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'.

Modelled nude supporting an amphora of wine on his left shoulder, holding the loop handle in his left hand; the right leg raised stepping forward; mounted on a custom-made stand. 201 grams total, 10.4 cm including stand



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.

With three faceted knops to the crossbar, the upper one with beaded collar, and pierced moulding to the upper face, deep bow, stepped junction with foot, chamfered edges to foot with integral catch; hinged pin to reverse; Keller Type 3. 58 grams, 80 mm



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

Of kräftig profilierte 'anchor' type, with a broad plaque in front of the spring and pin, trumpet-type bow; broad footplate with catch to the rear. 23 grams, 45 mm



Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970.

Comprising a broad bowl, stub nozzle with lateral spurs, discus with ivy-leaf piercings and central knop handle, loop handle to rear with reflector; handle chipped. 185 grams, 10.8 cm



Acquired Bonhams, London, 26 October 2007, sale 15216. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Formed as a stylised phallus with lateral testes, suspension loop above. 16.9 grams, 40 mm



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

Reversed fantail type with ribbed bulbs above and below the bow formed as three plain bulbs, pelta-shaped foot with long catch to the reverse, spring and pin intact. 17.9 grams, 38 mm



Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

Substantial keeled body with free-running pin, an openwork extension formed of volute scrolls projecting from the body. 50 grams, 84 mm



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

Restrung group of beads including tubular types, large melon bead centrepiece. 20.8 grams, 33.5 cm



Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

Ellipsoid carnelian gemstone with intaglio figure of Mars standing holding a spear and wearing a helmet, altar with flame beside him. 1.18 grams, 18 mm



From an old UK collection, 1980s.

With deep curved bow, dorsal fin to the apex and fantail footplate, hinged pin. 7.89 grams, 36 mm



Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.

Left hand, likely from a larger statue of the god Jupiter, modelled gripping a thunderbolt; thumb and forefinger positioned on the top and side, the remaining three digits curled beneath; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 118 grams total, 74 cm wide including stand



From an important English collection, 1980s. Private collection, England.

With three balusters to the shank and twisted ribbing, beast-head finials with domed eyes. 12.7 grams, 55 mm



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