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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
.jpg "Eastern Roman Bust of the Daughter of Aqima")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
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.jpg "Massive Stone Age British Bifacial Lanceolate Flint Handaxe")
.jpg "Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Bronze Three-Dimensional Urnes Stirrup Apex Mount")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Restrung; composed primarily of polished stone and shell beads of various types, including decoratively ribbed examples. 16.2 grams, 50 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £112
Standing with open mouth and engraved annular eyes; voids to the chest and rump, triangular tab and hole to the rear of the head, hasp absent. 71.7 grams, 70 mmVery fine condition.
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
Ex property of a Suffolk collector.
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
Ex property of a Suffolk collector.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising various types, including examples decorated with painted geometric motifs; some chipped. 2.36 kg total, 7.9-14 cm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a stylised hollow form figure with open mouth and incised detailing, carrying a netted bag on his back with the wide straps going over his shoulders, a necklace(?) shown between the straps, an intricate headdress with small lappets covering most of his head; a votive figure of a nude woman on a tongue-shaped plaque with a raised lip above and below. 149 grams total, 90-95 mm
UK private collection.
Acquired from Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK, 2011.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
UK private collection.
Acquired from Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK, 2011.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Pedestal shape with carination to the base, collar to the slender shank, flared upper with chamfered rim, chipped. 2.68 kg, 24 cm high
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Fragment of a pillow-shaped tablet with impressed text to one brod face, one edge of the reverse. 29.3 grams, 38 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992.
Thence by descent to family members.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Restrung designer necklace of mainly small deep red glass beads together with a larger central pendant bead. 32.08 grams, 32 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Modelled with a flat-section body and splayed base, arms and hands positioned on the chest, applied ornamental collar and headdress or hair; large circular eyes and pinched nose. 146 grams, 18.5 cm high
From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent.
Cf. Zahlhaas, G., Idole - Frühe Götterbilder und Opfergaben, München, 1985, p.49, no.12.
From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999; thence by descent.
Cf. Zahlhaas, G., Idole - Frühe Götterbilder und Opfergaben, München, 1985, p.49, no.12.
Discoid plano-convex seal with raised lug to the reverse pierced for suspension; incised design of a regular grid. 17.5 grams, 35 mm wide
Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
The body composed of alternating bulbous nodules and slender collars. 103 grams, 89 mm
Ex old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Ex old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Comprising a deep body with flat base; the interior with a large painted cross motif extending to the rim with triangles on the field between the cross arms; repaired. 140 grams, 13.2 cm
London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Comprising two smaller examples with straight mouth bit and one remaining scrolled loop; two substantial square-section examples with looped terminals. 567 grams total, 17.2-22.5 cm
From a UK private collection, before 1980.
From a UK private collection, before 1980.
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