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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): £39
Formed with a slipper-shaped body and curved handle, raised lines to the discuss and circular eyes over the nozzle, apparently formed as a fish. 72 grams, 10.1 cm
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.
Composed of a hollow tongue-shaped body with four suspension loops to the top, bifacial ornament in the form of twisted filigree, applied bulbs and pellets. 6.79 grams, 28 mm
Acquired UK market.
Ian Roper collection.
Cf. Adams, N., Intelligible Beauty: Recent Research on Byzantine Jewellery, London, 2010, pp.203-211, for comparable examples and discussion.
Likely a temple pendant, believed to have been hung near the temple or cheek, suspended from the wearer's headdress. The hollow interior likely concealed a piece of perfumed cloth.
Acquired UK market.
Ian Roper collection.
Cf. Adams, N., Intelligible Beauty: Recent Research on Byzantine Jewellery, London, 2010, pp.203-211, for comparable examples and discussion.
Likely a temple pendant, believed to have been hung near the temple or cheek, suspended from the wearer's headdress. The hollow interior likely concealed a piece of perfumed cloth.
Including one miniature enkolpion with articulated suspension loop, four of various types with integral loop. 17.2 grams total, 29-37 mm
English collection, early 2000s.
Ex central London gallery.
Cf. Pitarakis, B., Les Croix-Reliquaires Pectorales Byzantines en Bronze, Paris, 2006, item 277, for type.
English collection, early 2000s.
Ex central London gallery.
Cf. Pitarakis, B., Les Croix-Reliquaires Pectorales Byzantines en Bronze, Paris, 2006, item 277, for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Of piriform shape, with raised inverted tear-shaped bulbs over the body; intended to be filled with explosive liquid and wick, used as a hand grenade. 824 grams, 15.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled 'Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (μεσαίον kακάβιον) 9th-11th century AD'.
Cf. Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; cf. Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16.
Apart from the use of siphons or manual flame-throwers called cheirosiphona, special corps of Roman soldiers employed terracotta grenades, in the form of small jars, abundantly evidenced in archaeological excavations. Such were the γανωτα, vessels (sometimes also of bronze) used for Greek fire. They were called μεσαία kακαβιά or κυτροκακάβια where the former had a bulbous shape and the latter a more cylindrical form.
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Accompanied by an academic paper by military specialist Dr Raffaele D'Amato, dated 15 July 2019 and titled 'Eastern Roman Empire - Greek Fire Bomb or Hand Grenade (μεσαίον kακάβιον) 9th-11th century AD'.
Cf. Arendt, W. I., Granaten des 13-14. Jahrhunderts, die an der Wolga gefunden sind, Zeitschrift fur Historische Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 11 (1926-8), p.42; cf. Arendt, W., Die Spharisch-konischen Gefasse aus Gebranntem Ton, ibid; cf. Ayalon, D., Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom, London, 1956, p.16.
Apart from the use of siphons or manual flame-throwers called cheirosiphona, special corps of Roman soldiers employed terracotta grenades, in the form of small jars, abundantly evidenced in archaeological excavations. Such were the γανωτα, vessels (sometimes also of bronze) used for Greek fire. They were called μεσαία kακαβιά or κυτροκακάβια where the former had a bulbous shape and the latter a more cylindrical form.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Broad flat-section hoop and discoid bezel with notched edge, cross pommee void to the centre and to each shoulder. 8.44 grams, 22.34 mm overall, 17.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Acquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, 583, for type.
Acquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, 583, for type.
The bowl displaying decorative ribbing, with waisted stem and splayed foot below. 1.44 kg, 26 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
.jpg "Western Asiatic Geometric Iron Age Ceramic Chalice")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
The bowl of hemispherical form with C-section neck and everted rim, ribbed stem and everted foot; the rim, neck and bowl painted with solid lines, dashes and circumferential bands of chevrons, X-motifs and other geometric forms. 780 grams, 20.5 cm wide
Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK.
Ex private collection.
Ex Rabi Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK.
Ex private collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of coral and shell of various colours and beads of various types, including barrel, tubular, oblate and other shapes; restrung. 11.6 grams, 42 cm long
Ex W.J. collection, 1990s.
Ex W.J. collection, 1990s.
Plano-convex terracotta disc with seal-impression of a lion in a ring of pellets. 19.1 grams, 40 mm
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
The domed face impressed with a number of seals displaying animal figures together with other designs; possible remains of maker's finger prints in the clay. 65 grams, 50 mm
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
Drilled vertically to accommodate a wooden shaft. 621 grams, 87 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
See Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXX, no.4, from the treasure in Nahal Mishmar, end of the 4th millennium B.C., for similar mace head (in bronze) from Palestine.
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
See Gorelik, M., Weapons of Ancient East, IV millennium BC-IV century BC, Saint Petersburg, 2003, pl.XXX, no.4, from the treasure in Nahal Mishmar, end of the 4th millennium B.C., for similar mace head (in bronze) from Palestine.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
With trumpet-style neck, chamfered rim with bridge to conical spout and integral strap handle, polychrome painted frieze incorporating stylised 'net' motifs between concentric plain bands of varying thicknesses and geometric motifs to the handle and spout. 1.15 kg, 21 cm high
Acquired before 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Acquired before 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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