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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
Auction Highlights:
.jpg "Egyptian Relief with List of Offerings")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
.jpg "Eastern Roman Bust of the Daughter of Aqima")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
.jpg "Italic Bronze Triple-Disc Cuirass")
.jpg "Massive Stone Age British Bifacial Lanceolate Flint Handaxe")
.jpg "Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Three-Dimensional Urnes Stirrup Apex Mount")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With incised anatomical detailing; pierced longitudinally, very rare. 0.09 grams, 5 mm
Acquired in the 1930s.
From an early 20th century London, UK, collection.
Acquired in the 1930s.
From an early 20th century London, UK, collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Modelled in the round with suspension loop to the reverse, with double crown and sidelock of youth. 40.2 grams, 71 mm
Acquired from a private UK collection in the late 1990s.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA64633.
Harpocrates is the Greek rendering of the Egyptian Hor-pa-khered, which translates as 'Horus the Child' and refers to Horus as the divine infant of Isis and Osiris. Wearing the amulet of Harpocrates could provide the wearer with the same protection that Isis gave to her beloved son.
Acquired from a private UK collection in the late 1990s.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA64633.
Harpocrates is the Greek rendering of the Egyptian Hor-pa-khered, which translates as 'Horus the Child' and refers to Horus as the divine infant of Isis and Osiris. Wearing the amulet of Harpocrates could provide the wearer with the same protection that Isis gave to her beloved son.
With D-section narrow coiled band with stylised scale detailing, raised head and tightly coiled tip of the tail. 4.61 grams, 40.41 mm overall, 17.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Surrey, UK, collector.
See Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 117, for type.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of a Surrey, UK, collector.
See Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 117, for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Carved limestone body of an ibis with hole above the shoulders for the bronze neck and head casting, and two angled holes beneath for the legs. 55 grams, 58 mm
Private collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Private collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With low-relief detailing, suspension loop originally above the eyebrow. 5.2 grams, 35 mm
Acquired mid 20th century.
From the private collection of the late Bill Verney.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.10.130.1900, for similar but less detailed example.
Acquired mid 20th century.
From the private collection of the late Bill Verney.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.10.130.1900, for similar but less detailed example.
.jpg "Egyptian Multi-Stranded Faience Mummy Bead Necklace")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Composed of polychrome composition beads of mainly annular and tubular types. 29.3 grams, 75 cm long
Acquired before 1979.
From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014.
See Derriks, C., Delvaux, L., Antiquités égyptiennes au Musée royal de Mariemont, Morlanwelz, 2009, pp.267-268, for similar.
Acquired before 1979.
From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014.
See Derriks, C., Delvaux, L., Antiquités égyptiennes au Musée royal de Mariemont, Morlanwelz, 2009, pp.267-268, for similar.
Bulbous-bodied with a short neck, deep rim and strap handle; polychrome roundels to the mouth, orange line to the rim, dots around the shoulder and a five-petalled lotus flower blossoming on the main body, a five-rayed wheel at the centre of the flower and on the opposite side. 96 grams, 77 mm high
Ex P. A., Hertfordshire, UK, specialist collection of Greek art, 1980-1990s.
Cf. Amyx, D.A., Corinthian Vase Painting of the Archaic Period, Berkeley, London, New York, 1988, pp.237-238, pl.105 nos.3a, 3b and 4, pl.106 no.1a-c, for the shape; cf. aryballos with similar decoration in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1941 (41.162.165).
Corinthian aryballoi with floral quatrefoils or lotus flowers were produced in great numbers throughout the 6th century B.C. and probably into the 5th, and were also widely exported. The simple but distinctive decoration suggests that these vases may have had a specific contents, possibly used as an oil flask.
Ex P. A., Hertfordshire, UK, specialist collection of Greek art, 1980-1990s.
Cf. Amyx, D.A., Corinthian Vase Painting of the Archaic Period, Berkeley, London, New York, 1988, pp.237-238, pl.105 nos.3a, 3b and 4, pl.106 no.1a-c, for the shape; cf. aryballos with similar decoration in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1941 (41.162.165).
Corinthian aryballoi with floral quatrefoils or lotus flowers were produced in great numbers throughout the 6th century B.C. and probably into the 5th, and were also widely exported. The simple but distinctive decoration suggests that these vases may have had a specific contents, possibly used as an oil flask.
With a D-section hoop, large rounded bezel with a geometric motif. 2.89 grams, 23.01 mm overall, 19.79 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Property of a UK gentleman, acquired 20 November 1981.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by an old handwritten identification ticket.
Property of a UK gentleman, acquired 20 November 1981.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by an old handwritten identification ticket.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
With short nozzle, open reservoir with central cone open beneath; orange and brown pigment. 113 grams, 10.7 cm wide
Acquired before 1990s/early 2000s.
From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Acquired before 1990s/early 2000s.
From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
Rectangular frame with openwork design of two tiered horses with legs folded beneath the body and head turned to the rear; pierced eyes and ears for attachment. 16.8 grams, 51 mm
Ex S. collection, London UK, 1970-1990s.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 1990s with collection reference no.V 447.
See Simpson, S. & Pankova, S., Scythians: Warriors of Ancient Siberia, London, 2017.
Ex S. collection, London UK, 1970-1990s.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 1990s with collection reference no.V 447.
See Simpson, S. & Pankova, S., Scythians: Warriors of Ancient Siberia, London, 2017.
Tapering round-section votive with reserved zigzag bands of dense linear hatching; modern mounting pin. 71 grams, 13.5 cm
From the celebrated personal collection of art formed by the famous anthropologist, artist, and television presenter Desmond Morris.
with Christie’s, South Kensington, 14 May 2002, lot 19 (part).
From the celebrated personal collection of art formed by the famous anthropologist, artist, and television presenter Desmond Morris.
with Christie’s, South Kensington, 14 May 2002, lot 19 (part).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With rounded bottom and trumpet-shaped mouth, painted circumferential bands to the shoulder and neck. 260 grams, 11.6 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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