Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins

Plano-convex in profile with median figure flanked by two columns of text. 3.02 grams, 16 mm



Ex the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.

Composed mainly of melon, oblate and spherical beads, with a large annular bead as a central feature, restrung. 31 grams, 33 cm



Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private West County, UK, collection.

Tall bulbous body with flattened base, short trumpet-shaped neck and a single handle to the rear. 760 grams, 27 cm



From an important specialist collection, London, UK, 1990s.

Mixed group of items, including arrowheads, a dagger blade, a beast-headed implement, a medical spoon and others. 192 grams total, 6.4-19.1 cm



Acquiredon the London, UK, art market, 1990s onwards.

Reversible type in olive green with bands of floral and geometric embroidered designs, and plain brown cloth. 1.8 kg, 1.18 m long



Private collection, UK.

Comprising fourteen tanged arrowheads, including some barbed types. 221 grams total, 5.3-19.2 cm



Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

A large fragment of a bulla showing a standing ibex and other animals. 21.6 grams, 45 mm



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

Squat cylinder seal showing two drilled beasts flanking a tree; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 10.53 grams, 18 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.24.

Discoid seal with a small loop on the reverse, underside with a horned quadruped standing right, a tall slender tree before the animal and an X-motif above and below. 5.02 grams, 28 mm



Ex the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, acquired 1970-2000s.

Slender seal with a standing male figure holding a staff, flanked by five trees; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.63 grams, 14 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue slip with collection no.52.

Each with a tapering body and a domed finial, engraved bands of hatching and linear motifs. 42.4 grams total, 16.8-17.2 cm



From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Large fragment of a pillow-shaped tablet with impressed text on one face. 83 grams, 70 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.