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Lot 1872
2nd-1st millennium BC. A mixed group of amulets comprising: a bifacial carnelian cicada bead; one similar with wings spread, pierced for suspension as a pendant; a calcite(?) plaque of a bird; a turquoise(?) ram's head bead. 13 grams total, 18-26mm (3/4 - 1"). Property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. [4, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 1949
1st millennium AD. A tear-shaped stone plaque with central slot and suspension hole; mounted on a custom-made stand. 85.3 grams total, 86mm including stand (3 1/4"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; previously from an English collection formed in the 1980s. Fine condition.
Lot 1980
20th century AD or earlier. A mixed group of carving fragments depicting male and female heads, three with partial inscriptions; and a rectangular plaque with a kneeling figure. 1 kg total, 6-13cm (2 1/4 - 5"). From an old family collection formed in the UK; acquired in the late 1980s; thence by descent. [8, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2058
5th century BC. A stamp seal with loop handle, formed as a quadruped; accompanied by a typed and signed note by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Ornamental Plaque of Silver, 47 x 60 x 14mm. This is formed of sheet silver, with an angular loop on the back. It has the shape of a small quadruped with big ears, standing with head turned backwards. The body is covered with shapes created by depressions in the surface of the object. This comes from central Asia and is steppe art, c. 500 B.C. it would have been attached to clothing or horse harness by a strap passing through the loop. There is slight damage -- a small hole -- but generally it is in very good condition.' 27 grams, 61mm (2 1/2"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection number P-64; academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 2101
20th century AD. A silver-gilt pendant with scrolled outer edge, voided rosette to the reverse, cell with inset carnelian plaque, reserved ayat al-kursi text; suspension loop and chain. 35 grams, 60cm (23 3/4"). From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. Fine condition.
Lot 2189
1st-4th century AD. A terracotta plaque with seated figure in a draped and pleated robe, hands drawn up to the chest; mounted on a custom-made stand. 223 grams total, 13 cm with stand (5"). Property of a London gentleman; from his father's collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2192
5th-7th century AD. A carved openwork sandstone idol fragment of a goddess (Ambik??) beneath a canopy of figs and leaves with trunks and branches to the rear, plaque above the head with seated Buddha figure; the goddess shown with flat-topped headdress and swags of beads holding a spray of flowers in her left hand, infant held at her left breast. 32.1 kg, 45cm including stand (17 1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; from his father's collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 2207
20th century AD. A mixed jade group comprising: carved plaque with openwork flower, leaf and tendril design; ovoid bottle with floral motifs, ferrous applicator with carved jade aviform handle. 51 grams total, 37-64mm (1 1/2 - 2 1/2"). From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 223
6th century AD. A gold finger ring with discoid plaque, low-relief motif of a cross dividing two opposed busts over 'X?PIC' legend (for XPICTOC' Christ?"). 4.68 grams, 20.93mm overall, 16.86mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9) (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously from the 'Sectarian Collection', an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.Fine condition.
Lot 2260
14th century AD and earlier. A silver ring with D-section penannular hoop, beast-head finials, with 12th-13th century AD biconvex gold plaque on hinged fixture, inset carnelian cloison with calligraphic Kufic inscription, starburst below. 15 grams, 32mm overall, 20.08mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.0, Japan 22) (1 1/4"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 2264
Mainly 19th-early 20th century AD. A mixed group of silver finger rings comprising: one with barrel hoop, hatching to the shoulders, plaque inscribed Jàssin Hamóud (names) and illegible date; one with flat discoid bezel, pointillé bird-head design; one with scooped hexagonal bezel, incised bird and serpents (?); one with applied scrolls to the shoulders, circular bezel with raised legend Masha'Allah (Allah has willed it); one with openwork shoulders, raised hollow ellipsoid bezel with stones(?) inside, engraved text Mohammed and [1]326 (AH = 1908 AD); one similar with stones(?) in hollow discoid bezel, engraved text Mohammed bin Youssef (name"). 42.5 grams total, 18-29mm (3/4 - 1"). Ex Mr RWM collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s. [6, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 227
7th-8th century AD. A gold finger ring with ellipsoid plaque, monogram 'NBO?Y' flanked by a Maltese cross and starburst. 12.86 grams, 24.12mm overall, 19.14mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1"). Property of a London gentleman; previously from the 'Sectarian Collection', an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s.Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 228
6th-8th century AD. A hollow-formed gold bracelet with three-panel hinged closure; cells to the outer face with beaded wire collar and inset cabochon garnet, amethyst and other gemstones, large onyx cabochon to the discoid rear plaque; the main hinged panel with inset sardonyx cabochon, flanking panels with granulated rim and legend 'NI / KA' (victorious"). See Evans, H.C. and Wixom, W.D., The Glory of Byzantium, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2006, p.249, for a comparable piece and discussion of luxury objects; see Cormack, R. and Vassilaki, M. edn., Byzantium, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2008, pp.180-183, for comparable pieces held by museums around the world, including: the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; Benaki Museum, Athens; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The British Museum, London; see Durand, J., Byzantine Art, published with the assistance of the French Ministry responsible for Culture Centre Nationale du Livre (The National Book Centre), 1999, p.51, for a comparable piece; see Yeroulanou, A., Important Bracelets in Early Christian and Byzantine Art, in Entwistle, C. and Adams, N., Intelligible Beauty, Recent Research into Byzantine Jewellery, London, 2010, for discussion; see Ross M.C., Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Volume 2: Jewelry, Enamels and Art of the Migration Period, Washington, 2005, items 45-47 for discussion.40.12 grams, 74mm (3"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert, Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0228/02/06/2020; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.157493-10036. Cabochons and other gemstones were a dominant and highly fashionable feature in jewellery and monuments of the Byzantine era, when advances in technology lead to the production of highly intricate jewellery items, to the extent that this age has been referred to as a 'Golden Age' of jewellery craftsmanship. There was an abundance of gold owing to a proliferation of gold mines around the empire, resulting in items of jewellery becoming essential objects of everyday wear. The majority of the precious metal jewellery pieces, which survive from this period have been discovered during archaeological excavations or as chance finds. These pieces would most likely have been buried with the intention of eventual recovery, misplaced as casual losses, or deposited as grave goods, although there have been exceptional instances when a precious metal luxury object has survived down the ages having been locked away in an ecclesiastical treasury. It was commonplace in this era to wear and use jewellery items as political instruments. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website. Very fine condition.
Lot 2323
18th-19th century AD. A substantial hollow-formed finger ring with applied filigree knotwork and ropework scrolls to the hoop and plaque, ellipsoid cell with inset brass panel, incised Farsi legend (names?"). 54.66 grams, 39.9mm overall, 17.7mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15) (1 1/2"). Ex Mr RWM collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A very large wearable size.
Lot 2360
19th century AD and earlier. A restrung necklace of cylindrical drawn glass beads, with four later hollow-formed gold fish-shaped dangles each with a crescent plaque and disc with repoussé portrait bust. 25.4 grams, 42cm (16 1/2"). From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990. Fine condition.
Lot 238
8th-10th century AD. A carved schist squat jar with separate lid, band of roundels to the chamfered sidewall each containing facing bust of a saint, Maltese cross or chi-rho christogram, disc lid with incised cross and central rectangular plaque with nimbate bust of Christ making a 'pax' sign with his right hand. 591 grams, 99mm (4"). From a late 1990s private collection; formerly acquired on the UK art market in the early 1980s. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website. Very fine condition.
Lot 2411
2nd millennium BC. A substantial heavy leaf-shaped bronze blade with prominent midrib, cylindrical, collared neck with flared base, square-section tang with right-angled turn and rectangular plaque at the lower end. 468 grams, 35.5cm (14"). From the property of a London gentleman; formerly in a UK collection, acquired in the 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 2433
2nd millennium BC. A substantial leaf-shaped bronze blade with prominent midrib, cylindrical, collared neck with flared base, square-section tang with right-angled turn and rectangular plaque at the lower end. 281 grams, 37.5cm (14 3/4"). Property of a North London gentleman; previously in a private collection formed in the 1990s. Fine condition.
Lot 2502
1st-3rd century AD. A pair of bronze prick spurs with tapering plate and lateral lugs, one with a conical iron pricket, the other with a decorative reinforcement plaque below the pricket. 71.7 grams total, 45-57mm (1 3/4 - 2 1/4"). From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 252
3rd millennium BC. A terracotta plaque representing the earliest form of counting, the numbers represented in small circular depressions, possibly to measure barley, divided by a longitudinal line. See The Schyen Collection, MS 4647, for a similar example, accompanied by a print out of this item.32.1 grams, 60mm (2 1/4"). From a private UK collection, acquired on the London art market 1990-2000. Counting tablets have a more complex combination of decimal and sexagesimal numbers than their predecessors, the tally counts. They were used in parallel with bulla envelopes and only about 260 numerical tablets are known. Fine condition. Rare.
Lot 2528
3rd-4th century AD. A bronze mount, forming the top part of an entrance sheath fitting, having raised plaque embossed with the head of Medusa, showing stylised face and wavy hairs, maybe the upper part of a dagger's scabbard. See Almasri E., Mairna H.M, Bala'awi F. and Al Rousan, R., Medusa in Nabatean, Hatran and Palmyrene cultures in Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, vol.18, no.3, (2018), pp.89-102. 69.5 grams, 57mm (2 1/4"). Ex important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. This unparalleled piece is probably linked to the military equipment of a wealthy soldier. The decorative style of the Medusa's head points to a late dating in comparison with some images of the Gorgon on Eastern Military Roman artefacts (Almasri., Mairna, Bala'awi, Al Rousan, 2018, figs.27 & 30"). Fine condition.
Lot 2582
1st millennium BC. A mixed group comprising: a bone bridle cheek-piece with beast-head finial and a fragment of one similar; a bronze snaffle-bit with dentilled edges; a crescent plaque with slider loop to the reverse; a square-section burin; three arrowheads; a bow brooch with spiral detailing to the bow. 245 grams total, 3-20cm (1 1/4 - 8"). From a private collection; previously in an old central Asian collection; acquired in the late 1940s. [9, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2619
1st century AD. A flügelfibel bow brooch with with D-section bow and annular insert with two knops to the outer face; the footplate a flat-section trapezoidal plaque with pierced tracery and punched holes. 49.5 grams, 14.5cm (5 3/4"). Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition, ancient structural repair.
Lot 2625
9th-11th century AD. A silver flat-section hoop with expanding bezel with ends twisted and hammered; a central band of stamped stylised fylfot motifs, flanked by stamped triangles to the plaque, with nine pellets to each. 8.68 grams, 26.77mm overall, 21.84mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y 1/2, USA 12 1/4, Europe 28.2, Japan 27) (1"). From an important central London collection; previously in a European collection in the 1990s; formerly acquired on the German art market in the early 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 2629
10th-12th century AD. A sheet bronze lozengiform plaque with five roundels to the centre and outer rouletted bands, two meander antennae with coiled finials. 4.95 grams, 53mm (2"). From the family collection of a South East London collector; formerly acquired in the late 1950s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2631
11th century AD. A bronze stirrup mount of unusual form with rectangular plaque, scooped shoulders, central suspension bar pierced at the upper edge, incised Ringerike-style serpents motif, angled ledge; ferrous remains to the reverse at the ledge and neck. Cf. Williams, D., Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, York, 1997, item 479. 25.1 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. The mount is related to William's Class B but is one of a small number of aberrant or unusual examples with unique features. Fine condition.
Lot 2636
9th-11th century AD. A silver ring with flat-section plaque extending to rod finials wound tightly about each other; the plaque with median band of pellets, punched chevrons flanking, row of chevrons to each edge. 2.57 grams, 21.27mm overall, 17.06mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13) (3/4"). Property of a European collector; formerly in an old European collection formed in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2644
10th-12th century AD. A sheet silver ring with plaque extending to twisted rod finials, raised median band flanked by stamped pellet and triangle ornament. 6.19 grams, 23.48mm overall, 18.1mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15) (3/4"). From a London W1, UK, collection; acquired on the German art market before 2000. [No Reserve] Fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 2646
9th-11th century AD. A group of three bronze neck-torcs comprising: a large torc with twisted round-section shank, looped terminals, one absent; a large torc with twisted shank, hooked and plaque terminals; a small torc with looped terminals. 208 grams total, 14.6-19.5cm (5 3/4 - 7 3/4"). Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. [3] Fair condition.
Lot 2685
10th-12th century AD. A large silver pendant formed as a tongue-shaped plaque with applied geometric granulation with ropework in between; possibly a harness pendant. Cf. Rudenko, K.A., Bulgarskoe Serebro. Drevnosti Biliara. Volume II, Kazan, 2015, figs. 286, 287. 21.2 grams, 73mm (3"). Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. [No Reserve] Fair condition.
Lot 2687
10th century AD. A flat-section bronze bifacial plaque depicting a standing female in profile in pleated skirt and headdress, holding a drinking horn in her extended hands, pierced lug to the reverse, with suspension loop. Cf. Arbman, H., Birka I: Die Graber, Uppsala, 1940, fig.92, items 8,10. 3.1 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990. Representations of female figures holding drinking horns have often been referred to as Valkyries. Although it is impossible to verify this identification securely, it is highly tempting to make the connection between Valkyries and serving of a magical drink in myths. Drinking horns, popular in modern pictures of Vikings, were probably used only during special occasions, such as greeting important guests, celebrations or seasonal holidays. They were closely connected to the aristocracy, not only by virtue of their material value, but also as a result of their social and ritual roles. As M.J. Enright points out, it is probable that Germanic tribes adapted the concept of the military group, which played an important role in strengthening the bond between a king/chief and warriors from Celts in the age of Roman expansion. In a Germanic environment, this concept was slightly modified, and the serving of a drink by a noble/spiritual woman under the supervision of king/chief was viewed as a cultic act to strengthen the bond in that specific group, with the god Woden (Odin) as a patron (see Lady with a Mead Cup: Ritual, Prophecy and Lordship in the European Warband from La Tène to the Viking Age"). In later sources, especially the Icelandic Eddas, we can find several examples of goddesses serving or preparing a drink. Hel is waiting for Balder with mead in her realm of death, the giantess Gunnloð is the guardian of the magic mead (later stolen by Odin) or Freyr's bride-to-be Gerð serving a drink to Skirnir as an act of welcome and also reconciliation. The connection between a giantess and a magic drink is strong, as the goddess Freya asks another giantess, Hyndlja, to serve a magic beer to her protégée Ottar. We can also find a reference to a minor goddess Beyla, servant of god Freyr, whose name can be a reference to a 'bee' thus connecting her to preparation of an 'ordinary mead'. In Asgard (the realm of the gods) goddesses Sif and Freya served the drink as an act of peace and conciliation, but it had no magical attributes. Women with drinking horns are also depicted on the famous Gotland picture stones either greeting a rider on a horse, approaching a bounded figure in a snake (?) pit (possibly Gunnarr or Ragnar Lodbrok) or serving a drink to a hero (possibly Sigurd"). The connection with rider scenes is one of the main reasons for identifying them as Valkyries, the servants of Odin choosing the one who will die on a battlefield and go to Valhalla. It is possible that we observe the same ritual 'bonding' between fallen warrior and his king, Odin. An alternative identification for these female figures might be lesser deities. As R.Simek pointed out, the majority of small female figures have no drinking horn, but are richly adorned, and most likely represent minor fertility goddesses. These goddesses are named in the Eddas as servants of Frigg and Freya, but originate in the much older tradition of the so-called matrones, known from the late Roman period. Whether fertility goddess or Valkyrie, the image of a noble 'lady with a drinking horn' had a special meaning developed through centuries, making it one of the most distinctive and mysterious features of Viking culture. Fine condition.
Lot 27
Old Kingdom, 2686-2181 BC. A rectangular limestone plaque with three vertical lines of hieroglyphic text, a segmented border to the right, the owner’s name appears in the first full column on the left, followed by the determinative of a seated man to indicate that it is a male name. 6.8 kg, 34cm (13 1/4"). Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman since 2015; previously with J. Cummings of Lincolnshire, UK; formerly in the private collection of K. Mannion, York, UK, since circa 2000; prior to that with J. Murphy of Cheshire; acquired on the European art market having been in an old European collection since the 1970s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.157637-10018.Fine condition.
Lot 2745
10th century AD. A set of silver Avar belt fittings comprising: buckle with discoid plaque, broad loop, stud to the tongue; three cello-shaped plates with studs to the reverse; a similar tongue-shaped plate; a strap reinforcement plaque with addorsed bird-heads. See Fodor, I. et al. La Hongrie de l'An Mil. Naissance d'une Nation Européenne, Budapest, 1998. 39.5 grams total, 20-38mm (3/4 - 1 1/2"). Property of a West London gentleman; his collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. [6, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2761
9th-11th century AD. A silver ring with flat-section plaque extending to rod finials wound tightly about each other; the plaque with four rows of stamped chevrons with pellets and three hatched lines. 4.07 grams, 20.85mm overall, 17.15mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13) (3/4"). Property of a European collector; formerly in an old European collection formed in the 1980s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 2771
13th-15th century AD. A bronze handle with locking mechanism, comprising a heart-shaped plaque with three attachment studs and hinged plate, pierced at the rear edge, flat plate with slot and locking hook, substantial hexagonal-section tapering handle with flared finial, notch decoration to the upper face. 479 grams, 29cm (11 1/2"). Property of a London, UK collector; acquired London market, 1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Rare.
Lot 2783
15th century AD. A mixed gilt-bronze group comprising: a leaf-shaped plaque with white enamel inlay; a small pyramidal stud or prick-spur with red glass finial; a shoe-shaped harness pendant. 37.1 grams total, 30-58mm (1 - 2 1/4"). Property of a Middlesex gentleman; acquired Kent, UK; in 1998. [3] Fine condition.
Lot 2807
15th-16th century AD. A West European bronze ring with round-section hoop, discoid plaque bezel with a standing bear. 5.12 grams, 22.20mm overall, 17.74mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13) (3/4"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; formerly from an old private collection formed in the early 1980s; accompanied by an old collector's information tag. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Scarce.
Lot 2880
19th century AD. A substantial carved rock crystal plaque with intaglio scene depicting a standing figure of Fortuna nude but for a draped sash, holding a cornucopia in one hand and a wreath with garland in the other; the wreath grasped by a winged Cupid (Amor) with Psyche in butterfly form above; hollow to the reverse. 25.2 grams, 48mm (2"). From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. Very fine condition.
Lot 2899
20th century AD. A matched pair of gold earrings, each a hook with applied disc and inset amethysts, hinged floral plaque with inset ruby and emerald gemstones, three dangles with enamelled floret cups, pearls and other stones. 21 grams total, 81mm (3 1/4"). From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s. [2] Fine condition.
Lot 294
13th-6th century BC. A flat-section bronze plaque with lentoid head and tapering neck, bulb body and flared skirt, two repoussé breasts; mounted on a custom-made stand. 48.3 grams total, 88mm with stand (3 1/4"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; previously from an English collection formed in the 1980s.Fine condition.
Lot 2953
200-750 AD. A carved slate(?) figural plaque with banded headdress, low-relief detailing. See Pasztory, E., Teotihuacan, Art from the City of the Gods, Hong Kong, 1993, for similar. 98 grams, 13.6cm (5 1/2"). Property of an American gentleman; formerly in a collection formed 1980s-1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition, chipped.
Lot 616
16th century AD. A gold finger ring with keeled hoop, plaque with gadrooned border, claw setting for a sapphire cabochon. 12.88 grams, 27.68mm overall, 20.25mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17) (1"). Property of an East Anglian collector; formerly acquired on the European art market in the 1990s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert, Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no. 0616/02/06/2020. Very fine condition. A large wearable size.
Lot 618
18th century AD. A gold ring with keeled hoop and expanding shoulders, the bezel formed of three discoid plaques, two with inset diamonds, the central plaque with skull on an enamelled background. 3.74 grams, 22.43mm overall, 18.20mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16) (1"). From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000.[No Reserve]Fine condition.
Lot 722
Late Dynastic Period, 404-323 BC. A glazed composition figural plaque with high-relief image of Harpokrates standing nude with hair dressed in a side-lock, holding a rope(?"). 15.9 grams, 42mm (1 1/2"). Property of an American gentleman; formerly in a collection formed 1970s-1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 759
Late Period, 664-332 BC. A glazed composition amulet of Pataikos, bandy-legged dwarf, standing on a rectangular plaque; naked with bald head, hands held to the side; suspension loop to the rear. 3.1 grams, 28mm (1"). From the property of a London gentleman; thence by descent; previously in an important private Mayfair, London collection, acquired after 1970. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
Lot 78
Late 1st millennium BC. A silver repoussé plaque with four stylised animals in profile attacking each other, each with mouth open and wide expressive eyes; bands of hatching in the field; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 103 grams, 10.5cm (4 1/4"). Property of a West London gentleman; formerly in a central London collection; acquired between 1986-1988.[No Reserve]Fine condition, repaired. Scarce.
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