Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with scrolled brackets to the shoulders. ellipsoid plaque with beaded wire rim, cell with inset chalcedony insert, intaglio image of a standing figure with a sword on his belt. 7.65 grams, 30.90 mm overall, 18.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)



Acquired on the French art market. Ex Swiss collection. English private collection.

A silver finger ring with facetted hop and shoulders, octagonal bezel with pointillé border, parcel-gilt outline to heater shield with star motif. 6.08 grams, 21.96 mm overall, 18.85 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)



Acquired in the late 1990s-2000. Property of an East London gentleman.

A Greek style marble archaic kouros statue carved with braided hair held by a diadem, arms held straight at the sides, legs in advancing pose. 16.5 kg, 71 cm high



French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.

The kouros (free-standing nude male youth) first appeared in ancient Greece in the Archaic Greek period; kouros figures have been found across the Greek-speaking world, concentrated mainly in sanctuaries of Apollo. The term means ‘male youth, particularly one of noble rank’; when a pubescent boy came of age in ancient Greece, he was known as a kouros, at which point he could participate in the initiation feast of the brotherhood. The god Apollo was known as the greatest kouros. Typically life-sized, these figures were produced in marble, but have also been found in limestone, wood, bronze and terracotta. The female counterpart is the kore.