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'.

Perching on a column on a tiered plinth, modelled in the round. 11.2 grams, 38 mm



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

Flat shank with raised vertical bands, five octagonal rosette motifs. 1.135 grams. 18.07 mm.



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

Including openwork rosette, triple-looped and other types. 22.16 grams total, 23-34 mm



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

Comprising glazed and unglazed vessels and fragments, including tripod vessels, chamber pots, tankards and others, including a pot with handle and polychrome geometric motif around the shoulder. 7.45 kg total, 16 - 25 cm



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

Including a seed-pod shaker with painted median band, glass jar, periwinkle shell and various other items. 1.7 kg total, 3.5-26 cm



From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK.

Flat-section hoop in 5th-6th century A.D. Byzantine style with openwork median band flanked by filigree ropework, granule cluster to each shoulder, the bezel a tall tapering cell with cruciform and other granule clusters, inset slightly irregular ancient cabochon garnet. 7.55 grams, 28.74 mm overall, 21.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)



From a New York, USA, private collection. Acquired in the 1990s. Property of a North American gallery.

Comprising a female bust, biga on a baseline, erotic scene, kneeling figure (abraded); each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.94 grams total, 11-19 mm



Private collection, England.

Barrel-shaped with inscribed foliage, floral motifs and vesica panel with standing figure; inscribed 'AMER ET IEOIR' (translating to 'LOVE AND ENJOY'). 8.34 grams, 22.12 mm overall, 18.35 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)



Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1975-late 1990s.

Including composite rosette button, openwork hooked tag and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series as well as Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD. 12.3 grams total, 14-21 mm



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

Including tined and gilded types with mainly heraldic crests on torses; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series as well as Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD. 269 grams total, 14-27 mm



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

Rectangular plaque with enamel cloisonné scene of Mary and Joseph during the flight in Egypt; left, the door of the inn open with Saint Aphrodisius emerging, head bowed; centre Jacob, stepbrother of Jesus, advancing with rod and flag over his shoulder, holding the reins of the donkey; right Mary perched on the donkey's back and St Joseph supporting infant Christ. 337 grams, 183 mm



From an old French collection. Acquired on the French art market circa 2000. From the personal collection of Derek Rogers, Suffolk, UK.

The plaque shows a version of the 'flight into Egypt' that became popular in Holland in the 16th century, it shows Saint Aphrodisius (venerated by the French as the first bishop of Beziers) welcoming the Holy family to his house, in the background is the palm tree that is said to have bent to shelter the mother and baby from the sun; as shown on this plaque, earlier iconography shows Joseph sometimes carrying the child on his shoulders while the donkey is led by an older boy who may represent the Lord's brother Jacob, who according the tradition of the Orthodox Church is interpreted to be one of the Joseph's sons by a previous marriage.

Including types with heraldic animals, initials, heater shields and others; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series as well as Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD. 246 grams total,15-28 mm



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