Hollow-formed D-section hoop with columnar bezel, inset jasper gemstone engraved with a portrait female bust. 7.06 grams, 30.43 mm overall, 19.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)



Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.

Amuletic plaques in various materials, each in the form of the wedjat Eye of Horus. 14.9 grams total, 21-25 mm



with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.

A hollow-formed zebu figurine in reclining pose with socket between the horns, painted detailing. 704 grams, 22 cm

Fine condition.

Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

Each a tapering D-section heelband, short shank and straight rowel box with remains of an articulated eight-armed rowel; one with attachment locket. 95 grams total, 11-11.8 cm



From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.

Modelled in the round, hollow-formed; ram's head and neck with integral scrolled leaf and tendril detailing. 220 grams, 90 mm



Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

Comprising three stylised plummets and three pesesh-kef amulets. 7.75 grams total, 18-28 mm



with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.

A group of cast arrowheads, including tanged and socketted types. 427 grams total, 60-165 mm



From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

Comprising a triangular splayed blade with chiselled edge, columnar shank and broad striking face above. 347 grams, 17 cm



From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.

Cross botonny with suspension loop, ring-and-dot to centre of obverse. 18.3 grams, 50 mm



From an old Lincoln, UK, collection, 1950s-1970s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.

The pectoral cross, also called the neck cross, is much smaller in the Orthodox Ethiopian world (and in general in all Orthodox world) than both the processional and the priests' cross. These crosses, secured by a blue string or cord, adorn the necks of the faithful. Many people receive their pectoral cross at baptism. They are made from a range of materials: bronze, silver, iron, horn, and occasionally gold. The richness of ornaments and the complex structure of Ethiopian crosses give a picture of an extraordinary culture, that of one of the world’s oldest Christian societies. The ornaments and forms of the crosses of Ethiopia are unique and instantly recognisable.

Cross pommy type with low-relief cloisonné ornament. 3.06 grams, 41 mm



Acquired from Chris Martin-Zakheim, Iconastas, 5 Piccadilly Arcade, London SW1. From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.

Comprising: the obverse a voided cross with Calvary scene of cross, spear and sponge with text surrounding; reverse with dense text. 5.25 grams, 46 mm



Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.

Rectangular vellum fragment with painted image of preaching saint to obverse with caption, three blocks of Ge'ez script surrounding; reverse with two blocks of script. 32 grams, 30 cm



Collection of David Buxton (1910-2003), author of 'Travels in Ethiopia', 1949.