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Carved in the round with indented nostrils and mouth, domed eyes, horns spread above the ears; mounted on a custom-made stand. 170 grams total, bull: 34 mm, 89 mm high including stand



Acquired on the American (?) art market. Private collection, London, UK.

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.