With broad shoulders, raised ellipsoid bezel with low-relief profile bust. 8.61 grams, 25.95 mm overall, 20.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)



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

Discoid in plan with short D-shaped nozzle, loop handle (top absent), discus with low-relief image of a dolphin; shoulder with radiating scales; base marked off with a circular groove. 46.3 grams, 89 mm



From the Lloyd and Jeanne Raport collection, Washington, D.C. and Florida, USA, formed between 1972-2000. Acquired through Bonhams, London, UK.

Modelled in the round perching on the knop with wings closed and head turned. 41.38 grams, 48 mm



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

Early type with lemon-shaped knop above the square-section crossbar, facetted bow with impressed triangles to the outer edge and faceted knop finials, D-section footplate with lateral chamfered edges and catchplate to reverse, hinged pin behind the crossbar. 23.7 grams, 68 mm



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

Mould-blown with reticulated pattern to the body; the rim everted with applied trail beneath; iridescent surface. 70 grams, 10 cm



Ex Hanan Suszm, Herzliyya Pituah. Ex Archaeological Center, Jerusalem, 2015.

Modelled in the half-round, the mask with broad facial features and swept hair; stud to reverse. 11.71 grams, 24 mm



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

Oblate in form with broad vertical perforation. 18.6 grams, 28 mm



London collection, 1979-1983.

Modelled in high-relief, hollow-formed with scooped lower end to neck, feather texture. 89 grams, 65 mm



From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Discoid in plan with slot; reverse with concentric rings. scrolls and pellets; reverse with central rosette. 42.4 grams, 64 mm



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

Ellipsoid in plan with intaglio perching eagle on a baseline with wings spread; above, bust of Serapis with modius between two victoriolae; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.28 grams, 16 mm



Private collection, England.

The bow formed as the arched body of the bird with looped head and beak; pin-lugs and pin to underside. 5.78 grams, 24 mm



Ex 'S' collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s.

Formed as a seated elderly woman with a short neck and handle with deep decorative ridges, stylised detailing to the face and hair tied in a bun, wine-jug (lagynos) gripped in her arms and between her knees, detailing to folds of garments; her pierced ears were likely once adorned with earrings. 345 grams, 17 cm



Acquired 1980s. Ex B Lee North collection. Accompanied by a positive thermoluminescence analysis report, sample no.N122e54 from Oxford Authentication. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.11312-188595.

The motif of an old, drunken woman corresponds to a well-known Hellenistic repertoire. These jugs were produced in Africa and were widespread within the Empire. Recent analysis carried out on a North African bottle of the drink ‘anus’, found in an exceptional state of preservation in Valencia, concluded that the vessel contained a resin from the Pinocea family intended to waterproof the vessel, which probably contained vegetable oil.