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AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE MUMMY BEAD NECKLACE
Late Period, Circa 664 - 332 B.C.
Restrung, composed of blue glazed composition spherical beads interspersed with smaller beads and disc beads, with a modern clasp, 49.5cm long.
Provenance: UK private collection, acquired at Sotheby's 1981.
£200-300
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A GROUP OF SMALL SCARABS
Including a steatite scarab inscribed with adorsed uraei; a New Kingdom scarab with a walking feline surmounted by a sun disc and an ostrich feather, thought to be a cryptic writing of Amun; six other scarabs, some not ancient; and a miniature recumbent lion amulet, not ancient, 1 - 1.6cm long, (Qty)
£100-200
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TWO EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION AMULETS
Late Period, Circa 664 - 332 B.C.
Including a kneeling figure of jackal-headed Anubis and a figure of a dog-faced baboon, 3.6 & 3cm high, (2)
Provenance: Private collection, the Netherlands.
£100-200
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A GLAZED COMPOSITION MUMMY BEAD NECKLACE
Late Period, Circa 664 - 332 B.C.
Restrung, composed of bright and pale blue long cylindrical beads interspersed with various beads including spherical, bi-conical, and disc beads, 80cm long.
Provenance: Property from a private UK collection acquired in the 1950s and 1960s.
£100-200
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AN EGYPTIAN MUMMY BEAD NECKLACE AND A PATAIKOS AMULET
The necklace restrung, formed of cylindrical glazed composition beads with a central oblong bead 126cm long; the glazed composition Pataikos on a modern mount, 3.2cm high.
Provenance: Property from a UK private collection.
£80-120
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A GROUP OF EGYPTIAN AMULETS AND FRAGMENTS Including a black glazed udjat eye; a glazed composition amulet of Taweret; a crudely formed ankh amulet; and a bright blue glazed pottery fragment, 1.6-4.6cm long, (4)
Provenance: UK private collection.
£80-120
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FOUR EGYPTIAN SCARABS and two others
Including a large glazed composition scarab with pierced holes surrounding the border for stitching; a bright blue glazed composition scarab with an interlocking spiral pattern on the base pierced for attachment, Late Middle Kingdom, circa 2050 - 1710 B.C.; a glazed composition scarab incribed with the cartouche of Tutmosis III (1481 - 1425 B.C.), possibly made after his reign; and another large scarab, not ancient, 1.1 - 6.2cm long, (4)
Provenance: Private Collection, The Netherlands.
£200-300
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A SIZEABLE EGYPTIAN BRONZE FEATHER ATTACHMENT
Late Period, Circa 664 - 30 B.C.
With two tangs for attachment to an atef crown, the feather has incised decoration to indicate the plumes and would have been mirrored on the other side of the conical crown, 16.6cm high.
Provenance: UK private collection.
£100-200
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A ROMANO-EGYPTIAN ALABASTER ALABASTRON
Circa 1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D.
With a tapering rounded body, surmounted by a slightly flared neck and a wide convex lip, the shoulder and neck are decorated with two wheel-cut grooves, 20.5cm high.
Provenance: Ex Sotheby's Conduit Street 22nd May 1989.
Literature: For similar examples see Sir W. M. Flinders Petrie 'Stone and Metal Vases' (reprinted Warminster 1977) pl. XXXVII, nos. 962 & 968.
£600-800
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THREE EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION ANIMAL AMULETS
Third Intermediate Period, Circa 1070 - 664 B.C.
Including two depiction of and ibis and Maat, and an amulet of a bird in dual coloured faience, 1.2 - 2.7cm long, (3)
Provenance: UK private collection.
£100-200
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FOUR EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION AMULETS
Including a white crown amulet, Saite Period; a papyrus amulet, Late Period after 664 B.C.; an altar amulet, Late Period after 664 B.C; and an amulet of a clenched fist, First Intermediate Period, circa 2181 - 2055 B.C., 1.7 - 2.9cm long, (4)
Provenance: UK private collection.
£200-300
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A GROUP OF EGYPTIAN FIGURAL OBJECTS
Including a bronze figure of falcon-headed Osiris; two wood boatmen figures; a wood upper arm; a wood leg, a bronze figure of Horus and assorted beads, not ancient, (Qty)
Provenance: Property from a UK private collection.
£200-300
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AN EGYPTIAN YELLOW FAIENCE AMULET OF A BASTET-TOPPED COLUMN
Third Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty, Circa 744-656 B.C.
Meant for suspension, inscribed with hieroglyphs reading "Words spoken by Lady Bastet of Bubastis", 5.5cm high.
Provenance: Private collection, the Netherlands.
£100-200
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AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SHABTI
The small shabti was mould made and holds a pick and a seed bag depicted over its right shoulder, with hieroglyphs in dark pigment, possibly Late Period, 7.8cm high.
Provenance: Private UK collection.
£300-500
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THREE EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTIS
Late Period, After 600 B.C.
Including a small shabti holding two picks, with traces of black pigments; and two bright blue glazed composition examples, 6.2 - 9.5cm long, (3)
Provenance: Property from a UK private collection.
£100-200
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THREE EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTIS
Late Period, Circa 664 - 332 B.C.
Including a pale blue example holding two hoes, Late Period, after 664 B.C.; a blue green shabti holding a pick and an adze, Persian Period, after 525 B.C.; and a bright blue amuletic shabti, Late Period, after 664 B.C., 6.5 - 13cm long, (3)
Provenance: The bright blue example Ex Joseph Klein collection formed 1941-1980; the blue green example label reads ex David Joseph, Coll. Wales, bt. Luxor 1920-25; and the pale blue example, Ex. Ulrich weber Jegenstort collection 1960s-1983.
£100-200
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AN EGYPTIAN STONE AMULET OF A RAM'S HEAD
Late Period, Circa 664 - 332 - Ptolemaic Period
With an elongated face with almond shaped eyes and small ears depicted in front of the long curved horns which frame the head, the ram wears a uraeus and solar disc crown, the amulet is pierced at the bottom for attachment, 5.2cm long.
Provenance: UK private collection.
£100-200
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THREE EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION AMULETS
Late Period, Circa 664 - 332 B.C.
Including a yellow glazed composition amulet of Horus 6cm high; a steatite half amulet of Pataikos 3cm high; and a terracotta mould for a Bes amulet, 3.1cm high, (3)
Provenance: Private collection, the Netherlands.
£200-300
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A LARGE GROUP OF EGYPTIAN AMULETS
Late Period, After 600 B.C.
Including an udjat eye, two glazed composition Bes amulets, a scarab and various others, some not ancient, 1.2-5.5cm long, (Qty)
Provenance: Property from a UK private collection.
£250-450
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A GROUP OF EGYPTIAN BEADS AND MINIATURE AMULETS
Late Period, After 600 B.C.
Including several glazed composition udjat eyes, and assorted glazed composition beads, 0.1-2.2cm long, (Qty)
Provenance: Property from a UK private collection.
£80-120
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AN EGYPTIAN RING WITH CARTOUCHE
With the cartouche of Nebkheperoure, Tutankhamun's throne name, ring size: H.
Provenance: Ex UK collection, acquired on the French art market.
£100-200
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A NEAR EASTERN BUFF POTTERY VESSEL
Circa 5th - 4th Millennium B.C.
From Iran, the bowl is covered in umber slip cross-hatched decoration, 10.6cm high.Provenance: Private collection, UK.
£100-200
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AN NEAR EASTERN BUFF POTTERY VESSEL
Circa 5th - 4th Millennium B.C.
From Iran, the bowl is covered in umber slip cross-hatched decoration, 11.9cm high.
Provenance: Private collection, UK.
£100-200
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AN AMLASH POTTERY VESSEL SET ON A RING
Circa 1st Millennium B.C.
The broad body drawn in at the four corners each tip curled inwards, a bell-shaped vessel with cylindrical neck and flaring rim set centrally, a small looped handle attaching the neck to the body, 21.4cm high.
Provenance: Sam Dubiner (1914-1993) collection, Israel, and thence by descent to the present owner. This lot was featured in the short film 'Italy and Iran', part of the series made in the 1970s called The Amlash Connection, written and narrated by Sam Dubiner, filmed and directed by Shlomo Soriano.
£200-300
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AN AMLASH GREY BURNISHED POTTERY BEAK-SPOUTED VESSEL
North West Iran, circa 1st Millennium B.C
The ovoid body with a long open spout that swells where it joins the body suggesting the breast of a bird, 17.8cm high.
Provenance: Sam Dubiner (1914-1993) collection, Israel, and thence by descent to the present owner. For the type see Ezat O. Negahban, Preliminary Report on Marlik Excavation, Gohar Rud Expedition, Rudbar 1961-1962, Joint Publication of the Iranian Archeological Service and The Institute of Archaeology, University of Tehran (Tehran 1964), fig 25 for a vessel identified as that of the shape of a crane where the body is more slender and pl. II, ill.108 for a vessel with similar neck in silver with gold inlay.
£200-300
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A BRONZE URATIAN PIN WITH A DECORATIVE FINIAL
Circa 1st Millennium B.C.
With a tapered shaft terminating in a complex finial, formed of a pierced circle, two raised bands and a sphere which is in turn surmounted by a figure of a sphinx with a large head, linear incisions indicate its wings, 7.8cm long.
Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, acquired between 1948-2000.
£250-450
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A BRONZE URATIAN PIN WITH DECORATIVE FINIAL
Circa 1st Millennium B.C.
With a tapered narrow shaft and an elaborate finial, composed of multiple zoomorphic forms balanced on top of each other, 9.1cm long.
Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, acquired between 1948-2000.
£250-450
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TWO BRONZE URATIAN PINS WITH DECORATIVE FINIALS
Circa 1st Millennium B.C.
Both pins with foreshortened shafts, terminating in figures of ibexes with typical curved horns, 5 & 6cm long, (2)
Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, acquired between 1948-2000.
£100-200
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TWO ANCIENT POTTERY VESSELS
Including a deep bowl and a jar with banded slip decoration, 7.2 & 9cm high.
Provenance: Property from a deceased collector, Morayshire, Scotland.
£200-300
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A NEAR EASTERN TERRACOTTA MISHAPEN VESSEL
Circa 1st Millennium B.C.
An unusual hollow vessel, with a beaked nose, pierced eyes above and a narrow rounded base, 19cm high.
Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, acquired between 1948-2000.
£500-700
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TWO NEAR EASTERN POTTERY BOWLS
Including a painted vessel from the Chalcolithic period, circa 3400 B.C.; and a Persian painted buff pottery bowl, circa 1500 B.C. 18.3 & 21.2cm diam, (2)
Provenance: Ex Collection of Henk Huffener (1923 - 2006).
£200-300
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TWO NEAR EASTERN POTTERY VESSELS
The larger vessel with a globular body, which tapers to a narrow neck with an everted rim, with two handles joining in the centre of the body with applied granular decoration where they join at the rim; the smaller vessel also with a globular body, with incised dash decoration on the shoulder and neck, with a single handle and a spout on the opposing side, 9 & 11cm high, (2)
Provenance: UK private collection.
£60-80
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A GROUP OF NEAR EASTERN ARTEFACTS
Including a stamp seal with two zoomorphic figures, one mounting the other; a cylinder seal; and a bronze ibex; and various other pieces, some not ancient, 1.4-3.7cm, (Qty)
Provenance: The stamp seal and the two bronze amulets are ex Dr J S Gordon collection; The cylinder seal and cylinder bead are ex George and Florangel Lambor collection.
£400-600
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A URATIAN BRONZE PIN WITH BIRD HEAD TERMINAL
Circa 7th Century B.C.
The long pointed shaft terminates in a decorative finial, with two narrow bands in raised relief surmounted by a rounded band with three vulture heads facing outwards, with incisions to depict feathers, circle and dot eyes and pointed beaks, 8.5cm high.
Provenance: UK private collection.
£500-700
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A LURISTAN FERTILITY IDOL
Circa 1st Millennium B.C.
The cylindrical shaft flares to a slight bulge in the centre and terminates with a stylised anthropomorphic figure, with arms meeting across the chest, large protruding ears and nose, wearing an oblong headdress, 16cm high.
Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, acquired between 1948-2000.
£600-800
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A BRONZE SPHERICAL OBJECT IN THE FORM OF A BULL
Circa 1st Millennium B.C.
Covered in concentric grooved banding, with a protruding head of a bull, with tall curved horns, 4cm diam.
Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, acquired between 1948-2000.
£400-600
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A BRONZE ZEBU
Circa 1st Millennium B.C.
Of highly stylised form with a long body on short stubby legs, with the characteristic hump behind the neck, the curled tail depicted resting on the rump, the head with small ears and pointed horns, 6.1cm long.
Provenance: Private collection of Seward Kennedy
£100-200
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A NEAR EASTERN BRONZE CHARIOT
Circa 1st Millennium B.C.
Possibly Luristan, the small chariot has two disc wheels attached to the seat, which is in turn attached by fine bronze strands to the two beasts drawing the chariot, the stylised animals appear to be oxen with long bodies, short legs and upward carving horns, 9.6cm long.
Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, acquired between 1948-2000.
£900-1,200
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A BACTRIAN BRONZE GOAT STAMP SEAL
Circa 3rd - 2nd Millennium B.C.
Of stylised form with large raised horns and a goatee, with geometric detail in raised relief on the body, with a perforated lug attachment on the reverse, 5.2cm high.
Provenance: Private collection New York, acquired from the Anavian gallery, New York in the 1990s; Acquired from Arte Primitivo, New York, 21 July 2014, lot 56 (part)
£200-300
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A NEAR EASTERN POTTERY BULL
Circa 1st Millennium B.C.
Standing on short stumpy legs, with an elongated tubular body extending to a long neck and characteristic upward curving horns, 11.2cm long.
Provenance: UK private collection.
£80-120
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AN AMLASH GREY BURNISHED ZOOMORPHIC POTTERY BOWL
North West Iran, Circa 1st Millennium B.C.
Set on a raised base, a ram's head protruding at right angles from the rim with a tail protruding horizontally from the opposite side, 6.1cm high.
Provenance: Sam Dubiner (1914-1993) collection, Israel, and thence by descent to the present owner.
£200-300
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AN AMLASH BUFF-COLOURED POTTERY VESSEL
North West Iran, circa 1st Millennium B.C.
With hemispherical bowl and high loop-handle, 13.5cm.
Provenance: Sam Dubiner (1914-1993) collection, Israel, and thence by descent to the present owner, 13.5cm, This lot was featured in the short film 'Brancusi Amlash', part of the series made in the 1970s called The Amlash Connection, written and narrated by Sam Dubiner, filmed and directed by Shlomo Soriano.
£100-200
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A SUMERIAN PIRIFORM STONE VESSEL
Circa 3500 - 3300 B.C.
With a flattened base, four pierced lug handles and a band of cross hatched decoration, 5cm high.
Provenance: UK collection, acquired 1970s - 1990s.
£500-700
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TWO NEAR EASTERN STONE BOWLS
Circa 2nd Millennium B.C.
Including a deep hemispherical bowl of fine grained marble and delicate form, with flat circular base and thin tapering rim, one section fashioned into a small spout; and a shallow bowl of translucent stone, probably alabaster, with flat circular base and slightly curving walls, 8.8 & 10.2cm diam, (2)
Provenance: Acquired on the British art market, mid 1990s.
£200-300
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A NEAR EASTERN POTTERY AMPHORA
With a bulbous ribbed body that tapers to a narrow neck surmounted by a long cylindrical mouth, with two loop handles, the amphora stands on a raised ring foot, with an old collection label with black ink 'Bubastis' written, 20.1cm high.
Provenance: Property from a deceased collector, Morayshire, Scotland.
£200-300
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A SYRO-HITTITE TERRACOTTA CHARIOT
Circa 2nd - 1st Millennium B.C.
The platform decorated with incised geometric patterns on the outside, with two disc wheels surviving, attached with a modern metal axel, 11.5cm long, 9cm high.
Provenance: The property of a UK private collection, acquired between 1948-2000.
£200-300
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TWO IRON SPEARS
Both leaf shaped spear heads, 22.5cm and 27cm long; and a group of South American flint arrowheads, (Qty)
Provenance: The two spears property from an English private collection, Leicester, 1970s, possibly from an earlier 19th century collection.
£80-120
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THREE NEOLITHIC TRAPEZOIDAL FLINT AXES
With curved cutting edge and squared-off butt, one of pale grey flint with smoother surface, another of flecked caramel coloured flint and an old label, and another of grey-caramel flint, 15.2cm - 23.5cm long, (3)
Provenance: Private UK collection.
£200-300
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A NEOLITHIC SCANDINAVIAN FLAKED FLINT SPEARHEAD
Of pale grey flint, the spearhead has a narrow leaf-shaped blade with a cylindrical section below, 21.8cm long.
Provenance: Colonel Norman Colville, M.C. (1893 - 1972) collection; and thence by descent; Ex Christie's 6th July 2016, lot 124 (part).
£400-600
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TWO BRONZE SPEARHEADS
Circa 1st Millennium B.C.
Both leaf-shaped tapering to a point with narrow tangs for attachment, one with a raised central midrib, 37.4 & 32.5cm high, (2)
Provenance: Property from a private UK collection, acquired prior to 2000 at Phillips, Moscow Road.
£100-200
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