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

Fragment of a bulla with a horned quadruple animal in profile, a bird in flight and a serpent. 6.78 grams, 31 mm



London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.

Pillow-shaped with impressed cuneiform text to both faces; shallow cut on one face. 28.1 grams, 39 mm



Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well-preserved examples.

Thick, tapering pin with a balustered finial. 7.96 grams, 97 mm



Acquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of the original receipt.

Square in plan with rounded edges, incuse design of a presentation scene with a seated figure extending his arms towards a standing figure holding a vessel; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 43.4 grams, 26 mm



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

Frieze depicting leaping ibex and other animals; domed bronze cap at the upper edge with suspension lug; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.89 grams, 35 mm



Private collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.

Three ceramic oil lamps, each made from a clay disc folded inwards to form a spout; two with applied foot. 137 grams total, 52-71 mm



From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

A rectangular intaglio with densely arranged inscription. 1.32 grams, 15 mm



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

Discoid type with domed upper face, incuse pair of ibexes clashing antlers; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.4 grams, 17 mm



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

Composed of graduated mixed beads, including a leaf-shaped bead, restrung. 53.4 grams, 37.5 cm



Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.

Plano-convex type with incuse profile figure of a sphinx crouching with the legs folded beneath the body; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.19 grams, 13 mm



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

Including heater-shaped, barbed-and-tanged, leaf-shaped and other types. 384 grams total, 11.8-17 cm



Ex Abelita collection, 1980s-2010.

Including folded-bowl, slipper and open-nozzle types. 556 grams total, 14 - 7 cm wide



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