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.

Graduated set of three dice, each cuboid with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 2.2 grams total, 5-8 mm



From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.129.

Obverse with bishop wearing mitre and holding crook, reverse with octofoil, alternating plain and hatched petals. 0.83 grams, 16 mm



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

Quatrefoil panel with radiating spurs in the spandrels, high-relief mask of a helmetted warrior flanked by two drawn swords. 13.4 grams, 47 mm



From a Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.

Including beehive, annular and other types. 38 grams total, 14-24 mm



Found Suffolk, UK.

Including one with a glazed fret design, one with radiating combs and another type. 1.65 kg total, 11.6-13.1 cm



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

Including milled coins, musket balls, buckle loops, belt and harness fittings, buttons and other items. 1.09 kg total, 12-62 mm



Found Cambridgeshire, UK.

Including discoid and square types with punched numerical values to one face. 28 grams total, 14-16 mm



Found Cambridgeshire, UK.

Including buckle loops, buttons, fasteners, milled coins and other items, 1.06 kg total, 8-86 mm



Found Cambridgeshire, UK.

Comprising: rectangular panel with carved openwork quatrefoil; two matched shelves each with a high-relief design of grapes, vine and quatrefoil leaf. 3.9 kg total, 27.1-33 cm



Acquired from various UK auction houses. Property of a Kent collector.

Appliqué cross crosslet with central lobed motif. 1.54 grams, 20 mm



Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Page of a rag-paper bible with text printed in two columns and with marginal notes to both sides; portion of Book of Jeremiah; printed in Strasbourg by Johann Grüninger with commentary by Nicholas de Lyra. 13 grams, 32.2 x 22.8 cm



From the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.

Johannes Grüninger (1455-1533) was a prolific German printer, active from 1482 to 1533, who printed up to 80 books a year in Latin and in German, as well as wall-maps. His bible was issued in two volumes, which allowed it be produced on smaller pages than for most standard editions.

Epiphesis of a bovine long bone with the end worked into a square-section block with vertical slots to accept pins; group of fourteen ball-headed garment pins, manly brass. 193 grams total, 3.2- 18 cm



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