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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
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.jpg "The Siddington Impressive Anglo-Saxon Chip-Carved Saucer Brooch Pair")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
A terracotta unglazed footed cup with flared base, short stem, carinated shoulder and everted rim. 126 grams, 90 mm high
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A mixed group of five ceramic tablet fragments, four bearing cuneiform text and/or pictograms to at least one face. 59 grams total, 24-47 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
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 small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
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 small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
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An unusual ceramic vessel with carinated body, cylindrical neck, everted rim, forked handle with finial at the apex, base composed of six applied pellets and cones, the handle and body decorated with pellets and incised chevrons. 670 grams, 27 cmFine condition, handle restored.
Acquired 1970s-2010.
Ex important Japanese collection.
Acquired 1970s-2010.
Ex important Japanese collection.
A group of ceramic idols of anthropomorphic form, stylised incised detailing to the faces and garments. 115 grams total, 50-80 mm
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private collection since 1998.
A rectangular faience plaque bearing figural scene composed of two figures beside a table, a seated figure behind them; pierced twice along one edge. 43.5 grams, 82 mm wideFine condition.
Acquired 1970-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
Acquired 1970-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
A bulbous ceramic jar with short neck, chamfered rim and discoid foot, painted frieze of geometric motifs around the body and shoulder. 851 grams, 17.5 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
A copper-alloy bracelet composed of a round-section hoop and horned animal head terminals. 40 grams, 69 mm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
A copper-alloy whetstone terminal in the form of the head and forequarters of a mouflon, with a cylindrical body, legs tucked beneath its chest, large curved horns creating two closed loops, large pricked ears and stylised facial features. 64 grams, 63 mm wideFine condition.
Acquired 1990s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
Ex Parisian collection.
Acquired 1990s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
Ex Parisian collection.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
A roughly rectangular sheet-lead panel with columns of lightly incised Aramaic text of magical subject matter; the sheet originally rolled tightly. 4.34 grams, 41 mm
Acquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
The sheet was possibly meant to be a defixio or curse tablet on which the malediction was recorded and then shut away (by being tightly rolled up), so that the victim could not find or negate it.
Acquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
The sheet was possibly meant to be a defixio or curse tablet on which the malediction was recorded and then shut away (by being tightly rolled up), so that the victim could not find or negate it.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
A rare bronze cylinder seal with loop; two registers depicting figures with a wheeled vehicle, domestic animals and other items; possibly from the Bactria-Margiana archaeological complex. 19.2 grams, 26 mm
Acquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late S.M., thence by descent.
Cf. cylinder seal of similar type of Bronze Age date in the collection of the British Museum, London, under reference 1936,1223.3.
Acquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late S.M., thence by descent.
Cf. cylinder seal of similar type of Bronze Age date in the collection of the British Museum, London, under reference 1936,1223.3.
A gold pendant composed of a tubular body wrapped around a banded agate or other stone tubular bead, three projections below with conical tops, granulated lozenge to one face enclosing a central dome; ribbed suspension loop. 2.22 grams, 15 mm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
A hemispherical bronze bowl with rounded base, convex lip to the inner rim. 218 grams, 13.1 cm
Previously in a private collection since the 1990s.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Previously in a private collection since the 1990s.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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