with intaglio image of an ibex kneeling in profile. 1.59 grams, 20mm (3/4"). From an old Lo...

3rd-7th century AD. A flat discoid carnelian appliqué with intaglio image of an ibex standing in profile. 1.57 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Property of a ...

19th century AD. A discoid plano-convex banded glass appliqué. 3.63 grams, 24mm (1"). Private collection, London, UK; acquired prior to 1990. Fi...

1st millennium BC. A plano-convex chalcedony bead with intaglio image of a female standing armed with spear, shield and helmet. 9.64 grams, 26mm ...

1st millennium BC. A carnelian bead with intaglio motif of a nude female placing an offering on an altar. 5.74 grams, 26mm (1"). Acquired on the ...

4th-2nd millennium BC. A carved rhyolite vessel with domed face and flange, five worn lines of text to the socket. 321 grams, 81mm (3 1/4"). From...

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A steatite bead seal engraved to one side with a standing bird, geometric patterns to the top; to the reverse a series of g...

3rd-7th century AD. A carnelian intaglio engraved to the surface with the bust of bearded male, wearing a turban and large collar necklace; wreath...

2nd millennium BC. A squat fossiliferous limestone columnar idol, slightly tapering with shallow slot to both flat faces and along the sides. See ...

2nd millennium BC. A fossiliferous limestone columnar idol, tapering body with discoid base, shallow slot to each flat face. See Linenthal, P. Col...

2nd millennium BC. A variegated limestone columnar idol, slightly waisted with shallow slot to each flat face. See Linenthal, P. Columns, Discs an...

2nd millennium BC. An alabaster vase with slightly flared and rolled rim; thick walls to the tapering body, slightly rounded base. 2.1 kg, 20cm (...

3rd millennium BC. A carved granite foot amulet with hole for suspension, deep socket to the forward edge. 26 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). From the coll...

2nd millennium BC. A carved ovoid horse harness fitting with vertical hole to the underside connecting to four lateral holes; old collector's numb...

2nd millennium BC. A black polished obsidian scaphoid cabochon inlay. 2.31 grams, 30mm (1 1/4"). From the collection of a Mayfair, London, UK, ge...

8th-5th century BC. A small haematite(?) cylinder seal with frieze depicting a nude winged genius wearing a cap advancing to the right, hands plac...

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A serpentine bust of a monkey with small ears, large eyes and wide mouth; left hand held up to mouth sucking thumb; mounted...

3rd millennium BC. A shell cylinder seal engraved with a standing male worshipper in long robes and with beard; in front a bearded male deity with...

19th-early 20th century AD. A wooden case with suspension chain and two hinged doors, mirror to the interior, triangular pediment and scooped plaq...

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of ceramic animals, each a rattle. 277 grams total, 89-99mm (3 1/2 - 4"). From a German collection; acquired...

19th-17th century BC. A rectangular ceramic plaque with a low relief image of a richly adorned goddess wearing a massive headdress, large earrings...

19th-17th century BC. A rectangular ceramic plaque with a low relief figure of a standing man, wearing a short skirt, holding a flower in his left...

19th-17th century BC. A ceramic plaque with a semi-circular base and a high relief figure of a dancing dwarf on a pedestal. 170 grams, 13cm (5")....

19th-17th century BC. An oval ceramic plaque with a standing nude female, clasped hands underneath her breasts, wearing a necklace and shoulder-lo...

7th-5th century BC. A ceramic plaque with a low-relief figure of a kneeling archer wearing a short skirt and a horned hat, holding a bow and an ar...

10th-7th century BC. A rectangular terracotta plaque with a low-relief figure of a standing male wearing a short skirt and hat, holding a bucket a...

20th-17th century BC. A rectangular baked clay plaque with a low relief motif of a seated musician wearing a long robe playing a harp. See similar...

10th-7th century BC. A ceramic plaque with a high relief standing female to one side, both hands on hips, hair braided in two 'bulbs', incised lin...

6th-4th century BC. A tongue-shaped ceramic plaque with a low-relief standing nude female, with shoulder-long braided hair, holding her breasts. ...

24th-21st century BC. A ceramic plaque with a high relief figure of a standing nude female, one hand holding a breast, other hand resting in loin....

19th-8th century BC. A group of five ceramic plaques comprising of: a large figure of a goddess in a rectangular structure, richly dressed and ado...

Iron Age, 10th-6th century BC. A terracotta globular jug with basal ring, broad tubular neck with pinched sides and pouring lip, strap handle, cir...

10th-6th century BC. A terracotta globular jug with basal ring, broad tubular neck with pinched sides and pouring lip, strap handle, circumferenti...

Iron Age, 12th-6th century BC. A tall ceramic Holy Land jar with rounded body, short tubular neck and flared rim, loop handle to the shoulder; ban...

12th-10th century BC. A terracotta globular jug with basal ring, trumpet-shaped neck with median fillet, everted and chamfered rim, strap handle t...

12th-10th century BC. A terracotta globular jug with basal ring, trumpet-shaped neck with median fillet, everted and chamfered rim, strap handle t...

Mid 4th-mid 3rd millennium BC. A ceramic jug with globular body, basal ring, tubular neck with collet and rolled rim; single strap handle to the s...

16th-12th century BC. A mixed group of Late Bronze Age ceramic bowls comprising: two cream-coloured and one terracotta, each with stirrup-shaped h...

2nd millennium BC. A terracotta vessel with tapering lower body, flared basal ring, broad sloping shoulder with rib, flared neck with chamfered ri...

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of ceramic animals, each a rattle. 291 grams total, 80-130mm (3 - 5"). From a German collection; acquired on...

19th-8th century BC. A group of five ceramic plaques comprising of: a rectangular plaque with a couple engaged in a coitus; a fragment of a high-r...

3rd millennium BC. A large bulbous ceramic jar with broad neck, two strap handles, flat base. 3.29 kg, 29cm (11 1/2"). Acquired on the London art...

3rd millennium BC. An early Bronze Age terracotta bowl with conical foot and rounded upper body, discoid base and four small ledge handles, band o...

2nd-1st millennium BC. A group of three ceramic oil lamps, each a disc with edges folded to form a triangular dish and nozzle. Cf. Bussiere & Rive...

12th-7th century BC. A flat-backed ceramic figurine depicting a deity with two heads; the eyes and breasts formed with round recesses, the headdre...

12th-7th century BC. A ceramic female figure with elaborate headdress, pinched facial features, applied necklace band, arms supporting the breasts...

Late 4th millennium BC. A broad terracotta jug with flat base, bulbous body, everted rim, single loop handle with thumb-pad. 435 grams, 16.5cm (6...