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.jpg "Roman Bronze Eros Cradling Goose Applique")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
.jpg "Assyrian Bronze Relief Fragment")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
.jpg "The Tenby Hiberno-Norse Viking Penannular Brooch")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
![English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937 - Cased RM Proof Coronation Gold Set [4]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/203351-s(2).jpg "English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937 - Cased RM Proof Coronation Gold Set [4]")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
From mummy wrappings, Horus falcon with spread wings wearing a sun disc and gripping a shen symbol in each claw; applied to a woven fabric backing; held in a membranous display frame. 25 grams total, 70 x 70 mm including case
From a Spanish collection, formerly with a German dealership in the 1980s.
Similar in form to the elaborate inlaid gold pectoral discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamun, for which see Andrews, C., Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, p.134, no. 117.
From a Spanish collection, formerly with a German dealership in the 1980s.
Similar in form to the elaborate inlaid gold pectoral discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamun, for which see Andrews, C., Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, p.134, no. 117.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
The crescentic body with stylised bird head ends; eyes pierced; central stem with single hole. 59 grams, 13.5 cm wide
Acquired prior to 2000 from a UK collection.
Canadian private collection of Mr A.K. of Montreal.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets, London, 1914, pl. XLII, no. 251f, for a comparable example from Naqada.
Acquired prior to 2000 from a UK collection.
Canadian private collection of Mr A.K. of Montreal.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets, London, 1914, pl. XLII, no. 251f, for a comparable example from Naqada.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Carved on a free-standing rectangular base; suspension loop to the serpent's back. 8.58 grams, 33 mm
Acquired prior to 2000 from a European collection.
Canadian private collection of Mr A.K. of Montreal.
The sacred uraeus was a symbol of royalty, sovereignty and divine authority in ancient Egypt.
Acquired prior to 2000 from a European collection.
Canadian private collection of Mr A.K. of Montreal.
The sacred uraeus was a symbol of royalty, sovereignty and divine authority in ancient Egypt.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Modelled seated on an arch-shaped base, with simple facial detailing and suspension loop to the reverse. 0.52 grams, 8 mm
Ex French collection 1920s, Paris art market.
Ex French collection 1920s, Paris art market.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Composed of restrung lapis lazuli papyrus flower amulets, very fine lapis cylindrical beads, tiny red beads and gold spheres, with a
modern clasp. 10 grams, 60 cm longFine condition.
UK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
The hoop a double-coil with lateral loops, lentoid head, applied cell with beaded wire collar and inset green glass cabochon. 4.32 grams, 21.57 mm overall, 17.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
From the Gustave Mustaki collection, Alexandria, Egypt.
Acquired early to mid 20th century and exported under Egyptian government license.
with Charles Ede 1990s.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 116, for type.
From the Gustave Mustaki collection, Alexandria, Egypt.
Acquired early to mid 20th century and exported under Egyptian government license.
with Charles Ede 1990s.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 116, for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
The stone or faience scarab decorated with a pale blue glaze with figure of the god Bes; gold bulbs to the perimeter; gold setting inlaid with a polished garnet cabochon to the domed upper face. 1.82 grams, 16 mm
From an early 20th century collection.
Cf. Ben-Tor, D., The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Jerusalem, 1989, p.74, no.12, for a scarab with similar Bes figure.
From an early 20th century collection.
Cf. Ben-Tor, D., The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Jerusalem, 1989, p.74, no.12, for a scarab with similar Bes figure.
.jpg "Egyptian Gold Mounted Hardstone Scarab")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £936
The scarab with simple incised detailing and hieroglyphs to base, with the name Amun-Ra, the mount with two suspension loops. 2.51 grams, 19 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Home Counties, UK, 1930-1940s.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 35.3.104, for a similar mount.
From an early 20th century collection, Home Counties, UK, 1930-1940s.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 35.3.104, for a similar mount.
Displaying an incuse bull or other horned quadruped looking backwards; drilled for suspension. 3.63 grams, 18 mm
Acquired in 1970.
with Coins and Antiquities, formerly known as D.J. Crowther Ltd, Mayfair, London, UK.
Private collection of a London antiquarian.
Cf. a comparable image in Boardman, J., Greek Gems and finger rings, early bronze age to Late Classical, London, 1973 (2001), no.106, p.47.
The style of the lentoid seal has similarities with an agate lentoid seal from Fourni, Archanes, dated to the last period of the Cretan Palace in Knossos, before the island was occupied by the Achaeans. On the Cretan lentoid seals, single animals or a group of animals are plentiful. One of the most common motifs is that of a reclining or standing animal. Single animals are sometimes depicted with contorted bodies.
Acquired in 1970.
with Coins and Antiquities, formerly known as D.J. Crowther Ltd, Mayfair, London, UK.
Private collection of a London antiquarian.
Cf. a comparable image in Boardman, J., Greek Gems and finger rings, early bronze age to Late Classical, London, 1973 (2001), no.106, p.47.
The style of the lentoid seal has similarities with an agate lentoid seal from Fourni, Archanes, dated to the last period of the Cretan Palace in Knossos, before the island was occupied by the Achaeans. On the Cretan lentoid seals, single animals or a group of animals are plentiful. One of the most common motifs is that of a reclining or standing animal. Single animals are sometimes depicted with contorted bodies.
.jpg "Eastern Greek Carnelian Scarab Seal")
Modelled with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, the base displaying a battle showing a mature and muscular naked man grappling with a winged gryphon; drilled for suspension. 2.29 grams, 16 mm
Ex F.A., Brussels, 1980.
Private collection of a London antiquarian.
Cf. a comparable scene in Boardman, J., Greek Gems and finger rings, early Bronze Age to Late Classical, London, 1973 (2001), no.361.
Combat between a man and gryphon is a well-attested subject matter on Greek scarabs. A faience factory was found in Naukratis by Flinders-Petrie, with innumerable faience and discarded moulds. The motifs on the bottom surface are repetitive and hurriedly worked. They depict lucky symbols or representative subjects (lions with sun disc, ibex, Horus falcons, lotus flowers); such motifs had already been adopted into Greek art but are generally considered typically Egyptian. Here the subject of a fight against a gryphon is Greek, although the style of the fighting character seems Phoenician, which points to Eastern Mediterranean workmanship, possibly on the Island of Rhodes.
Ex F.A., Brussels, 1980.
Private collection of a London antiquarian.
Cf. a comparable scene in Boardman, J., Greek Gems and finger rings, early Bronze Age to Late Classical, London, 1973 (2001), no.361.
Combat between a man and gryphon is a well-attested subject matter on Greek scarabs. A faience factory was found in Naukratis by Flinders-Petrie, with innumerable faience and discarded moulds. The motifs on the bottom surface are repetitive and hurriedly worked. They depict lucky symbols or representative subjects (lions with sun disc, ibex, Horus falcons, lotus flowers); such motifs had already been adopted into Greek art but are generally considered typically Egyptian. Here the subject of a fight against a gryphon is Greek, although the style of the fighting character seems Phoenician, which points to Eastern Mediterranean workmanship, possibly on the Island of Rhodes.
Produced using repoussé technique, circular in shape with a design of scroll motifs to the outer edge; to the centre a roundel with ropework outline within a roundel of raised dots; applied gold loop for suspension. 1.04 grams, 30 mm
Acquired in the 1990's; cat.1704.
From an important Mayfair, London, UK collection.
Acquired in the 1990's; cat.1704.
From an important Mayfair, London, UK collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Bulbous bodied with a rounded base, slender cylindrical neck, trumpet-shaped rim and integral handle, decorated with incised circumferential bands, hatched triangles and chevrons; accompanied by an acrylic display base. 388 grams, 18 cm high
Acquired in the 1990s.
From the deceased estate of a North Yorkshire private collector, UK.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 2001,0423.4, for similar.
Red burnished-ware pottery became the dominant pottery ware lasting into the Middle Bronze Age on the island of Cyprus. Vessels were handmade and covered with a slip, which was burnished and often decorated with patterns incised with a sharp cutting edge before being fired. Potters were able to produce vessels that were either mottled or painted in two colours, often red outside and black inside and on the exterior of the rim.
Acquired in the 1990s.
From the deceased estate of a North Yorkshire private collector, UK.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 2001,0423.4, for similar.
Red burnished-ware pottery became the dominant pottery ware lasting into the Middle Bronze Age on the island of Cyprus. Vessels were handmade and covered with a slip, which was burnished and often decorated with patterns incised with a sharp cutting edge before being fired. Potters were able to produce vessels that were either mottled or painted in two colours, often red outside and black inside and on the exterior of the rim.
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