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.jpg "Greek Marble Head of Dionysus")
.jpg "Roman Veined Marble Torso of an Athlete")
.jpg "Large Middle Elamite Cylinder Seal of Kidnu, Chief Overseer of King Tan-Ruhurater II")
.jpg "Mesopotamian Torch Bearer Stand with Lion Tamer")
Fragment from the blade of a two-edged slashing sword, lentoid in section and parallel sided. 155 grams, 12.2 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.
See Trump, B.A.V., The Origin and Development of British Middle Bronze Age Rapiers, Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, Vol. XXVIII, 1962, for discussion.
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.
See Trump, B.A.V., The Origin and Development of British Middle Bronze Age Rapiers, Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, Vol. XXVIII, 1962, for discussion.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £163
Comprising two slender penannular bracelets with ribbed bodies and tapering terminals. 17.3 grams total, 41-42 mm
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising: Edward I silver penny (Sf-35D7CA); cut-quarter hammered silver coin (SF-36EB61); bronze pinhead (SF-35BF4B); bronze terret (SF-378E89); Polden Hill-type bow brooch (SF-3655EB); Harlow-type bow brooch (SF-C5C6BC); Colchester-type bow brooch (SF-C69B01); harness pendants (SF-3738FB, SF-C5F10D); disc brooch (SF-63B4EB); lead spindle whorls (SF-353DA0, SF-3501D6, SF-351B10); belt mounts (SF-35816E, SF-1989D4); bronze bracelet (SF-382C8A); bronze buckles (SF-34D969, SF-34B882); bronze spearhead (SF-C6436A). 303 grams total including documents
Found Suffolk, UK.
Accompanied by copies of many of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) reports, nos. as listed.
Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme under references in text.
Found Suffolk, UK.
Accompanied by copies of many of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) reports, nos. as listed.
Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme under references in text.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Comprising a conical openwork body with ribbed collar; three looped pendants suspended from the lower rim, each with a curving body, elongated muzzle and short ears. 23.2 grams, 67 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Comprising an annular head and long pin attached by an angled shoulder; ribbed texture to obverse and three sockets to accept coloured inserts. 14 grams, 13.1 cm
From a Northamptonshire collection in early 1990s.
From a Northamptonshire collection in early 1990s.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Three Eastern Celtic or Gaulish cast wheels; two with eight-knops and one four-spoked type. 16.6 grams total, 15-24 mm
Acquired on the UK art market.
Ex the late Walter Steinberg collection, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2014.
From the property of a Kent lady collector.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Ex the late Walter Steinberg collection, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2014.
From the property of a Kent lady collector.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Modelled in the round with elegantly arched back, small tail and hindlegs, sturdy forelegs; the head with strong conical profile and raised dorsal ridge; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 49.18 grams total, 50 mm wide 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.
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.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Modelled in the round nude male with arms bent, the left arm supporting a bundle; discoid pad to the rump, probably the point of attachment to a larger item; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 90.4 grams total, 86 mm 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.
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 102, 103, for type.
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.
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 102, 103, for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Sub-rectangular carved head with mount to the rear, elongated facial features, reserved disc eyes and wedge-shaped nose, slit mouth, rounded brow; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 7.7 kg total, 32 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.
Cf. Jackson, S., Celtic and Other Stone Heads, Shipley, 1973, item 56, for type.
The cult of the human head was prevalent in the Celtic world, being associated with warding-off evil spirits and bearing of good luck.
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.
Cf. Jackson, S., Celtic and Other Stone Heads, Shipley, 1973, item 56, for type.
The cult of the human head was prevalent in the Celtic world, being associated with warding-off evil spirits and bearing of good luck.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Formed as a double-coiled ribbed bar with leaf-shaped attachment panel bearing low-relief La Tène style scrolled ornament; mounted on a custom-made stand. 372 grams total, 17.5 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.
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.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: terret with suspension slot; mount with openwork triskele; mount with two bosses. 43 grams total, 36-38 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Yorkshire, UK.
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Yorkshire, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
The penannular body formed with graduated biconical bulbs, recurved tapering terminals. 275 grams, 14.5 cm
Ex old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
Ex old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
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