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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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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]")
.jpg "Egyptian to Roman Period Faience Bead Group")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising various types. 50 grams total, 2-22 mmFine condition.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
.jpg "Egyptian Multi-Stranded Mummy Bead Necklace")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Composed of multiple strands of polychrome composition beads of mainly annular and tubular types. 26.2 grams, 76 cm long
Acquired before 1979.
From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014.
Acquired before 1979.
From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Composed of turquoise glazed tubular beads running vertically and horizontally, together with polychrome pendant beads, possibly in the form of fruits; with Amarna beads; restrung. 13.5 grams, 24 cm long
From an early 20th century UK collection.
From an early 20th century UK collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Composed mainly of tubular and annular beads decorated with polychrome glazes, together with the upper half of an amulet of the god Shu. 26 grams total, 3-22 mm
From an early 20th century UK collection.
From an early 20th century UK collection.
.jpg "Egyptian Wooden Animal-Headed Furniture Leg")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Representing the head, chest and split forelegs of a lion with ochre-tan surface and applied black detailing; ledge to the reverse and socket to accept a mounting peg or mortice; mounted on a custom-made stand. 260 grams, 33 cm high (529 grams total, 35.5 cm high including stand)Fine condition.
Swiss collection prior to late 1990s.
Private London collection since 1999.
Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession number 1977.170, for a similar item made in glazed composition.
Swiss collection prior to late 1990s.
Private London collection since 1999.
Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession number 1977.170, for a similar item made in glazed composition.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Composed of a bifacial oval plaque showing a female face in relief to both sides, stylised facial detailing and shoulder-length hair; mounting socket to one end. 2.49 grams, 26 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Depicting the god Horus represented here as a falcon, surmounting the rectangular serekh, in turn considered to represent the façade of a royal palace; a pair of piercings through the sides for suspension; remains of bitumen. 1.13 grams, 9 mmFine condition.
Early 20th century French collection.
See Aldred, C., Jewels of the Pharaohs, London, 1971, p.21, no.1, for closely comparable gold elements from the bracelet of King Djer of the First Dynasty.
Early 20th century French collection.
See Aldred, C., Jewels of the Pharaohs, London, 1971, p.21, no.1, for closely comparable gold elements from the bracelet of King Djer of the First Dynasty.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising a vertical arrangement of female heads wearing proplomas, alternating with green foliage; enclosed within a red-orange border with yellow bands, wave motifs to the edges; mounted in a custom-made glazed frame by Jean Bohne Pictures & Frames, New York, with a handwritten dedication to the reverse. 728 grams total, 46 x 17.5 cm including frame
From the private collection of Mr Vladimir Gregorietch Simkhovitch (1874-1959), Professor of Economics at Columbia University, U.S.A.
Vladimir was a great collector of ancient art and works from his collection are kept in the Smithsonian Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of New York, and the Brooklyn Museum amongst others.
Cf. Del Francia Barocas, L., Museo dell'Alto Medioevo, Roma, I materiali Copti, pp.166-167, nos.41 A-B-C, for similar textile figures and warp.
The band was probably a segment from a curtain, carpet or parietal cover.
From the private collection of Mr Vladimir Gregorietch Simkhovitch (1874-1959), Professor of Economics at Columbia University, U.S.A.
Vladimir was a great collector of ancient art and works from his collection are kept in the Smithsonian Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of New York, and the Brooklyn Museum amongst others.
Cf. Del Francia Barocas, L., Museo dell'Alto Medioevo, Roma, I materiali Copti, pp.166-167, nos.41 A-B-C, for similar textile figures and warp.
The band was probably a segment from a curtain, carpet or parietal cover.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Group of five pale blue discs each with a raised central panel. 23.1 grams total, 27-32 mm
From and early 20th century collection, Home Counties, UK.
From and early 20th century collection, Home Counties, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Plano-convex bead with incised image to the underside. 1.3 grams, 12 mm
Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 57, for design on scarab.
Acquired 1969-1999.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 57, for design on scarab.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising five broadly barrel-shaped beads with decorative piercing to each facetted face; decorative incised lines demarcating the faces. 41.7 grams total, 25-27 mm
London private collection, 1979-1983.
London private collection, 1979-1983.
Carved standing on a slightly curved pear-shaped base; simple anatomical detailing; drilled for suspension. 0.83 grams, 14 mm
From the collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, 1980s-1990s.
See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pp.62-63, for discussion of fly amulets.
From the collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, 1980s-1990s.
See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pp.62-63, for discussion of fly amulets.
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