Carved in the half-round in three-quarter view, youthful male head with stern features, hair gathered in a browband, horns to the brow; from a frieze or relief; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Carved in the round with thick wreath of laurel leaves to the brow, short tousled hair, stern face with thick jaw; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Standing contrapposto with his weight on his right leg and the left leg brought slightly forward; the musculature of the torso displaying well-defined pectoral muscles, prominent abdominal muscles and wide shoulders, the back with equally toned musculature and well-formed rounded buttocks; the veining of the marble accentuating the idealised anatomy; the now-absent head was most probably turned towards the supporting leg and the left arm would have been raised; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

A high-status green chalcedony seal with frieze depicting a seated figure in horned headdress facing a standing figure with arms outstretched, small monkey to the legs; six columns of Akkadian cuneiform text transliterated as: 1. ki-di-nu UGULA KUŠ-MEŠ 2. GAL šà tan-dru-hu- 3. ra-te-er EŠŠANA šu-ši 4. u an-za-an ARAD 5. šà dha-te-ri-iš 6. šak(?) ì-lí-šu 'Kidinu, chief overseer of the equerries(?) of Tan-Ruhurater, King of Susa and Anzan, servant of Haterishshak, his god'. The seal's owner was an official of King Tan-Ruhurater II (circa 1450 B.C.), king of Susa and Anzan. The title used to describe Kidinu is sometimes translated 'high official', elsewhere 'horse groom' or 'animal trainer'; the Elamite deity Haterish is otherwise unknown.

A substantial torch bearer depicting a male lion or panther standing with legs firmly planted on a rectangular base, tail extending to the ground, with a massive circular shaped armature or candelabra issuing from its back and wearing an elaborate muzzle, the eyes retaining shell inlay with a circular hollow for the pupils; to the right of the beast a kneeling nude male wearing a large belt-armour and a diadem, eyes inlaid, left hand extended to the side and holding the lion's leash.

Including one with angled cutting edge, one with gouged blade, and other types. 461 grams total, 69-98 mm



Found North Africa. Ex Ian Richardson collection, Sunderland, UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Including scrapers, burins, arrowheads and other items; in a glazed wooden display case with removable lid, green baize lining. 3.35 kg total including case, 3.5-11.5 cm (case:57 x 36.5 x 6 cm)



Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Kent, UK, collector.

Rounded scraper with cortex to the reverse; with an old inked inscription: '2.SS.1230.C / Twydall'. 110 grams, 70 mm



Found Twydall, Kent, UK. Richard Jones collection, Welling, Kent, UK, 1912-1915. Ex Rochester Museum, Kent collections. Specialist collection of J Edwin Jarvis. Ex Martin Schoyen collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an article on the site at Twydall.

Group of three hand-axes; one with black inked inscription: 'ADZE / LAKENHEATH / 1974'. 596 grams total, 8.9-10.3 cm



Found Lakenheath, UK. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Plano-convex in section with old collector's labels: to verso '392/MORS' and 'DENEMARKEN' to recto. 245 grams, 10.7 cm



Found Denmark. From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Comprising: two teardrop-shaped handaxes, one with absent tip; a pecked fusiform axehead with conical butt. 990 grams total, 12.3-14.5 cm



Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Kent, UK, collector.

Roughly leaf-shaped in profile with some cortex to one face. 1.44 kg, 18.5 cm



Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Kent, UK, collector.

Ovate in plan and biconvex in section with inked 'Troussencourt' findspot. 241 grams, 10.6 cm



Found Troussencourt, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, specialist Stone Age collector.

With rounded butt and blade, parallel sides, marked 'Le Monchel'. 223 grams, 12.9 cm



Found Le Monchel, France. From an old French collection formed in the 1930s. From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.

Comprising: teardrop-shaped burin with polished faces; triangular-section blade with rounded ends. 287 grams total, 10.2-12.7 cm



Previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Kent, UK, collector.

Each with stub limbs and rounded profile; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.01 kg total, 8.4-15.5 cm including stand



From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

The sculptures represent farm animals in the Neolithic period, in this case two bovines and a dove. Animal figurines seem to be a recurrent feature in the earlier Neolithic settlements, in the Balkans and in the Levant. It is significant that in the Neolithic Mediterranean, the animals depicted seem to be domesticated, thus suggesting that its reference points were within the confines of the community.

Mixed group including barbed-and-tanged and slender triangular types, mounted on perspex display frames. 47 grams total including stand, 26-56 mm



From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.