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  • Egyptian Rhyolite Shabti for King Senkamanisken
    Egyptian Rhyolite Shabti for King Senkamanisken

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £20,955

    A rhyolite shabti with mummiform body, arms crossed over the chest, the right hand holding a narrow-bladed hoe, the left hand holding a broad hoe, seed bag with tassel slung over the left shoulder; wearing a nemes headdress, double uraeus and false plaited beard with chin straps; six incised horizontal registers of hieroglyphs from Chapter Six of the Book of the Dead; incised 'footmarks' to the base.





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  • Large Egyptian Osiris Statue
    Large Egyptian Osiris Statue

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,430

    A substantial bronze statue of Osiris standing wearing Atef crown of Upper Egypt with lateral ostrich feathers, frontal uraeus, false beard, crossed hands holding crook and flail, standing on a square base; mounted on a marble stand.





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  • Large Egyptian Statue of Khnum
    Large Egyptian Statue of Khnum

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £27,940

    A substantial bronze figure of the ram-headed god Khnum advancing, wearing a pleated kilt, with an Atef crown with horizontal ram's horns surmounted by rearing ureai crowned with sun discs, a flail in his raised right hand, feet absent; mounted on a custom-made stand.





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  • Graeco-Roman Marble Bust of a Noble
    Graeco-Roman Marble Bust of a Noble

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,620

    An expressive bust of a mature nobleman with curly hair gracefully framing his face, the sides falling on the shoulders of the pleated toga, furrowed forehead and prominent nasolabial folds; mounted on custom-made stand.





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  • Sarmatian Gold Goddess Riding Leocampus Mount
    Sarmatian Gold Goddess Riding Leocampus Mount

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £12,700

    A gold 'Sarmatian Animal Style' disc mount with band of inset turquoise triangular inserts to the rim; a goddess, possibly Artemis, riding sidesaddle on the back of a leocampus with its fish-tail raised and mouth gaping, piriform cell before the face; four loops to the reverse.





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  • Romano-Etruscan Openwork Stool Panel
    Romano-Etruscan Openwork Stool Panel

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,715

    A bronze element from a seat frame comprising a rectangular openwork panel with two lateral legs and square tiered bases, transverse band with openwork wave-pattern, upper section with facing female bust and openwork scrolled tendrils; mounted on a custom-made stand.





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  • Roman Jug with Figural Handle
    Roman Jug with Figural Handle

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £15,240

    A patinated bronze jug with bulbous piriform body, narrow neck with rolled rim and open spout; handle with figure of Juno standing robed holding a goose to her chest; below a facing putto mask with frame of curls.





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  • Roman Statuette of Juno
    Roman Statuette of Juno

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,970

    A substantial bronze figure of Juno (Greek Hera) standing with right hand in gripping pose, left hand extended palm-upwards, engraved collar to the neck and diadem to the hair, palla gathered at the waist, slipping from the right shoulder; mounted on a custom-made stand.





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  • Roman Mosaic with Mountain Lion Attacking Chamois
    Roman Mosaic with Mountain Lion Attacking Chamois

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,890

    A large irregular reconstituted mosaic panel set into a matrix within a rectangular frame; mosaic of stone tesserae mostly of 8mm-11mm size depicting a cream field with a lioness pouncing on two fleeing chamois mountain goats, with vegetation and leaves in the field.





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  • Large Western Asiatic Old Babylonian Cuneiform Letter
    Large Western Asiatic Old Babylonian Cuneiform Letter

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,032

    A pillow-shaped terracotta tablet letter with nineteen lines of cuneiform text, the reverse with five lines of cuneiform text and a circular recess to the plain part.





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  • Western Asiatic Elamite King Shihak-Insusinak I Royal Cuneiform Brick
    Western Asiatic Elamite King Shihak-Insusinak I Royal Cuneiform Brick

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,620

    A fired clay brick with seven lines of cuneiform text referring to King Shihak-Insusinak I; accompanied by a scholarly note by Dr. Manuel Ceccarelli, phD earned at the University of Tübingen, Germany, which states: 'Brick with Elamite cuneiform inscription of Shilhak-lnshushinak, king of Elam (South-West Iran), ca. 1150 –1120 BCE. This royal inscription celebrates the restoration of the temple of the goddess Kirisha. The inscription can be reconstructed thanks to similar bricks.'I, Shilhak-lnshushinak, son of Shutruk-Nahhunte, beloved servant of Kiririsha and Inshushinak, King of Anzan and Susa: Humbanumena built the temple of Kiririsha-of-Liyan with unbacked mudbricks, and, as it threatened ruin, I restored it to its original state: with backed bricks, I (re)built it, and for my life, for the life of Nahhunte-Utu, of Hutelutush-lnshushinak, of Shilhina-hamru-Lakamar, of Kutir-Huban, of lshnikarab-huhun, of Urutuk -EI-halahu and of Utu-ehihi-Pinigir, with this intention,for our sake(?), I gave it to Kiririsha, my goddess.'';mounted on a custom-made stand.





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  • Chinese Wei Buddha in Aureole with Attendants
    Chinese Wei Buddha in Aureole with Attendants

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,125

    A carved sandstone architectural panel comprising an aureole with flying deva figures to the upper edge, central standing robed Buddha with hands raised in the gesture of reassurance; flanked by two smaller bodhisattva figures in similar pose; mounted on an orb attached to a rectangular base with (later?) inscription to the reverse reading "Made by Xing Changzhen in memory of his two sisters deceased, Eastern Wei Dynasty, (April 22nd 536)".





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  • Gandharan Head of Emaciated Buddha
    Gandharan Head of Emaciated Buddha

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £20,320

    A schist statue fragment with bust of Buddha with large aureole behind the head, emaciated face with hollow cheeks and sunken eye sockets, ushishna covered by wavy hair, urna flanked by raised veins; mounted on a custom-made stand.





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  • Anglo-Saxon The Oving Great Square-Headed Brooch
    Anglo-Saxon 'The Oving' Great Square-Headed Brooch

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,842

    A gilt-bronze great square-headed brooch comprising a rectangular headplate with two panels of chip-carved Style I ornament flanking a beast-head with triangular muzzle and two pellet eyes, raised three-sided frame and outer band of pellets above beast-heads with lentoid eyes; the shallow bow with raised median rib, flanges to the edges and punched pellet detailing; footplate with beast-head between curved pellet lines, pierced horse-head lappets, lozengiform central panel with knot of Style I limbs; two lateral discs, one pierced to accept a stud and the other with a domed stud in place; the finial a disc with human mask inverted; pin-lug and part of catch to the reverse.





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  • Medieval Silver Hexagonal Chalice
    Medieval Silver Hexagonal Chalice

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,255

    A chased silver chalice comprising a bowl with six D-shaped panels decorated with foliate motifs, framed by raised swags and tear-shaped bosses; the conical pedestal stepped; on the rim three attachment points for a cover, removed and repaired in antiquity.





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  • Gandharan Multi-Tier Stele
    Gandharan Multi-Tier Stele

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £16,510

    A carved schist stele with figural ornament in five tiers; lower row with facing cross-legged figures, profile and facing animals; second row with frieze depicting a nursing mother with infant and a female in animated pose among a group of standing figures; third row with facing robed figure on a horse supported by a crouching man, flanked by tiered ranks of robed attendants; fourth row a seated facing figure of Buddha on lotus-flower dais with attendants; top row with Buddha, reclining attendant and nude male; birds and other details to the rim; mounted on a custom-made stand.





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    EGYPTIAN PAINTED CARTONNAGE WITH FIGURAL PANELS
    Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC
    Lot No. 0002
    Sold for (Inc. premium): £4,572
    EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE DISH WITH LOTUS DECORATION
    New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1292 BC
    Lot No. 0003
    Sold for (Inc. premium): £5,842
    EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE GLAZED SHABTI
    19th-20th Dynasty, 1295-1077 BC
    Lot No. 0004
    Sold for (Inc. premium): £1,397
    LARGE EGYPTIAN CARVED GRANITE SHABTI
    25th Dynasty, 744-656 BC
    Lot No. 0006
    Sold for (Inc. premium): £5,588
    EGYPTIAN RHYOLITE SHABTI FOR KING SENKAMANISKEN
    Napatan Period, 643-623 BC
    Lot No. 0007
    Sold for (Inc. premium): £20,955
    EGYPTIAN ALABASTRON
    Late Period, 664-332 BC
    Lot No. 0009
    Sold for (Inc. premium): £1,143
    EGYPTIAN ALABASTER LOTUS CUP
    New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC
    Lot No. 0010
    Sold for (Inc. premium): £1,016
    EGYPTIAN SPECKLED RED GRANITE VESSEL
    Early Dynastic Period, 3rd millennium BC
    Lot No. 0011
    Sold for (Inc. premium): £5,842
    EGYPTIAN YELLOW JASPER MUT AMULET
    Late New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC
    Lot No. 0015
    Sold for (Inc. premium): £3,556
    EGYPTIAN STEATITE RING WITH CROCODILES
    Late New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC
    Lot No. 0018
    Sold for (Inc. premium): £953
    EGYPTIAN LOTUS FLOWER AMULET NECKLACE
    Late New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC and later
    Lot No. 0020
    Sold for (Inc. premium): £1,143
    EGYPTIAN GOLD GAZELLE AMULET
    New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BC
    Lot No. 0025
    Sold for (Inc. premium): £508

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