Antiquities

A group of Egyptian antiquities, including a green glazed ushabli, height 11.5cm, various green and blue glazed jewellery and a bronze pharaoh's head.

An Egyptian glazed pottery ushabti fragment, one side with incised hieroglyphics, length 6cm.

An Egyptian pottery seal in the form of a scarab beetle with sphinx head, length 8cm.

An Egyptian cast bronze model of a seated cat with deeply patinated and pitted surface, height 7.5cm, mounted on a stepped wooden plinth.

An ancient Cypriot amphoriskos, circa 1100-1050 BC, the ovoid body with two loop handles and painted horizontal bands, height 8cm.

A pre-Columbian red pottery ewer, probably Peruvian Moche civilisation, the squat globular body decorated with a band of crouching dogs, with later applied neck and handle, height 15.5cm (restored).

A Chinese Sichuan province verdigris bronze bird finial, probably 12th century BC from Sanxingdui, modelled with pierced crest and tail feathers, height 22cm, together with a copy of 'Ancient Sichuan Treasures from a Lost Civilization'. Note: a similar bird finial is illustrated in 'Ancient Sichuan Treasures From a Lost Civilization' edited by Robert Bagley, page 123.

A substantial pre-Columbian Teotihuacan style carved cream hardstone mask, possibly 250-700 AD, with pierced holes to sides, bearing collector's label to reverse, height 15.5cm, width 16.5cm. Provenance: from the estate of a West Sussex collector.

An ancient Roman glass vessel of pale green tint, the neck with single ribbed line above a low-bellied body, height 8.5cm.

A group of ancient pottery vessels, probably mainly Greek and Cypriot, including a single-handled bowl, diameter 15cm, a pouring jug, height 19cm, a loop-handled cup and two spindle whirls.

A small group of ancient pottery, comprising four Roman oil lamps, a two-handled vase, height 26cm, and two other vessels.

A group of ancient pottery vessels, including a tripodal spouted pouring vessel, height 8cm, a twin-handled vase, various bowls and an acorn-shaped storage jar, possibly Egyptian.

A group of Peruvian pottery, Moche civilization, circa 450-1400 AD, comprising four decorated vessels and a model of a horse, height 15.5cm.

A group of three Byzantine style pottery fire bombs, each with a decorated surface, length of longest 15cm.

A group of mainly ancient pottery vessels, including a Chinese Neolithic pottery twin-handled vase with painted surface decoration, height 20cm, a bird-lipped jug and a later pre-Columbian style figural vessel.

An Egyptian carved wooden funerary mask, possibly Late period, 664-332 BC, the face with painted gesso surface of pale pink and white, detailed in pale grey, height 23cm, mounted on a modern stand.

An Egyptian stone stela (grave marker), Middle Kingdom, 1991-1783 BC, the arched rectangular tablet incised and painted with a jackal on a shrine flanked by a pair of sacred eyes above four bands of hieroglyphics, the main central reserve decorated with four figures flanking a table of offerings, a further panel of figures below, height 39cm, width 23.5cm, depth 6cm. Note: this stela is accompanied by correspondence from Dr I.E.S. Edwards of The British Museum, dated 1965. It includes a translation of the hieroglyphics, detailing that the stela was for a judge by the name of Nebnetjeru.

An Egyptian carved wooden funerary statuette depicting Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, probably circa 750-200 BC, modelled as the amalgamation of Osiris, Sokar and Ptah in mummiform, the surface with some remnants of original decoration and inscription to reverse, height 39cm. Note: this lot is accompanied by correspondence with John H. Taylor of The British Museum.

A Luristan verdigris bronze sword, circa 1500 BC, with double-edged blade and integral cast handle with fluted grip and openwork pommel, total length 77cm.