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'.

Leather-bound with handwritten texts in black and red ink, first four pages decorated. 14 grams, 25 mm



Acquired in the 1970s. Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.

Modelled in the round, group of votives human and animal forms. 92 grams total, 20-51 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.

Rectangular with scooped detailing to the upper edge, point pierced for suspension; five lines of calligraphic nastaliq script with floral ornament. 36.2 grams, 63 mm



with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.

With incised frieze of a seated figure with hand extended to a figure in floor-length pleated garment, second figure behind him in a fringed robe, blank panel to the rear. 5.92 grams, 20 mm



Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector; collection no.05. London collection, 2016.

A broad carinated bowl with radiating repoussé lotus-leaf panels, central domed roundel. 230 grams, 15 cm



Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.

Modelled in the round with the head turned to the right; incised hatching to flanks and neck representing fur; legs with voids between and hooves joined; mounted on a custom-made stand. 41.9 grams, 44 mm 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.

Restrung necklace of graduated marine shell discs. 125 grams, 58 cm



Ex H.Norry collection, 1980s-1990s.

Bell-shaped jar with narrow foot and carinated profile. 217 grams, 12 cm diameter



Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Property of a London gentleman.

Hexagonal in plan with tapering profile, pierced for suspension; calligraphic nastaliq script with foliage embellishments. 21 grams, 35 mm



with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.

With turquoise cabochon, suspension loop. 0.15 grams, 8 mm



From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.

Restrung with three central feature beads; composed of graduated beads of various types of stone, glass and shell. 18.66 grams, 46 cm long



UK gallery, early 2000s.

Similar beads were found during the excavations of the royal tombs of Nimrud. Thousands of beads were discovered in the sarcophagi, including those of Nimrud’s Queens; they probably originally formed part of wide collars with multiple strands.

Including a scooped blade, twisted wire band and other items. 115 grams total, 30-86 mm



UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman.