Egyptian Shabti/Ushabti Period/Date: Late Period, 664-332 B.C. Material: glazed composition mummiform body, striated tripartite wig and false beard; arms crossed over chest holding a pick and hoe, seed bag to the left shoulder; T-shaped hieroglyphic inscription to the body Size: 83 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Provenance: Property of a London gentleman; formerly with Parthenon gallery, London, UK; previously in the Dubois collection. (Author's collection)

Object: Roman Head of Venus Period/Date: 1st – 2nd century A.D. Material: Carved marble head of Venus with hair dressed in a chignon, finely modelled features Size: 11 cm (4.25 inches), 305 grams Provenance: Swedish private collection; formerly with Monnaies d'antan, Rouen, France, 23 May 2018, lot 365 (Author's collection)

Roman Venus Torso: 1st cnetury B.C.C - 1st century A.D. Material: A marble statue fragment of a nude female (Venus) standing with the left leg flexed and resting on an object to the rear, the arms spread. 19.5 cm (7 1/2 inches), 534 grams. Provenance: property of an Austrian gentlemen (pre-1990) (Author's collection)

Roman Statuette of Alexander the Great youthful features to face, characteristic anastole hairstyle; wearing a knee length tunic Period/Date: ca. 1st-3rd century A.D. Material: Æ Bronze Size: 49 grams, 69mm (2 3/4") Provenance: Property of a London gentlemen (acquired in 1970’s-1980’s) (Author's collection)

Western Asiatic South Arabian Warrior Statuette wearing a small cap and long tunic, belted at the waist; bracelets to both hands, left hand holding dagger Period/Date: ca. 8th-5th century B.C. Material: Æ Bronze Size: 85 grams, 92mm Provenance: Property of a gentleman from Mayfair, London (acquired in 1970’s-2000’s) (Author's collection)

Roman Maenad Statuette, ca. 1st - 2nd century A.D.; a bronze in the image of a maenad; hair pulled back to a loose pony tail; naked except for a fawn skin cloak over the left shoulder; left hand holding cloak, right hand holding small bag. 85mm; 3 1/2 inches, 103 grams; property of a UK collector (pre-1975) (Author's collection)

Sumerian Cuneiform Clay Nail, Gudea, Governor of Lagash, From the Temple of Eninnu, Lagash, Southern Mesopotamia Period/Date: ca. 2144-2124 B.C. Size: 7 cm (2.75 inches) Note: dedicates the building of a temple to the hero Ningirsu (a god of battle) (Author's collection)

Old Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet Merchant record (the sale of a horn of Barley) Period/Date: ca. 1750 B.C. Material: Clay Size: 4.7 x 3.9 cm. Origin: Middle East Obverse inscription: sze szu-la2 ki Ap-lum en d.Inanna l Ma-at-tu-u2 dam I-din-d.Za-ba4-ba4 u3 We-du-i-na-ma-ti szu-ba-an-ti-me-esz Edge inscription: iti sig4-a sze i3-ag2-e-ne Reverse inscription: Igi d.Szara2 Igi d.Nin-urta ugula Igi Ma-a-nu-ra dub-sar Iti apin-du8-a u4 5-kam mu Sa-am-su-i-lu-na lugal urudu.ki-lgal-gub hur-sag Id2-didli-bi Seal inscription: ma-a-nu-ra d.mar-tu (Author's collection)

Carved Scarab (Western Asiatic); carved schist scaraboid with incised scene to the underside of a running bull amid pellets and flowers with duck above; ca. 1st millennium B.C. 28mm, 1 inch, 3 grams (Author's collection)

Object: Roman Hedgehog Statuette Period/Date: 1st century B.C. – 1st century A.D. Material: Bronze; Hedgehog with textured body. Size: 27mm, 18g Provenance: Property of a Richmond gentleman (Author's collection)

Object: Roman Siren Candelabra Foot Period/Date: 1st century B.C. – 1st century A.D. Material: Bronze; Lion’s claw foot comprising a female head with short hatched wings. Size: 6 cm, 57.4g (Author's collection)

Object: Western Asiatic Haematite Elephant Amulet Period/Date: 1st millennium B.C. Material: A carved haematite amuletic pendant of an elephant with incised rib detailing to the trunk and ears Size: 39mm (1.50 inches), 46 grams Provenance: The Signo collection (Author's collection)

Object: Roman Horse Protome Period/Date: 1st – 2nd century B.C. Material: Bronze; the foreparts of a leaping horse with head lowered and hooves extended. Size: 44mm, 56.1g Provenance: Property of an East London collector; previously in a collection formed in the 1990’s. Literature: Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 245 for type (Author's collection)

Roman Dice; ten jet dice, roughly square with the average face about 6-9mm in diameter (Author's collection)

ROMAN BULL'S HEAD MOUNT 1st century BC-1st century AD A hollow-formed bronze bull-head with low-relief lentoid eyes, bulbous muzzler with deep nostrils, spoon-shaped ears, band of geometric ornament to the brow; hole to each cheek for attachment of straps, two more to the reverse; provincial workmanship; mounted on a custom-made stand. 128 grams, 80mm including stand (3 1/4"). Provenance Property of a Hertfordshire gentleman; part of his collection formed between 1973-2014. Literature Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 352 for type (Author's collection)

Gandharan Buddha Statuette (Siddhartha Guatama in lotus position) Period/Date: ca. 2nd – 3rd century A.D. Size: 9.3 kg, 40.5cm Material: Carved schist stone Origin: Afghanistan/Pakistan Provenance: Property of a London collector, acquired in the 1960s (Author's collection)

Christian Oil Lamp Period/Date: ca. 1st-3rd century A.D. Material: Red Glazed Clay Size: 5 ¾ in. Chi Rho – Christian symbol (Author's collection)

Roman Oil Lamp Image of Triton carrying a fish Period/Date: ca. 1st century A.D. Material: Terracotta Clay Origin: ex. Bavarian art trade (1980) (Author's collection)

Judean Oil Lamp Period/Date: ca. 10th-8th century B.C. Material: Terracotta Clay Note: Iron age II (Author's collection)

Roman Oil Lamp rounded nozzle and lunar-shaped back Period/Date: ca. 1st century A.D. Material: Æ Bronze Size: 107 grams, 10cm (4") Provenance: an old Suffolk collection (Author's collection)

Scythian Acinaces Dagger broad leaf-shaped blade, rectangular grip w/triangular lower guard, scaphoid-section pommel Period/Date: ca. 6th-5th century B.C. Size: 1.8 kg, 45cm Material: Iron Provenance: Property of a London gentlemen (acquired in 1940’s-1950’s) (Author's collection)

Western Asiatic Elamite Club Head ca. 3rd Millenium B.C.; A war-club or sceptre with tubular socket curving to a flared finial with domes striking face, scooped flange to the rear of the neck, attachment holes to the shank; 10.5cm, 4 1.2 inches, 233 grams; Provenance: collection of a North West London lady, previously with a central London gallery (Author's collection)

Western Asiatic Cylinder Seal Group Date: 2nd millennium BC A mixed group of mainly hematite and limestone cylinder seals with geometric and figural detailing. Dimensions: 23 grams total, 18-26mm (3/4 - 1"). Provenance: From a private Belgian collection; previously a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s. (Author's collection)

Viking Bearded Axehead w/Handle broad swept edge and square chin, tapering neck, socket with flared wings; mounted on a later haft with iron and bronze panels Period/Date: ca. 9th-11th century A.D. Material: Iron Size: 1.6 kg, 59cm (23 1/4") Provenance: Property of a a lady living in Kent, UK; formerly part of her grandfather's collection; acquired in Germany after WWII (Author's collection)

Western Asiatic Amulet Group Date: 1st millennium BC-1st millennium AD A group of stone amulets comprising: a carved amethyst tortoise, pierced through the head for suspension; an obsidian(?) amulet in the form of a hand making mano fica gesture, pierced through the arm for suspension; a tabular bead or stamp seal with leaping ram to one side and enigmatic markings to the other; a red stone amulet of a stylized reclining lion, pierced through the body; a blue glass amulet in the form of a sheep's head with open mouth, pierced through the neck. Dimensions: 21 grams total, 18-24mm (3/4 - 1"). Provenance: Property of a London gentleman; acquired London art market, 1970-1980. (Author's collection)

Western Asiatic Stamp Seal with Stag Date: 1st millennium AD A carved green jasper scaraboid stamp seal depicting a standing stag with hatched line decoration, bow behind, an arrow to the front and a large pellet below. Dimensions: 2.23 grams, 14.55mm (1/2"). Provenance: Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s (Author's collection)

Object: Egyptian Statuette of Osiris, “God of the Afterlife” Period/Date: Late Period, 664-323 B.C. Material: Bronze; Osiris bearded, mummiform, holding crook and flail with broad collar. Wearing the “Atef” plumed crown with Uraeus at front, tail rising atop crown. Size: 11 cm Provenance: Israeli purchase (Author's collection)

Western Asiatic Akinakes Short Sword Date: 1st millennium BC A bronze akinakes comprising a tongue-shaped lentoid section blade with incised vertical bands and scroll detailing to both faces, ricasso with palmette and other motifs, chipped lower guard with lateral lugs and two animal motifs either side, short grip and papyrus-stalk pommel. Dimensions: 530 grams, 43.5cm (17"). Provenance: Property of a Mayfair lady; formerly in an important London collection formed since 1965. (Author's collection)

Roman Vase ca. 1st - 2nd - century A.D.; Material: Bronze, 28.9cm; Provenance: formerly property of a German collection (pre-1995) (Author's collection)

Western Asiatic Assyrian Panel with Engraved Gods Date: 1st millennium BC A sheet bronze rectangular panel with crenellated upper edge, incised frieze of a standing robed male figure with crown and four wings confronting a similar female figure; the male holding a feather in one hand, the female a bucket and goblet, brazier between the figures and stars in the field. Dimensions: 116 grams, 14.7cm (5 3/4"). Provenance: Property of a North London gentleman; formerly in the collection of S.M. of London (Author's collection)

Object: Western Asiatic Plaque w/Figure Period/Date: 3rd-2nd millennium B.C. Material: A silver disc appliqué with herringbone border, central profile seated figure with beard wearing a flounced and segmented garment raising hand Size: 47mm (2.00 inches), 9.61 grams Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, Acquired in London Market 1970-1980 (Author's collection)