Antiquarianism and Topography, Yorkshire - Whitaker (Thomas Dunham, LL.D., F.S.A.), The History and Antiquities of the Deanery of Craven, in the County of York [...], second edition, London: J. Nichols and Son, 1812, printed on harlequin stocks of light-heavy paper and now with various degrees of foxing (heavy to some quires), speckling and typical off-setting, pp: vii, [1] (blank), 530, additional engraved architectural title-page, portrait frontispiece, 1 fold-out map, 51 full-page mixed media plates, 18 fold-out pedigrees, further in-text illustrations and pedigrees, mid-19th century red three-quarter morocco gilt over marbled boards (a trifle rubbed and chipped, recto pastedown gutter repaired & re-enforced with tape), all-edges gilt, marbled endpapers, refreshed flyleaves, 4to, [1] Provenance: 1) Alan Waterworth, his armorial bookplate engraved by Leo Wyatt and dated 1973 within the plate; 2) Clifford Stephenson, of Almondbury, Huddersfield, his pictorial bookplate,dated June 1978 in ink MS; 3) Ex Libris George Edmonds, Lepton, Huddersfield, his pictorial bookplate, dated 1992 in ink MS.
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Local Interest - Leigh (Charles, Doctor of Physick (sic)), The Natural History of Lancashire, Cheshire, and the Peak, in Derbyshire: with an Account of the British, Ph?nician, Armenian, Armenian, Greek and Roman Antiquities in those Parts, first edition, Oxford: Printed for the Author [...], 1700, black double-ruled title, lacking portrait frontispiece; pp: Book I: [xxii], 4 (subscribers), [2], 2 plates of coats of arms, 2-page county map by Herman Moll, 164, [1] (errata), [165-196] with 9 copperplate etched plates; Book II: [ii], 97, [1] (blank), [i] (errata), 1 copperplate etched plate; Book III (mispaginated but complete): 79, 72-80, [iii] (postscript and errata), 81-112 with 10 copperplate etched plates, [35] (index and advertisement), [1] (blank), late 19th/early 20th century tan morocco over textured buckram boards, folio (36.5cm x 24cm), [1] Provenance: Midland Railway Institute, Derby: Reference Library, No. R2968, their armorial binding, book label, and tipped-in notice.
Roman Britain, Archaeology - Roy (The Late William, F.R.S., F.S.A.), The Military Antiquities of the Romans in North Britain, Published by the Order, and at the Expence (sic) of, The Society of Antiquaries of London, first and only edition, London: Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., 1793, textually complete, pp: [12], [i]-xvi, [1]-206, [2]; illustrated with 40 double and full-page engraved maps and antiquarian plates (lacking plate 35: plan of Roman wall at Grime's Dyke (sic)), first quire loosening, contemporary marbled board and endpapers, rebacked calf with numbered library label, front-free endpaper and secondary title-page with neat marginal library stamps, elephant folio (55cm x 38cm), [1]
Topography - Staffordshire, Shaw (Stebbing), The History and Antiquities of the Church of Lichfield, Lichfield: Printed and Sold by John Jackson, Junior, 1796, typically issued without a title-page, printed in parallel columns, pp: 119, [1] (blank), illustrated with 2 plates (1 of which folds) and three in-text engravings, 19th century three-quarter red morocco over marbled boards, by Lloyd, stamped, all-edges gilt, marbled endpaper, folio (43cm x 27cm), (1); Tunnicliffe, A Survey of Stafford, [Nantwich: Printed and Sold by E. Snelson, 1787], Staffordshire only, lacking title-page, illustrated with a fold-out engraved county map and coats of arms of the county's nobility and gentry, pp: 8, 40, 20th century gilt-lettered calf over cloth, 8vo, (1), [2]
A collection of 17th century and later ephemera, works on paper, and prints, including Local Interest, Politics & Satire and Law & Order- Nottingham & the 1865 General Election, The Electioneering Times: Of Fun and Humour on the Forthcoming Election, No. 1, Saturday, July 8th, 1865, Nottingham: Printed at the "Electioneering Times Office", comically illustrated with a naïve woodcut of satirical cartoon-caricatures, 4to, (1); All Round The Clock, and Electioneering Chronciles, Nos. 4 & 5, Saturday, June 24th & July 1st, 1865, Nottingham: Printed at the "Independent" Office, Freeman's Yard, 4pp & 8pp, 4to, (2); an early Victorian manuscript, The weeks in which the Magistrates attend with the Mayor at the Police Office [...], November 9 1842 to November 9 1843, ink MS on red-ruled paper, 25cm x 40cm, (1); 18th century and Romantic engravings, including James Barry, (1); Hasluck's Plates of Carpentry and Joinery, chromolithographs, folio, (1); Snuff, early 18th century and later clippings from newspapers and Parliamentary Acts, including Black Letter printing; Postal History, Queen Victoria, Penny Red letter front; Nottingham and Ilkeston Turnpike Trust, (2); Nottingham Canal, Lenton; Midland Railway; late Victorian license for one male servant, Hucknall, dated 1897; Chinese painted landscape watercolour; other painted Chinese silks; World War One grave registration and photograph, (2); Grand Tour, two 18th century engravings of the Portland Vase; Chinese antiquities, engravings; landscape, portrait and other engravings, including a mezzotint; maps and charts; early 20th century and later b/w antiquarian and architectural photographs (qty); Folk Art, illustrated manuscript prayer, (1); etc
Antiquarianism, Ecclesiology - Corden (Henry), Descriptions of Churches and Cathedrals of Wales, Chester, York and Lichfield, also the Abbeys of Whitby, Rievaulx, Tewkesbury &c., 1906-07, 505pp of ink manuscript, interleaved with watercolours of coats of arms and heraldry, further illustrated with tipped-in postcards, photographs and prints of architecture, ecclesiastical antiquities and interiors, rebacked contemporary half-calf over cloth, the spine lettered in gilt: Cathedrals of Wales & Midlands, Volume VII (but complete in itself), red-stained edges, marbled endpapers, 4to, [1]
Classical and Medieval Art - Stuart (James, F.R.S.) & Revett (Nicholas), The Antiquities of Athens, Measured and Delineated, volume I only, second edition, London: Priestley and Weale, 1825, disbound and in places loose engraved plates, 19th century calf over cloth (faults, disbound), ex-lib markings to endpapers, folio (45cm x 30cm), (1); Kirk [(Thomas, illustrator)], Outlines from the Figures and Composition upon the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan Vases of the Late Sir William Hamilton; with Engraved Borders [...], London: William Miller, 1804, monochrome plates of antiquities, later 19th century quarter-calf over cloth (faults), later ex-lib markings to endpapers and half-title, contemporary ink MS ownership inscription: Robert Gregory, an annotation or two in his hand, 4to, (1); Waring (J.B., editor), Franks (A.W.), Dudley (R.C.), & Bedford (F., chromolithographer), Examples of Ornamental Art in Glass & Enamel, Selected from the Collections of His Grave the Duke of Buccleuch, &c., London: Day & Son, [n.d., c. 1860], chromolithographic additional title-page and 15 plates only (of 17), 20th century quarter-morocco over buckram, ex-lib: markings to spine and endpapers, folio (39cm x 28.5cm), (1); etc., (1), [4]
Classics - Clarke (John), Corderii Colloquiorum Centuria Selecta: A Select Century of Corderius's Colloquies, with a an English Translation [...], twenty-seventh edition, London: T. Longman [...], 1793, contemporary Hessian over boards, 8vo, (1); four volumes of Cicero, Halae: 1756-1757, contemporary vellum over patterened boards, 8vo, (4); Binding, Shuckburgh's History of Rome, London: 1894, 20th century full red morocco, 8vo, (1); Eton Prize Bindings, The Legacy of Greece [&] Rome, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1923, three-quarter blue polished calf over gilt armorial cloth boards, Golden Age Armorial bookplates, 8vo, (2); Plutarch's Lives, [n.d., c. 1870], contemporary armorial leather prize binding, 8vo, (1); Bernáth, Cleopatra, 1908, Bayntun-Riviere red polished calf gilt, stamped, 8vo, (1); Boutell (Charles), A Manual of British Archaeology, first edition, London: 1858, full-page chromolithographic plates, contemporary cloth, square 8vo, (1); Smith's Smaller Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: 1880, contemporary cloth, 8vo, (1); etc., [14]
BURGESS (JAMES)Archaeological Survey of Western India. Report on the Antiquities of Kathiawad and Kachh, Being the Result of the Second Season's Operations of the Archaeological Survey... 1874-75, FIRST EDITION, 33 albumen prints mounted, and additional sequence of 29 albumen prints, folding chromolithographed map (split at fold), 40 lithographed plates, occasional foxing, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, 4to, India Museum, 1876Footnotes:The final leaf of text lists 29 'extra Photographs illustrative of this Report [which] are not published, but the negatives are deposited at the India Office.' The present copy includes this additional suite of images.Provenance: Kanwardip Gujral; his sale, Bonhams, 9 April 2008, lot 13.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
MURRAY (JOHN)Agra. The Ladies' Tower in the Fort, albumen print, and waxed paper negative, the print with 'B.F.K. Rives No.72' watermark, the negative captioned, monogrammed and numbered in ink on verso, image 340 x 260mm., 1850s (2)Footnotes:John Murray's 'photographs were first shown to members of the Bengal Photographic Society in May 1856 and were included in the society's first exhibition in March 1857. Mainly using waxed-paper negatives, he appears to have been the first photographer in India to have systematically recorded the famous antiquities of India [at Agra, Mathura, Sikandra, and Fatehpur Sikri]' (ODNB).Provenance: Kanwardip Gujral; his sale, Bonhams, 9 April 2008, lot 47.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Prints & Engravings. A mixed collection of approximately 80 prints, 18th - 20th century, including Kip (J.). Witcombe Park the Seat of Sr. Michaell Hickes, circa 1720, hand-coloured engraved aerial prospect, 370 x 450 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Harris (J.). Boughton Court the Seat of Sr. Barham Rider Kt., hand-coloured engraved aerial prospect, after Thomas Badeslade, 355 x 425 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with an unsigned watercolour of the interior of a printing workshop, some spotting, 295 x 395 mm, and Buck (Samuel & Nathaniel). Twenty engravings of 'Antiquities', circa 1775, ten uncoloured and ten coloured engravings, each approximately 200 x 380 mm, with 26 signed etchings of sporting dogs by Paul Wood, several duplicates, each approximately 225 x 165 mm, and 37 plates form Millar's 'New and Complete Universal Geography' of foreign topographical views, genre and customs, several duplicates, each approximately 200 x 300 mm Qty: (approx. 80)
Brand (John). The History and Antiquities of the Town and County of the Town of Newcastke upon Tyne, including an Account of the Coal Trade..., 2 volumes, London: printed for B. White & Son, 1789, 2 black & white frontispieces & ornately decorated title pages, linen backed folding plan to the front of volume 1, numerous monochrome engraved plates, later endpapers, some light toning, spotting & offsetting, later uniform gilt decorated half calf, boards & spines slightly rubbed, large 8vo, together with;Book of Common Prayer, together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Cambridge: printed by John Archdeacon, 1768, later inscriptions to the front endpaper & head of the title page, The Whole Book of Psalms,..., Cambridge: printed by Joseph Bentham, 1766, numerous later inscriptions to the verso of the title page, bookplate to the front pastedown, some toning, offsetting & marks throughout, later full reverse calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 4to, plus other 18th & 19th-century literature, art & ecclesiastical reference, some odd volumes, some foreign language, all leather bindings, overall condition is generally good, 8vo/folioApproximately 90 volumesQty: (5 shelves )
Chauncy (Sir Henry). The Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire..., 2 volumes, 1826, portrait frontispiece, folding lithographic map after H. Moll and 44 uncoloured lithographic plates, some spotting throughout, late 19th-century presentation inscription to the front first blank, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, contemporary half-morocco with gilt decorated spines, rubbed at extremities, 8voQty: (2)
Collinson (John). The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset, 3 volumes, Bath: Printed by R. Cruttwell, 1791, half-titles discarded, engraved folding county map and 40 engraved plates, engraved illustration to text, some erratic pagination, occasional scattered spotting, contemporary half calf, morocco title labels to spines, some joints splitting, rubbed and some wear, 4to, together with:Weaver (F.W. & Bates, E.H.), Index to Collinson's History of Somerset, Taunton: Barnicott and Pearce, Athenaeum Press, 1898, edges untrimmed, original cloth, 4to,Locke (Richard), Supplement to Collinson's History of Somerset..., Extracts from Locke's Survey with a short biography by F. Madeline Ward, Taunton: Barnicotts Ltd, The Wessex Press, 1939, armorial frontispiece, edges untrimmed, original cloth, 4toQty: (5)
Spelman (Henry). Reliquiae Spelmannianae. The Posthumous Works of Sir Henry Spelman Kt. Relating to the Laws and Antiquities of England. Publish'd from the Original Manuscripts, Oxford: printed for Awnsham and John Churchill, black & white engraved portait frontispeice, vignette to the title page, 2 folding family trees, bookplate to the front pastedown, some light toning & spotting, contemporary full calf, front board detached, boards & spine rubbed with some minor loss, folio, together with;Palgrave (William Gifford), Personal Narrative of A Year's Journey Through Central and Eastern Arabia (1862-63), 10th thousand, London: Macmillan and Co., 1883, colour folding map and 4 black & white folding plans, bookplate to the front pastedown, some light toning & spotting, contemporary gilt decorated 'prize' binding bound by Relfe Brothers, boards & spine lightly rubbed, 8vo, plusNalson (J.), The Trail of Charles the First, King of England, before the High Court Justice, for High-Treason:..., London: printed by the Booksellers, 1740, lacking front endpaper, later news paper clippings pasted down to the rear endpapers, front & rear gutters cracked, some toning throughout, contemporary full calf, boards & spine rubbed, hinges split, 8vo, and other 17th - 19th-century literature & reference, including The History of England [The Cabinet Cyclopaedia], 10 volumes, by James Mackintosh, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Bornw, and Green, 1830-40, uniform gilt decorated half calf, mostly leather bindings, some original clothm, some odd volumes, overall conditionis generally good/very good, 8vo/folioApproximately 120 volumesQty: (6 shelves)
Stukeley (William). Itinerarium Curiosum: or, an account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art, observed in travels through Great Britain, 2 volumes in one (Centuria I & II), London: Messrs. Baker & Leigh, 1776, engraved frontispiece, 179 engraved plates, maps and plans only (of 205, including 3 folding), ownership inscription "Reeve, Richmond, Surrey" at head of first title (ink library stamp at foot of titles and classification numbers and cancelled ink stamp to verso of each), small library ink stamp to lower margin of title and plate margins (mostly to margins, within platemark & occasionally touching image), marbled endpapers with armorial bookplate of William Stukeley to upper pastedown and two early 20th century library labels attached, contemporary diced calf, elaborate gilt decorated spine with contrasting morocco labels, old paper label at foot of spine, joints slightly cracked at head & foot of spine, extremities slightly rubbed, folioQty: (1)Footnote: Upcott xxx. The work contains a mezzotint plate of the appearance of the total solar eclipse from Haradon Hill on May 11, 1724.This volume includes a 2-page letter tipped onto the front free endpaper from Anna M. Reeve of 2 Pembroke Villa[s], Richmond Green, dated March 12th 1920, "Dear Mr Barkas, In my possession I have seven volumes of Doctor Stukeley's works. They are large & in excellent preservation and I shall be very pleased to present them to the Richmond Free if acceptable. Dr Stukeley was my Great Great Grandfather. Next week you may like to come in & see them late in the afternoon. With kind regards, yrs. sincerely, Anna M. Reeve."
White (Gilbert). The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton, 1st edition, London: T. Bensley, 1789, 7 engraved plates (2 folding), 2 additional titles with engraved vignette, errata leaf, bookplates to front pastedown, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, turn-ins finished in gilt, spotting, light offsetting, 20th-century calf spine lettered in gilt, raised bands, backstrip faded, joints worn, extremities slightly rubbed, 4toQty: (1)Footnote: Hunt 707. Rothschild 2550.
Phillips, Thomas. The History and Antiquities of Shrewsbury, second edition, in two volumes, Shrewsbury: The Editor, 1837, illustrated with 30 engraved plates and county map, quarto, some foxing and wear. Together with The History and Antiquities of Shrewsbury, by T. Phillips, Shrewsbury: T. Wood, 1779, lacking plates, contemporary half-calf, boards detached. Sold as found with all faults (3)
Oxford interest 6 Vols. vis:- Architectural Topography - Diocese of Oxford. Parker 1850. Ex lib Kennett (White) Parochial Antiquities. Ambrosden, Burcester. 3 Vols. Ex lib. Green and brown cloth. Much used Jackson (T.G.) The Church of St Mary the Virgin Oxford. Illustrated. Clarendon 1897. 1/2 vellum and blue cloth. Untrimmed paper. Bumped and used Gibbs (A Hamilton). Rowlandson's Oxford with plates. Kegan Paul et al, London 1911. Red cloth. Bumped and torn. All small Fo. (c230 x 290mm) (6)
Skelton (Joseph) 'Engraved Illustrations of the Principal Antiquities of Oxfordshire' 1823 with numerous plates. Fo. plus Skelton (Joseph) 'Pietas Oxoniensis or Records of Oxford Founders'. Parker, Oxford 1828. Fo. Half calf and marbled boards plus Wood (Antony) The History and Antiquities of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. John Gutch Ed. Clarendon Press 1786. plus appendix 1790. 5 vols. Green cloth. Boards (loose) plus Loggan (David) 'Cantabrigia Illustrata'. Macmillan & Bowes 1905. Fo with d/w plus a facsimile edition of Oxonia Illustrata. Senecio Press, Oxford. Fo. Half calf with tooled title. All in much used condition. Foxed etc. s.a.f. (8)
White (The Revd. Gilbert) R Bowdler Sharpe. Ed.'Th Natural History and Antiquities of Selbourne' and 'A Garden Kalendar'. 2 vols. with illus. by J.G. Keulemans, Herbert Raitton and Edward J Sullivan. 2 vols. Ltd large paper 25/160. Signed by the editor and artists. Freemantle, London 1900. With tipped in facsimile letter to Thomas Pennant from Gilbert White. Untrimmed paper. Thick 8vo. (262 x 195mm) Ivory vellum bds with coat of arms and red title. Binding split and bumped, some foxing throughout (2)
Chauncy (Sir Henry) (1632-1719) English Antiquarian'The Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire' with frontispiece portrait, red and black printed title page and fold out plates. Ben Griffin et al, London 1700. Fo. Finely later bound in red morocco with intricate gilt tooling, the banded spine with alternating green and red panels, marbled end papers and gilt edges (388 x 260mm). With b/p for Ragley Hall, Warwickshire and initialled 'R' shield in outer cover and slip case. Stamped Riviere & Son.Provenance: The book was formerly in the collection of the late Victor, Third Baron, Rothschild (1910-1988) who presented it to Christopher Ponter, father of the vendor in October 1988 There are 40 plates Pages:18/20 – missing23/24 – doubled276/277 – loose plates299/300 – missing303/304 – doubled337/338 – missing401/417 – missing467/468 – missing503 – missing551 / 552 – missing553/554 – doubled
c.1st-2nd century AD. A bronze bust of god Mercury (Greek Hermes), possibly from a steelyard weight, modelled facing with slender wings emerging from short, wavy hair, semi-naturalistic detailing to the face, and a slashed garment with shallow v-neckline; reverse plain below the neck. Cf. The Portable Antiquities Scheme Database, id. LEIC-DD278D, which dates the bust to between 43-410 AD; cf. WILT-AA5277 and ESS-4E1CC7, for comparable. 3.71 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Cambridgeshire, UK, by Robert Ward. Accompanied by a copy of Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report number LEIC-DD278D. The lower part of the reverse is flat and plain, suggesting this may have been a handle for a vessel. Very fine condition.
3rd-4th century AD. A carved marble stele section with one roughly square-shaped dressed face, bearing a dedication engraved over five lines in seriffed Roman capitals: 'M . S / [ ]O . AEMILIAE / [ ]LAE SER.ME / [ ] [ ] TATIM ET V / [ ] F .V ANN. XI'; traces of red colours in the letters; drilled hole to top edge; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See for epigraphic style Cooley, A.E., The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy, Cambridge, 2012. 2.4 kg total, 18cm high including stand (7"). London antiquities collection, circa 1986. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman. The inscription, on south Italian marble, seems to be a dedicatory funerary inscription to a certain Aemilia, written in late Latin epigraphic style.'[D(is)] M(anibus) S(acrum) /[ ]O . AEMILIAE / [ puel]LAE SER[viliae ].ME / [ ][ S] TATIM ET V /[bonae memoriae] F [iliae] .V[ixit ] ANN. [os] XI'the first line being a standard funerary formula heading most Roman tombstones reading: 'To the spirits of the dead...'Fine condition.
22nd-21st century BC. An earthenware pillow-shaped tablet with the impression of a cylinder seal overlying a previous cuneiform inscription; the seal impression in three lines reading (1) 'ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra' (2) 'dub-sar' (3) 'dumu na-silim' 'Ku-Ninura, scribe, son of Silim'; with a vintage wooden display stand. 47.4 grams, 47mm (119 grams total, 63mm including stand) (1 3/4 (2 1/2)"). Xanthos Antiquities & Fine Art, Sydney, Australia. G. Dibley collection, Australia, since 1999. Dr B. L. private collection since 2003. Accompanied by a copy of a three page report and authenticity guarantee by Dr B. L., London, UK. The seal text is of the classic 'dub-sar' type. The scribe Ku-Ninura is known from around twenty individual surviving tablets dating from the reign of King Ibb-Suen (vars. Ibbi-Suen, Ibbi-Sin) who reigned over Sumer circa 2027-2004 BC, the last king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Fine condition.
7th-6th century BC. A hammered bronze fragment, possibly from a helmet, with an incised war scene depicting two victorious bearded soldiers in charge of four bound prisoners in front of a city with imposing Levantine style palatial structures; the first soldier leading the prisoners carrying a spear, bow, a short sword and a circular embossed shield on his back, the waist protected by a wide belt and wearing a long sleeveless garment, pulling the rope that the prisoners are bound with; the second soldier depicted in a similar fashion, holding the end of the rope; the four prisoners marching in pairs, dressed as dignitaries in full length fringed tunics, fillet with earflaps to the head; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See Parrot, J., Gli Assiri, Milano, 1961; Directorate General of Antiquities, Assyrian Costumes, Les Costumes Assyriens, Baghdad, 1971; Healy, M., The Ancient Assyrians, London, 1991; Barron, A.E., Late Assyrian Arms and Armour, Art versus Artefact, Toronto, 2010; Curtis, J., An examination of late Assyrian metalwork with special reference to Nimrud, Oxford, 2013. 11.6 grams, 10.5cm wide (40 grams total, 10.5cm wide including stand) (4 (4)"). Private family collection formed in London, mid 1980s to early 1990s. Accompanied by an archaeological report by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D'Amato. Fair condition.
Late New Kingdom, 1300-700 BC. A substantial limestone ostracon with several lines of hieratic writing to both sides, the six lines of script on the recto clearly written with the addition of a number of verse points, appearing to be of a literary nature, reading: '...his seat [when you.] / ...trade. You are doing the... / give it/him to the place of such and such and if he/it... / ..you say, as for this maidservant... / [of Pharaoh] life, prosperity, health, my good Lord be praised / ?... let it be given that which...'; the verso palimpsest with remnants of an underlying text and a clearly written name Merysekhmet, reading: '...the...work...your god / ...carrying/under it, in his every festival. It is belonging to... / one says to you, Sekhmet is protecting you... / ...in the Place of Truth, Neferhotep son... / son of his son, Merysekhmet'; old gallery sticker '6216' to one edge. See Petrie Museum, museum number 39637, for a literary ostraca from Thebes; The British Museum, museum number EA5629, for a literary ostraca with a portion of a Middle Egyptian poem. Hamilton, M.J., An Unpublished Hieratic Ostracon Featuring Merysekhmet, Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Egyptology at Birkbeck, University of London, Department of History, Classics and Archaeology, p.1-153 (forthcoming copy included"). 343 grams, 14cm high (5 1/2"). Private collection of T.G.H. James, former keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum, who apparently acquired it from the Egypt Exploration Society in 1969 when the premises moved. Acquired from the widow of the late T.G.H. James. Charles Ede, Brook Street, London W1, 2004, lot 66. From the private collection of Egyptologist Paul Whelan, Hertfordshire, UK. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Charles Ede catalogue pages and translation. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.11084-182425. Ostraca are pottery sherds or limestone flakes used as a substitute for papyrus for writing; the text found on Egyptian ostraca include hieroglyphic, hieratic, demotic, Coptic, Aramaic, Greek and Coptic. Many of the Theban hieratic ostraca originate from the village of Deir el-Medina, the village that housed the workers who built the royal tombs in the Valley of Kings and the Valley of the Queens. The name Merysekhmet is uncommon in any period of Egyptian history and there are thought to be three Merysekhmets from Deir el-Medina, making it likely that the name on the ostracon refers to one of these men. Attestations of leonine goddess Sekhmet are rare on New Kingdom ostraca from the Theban area and our ostraca could refer to a private festival in which Sekhmet is invoked for protection of an individual, possibly for Merysekhmet.[A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.] Fine condition, repaired. Rare and unpublished.
Roman Period, 30 BC-323 AD. A carved limestone head of a priest with shaven head, finely modelled facial features, lined forehead; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Andrews, C. and van Dijk, J.(eds), Objects for Eternity, Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz, 2006, no.3.55, for a similar priestly head. 1.8 kg total, 20cm including stand (8"). UK private collection acquired during the 1960s. J.J. Klejman of Madison Avenue, New York, USA, 1960s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.11052-183991. The heads of priests in Egypt were customarily shaven for reasons of ritual purity.[A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.] Fine condition.
14th-mid 12th century BC. A substantial bronze palstave axehead from the Manston hoard pit deposit, triangular flanges rise from the butt to the stop bar; a hollow to both faces below the septum; narrow body expanding to a wide triangular blade with slight flare at the tips. See Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, pp.76-84 and figs.56-68, for similar types; Rowlands, M.J., The Production and Distribution of Metalwork in the Middle Bronze Age in Southern Britain, Oxford, 1976. See Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference PAS KENT-495597, for this find. 475 grams, 17.5cm (7"). Found near Manston, Kent, UK, 2016. Accompanied by copies of the British Museum PAS report number KENT-495597. Accompanied by Treasure Act documentation under Treasure Reference 2016 T618. At Manston was found a hoard of 10 copper alloy palstave axeheads, in one spot, described as 'one hole' and therefore possibly a pit deposit from the Middle-Late Bronze Age. A similar hoard of palstaves was also found in the immediate vicinity by the same finder at a later date, see PAS KENT-593613. These palstaves are comparable to those placed within Rowlands 'class 3 group 1', characterised by a U-shaped septum profile, low triangular or slightly convex flanges, a straight sided triangular or crinoline blade and a triangular depression or ribbed motif beneath the stop bar (Rowlands 1976, pp.32-33"). Group 1 and 2 within class 3 are divided based on blade width, being 7-8cm and 5-6cm respectively, placing the above axes between the two, but probably within group 1. Fine condition.
2nd century BC-2nd century AD. A ferrule formed as a bird, likely a crow or other corvid, modelled in the round perched on a globular socket, wings held together above tail feathers, detailing to one eye and wing feathers, talons expressed as shallow grooves wrapped around the front face of the socket. Cf. The Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id. NMS-AE10F0, for an almost identical example classified as Romano-British and dated 43-410 AD. 85 grams, 57mm long (2 1/4"). Found Norfolk, UK, April 2010. Private collection of Mr M.H., Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by a printed information sheet and drawings noted as 6893 PASTON. A cult object that would most likely have been affixed to a staff. The crow or raven was 'the sacred companion of several Celtic deities' (Green, 1978"). [No Reserve] Fine condition, beak mostly absent.
8th-9th century AD. A bronze penannular brooch comprising a round-section crescent with flared ends terminating in two curved spatulate flat panels each with a ropework border surrounding a two-band knotwork motif. Treasure Hunting Magazine, Portable Antiquities Scheme Corner, November 2021, p.38. 10.55 grams, 62mm wide (2 1/2''"). Found whilst searching with a metal detector on a beach, probably having been washed out of a Viking burial from an overlooking cliff near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, UK, on Thursday 7th April 2016 by Kelvin Maddocks. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with reference number NMGW-DA579E. Accompanied by a copy of the PAS report including a museum drawing of the object, a copy of report number NMWPA 2016.43 sent to the finder. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Treasure Hunting Magazine pages where it has recently been published. Fine condition, cleaned and conserved.
8th-11th century AD. A group of three complete silver ingots comprising: one ovate with bevelled edges; one square in plan and rectangular in section, cut marks to both ends, bevelled corners; one rectangular in plan and roughly ovoid in section, tapering from one cut end to a rounded point at the opposite end. See Graham-Campbell, J., The Cuerdale Hoard and related Viking-Age silver and gold from Britain and Ireland in the British Museum, London, BMP, 2011, pl.3, 1: 17-18, for directly comparable examples and for discussion and context. Portable Antiquities Scheme Database, record ids. 2016 T104 and 2017 T536. 23.4 grams total, 10-54mm (1/2 - 2"). Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Skirpenbeck, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, 2016-2017. Declared as treasure under the Treasure Act with reference numbers 2016 T104 and 2017 T536, and subsequently disclaimed. Accompanied by a copy of Portable Antiquities Scheme report numbers YORYM-3BAF25 and YORYM-FAE529. The Vikings operated a bullion economy, primarily utilising silver, where the weight and purity of the precious metal was more important that the form the metal assumed. Ingots were principally used for bullion and payment for trading, but could also be used in jewellery production. Ingots of a similar style a characteristic of the Viking period, commonly found in Scandinavia, on the Continent, and within Britain where they generally date from the late 9th-10th century AD. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
c.15th century AD. A complete copper-alloy vesica-shaped seal matrix, the centre depicting the Trinity under a canopy in the form of a robed and enthroned figure of God with a halo, shown holding up a shroud as background to the crucified Christ, who in turn has the dove of the Holy Spirit present above the left shoulder; beneath the Trinity and separated from the upper portion by a stone arch, a demi-figure of a praying cleric, probably representing the Prior or Abbot; the incuse legend, in black letter, reads 'sigillu officii prioris (p'or - etas?) Cce trinitat' de moteCfont' with contraction marks over the -u and the -ce and the 'C' is an orthographic variant of 's' with 'Cce' being an abbreviation for Sancte for 'seal of the [...] prior of (the priory) of the Holy Trinity of Mottisfont'; the reverse flat with a projecting vertical flange pierced for suspension; held in a hinged display box. See Tonnochy, A. B., Catalogue of Seal Dies in the British Museum, BM, 1952, for examples of similar monastic seals, with nos.805 and 877, depicting a very similar representation of the Trinity, therein dated to 15th century AD. See Portable Antiquities Scheme, reference HAMP-CE0EE2 (this seal"). 50.56 grams (180 grams with box), 62mm (2 1/2"). Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Lockerley, Hampshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the Portable Antiquities Scheme report (PAS) number HAMP-CE0EE2. Designated of county importance by the Portable Antiquities Scheme. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.11127-185016. An Augustinian priory (the Priory of the Holy Trinity) was founded at Mottisfont, Hampshire in 1201 by William Briwere; it allegedly held as a relic a finger of John the Baptist and was an important Medieval pilgrimage destination; the priory was dissolved in 1536, under Henry VIII and the estate was passed to his Lord Chamberlain, Lord Sandys; the remains are preserved to the present day by the National Trust. The black letter style of the legend on this matrix dates it to the latter part of the history of the priory, c.15th to early 16th century and this form of composition of the Trinity is directly paralleled iconographically in the contemporary 15th century Throne of Mercy type Nottingham alabaster Trinity panels and figurines; see examples in the Victoria & Albert Museum (reference 53-1946"). Very fine condition. Unique.
17th-18th century AD. A set of dividers or pair of compasses with facetted globular handle and decorative flourish to each arm; articulate. Cf. The Portable Antiquities Scheme Database, record id. NMS-5BC110, for very similar. 47.8 grams, 11.6cm high (4 1/2"). Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985. Albert Ward collection (part 2), Essex, UK. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
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