A red glass insert of a profile face with remains of a pharaonic crown to the forehead.

A blue-glazed composition amulet in the form of an ibis (representing the god Thoth) seated on a wedge-shaped base, facing a figure of Maat appearing as a diminutive stooping female with an ostrich feather; some details to both figures rendered in a darker blue glaze; suspension loop to the rear of the bird's neck.

A white limestone figure of the god Ptah with false beard, wearing an enveloping cloak and a broad wesekh-collar, holding the shaft of a was sceptre; serene, oval face with almond-shaped eyes and fleshy lips; remnants of dorsal pillar to reverse; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

A spectacular bronze hydria composed of a tapering body, broad shoulder and waisted neck, the everted rim decorated with egg-and-dart motifs, three round-section handles and tiered, ogival foot; professionally restored.

A red-figure terracotta bell-krater displaying polychrome figural panels between a laurel wreath and a band of Greek key motifs; side a) two robed male figures holding staffs, wearing a taenia or a band around the head, standing facing a central altar; side b) a woman wearing a chiton and holding a casket and olive sprig in her outstretched hands, advancing right towards a nude man standing right, his head turned towards her, holding a bucket and olive sprig, a cloak draped over his arm, elaborate volute palmettes beneath both handles; restored.

A free-standing bronze imperial or military eagle terminal from a staff or a sceptre, modelled in the round in a dynamic pose standing on a globe, wings spread, head turned to the right, semi-naturalistic anatomical and feather detailing; the globe bearing an incised eight-armed stylised Macedonian star; sub-triangular lug to back of the neck; collar to globe with hollow underside.

The best example of only three examples of this type known, a copper-alloy knee brooch composed of a rectangular-section body, spring pin within bow plate and remains of catchplate to reverse; both sides of the body with two panels of Latin lettering moulded in relief: 'FIBUL[A] EX REG LAGITIENSE', translating to 'Brooch from the Regio Lagitiensis' (Roman Castleford); remains of blue glass enamelling to the recessed fields.

A large fired clay brick from the Wall of Babylon bearing six lines of stamped Babylonian cuneiform inscription to one face which reads: 'AG - ku -dur-ri-URU' / 'LUGAL ba-bi-lu' / 'za-ni-nu é-sag-ila' / 'u e-zi-da IBILA' / 'SAG.KAL. sa AG-IBILA-URU' / 'LUGAL ba-bi-lu ana-ku', which translates: 'Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, who provides for Esagila and Ezida, the eldest son of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon, am I'; traces of bitumen on the blank side; accompanied by an old label which reads: 'Brick from the Wall of Babylon / Presented by W.Bro. Gentle-Cackett Secretary Bible Lands Mission / The impression records the fact that it was built by King Nebuchadnezzar [II]'.

A tinned sheet-bronze legionary helmet of Imperial Gallic Type A with deep rounded bowl, simple C-shaped cut-outs for the ears, integral flared neck-guard extending some way along the sides, corrugated ribs to the occipital area at the rear and corrugated 'wings' or eyebrows (Russel-Robinson's Type E) above the brow; small stud the rear of the neck-guard attaching suspension loops to the underside; hinged bracket at each temple for a deeply curved cheek-guard with gently flared rim, bearing a loop to the inner face to accept an vinculum fastening strap; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

A gilt copper-alloy mount composed of a broad annular body with slightly domed profile, the body quartered with each cell displaying a chip-carved interlace motif configured A:B:A:B; rim, edges and central cell with raised rim; rivet and flat-section mounting bar to reverse.

A bronze bowl mount or escutcheon comprising a discoid panel with gently curved profile and zoomorphic hook; the panel with reserved La Tène comma-leaf decoration on a pounced field (intended to receive enamel fill); the hook with median gusset to the outer face, horse-head finial, bulbous La Tène ornament at the base.

A pair of large Early Anglo-Saxon gilt copper-alloy saucer brooches each comprising a broad (13mm+) angled flange surrounding a central disc with carinated border; outer zone comprising four arches subdivided by hatching to the inner edge and four C-shaped panels with triangular separators, inner zone separated by a carinated border, central disc with four radiating bilinear crescents; pin-lugs and catch to the reverse with traces of mineralised fabric.

A silver chessman-type seal matrix with pierced trefoil head and knop above; central motif of a leopard statant gardant before a tree, pelletted border and blackletter legend '* sigillum [lozenge] steffani [cinquefoil cinquefoil] ale [cinquefoil lozenge] lane' (for 'seal of Stephen [at?] ale lane').

An annular gold band with everted upper and lower lip, filigree ropework above and below each rim, with circumferential inscription to the recessed exterior face; of the five separate bands, the central one accommodating an applied strip of paler gold bearing a Medieval French blackletter inscription in relief, reading: '+loiautet (5 five cinquefoils) pas tout (5 five cinquefoils)', or 'Loyalty Passes All'; the inscription band may once have been enamelled; plain interior; the outer rim and twisted band on one edge are slightly bent; cleaned and repaired.

A substantial gold signet ring composed of a lentoid-section hoop, expanding capital style shaped shoulders and irregular octagonal bezel engraved with a skull, two flowers below separating the reversed initials in capitals: 'CL', framed by a beaded border.

A marble copy of the kneeling Venus (original in the Vatican Museums), crouching on an octagonal base; the arms raised in expressive pose, head tilted, hair drawn up in a chignon; lettering to base 'KNEELING VENUS' and 'ROME'.

Petrus Annatus (Pierre Annat), Apparatvs ad Positivam Theologiam Methodicus. in quo jam reviso multumque ditato, Clara, Brevis et Expedita Delineatur Idea positivæ & scholasticæ Theologiæ, Scripturæ sacræ, Traditionis divinæ, sanctorum Ecclesiæ Patrum, sacrorum Ecclesiæ Conciliorum, Pontificiarum EcclesiæDecisionum, necnon variis temporibus & varris in locis ortarum in Ecclesia hæresum. Actore R.P. Petro Annato Congregationis Doctrinæ Christianæ Generali Præposito. Editio prima in Germani correctior & auctior. Tomus Primus. Superiorum Permissu ac Privelegiis. Herbipol Sumptibus Phiippi Wilhelmi Fuggart, Bibliopolæ Aulico Academici. Typis Engmannianis' and 'Tomus Secundus' bound in together; old replacement calf binding with gold block titling and embellishments to spine, heraldic motif to front and rear covers; marble endpapers; handwritten 'Dedication Copy' to first page and inverted acquisition stamp 'The National Trust / Founded 1895' and inked '69'; xviii pp + 624 pp + 422 pp 1.82 kg, 21.5 x 18 cm

Light soiling to foredges, spine and board-edges rubbed and chipped

Ex libris David M. Miller; property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance.

Pierre Annat was a French ecclesiastical writer, born in 1638 at Villecontat. He was the professor of philosophy at Toulouse and was elected general of the Congregation of the Christian Doctrine in 1694.

Gratiano Gratiani Granarense, Scielta de concetti, di Gratiano Gratiani first edition, published Venice, 1592; full vellum, gold block titling to spine 'GRATIA / SCIELT / D CONC' and foreparts of a winged creature; xvi pp + 206 numbered leaves (= 413pp); inked notation to p.xvi expunged; initials 'R.I.S.S.' to inside front cover. 272 grams, 15.5 x 11 cm

Good condition; minor staining. An important legal text for canon law.

Ex libris David M. Miller. Property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance.

Thomas Comber D.D., A Companion to the Altar; or, an Help to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper; by Discourses and Meditations upon the whole Communion Office to which is added an Essay upon the Offices of Baptism, Catechism and Confirmation. The Third Edition. leather binding with lightly tooled borders, feint partial title to spine; frontispiece with printing details 'Imprimatur / Jan.21 / 167¾' and 'C.Smith, R.P.D. / Episc. Lond. à / sacris domesticis'; pencilled owner's autograph 'Edith C. Westercott/ May 1918'; ixpp + 489 pp + 7 pp (21 pp absent). 505 grams, 18.8 x 12.5 cm

Light soiling; upper part of spine absent, scuffed corners and foredges.

Ex libris David M. Miller; property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance.

L.F. Rushbrook Williams, History of the Abbey of St. Alban; original cloth with impressed borders, block title to spine; xiii pp + 251 pp, sketch map; heraldic bookplate to front inside cover and printed 'From the Author' note with pencil signature attached with the perforated runners from a sheet of stamps. 523 grams, 22.5 x 15 cm

Complete sound copy with light soiling and rubbing to cover.

Ex libris David M. Miller; property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance.

Laurence Frederic Rushbrook Williams, CBE, FRSA (1890–1978) was a British historian and civil servant who spent part of his working life in India.

The Modern Traveller. A popular Description, Geographical, historical, and Topographical of the various Countries of he Globe. Arabia, printed in London for James Duncan, 1825; 362 pp; half calf with marbled boards, spine defective; engraved illustrations of 'Mount Sinai & Convent', 'The Great Mosques at Mekka and Medina', 'View of Moosa'; fold-out map to front. 258 grams, 15 x 9.5 cm

Good condition; spine mostly absent. Scare.

Ex libris David M. Miller. Property of a Hertfordshire lady, by inheritance.

Weeks, Kent R. (editor), Atlas of the Valley of the Kings Study Edition, American University in Cairo, 2005, 2nd printing; large format pictorial card, ring bound; 136 pp., maps, tomb sections and plans (some folding). 1.7 kg, 50 x 36 cm

Fine condition.

From the private collection of Alf Baxendale (1941-2016) part 2, keen Egyptologist, member of the Egyptology Society, trustee of the Amarna Trust; thence by descent.

Group comprising: the first 20 issues of Horizon, magazine being the organ of the Armana Project (at the ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna) and the Armana Trust Newsletter; pictorial wraps, stapled to each issue, held in two 'Egyptian Archaeology' magazine loose-leaf binders; fully illustrated; the first issue with business card of Barry Kemp, chairman of the trustees, stapled to front cover. 1.8 kg total, 31 x 26.5 cm each

Fine condition.

From the private collection of Alf Baxendale (1941-2016) part 2, keen Egyptologist, member of the Egyptology Society, trustee of the Amarna Trust; thence by descent.

A long run of the important periodical Egyptian Archaeology, being the bulletin of the Egypt Exploration Society; housed in five matching lettered binders. 10.8 kg total, 31 x 22.5 cm each

Near pristine.

From the private collection of Alf Baxendale (1941-2016) part 2, keen Egyptologist, member of the Egyptology Society, trustee of the Amarna Trust; thence by descent.

de Clercq, L. and Menant, J., Catalogue Méthodique et Raisonné Antiquités Assyriennes Cylindres Orientaux. cachets, Briques, Bronzes, Bas-Reliefs, etc. Tome Premier - Cylindres Orientaux - Texte and Planches et Carte bound together, np, nd (a facsimile of the original 1888 edition); lettered cloth hardback; including replication of owner's notations; ix pp. + 278 pp., 39 monochrome plates, colour map. 2 kg, 36.8 x 26.5 cm

Fine condition.

Private collection, Munster, Germany.

Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, 1986; hardback with gold block titling; 288 pp, monochrome photographs. 1.48 kg, 30.5 x 21.5 cm



Property of a North London gentleman.

A group of three programmes for the Brussels Ancient Art Fair (BAAF), each with card covers, colour photographs, captions and advertisements: I (2003), 46pp; II (2004) 60 pp; III (2005), 68 pp. 587 grams total, 22 x 19 cm each



From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.

Bagnall, R.S., Cameron, A., Schwartz, S.R., Worp, K.A., Consuls of the later Roman Empire, American Philological Association, Scholars Press, Atlanta; hardback with dustwrapper, 759 pp, history and evolution of the Consulate, discussion of sources, listing of Consuls by name in eastern and western texts and inscriptions; appendices. 2 kg, 29 x 22.5 cm

Good used condition.

From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.