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Middle Kingdom, 11th-12th Dynasties, circa 1991-1786 B.C. A limestone stela fashioned as a simplified ‘false-door’ - a symbolic portal originally carved into or painted onto a tomb wall to allow t

Circa late 3rd-4th century A.D. or later. A colossal eagle statue or pillar cap carved in the round in white marble, gripping a round-section perch on a rectangular plinth base with concave sidewalls,

1st-3rd century AD. A carved schist frieze fragment displaying a central facing figure and surrounding figural friezes; the central figure of Buddha sitting cross-legged on a lotus flower dais, hands

1st century AD. A large bronze walking stag with head held up and antlers curving up; cast mark to the top of the tail with hole in centre; head detaches and with crenellated edges for securing. For a

Circa 520-500 B.C. A terracotta black-figure kylix composed of a D-section bowl and stemmed foot, bowl exterior decorated with a winged figure of Eos, goddess of the dawn, running right between two st

11th-13th century A.D. A rectangular marble floor panel recalling similar workmanship to the floor of the Sistine Chapel, comprising a large central panel composed of a chequerboard design of alternat

20th century AD. A vibrantly coloured painting on canvas attributed to the Indian artist M.F. Hussain, signed; wooden frame. 3.2 kg, 127.5 x 59.5cm (50 1/4 x 23 1/2"). From the private family collecti

1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. A discoid gladiatorial or cavalry shield with shallow domed central panel, adorned with a circular boss bearing a stylised Medusa head in raised relief, snake heads e

6th-5th century B.C. The front of a scale armour coat composed of over five hundred overlapping bronze scales, each mounted onto a custom-made stand for purposes of display; the scales show to have fo

14th century A.D. A large carved limestone statue of standing Virgin Mary carrying infant Jesus on her raised left arm; wearing a high crown with flowers and a veil, beautifully carved oval-face with

2nd-3rd century A.D. or later. A bronze figure of Buddha Sakyamuni modelled in the round standing bare-footed on a double lotus flower podium, wearing a robe, ushnisha to the head, stylised facial fea

Momoyama and Edo Periods, late 16th-early 18th century A.D. A complete lacquered Samurai armour comprising: akoda-nari kabuto helmet with itamono-shikoro neck guard, Etchū-bo menpō iron face mas

Early 9th century A.D. A Viking period sword comprising: a 9th century high-status silver-covered lobed pommel and cross guard consisting of a Petersen Type D/E pommel composed of a broadly conical bo

1st-3rd century AD. A carved schist figure of Buddha sitting cross-legged on a floral pedestal in a loosely-draped tunic, hair dressed in a top-knot; carved within a shallow cleft in the surrounding n

8TH-5TH CENTURY B.C. A copper-alloy attachment or protome in the form of a Water Buffalo or Gazelle's head with outstretched neck, semi-naturalistic facial detailing to the face and horns, round-secti

Dated 1956 AD. Acrylic on canvas attributed to the Indian artist G.R. Santosh, signed and dated on back of canvas; wooden frame. 3.6 kg, 99.5 x 69cm (39 1/4 x 27 1/4"). From the private family collect

1st millennium AD. A U-shaped yugo (mould) carved in siliceous sedimentary breccia with inclusions; the shiny surface with low-relief guilloche detailing, the finials with stylised alligator heads; mo

Late 1st century BC-early 1st century AD. A mosaic glass pyxis in swirls of green, amber, blue and white glass, squat jar with shallow lid and knop handle. See Whitehouse, D. Roman Glass in the Cornin

1st century BC-1st century AD. A marble portrait head of a noble Julio-Claudian boy, possibly the prince Gaius Caesar, with short hair falling in delicately incised waves, deep-set eyes, small, full l

Early 5th century B.C. A spectacular bronze hydria composed of a tapering body, broad shoulder and waisted neck, the everted rim decorated with egg-and-dart motifs, three round-section handles and tie

796-798 A.D. Obv: EAD / BEARHT / REX in three lines with last HT ligated with pelletted lines between. Rev: EAH / DENEH in two lines for the moneyer Eahdeneh at Canterbury mint with central cross and

Early New Kingdom, 1569-1480 B.C. A carved wooden figure of a princess advancing, wearing a Broad Collar, tripartite wig and uraeus to the brow; fly whisk held in the left hand across the chest; pierc

10th century A.D. A double-edged cutting sword of Petersen Type U with a shallow-fullered broad blade and round tip; boat-shaped lower guard and a large pommel, originally divided in three parts and w

Early 10th-11th century AD. An iron sword with hilt of Oakeshott's Type Xa; the two-edged blade gently tapering with rounded tip and slight median fuller almost to the tip, 4mm thick at the shoulder a