Comprising a bulbous body with basal ring, tubular body with flared upper end, deeply curved spout with hinged cover, strap handle attached at the shoulder, hinged lid with knop handle; stamped and incised bands of guilloche, ropework, tendrils and other motifs. 621 grams, 21 cm



with Roseberys, 22 October 2020, no.204. Private collection, London, UK.

Graduated group composed of mixed beads and pendants, restrung. 59 grams, 38.5 cm



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

Rectangular in plan with longitudinal piercing, incuse decoration to the long faces: advancing figure with canine mask; undulating line (serpent); standing figure in flounced robe with arms raised; three glyphs or symbols; usage wear, 7.46 grams, 22 mm



From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A8.

Composed of coin-shaped and tubular beads interspersed with metal spacers, restrung. 33.8 grams, 49 cm



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

A small seal with a deity on a throne, two worshippers before and a star as a filler motif; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.83 grams, 10 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.30.

Openwork seal formed as a spoked wheel, accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 43 x 43 x 12 mm. This is round, with flat face and flat back, on which a loop handle is mounted. The design, which is both compartmented and open-work, consists of a rosette, with six 'rays' off a central small circular band, and a plain outer band surrounded the whole, divided into 17 segments. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. There is some wear and denting, but the piece is generally in fair condition, the metal having been conserved.' 27.9 grams, 45 mm



Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Ex property of a West London businessman. Academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly report, numbered T-871, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert.

Comprising: a brown serpentine seal with a geometric pattern; a cream serpentine seal with a geometric pattern; a black steatite seal with a figure in a fringed dress with the hood over the head, a small table and two corn-ears as a divider; a blue glass seal with a standing figure and a rearing quadruped; supplied with museum-quality impressions. 27.1 grams total, 22-24 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by previous typed catalogue slips with collection nos.4, 5, 28, and one handwritten.

Bowl with carinated shoulder, impressed rouletting, angled joint with bulbous mouth. 24.7 grams, 53 mm



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

An unfinished court scene with seated figure in profile wearing a tall headdress facing a kneeling figure with arms bent; lightly incised, with space for cuneiform text; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 16.41 grams, 32 mm



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

Modelled in the round as a stocky horse or a mule with pierced lugs beneath the hooves, a looped neck harness around the neck. 106 grams, 66 mm



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

Composed of small oblate beads with larger oblate and oval beads as the central feature, restrung. 29 grams, 35 cm



Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection.

Comprising: frieze of standing figure and winged opponent, cracked and repaired; frieze with faravahar above a hearth, standing figures, top partly absent; linear representation of oxen in a field with band of concentric lozenges (river?); advancing ibexes with ladder motif above; bilinear zigzags with interstitial bosses; four supplied with a museum-quality impression. 46.7 grams total, 18-37 mm



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