ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES - DAY 1

Ca. 5th - 4th century AD.A silver drachm featuring on the obverse the head of a gorgoneion facing. On the reverse, there is a cruciform incuse.Siz...

Ca. 2nd - 1st century BC.A silver tetradrachm. The obverse features the bearded face of Zeus. The reverse displays a horse prancing to the left.Si...

Ca. 2nd - 1st century BC.A silver tetradrachm. The obverse features the bearded face of Zeus. The reverse displays a horse prancing to the left.Si...

Ca. 336 - 323 BC.A silver tetradrachm, on its obverse, features Alexander the Great in the guise of Herakles, facing to the right, wearing a lions...

Ca. 2nd - 1st century BC.A silver tetradrachm. The obverse features the bearded face of Zeus. The reverse displays a horse prancing to the left.Si...

Ca. 336 - 323 BC.A silver tetradrachm, on its obverse, features Alexander the Great in the guise of Herakles, facing to the right, wearing a lions...

Ca. AD 147 - 175.A silver denarius bearing the portrait of Faustina II, the wife of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. On the obverse, her draped bust...

Ca. 336 - 323 BC.A silver drachm, on its obverse, features Alexander the Great in the guise of Herakles, facing to the right, wearing a lionskin h...

Ca. AD 129 - 130.Hadrian Ae. sestertius, Rome. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS; laureate, draped bust right. Rev. FELICITATI AVG S-C, galley travelling left, w...

Ca. AD 300 - 600.A pair of Byzantine stone square weights. The first, on the left, is carved on the front with an inscribed "N". The second has a ...

Ca. AD 800 - 1000 .A viking bronze bracelet with an openwork elongated setting. It is characterised by a central cross framed in a rectangular bor...

Ca. AD 800 - 1100.An elegant, hammered silver bracelet with a circular form and tapered ends with a narrow opening between them. The exterior face...

Ca. AD 900 - 1100.A bracelet of an open-type design, featuring a tightly twisted silver rod that culminates in tapered ends with a knob-shaped ter...

Ca. AD 900 - 1100.A silver finger ring crafted from a smooth, round-sectioned rod that extends into thinner rods, which are intricately braided to...

Ca. AD 900 - 1000.A penannular type bronze ring composed of a round section shank that expands at the median section, which features twisted decor...

Ca. AD 900 - 1100.A bronze ring composed of a round section shank with twisted decor at its centre.Size: D: 18.34mm; US: 8 1/4; UK: Q; weight 3gPr...

Ca. AD 900 - 1100.A bronze bracelet of the open-type category, featuring a round, twisted body with flattened finials. In the Viking era, bracelet...

Ca. AD 900 - 1100.A bronze bracelet composed of a tightly coiled rod with slightly tapered finials. In the Viking era, bracelets were worn as symb...

Ca. AD 900 - 1000.A bronze bracelet with a flat shank and a penannular design. Its exterior is adorned with engraved decorations.Size: 65mm x 47mm...

Ca. AD 900 - 1000.A bronze bracelet with a flat shank and a penannular design. Its exterior is adorned with engraved decorations.Size: 70mm x 50mm...

Ca. AD 900 - 1000.A bronze bracelet with a flat shank and a penannular design. Its exterior is adorned with two rows of engraved decorations.Size:...

Ca. AD 600 - 1200.A 21 ct gold finger ring with an octagonal bezel and a round hoop. The shoulders are decorated with volutes and the bezel depict...

Ca. AD 900 - 1200.A solid gold ring with an un-decorated oval bezel and a round hoop. For similar see: Sotheby's magnificent lustre south asian go...

Ca. AD 900 - 1200.A solid gold ring with a rounded hoop. The elliptical bezel has symbols and this connects to the moulded shoulders.Size: D: 12.6...

Ca. AD 800 - 1200.A 21.5 ct gold ring with a round band, expanding at the shoulders and a large bezel engraved with a script motif known as the Sr...

Ca. AD 700 - 800.An intaglio gold ring composed of a slender hoop with narrow shoulders. These shoulders are decorated with stylised flowers and a...

Ca. AD 1100 - 1400.A bronze ring with a round band, flat sectioned and decorated on the shoulders with geometric motif. The bezel is engraved with...

Ca. AD 900 - 1000.A collection of five iron axe heads, each featuring a bearded blade with curved cutting edges, a hefty shaft and a D-shaped hole...

Ca. AD 700 - 900 (blade).A knife boasting a one-sided iron blade resulting in a sharp point. The knife is mounted in a handle reconstructed from b...

Ca. AD 700 - 900 (blade).A knife boasting a one-sided iron blade resulting in a sharp point. The knife is mounted in a handle reconstructed from b...

Ca. AD 800 - 1000 (blade).An iron knife with a curved, single-edged blade culminating in a sharp point. The knife is mounted in a handle reconstru...

Ca. AD 800 - 1000 (blade).An iron knife with a single-edged blade tapering to a sharp point. The handle, reconstructed from bone, has a hilt adorn...

Ca. AD 800 - 1000 (blade).An iron with a one-sided blade tapering to a point. The handle, meticulously reconstructed from bone, features a long ha...

Ca. AD 800 - 1000 (blade).An iron knife with a single-edged blade, sloping diagonally from its widest point to a sharp tip. The handle, reconstruc...

Ca. AD 900 - 1100.An iron axe head with an asymmetrical blade and a round shaft-hole socket with a hammer end.Size: 185mm x 50mm; weight 410gProve...

Ca. AD 900 - 1100.An iron axe head with a bearded blade, a round shaft-hole socket and a flat butt.Size: 155mm x 60mm; weight 430gProvenance: Priv...

Ca. AD 900 - 1100.An iron axe head with a bearded blade, a D-shaped shaft-hole socket and a flat butt.Size: 150mm x 110mm; weight 900gProvenance: ...

Ca. AD 900 - 1100.An iron axe head with a curved blade, a shaft-hole socket and a rounded butt.Size: 140mm x 65mm; weight 550gProvenance: Private ...

Ca. AD 900 - 1100.An iron axe head with a bearded blade, a D-shaped shaft-hole socket and a flat butt.Size: 160mm x 150mm; weight 880gProvenance: ...

Ca. AD 1100 - 1200.An iron axe head with an asymmetrical blade and a round shaft-hole socket with a hammer end. Crafted primarily from iron, these...

Ca. AD 1100 - 1200.An iron axe head with a bearded blade, a curved cutting edge and a hefty shaft with a round hole. Crafted primarily from iron, ...

Ca. AD 700 - 900 (blade).A knife boasting a one-sided iron blade resulting in a sharp point. The knife is mounted in a handle reconstructed from b...

Ca. AD 700 - 900 (blade).A knife boasting a one-sided iron blade designed with a diagonal slope down from its widest point towards the edge, resul...

Ca. AD 700 - 900 (blade).A knife boasting a one-sided iron blade resulting in a sharp point. The knife is mounted in a handle reconstructed from b...

Ca. AD 800 - 1400.A pair of iron socketed spearheads. Each spearhead has a tubular hollow shaft flaring gradually towards the opening. From the na...

Ca. AD 800 - 1100.A pair of iron blades. The first blade features a narrow tang extending from a slightly asymmetrical, elongated body tapering to...

Ca. AD 1100 - 1200.A bronze cross with arms of equal length, each arm displaying a serrated edge. At the junction of the arms is a circular cell, ...

Ca. AD 1100 - 1400.A bronze seal ring featuring a slender rounded hoop and a large circular bezel adorned with a central cross with expanding arms...

Ca. AD 1100 - 1400.A bronze seal ring composed of a slender hoop, gradually expanding into an oval-shaped bezel with a beaded border. The bezel is...

Ca. AD 1300 - 1500.An iron axe-head with a narrow asymmetrical sub-triangular blade and rounded edges. The top of the shaft-hole collar flows into...

Ca. AD 400 - 700 .A cast bronze oil lamp that sits atop a decorative tripod stand. The lamp itself is the quintessential magic lamp, with a rounde...

Ca. AD 800 - 1000.An earthenware vessel with its elongated body and pointed base, featuring a prominent rounded shoulder with incised decoration. ...

Ca. AD 800 - 1000.An acorn-shaped earthenware vessel, with a pointed base and broad rounded shoulder, featuring a protruding spout with a filling ...

Ca. AD 800 - 1000.An earthenware hollow vessel with a rounded shoulder, a pointed base, and a pronounced spout with a circular opening. Decorated ...

Ca. AD 500 - 600.A pottery oil lamp with a pear-shaped form, a slightly bulbous top, and a narrower, pointed bottom. The surface displays decorati...

Ca. AD 400 - 600.A pottery oil lamp with a drop-shaped body resting on a flat base. It features a small wick hole and a large filling hole encircl...

Ca. AD 400 - 600.A pottery oil lamp featuring a drop-shaped body on a ring base, with a small wick hole and a large filling hole with a circular r...

Ca. AD 400 - 500.A pottery oil lamp shaped as a shallow, rounded dish with a roughly heart-shaped form. It features a central, slightly recessed c...

Ca. AD 500 - 600.A light pottery oil lamp with a drop-shaped body and a central sunken tondo encircled by double ridges. The tondo contains a fill...

Ca. AD 800 - 900.A bronze reliquary cross with two cruciform plaques joined through a hinged mechanism. Both faces are adorned with a low relief o...