Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

Rectangular in section with incuse design to each face: running feline; crouching figure with arms spread; rearing quadruped; advancing figure in tall headdress; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.66 grams, 18.16 mm



From the private collection of the late Mr W. Magee, Hartlepool, County Durham, UK, 1960s-1990s, thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing information card.

Square in section with frieze of animals and other motifs on each face. 5.00 grams, 23.91 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Squat and drum-shaped with raised rim to the filler hole, trapezoidal nozzle. 45.6 grams, 81 mm



From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.

An octagonal intaglio with an inscription on a densely arranged floral field; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.36 grams, 15 mm



Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London.

Rectangular pendant with median piercing, two feline heads with sockets for the eyes, ears and nose, to accept coloured inserts. 2.45 grams, 18 mm



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

Plano-convex in section with longitudinal piercing; underside with incised border and tondo in two registers with five characters. 4.41 grams, 19 mm



London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.

Comprising a penannular round-section body and stylised ibex-head finials with curving horns. 13.7 grams, 66 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Rectangular type with incuse animal frieze to the underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.45 grams, 30 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Pillowform with columns of cuneiform text on both sides. 97 grams, 76 mm



Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.

Comprising a slender triangular blade with a raised midrib and a short rectangular-section pierced tang. 192 grams, 38.3 cm



Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.

The Luri people produced a quantity of fine metalwork, which according to Dr. Khorasani, could be due to a settled period which arose as a result of the defeat of the Elamites by the Babylonians, leaving the Luristani people in relative peace for a period of time after 1200 B.C. According to Khorasani, 'A culture of innovation and experimentation flourished, and the repertoire of the Luristan smiths expanded in the period between 1150–1050 BC.'

Frieze depicting a standing robed figure in profile with one hand raised to an orb above a column, advancing gryphon to the other side; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.33 grams, 17.06 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Comprising a broad bell-shaped bowl with flat rim attached by a thick trunk with four rows of angled impressions to a tripod base with sturdy curved legs with inner supporting ring and keeled finials. 5.28 kg, 35.5 cm



with Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK, 1974. Private collection, London, UK.