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  • Egyptian Granite Head of a Dignitary
    Egyptian Granite Head of a Dignitary

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £28,600

    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.





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  • Etruscan Bronze Statuette of Herakles
    Etruscan Bronze Statuette of Herakles

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £18,200

    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.





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  • Roman Marble Portrait of a Boy as Worshipper of Isis
    Roman Marble Portrait of a Boy as Worshipper of Isis

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £17,550

    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.





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  • Larger Than Life-Size Roman Bronze Sandaled Foot
    Larger Than Life-Size Roman Bronze Sandaled Foot

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £39,000

    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.





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  • Life-Size Roman Marble Sleeping Girl from a Sarcophagus Lid
    Life-Size Roman Marble Sleeping Girl from a Sarcophagus Lid

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £20,800

    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.





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  • Byzantine Porphyry Relief with Cross Surrounded by Two Birds
    Byzantine Porphyry Relief with Cross Surrounded by Two Birds

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £28,600

    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.





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  • Carved Marble Memento Mori Skull
    Carved Marble Memento Mori Skull

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £16,900

    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.





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  • The Kelton Gandharan Head of a Bodhisattva
    'The Kelton' Gandharan Head of a Bodhisattva

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £24,700

    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'.





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  • Kings of Parthia, Artabanos III BI Tetradrachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Artabanos III BI Tetradrachm. Circa AD 10-38.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £140

    Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Holöos [SE 323(?)] (July AD 12). Diademed bust to left, wearing slight beard, earring, and spiral torque / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, Artabanos seated to right, Tyche standing to left before him, presenting palm frond and holding cornucopia; OΛVΩ above Tyche's arm, [year in exergue]. Sellwood 61.5 (Artabanos II); Shore-. 9.33gr, 25mm, 12h

    Very Fine.

    From a UK private collection.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Artabanos III AR Tetradrachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Artabanos III AR Tetradrachm. Circa AD 10-38.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £221

    Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Daisios SE 334 (May AD 23). Diademed and draped bust to left; before, ΔΛT (date) / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΕΥΕΡΓΕΤΟΥ, Artabanos enthroned to left, receiving palm from Tyche standing to right and diadem from man between them who kneels to right; in field above, ΔΛT (date); ΔΑΙΣΙΟΥ in exergue. 10.91gr, 27mm, 12h

    Very Fine.

    From a UK private collection.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Vardanes I AR Tetradrachm.
    Very Rare Variant
    Kings of Parthia, Vardanes I AR Tetradrachm. Circa AD 40-45.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

    Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated Holöos SE 354 (July AD 43). Diademed and draped bust to left, wearing short beard / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟY EYEPΓETOY ΔΙΚΑΙΟY ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟYΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, Vardanes enthroned to right, receiving palm from Tyche standing to left and holding cornucopia with left hand; ΔNT (year) in field above, ΟΛШΟΥ (month) in exergue. Sellwood 64.17 var. (ΛOШΟΥ). 11.05gr, 26mm, 12h

    Very Fine. Very rare variant.

    From a UK private collection.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Pakoros II AR Tetradrachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Pakoros II AR Tetradrachm. Circa AD 78-105.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

    Seleukeia on the Tigris mint. Dated 389 SE (AD 78). Diademed and beardless bust to left, wearing spiral torque; B to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΑΡΣΑΚΟΥ ΠΑΚΟΡΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΟΣ, Pakoros enthroned to left, being presented diadem by Tyche standing to right and holding sceptre; ΘΠT (year) above, month off flan. Cf. Sellwood 73.1-6; cf. Shore 394. 9.93gr, 27mm, 12h

    Near Very Fine.

    From a UK private collection.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm. Circa AD 78-120.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

    Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust to left, with long pointed beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 78.4 (Vologases III); Sunrise -; Shore -. 3.66gr, 20mm, 12h

    Near Extremely Fine.

    Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm. Circa AD 78-120.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

    Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust to left, with long pointed beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram beneath bow, archer's seat –. Sellwood 78.5 (Vologases III); Sunrise -; Shore 415 (same). 3.63gr, 21mm, 12h

    Extremely Fine.

    Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm. Circa AD 78-120.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

    Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust to left, with long pointed beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 78.4 (Vologases III); Sunrise -; Shore -. 3.33gr, 21mm, 11h

    Extremely Fine.

    Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm. Circa AD 78-120.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

    Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust to left, with long pointed beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram beneath bow; archer's seat -. Sellwood 78.5 (Vologases III); Sunrise -; Shore 415 (same). 3.58gr, 21mm, 12h

    Extremely Fine.

    Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm. Circa AD 78-120.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

    Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust to left, with long pointed beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 78.4 (Vologases III); Sunrise -; Shore -. 3.56gr, 21mm, 12h

    Extremely Fine. Some delamination on reverse.

    Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm. Circa AD 78-120.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

    Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust to left, with long pointed beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 78.4 (Vologases III); Sunrise -; Shore -. 3.02gr, 20mm, 12h

    Good Very Fine.

    Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm. Circa AD 78-120.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

    Ekbatana mint. Diademed head to left, with long beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right, no throne base visible, holding bow; monogram beneath bow. Sellwood 78.3 (Vologases III); Shore 413 (safe). 3.36gr, 20mm, 11h

    Extremely fine.

    Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealer.

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  • Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm.
    Kings of Parthia, Pakoros I AR Drachm. Circa AD 78-120.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

    Ekbatana mint. Diademed and draped bust to left, with long pointed beard / Archer (Arsakes I) seated to right on throne, holding bow; monogram beneath bow, archer's seat –. Sellwood 78.5 (Vologases III); Sunrise -; Shore 415 (same). 2.95gr, 19mm, 12h

    Good Very Fine.

    Acquired on the UK market before 2000; Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

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