Western Asiatic Carved Miniature Bowl

An undated archaistic group of carved stone items comprising: a flask with chamfered rim; a lion figure with bowl to the rump; a feline head. 1.5 kg total, 11-14.5cm (4 1/4 - 5 3/4"). Property of a Lo

1st millennium AD. A pair of carved serpentine hands comprising: one gripping a ribbed tapering shaft, pierced longitudinally; one holding a fluted hollow torch stem. 170 grams total, 90-94mm (3 3/4")

1st millennium BC. A miniature bronze axehead with square socket ribbed to each face, triangular blade with spur to the upper edge; old collector's label '274' to one face. 70 grams, 74mm (3") Propert

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze bowl with faint boss to the centre, surrounded by a band of petals; to the inner walls, three bands of zoomorphic friezes in light repoussé with inscribed detail comprisi

3rd millennium BC. A rectangular black stone bowl with rounded basal edges. 365 grams, 18cm (7"). Property of a gentleman; previously with Galerie Samarcande, Paris, France.

18th-19th century A.D. A copper-alloy bowl of truncated conical form, the base, body and neck decorated with geometric rosettes, cartouches and interlace motifs with dense fill of flowering vines betw

3rd-7th century AD. A base silver bowl, discoid in plan with rounded underside and thickened rim, incised image of an advancing lion to the centre. Acquired on the London art market prior to 1980. Cf.

1st millennium AD. A ceramic mould for decorated bowls with deep central socket and concentric rings motif, band of tear-drop motifs each with trefoil head and foot, rosettes between. 1.2 kg, 19cm (7

c. 1200 to 800 BC. Western Asiatic, Luristan culture. Beautiful, simple bronze bowl. Shallow with slightly extended rim. Good condition; superb patina. Provenance: From an old British collection forme

2nd millennium BC. An alabaster bowl with flaring rim and tapering, straight edged body, with slightly rounded base. 1.18 kg, 7 x 14cm (2 3/4 x 5 1/2"). Ex Rabi Gallery, Mount Street, Mayfair, London,

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A ceramic mask with bands of incised rings to the throat and brow, hollow to the reverse. 15 grams, 47mm (1 3/4") Property of a North London gentleman; formerly with a Mayfair g

3rd-2nd millennium BC. A finely made bell-shaped terracotta bowl with flat base and narrow rim, band of impressed points below the rim. 1.2 kg, 26cm (10 1/4"). Ex Rihani family collection; acquired be

An undated archaistic group of carved stone idols, each a D-shaped body with stepped base, socket to the upper face to accept a separate carved head. 542 grams total, 64-72mm (2 1/2 - 2 3/4"). Propert

2nd millennium BC. A flat-section bronze axehead with rectangular tang, trapezoidal body and flared blade with curved cutting edge. 46 grams, 96mm (3 3/4") UK art market, acquired prior to 2000.

16th-12th century BC. A mixed group of Late Bronze Age ceramic bowls comprising: two large, buff-coloured, with painted hatching, stirrup-shaped handle below the rim; one similar, terracotta, flat bas

6th-4th century BC. A bronze bowl with flaring rim and body covered with sereis of vertical lines. 411 grams; 16.5cm (6 3/4"). Property of a North East Essex collector; acquired in the 1980s. [No Rese

An undated archaistic group of carved stone items comprising: a scooped oil lamp with low-relief canine to each side; a spout formed as a grotesque canine; an ibex figurine; a boat-shaped holder with

1st millennium BC. A hemispherical ceramic bowl with painted hatched band beneath the rim. 190 grams, 10.5cm (4"). From an important central London collection formed since the mid 1960s; thence by des

An undated archaistic group of carved stone items comprising an oil lamp with bird detailing and figural panels, an inkwell with ring-and-dot detailing and a pitcher with high-relief carved figures. 3

An undated archaistic group of stone items including two statue bases, four headdresses, three heads, a block with linear strands; a duck with face to the underside. 555 grams total, 24-83mm (1 - 3 1/

A mixed group of undated archaistic group stone items comprising a stamp of a crouching dog, a plaque with two-headed standing figure and a macehead with decorated panels. 1.4 kg total, 8-16cm (3 - 6

An undated archaistic group of carved stone beads comprising: one fusiform with armed hunter and ibex, one waisted cylindrical with bird, zebu and other motifs, two with segmented serpent detailing. 1

An undated archaistic group of carved stone items comprising: a lion sitting on its haunches with mouth open; a bulb finial with faceted collar and bands of calligraphic text; a horse-head finial. 1 k

An undated archaistic group of stone items including a statue base, a bull figure, two heads, a triangular-section bird figure, a ram figure, a seated female, three headdresses. 865 grams total, 26-10