Catalogue
Mesopotamia, old Babylonian Terracotta Cuneiform Tablet, from Mesopotamia c.2nd millenium B.C.; dimensions, 51mm high x 37mm wide, and 20mm thick. Very fine and very rare example.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,000
Egypt, Udjat eye made from white stone with grey inclusions, Late Dynastic Period, c.500 B.C., length 24mm. Very fine, intact with statutory declaration.
Estimate $90
SOLD $70
Cypriot, 6th century B.C., buff pottery Oinochoe (jug), of bulbous form, decorated with spiral roundels. Some encrustation, otherwise very fine, intact and rare, includes statutory declaration.
Estimate $2,800
SOLD $1,500
Greece, possibly Attic or Cypriot, pottery skyphos, two handled bowl, decorated with black and red linear and dot designs, height 75mm, width 180mm, c.550 B.C. Some minor rim chips and encrustation, otherwise very fine and attractive.
Estimate $400
SOLD $650
Greeks in Southern Italy, Apulia, black Calene ware, glazed single handle pottery cup, c.330 B.C., height 50mm, width 125mm, incised 'K' on base. Slight chip and crack on rim, handle repaired, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Greeks in Southern Italy, Apulia, black glazed double handled stemless Kylix (wine cup), c.300 B.C., height 75mm, width 280mm, with maker's mark on base. Handles repaired, some repainting, otherwise very fine and attractive.
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Southern Italy, black pottery jug of diminutive size, c.300 B.C., height 90mm; another similar, height 60mm. Fine, one repaired from large pieces, the other chipped on base.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Roman, North Africa, (c. 2nd century A.D.), terracotta oil lamp, with decorated medallion depicting Cupid wearing a cape and carrying a torch, (length 130mm), signed on base CIVNALEX. Complete and attractive, very fine and rare in this condition, lot includes a statutory declaration and an archaeological assessment.
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
Roman, 3rd - 4th century A.D., bronze finger ring with key attachment, diameter, 21 - 24mm. Oxidised, otherwise very fine and complete, includes statutory declaration.
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Roman, (c. 5th century century A.D.), terracotta oil lamp, with decorated medallion depicting an embracing couple, (length 120mm). Slight cracks on spout and chipped handle, otherwise very fine, lot includes a statutory declaration.
Estimate $400
SOLD $250
Byzantine pottery oil lamp, c.600-700 A.D., mould made of orange clay with oval body (88mm long, 72mm wide), with short tapering nozzle and short pointed handle, central fill hole with raised edge that extends forward to encompass the wick hole and in the space between the two is a simplified low relief long cross, sides decorated and on the base is an 8-pointed star design. Soot stains around the wick hole and extending back to fill hole, minor lime encrustation on front lower surface, very fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $90
Ceylon (Sri Lanka), base metal die for a railed tree of the type used by the Andhrabhrityas (Servants of the Andhras) in the Southern Deccan, The Chutus of Banavasi, c.A.D. 160-345, as used on making of lead double karshapana (cf.M.4972, cf.BMC Pl.VIII). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Ceylon, (Sri Lanka), collection of seals, sealings and coin moulds, housed in a specially made wooden box, holding each item, the products of ancient Ruhuna, produced from the 3rd century B.C. - 7th century A,D., noted mould for the series of standing Lakshmi with handle (illustrated); others feature animals (mostly cows), a diverse range of shapes. Fine - very fine. (15)
Estimate $150
Passed in
East Africa, possibly Ethiopia, wooden head rest, hand carved with linear decorations, 19th century, height 180mm, width 200mm. Very fine with a smooth patina from use, lot includes a statutory declaration.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
North Africa, Islamic war arrows, combining bamboo shafts with woven ties, culminating in barbed iron tips, c.18th century, length 600mm. Very fine, with statutory declaration. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Africa, jewellery, necklaces (2) from Cameroon, one in silver, weight 21.5 grams, another in brass with additional copper needle (3) and bell as attachments, length 76 cm, weight 145 grams, (Opitz -); rings, silver (2) diameter 21mm; and brass ring diameter these all with attached decoration, (Opitz -). Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Ethiopia, brass Coptic Cross, 19th century A.D., with eye for apending size 62x40mm; another in base silver with rope and bead design, with eye for appending, size 60x40mm. Very fine, lots includes a statutory declaration. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
South East Asia, 19th - early 20th century, three seated Buddhas, placed on large pedestals, two are partly covered by silver sheeting, probably of Nepal or Tibet origon, height 100cm, 110cm and 75cm. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Italy, Novara, printed document, a demand for military (Napoleonic) taxes imposed uopn G. Avgardo by the Mayor G. Caccia, dated 17 Frimale, year 7 of the French Republic, (7 December 1798); another document announcing the appointment of Citizen Priest S. Colli as Parish Priest of Nicorvo, under authority of the Napoleonic Government, dated 7 Frimale, year 6. Extremely fine with full translations. (2)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Italy, Novara, large printed document, an appeal and warning to Army deserters from the Prefect of Agogna, asking recalcitrant conscripts to return or risk severe penalties, dated 9 October 1812. Very fine with full translation.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Italy, Novara, printed document relating to the prevention of Cholera in the region, dated 1849; Cisalpine Republic, document announcing the vacancy of Parish Priest in the Piedmont region, dated 17 Ventoso, year 9 of the French Republic. Very fine with full translations. (2)
Estimate $70
Passed in
Australia, New South Wales, Convict leg irons, comprising two hinged shackles joined by a nine-link chain, 19th century, length 670mm. Light powdery rust, otherwise very fine and scarce, includes statutory declaration and description.
Estimate $450
SOLD $800
Australia, 19th century Aboriginal stone axe head, sharpened by abrasion, set in a wooden handle bound with string. Very fine with statutory declaration.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200