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Circa 222-235 A.D. A contemporary pair of clay coin dies used to manufacture coin forgeries, the working faces depicting a gold aureus or silver d...

1st century A.D. Irregular terracotta fragment with horizontal rib and high-relief palmette motif to the obverse; old inked collector's inscriptio...

1st-2nd century A.D. Lenticular-section disc with central recess to reverse; obverse with integral facing mask of Cupid modelled in the half-round...

Circa 9th-10th century A.D. The hollow-formed, tongue-shaped body adorned with a filigree border, repoussé figure with pellets on the torso and se...

Circa 19th-17th century B.C. With cuneiform text to one broad face; old collector's label 'A1' affixed at the time of Professor Lambert's inspecti...

4th millennium B.C. Written over two faces; lentoid cross-section. 61.1 grams, 72 mm (2 3/4 in.).Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the p...

Circa 2500-2000 B.C. Carved stone seal formed as a bird with the head reversed, with drilled eyes and feather detailing to the wings, underside wi...

4th millennium B.C. Rectangular in plan with angled upper faces and transverse piercing; incuse design of three ibexes in procession, zigzag above...

Circa 2000 B.C. Carved chlorite bifacial seal with incuse image to each broad face: coiled serpent-body with facing beast-head; profile beast with...

Circa 2000 B.C. Plano-convex in section with broad face, incuse profile image of a lamassu (winged bull with a human head) with pellets and object...

Circa 1st millennium B.C. Group of facetted biconical types. 4.51 grams total, 17-27 mm (5/8 - 1 in.).From a late Japanese specialist collector, ...

3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C. Restrung and comprising mainly spherical, elongated ovals, oblates, and segmented tube shapes. 224 grams, 54 cm lon...

Susa II, circa 3000 B.C. Discoid with transverse piercing; one side with incuse profile image of a winged quadruped; the other side with a bird in...

1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. Decorated with two opposed crescent moons (found frequently on the early gold coins of the Catuvellauni, e.g. AB...

Circa 10th century A.D. or earlier. A slightly bent irregular bar of hacked gold with rectangular cross-section, showing evidence of compression a...

15th century A.D. Depicting a robed knight and a wimpled lady in low-relief, standing flanking a crested shield of arms bearing the crowned blackl...

Dated 1633 A.D. Two halves of a flat lead-alloy seal, one with advancing cockerel and legend to the rim 'WALTER NICKOLES MAKING', the other with s...

Late Period, 664-332 B.C. A mount fashioned in low-relief with a loop on the reverse and tang projecting from the base, depicting the crouching fi...

Late Period, 664-332 B.C. Carved in the round with four stubby feet and hatched body, broad lip and with lug on the reverse. Cf. Vandier d’Abbadie...

Circa 2nd-1st century B.C. With square-section shoulders, ellipsoid bezel with incuse stag motif within a linear border. 5.81 grams, 25.58 mm ove...

Circa 6th-5th century B.C. Squat terracotta bowl with large discus and broad nozzle, lateral lug handle. Cf. similar in the Metropolitan Museum of...

Circa 2nd century B.C.-4th century A.D. Including one with rectangular bezel and incuse hare motif. 15.7 grams total, 23-27 mm (7/8 - 1 in.).Ex o...

Circa 2nd-1st century B.C. Group of discoid clay moulds for casting contemporary counterfeit coins. 40 grams total, 27-32 mm (1 - 1 1/4 in.).Priv...

Circa 3rd-1st century B.C. With narrow flat-bottomed hoop, ellipsoid bezel with incuse combat scene of a standing human figure with a shield seizi...

3rd century B.C. Hollow-formed, comprising: a rider on a rearing horse with chlamys extended in the wind, and wearing wide Persian trousers (sarav...

Circa 5th-3rd century B.C. With a broad, conical body and basal ring; black concentric rings to the body. 745 grams, 21.5 cm wide (8 1/2 in.).Acq...

1st-4th century A.D. Twenty discoid limestone counters each with an incuse cinquefoil to both faces. 36 grams total, 13-19 mm (1/2 - 3/4 in.).Pri...

1st-3rd century A.D. With convex sidewall and copper-alloy facing to the foot; chipped. 263 grams, 98 mm (3 7/8 in.).Acquired early 1990s. Ex pri...

1st-4th century A.D. Tabular in form with punched dimple, incised lines and other markings. 160 grams total, 9-30 mm (3/8 - 1 1/8 in.).Ex Simmons...

2nd-3rd century A.D. Ellipsoid glass cloison with incuse image of two gryphons attacking a deer; set in a later silver ring. See the mosaics of th...

2nd century A.D. Obverse with a beaded border and one loop enclosing an image of three figures: at the centre Minerva wearing a crested helmet and...

2nd-3rd century A.D. Modelled standing, holding a caduceus and a coin bag, wearing a winged petasos. 38.5 grams, 61 mm (2 3/8 in.).Acquired early...

Circa 3rd-4th century A.D. With D-section shoulders flanking the ellipsoid plaque, incuse crouching beast in a pelletted border. Cf. Ruseva-Slokos...

1st-4th century A.D. Twenty discoid limestone counters each with an incuse cinquefoil to both faces. 32 grams total, 13-17 mm (1/2 - 5/8 in.).Pri...

2nd-3rd century A.D. Rectangular plaque with rounded edges, incised legend 'VIC / TOR' with frond between and at each end. 5.20 grams, 21.89 mm o...

3rd-4th century A.D. Comprising a large quantity of mixed vessel fragments, mostly displaying part of the base or rim, and a lump of unworked clay...

2nd-3rd century A.D. The monogram in Roman capital letters, ('R'+'M'+'A', with the 'O' represented by the circular rim of the brooch itself), a pa...

Circa 18th century A.D. With ellipsoid plaque, incuse border and text 'KERO / HOHAN / A'. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Colle...

6th-8th century A.D. With square plaque, incuse Daniel in orans pose flanked by two lions. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Coll...

6th-8th century A.D. Cross pommee with roundels to the centre and each arm; suspension loop. 4.96 grams, 39 mm (1 1/2 in.).Acquired on the UK art...

Circa 8th-12th century A.D. Group of tabular weights with markings including incised cross, monogram 'Z', 'N', NE monogram and others. 43.9 grams...

Circa 1st millennium B.C. Carved in the round from red carnelian, the wing case with drilled pellets and drilled through the head for suspension. ...

1st millennium B.C. The handle formed as a stylised standing bird, possibly a vulture, with large almond-shaped eyes and curved beak, large striat...

Circa 1st millennium B.C. Plano-convex body with incuse pellet 'spots', facial details. 6.5 grams, 22 mm (7/8 in.).Ex old English collection. Lon...

Late 1st millennium B.C. Round-section hoop supporting a scaphoid plaque with chamfered underside, incuse image of a winged gryphon seizing an ibe...

Circa 2300-2000 B.C. Of heavy openwork construction, the central cross and annular frame with applied pellets; integral collared suspension loop. ...

Early 2nd millennium B.C. Pillow-shaped with median horizontal band to the obverse, text continuing onto one edge and part of the reverse. 94 gra...

Circa 2000 B.C. With impressed text to both principal faces; repaired. 116 grams, 83 mm (3 1/4 in.).With impressed text to both principal faces, r...

Circa mid 1st millennium B.C. Rectangular-section tongue-shaped seal with suspension holes; to the underside, an incuse engraved scene of a standi...

2nd millennium B.C. Bell-shaped seal with ribbed suspension loop, incuse design including pellets, a frond and a horse's head; supplied with a mus...

Circa 3rd millennium B.C. With drilled design of larger and smaller pellets regularly placed. Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seal...

Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Rectangular in plan with angled upper faces and transverse piercing; incuse design of an ibex and vegetation; chlori...

North Syria or Anatolia, 4th millennium B.C. Chlorite stamp seal, rectangular in plan with angled reverse faces, incuse frieze of two goats in pro...

1st millennium B.C. With flat base; old collector's ticket with legend 'MB34/7 / 1 ½ shekels / 12.6 g- / Bronze'. 12.5 grams, 24 mm (1 in.).Ex Si...

8th century A.D. Displaying openwork floriate decoration within a tongue-shaped frame; two pierced attachment lugs to the rear. Cf. Daim, F., Die ...

Circa 11th-18th century A.D. Comprising socketted axeheads of various types; some possibly stamped with maker's marks. 7 kg total, 16-24.5 cm (6 ...

Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000-200,000 B.P. Cordiform handaxe with broad rounded butt. 353 grams, 13.1 cm (5 1/8 in.).Found field walki...

Neolithic Period, 2100-1850 B.C. A well-formed 'livre de beurre' core in yellow-brown flint. See Martin, Dr. H., Etude sur les 'Livres de Beurre' ...

Circa 7th-4th millennium B.C. Comprising thirty-seven microliths. 26 grams total, 14-20 mm (1/2- 3/4 in.).Found at the foot of Perry Hill, London...

Circa 1100-800 B.C. Davis Group 11 type, comprising a leaf shaped blade with a chamfered edge, and two circular peg holes on both sides of the soc...