A section of tomb wall with a central register of eight rectangular panels each containing hieroglyphs naming offerings for the deceased; the top and bottom groups of eight rectangular panels each contain a depiction of a kneeling offering-bearer; all carved in high-relief; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

The vessel with integral round-section upward-facing handles, a third, round-section handle placed vertically between shoulder and upper neck to rear; laurel sprigs to the neck with traces of gilding; combat scene with Amazons (and Trojans?) below, armed with short swords and crescent shields, most wearing an exomis leaving the shoulder and one breast uncovered; volute palmettes below both side-handles, a panel of tiered and swirling volutes to the rear, all on a band of egg-moulding, repeated around the rim; possibly Apulian or Campanian; restored.

Composed of a shallow bowl and broad flange rim, two integral scalloped handles with scrolled flourishes, tapering to a loop handle with swan head terminals each with incised eye and beak detailing; perforated whirl within roundel to interior base; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

Modelled in the round with a fragment of stand to the rear; the figure carefully carved to exhibit the delicate facial features and elaborate hairstyle; the palla drawn up over the head and falling over the shoulders to the upper arms; a diadem to the brow with foliage and tendril detailing; elaborate earrings with dangles; necklace of fusiform and tubular beads and a longer one below with piriform plaques; large disc brooch to the left breast with dangles; peplos-style dress draped across the body beneath the palla; left arm bent and hand passing across the body to grasp the hem of the palla with a herringbone bracelet at the wrist; the palla displayed pinned with rosettes to the rear panel; with inscription of thirteen Palmyrene characters above the left shoulder 'NRW' // BRT // 'QM' // ḤBL' meaning 'daughter of Aqima'; traces of red and green pigment; mounted on a custom-made stand by Colin Bowles Ltd.

In a rectangular matrix; cream, olive, pink and other tesserae depicting a bird advancing with head bowed, with banded frame.

Modelled naturalistically in the round, directing his gaze upwards left, the eyes with sculpted pupils originally decorated with stone insertions, his face framed by voluminous short curls swept up off the forehead, sideburns and a moustache.

In a rectangular matrix; cream, olive, pink and other tesserae depicting a perching bird with rosette above.

Divided into six sections by Christogram letters chi and rho, two of the segments with Greek letters alpha and omega, the other four segments with floral ornaments; a laurel wreath to the edge; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

Written across two principal faces and three side edges, reading: 1-2) Say to Zakur-ahum, thus says Uzazza, your brother. 3) I have read the tablet you sent me. You wrote to me as follows: 4-5)'Five nomadic Suteans plundered the district of Zippat and I sent a troop. 6-7) I drove them back. I prevented them from taking anything. 7-8) So this troop left empty-handed. It is to be feared that they will go to the land of Arrapha and raise havoc, take action!' 11) This is what you wrote to me, and I rejoiced greatly. 12) In your tablet is written:'500 nomadic Suteans'. 13) Now, your servants whom you sent to me told me this: 14) 'A troop of 1,500 men has come. 15) Among them were many men with bows.'16 This is what they told me. Now never 17) have there been archers among the nomad-Suteans. 18) Is it not to be feared that the heavily-equipped 19) part of a foreign army is here itself comprising the nomad-Suteans with their bows? 20) The (result of the) divination I found said: 'Fire will devour the base of the reed.' 21) [...] its ... will not reach me. 22-23) [Now], shall I rejoice over the heavily equipped troop (that is) there? 24) [...]. 25-26) Now investigate this troop. 26-27) Send a full report urgently one way or the other, 28-29) so that I may circulate [a swift messenger] so that 29-30) the whole country may be gathered [in my fortresses] and so that I may take action. 31-33) Moreover, earlier, nomadic Suteans assaulted the palace cowherds one evening and 33-34) carried away all the cows from the palace. They left nothing behind. 35-36) There are none left, including the cows they had been entrusted with that evening. The next day, 37) a rescue troop (sent) by Ašrum, in pursuit of them 38) went as far as the banks of the Euphrates, but 39 returned empty-handed. 39) Another thing, 40) concerning what you wrote to me: 41-42) 'Looters set up a siege instrument- kalbanatum against a fortified farm and killed people. In addition, they carried off ten oxen. 43) And Ašrum went in there. Check that 44 their oxen no longer disappear.' This is what you wrote to me. 45-46) Now, shall I rejoice in this matter, or shall I [not] [...] them [...]. 47-48) Now, is there a plunderer who can plunder on my watch? Now, when I hear (about them) 49-50) and as soon as I send a message, do I not put them on the pal? No doubt 51-52) these people are foreigners, but you consider them to be Arrapha inhabitants! Now, precisely according to what you've written to me, 53-54) I'm going to send a fast messenger to the very interior of Arrapha and carry out a check. ; repaired.

Written over two faces; lentoid cross-section.

Matched pair of Samnite triangular breast and backplates, a suite of 'triple-disc' type, each with three repoussé panels with carinated rim, flat spandrel above and curved on the lower sides, with perforated edges to affix to a separate mail garment; rivetted loops to the shoulders for attachment of supporting straps, and similar lateral loops with portion of round-link chain in situ; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Montefortino helmet with bulbous domed skull and a plain crest knob with flattened top; plain and flat neck guard with thickened rim; the front with punched Latin inscription 'A N CFN'; the surface largely covered in marine encrustations; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.

Finely knapped lentoid-section dagger with lateral recesses and square butt; old collector's label '281'.

Long blade with small portion of cortex at the upper end, sharply tapering point with edges worked from both sides.

A slightly bent irregular bar of hacked gold with rectangular cross-section, showing evidence of compression and fracture to each end, some subtle transverse lines on both of the main surfaces.

The substantial heater-shaped plaque with spectacular openwork Urnes style design, the standing beast with entwined tendrils, pronounced head at the apex, narrow ledge to the reverse and rivet holes to each corner with two rivets remaining.

Of tubular form with flared rim and applied collar to the foot, applied trails to the sidewall and four rows of prunts with applied blue-glass ornament.

With a slender D-section hoop, bevelled rectangular cell set with a garnet cabochon; satellite settings at the corners, each with a green cabochon (one absent), the ring preserved in the same condition as it was when found.

With plain circular hoop and square diamond-shaped bezel with replicant natural diamond crystal.

Broadly rectangular in cross-section and constructed from two sheets of gold; the external hoop carrying an etched decorative design comprised of a row of eight-armed stars in relief with a prominent horizontal line connecting the stars; the internal hoop with Latin inscription in block capitals reading '+FORTES FORTVNA IVVAT' translating to 'fortune favours the brave/strong'; straightened.

A. MacGregor & E.Bolick A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), 1993, hardback with dustwrapper, 277 pp, monochrome photographs; Wilson, D.M. Catalogue of Antiquities of the Later Saxon Period, Volume I: Anglo-Saxon Metalwork 700-1100 in the British Museum, - 1964, hardback, 248 pp, 44 monochrome plates. 2.2 kg total, 28.5 x 22.5 - 30.5 x 21.5 cm



Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman.

Group of twenty-five Christie's catalogues comprising: LONDON: 1978, April 24; 1985, March 5th-6th, December 10th; 1993, July 7th; 1995, July 5th; 1996, July 3rd, December, 11th; 1998, April 8th; 2000, April 12th, October 5th (2 copies); 2003, October 29th; 2007, April 25th; NEW YORK: 1992, December 15th; 1993, December 15th; 1994, June 10th; 1998, December 18th; 1999, June 4th, December 8th, 9th; 2000, June 12th, 13th; 2001, June 8th; 2002, June 12th; 2007, June 8th. 14.5 kg total, 24 x 18.5 - 26.7 x 21 cm



Property of an Essex gentleman.

Tokyo National Museum - Ancient Glass from Orient - 1978, card covers, 147 pp, colour and monochrome images, Japanese text, English summary. 433 grams, 26 x 18.2 cm



Property of an Essex gentleman.

Pierre Louÿs - Psyché - card covers, 190pp, erotic line drawings, French text; no.3034 in a limited edition of 5,000. 644 grams, 22.5 x 17 cm



Property of an Essex gentleman.

Henry René D'Allemagne - Decorative Antique Ironwork: A Pictorial Treasury - 1968, card covers, 415 monochrome plates. 1.17 kg, 31 x 21.5 cm



Property of an Essex collector.

Group of twenty-six catalogues comprising: ÉTUDE TAJAN, PARIS 1998, March 26th-27th; 2000, April 3rd, November 14th-15th; 2001, December 3rd; 2002, May 15th; CHRISTIE'S, LONDON 1994, April 26th, 28th, October 18th, 20th; 1995, April 27th, October 19th; CHRISTIE'S, HONG KONG 1996, November 3rd; FRANÇOIS DE RICQULÈS, PARIS 1994, April 14th; 1999, September 30th-October 1st; 2000, October 1st-2nd; BOISGIRARD, PARIS 1994, June 21st; 2005, February 13th-14th; 2012, June 29th; SOTHEBY'S, LONDON 1994, October 19th; 1995, October 18th; BONHAMS, LONDON 1999, April 21st; 1996, April 23rd-24th (2 copies); BONHAMS & BROOKS, LONDON 2001, June 19th-20th, October 17th; PIASA, PARIS 2003, October 2nd; 2005, April 13th; PIERRE BERGÉ, PARIS 2007, April 27th-28th. 14 kg total, 24 x 17 - 27 x 21 cm



Property of an Essex gentleman.

Group of twenty-five catalogues comprising: 1981, December 14th-15th; 1982, July 5th; 1983, July 11th-12th, December 12th-13th; 1984, December 10th-11th; 1988, July 22th; 1990, May 31st, July 9th-10th; 1991, May 23rd, July 8th, December 3rd; 1992, July 9th-10th (2 copies), December 10th-11th; 1993, July 8th, December 9th; 1994, July 7th, 7th-8th; 1995, July 6th, December 14th; 1996, July 2nd, December 10th; 2005, October 18th; 2007, October 25th. 13.2 kg total, 24.5 x 18 - 26.7 x 21 cm



Property of an Essex gentleman.

Group of twenty six catalogues, mainly Islamic, Oriental and fine art, comprising: SOTHEBY PARKE BERNET, NEW YORK 1979, June 15th (2 copies), December 14th; 1980, May 14th; 1981, May 21st; 1982, May 19th; SOTHEBY'S, NEW YORK 1992, June 2nd, December 5th; SOTHEBY'S LONDON 1982, March 29th, 30th; 1987, April 16th; 1990, April 25th; 1991, October 10th, 11th; 1994, April 28th; SOTHEBY'S, MONACO 1987, December 5th; CHRISTIE'S LONDON 1986, November 21st; 1991, October 8th, 10th; 1993, October 19th, 21st; HABSBURG FELDMAN, GENEVA 1987, November 9th; 1990, May 14th; ÉTUDE DAUSSY-RICQULÈS, PARIS 1990, June 15th; 1992, June 22nd; BOISGIRARD, PARIS 1990, May 4th, October 10th; 1991, December 3rd; GENIN-LESEUIL-RAMBERT, LYON 1990, March 20th; GABUS, GENEVA 1990, December 6th-12th; QUADRUM, ROLLE 1992, March 29th. 13.95 kg total, 24.5 x 18 - 27 x 21 cm



Property of an Essex gentleman.

Edouard Naville - The XIth Dynasty Temple at Deir El-Bahari. Part I. - 1907, hardback, hand-tinted colour frontispiece, 79 pp, 31 plates. 1.38 kg, 32 x 26 cm



Property of an Essex gentleman.

Comprising various types, including examples decorated with painted geometric motifs; two chipped. 2 kg total, 7.3 - 17 cm



Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

Comprising large and small cylinders, discs, and other small rounded shaped beads. 72 grams total, 5-40 mm



UK gallery, early 2000s.

Comprising: four openwork rosette style mounts with conical centres and strap junction to reverse; a whorl-shaped mount with mounting lug to reverse; an openwork comma-shaped fitting with loop to reverse; a rosette with domed head and rectangular lug to reverse; fitting with openwork geometric design and circular suspension loop; cylindrical bar terminating in a stylised feline head. 317 grams total, 2.5-10.7 cm



with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.