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Antiquities

Last updated : 15/06/2009

Stone Age : Paleolithic period

A 1 Large and heavy Acheulian pointed axe from the Sahara desert
c.200,000 - 150,000 B.C. A large and heavy tear drop shaped, pointed stone hand axe from Saharan North Africa. Fabricated from a tough orangey/brown stone and is clearly worked on either side. Nice aging with pleasant smoothing to percussion ridges and surfaces as a result of many millennia buried within the shifting sands. A good size hand axe in nice condition and very tactile piece as well, 152mm long x 77mm at widest - £45
A 2 Small but pleasant cordate flint hand axe from Brighton
c.50,000-30,000 B.C. A small but pleasant Upper Paleolithic cordate hand axe found near Brighton, East Sussex. It is fashioned from an attractive mottled light and dark grey flint, bifacially worked with a very nice surface aging and an attractive surface patination with iron oxide high lights to percussion bulb ridges. A tactile and appealing piece, 88mm long x 55mm at widest x 28mm thick - £95
A 3 A nicely aged and patinated Mid-Acheulian pointed axe from Martlesham,
c.150,000 B.C. A very nice example of an Acheulian pointed hand axe with original pebble cortex remaining on wide handle end, very clear and distinctive working has produced well defined shape and point with secondary working to further define blade edges. Lovely black, brown and tan colouration to flint blade with nice aging and patination. Found on Martlesham Heath, Nr. Ipswich, Suffolk. Intact, in excellent condition, a very nice example of the type, 112mm long x 65mm at widest x 30mm at thickest - £175
A 4 A small but nicely worked flint hand axe from France
Upper Paleolithic c.50,000-20,000 B.C. A small but nicely worked flint hand axe excavated in Northern France. Elongate tear drop shaped, well worked on either side with clearly knapped edges. Pleasant cream, tan and grey coloured flint. Intact and in lovely condition, from an old collection and a nice example, 81mm long x 45mm wide x 20mm thick - £72
A 5 A pleasant and very unusual Lower Paleolithic miniature pointed axe
Lower Paleolithic (Late Hoxnian - Wolstonian age) c.200,000 B.C. An appealing and very unusual miniature pointed hand axe found in the Boyn gravels, Forty Hill, Enfield, Middlesex ; from a very old collection with old collection label still attached. This nice little axe is nicely and bifacially worked from an attractive orange/tan.light brown flint, wide butt end and a distinct functional point. Whether this was a functional tool or some form of votive piece or talisman it is not clear but it is a scarce and very interesting piece. Nice surface aging with some water smoothing to percussion ridges, a tactile little piece, 62mm long x 40mm across butt x 20mm at thickest - £58
A 6 A nice Early Acheulian Pebble Chopper / Cleaver
Early -Mid Acheulian period c.300,000 BC . Original cortex on top surface of nodule, bifacially worked to form a fine cutting edge. Fits nicely in the hand. Intact and in nice condition with a pleasant surface patination. Excavated in Normandy, France, 75mm wide x 50mm deep x 75mm high - £48
A 7 A pleasant large Late-Acheulian Cordate Hand axe from Suffolk
c.80,000 - 50,000 B.C. A large and pleasant elongate Cordate (heart shape) flint hand axe fashioned from an attractive ochre/beige coloured flint. Bifacially worked with clearly defined functional blade edges, intact and in very good condition, found in Suffolk. A pleasant hand axe, 120mm long x 75mm at widest x 35mm at thickest - £125
A 8 Attractive early Clactonian flint flake tool from Twydall, Kent
c.500,000 B.C. A clearly worked and well defined Clactonian flint flake tool fashioned from an attractive banded grey / light & dark brown flint. Worked on all faces to form a pointed blade like tool. Excavated at the famous site at Twydall, Kent c.1903 - 1915 and Ex. Rochester Museum collection. Clearly worked surfaces, nicely aged and attractively patinated. 83mm long x 67mm wide x 20mm thick, a very early lithic piece from a notable site - £48

Stone Age : Mesolithic period

A 9 Rare Mesolithic stone mace head from Norfolk
c.8000 - 6000 B.C. A rare and unusual Mesolithic chieftains stone mace head fabricated from a coarse igneous grey stone pebble (obviously imported or traded in to Norfolk as no native volcanic stones exist there) which has been painstakingly bored from either side using sticks and wet sand until both holes met in the middle, effectively forming the characteristic "hour glass" shaped hole through which a wooden shaft would have once passed. Found in Norfolk. Intact and in very good condition, a rare and seldom offered Stone age item, 70mm long x 65mm wide x 33mm thick - £155
A 10 Huge unusual transverse flint arrowhead from Hurst, Dorset
c.6000 B.C. A very large and unusal grey transverse flint arrowhead from Hurst, Dorset. Apart from its size, the unusual aspect is that the wide chisel tip blade end has an indentation in it which at first looks like a chip but which in reality has also been retouched and pressure flaked making it a slightly forked projectile point. Intact, in very nice condition, with nice aging and surface patination, a much larger than normal example of the type, 45mm long x 40mm across blade - £53
A 11 A nicely worked "Tranchet" adze from Mildenhall, Suffolk
c.6000 B.C. A clearly worked "Tranchet" adze from Mildenhall, Suffolk fashioned from a pleasant dark coloured flint, bifacially worked, strip of cortex remaining along top side. Pointed towards butt end for hafting into wooden or antler handle and at the other end, cutting blade characteristically formed by the removal of a small transverse flake. Intact and a pleasant example of the type with nice surfaces, 105mm long x 33mm wide x 18mm thick - £26
A 12 Nicely worked, large transverse flint arrowhead from Hurst, Dorset
c.6000 B.C. A nice, large and well worked greyish brown transverse flint arrowhead with a wide straight chisel like blade. Body tapers towards the rear for insertion into the end of a wooden arrow shaft. The wide chisel like blade was intended for hunting larger prey as it inflicted a much larger wound than pointed arrows, resulting in major blood loss which hopefully brought the animal down fairly quickly. Intact and a very nice example of the type, 42mm long x 32mm wide across blade - £45
A 13 A large Neolithic Hammerstone (Pecking stone) from Mildenhall, Suffolk
c.2000 - 1800 B.C. A Neolithic Hammerstone or Pecking stone as they are sometimes called from Mildenhall, Suffolk. These tools were an essential part of the flint tool makers toolkit in the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age periods as once an axe have been roughly flaked, these pecking stones would be used to pound the tool smooth prior to final grinding and polishing with a sand paste. Attractive colouration with nice aging, covered in fine percussive indentations. An interesting addition to any Neolithic collection, 62mm diameter x 40mm deep - £35
A 14 A pleasant and well worked hand held blade from Icklingham, Suffolk
c.6000 B.C. A pleasant and well worked hand held flint blade tool from Icklingham, Suffolk fashioned from a dark grey flint. Elongated in shape, flat underside with a strip of cortex along the centre of the top surface with clear percussion working either side to create distinct blade edges, a pleasant and reasonably sized example, 82mm long x 38mm wide - £22
A 15 A very large hand held scraper or blade tool from Suffolk
c.6000 B.C. A very large hand held scraper or blade tool from Suffolk, roughly circular in shape, worked on underside but largely flat in profile, humped top surface with central area of cortex, clear flaking around to form blade edges Intact and in very good condition, a very large example of the type, 74mm wide x 62mm long x 29mm at deepest point - £20
A 16 A large and nicely patinated flint scraper tool from Suffolk
c.6000 B.C. A large and nicely patinated flint scraper tool from Icklingham, Suffolk in a pleasant dark mottled flint. Large curved blade edge worked on both sides, clear and well pronounced working. Intact with excellent surfaces and attractive aging / patination, 61mm across blade edge x 55mm in height x 21mm thick tapering to blade edge - £18
A 17 An interesting group of 8 nicely worked microliths from Hurst, Dorset.
c.6000 B.C. An interesting group of 8 nicely and clearly worked flint microliths from Hurst, Dorset. These worked miniature points and blades were either used as projectile points or imbedded "en mass" into wood or bone handles or shafts using natural resin to make hand saws or harpoon barbs. A nice group, all clearly defined, intact and in very nice condition, sizes range from 17mm to 35mm in length, the group only - £35
A 18 Assymetric transverse flint arrowhead from Hurst, Dorset
c.6000 B.C. A pleasant and reasonably sized brown flint transverse arrowhead with a curved and slightly assymetric leading blade. The wide blade was used for hunting larger prey to maximise blood loss and fell the animal quickly. Intact and in good condition, an affordable example of the type, 38mm long x 30mm across blade - £29
A 19 Nice curved blade transverse flint arrowhead from Hurst, Dorset
c.6000 B.C. A nice brown transverse flint arrowhead with a wide chisel like curved blade. Body tapers towards the rear for insertion into the end of a wooden arrowshaft. The wide chisel like blade was intended for hunting larger prey as it inflicted a much larger wound than pointed arrows, resulting in major blood loss which hopefully brought the animal down fairly quickly. Intact and a nice example of the type, 40mm long x 32mm wide across blade - £39
A 20 Nice curved blade transverse flint arrowhead from Lakenheath
c.6000 B.C. A nice slightly translucent grey/brown transverse flint arrowhead with a wide chisel like curved blade. Body tapers towards the rear for insertion into the end of a wooden arrowshaft. The wide chisel like blade was intended for hunting larger prey as it inflicted a much larger wound than pointed arrows, resulting in major blood loss which hopefully brought the animal down fairly quickly. Found at Lakenheath, Suffolk and from an old collection, with original collection numbers on the back in white ink. A tiny ding to one side of blade otherwise totally intact and a nice example of the type, 32mm long x 27mm wide across blade - £39

Stone Age : Neolithic period

A 21 Large Trapezoid shaped translucent flint leaf arrowhead from Ireland
c.3000 B.C. A finely worked translucent cream/beige flint arrowhead with a broad trapezoid shaped body, finely worked and pressure flaked on either side, symmetrical with sharp blade edges and a good point, small piece (c.5-10%) missing from butt end, with a straight and even edge and not really detracting, otherwise a very nice and reasonably priced point, found in Co.Antrim, Northern |reland, from an old collection with collection number on side and label (Antrim 08), 34mm x 27mm - £28
A 22 A nice mottled grey flint discoidal knife from Suffolk
c.2500 B.C. A nice mottled grey flint discoidal flint knife from Lakenheath, Suffolk with a clearly and finely worked blade edge around most of its perimeter. Intact and in very nice condition, 60mm x 55mm (KN1) - £23
A 23 Pleasant group of 8 assorted Neolithic flint tools from Hurst, Dorset
c.4000-3000 B.C. A pleasant group of 8 assorted flint tools from Hurst, Dorset. The group consists of small dark flint projectile point (38mm), large tan flint projectile point (50mm), nicely worked flint fabricator tool (repaired) (98mm), 3 assorted flint knives (40-60mm), 2 x scrapers (35-40mm). All items clearly worked with some having some fine retouching on blade edges. A good study, starter or retail pack, the group only - £45
A 24 Grey flint barb and tang arrowhead from the Mendip Hills
Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age c.2500-1800 B.C. A pleasant grey flint barb and tang arrowhead. Clear working and pressure flaking on either side, tang and barbs reasonably well defined, nice surface ageing and patination, tiny ding to very tip of point and very tips of barbs otherwise intact and in very good condition, found in the Mendip Hills, 29mm long x 22mm at widest -£55
A 25 Large brown flint barb and tang arrowhead from the Mendip Hills
Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age c.2500-1800 B.C. A nice and reasonably sized brown flint barb and tang arrowhead. Clear working and pressure flaking on either side, tang and barbs well defined, nice surface ageing and patination, small chip to tip and one barb otherwise intact and in very good condition, found in the Mendip Hills, 35mm long x 22mm at widest - £65
A 26 Nice translucent cream flint barb and tang arrowhead from Lakenheath
Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age c.2500-1800 B.C. A nice and reasonably sized cream/tan flint barb and tang arrowhead. Clear working and pressure flaking on either side, tang and one barb well pronounced with the other barb slightly less so, nice surface ageing and patination, tiny ding to very tip of point otherwise intact and in very good condition, found at Lakenheath, Suffolk, 38mm long x 20mm at widest - £75
A 27 A finely worked lanceolate flint arrowhead from Berkshire
c.3000 B.C. A finely worked and attractive lanceolate arrowhead in a light brown flint. Flat on one side, concave on the other and finely pressure flaked all over its surface. Nice ageing and an attractive shiny patination. Intact and in lovely condition. Found Berkshire, 35mm long x 12mm at widest - £40
A 28 Small black ground and polished axe from North Africa
c.5000 B.C. A small but pleasant ground and polished black hardstone axe from the North African Sahara. Main body of axe pecked and ground with main cutting blade smoothly polished. A little minor nibbling on very blade edge from use otherwise intact and in very good condition, an affordable little axe, 72mm long x 38mm across blade x 25mm thick - £29
A 29 Cheap group of 9 x damaged assorted flint arrowheads
Neolithic - Bronze Age c.3000-1800 B.C. A cheap group of 9 x fractional barb & tang or leaf shaped arrowheads. All were foun in Berkshire and make a good starter or study group. 6 barb & tang plus 3 leaf shape. All have some damage as found but offer very good value for money, average 18mm to 35mm in length, the group only - £55
A 30 Nice Neolithic North American flint arrowhead
c.4000 B.C. A nice large prehistoric grey flint arrowhead from an old collection. It has an elongate triangular body , bifacially worked, with good blade edges and sharp point, large fish tail shaped tang at base for securing to arrowshaft, intact and in lovely condition, 48mm long x 22mm at widest - £13
A 31 White patinated flint adze from Spiennes, Belgium
Early Neolithic c.4500 B.C. A small flint adze from the famous Neolithic production site of Spiennes, Belgium. Overall whitish patination, nicely aged with some iron oxide veining. Would have been hafted into a wooden handle for use. A few chips otherwise good and intact, 112mm long x 40mm across blade end x 33mm at thickest point - £26
A 32 British dark granite axe hammer from Devon with a bored shaft hole
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age period c.2200-1800 B.C. A decent dark speckled granite axe hammer found in Devon with wide pecked and ground body tapering to smoothly polished blade end and with a flat butt end. Main body expertly and painstakingly bored through (23mm diameter hole) for insertion of a wooden handle. Tiny old knock to one side of blade otherwise intact and in very good condition, from an old established collection, 115mm long x 62mm across blade and 48mm at thickest point, a decent British example, - £195
A 33 Nicely worked cream flint fabricator tool
c.3000 B.C. A nicely worked elongate cream flint fabricator tool from Britain. Fabricators were utility tools that were used for pressure flaking and re-sharpening other flint blades and arrowheads to prolong their usage. Small chip to very tip otherwise intact and in very good condition. A pleasant and affordable example, 100mm long x 22mm x 19mm - £18
A 34 Early-Mid Neolithic flint pick from West Sussex
c.4000 B.C. A pleasant cream patinated flint pick of long, plano-convex form with nice surface aging with some iron oxide veining. Old knock to tip otherwise intact and good. Found in Long Down, West Sussex. 116mm long x 40mm x 26mm - £36
A 35 Pleasant large assymetric flint arrowhead from Lakenheath
Early Bronze Age c.1800 B.C. A large and pleasant asymmetric, slightly triangular light grey flint arrowhead with a stumpy barb on one edge, from the famous site of Lakenheath, Suffolk. Flat on one side and clearly worked on the other with an attractive surface ageing and patination. Old ink inscription "Lakenheath, CCCLXXXVI" (= 386, possibly a collection number), intact and in nice condition, 42mm long x 30mm - £27
A 36 A large and pleasantly worked black flint scraper tool
c.3000 B.C. A large and pleasantly worked black flint scraper tool from Lakenheath, Suffolk. Well worked blade edges, nicely aged with a pleasant patination. A nice example of the type, 57mm x 51mm x 14mm (L5) - £10
A 37 Attractive semi-translucent scraper tool from Lakenheath
c.3000 B.C. A nicely worked flint scraper fashioned from an attractive semi-translucent pale beige coloured flint. Slightly Cordate in shape and bifacially worked with an area of cortex remaining on one side. Well flaked and retouched with good surfaces and an attractive aging and patination. Found at Lakenheath, Suffolk. A pleasant example, 46mm x 40mm x 10mm - £16
A 38 Pleasant rectangular knapped grey flint axe from France
Early Neolithic c.5000 B.C. A pleasant rough knapped rectangular grey flint axe with rounded butt and curved blade, bifacially worked. Intact and in nice condition, excavated in Northern France. 130mm long x 50mm wide x 38mm at thickest - £72
A 39 Unusual votive polished stone axe with inscribed lines on side
c.2000 B.C. A small and very unusual polished dark stone votive axe head, clearly worked and smoothly polished on all surfaces. One side however has eight inscribed lines in a sun ray design, the significance of this is unclear. A few minor peripheral knocks otherwise intact and in good condition, a scarce and interesting item, European, 42mm x 30mm x 12mm - £35
A 40 Grey flint barbed and tanged arrowhead from the Mendips
Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age c.2200-1800 B.C. A reasonably sized and pleasant light grey flint barbed and tanged arrowhead from the Mendip Hills. Nicely worked and defined barbs and tang, very tip missing and tip of one barb otherwise intact and in good condition and a large and reasonably priced example of the type, from an old collection with number on side, 34mm x 24mm - £37
A 41 Pleasant grey flint awl / borer from Lakenheath, Suffolk
c.2000 B.C. A pleasant flint awl / boring tool fashioned from a grey / brown flint with a roundish body that fits well between thumb and forefinger with a short, curved sharp point emanating from it. Probably used for making stitch holes in animal skins, 47m x 23mm (tapering to 4mm) - £16
A 42 Broad leaf shaped translucent flint leaf arrowhead from Lincolnshire
c.3000 B.C. A finely worked translucent creamy white flint arrowhead with a broad leaf shaped body, finely worked and pressure flaked on either side with sharp blade edges and a good point, approx 15-20% missing from butt end, with a straight and even edge and not really detracting otherwise a very nice and reasonably priced point, found in Lincolnshire, from an old collection with collection number on side, 25mm x 24mm - £26
A 43 Very rare miniature votive polished Jadeite axe head
Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age c.2200-1800 B.C. A very rare miniature polished Jadeite axe head with a narrow rounded butt widening to a wide flared blade end with flattened and smoothed edges. Beautifully and painstakingly fashioned and an exact replica of a full sized axe, only in miniature, symmetrical throughout with excellent surfaces and a nice sharp blade edge. These miniature jadeite axes were probably highly prized and are in fact much rarer than the full sized Jadeite axes; They are considered to be talismans which were most likely carried in a small hide pouch worn around the neck. Tiny old knock to one corner (not detracting) otherwise perfect and in superb condition, an appealing and tactile little item. Found in Suffolk. Supplied in a display box, 32mm long x 23mm across blade x 7mm at thickest - £145
A 44 Major segment from a very nice Beaker Culture discoidal knife
c.2200-1800 B.C. A major segment from a superb Beaker Culture discoidal knife, a beautifully worked implement with smoothly polished blade edges and the most wonderful aging and surface colouration. Approx 70% of original implement, an old collection piece with old inscription, date and find location, believed to be Warren Hill, Suffolk. A scarce and appealing lithic tool, and a very tactile piece, 70mm long x 80mm wide x 10mm at thickest - £75
A 45 Finely worked leaf shaped flint arrowhead from Holland
c.3000 B.C. An attractive and finely worked leaf shaped arrowhead fashioned from a pleasant buff coloured flint. Found in Budel, Holland on the Dutch/Belgian border. Totally intact and in lovely condition, a very nice example of the type, 27mm x 17mm - £29
A 46 Large oval leaf shaped flint arrowhead from Icklingham, Suffolk
c.3000 B.C. Large oval leaf shaped flint arrow head from Icklingham, fashioned from an attractive semi-translucent banded grey flint . Bifacially worked, good surfaces with pleasant aging and smoothing, intact and good, 42mm long x 28mm at widest x 5mm thick - £26
A 47 A very nice Pre-dynastic Egyptian flint awl/borer tool from El Fayuum
c.4000 BC. A super little flint borer tool in an attractive and slightly opaque light brown flint, medial ridge down one side, with clear working either side, right down to the point. Attractive shiny patination, intact and in excellent condition, a nice little lithic tool, 40mm x 15mm - £22
A 48 A large and pleasant flint core fabricator tool from Eastbourne
Mid-Neolithic c.4000 B.C. A large and pleasant flint core fabricator tool fashioned from a pleasant white and dark grey flint. Nicely aged and patinated with some iron oxide highlights, a large and pleasant example in good condition. Excavated at Spring Bottom, Nr. Eastbourne, Sussex, 102mm long x 44mm at widest x 23mm thick - £18
A 49 Large dark brown triangular flint arrowhead from Suffolk
Late Neolithic - Early Bronze Age c.2000-1800 BC. A large dark brown elongated triangular flint arrowhead from Lakenheath, Suffolk. Flat on one side and clearly worked on the other with fine knapping along blade edges. Trace of cortex remaining on worked side. Once had a tang at base now lost, otherwise intact and in good condition, 43mm long x 25mm at widest (L4) - £21
A 50 Large, heavy and pleasant Danish "Thin butted polished axe"
c.2800 B.C. A large and pleasant "Thin butted axe" in a smoothly polished grey flint. Axe body trapezoid in form with straight sides and a nicely curved blade. A couple of minor surface knocks otherwise totally intact and in very nice condition with good smooth surfaces, a large and tactile piece. Excavated in Denmark, 132mm long x 78mm across blade x 30mm at thickest - £95
A 51 Pleasantly worked flint knife from Hurst, Dorset
c.3000 B.C. A pleasantly worked elongate triangular flint knife, flat on one side, a raised medial ridge on the other side with blades worked down to edges, some cortex remaining, fine nibbling and pressure flaking to all edges giving the knife an almost serrated feel to the blades, knife still has sharp edges and a good point. Butt end of knife would once have had a small tang for fixing into a bone or wood handle, tang now lost. A nice little knife, 62mm long x 25mm at widest x 12mm at thickest - £29
A 52 A very nicely worked scraper with semi-circular blade
c.2000 B.C. A very nicely worked scraper fashioned from a pleasant dark flint , cortex on top surface with a very finely worked semi-circular blade edge. Excavated in Lakenheath, Suffolk, a nice example of the type, 45mm x 49mm - £23
A 53 Affordable, nicely worked barb and tang arrowhead, tip missing
c.2000-1800 B.C. A nicely worked brown flint barb and tang arrowhead with very nicely defined tang and backswept pointed barbs. Fine pressure flaking along blade edges. Approximately 5mm missing from tip otherwise intact and in very nice condition, an affordable example of a good quality arrowhead, found in Dorset, 25mm long x 20mm wide - £29
A 54 An excellent and expertly worked flint spear point from Norfolk
c.3000-2500 B.C. An excellent and superbly worked elongated tear drop shaped flint spear point from Norfolk. The spear has been fashioned from an attractive dark coloured flint and very nicely knapped on both sides with finer pressure flaking all around its blade edges. Very nicely shaped and symmetrical with a long and distinctly sharp point. Found with clean break near tip but since expertly and invisibly repaired to whole and the resultant hairline repair is virtually invisible and does not detract whatsoever from this lovely piece. Apart from the hairline repair, it is in superb condition with excellent surfaces and a pleasant aging. From a long established British lithic collection, a very nice lithic item which would make a great addition to any good lithic collection, 97mm long x 40mm at widest x 18mm thick - £115
A 55 Large red jasper serrated arrowhead, Ex Haaretz Museum, Israel.
c.5000 B.C. A large and very unusual red jasper elongate leaf shaped arrowhead with large serrations knapped along both main blades. Unearthed in Israel and from the private collection of Prof. Levenstein of Haifa, Israel but loaned to the Haaretz Museum in Israel for many years (inventory number still on label). Intact and in very nice condition, an unusual and interesting piece, 42mm x 13mm - £33
A 56 Group of 3 x assorted clearly worked leaf shaped flint arrowheads from Berkshire
c.3000 B.C. A pleasant group of 3 x clearly worked leaf shaped flint arrowheads from Berkshire. All arrowheads are semi- translucent and 2 display fine pressure flaking on main surfaces and around blade edges. All have some slight damage but they are otherwise decent examples and very affordable, all circa 30mm long x 20mm wide, a cheap study or retail group, only - £42
A 57 A nice pair of (genuine) finely worked North African flint arrowheads
c.5000 B.C. A nice pair of finely worked tanged flint arrowheads, 1 large reddish point (41mm) and 1 smaller light grey point (28mm). Both from an old collection but originally excavated in the North African Sahara. Both are nicely defined and finely worked over all surfaces with pleasant aging and surface patination. Unlike many African pieces offered for sale today these are 100% genuine and nice examples of the type, display box included, the pair only - £22
A 58 Small but pleasant tang and barb grey flint arrowhead from Dorset
c. 2500 B.C. A small but pleasant light grey flint barb and tang arrowhead from Dorset. Bifacially and finely worked on edges with tiny barbs but a pronounced tang. Barely discernable dings to the very point and to one barb otherwise totally intact and in very nice condition, 22mm long x 13mm at widest - £38
A 59 Affordable tanged flint arrowhead from Dorset
c.2000 B.C. An affordable tanged dark brown flint arrowhead from Dorset with a triangular body, rounded lower corners and a short projecting tang, intact and in good condition, 31mm long x 25mm at widest - £25

Sumerian/Mesopotamian/Babylonian

A 60 Large Old Babylonian hard stone cylinder seal featuring three figures
c.1900 B.C. A pleasant and large dark hard stone cylinder seal with engraved design around of three standing robed figures. Pierced through length for suspension. Some surface wear as to be expected for its great age but still gives a clearly discernable impression when rolled on plasticine. Intact and in nice condition. Ex old British collection, 28mm long x 13mm - £95
A 61 Large clay tablet featuring 20 lines of cuneiform text
c.2000-1800 BC. A large baked clay tablet featuring around 12 lines of inscribed cuneiform text on one side and 8 on the other. [Cunieform : One of the earliest forms of written text with characters formed from impressed wedge shapes]. Repaired at one end and some light surface wear, otherwise largely intact and in very good condition for its great age. Most text still clear. These tablets generally recorded various forms of economic transactions. Collected in the 1950's and from an old collection. A decent sized tablet and scarce. Display stand included. 76mm long x 48mm wide x 25mm thick - £85
A 62 Clay tablet featuring around 12 lines of cuneiform text
c.2000-1800 BC. A decent sized baked clay tablet featuring around 10 lines of inscribed cuneiform text on one side and a couple more on the other. [Cuneiform : One of the earliest forms of written text with characters formed from impressed wedge shapes]. An decent tablet, chip to one corner and neat repair along one edge otherwise good, most text still nice and clear and in nice overall condition for its great age. These tablets generally recorded various forms of economic transactions. Collected in the 1950's and from an old collection. A reasonable sized tablet and scarce. Display stand included. 62mm long x 43mm wide x 20mm thick - £85
A 63 Sumerian temple dedication cone with Cuneiform inscriptions around
c.2100 - 1800 BC. A large and heavy cream coloured solid clay cone with 10 vertical lines of inscribed cuneiform text around the perimeter of the cone [Cuneiform - one of the earliest forms of written text, formed by impressing a series of wedge shapes into soft clay with the end of a reed, the clay was then sun baked until solid]. These (foundation) cones were embedded into the walls above temple entrances and the inscribed text, gave the details of the ruling Governor, building date, plus the Gods to which the temple was dedicated. This meant that if a temple fell into disrepair and was later restored, it could be re-dedicated appropriately. Very tip section missing and a few peripheral knocks but otherwise largely intact and in good condition for its great age with some good clear cuneiform inscriptions, a large, decent and affordable example. Collected in the 1950's and from an old collection. Supplied with Perspex display stand, a scarce item, 100mm long, 60mm diameter - £125
A 64 Large clay tablet fragment featuring around 18 lines of cuneiform text
c.2000-1800 BC. A decent sized fragment of a baked clay tablet featuring around 10 lines of inscribed cuneiform text on one side and eight on the other. [Cuneiform : One of the earliest forms of written text with characters formed from impressed wedge shapes]. An decent tablet, approx. 20% section missing along one edge otherwise good with text still clear and sharp, in nice overall condition for its great age. These tablets generally recorded various forms of economic transactions. Collected in the 1950's and from an old collection. A reasonable sized tablet fragment and scarce. Display stand included. 59mm long x 40mm x 20mm thick - £59
A 65 Large clay tablet featuring around 20 lines of cuneiform text
c.2000-1800 BC. A large baked clay tablet featuring around 10 lines of inscribed cuneiform text on either side [Cuneiform : One of the earliest forms of written text with characters formed from impressed wedge shapes]. An intact tablet but with some surface wear. A fair amount of text still clear however and in reasonable condition for its great age. These tablets generally recorded various forms of economic transactions. Collected in the 1950's and from an old collection. A decent sized tablet and scarce. Display stand included. 67mm long x 45mm wide x 25mm thick - £72

Ancient Egyptian

A 66 A small pleasant turquoise glazed "Jelly Baby" Ushabti
Late Ptolemaic - Roman period c.100 B.C. - A.D.100. A small slightly crude mould formed turquoise glazed faience Ushabti figure of the type generally referred to as a "Jelly Baby" because of their similarity to the sweet. Typically vague details but clearly mummiform and of a type commonly associated with much poorer burials. Glaze slightly faded in parts but otherwise the figure is totally intact and in good condition, an interesting addition to an Egyptian collection nonetheless, 45mm long x 14mm - £35
A 67 Pleasant mounted green glazed Ushabti figure
Ptolemaic period c.300-200 B.C. A small but pleasant green glazed ushabti figure. Mould formed but facial details and those of the crook and flail clear. Three diagonal incised lines on reverse left shoulder alluding to seedbag. Intact and in very nice condition with good colour, a pleasant and affordable example, 64mm tall (85mm on block) x 20mm wide x 14mm deep - £75
A 68 Attractively framed decorative cartonnage section from a mummy
Late Dynastic period c.600-300 B.C. An attractively framed and mounted section of cartonnage from an inner anthropoid mummy sarcophagus in the form of a wide multi coloured vertical column with a "ladder like" design in alternating blue and red bands of colour, each containing a line of painted yellow cubes or green lotus buds, black lined outer border with blue border outside this. Cartonnage 140mm high x 90mm wide, a pleasant and sizeable piece of Egyptian cartonnage with an attractive design and bold colours, nicely presented in a good quality gilded, glass fronted frame, stand up and wall mountable 305mm x 250mm - £145
A 69 A very affordable segment of painted cartonnage from an inner sarcophagus
Third Intermediate period c. 800 B.C. A painted segment of cartonnage (gesso and bandage) from an inner anthropoid mummy sarcophagus. The design is in a black pigment and is that of radiating lotus petals; this probably once formed part of a pectoral necklace design over the chest of the mummy. From an old private collection, Somerset. Cartonnage 72mm x 53mm - £39
A 70 Pleasant redware terracotta head of the infant Horus
Romano - Egyptian period c.1st/2nd Century A.D. A pleasant hollow moulded red ware terracotta head of the infant Horus wearing the side lock of youth and an elaborate headdress. From a votive statuette and with a flat smooth back. A minor knock obscuring one eye and some slight surface wear otherwise intact and good with clear detail. Found in Alexandria, Egypt. Supplied with a small plastic display stand, a scarce item, 80mm tall x 45mm wide x 29mm thick - £68
A 71 A ornately carved Coptic Egyptian bone box inlay mounted in a frame
Coptic Egyptian c.300 A.D. An ornately hand carved section of bone inlay from the side of a good quality Coptic Egyptian box or casket. The inlay features section of plain border flanking a design of tree branches bearing spherical fruit or berries. The bone inlay has been mounted into an open fronted frame with green velvet background and original description label. From an old collection, inlay 42mm x 22mm, frame 180mm x 130mm, a pleasant and unusual item - £28
A 72 A small but pleasantly detailed steatite Scarab amulet
Late Dynastic Period c.600 B.C. A pleasant little amulet in the form of a Scarab beetle carved from a cream coloured steatite (soapstone) with a flat underside engraved with four hieroglyphs. [Scarab amulets were often worn on rings and pendants and could serve not only as a protective amulet but could be used as a personal seal stamp with wax for sealing important papyri documents) a well carved example, intact and in very good condition, 11mm x 8mm - £45
A 73 Nicely framed Egyptian papyrus fragments featuring Greek script
Late Ptolemaic period c.2nd/1st Century B.C. A nicely framed pair of small papyrus fragments from a papyrus scroll featuring 6 characters of cursive Greek handwriting written in ink (Greek was the prolific language in Egypt at this time) . The scroll probably once related in some form to a legal or economic transaction. Attractively presented in a stand up glass fronted frame with title label above and descriptive labl below, a scarce and appealing item, papyrus fragments 35mm x 19mm & 26mm x 11mm, frame 177mm tall x 126mm wide (P2) - £48
A 74 Rare wooden arm and spear fragment from Egyptian guard statuette
New Kingdom period c.1300 B.C. A rare wooden arm from a large Egyptian Guard statuette. Expertly carved from Cedar wood, with good muscular detail, the arm is depicted bent at the elbow 90 degrees with fingers of hand clutched, gripping the shaft of a spear, a small fragment of which also remains in the hand. The shoulder of the arm still contains the two wooden pegs once used to fix the arm to the torso of the statuette. This would once have been an a large and impressive statuette (circa 50cm tall), richly painted and possibly one of a pair guarding a small shrine. Wood very solid and in excellent condition, from an old collection, a rare and unusual item 112mm x 105mm x 21mm thick - £125
A 75 Painted wood segment from outer decorative sarcophagus
Third Intermediate Period c.1085-730 B.C. A reasonably sized wooden segment from a brightly decorated outer wooden sarcophagus probably from the top rim of the lower half of the sarcophagus upon which the lids sits. The wood is robust and stable and features a hole into which a locating peg would once have fitted; it is coated with a layer of gesso with the design of several partial hieroglyphs painted in yellow, red and black pigments. Good condition and colour, from an old private collection, Somerset and a scarce item, 140mm long x 50mm wide x 22mm thick - £95
A 76 A small but nicely carved steatite Eye of Horus amulet
Late Dynastic c.400 B.C. A small but nicely carved Eye of Horus amulet carved from a cream coloured steatite (soap stone). Of classic style with nicely detailed Eye, brow above and regal beard below. Pierced laterally for suspension. Tiny old knock to very tip of beard otherwise totally intact and in very nice condition (Ex Mustaki collection), a nice stone example, 15mm x 10mm x 5mm - £48
A 77 Turquoise glazed faience amulet of Dwarf God Ptah
Ptolemaic period c.200 BC. A turquoise glazed amulet of the dwarf God Ptah. Pillar down back and pierced at top for suspension. Slightly crude in execution as typical for the period but intact, good condition and with good colour, a reasonably priced example, 19mmx 6mm x 5mm - £30
A 78 A pleasant green glazed amulet of Tauwaret
28th-30th Dynasty c.404-380 BC. A pleasant olive green glazed faience amulet of Tauwaret, Goddess of pregnancy and childbirth. She is depicted in typical pregnant form, standing on a small plinth base with head of a hippopotamus and pendulous breasts. Pillar down back, pierced at top for suspension, small barely noticeable chip on front otherwise totally intact and in very nice condition, a pleasant example, 19mm x 9mm x 5mm - £42
A 79 Better grade green glazed Ushabtis with nice facial details
Late period c.400 B.C. Pleasant and nicely detailed green glazed faience Ushabti figures. Of typical form with a flattened back, holding crook and flail and featuring clear facial details and Nemes headdress. A small find group available, one or two may a tiny inconspicuous knock to glaze on feet or back, in no way detracting from these nice little figures, otherwise all are intact, unrepaired and in nice overall condition, typically 65-70mm tall, each only - £85
A 80 A pleasant turquoise glazed amulet of a Baboon
Ptolemaic period c. 300-200 BC. A pleasant light turquoise glazed faience amulet of a seated Baboon on a small plinth base with suspension loop on back. Chipping to one edge of plinth and right knee (not detracting) otherwise intact and in good condition and a scarce little amulet, 17mm x 12mm x 7mm - £32
A 81 A nice pale green glazed Ushabti with hieroglyphs on front and back
Late Dynastic c.400 B.C. A pleasant pale green glazed Ushabti figure with clear details and a vertical panel of clear impressed hieroglyphics (25+ hieroglyphs) down both the front and the back. As yet undeciphered but could probably be translated. A little fading to glaze in parts plus hairline repair across ankles otherwise totally intact and in very nice condition, a nice hieroglyphic example, 75mm tall x 20mm wide x 18mm deep - £135
A 82 Very affordable green glazed Ushabti figures
Late period c.400 B.C. Green glazed faience Ushabti figures of typical form with a flattened back, holding crook and flail and featuring discernable detail. A small find group available, wear to glaze, damage to feet and some minor surface dirt , otherwise intact, reasonable condition and very affordable, typically 65-70mm tall, each only - £30
A 83 Scarce carved stone "Menyet" (pendulum) amulet
Late Dynastic c.500-400 B.C. An unusual carved grey stone amulet representing a pendulum shaped necklace counterpoise. Amulets representing jewellery were considered essential for the afterlife. The counterpoise was worn on a Menyet collar that comprised of multiple strings of beads. The counterpoise would have been positioned between the shoulder blades to ensure that the beads lay correctly across the chest. Nicely shaped, intact and in very good condition, a scarce amulet type, 22mm x12mm x 4mm - £45
A 84 A pair of small cartonnage fragments, one with hieroglyphs
c.300-100 B.C. A pair of small cartonnage (linen + plaster) fragments from inner anthropoid sarcophagi. One piece a white border segment with some blue inner area (50mm x 13mm) the other a plain white segment with several impressed hieroglyphs (30mm x 25mm), an affordable example of cartonnage to add to your Egyptian collection, the pair only - £28
A 85 Small affordable turquoise glazed Ushabti figures
Ptolemaic period c.200 B.C. Small but pleasant turquoise glazed faience Ushabti figures. A couple of areas of fading to glaze otherwise intact and in good condition, very affordable examples, c.50 mm tall x 16mm wide x 10mm deep, each only - £45
A 86 A pleasant turquoise glazed faience Scarab amulet featuring Duck design
Ptolemaic period c.300 B.C. A pleasant turquoise glazed faience Scarab amulet with a plain carapace and a design of a swimming Duck on the base, with the Sun above it. Laterally pierced for suspension. A couple of small areas of minor fading otherwise intact and good, gives good impression (soft impression supplied) 13mm x 9mm - £38
A 87 Attractive and rare childs blue glass finger ring
Late Dynastic Period to Early Ptolmaic period c.500 - 300 BC. A small but very nice childs finger ring carefully fashioned from an attractive translucent pastel blue glass with a thick simple hoop band and a flattened plain oval bezel on the top. Intact and in very nice condition, an appealing and rare little item, seldom offered, 18mm diameter, 7mm wide, internal diameter 12mm - £36
A 88 Framed Egyptian papyrus fragment featuring Demotic script
c.400 B.C. An attractively framed fragment from a genuine Egyptian papyrus scroll featuring remnants of three lines of Demotic script, the hand written form of Egyptian which preceded the Greek predominantly used by the later Ptolemaic dynasties. The fragment is most likely from some form of legal or economic document. In nice condition an mounted along with descriptive labelling in an attractive antique gold coloured glass fronted stand up frame, papyrus 25mm at widest x 39mm tall, frame 207mm x 156mm wide (P5) - £55
A 89 A turquoise glazed amulet of Anubis the Jackal headed God
30th Dynasty c.350 B.C. A turquoise glazed faience amulet of Anubis the Jackal headed God of God of funerals and mummification. Anubis is depicted in typical form wearing a kilt, striding forward on small plinth base, arms by his side. Pillar down back pierced at top for suspension. Slightly stylized as is typical for the period but totally intact, pleasant and of good colour. 27mm tall x 9mm wide x 9mm deep - £45
A 90 A pleasantly detailed brown steatite Scarab amulet
Late Dynastic Period c.600 B.C. A pleasant amulet in the form of a Scarab beetle carved from a brown coloured steatite (soapstone) with a flat underside engraved with four crude hieroglyphs. [Scarab amulets were often worn on rings and pendants and could serve not only as a protective amulet but could be used as a personal seal stamp with wax for sealing important papyri documents) a well carved example, intact and in very good condition, 15mm x 10mm - £55
A 91 Small turquoise glazed "Sow" amulet
Late Dynastic - Ptolemaic periods c.300-100 BC. A small turquoise glazed amulet of the sow standing on small integral plinth [The Sow represents fertility and the protection of the family] small suspension loop on top, scarce type, slightly crude as is typical for the period otherwise good, 12mm x 11mm x 4mm - £28
A 92 A large mounted pale turquoise Ushabti figure
Early Ptolemaic period c. 300-200 B.C. A large and pleasant pale turquoise glazed faience Ushabti figure. Flat backed, detail generally clear although mould pressed Ushabtis from this period tend to be slightly more vague than earlier types. Totally intact, in good condition and mounted on a small black block display plinth. A couple of areas of very minor surface dirt, not detracting. An affordable large example, 100mm tall, 120mm on block, 25mm across shoulders - £95
A 93 A small but pleasantly detailed Ushabti from the Bergerac collection
Late Dynastic c.500 B.C. A small but pleasantly detailed Ushabti figure from the French Bergerac collection that was auctioned off a few years back. Nicely detailed and well modelled. Originally this Ushabti would have been turquoise in colour, this is still evident on the back whereas the rest has now darkened through burial. A nice figure however from a respected Egyptian collection, totally intact and in very good condition, loose mounted on display block, 62mm tall, 82mm tall on Perspex block - £110
A 94 A 20 inch restrung Egyptian faience bead necklace
Late Dynastic c.500 B.C. A 20 inch restrung necklace consisting of hundreds of small multi-coloured faience tubular and doughnut shaped beads. These beads would have once formed part of an elaborate bead shawl once laid over a sarcophagus and nowadays are sifted from the sand in their thousands during excavations. The beads are restrung on a fine necklace wire and now fitted with modern clasps and could be worn if required. - £39
A 95 Attractively framed hieroglyphic cartonnage section from a mummy sarcophagus
Late Dynastic period c.600-300 B.C. An attractively framed and mounted section of cartonnage from an inner anthropoid mummy sarcophagus in the form of a long vertical bordered column of 20 x hieroglyphics, believed to cite a passage from the Egyptian Book of the Dead (i.e. Ra, he (the deceased) breathes the north wind of all strength and dominion"). The hieroglyphs are of good size, are clear and painted in black pigment on a buff coloured background but as yet untranslated. The hieroglyphs are of good size, most are clear and painted in black pigment on a buff coloured background, black lined border surrounding the text, pale green border around this and a further outer border in a turquoise pigment around, cartonnage 180mm high x 50mm wide and probably a continuation of other strip of hieroglyphic cartonnage listed separately, a nice piece of Egyptian text, very nicely presented in a good quality gilded, glass fronted frame, stand up and wall mountable 305mm x 250mm - £165
A 96 A mounted turquoise glazed amulet of Isis with infant Horus
Ptolemaic period c.200 B.C. A reasonably sized turquoise glazed faience amulet of Isis seated on throne cradling the infant Horus on her knees, pillar down back pierced at mid point for suspension. Intact and in nice condition with good colour, slightly crude method of execution as it typical for the period but still a pleasant piece, loose mounted on small perspex display block, 26mm tall (37mm on block) x 13mm deep x 7mm wide - £46
A 97 A small mounted pale blue glazed amulet of Thoth as Baboon
Ptolemaic period c.200 B.C. A pale blue glazed faience amulet of Thoth, God of Wisdom and writing in Baboon form, pillar down back pierced at mid point for suspension. Intact and in good condition but somewhat crude in design as it typical for the period , loose mounted on small perspex display block, 19mm tall (30mm on block) x 9mm deep x 5mm wide - £33
A 98 A large and scarce turquoise glazed amulet of the God Min
Ptolemaic period. c. 200 B.C. A reasonably sized turquoise glazed faience amulet of Min, God of Fertility. In this amulet Min is depicted in mummiform style, wearing a double plumed headdress and with right hand raised up alongide his head. Pierced through upper back for suspension. A few faded spots of glaze otherwise of good colour, intact and in good condition. Slightly crude as typical for the period but a scarce amulet, 37mm tall x 12mm deep x 10mm wide - £55
A 99 Pair of affordable Egyptian amulets (Bes headdress and papyrus sceptre)
Late Dynastic c.400 B.C. An affordable pair of Egyptian faience amulets consisting of a large papyrus sceptre amulet (36mm), intact apart from suspension loop and small chip at top plus a stylised Bes headress amulet (16mm x 11mm) intact but faded, ideal retail group or collection starter pack, very affordable, the pair only - £35
A 100 Framed Egyptian papyus fragment featuring Demotic script
c.400 B.C. An attractively framed fragment from a genuine Egyptian papyrus scroll featuring remnants of two longer lines of Demotic script, the hand written form of Egyptian which preceded the Greek predominantly used by the later Ptolemaic dynasties. The fragment is most likely from some form of legal or economic document. In nice condition an mounted along with descriptive labelling in an attractive modern black, glass fronted stand up frame, papyrus 67mm at widest x 22mm tall, frame 196mm x 146mm wide (P6) - £68
A 101 A large and pleasant green glazed amulet of the Goddess Isis
28th-30th Dynasty c.400-350 B.C. A reasonably sized green glazed faience amulet of the Goddess Isis, Goddess of fertility and motherhood, depicted standing on small plinth base with arms by her side and wearing high head dress. Pillar down back pierced at top for suspension, totally intact and in very good condition, 32mm tall x 8mm wide x 12mm deep - £75
A 102 A small mounted bronze figurine of Osiris, God of the underworld
Late Dynastic c.500-400 B.C. A pleasant bronze votive figurine of Osiris, God of the underworld. He is depicted in typical form, standing, arms crossed over chest and wearing high double plumed headdress topped with solar disc. Attractively mounted on a small perspex display block. Intact and in good condition for ancient bronze with a greenish patination. An appealing little figurine, 60mm tall, 80mm on block x 14mm wide at shoulders - £110
A 103 A very large mounted amulet of Anubis the Jackal headed God
28th Dynasty c.400 B.C. A very large and nicely detailed sky blue faience amulet of Anubis the Jackal headed God of God of funerals and mummification. Anubis is depicted in typical form wearing a kilt, striding forward on small plinth base, arms by his side. Pillar down back pierced at top for suspension. A very large example, well detailed and of good colour. Excavated in two pieces but professionally restored to whole. Apart from small chip to top of one ear is totally intact and in very nice condition, amulet 59mm tall (79mm on acrylic block) x 11mm wide x 13mm deep - £75
A 104 Small but pleasantly detailed, mounted amulet of Isis and Horus
Late Dynastic period, c.500 BC. A small but perfectly formed little green glazed faience amulet in the form of the Goddess Isis seated on a throne suckling the young infant Horus. Isis is depicted wearing the Solar disc between cow horns on her head. Amulet nicely detailed for a small example and in very good condition. Pierced through neck for suspension. Excavated near Luxor in 1971. Loose mounted on a small perspex block mount for display, a scarce and pleasant example, 17mm tall, 28mm on mount - £49
A 105 A 27 inch restrung Egyptian faience bead necklace
Late Dynastic c.500 B.C. A 27 inch restrung necklace consisting of hundreds of small multi-coloured  faience tubular and doughnut shaped beads. These beads would have once formed part of an elaborate bead shawl once laid over a sarcophagus and nowadays are sifted from the sand in their thousands during excavations. The beads are restrung on a fine necklace wire and now fitted with modern clasps and could be worn if required. - £49
A 106 Nicely detailed mounted pale green Ushabti figure
30th Dynasty c.350 B.C. A nice and pleasantly detailed faience Ushabti figure in an attractive pale turquoise/green glaze. Clear detail of face, crook and flail. Pillar down back. Barely visible old hair line repair at lower leg otherwise totally intact with good colour. Loose mounted on a perspex display block, an appealing example, 77mm tall, 97mm on block, 18mm across shoulders - £110
A 107 Mid-grade affordable green glazed Ushabti figures
Late period c.400 B.C. Pleasant green glazed faience Ushabti figures. Of typical form with a flattened back, holding crook and flail and featuring clearly discernable details and Nemes headdress. A small find group available, one or two may have either a knock to glaze, some minor surface wear to glaze or a feint inconspicuous repair at feet, otherwise all are in good overall condition, typically 65-75mm tall, each only - £55
A 108 A nicely detailed large turquoise/green Eye of Horus amulet in custom wood mount
Third IntermediatePperiod c.800-700 B.C. A large and nicely detailed turquoise/green glazed Eye of Horus amulet from an old English collection and loose set into its own custom made black painted wooden display stand. Clear incised detail of brow, eye, pupil and beard. Pierced laterally through for suspension. Lower protuberance of beard lost in antiquity otherwise intact and in very nice condition with good colour, amulet 27mm x 20mm, stand 44mm x 38mm - £78
A 109 A well detailed green Eye of Horus amulet set in custom wood mount
Late Dynastic c.500-400 B.C. A large and nicely detailed olive green glazed Eye of Horus amulet from an old English collection and loose set into its own custom made black painted wooden display stand. Clear moulded detail of brow, eye, pupil and beard. Suspension loop on top of amulet. A few tiny peripheral chips otherwise intact and in very nice condition with good colour, amulet 22mm x 18mm, stand 43mm x 35mm - £69
A 110 A large and nicely carved steatite Scarab beetle amulet
Ptolemaic period c.300 B.C. A large and nicely carved amulet of a Scarab beetle carved from steatite (Soapstone). The amulet has a flat underside and the top has been nicely carved to represent detail of head and carapace. There are no piercings for  suspension as soapstone amulets were invariably wrapped within the mummy bindings. A good sized amulet, intact and in very nice condition, 24mm long x 20mm wide x 8mm thick - £55
A 111 Attractively framed gilded Gesso fragment from mummy sarcophagus
Ptolemaic period c.300-100 B.C. An attractively framed and mounted piece of Gesso plaster from an inner anthropoid mummy sarcophagus in the form of a section of border design of multiple, alternating vertical and horizontal incised line decoration. Still heavily and well gilded. Good detail and mounted in an open fronted gilded frame for display, a pleasant and scarce item, cartonnage 40mm long x 45mm, stand up and wall mountable 175mm x 230mm - £69
A 112 Attractively framed hieroglyphic cartonnage section from a mummy
Late Dynastic period c.600-300 B.C. An attractively framed and mounted section of cartonnage from an inner anthropoid mummy sarcophagus in the form of a long vertical bordered column of 26 x hieroglyphics, although not fully translated, seems to cite something like "words of the Osiris (deceased name?), born of Amun......great house", black lined border surrounding the text, pale green border around this and a further outer border in a turquoise pigment around, cartonnage 150mm high x 50mm wide, a nice piece of Egyptian text, very nicely presented in a good quality gilded, glass fronted frame, stand up and wall mountable 305mm x 250mm - £175
A 113 Small fragment of cartonnage and Gesso with hieroglyphs in frame
Late Dynastic period c.500 B.C. A small piece of cartonnage and inscribed gesso from an inner anthropoid mummy sarcophagus. The piece of cartonnage is a small section from a white and blue border decoration (45mm x 13mm) , the Gesso fragment features 3 inscribed hieroglyphs (30mm x 25). Both are mounted in a nice quality gilded display frame, standup or suitable for wall mounting, a cheap pair of Egyptian artefacts, only - £39
A 114 Large an pleasant mounted amulet of Ptah-Soker
Late Dynastic period, c.400 BC. A larger than normal example of a large turquoise glazed amulet of Ptah-Soker, the protector of children. He is depicted as a bandy legged dwarf with hands clasped across waist. Pierced through neck for suspension. Bold and clearly detailed, a nice large example, attractively loose mounted on a two tier polished perspex block display stand, Ptah 35mm tall x 16mm, 56mm tall on mount - £72
A 115 A small mounted blue glazed amulet of Thoth
Ptolemaic period c.200 B.C. A pale blue glazed faience amulet of Thoth, God of Wisdom and writing depicted in standing baboon form, pillar down back pierced at mid-point for suspension. Intact and in good condition, slightly crude as is typical for this period but otherwise pleasant. Loose mounted on a small perspex block for display, 19mm tall (30mm on block) x 9mm deep x 5mm wide - £38
A 116 A nice redware terracotta plaque segment featuring the head of the infant
Romano - Egyptian period c.1st/2nd Century A.D. A nice hollow backed moulded redware terracotta plaque segment featuring the head of the infant Horus wearing the distinctive side lock of youth and an elaborate headdress. From a larger votive plaque or statuette. Some slight surface wear otherwise piece intact and good with clear detail. Found in Alexandria, Egypt. Supplied with a small plastic display stand, a scarce and pleasant item, 82mm tall x 56mm wide x 23mm thick - £85
A 117 Nicely framed fragments of genuine Mummy bandage
Late Dynastic period c.600-400 BC. Fragments of genuine linen cloth from the outer wrappings of a mummy, nicely mounted in a small wall mountable glass fronted clip frame. Below the linen fragment there is a large descriptive label. These fragments of cloth were excavated near Luxor (Thebes) in the 1940's and come from an old German Collection formed in the 1940's & 1950's. A small group available, Rare and unusual, fragments approx. 80mm x 40mm, frames 150mm x 100mm - £26

Ancient Greek

A 118 Excellent quality large "Trilobe" arrowheads with barbed blades
4th-3rd Century B.C. Exellent quality elongate bronze socketed arrowheads with three narrow leaf like blades and a socket at the base for insertion of the arrow shaft. Each blade tapers back and ends in a pointed barb to prevent the arrow from being withdrawn from flesh easily. Totally intact examples with no impact damage, all in super condition, of perfect metal with excellent surfaces, average sizes 30-33mm long, each only - £23
A 119 A large and pleasant Hellenistic terracotta spindle flask
c.3rd Century B.C. A large and pleasant terracotta spindle flask (perfume flask) featuring a small pedestal foot, a long elegant narrow body gradually widening to a distinct shoulder two-thirds up the body then narrowing again to a slender neck topped with a small out turned rim. Originally excavated with clean break to neck and foot, now professionally repaired to whole with repairs barely discernable. An appealing and elegant Greek vessel, will stand okay but plastic stand will be supplied, 190mm tall x 45mm diameter at shoulders - £55
A 120 Top quality large "Trilobe" arrowheads (leaf shaped blades)
4th-3rd Century B.C. Top quality bronze socketed arrowheads with three leaf like blades and a socket at the base for insertion of the arrow shaft. Totally intact examples with no impact damage, all in super condition, of perfect metal with excellent surfaces, average sizes 28-38mm long, each only - £18
A 121 A top quality large "Trilobe" arrowhead with long single barb
4th-3rd Century B.C. A top quality bronze socketed elongate arrowhead with three narrow leaf like blades and a socket at the base for insertion of the arrow shaft, from which emitts a long single back swept barb. This ensured that the arrow could not be pulled out of the flesh easily. Totally intact with no impact damage, in super condition, of perfect metal with excellent surfaces, an choice example 37mm long overall, 8mm at widest - £28
A 122 Good quality large "Trilobe" arrowheads with miniscule damage
4th-3rd Century B.C. Good quality bronze socketed arrowheads with three leaf like blades and a socket at the base for insertion of the arrow shaft. Virtually intact examples with no impact damage just maybe the very tip of a barb missing otherwise all in super condition, of perfect metal with excellent surfaces, average sizes 30-35mm long, each only - £12
A 123 Decent but affordable Ancient Greek bronze arrowheads
c.5th-3rd Century B.C. Various styles of Greek bronze arrowheads, all intact but slightly lesser quality and maybe a little surface dirt adhering. Trilobe and twin blade examples of varying sizes from 9mm to 32mm, affordable examples, small examples £6 each, larger examples each - £11
A 124 Miniature Corinthian votive terracotta Dove.
Corinth, c.500 BC. A small but pleasant hand modelled votive terracotta Dove. [The Dove was associated closely with the Goddess Demeter who was widely worshipped at this period]. The dove is depicted with wide spread tail and standing on a pedestal. Slight surface wear and tip of face and beak worn away otherwise good and clear. An unusual little item, 37mm x 23mm x 16mm - £39

Bronze Age

A 125 Largely complete and impressive Bronze age spear head from Cambridgeshire
Late Bronze Age c.700 B.C. The major portion of a large bronze twin blade socketed spear head with a prominent medial ridge between the blades. Very base of spear and socket missing plus a little minor chipping to blade edges in places otherwise complete with a good point, of nice shape, with good smooth surfaces. An impressive piece of Bronze Age weaponry. Found in Cambridgeshire, 115mm long x 42mm wide x 15mm at thickest - £110
A 126 Unusual miniature looped and socketed votive spear head
Late Bronze Age c.800-700 B.C. A very unusual and interesting miniature looped and socketed bronze spear head, obviously a votive piece manufactured exclusively for deposition at a sacred site or shrine. An exact but miniature copy of a Late BA twin bladed, loop and socket spear. Ritually snapped in half as is the norm but it could easily be rejoined if required. Found at a known Bronze Age river crossing and ritual deposition site in Berkshire. Small chip from socket and of course the clean ritual break otherwise intact and good. Patchy green patination, a rare and unusual little item, length assembled 68mm x 17mm across
blades - £45
A 127 Interesting and good value group of Bronze Age items
Late Bronze Age c.800-700 B.C. A good value group of four bronze age items consisting of a small bronze projectile point? (35mm), mid-tip section from a twin blade socketed spear head (50mm), a sizeable rear segment from a bronze chisel or similar (50mm) and a mid-blade segment from a Bronze Age short sword (45mm long x 28mm wide), a cheap study, starter or retail group, the lot only - £29
A 128 An excellent winged Mid-Bronze Age palstave axe head
Middle Bronze Age c.1500-1200 B.C. An excellent bronze palstave axe head unearthed in Leicestershire with nicely curved and slightly flared blade edge narrowing to elongate body with a pair of slightly inward curving flanges or wings on either side to help grip the wooden haft. Totally intact and in lovely condition, with a pleasant light brownish green surface patination, a very nice example from an old established collection, 116mm long x 52mm across blade, body 25mm wide x 23mm thick - £265
A 129 An enormous and impressive decorated Bronze Age pottery spindle whorl
c.1500 B.C. An enormous and impressive decorated pottery spindle whorl excavated at a Bronze Age habitation site in Holland. In a light brown terracotta and of a round and slightly squat form with a centrally pierced hold for a wooden stem to which natural wool would be attached and then spun to form yarn for weaving. Decoration around perimeter consisting of small impressed vertical lines, clearly made with the potters finger nail, a nice personal touch. Totally intact and in excellent stable condition, a rare and seldom offered item, 64mm diameter x 45mm deep - £69
A 130 Nice Bronze age twin blade socketed arrowhead
Late Bronze Age c.800 B.C. A very nice bronze arrowhead with twin leaf like blades with central medial ridge either side with socket at base for insertion of a wooden shaft. Totally intact and in very nice condition with an attractive overall dark green patination, a nice example and a scarce type, 30mm long x 13mm across blades, European - £45
A 131 Ritually broken bronze dagger blade
Late Bronze Age c.800-700 B.C. An interesting and pleasantly shaped slender bronze dagger blade with a slight waist towards the end of the blade, ritually snapped in half as is often the norm, but which could easily be rejoined if required. Found at a known Bronze Age river crossing and ritual deposition site in Berkshire. A couple of tiny peripheral knocks and other than the ritual break, the blade is still intact and good. Slight surface roughness in parts with darkish green patination, a scarce item, length assembled 115mm x 18mm at widest - £48
A 132 Scarce early Bronze Age stone polishing tool
Early Bronze Age c. 1600 BC. A mottled grey polishing stone tool , domed on one side and flat on the other with many old grooves worn into the surface from use. This tool was found with early bronze tools and was probably used to polish and hone the surfaces and blade edges of early bronze palstave or flat axes. Excavated in Wieringen, Holland, 68mm x 52mm x 34mm - £18
A 133 Unusual early Bronze age split pebble tool
c.1800 BC. An unusual early Bronze Age split pebble tool with one side rounded and the other perfectly smooth and flat with a rounded blade end, the tool was possibly hafted laterally into a wooden handle and used like an adze. Excavated at the classic site at Unter-Uldingen, Lake Constance (Bodensee). Old chip one end otherwise in nice condition, Ex museum display with original label in German, 75mm x 50mm x 20mm - £15
A 134 An excellent condition, ritually broken bronze dagger blade
Late Bronze Age c.800-700 B.C. An interesting and pleasantly shaped slender bronze dagger blade in excellent condition with good smooth surfaces with an attractive smooth dark patination, a sharp tip and excellent blade edges, no kibbling or pitting evident whatsoever. Blade had been very cleanly snapped in two for ritual deposition but since has professionally rejoined and the repair is very neat and hardly noticeable. Found at a known Bronze Age river crossing and ritual deposition site in Berkshire. Other than the repaired break, it is a lovely condition Bronze Age blade with excellent surfaces and good metal, a scarce item, length 115mm x 24mm at widest - £72

Iron Age / Celtic

A 135 A nice La Tene III bronze fibula brooch with pin
c.1st Century B.C. A pleasant Iron Age bronze brooch fashioned and extruded from a single strip of bronze, coiled spring at top with integral long pin, high arched bow with large triangular catchplate, totally intact and in very nice condition with good metal and a pleasant dark patina, found Gloucester, a nice complete example of this early brooch, 40mm long x 20mm deep x 13mm - £25
A 136 A great value group of 7 x Iron Age / Celtic chariot fitments
c.1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D. A good value group of 7 x assorted fitments from a Celtic/Iron Age chariots. This interesting group consists of a chunky solid bronze conical adornment (40mm x 30mm) with incised ridges down its length and a large rivet on the bottom, a heavy, slightly crescent like bronze swivel mount with two large rivets on the base (57mm x 35mm), a heavy domed bronze decorative boss (43mm diameter x 30mm tall) , ornate curved conial terminal from a chariots axle lynch pin (44mm long x 20mm diameter), a plain and complete terret ring (reign guide) (33mm diameter) and a pair of ornate terret rings with carved designs and finials around, both incomplete but good, circa 40mm diameter. All items found in Berkshire, a good value, study, starter or retail group, all 7 items only - £65
A 137 Pleasant miniature socketed and looped votive axe head from Berkshire
Late Iron Age c.200 B.C. A pleasant socketed and looped bronze votive axehead found in Berkshire at the site of an ancient river crossing and ritual deposition. These votive axes are believed to have been carried as good luck charms and also deposited at sacred spots to ask the Gods for good fortune in battle. Intact and in good condition with a dark green patination, a scarce and interesting little item, 23mm long x 13mm wide x 7mm thick - £35
A 138 Bronze pestle half of a Celtic Woad grinder set
c.2nd/1st Century B.C. A small curved bronze implement, slightly banana shaped but with one thicker disc shaped end. This implement would have effectively formed the pestle half of a small Celtic warriors Woad grinder set, where special flowers were ground up to produce a vivid blue dye with which the Celts decorated their faces and bodies both as a cultural items and to appear more fearsome ion battle. Intact, thickish dark patina, an affordable example, Berkshire, 40mm long - £23
A 139 Miniature bronze votive axe
c.1st Century B.C. A small but very nicely defined votive bronze axe head with wide flared blade and shaft hole though main body. These little axes were deposited at sacred sites, supposedly to ask the Gods for good fortune in battle. Intact and in very nice condition, found in Cambridgeshire, 15mm x 9mm x 6mm - £35
A 140 Pleasant bronze leatherworkers awl from Berkshire
c.1st Century B.C. A pleasant bronze leatherworkers awl found in Berkshire. Quad sided with one thicker ended point and one much finer elongate point for piercing hides in readiness for stitching. Pleasant shiny dark patina, good condition, 60mm long - £15
A 141 Large and robust oval "pennanular" brooch
c.1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D. A large and robust oval shaped "Pennanular" bronze brooch with large ornate and shouldered bulbous finials on either end, pin missing otherwise intact and in good condition with a pleasant dark patination 48mm x 36mm, end finals 9mm diameter - £23
A 142 A nice early La Tene I bronze fibula brooch
c.3rd Century B.C. A pleasant Iron Age bronze brooch fashioned and extruded from a single strip of bronze, coiled spring at top, high arched bow, embossed design to centre, small upturned catchplate at bottom of bow which turns back on itself, spring intact but pin missing otherwise totally intact and in very nice condition with good metal and a pleasant dark patina, found Gloucester, a nice example of this early brooch, 45mm long x 10mm wide - £23
A 143 An excellent quality childs bronze bangle from Hoo, Kent [Cantiaci Tribe]
c.1st Century B.C. An excellent bronze childs bangle excavated on a known Iron Age / Celtic site at Hoo, Near Rochester, Kent [ The site was of the Cantiaci Tribe whose capital was in Canterbury ] The bangle is cleverly crafted from a single piece of bronze, extruded to a hook at one end, and a hoop formed at the other, the bronze is then extruded further and wrapped repeatedly around the band just below the hoop for additional strength and decoration. Hook still sits neatly in the hoop as it was meant to and the bangle is intact and in lovely condition with a most attractive shiny deep green patina. A very nice example, band 3-4mm thick, inside diameter 47mm - £69
A 144 Ornate Celtic bronze twisted wire finger ring
Danubian Celts. c.3rd-1st Century BC. An ornate bronze twisted wire finger ring with looped and bound wire motifs at the bezel. One of the four loop motifs at bezel damaged otherwise intact and in good condition for its great age, a very affordable Celtic ring, internal diameter 16mm - £28
A 145 Rare fragments of Celtic glass bangles from a factory site
1st Century BC. A small find group available of Celtic period black glass bangle segments, recovered from a Celtic glass working factory site discovered near Nijmegan, Holland and dated to the 1st Century BC. The segments of mainly thick plain form are fashioned from a deep shiny good quality black glass and vary between 30 - 50 mm in length and 5-10mm in width on average. Celtic glass is Rare and seldom offered, these are very affordable examples at only £20 for 5 segments, or each £5
A 146 Celtic solid bronze mount in the form of a Bulls head
c.2nd/1st Century B.C. A pleasant solid bronze mount in the form of a Bulls head, slightly sylised with a long broad snout and two small upturned horns. Remnants on back of what appears to have been a suspension loop of some kind, broken off in antiquity otherwise intact and in very good condition with a shiny dark green patination. Scarce item. Found in Berkshire, 45mm long x 25mm across horns x 13mm thick - £72
A 147 Interesting group of 3 assorted small decorative shield boss fitments
c.1st Century B.C. An interesting group of 3 x assorted hollow bronze conical bosses which were riveted around Celtic / Iron Age shields for decoration and for diverting and blocking weapon blows. The group consists of one wide squat circular boss (65mm diameter x 15mm deep), one plain conical boss with finial on tip (50mm diameter x 52mm tall) and another conical but much more ornate conical boss with sculpturing and ridges along its length (45mm diameter x 40mm tall). All have some plough damage to the flat flange bases with pieces missing but all are otherwise generally good. Found in Berkshire. An interesting and affordable study, starter or retail group, all three items only - £45
A 148 Bronze double ended leather workers awl
c.1st Century B.C. / A.D. A simplistic but pleasant leather workers awl for making stitch holes in hide and other fabrics. Quad sided, thicker in the middle and tapering to a sharp point either side, one point slight curved up, possibly to aide insertion, Berkshire, 70mm long - £10
A 149 Nicely framed segment from a figurative lead plaque (Thracian Celts)
Thracian Celts c.2nd Century B.C. A major segment from a very unusual and interesting circular votive lead plaque featuring the embossed design of a Thracian horseman being led right by an attendant, geometric designs underneath, and below this smaller stick like figures and animals, all within a rope work style border. Main horseman design nicely executed and still sharp and well detailed. Plaque segment attractively mounted for display in a nice decorative open fronted frame with an accompanying descriptive label. Frame will stand up or hang on a wall. Original plaque around 80mm diameter and this segment measures 75mm x 48mm, frame 142mm wide x 200mm tall, a rare and unusual item - £95

Roman

A 150 A nice intact and ornate bronze dress pin from Kent
c.2nd/3rd Century A.D. A decent sized Roman womans bronze dress pin with a decorative ribbed collar towards end and a squat bulbous head. Intact and in nice condition with a pleasant dark green patina, found in East Kent, 90mm long, head 9mm diameter - £26
A 151 Large and pleasant red ware terracotta perfume flask
c.2nd Century AD. A large and pleasant red ware terracotta perfume flask with a flat base, bulbous body tapering to an elongated narrow neck with small out turned rim at top. Minor chip to edge of rim, not detracting, otherwise intact and in good condition, a pleasant and large example, 127mm tall x 72mm diameter - £42
A 152 Groups of 5 large Roman ladies bone cloak and hair pins
c.2nd/3rd Century A.D. Groups of 5 Roman ladies bone hair pins, all nicely carved and polished. All have some ancient loss but are otherwise intact and in very nice condition and generally measure c.80-100mm long, interesting and very affordable groups, 5 bones pins only - £22
A 153 A beautiful iridescent green glass perfumed oil applicator
c.3rd Century A.D. A very attractive elongated greeny blue glass applicator stick that would have once been dipped into perfume flasks and then used to apply perfumed oils and unguents. Square in section, flat on one end and with a twisted point at the other. A nicely made item in a good quality translucent glass which now has an attractive silvery iridescence over parts of its surface, a scarce and appealing item, found in Syria and from an old collection, 135mm long x 6mm square - £65
A 154 A pleasant Dolphin fibula brooch complete with pin
c.1st Century A.D. A pleasant Dolphin brooch with a ribbed decoration on top end of bow and complete with original pin. Small piece missing from catchplate otherwise intact and in good condition with a brownish patina, found in Gloucestershire, 40mm long x 30mm at widest - £12
A 155 An excellent Roman glass perfume flask with original bronze applicator intact
c.3rd Century A.D. An excellent quality greeny blue glass perfume oil flask with a slender body, widening at mid point and then narrowing again until the rim which flares out again. The most unusual thing about this attractive vessel is that it was found with its original contents solidified in the bottom and into this is stuck the original long bronze application spatula and so is complete in every way. Totally intact and in lovely condition with an attractive light surface irridescence. Very rarely are Roman perfume flasks found with the original contents and applicator intact. Found in Syria and from an old collection. Supplied with display stand. A lovely item, vessel 123mm tall (152mm to top of applicator) x 30mm diameter at widest - £165
A 156 Nice Roman bronze appliqué of the head of a young male on custom display mount
c.2nd/3rd Century A.D. A nice bronze applique (possibly from a casket or similar) in the form of the head of a young male or cherub. Well defined with hair and facial details still clear. Attractively loose mounted on its own custom made white perspe display stand. Slight surface wear otherwise intact and in nice overall condition with a pleasant dark green patination, an interesting and appealing piece, excavated in Spain, head 25mm wide x 25mm high x 10mm deep, stand 42mm wide x 50mm tall - £95
A 157 Large buff ware terracotta perfume flask
c.2nd Century AD. A large and pleasant buff ware terracotta perfume flask with a flat base, bulbous body tapering to an elongated narrow neck with small out turned rim at top. Intact and in good condition, a pleasant and large example, 130mm tall x 70mm diameter - £45
A 158 Small solid bronze applique in the shape of a human hand
c.3rd Century A.D. A small solid bronze hand shaped appliqué, possibly from a larger figure or figurative bronze plaque. Four fingers together and thumb apart. Found in Berkshire. Good condition with green patination, 27mm long x 15mm at widest - £22
A 159 A large and attractive Roman bead in iridescent glass
c.3rd Century A.D. A large and attractive glass doughnut shaped bead in an appealing light green glass with appealing surface iridescence. Totally intact and in lovely condition, excavated in Syria. A very nice item, 21mm diameter, 10mm thick - £33
A 160 Pleasant and robust small silver finger ring from Cambridgeshire
c.2nd Century A.D. A pleasant and robust little silver ring with a fairly thick band widening towards bezel with a stepped up oval bezel. Fairly petite and possibly once owned by a lady or child. A couple of tiny knocks otherwise totally intact, of good silver and in nice overall condition, could possibly be refurbished slightly and worn again if required, found in Cambridgeshire. Band 2mm widening to 7mm at bezel, bezel 13mm x 7mm - £65
A 161 Nice large "Polden Hill" bronze fibula brooch
c.1st Century A.D. A nice and large "Polden Hill" brooch with characteristic deeply arched elongate bow with large catchplate, "T" shaped hollow enclosure at top of bow where the original coiled spring would have resided. Spring and pin missing otherwise in very good condition with an attractive shiny green patina, Wiltshire, 55mm long x 27mm at widest - £14
A 162 Solid bronze Roman dagger guard
c.3rd / 4th Century A.D. A solid bronze dagger blade guard of thick oblong section with engraved chevron designs on either sides and spherical finials on either end, elongate hole at centre for tang of dagger to pass through, good condition with patchy green patina, 45mm x 15mm x 8mm - £13
A 163 Superb Roman carved limestone head of a female from Cyprus with original paperwork
c.1st Century A.D. A good sized and nicely carved solid limestone head of a Roman female or Goddess mounted on a large antique turned wooden plinth. This head is of good style and features the nicely carved head of a female with hair in a typical Flavian style, wearing earrings, and a hood like headdress on the back of her head. The head was excavated in Cyprus in 1939 and comes complete with the original export license issued by the Department of Antiquities in Nicosia, Cyprus and stamped in 1939, 1941, 1943 and lastly in 1945. Matching serial numbers appear on the license and on the stone head. The head is very well carved with good facial details and obviously came from a much larger votive statue, possibly from a temple. It has been drilled on the underside and mounted on a metal rod which in turn has been fixed into a substantial and original 1930's turned cylindrical hardwood display plinth. A few very minor knocks otherwise in very good condition and a rare and appealing item with original paperwork, head 75mm tall x 55mm wide x 55mm deep, height on stand 200mm, plinth 97mm tall x 85mm diameter - £475
A 164 Smaller "Tutulus Disc" brooch
Late 1st - early 2nd Century A.D. A large "Tutulus" disc brooch, circular body within inscribed concentric ring decoration and raised edges and six peripheral lugs around rim, raised central hub, recessed at top and with central raised pellet. Pin hinge and small catchplate on underside, pin missing otherwise in reasonable condition with a green patination, Wiltshire, 28mm diameter x 9mm deep - £10
A 165 Romano-British bronze Fish brooch from Berkshire
c.2nd Century A.D. A pleasant and nicely detailed bronze brooch in the shape of a fish (most likely a salmon) with a recessed band top and bottom and incised chevrons along the main body representing the scales, recessed semi-circle representing the gills and large pellet eye. The recessed segments may once have contained coloured enameling but this is now lost. Part of catchplate and pin remaining on reverse. Tail section missing otherwise intact and good with dark green patination, an affordable example of this scarce brooch, 30mm long x 10mm wide - £23
A 166 A nicely detailed red ware oil lamp featuring an Eagle and makers name
c2nd Century A.D. A pleasant and very nicely detailed decorative red ware terracotta oil lamp with a circular body, small spout and a loop handle. The lamp features the design of an eagle perching on a branch, head right and with wings spread, filler hole to left, all within a concentric ring border. Also features the maker name "LMVNPHILE" clearly impressed on base within concentric ring border. Some wear to red glaze otherwise lamp is totally intact and in good condition with a very nicely detailed and crisp eagle design on top. Excavated in North Africa, a nice lamp, supplied with a plastic display stand and descriptive label, 100mm long x 66mm wide x 50mm deep - £110
A 167 A large decorative buff ware oil lamp featuring a Lion
3rd/4th Century A.D. A large and heavy buff ware terracotta discus oil lamp with an embossed design on the top of a Lion walking left all within a pelleted border, two filler holes around. A decent, heavy and robust lamp with circular body, small spout with some blackening from use and a pierced handle at the other end, apart from some minor surface wear is totally intact and in very good condition, supplied with display stand and descriptive label, excavated in North Africa, 115mm long x 83mm wide x 50mm deep - £85
A 168 Small but pleasant "Reverse Fantail" fibula brooch
c.1st Century A.D. A small unusual "Reverse Fantail" brooch with a "T" shaped spring enclosure at top, short, thick and fairly flat bow with decorated hump where it joins the spring enclosure, a decorated conical hump in the centre of the bow, upside down fantail below this decorated by chevrons on both corners and bottom point of bow. Small catchplate on underside. Spring and pin missing otherwise in nice condition with clear incised decoration and a pleasant green patination, 30mm long x 20mm at widest, Wiltshire, - £22
A 169 Small Roman lead gaming dice from Berkshire
c.2nd Century A.D. A small but pleasant lead gaming dice found in Berkshire. Dots punched in either side. Tiny ding on one corner otherwise intact and good condition, 13mm x 13mm x 13mm - £23
A 170 Small Roman bronze bust of the God Jupiter found in Kent
c.2nd/3rd Century A.D. A small but pleasant solid bronze bust of the God Jupiter. Obviously once affixed to something as has remnants of large rivet or similar on reverse. Jupiter is nicely depicted with head turned slightly to right with curly hair and beard and wearing a laurel wreath. Slight surface wear and a patch of heavier patination on one side of head otherwise intact and in nice condition with a good overall dark toning, scarce item, 31mm tall x 23mm wide x 12mm deep - £68
A 171 Nicely detailed terracotta papyrus seal featuring head of Zeus
c.2nd Century AD. A red terracotta papyrus scroll seal, stamped with the portrait of Zeus facing left. Excavated on an Ancient library site in Syria, nice colour and in good condition 23mm x 23mm - £25
A 172 Romano-British "Hare and Hound" folding knife
c.1st / 2nd Century A.D. An unusual open work chip carved bronze handle in the form of a hound chasing a hare, hollowed through centre into which a small iron knife blade folded back into the handle much like a modern pen knife. Hare and part of the small iron blade missing otherwise intact and good with a pleasant green patination, found in Berkshire, 45mm long x 20mm deep x 7mm wide - £26
A 173 Pair of Roman bronze tweezers from a cosmetic set
c.3rd Century A.D. A simplistic pair of ladies bronze tweezers that would have once formed part of a cosmetic set. Still springy and working, a couple of minor knocks otherwise intact and good, 48mm long x 4mm wide - £12
A 174 Pelta form seal box lid with applied phallic motif
c.1st-2nd Century A.D. A very unusual and appealing bronze seal box lid of pelta form with a separately applied (riveted) 3D bronze phallus and testes motif on the top, head of phallus recessed as though once containing a circular gem stone or similar. Faint traces of original silvering remaining in parts, a scarce type. Found in the Midlands, 23mm long x 16mm wide - £33
A 175 A large and ornate lunular style Roman horse harness fitting
c.1st/2nd Century A.D. A large, unusual and appealing Roman bronze horse harness mount (possibly military) consisting of an upturned lunular (crescent) design at top with bulbous end finials, thick lateral bar below with bulbous end finials and below this another larger lunular shape pointing down with two finals on top and again where tips of crescent meet. An elaborate and interesting mount, of sound metal and in good condition, excavated broken and repaired to whole below bar but repair barely visible and does not detract. Found in Gloucestershire. 62mm long x 32mm wide - £18
A 176 Front segment of an elaborate Horse and rider brooch with some enamelling
c.2nd Century A.D. The front segment of an elaborate Romano-British "Horse and Rider" brooch with the horses very head nicely modelled, the torso of the rider still intact. The brooch has many sunken areas which were once filled with enamelling, three of which are still filled with deep blue enamel. This segment in nice condition. These brooches fetch several hundreds of pounds when intact so this is very affordable example of this scarce brooch, found Gloucestershire, 25mmx 25mm - £25
A 177 A very unusual lozenge shaped 4 sided bronze gaming dice
c.3rd Century A.D. A very unusual solid bronze Roman gaming dice, lozenge shaped with pointed ends, 4 sided with punched dots for 5 & 6 on the two large faces and 3 & 4 on each of the two edges. 28mm long x 15mm at widest point x 7mm thick. Solid and heavy, in excellent condition with a pleasant dark green overall patination. Found in Gloucestershire. A rare and interesting item, we can only wonder what game this form of dice would have been originally used for - £35
A 178 A small bronze votive statuette of the God Mercury
c.3rd/4th Century A.D. A small cast bronze votive statuette of the God Mercury shown naked wearing winged hat with robe or toga draped over left arm. These little figures were usually deposited at sacred places or shrines to appease the Gods. Part of right arm and feet missing otherwise intact and good. Dark green patination, a very affordable example of a Roman bronze figure, found in Cambridgeshire, 45mm tall - £110
A 179 A rare British find group of 3 x Graeco-Roman bronze arrowheads
c.1st Century B.C. A rare group of three (2 small, 1 large) Bronze Trilobe socketed arrowheads, Graeco-Roman in style as found regularly in sites of early Roman occupation the near and middle East except that this group was found many years back near Maidstone in Kent alongside the old Roman Road from Rochester to Hastings, now the A229 (OS Grid reference 574500, 152500). All intact, small ones 22mm very good, large one 33mm good. These points rarely found in the U.K. a rare find group indeed, the three only - £43
A 180 Large and ornate openwork bronze "Trefoil" shaped key handle
c.2nd/3rd Century A.D. A large and ornate, chunky bronze key handle of carved openwork form with a trefoil like design and a squarish tapering base with inscribed line decoration around, into which the original iron key shaft would have once been fixed (now gone) In good overall condition with a dark green patina, Berkshire, 58mm long x 33mm wide x 10mm at thickest - £18
A 181 A large decorative buff ware oil lamp featuring Aeneas and Anchises
3rd/4th Century A.D. A large and heavy buff ware terracotta discus oil lamp with an embossed design on the top, although worn is still discernable and is believed to depict the Trojan hero Aeneas carrying his father Anchises from the burning city of Troy. A decent, heavy and robust lamp with circular body, smal spout with some blackening from use and a solid handle at the other end, apart from some surface wear is totally intact and in good condition, supplied with display stand and descriptive label, excavated in North Africa, 118mm long x 88mm wide x 50mm deep - £78
A 182 A pleasant late Roman buff terracotta oil lamp
c.4th/5th Century A.D. A pleasant buff ware terracotta oil lamp, tear shaped body with spout, large central filler hole, impressed radiating line decoration around filler hole and upper body, intact and good, slight blackening around nozzle from use, 75mm long x 57mm at widest x 25mm thick - £35
A 183 Small but pleasant bronze Protome in the shape of a Horses head
c.2nd Century A.D. A small but nicely worked bronze Protome in the form of a horses head bowed downwards with mane blowing in the wind (Protome: a mount or adornment in the form of a frontal view of an animalistic or humanoid figure) flat body with loop on the back for fixing. Possibly once part of a ceremonial vessel or similar. Intact and in very good condition with a pleasant dark green patina, found in Gloucestershire, a scarce and unusual item, 33mm tall x 13mm at widest x 20mm deep - £38
A 184 A large unusual bronze fibula brooch with recessed decoration at top of bow
c.2nd Century A.D. A large and unusual bronze fibula brooch with a "T" shaped hinge pin enclosure at top with chain loop, slightly angled bow with recessed leaf like lattice design at top still with faint remnants of green/blue enamelling, a large triangular catchplate and 3/4 of original pin remaining. In good overall condition with a light brown patina. Found in Gloucestershire. 58mm long x 28mm wide x 20mm deep - £12
A 185 A very large and impressive Dolphin fibula brooch
c.1st Century A.D. A very large and impressive Dolphin fibula brooch with cross hatch design on top hinge pin enclosure and an embossed multi-ribbed design all along bow and large triangular catchplate. Pin missing otherwise intact and in very nice condition with a dark patination. A large and appealing example of the type, found in Yorkshire. 66mm long x 35mm wide x 32mm deep - £22
A 186 A pleasant "Head stud" fibula brooch with some pin intact
c.2nd Century A.D. A pleasant and ornate "Head stud" fibula brooch with chain loop at top, vertical line decoration on sides of pin hinge enclosure with a circular head stud on top, a recessed lattice work design all along bow and bulbous finial at base with a narrow catchplate. Approx 60% of original pin remaining. Small piece of catchplate missing otherwise intact and in good condition with a dark green patina, 47mm long x 18mm wide x 15mm deep - £15
A 187 An elaborate "Trumpet Derivative" fibula brooch with enamelling
c.2nd Century A.D. An elaborate "Trumpet Derivative" fibula brooch with small trumpet head hinge pin enclosure with narrow bow and square plaque at mid point with four inlaid vertical bands of red and blue enamel, bow narrows again and is terminated with a fan tail with three recessed triangles once again filled with red and blue enamel. Original pin still intact. Chain loop at top and tiny piece of catchplate missing otherwise in good condition with dark green patina, an affordable example with enamelling remaining, found in Yorkshire, 44mm long x 11mm at widest x 13mm deep - £23
A 188 A "Trumpet headed Fly brooch" with spot of red enamel
c..2nd Century A.D. A "Trumpet headed Fly" fibula brooch with small trumpet shaped head with small chain loop on top, thing neck and then remainder of brooch in the shape of a fly facing downwards with clear wings, body and head. Wings and body recessed for enamelling, red enamel still in body section. Slight twist to head, piece of catchplate and pin missing otherwise intact and in good condition with a pleasant dark green patina, found in Yorkshire, 38mm long x 18mm across wings - £21
A 189 Bronze nail cleaner from small cosmetic set
c.3rd Century A.D. A small bronze nail cleaner from a Roman ladies cosmetic set with suspension loop at top (small piece missing) narrow neck, wide body tapering to forked point. Simple crossed design on either side and a pleasant green patina, 40mm x 8mm - £13
A 190 Robust ladies silver finger ring with recessed bezel
c.2nd Century A.D. A robust ladies silver finger ring with deeply recessed bezel which probably once held a stone of some form, now missing. Ring in very nice shape, of good metal and in good condition, robust and still wearable if required, found in Yorkshire, internal dimensions 18mm x 15mm, external size 23mm x 18mm x 7mm wide across bezel - £39
A 191 Roman silver finger ring from Hertfordshire
c.3rd/4th Century A.D. A pleasant but simplistic Roman silver ring with a narrow band widening towards a plain oval bezel. Of reasonable shape, intact and of reasonable silver, good overall condition, could possibly be refurbished slightly and worn again if required, found in Hertfordshire. Band 2mm widening to 7mm at bezel, bezel 15mm x 7mm - £45
A 192 A very nice "Melon head" bronze cloak pin
c.3rd Century AD. A very nice bronze cloak pin with a bulbous "Melon" shaped terminal on the top. Intact , still straight and in very good condition with a pleasant dark patina. A nice example of the type. Found in Dorset, 90mm long x 8mm diameter head - £25
A 193 A scarce "Birdlip" type bronze fibula brooch from Dorset
c.1st Century A.D. A scarce "Birdlip" style bronze fibula with an elongate flat bow with medial ridge, large catchplate at bottom and ornate zoomorphic design on bow head (cf Hattatt 1451) small corner of hinge enclosure and pin missing otherwise intact and in good condition, found in Dorset, 63mm long, bow 8mm wide and 18mm across ornate head - £23
A 194 Nice Roman Military bronze "Belt stiffener mount"
c.4th Century AD. A Roman Military belt stiffener mount of typical "Bow tie" shape with large disc shaped central section. Central pellet design with engraved repetitive wave design around central pellet and all around perimeter of the mount, a small iron rivet top and bottom for affixing to belt [Roman leather was notoriously soft and for military spec straps and belts these mounts would be fastened liberally all along the outer surface of the belt thus preventing excessive flexing], totally intact with good surfaces and in excellent condition with an attractive deep green patina, found in Berkshire, a nice example of the type, 33mm x 20mm - £21
A 195 Large and pleasant "Tutulus Disc" brooch
Late 1st - early 2nd Century A.D. A large "Tutulus" disc brooch, wide circular body within inscribed concentric ring decoration and raised edges and six peripheral lugs around rim, raised central hub, recessed at top and with central raised pellet. Pin hinge and small catchplate on underside, pin missing otherwise intact and in nice overall condition with a pleasant green patination, Wiltshire, 35mm diameter x 12mm deep - £18
A 196 Small gold leaf from Roman laurel crown
c.1st Century A.D. A small elongated leaf cut from thin gold sheet which once formed part of a small gold laurel crown. These crowns were awarded to individuals after ceremonial or sporting events. Excavated in Syria, a rare and seldom offered item, 23mm long x 6mm wide - £35
A 197 Scarce Roman lead slingshots decorated with Scorpion motifs
c.1st Century A.D. Scarce and unusual Roman lead ovoid sling shots with a moulded Scorpion along one edge (could be representative of the Legion using the shot or that these sling shots possessed the same deadly sting as a scorpion) excavated in Spain, intact and in good condition with whitish surface patination, 34mm long x 18mm diameter, nice and unusual examples, each - £26
A 198 Nice "Umbonate plate" brooch with enamel traces
c.2nd Century A.D. A pleasant "Umbonate plate" brooch with domed circular body with four leaf clover design on top surface, central recessed pellet still with traces of red enamelling. Recessed border around the dome with peripheral finials at 3,6,9 and 12 o'clock, small chain loop at very top. Tiny piece of catchplate and pin missing otherwise intact and in nice condition with a pleasant green patina, found in Yorkshire, pleasant example, 33mm x 25mm - £22

Phoenician (Palestinian coastal regions)

A 199 Restrung necklaces of coloured stone, pottery and glass beads
c.5th Century B.C. Pleasant restrung necklaces consisting of approximately 60 x stone, pottery or glass decorative beads, alternating between doughnut beads (5mm) and long tubular ones (15mm) in Black, blue, green, white and brown. The central drop of each string has a couple of large melon style glass or pottery beads threaded on. Each string is approximately 18 inches but strung upon a longer piece of string. These beads could easily be re-strung by the purchaser onto proper nylon thread and fitted with a clasp if required for modern wear. All in good condition for their great age and very affordable, each only - £25

Pre-colombian South America

A 200 Superbly detailed head of an Aztec warrior from a ceremonial vessel
c.1500 A.D. A large, heavy and solid stone ware clay head of an Aztec warrior from a large ornate ceremonial bowl or vessel. Expertly modelled and very detailed indeed with crisp and bold facial details including teeth, nose ring, ear spools and ornate headdress. A very nicely detailed and substantial head in a heavy dark grey stoneware. Back of head has small curved section of original vessel still in situ. This head was probably one of a group that surrounded the original vessel. Totally intact and in excellent condition, a very nice piece indeed and very scarce, 62mm tall x 53mm wide x 50mm deep - £95
A 201 Nicely mounted terracotta head from a Warrior figurine
Ancient Equador / Colombia, coast of Esmeraldes - La Tumaco La Tolita culture c.300 B.C. - A.D. 300. Nicely mounted and pleasantly detailed head from a votive terracotta warrior figurine with a large bulbous headdress and ornate punched ear adornments, attractively mounted on a brass rod set into a perspex plinth base, head 53mm tall (87mm tall on mount) x 37mm across ears - £36
A 202 Nicely mounted terracotta head from a Warrior figurine
Ancient Equador / Colombia, coast of Esmeraldes - La Tumaco La Tolita culture c.300 B.C. - A.D. 300. Nicely mounted and pleasantly detailed head from a votive terracotta warrior figurine with a large bulbous headdress and large round ear spools, small knock to left ear, attractively mounted on a brass rod set into a perspex plinth base, head 40mm tall (73mm tall on mount) x 33mm across ears - £26
A 203 Nicely mounted terracotta head from a Warrior figurine
Ancient Equador / Colombia, coast of Esmeraldes - La Tumaco La Tolita culture c.300 B.C. - A.D. 300. Nicely mounted and pleasantly detailed head from a votive terracotta warrior figurine with a a large bulbous headdress, small knock to back of head, attractively mounted on a brass rod set into a perspex plinth base, head 50mm tall (73mm tall on mount) x 36mm across ears, nice example - £29
A 204 Nicely mounted terracotta head from a Warrior figurine
Ancient Equador / Colombia, coast of Esmeraldes - La Tumaco La Tolita culture c.300 B.C. - A.D. 300. Nicely mounted and pleasantly detailed head from a votive terracotta warrior figurine with a a large bulbous headdress and large round ear spools, attractively mounted on a brass rod set into a perspex plinth base, head 49mm tall (70mm tall on mount) x 50mm across ears, nice example - £37
A 205 Mayan mounted terracotta animal-headed God ocarina
Mayan classic period c.A.D. 500-900. An unusual buff terracotta ocarina (whistle) in a strange lion headed zoomorphic form with four outstretched limbs (two partly missing) and a tubular tail which forms the mouthpiece of the ocarina, hollow main body with tone hole on the back, other than the two limbs missing and small knock to back of head the ocarina is in reasonably good shape with just some light surface wear in parts, a rare and unusual item, nicely mounted on a brass rod set into a perspex plinth, 102mm tall x 83mm at widest x 52mm at deepest - £33
A 206 Nicely detailed, mounted terracotta head of a Warrior
Coast of Esmeraldes, Equador, Tumaco La Tolita culture, c.3rd Century BC - 3rd Century AD. A pleasant buff terracotta head from a votive statuette of an Equadorian warrior with crisp and bold facial details, a typical bulbous headdress . Nicely detailed, mounted on a small perspex display block, intact and in very good condition, a nice example, bust 50mm tall (78mm on mount) x 33mm wide x 30mm deep - £36

Anglo Saxon

A 207 Nice decorative bronze clothing hook
c.8th Century AD. A small but pleasant bronze clothing hook with a thumbnail shaped main body decorated with punched dots and a central recessed lozenge that was probably once enamelled, faint traces of which remain. A scarce type, good condition, 28mm x 15mm - £16
A 208 Equal ended bronze "Caterpillar" brooch
c.7th/8th Century A.D. A simplistic but pleasant equal ended or caterpillar brooch of standard form with central hump in bow and 6 moulded ribs along length. Hinge on underside. Catchplate and pin missing otherwise intact and in good condition, dark patina, found in Hertfordshire, 52mm long x 9mm wide - £25
A 209 Saxon bronze Zoomorphic strapend with inlaid silver design
c.8th Century A.D. A pleasant zoomorphic bronze strapend which would have once been very elaborate with intricate patterns inlaid with fine silver wire on the head and on two elongated panels along the body of the strapend. Some of this fine silver wire work still remains and forms complex swirl and knot like patterns. Whereas this wirework is not wholly complete, it still represents a testament to the skills of the Saxon craftsmen. The strapend has an iron rivet through the centre and a bi-furcated butt end with two rivet holes for attachment to leather strap, intact and generally good with a dark green patina, 37mm long x 14mm wide - £23
A 210 A nice bronze pouch shaped decorated strap end
c.9th Century AD. A nice and unusual bronze pouch shaped bronze strap end with an intricate punched dot and annulet design all over top surface, top edge fluted with two punched holes for riveting to leather strap. Intact and and in very nice condition with good surfaces and a nice dark green patina, a pleasant example of the type, 26mm x 17mm, - £18
A 211 Late Saxon zoomorphic bronze strap end
c.10th Century AD. A late Saxon bronze strap end of elongated form with a simplified zoomorphic terminal, plain otherwise.Intact and in good condition with a green patina, found in Lincolnshire, 47mm x 8mm - £13
A 212 Unusual Saxon silver strap end
c.7th/8th Century AD. A small but pleasant silver strap and in the form of a flat leaf shape with three parallel rows of punched dots forming the top surface design. Of simplistic form with end of strap end curved under both sides in order to grip the leather strap or thong, intact and in good overall condition, an affordable example, 17mm x 7mm - £25
A 213 Upper half of a very large Saxon bronze cloak pin
c.6th/7th Century AD. The top half of a very large and substantial bronze cloak pin with a large bulbous head inscribed with a swirling line decoration. Found near Peterborough. In good condition with a dark green patina, 47mm long, head 12mm diameter - £10
A 214 A nice Saxon rectangular headed "small long" bow brooch
c.7th Century A.D. A nice early Saxon bronze "small long" bow brooch with an rectangular head plate with ncised line border around. Thick central humped bow with small catchplate. Pin and tiny piece of catchplate now missing otherwise totally intact and in good condition. Pleasant dark green patina, found in Norfolk, 44mm long x 21mm wide - £38
A 215 Bronze chip-carved decorative wrist clasp, traces of gilding
6th Century A.D. A slightly "dumbell" shaped bronze wrist clasp with inscribed design over top surface and faint traces of original gilding. These were used along side a small hook plate to fasten sleeves of Anglo-Saxon garments. Small loop missing otherwise good and intact, found in Essex, 32mm x 15mm - £16
A 216 Large Anglo Saxon bronze strap end with silver inlaid design
c.8th Century A.D. A large and pleasant bronze strap of zoomorphic form very elaborately decorated on top surface with an intricate design of inlaid silver (niello) all within a peripheral box and pellet style border. When new this piece would have been quite an impressive piece. Some inlay missing, some surface wear at to be expected and the very rivet end of strap end missing otherwise intact and in reasonable condition, 42mm long x 17mm at widest - £33
A 217 Excellent string of 36 multicoloured Anglo Saxon glass beads from Thetford
c.7th Century A.D. An excellent restrung group of 36 Anglo Saxon glass beads unearthed some years ago in Thetford, Norfolk and now strung onto a lanyard for display. Beads are of doughnut or spherical form, varying in diameter from 5mm up to 13mm, colours include black, blue, turquoise, red and yellow. A few beads with minor knocks otherwise a nice group. A rare and a seldom offered item, a bargain group at under £7.00 per bead - £225
A 218 An unusual Saxon earring or pendant made from a Roman coin
c.6th Century A.D. An unusual Saxon earring or pendant consisting of a 3rd Century Roman bronze coin (Antoninianus) drilled at one end and a purpose made wire loop threaded through with a small twisted catch at one point. The coin still exhibits some of its original silvering and most detail including the Emperors head is still bold and clear. Roman coins were often found, pierced and worn by the Anglo Saxons but they are seldom found intact with the original bronze wire loop or earring. In reasonable condition and a scarce and interesting item, found in Berkshire, coin 24mm, loop 13mm diameter - £23
A 219 A heavy and robust early Saxon equal ended bow brooch
c.6th/7th Century A.D. A robust bronze equal ended bow brooch with a wide central humped bow with a large oval plate heads either end. One end has remains of pin hinge on the underside, the other a hooked catchplate. Pin missing otherwise intact and in good condition with a dark patination 48mm long x 22mm wide, humped bow 13mm wide - £29
A 220 A rare find group of 6 x very large Saxon brooch parts from Norfolk
c.5th/6th Century A.D. An interesting group of large Saxon brooch parts found some years back on a Saxon site in Ringstead, North Norfolk. The group consists of a the top half of a very large plate headed brooch with decorative finial on top (46mm wide x 57mm high), segment from upper half of a large plate headed brooch with large zoomorphic terminal on top (36mm wide x 45mm high), upper half of a large cruciform brooch with knoblike terminals on each side of head plate (53mm wide x 31mm high), head plate from small long brooch, somewhat Maltese Cross like (23mm wide x 26mm high), top half of decorative small long brooch with square headplate and small decorative finials on each side and a large Zoomorphic lower bow and catchplate from a large 5th Century cruciform brooch, very ornate and in the shape of a Dragons head with bulging eyes (48mm long x 21mm wide). All fragments in good general condition with dark green patinas. The group is non-returnable but great value (large intact Saxon cruciform brooches can easily sell for £500+ each) , an ideal starter or retail group, only - £95
A 221 A nice Saxon rectangular headed "small long" bow brooch
c.7th Century A.D. A nice early Saxon bronze "small long" bow brooch with an rectangular head plate with dual punched pellet border around. Thick central humped bow leading to small square catchplate, once again with punched pellets down each side. Pin missing and a very slight curvature to bow (barely discernable) otherwise totally intact and in very nice condition with good surfaces and a pleasant dark green patina, found in Norfolk, a nice little brooch, 38mm long x 23mm wide - £45
A 222 Pleasant and unusual "Small, long brooch" from Dorset
c.7th Century A.D. A small but pleasant small-long brooch with a semi-circular headplate, short shallow bow and tapered footplate, decorated all over with punched dot and annulet designs. Pin missing otherwise totally intact and in very nice condition with an attractive shiny dark green patina, found in Dorset, 35mm long - £32

Viking

A 223 Large and heavy Viking perforated bronze strap end
c.10th Century AD. A large and heavy bronze strap end with a perforated design perhaps alluding to a crude representation of the "Tree of life", often seen symbolised on Viking artefacts. Found in Norfolk. A small piece missing from tip and butt end otherwise good and a large and cheap Viking example, 46mm x 23mm - £26
A 224 Large tongue shaped decorative strap end
c.10th Century A.D. A large tongue shaped decorative strap end featuring an elaborate carved design on the top of what appears to be some stylised form of fantastic winged creature. Embossed bar and pellet design at strap fixing end. Small chip on side otherwise in good overall condition with design still clear and bold, found Cambridgeshire, 39mmlong x 23mm wide - £35
A 225 Bronze disc brooch featuring a beast looking backwards
c.Early 10th Century A.D. A cast circular bronze disc brooch featuring a design of a four legged beast walking left with head looking backwards towards tail all with in a pelleted border. Detail bold and clear, dark green patina. Section missing from top right just affecting border and a few knocks otherwise good and an affordable example of the type, 30mm diameter - £36
A 226 A large and excellent iron spearhead from a Viking Fortress site in Shropshire
Dateable to 895/6 A.D. A large and excellent iron socketed spear head with an elongate tear drop shaped blade and tubular socketed base for fixing to the wooden shaft, excavated by a householder in Quatford digging the foundations for a conservatory in the area where a Viking camp and fortress once stood.[ One of the first major Viking invasions of Britain resulted in fleets of longships sailing up the River Severn and a Viking camp and fortress being established at Quatford, Shropshire from A.D.895 to A.D.896 when the Vikings then moved on to target East Anglia amongst other regions ] A very good blade with decent surfaces, a couple of minor nicks on one side of blade and very base of socket otherwise totally intact and in very good condition for ancient iron, a Rare, large and impressive British found Viking weapon, dateable and with good provenance, 274mm long x 57mm at widest, supplied in glass fronted display box and descriptive sheet, - £285
A 227 Pleasant bronze Viking "tongue" style strap end
c.10th Century AD. A nice condition Viking period "tongue" shaped bronze strap end with smooth plain upper surface and pronounced central ridge, bifurcated terminal at butt end still with original pair of rivets in situ and traces of what appear to be remains of original leather strap. Intact and in very nice condition with smooth shiny surfaces and an attractive dark patination, a pleasant example, 29mm x 17mm - £26
A 228 Viking bronze "Borre" disc brooch
c.10th Century. A circular bronze disc brooch with an elaborate intertwined design radiating around a central indented pellet. Catchplate intact but pin and hinge missing. Found in Norfolk. Green patination, intact with some surface wear but design still clearly visible however, 28mm diameter, a very cheap Viking disc brooch - £48
A 229 Genuine fragments of wood from a Viking house, excavated in York
c.9th Century AD. Small fragments of timber taken from wooden beam sections that once formed part of the structure of a Viking house in York. The Viking timber was excavated in the Coppergate area of York in the 1980's. All fragments stable and in good condition for their great age. A cheap little Viking curiosity, average sizes of fragments 30-40mm square, each fragment - £5
A 230 Unusual Viking ladies silver finger ring from Lincolnshire
c.10th Century A.D. A pleasant and unusual Viking ladies silver ring with the band made from a thick twisted silver wire resulting in a "Barley Twist" form all around band. There is a small diamond shaped bezel topping the ring which in turn is decorated with an engraved cross like design. One end of band split from underneath of bezel where it attaches (could probably be repaired however and does not detract from the ring) otherwise intact, of good silver and nicely detailed, a very unusual and scarce type of ring, found in Lincolnshire, internal diameter 18mm, band 2-3mm thick, bezel 5mm x 5mm - £75

Medieval Period

A 231 A very nice Medieval buckle with buckle plate
c.14th Century A.D. A nice reasonably sized Medieval bronze buckle with a nicely sculptured buckle plate with engraved decoration around three large bulbous rivets that once affixed it to a leather strap, original buckle pin still in situ. Totally intact and in nice condition with a pleasant dark overall patination, found in Cambdridgeshire, 36mm x 30mm - £22
A 232 A nice Medieval buckle with some gilding present
c.14th Century AD. A pleasant and reasonably sized medieval buckle and plate with a slightly triangular hoop, thick pin and a plate with five rivets, traces of original gilding remaining, largely intact and in good condition, reasonable example, 50mm x 29mm - £12
A 233 A very nicely glazed large Medieval floor tile featuring a rampant Lion design
c.1450-1500 A.D. A very nicely glazed decorative Medieval floor tile originally from an English collection but most likely originating from Holland or Belgium. A very nice and heavy red ware terracotta floor tile with a most attractive inlaid design in yellow glaze of a rampant Lion left, surrounded by floral patterns and with ornate "Fleur de lis" designs in each corner. The design has an applied shiny protective glaze on top. A small knock to surface glaze near top edge of tile otherwise totally intact and in excellent condition with good colour and glaze. A very attractive display item and supplied with display stand so that it could easily be stood up on a shelf or in a cabinet. 142mm x 142mm x 13mm thick - £72
A 234 Large, good quality, Medieval socketed iron crossbow bolts
c.1450 AD. Larger better quality socketed Medieval iron crossbow bolts. All bolts have a elongated tapering circular socket for a wooden shaft with a solid quad-sided point of diamond-shaped cross-section. Excavated on a Germanic battle site. Good quality, robust examples, intact and stable with decent surfaces for ancient iron, sizes average 75mm to 85mm in length, 18mm to 20mm thick, each only - £29
A 235 A nice large Medieval iron knife from the River Thames, London
c.14th Century A.D. A nice large iron knife recovered from the River Thames in London. Of an early form with a straight cutting edge with the back of the blade curving gently down to the point. There is a long narrrow tang at the butt end of the knife which would have once been inserted into a wooden or bone handle. Some surface pitting and a few minor chips to blade edge otherwise the knife is intact and in very good overall condition with sound metal and a pleasant dark patination. A good example of an early knife, 222mm long x 30mm at deepest part of blade - £43
A 236 Excellent Medieval large annular brooch
c.14th Century A.D. An excellent large bronze annular brooch. Thick circular form with four equally spaced spherical nodes situated around. Tapered pin intact with matching spherical node at its base. Totally intact and in very good condition with a pleasant overall brown patination, a nice large example , 36mm diameter - £35
A 237 A good lead "Plague" Cross from London
c.1348/9 AD. A crude small lead crucifix as produced in large quantities during the "Black Death" plague epidemic that swept Britain in A.D. 1348/9 and were carried by many in the vain hope that they would ward off the evil causing the plague. Excavated in London 33mm x 22mm, A scarce and interesting item - £35
A 238 A nice Medieval bronze "Ring" brooch complete with pin
c.1250 AD. A nice bronze "Ring" brooch with raised design of 12 segments around hoop and a thin plain pin hinged on one side. Pin has not been repaired but a small crack in it has been consolidated to strengthen it and this is barely noticeable, otherwise the brooch is totally intact and in very nice condition with a pleasant dark patina, a nice example, 24mm diameter - £22
A 239 A lead "Plague" Cross from London
c.1348/9 AD. A crude small lead crucifix as produced in large quantities during the "Black Death" plague epidemic that swept Britain in A.D. 1348/9 and were carried by many in the vain hope that they would ward off the evil causing the plague. Excavated in London 29mm x 19mm, A scarce and interesting item - £32
A 240 Intact leather soles from genuine Medieval shoes
c.A.D.1300-1450. Intact leather soles from genuine Medieval shoes. These leather soles were unearthed some years back in Dordecht, Holland during excavations on a Medieval habitation site. The soles are sound and in good overall condition and feature the characteristic pointed form of a typical Medieval shoe. The soles have stitch holes around the perimeter and occasionally the impressions of the owners toes can be made out. Interesting and scarce items, seldom offered, Small (130-180mm) each only £19, Medium (180-200mm) each only £24, Large (200mm+) each - £28
A 241 A pair of elongated Medieval bronze strap ends
c.1350 AD. A decent pair of elongate medieval bronze strap ends, each with fairly plain bodies and tipped with a decorative Maltese cross style end finial, one complete, the other missing a small piece from back of bifurcated fixing. Both in very nice condition with pleasant dark green patina, one 52mm x 14mm, one 61mm x 11mm, the , the pair only - £12
A 242 A nicely inscribed Medieval lead vessica seal
c.1300 AD. A pleasant lead vessica seal inscribed in old English and which reads "Seal of Stuart, son of Nicholas". Intact and good overall condition, 32mm x 19mm - £25

Miscellaneous Artefacts

A 243 A Bargain group of 20 x assorted Roman, Celtic and Saxon artefacts
c.1st Century A.D. to 9th Century A.D. A good value group of 20 x assorted Roman, Celtic and Saxon artefacts comprising the following:- 3 x decent Roman Dolphin brooches, one with spring and part pin, 1 x large Roman Crossbow brooch with partial pin, slightly misshapen but good, 1 x nice Roman Trumpet brooch, no pin, 1 x Large Roman Polden Hill brooch, no pin, part of catchplate missing, large Roman bronze weavers needle, mishapen, 2 x Roman disc brooches with ring and pellet decoration, traces of coloured enamelling, pins missing, 2 x Celtic La Tene III Brooches, Roman bronze hare (from hare and hound folding knife handle), ornate Roman Fan tail brooch, slightly misshapen, large Roman buckle with pin, Romano-British Lunular horse harness mount, Celtic strap mount, large Saxon engraved appliqué with fish design, Saxon strap end featuring engraved fish design and Saxon silver polyhedral pin head with part of pin. All items from Gloucester and Berkshire, a great value group, less than £5.00 a piece, the group only - £95
A 244 Attractive Ancient blue glass and lapis lazuli bead necklace (Various Cultures)
Pheonician. Greek and Roman cultures c.1000 B.C. to A.D.100. A pleasant and attractive restrung necklace consisting of 100+ very attractive blue glass and semi-precious lapis lazuli beads, of varying shapes, sizes and styles. The beads have been restrung with a modern clasp and could be worn again if required although the string is approximately 16 inches in total and so would only suit a smaller neck, an attractive and very reasonable priced string of ancient beads - £65
A 245 Genuine Iron meteorites found in China
From the Nantan Meteor Shower that fell to Earth in A.D. 1516, Guangxi, China. Genuine Iron meteorites from space, each with an accompanying label, each approx 25-30 mm in length, a few available only, each only - £19
A 246 Lead Musket ball from the Battle of Worcester 1651 A.D.
English Civil War period. Lead musket ball from the site of the Battle of Worcester that took place on the 3rd September 1651 between Charles II's forces and those of Oliver Cromwell. Shot 13mm diameter - £8

Antique Documents

A 247 A large and superb legal indenture written on vellum and dated to 1683
A large and superb legal indenture written on vellum (hide) and dated the 22nd August 1683. Beautifully and clearly written in a skilled and ornate hand in 28 long lines of scripture. All text can be easily read and the base of the indenture still has attached the three vellum seal strips which originally sealed the document. Traces of red wax remain on them by sadly the original seals do not. Approximately 510mm wide x 290 mm high (or 370mm including the seal strips). A very nicely crafted antique document which would look great if framed behind glass and wall mounted. Intact and in very good condition for its great age, a scarce and interesting item - £59
A 248 A nice legal indenture written on vellum and dated to 1735
A nice legal indenture written on vellum (hide) and dated the "Morrow of the Holy Trinity (early June), 9th year of the Reign of King George II (i.e. 1735). Clearly written in a skilled hand in 17 long lines of scripture and all text can be readily deciphered. Approximately 457mm wide x 166 mm high. A nicely written antique document which would look nice framed behind glass and wall mounted. Intact and in very good condition for its great age, a scarce and interesting item - £32

Fossils and Geological specimens

A 249 A large and expertly prepared large Trilobite in matrix
Sp. Crotalocephalina (Crotalocephalus) gibbus, Devonian Period 410-360 million years ago. A large and very detailed example and expertly prepared, totally intact with all limbs and appendages and a very distinctive head (cephalon) with a huge bulbous nose. Unlike other Trilobites, this particular species had tiny eyes in comparison to its size which suggests that it existed in depths where eyes were of limited use and probably sought out its food by rummaging in the silt. This trilobite sits gracefully in a very gentle upwards curve in original rock matrix which has also been specially prepared for display. Trilobite 90mm long x 35mm wide, matrix 130mm x 85mm. A very nice displayable specimen. [Postage may be a slightly dearer on this due to weight] - £39
A 250 Large and nice condition Triceratops teeth from Wyoming, U.S.A.
Late Cretaceous period c.68-65 million years old. Large and nice examples of teeth from the large three horned herbivorous dinosaur, Triceratops. These teeth were excavated on a farm in Wyoming, U.S.A. and are particularly good examples with full enamel and good cutting edges, a couple only available, both nice examples, c.23-25 mm long x 12-14mm wide, each only - £22
A 251 Large Pterosaur teeth (Siroccopteryx moroccensis sp.)
Cretaceous period c.96 million years old. Well defined teeth from a large prehistoric flying reptile, a Pterosaurid called Siroccopteryx moroccensis, which at present is the only know species to be accounted for in the Moroccan sahara sediments. Siroccopteryx had an estimated wing span of some 20 feet. Anhanguerid type. These teeth are known to be primarily used for catching fishes and smaller creatures/insects. Siroccopteryx is the only named species so far to come out of Morocco. Found: South of Taouz, Moroccan Sahara. Good sized teeth c.30-40mm in length, mostly all intact and very good condition, however, an occasional specimen may have a very minor repair near tip, (not detracting), scarce teeth, each only - £20
A 252 Large Carnivorous Dinosaur teeth, sp. (Spinosaurus Egypticus)
Cretaceous Period c.90 million years old. Large sized good quality Dinosaur teeth from a Spinosaurus, a large (40 feet+) sail backed Carnivourous dinosaur related to the Tyrannosaurus Rex which frequented North Africa. [This Dinosaur is the main star of the "Jurrassic Park III" film !] Much original enamelling remaining on teeth, supplied with a picture and description of a Spinosaurus. c.60mm to 80mm, each only - £26
A 253 A very large and affordable American Megalodon (Giant Shark) tooth
c.20-10 million years old. A very affordable example of a huge tooth from a Megalodon, a gigantic prehistoric shark and the largest predatory fish that ever lived. Megalodon was estimated as being around 50-60 feet in length and weighing in excess of 30 tons. This enormous tooth was probably from a young adult and measures 110mm in length x 75mm at widest x 30mm thick. MegalodonTeeth have been found up to 200mm long and it is likely that this terrifying creature feasted upon whales. This tooth was found in North America and apart from a large corner chip to one side, is intact and in nice condition with good tooth enamel and an overall shiny black toning, a great value example - £23
A 254 Large vertebrae from an Icthyosaur (Large Marine reptile)
Jurassic period c.140 million years old. A large and heavy back/neck bone (vertebrae) from an Icthyosaur, a large prehistoric sea reptile somewhat reminiscent of a large dolphin but with two large paddle like limbs, but its tail and dorsal fins more closely resembling those of a shark. They had huge eyes with very good eyesight and hundreds of sharp teeth for catching other fish and other prey. Excavated in Dorset, 92mm diameter x 52mm deep, Scarce and interesting item - £35
A 255 Large portion of dinosaur (Iguanodon sp.) shoulder bone from the Isle of
Early Cretaceous period c.140-120 million years old. A large portion of shoulder bone from an Iguanodon species of dinosaur. Iguanodon was a large 10 metre long herbivorous dinosaur, weighing in at around 3 tonnes and basically a quadruped, it was also able to stand and walk upright in order to eat leaves from tree branches. Its most striking feature was its large bony thumb spikes possibly used for self defence. Found on Brook beach, Isle of Wight, some cracks but stable, 192mm long x 140mm x 75mm (N.B. a higher postage rate may apply on this item due to weight) - £38
A 256 Section of rib bone from an Edmontosaurus Sp. Dinosaur, U.S.A.
Late Cretaceous Period, c.71-65 million years ago. A chunky rib segment from an Edmontosaurus Regalis, a large herbivorous hadrosaurid (duck billed) dinosaur. A fully-grown adult would have grown up to around 9 metres (30 ft) in length. Excavated in the Hells Creek formation, Harding County, South Dakota U.S.A. Comes with laminated descriptive label and dinosaur illustration, 80mm x 40mm x 30mm - £35
A 257 Rare Eurypterid (Sea Scorpion) Cephalons in matrix from New York
Silurian Period, 440-410 million years ago. A pair of Cephalons (Head shields) from Eurypterids (Sea Scorpions) from Herrimer County, New York, U.S.A. One cephalon (40mm x 30mm) is virtually complete and a positive fossil impression with both eyes clear and bold, the other is slightly smaller (35mm x 30mm) and a negative fossil, i.e. the impression of the original creature. Eurypterids were an ancient form of arthropod and were possibly the main predators in the ancient seas of the Silurian period. They grew to around 2 metres long and had many limbs plus large powerful claws. Eurypterids are comparatively rare and complete examples command large sums of money, so grab this chance to obtain a very affordable example of the species for your own collection, matrix 200mm x 95mm x 30mm [Extra postage will be payable on this item due to weight] - £75
A 258 Nice fossil fish in buff coloured stone slabs (Green River Formation, U.S.A.)
Green River Formation, Wyoming, U.S.A. Eocene period c.50 Million years old. Slabs of an attractive buff coloured stone, each containing a well preserved skeletal fossil fish (Sp. Knightia Eocena - ancient relative of the Herring) , every detail including fins clearly visible [these little fish rest today in exactly the same posture as when they drifted to the bottom of a shallow lagoon all those many years ago!], Fish 50-55mm long, slabs 90mm, appealing items!, supplied with a display stand, each only - £18
A 259 A huge and impressive British Ammonite, professionally cut & paired for display
Jurassic period c.150 million years old and originally excavated in Whitby, Yorkshire, this huge Ammonite (a distant relative of the octopus/squid with an ornately coiled shell) has been professionally sliced into two opposing halves and beautifully polished on its surfaces to reveal the delicate internal structures of the complex shell the animal once used to occupy, these compartments now full of attractive quartz like crystal structures. From an old collection and a very attractive display pair. Would make a nice shelf display, supplied with a pair of display stands to allow the opposing halves to be stood up. 190mm diameter, each half 31mm thick, the pair only - £110
A 260 Very nicely mounted and framed Carnivourous dinosaur tooth
Deltadromeus species, Cretaceous period c.95 million years old. A pleasant small tooth probably from a young dinosaur, the tooth typical of a carnivore being slightly flattened, gently curved with a sharp point. An fully grown adult Deltadromeus was a slightly smaller version of a Tyrranosaurus, measuring typically up to 25-30 feet in length and weighing up to 4 tons. The tooth attractively mounted labelled in a small glass fronted box frame, tooth 16mm long, frame 160mm x 107mm - £29
A 261 Section of jaw bone from a Triceratops Sp. Dinosaur, U.S.A.
Late Cretaceous Period, c.68-65 million years ago. A chunky bone section from the jaw section of the skull of a Triceratops, a large herbivorous dinosaur that had a distinctive wide bony frill around its neck and three large horns, one either side of the bony head frill and one on the end of its snout, these were its prime means of defence against the large carnivorous dinosaurs of the time. A fully-grown adult would have grown up to around 8 or 9 metres (26-30 ft) in length. Excavated in the Hells Creek formation, Harding County, South Dakota U.S.A. Comes with laminated descriptive label and dinosaur illustration, 100mm x 65mm x 30mm - £38