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.

Miniature drum-shaped vessel with strap handle, beaded wire bands to top and bottom of sidewall, filigree loop ornament. 2.02 grams, 18 mm



Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.

Pendants in the form of miniature buckets have been found in a number of pagan Anglo-Saxon and Viking contexts and are generally made of bronze or iron, with gold examples being rare; three gold examples were found with the hoard from Hoen, Norway. Bronze bucket amulets have been found at Driffield in Yorkshire, and Vimose bog in Denmark, among other places. In form they represent wooden buckets bound with bronze or iron bands which have been found in Anglo-Saxon and Viking graves and are believed to have held mead or ale and were used to replenish the cups from which warriors drank. As amulets they probably represent the ecstatic power of alcoholic drink and the role of women as the dispensers of these precious beverages.

Comprising a rectangular die with thick border, recess with Style I beast ornament; plain reverse. 5.9 grams, 21 mm



Found near Ipswich, Suffolk, UK. From an East Anglian private collection.

With triangular section narrow blade widening to a broad bevelled edge with square chin, rounded socket. 487 grams, 16.5 cm



From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.

With broad disc bezel and shank formed from two lateral arms; low-relief central ring with pseudo-text in the tondo. 1.63 grams, 18.43 mm overall, 16.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2 1/4, Europe 2.41, Japan 2)



Acquired from Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK, in 2010. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.

Comprising: heater shield stud; bone dress pin; ring brooch with pin. 11.37 grams total, 23-66 mm



Found various sites in Essex, UK. Property of an Essex collector.

With a D-section hoop showing an old repair; discoid bezel with linear decoration. 3.53 grams, 18.95 mm overall, 15.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)



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

Including belt buckles, a purse bar, thimbles, belt mounts and other items. 493 grams total, 1.2-12.4 cm



Found various sites in Essex, UK. Property of an Essex collector.

Group of three heater-shaped weights, each with a saltire motif to the obverse. 1.24 kg total, 41-73 mm



Ex Simmons gallery, 1990s. From a North London, UK, collection.

Comprising: a large square type with bevelled edges, low-relief compass motif; smaller square with knotwork motif. 338 grams total, 23-52 mm



Ex Simmons gallery, 1990s. From a North London, UK, collection.

Bifacial hollow-formed pendant with garnet cabochons set in a cell of laminated gold granulation. 2.15 grams, 11 mm



Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s. Accompanied by a previous typed cataloguing card.

Ball-shaped with broad securing loop, keyhole to obverse; abraded; German manufacture. 35 grams, 47 mm



Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984. Property of an Essex collector.

With D-section hoop, tapering shoulders, sub rectangular bezel with reserved capital 'I' between fronds beneath a crown. 8.33 grams, 26.84 mm overall, 20.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)



Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.