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 in the round on a circular base with attachment peg; applied feather detailing to the neck, wings and tail. 15.4 grams, 40 mm



Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.

Including a ligula with bulb finial probe and other items. 50 grams total, 15.2-22.2 cm



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.

Restrung to a Y-shape with mainly blue glass beads. 13.8 grams, 56 cm long



UK gallery, early 2000s.

Cuboid with impressed point markings disposed 1:5, 2:3, 4:6; with old collector's record card. 44.8 grams, 22 mm



Found Wiltshire, UK. From the important private collection of dice and gaming pieces of Colin Narbeth, London, UK, collection no.65. Accompanied by a Colin Narbeth catalogue identification card.

Including a D-section hoop with ropework detailing, flat-section band with median gusset, penannular hoop and other types. 44 grams total, 46-72 mm



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

Group of two rings each with angled ward and bits to the forward edge. 22.94 grams total, 31-34 mm



Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.

With broad bowl and inturned rim, D-section handle, with one remaining hooked duck-head finial. 208 grams, 26.5 cm



Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.

Including a scallop-shaped appliqué with scrolled tendrils and other types. 12.6 grams total, 36-49 mm



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

Comprising footed rectangular and circular socle types. 328 grams total, 46-71 mm



London art market, 1992.

Restrung group of graduated beads, mainly oblate and annular types. 16 grams, 41 cm



Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

Modelled in the round, nude male with legs in straddling pose, left hand thrust forward and right arm raised with hand open; head exaggerated with shoulder-length hair and crested helmet. 35.6 grams, 60 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.

The pseudo-Corinthian or Apulo-Corinthian helmet, here represented on the head of the divinity, was originally a legionary helmet, then became, in the Late Consular Age, an officer's helmet, then a typical attribute of military commanders and then of the war god, Mars. However, this statuette of Mars has strong Celtic connotations, as evidenced by the torques around the neck and the warrior god's hair.

Restrung graduated group of mainly spherical and annular beads with annular centrepiece. 17.09 grams, 49 cm



Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.