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

Broad and discoid with a slightly stepped rim, stamped design to the inner face with radiating arms and hatched panels, hatched discs and other forms; the rim with a band of punched rings, each with a mullet to the centre. 459 grams, 26.5 cm wide



Ex Abelita collection, 1990s.

With deep rounded underside, broad sloping shoulder and raised rim to the mouth; two pierced lugs to the shoulder, four applied linear bands to the underside. 505 grams, 17.5 cm wide



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

Carved in the half-round with stylised facial features and ring-and-dot eyes, wearing a striated headdress and long folded garment, wide neck-collar with ring-and-dot motifs. 13.7 grams, 40 mm



Mr F.D. collection, acquired on the European art market, 1975 to present. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Conical types with bird in flight, advancing ibex and other motifs; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 11.5 grams total, 13-18 mm



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

Comprising a rounded underside and sloped conical shoulder, broad flared rim to the mouth; ribbed panels to the neck and equator. 157 grams, 9.5 cm wide



Ex North West London specialist collection of pottery, 1990s.

Domed body with incised circumferential band above the rim, underside with a stylised quadruped and star-like motifs. 5.17 grams, 20 mm



Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.

The upper face with reserved roundels and lozenges, underside with incuse perching eagle in profile; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.38 grams, 15 mm



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

Carved in the half-round as a stylised animal head, restrung with round red stone beads at each end, 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 White Marble, 20 x 24 x 7.5 mm. This seal has the form of a lion's head on the top side, cut from a pebble with snout, mouth, eyes and ears marked by cuts in the stone. It is pierced from top to bottom in the middle. The flat base is engraved with five animals done mostly with the drill. One horned animal, and three springing rodents and one sheep (?) can be made out. Five almost vertical lines, four between the animals, one in the centre, probably represent snakes. This is a seal of the Jemdet Nasr period, c. 3000 B.C., from Sumer or south-west Iran, and is in very good state of preservation. It is an interesting example of sculpture from the dawn of history'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.9 grams total, seal: 24.5 mm



Ex Mr K. Kobayashi, Galerie Archaique Ltd, Osaka, Japan, prior to 1988. Accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1990.

Each with barbed blade, thick midrib developing to a sturdy neck and long tang. 151 grams total, 14.5-17 cm



Ex Abelita collection, 1980-2010.

Composed of mixed cream-coloured and white beads with larger beads as a central feature, restrung. 43.9 grams, 46.5 cm



Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Composed of ten small spheres in two rows. 0.58 grams, 8 mm



From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.

Comprising: a squat jar with painted rings to the shoulder; squat cup with everted rim, carinated profile, painted scales; jar with deep shoulder. 523 grams total, 9.5-10.3 cm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.