AN EGYPTIAN MUMMY BEAD MUMMY MASK Roman Period 1st - 2nd Century A.D. Composed of restrung disc-shaped and tubular beads in shades of blue, turquoise, black, coral and yellow, the eyes and face outlined in black, with a small linear mouth and a str iped beard, the lower half of the face is surrounded by an elaborate collar, 23.5 x 22.5cm, Provenance: Charles Gillet; Marion Schuster (inv. no. 332).

A GROUP OF NEAR EASTERN AMULETS AND SEALS Circa 1st Millennium B.C. - Islamic period, Including a red cylinder seal with an incised geometric pattern, 3.6cm long; a pale blue glazed composition amulet in the form of a lion, circa 600 B.C. 1.7cm lo ng; small pottery fragment of a stylised head, 2.1cm long; a large cylindrical bead with a yellow linear design, ; and a hardstone Islamic intaglio incised with the form of a stylised bird surrounded by foliage, 1.8cm long, (5) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.

TWO BRONZE CICADA BROOCHES Circa 3rd - 5th Century A.D. Both of deltoid form with diagonal incisions on the bodies to indicate the wings, the impression of insect eyes also indicated by incised triangles, both 7.5cm long, (2) Provenance: From an i mportant London collection, acquired in the 1970s.

A GALLO-ROMAN LONG PLATE BROOCH Circa 2nd - 3rd Century A.D. The central hollow disc is decorated with a band of alternate black and white enamel surrounding an inner ring of bright blue. It is flanked by inlaid terminals of adorsed crescentic lun ettes set with white enamel terminating in a small disc of red enamel with a bright blue area of enamel between, 4.9cm high, Provenance: UK collection, acquired 1992, Literature: Richard Hattatt, 'Iron Age and Roman Brooches' (Oxford, 1985) pp. 168-169, nos. 600-601 shows similar examples. A close parallel can be seen in 'Antiken aus Rheinischem Privatbesitz' (Bonn, 1973) tafel 191, Nr. 420/3, pp. 260-261.

A GROUP OF MOSAIC BEADS Roman Period and later Including a dark blue ovoid bead with a repeated colourful face motif; a spherical blue and white bead with a red band running around the bead with faces within it; a multicoloured ovoid bead with deco rative black and white rosettes; and nine further colourful beads, (Qty) Provenance: Private UK collection.

A WESTERN ASIATIC CARNELIAN BEAD NECKLACE Restrung with a modern clasp, composed of forty-six faceted and polished spherical beads, the central bead larger than the others, 71.5cm long, Provenance: Private collection, Germany, acquired 1960s - 19 80s.

FOUR MEDIEVAL BRONZE BANGLES Circa 9th - 13th Century A.D. Including three composed of twisting strands terminating in loops; and an example of a single piece of bronze with incised circular designs, 5.9 - 7.7cm wide, (4) Provenance: Acquired in the 1990s on the German Art market by the current owner.

TWO ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS Circa 2nd - 3rd Century A.D. One earring composed of an oval open work disc with a central cameo of a woman, three attachment pendants are suspended below, possibly added later, 3.2cm long; the other earring in the form of a hoop with applied decorative granules and strands, 2cm diameter; and a cameo, possibly not ancient, (3) Provenance: Earring with pendants, Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger., Auction 265, 9th February .2010, lot 1066; Gold earring, acquired 2000; Cameo, Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 252, 25th September 2007, lot 1537.

A PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS Circa 2nd - 3rd Century A.D. Both composed of two openwork convex rosettes with a central green glass bead, 1.5cm diameter each, (2) Provenance: Collection of V. Hruby, acquired between the 1950s and 60s; Private coll ection, Germany.

A GROUP OF GOLD EARRINGS Including a pair of Western Asiatic small penannular earrings, circa 2nd century B.C.; two similar Roman earrings both with a circular disc with granular border decoration, one with a central knop surrounded by granular deco ration, the discs surmount clusters of hollow spheres in both examples, circa 2nd - 4th century A.D.; a pair of penannular earrings with twisted wire decoration; and a single penannular earring, 1.3 - 5cm long, (7) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.

A PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS Circa 2nd - 3rd Century A.D. Formed of two ridged concentric circles surrounding a green stone with a curved cross bar surmounted another green stone, 1.9cm long each, (2) Provenance: Collection of V. Hruby, acquired between the 1950s and 60s; Private collection, Germany.

A PAIR OF ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS Circa 2nd - 3rd Century A.D. Formed of two openwork slightly convex rosettes, with a central green glass bead, with three green glass beads suspended below, 3.1cm long each, (2) Provenance: Collection of V. Hruby, acq uired between the 1950s and 60s; Private collection, Germany.