Western Asiatic Bifacial Finial with Faces

1st millennium B.C. or later. With intaglio bovine to one face and canine to the other. 1.68 grams, 11 mm (3/8 in.). From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s. [No Reserve]

13th-6th century BC. A bronze bifacial openwork finial formed as two opposed felines with socket mouths to top and bottom, looped tails below. 98 grams, 91mm (3 3/4"). From an important private London

Late 2nd millennium BC. A mixed group of bronze elements for a sceptre comprising: a flat-section panel with ram-head finial; a tapering tube with ribbed collar, two addorsed human faces; a finial wit

13th-6th century BC. A bronze whetstone finial in the form of a leaping ibex with tubular body, forelegs drawn up beneath the shoulders, arched neck, curved horns with lobes to the outer faces; mounte

An undated archaistic group of bronze items comprising: a finger ring with figural bezel, a bifacial triangular pendant with serpents and faces, two cylinder seals. 868 grams total, 4-11cm (1 1/2 - 4

2nd millennium BC. A bronze pendant formed as a labrys two-bladed axehead with three bands to each face connecting to the columnar shank with pierced arrow-head finial; old collector's acquisition lab

1st millennium AD. A group of two lead fragments, one a female with diadem and flowing hair, the other a male in helmet(?) with brow-band. 48 grams total, 29-33mm (1 - 1 1/4"). Ex an important Dutch c

An undated archaistic group of schist bifacial seals with motifs of a bull, bird, profile figure and others. 233 grams, 37-55mm (1 1/2 - 2 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000.

This diminutive anthropomorphic carving depicts the face of a man and hails from the Classical Antiquities period of Western Asia. With dimensions of roughly 0.79x0.59x0.39 inches (2x1.5x1 cm), the in

9th-8th century BC. A pair of bronze elements from a staff or sceptre comprising: a tube with open sides and notched wings; a bell-shaped fitting with ribbed panel to the rim, shaft with ribbed collar

9th-8th century BC. A pair of bronze elements from a staff or sceptre comprising: a tube with raised collars, two addorsed human masks and domed finial; a bell-shaped fitting with ribbed panel to the

Dimension: 20.7x19.8mm (Auction house failed to give accurate age for this bead) New - Produced within the last 20 years Vintage - Over 20 years of age but less than 100 years of age Antique - Over 10

. An undated archaistic glass bead of a bearded head with blue and white headband, applied black eyes. From a central London collection formed between 1990-2000. 30 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). [No Reserve]

. An undated archaistic blue glass bead of a bearded face with applied detailing. London private collection, acquired 1985-1995. 28 grams, 50mm (2"). [No Reserve]

13th-6th century BC. A hollow-cast bronze tapering socket with folded leg detail to the underside, short curved neck, triangular head with pellet eyes, triangular beard and recurved horns attached to

2nd millennium BC. A small silver spoon with shallow piriform bowl, round-section shank, ribbed collar with standing robed figure modelled in the round; the reverse of the bowl with incised detail of

Dimension: 25x21mm (Auction house failed to give accurate age for this bead) New - Produced within the last 20 years Vintage - Over 20 years of age but less than 100 years of age Antique - Over 100 ye

9th-7th century BC. A bronze jar with squat body, broad tubular neck, flared rim, deep shoulder, ring of domed bosses to the obverse surrounding a short spout formed as a female mask with deep eye soc

2nd millennium BC. A terracotta relief of a deity or demon facing frontally with furrowed forehead, headdress falling to sides of face, wide eyes, pointed ears, large beard and open mouth with tongue

Dimension: 25x20mm In the vast expanse of ancient Western Asiatic territories, the art of seal-making stood as a testament to the sophistication and intricacy of the civilization's craftsmanship. Amon

1st millennium B.C. A sheet-gold tree ornament or finial comprising a central stem with three graduated tiers of sheet-gold flowers each with radiating petals, the uppermost with a bird finial, the mi

1000-500 BC. A repaired fragment of a limestone bifacial tablet with cuneiform inscription; accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, Unive

Early Dynastic IIIb, 2500-2334 BC. A ceramic pillow-shaped cuneiform tablet with an administrative account of sheep to both broad faces. From an old Adelaide, Australian collection, formed in the 1960

2nd millennium BC. A pink mottled brecciated limestone columnar idol with flared base, waisted body with shallow slot to both flat faces; upper rim chipped. 3.9 kg, 23cm (9"). Property of a London col