Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins
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Western Asiatic Bronze Skillet Handle
Bronze Age, circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a D-shaped lower end and a coiled loop at the end of the handle. 100 grams, 25 cm
Ex property of a Cambridge gentleman, acquired on the London, UK, art market in the 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip. -
Western Asiatic Gemstone with Ibex
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Scaraboid type with advancing ibex among trees; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.28 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Western Asiatic and Other Stone and Glass Necklace Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising mixed beads, including facetted barrel-shaped rick crystal beads, polygonal and tubular lapis lazuli beads, and others. 108 grams total, 2-28 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Sasanian Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circles
3rd-7th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With broad base and deep everted sidewall, incised concentric rings to the inner centre. 251 grams, 18.1 cm wide
Ex Abelita collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic and Other Mixed Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of oblate, melon, and other beads, the central feature a large coffin-shaped pendant with carved panels, restrung. 35.3 grams, 36.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Western Asiatic Fossil Shark's Tooth Pendant with Inscriptions
Circa 1st millennium B.C. and earlierEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Triangular in plan with hole in the root for suspension; geometric lines (or legend?) to one face. 9.2 grams, 45 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Old Akkadian Terracotta Round Cuneiform Tablet Recording Amounts of Grain
Circa 2340-2200 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Biconvex in section and sicoid in plan with incised grid, cuneiform text and impressed points. 8.34 grams, 27 mm
Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Western Asiatic Carnelian Calligraphic Gemstone
12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Plano-convex in section with incuse median line of Kufic text. 0.44 grams, 9.9 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Neo-Babylonian Banded Agate Duck Weight
Circa 800-600 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in the round with its head and neck resting along the spine. 1.6 grams, 14 mm
Ex private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s-2000s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
Western Asiatic Mixed Stone and Glass Bead Collection
Circa 1st millennium A.D. and laterEstimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Group of beads in various shapes, including oblate, tubular, biconical, spherical, and others. 35 grams total, 7-50 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Fatimid Rock Crystal Boar on Base
9th-10th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Depicting the animal standing on all fours, with a prominent muzzle and semi-open jaws, the body marked by fine lines representing the bristles, accompanied by a carved display base. 201 grams, 69 mm high including stand
From the collection of a deceased collector. Ex Adam Partridge, UK. -
Western Asiatic Silver-Coloured Metal Ring Group
Circa 12th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A mixed group of rings from the Seljuk and Ottoman periods, comprising three rings: one with a calligraphic inscription, one with a hexagonal bezel with remains of niello, and one with the bezel divided into two fields. 24.9 grams total, 21-27 mm
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
