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.

Lentoid in section with broad cutting edge; old inked inscription 'CAPLY' to centre. 190 grams, 93 mm



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

Cordate in plan with finely worked edges. 240 grams, 12.2 cm



Found in Central France. From an old French collection formed in the early 1900s. From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.

Lentoid-section polished flint blade with narrow rounded point. 140 grams, 12.1 cm



Found Normandy, France. From an old French collection formed 1910-1920s. From the collection of a Norfolk, UK, lady collector.

Irregular scraper; with an old inked inscription: '2.PB.1215.C / Twydall'. 58 grams, 75 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.

Inscribed in black ink to the reverse: 'PLAZAC / DORDOGNE'. 233 grams, 11 cm



Found Plazac, Dordogne, France. From an old French collection. Ex Norfolk, UK, private collection. From the collection of a South West London, UK, collector.

Triangular scraper; with an old inked inscription: '4.HS.1082.A / Twydall'. 102 grams, 83 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.

With polished brown-black surface, eccentric curved cutting edge, tapering rounded butt; remains of an old label to verso. 771 grams, 17 cm



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 scrapers, two flakes from a core and two Bann flakes from Ireland; all with old collector's cards and inked catalogue numbers. 91 grams total, 33-86 mm



Probably from the collection of General Sir George Cockburn (1763-1947), Shanganagh Castle, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, sold at auction between 1935-1939. Accompanied by old handwritten identification cards.

Comprising a penannular lozenge-section body with conical finials. 2.23 grams, 28 mm



Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

Square-section shank developing to a broad curved cutting edge. 16.2 grams, 69 mm



Found whilst searching with a metal detector in East Anglia, UK.

Comprising: twenty-seven tongue-shaped plaques with knop finial, two attachment loops to the reverse; six smaller mounts with ribbed bodies and bulbous finials, two attachment loops to the reverse; re-threaded to a string. 102 grams total, 23 cm long



UK private collection before 2000. On the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.

Comprising a coiled flat-section body with tapering terminals. 1.01 grams, 11 mm



Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.