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Engraved stylised detailing to the domed carapace, the underside with quadrupeds and caterpillars in exergue; pierced longitudinally; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 3.35 grams, 18 mm



From the 'S' collection, acquired 1970-1990s.

Composed of tabular lozenge-shaped, biconial, spherical and facetted beads, restrung with a hook-and-loop clasp. 88 grams, 86 cm



Acquired in London, 1974. Ex K.M., London, UK. with Gorny and Mosch, Auction 252, 13 December 2017, no.357. with Gorny and Mosch, Auction 256, 26 June 2018, no.273. Private collection, London, UK.

Shallow sheet-bronze bowl with sloping walls and flattened base. 95 grams, 13.6 cm wide



From a London, UK, collection, 1990s-2010.

Spherical body with trumpet-shaped neck and strap handle, painted circumferential band on the body. 12.8 grams, 97 mm



From the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960.

Broad bowl with carinated inner edge to the and chamfered rim, law basal ring; upper face glazed with floral design picked out in blue and grey, circumferential rings below the rim and panels of radiating stripes and blue glaze. 710 grams, 24.6 cm



S. Morad collection. From the collection of M. Hugues Rosset, Switzerland. Private Swiss collection, acquired from M. Hugues Rosset in 1998.

Rectangular in plane with transverse piercing, one side with a leaping lion and the other with a reclining antelope or ibex. 4.43 grams, 18 mm



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

Frieze comprising a tall standing figure facing, flanked by five similar figures, all joined by horizontal bars at shoulders and hips, doubled borders; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.56 grams, 21 mm



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

Comprising: a cylinder seal showing an advancing Lamassu facing a robed figure with a drawn bow; a cylinder seal with winged beasts; a cylinder seal showing a winged beast facing back and Lamassu; a fragment of a stone cylinder seal showing a standing figure; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 11.94 grams total, 20-27 mm



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

Stylised bull figure modelled standing with curving tail, short horns and large almond-shaped eyes. 87.3 grams, 63 mm



From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.

A circular intaglio with a two-line inscription; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.67 grams, 16 mm



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

Composed of tubular beads with a lozenge-shaped pendant, restrung. 5.44 grams, 31 cm



Acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Ex London, UK, collection.

Bulbous body and a tall, tubular neck with a round-section handle. 960 grams, 26.5 cm



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