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.jpg "Large Middle Elamite Cylinder Seal of Kidnu, Chief Overseer of King Tan-Ruhurater II")
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Including narrow-stemmed unguentaria and other types. 233 grams total, 5.2-16.5 cm
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Rectangular plate with reserved running hound in a two-cell panel, spring and catch to reverse; complete with pin. 4.6 grams, 27 mm
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
Cf. Heynowski, R., Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Fibeln, Munich, 2012, item 4.2.1.4; Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 586.
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
Cf. Heynowski, R., Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Fibeln, Munich, 2012, item 4.2.1.4; Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 586.
A small mould-blown vessel with body formed from asymmetrical pleats, long neck, flared and rolled rim, pontil on base. 10.4 grams, 70 mm
Acquired from Allan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, 2004.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Acquired from Allan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, 2004.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
With slightly upturned shoulders, disc bezel with incuse figure of a hare. 4.65 grams, 24.33 mm overall, 20.11 x 17.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)
Acquired from the Cumberland Coin Show in 1998.
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 197.
Acquired from the Cumberland Coin Show in 1998.
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 197.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Tiered disc bezel with central gammadion within a ring, surrounded by '+F+E+L+I+X' legend (in Latin, 'happy' or 'fortunate'). 8.11 grams, 24.40 mm overall, 18.18 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The ring was probably a gift to wish happiness and good luck, the inscription being a short form of 'utere felix'.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The ring was probably a gift to wish happiness and good luck, the inscription being a short form of 'utere felix'.
Each a cube with hollow centre and ring-and-dot markings disposed around the voids: 1:6, 2:5, 3:4 to voided face on each. 3.31 grams total, 11 mm each
From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.69.
From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.69.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Single-edged ferrous blade with scooped tip, with later bronze handle with boar's head. 190 grams, 27.5 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
With flared finials developing to serpents' heads with hatched detailing; repaired. 18.5 grams, 75 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.
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 bust of the bearded god Asclepius (Greek Asklepios), with long hair and moustache. 185 grams total, 54 mm high (11.5 cm high including stand))
Ex private collection, Israel.
with Archaeological Center, Tel-Aviv, 30 September 2015, no.489.
European private collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the Israel Antiquities Authority export licence.
Ex private collection, Israel.
with Archaeological Center, Tel-Aviv, 30 September 2015, no.489.
European private collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the Israel Antiquities Authority export licence.
A bifacial pendant with raised pellets to both faces. 2.78 grams, 26 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising a pair of discoid appliqués with beaded rim and high-relief pelta (military shield) motif, one with the pelta surmounted by a kantharos with a laurel wreath above, the other with vegetal volutes. 6.60 grams total, 61-62 mm
Acquired in the early 1990s.
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Sannazzaro, M., Giostra, C., Petala Aurea, Gold-Sheet-work of Byzantine and Lombard Origin from the Rovati Collection, Truccazzano, 2014, nos.8-9-10, for circular gold sheets with similar decorations; D’Amato, R., Negin, A., Decorated Roman Armour, from the Age of the Kings to the death of Justinian the Great, London, 2017.
The subject represented on these two appliqués is a crescentic military shield, the so-called pelta, associated in the late Roman iconography with the Amazon female warriors. Many shields of this typology were also represented on the pedestal of the Column of Arcadius in Constantinople (circa 400 A.D.) and seemed to be associated with the heavy cavalry of the Imperial Guard (D’Amato-Negin, 2017, p.252).
Acquired in the early 1990s.
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Sannazzaro, M., Giostra, C., Petala Aurea, Gold-Sheet-work of Byzantine and Lombard Origin from the Rovati Collection, Truccazzano, 2014, nos.8-9-10, for circular gold sheets with similar decorations; D’Amato, R., Negin, A., Decorated Roman Armour, from the Age of the Kings to the death of Justinian the Great, London, 2017.
The subject represented on these two appliqués is a crescentic military shield, the so-called pelta, associated in the late Roman iconography with the Amazon female warriors. Many shields of this typology were also represented on the pedestal of the Column of Arcadius in Constantinople (circa 400 A.D.) and seemed to be associated with the heavy cavalry of the Imperial Guard (D’Amato-Negin, 2017, p.252).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including a bell-shaped amphora, bowl with carinated profile and other items. 4.6 kg total, 6.5-40 cm
Found UK.
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
Found UK.
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.
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