Carved with soft facial features and carefully executed cosmetic lines around the eye, earring, and carefully detailed duplex wig with gently wavy curls; likely from the Ramesside Period; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Modelled in the round with a muscular nude body, his club resting on his shoulder and the hair dressed in rows of tight, close-set curls underneath the Nemean lionskin hood with cloak billowing over his left arm, the paws tied across his chest; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

Carved head of a prepubescent worshipper of Isis, with soft facial features, long nose, small downturned mouth, heavy-lidded eyes, the whole giving the face a sombre or mournful appearance; the hair textured to indicate a short cut and combed forward across the scalp, sidelock above the right ear; mounted on a 16th century carved breccia upper body with leather cuirass and pteruges to right shoulder, cloak draped across the shoulders and fastened at the clavicle on the right side with a disc-brooch; socle base; some restoration.

Modelled in the round and originally part of a monumental statue, the naturalistic right foot encased in a trochades leather sandal with median reversed tongue secured with side straps and thick looped laces; the thick platform sole slightly curved, toes and nails well defined; mounted on a substantial custom-made display stand.

Modelled in the half-round, nude with eyelids half-closed in sleep; a drapery partly covering the head and wrapping around the lower body under the hips; the hairstyle similar to those of the Antonine Dynasty, the peaceful face supported by the hands and the ear pierced to accept an earring; iron reinforcing rod to the feet and the right arm's armilla a later replacement; upper head restored in Parian marble.

An imposing panel divided to four sections by a central cross on a stepped pedestal, the lower and upper arm with branch-like extensions; the upper quadrants with a circlet surrounding a palm tree-shaped motif; each lower quadrant with a bird in profile facing back; mounted on a custom-made display stand.

Carved skull on a short neck with musculature and blood vessels; mandible in place with some teeth in sockets, wisps of hair adhering to the dome of the skull; one zygomatic bone partly absent; square-section socle base.

Carved in the half-round head of a Bodhisattva (probably Maitreya) with fine detailing to the arched brow, aquiline nose, neat moustache and full lips; the eyes heavily lidded, urna to the forehead, long open lobes to the ears; the hair in multi-stranded curling locks gathered into an ushnisha with brow-band below; heavily cleaned, conserved, and mounted on a custom-made stand; supplied with original old wooden base with collector's label: 'Head of Bodhisattva / Fine grain schist / Gandhara, Northwest Pakistan / 4th century'.

With a D-section hoop heart-shaped bezel with Chi Rho, flanked by a starburst motif and letter c. 5.17 grams, 24.61 mm overall, 17.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Buckle with knuckles to outer edge of the loop and strap with incised tendril design; ampulla with lateral loops bent over. 63 grams total, 46-62 mm



Found Westminster, London, UK. Property of a Gloucestershire, UK, collector. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.

Including bag seals, janiform figure's head, palm guard and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. 503 grams total, 20-81 mm



From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.

Including a flat-section finger ring, buckle-loop, triangular-section arrowhead, belt mount and other items; accompanied by a reproduction bronze beehive thimble. 54 grams total, 19 - 72 mm



Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Essex, UK, collector. Accompanied by an old handwritten information slip.

Vesica-shaped with central frond motif, legend to the border 'S’ IVLIANE FIL ELYARPN' for 'seal of Julian(a) son/daughter of Elyarp(-)n'. 8.65 grams, 33 mm



From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.

Including a ring brooch with conical sockets, a scallop mount, a heater-shaped heraldic stud and other items. 42 grams total, 15-47 mm



Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector.

Including barrel and pin key-types, tubular lock cases and other items. 89 grams total, 28-48 mm



Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector.

Gilt-bronze with reserved design of a hound advancing with head turned on a pounced field with bevelled edges, two straps for attachment to the buckle loop. 2.4 grams, 21.5 mm



Ex Chapman collection, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by a previous handwritten catalogue information slip.

Discoid in shape with central eight-petalled flower within a roundel, surrounding 'S’ THOME FIL WALTE = SEAL OF THOMAS SON OF WALTER' legend. 95 grams, 12.5 x 12.5 cm



From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.

During the medieval period the use of seals on documents, letters and packages became widespread. Lead was cheap to use and easy to engrave, and from the late 12th until the end of 13th century seals of this type, with very conventional central designs, were important possessions amongst the lower classes.

Comprising spurs of various sizes; including examples retaining rowels and buckles. 313 grams total, 13.3-15.3 cm



Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.

Early in 16th century, fashion of spurs changed and the spur were fitted with a much shorter, dropped neck, their rowels ranging from medium seven-point to large short seven points.

Including tapering, annular and other types, some with basal collar; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. 51 grams total, 15-22 mm



From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.

With an openwork rectangular plaque and trefoil finial, raised lion stattant regardant to the plaque. 3.9 grams, 26 mm



Found Lincolnshire, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.