AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SHABTI The small shabti was mould made and holds a pick and a seed bag depicted over its right shoulder, with hieroglyphs in dark pigment, possibly Late Period, 7.8cm high, Provenance: Private UK collection.

A GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTI New Kingdom, 19th-20th Dynasty, circa 1295-1070 B.C. Of typical mummiform in pale green faience, with a column of hieroglyphs on the front of the body reading the 'Chief door keeper', with the name unclear, 12cm high. Provenance: Ex Joseph Klein Collection, formed in New York between 1941 and 1980; thence by descent; Ex Bonham's Knightsbridge, 8th May 2013, lot 131 (part).

AN EGYPTIAN INSCRIBED FAIENCE BEAD Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069 - 664 B.C. Of long ovoid form in pale faience, with a central incised cartouche, with two incised bands at each end, 4.1cm long, Literature: For similar examples see lot 183 , Christie's New York, 9th December 2015. Provenance: Private German collection acquired first half of 20th Century,

AN EGYPTIAN PLASTER HEAD OF A PRIEST Possibly a model for a mould to make a faience or glass inlay, the bald priest facing left the facial features are incised, with a large almond-shaped eye with a extended cosmetic line, 3.6cm, Provenance: Priva te collection, Germany, acquired before 1980; Ex Gorny & Mosch 163, 2007, lot 755 (part).

A NEAR EASTERN POTTERY JAR Circa 2nd Millennium B.C. Of cylindrical form, with two small lug handles on the rim, the body of the vessel is decorated with a zig-zag and dot pattern in yellow and turquoise glaze, 7.5cm high, Provenance: The collecti on of Heidi Vollmoeller, acquired in 1989; Ex Christie's South Kensington, The Heidi Vollmoeller Collection, 29th October 2003, lot 369 (part).

A NEAR EASTERN POTTERY BEAKER Circa 1st Millennium B.C. Of fine earthenware, the body of the vessel with straight sides tapering slightly to the flat base, the rim of the vessel decorated with a band of black slip, 6.8cm high, Provenance: Private collection, London.

A NEAR EASTERN TERRACOTTA BIRD Circa 1st Millennium B.C. Of stylised hollow form, possibly a rattle, the bird is depicted with a plump rounded body and short tail feathers, its head raised, with circular incised eyes and two lines of incised circle s running the length of the body, 13cm long, Provenance: Private collection, London.

FOUR CYPRIOT POTTERY SHALLOW BOWLS Iron Age, Circa 950 - 750 B.C. Including a large bichrome dish, the underside with a cruciform design on the centre surrounded by a geometric pattern, two bands on the interior and wishbone handles, 31.6cm diamete r, a bichrome bowl with a concentric circle design on the interior and one loop handle, 16.8cm diameter, a white ware bowl with concentric circle design on the interior and a single band on the exterior and one loop handle, 16.1cm diamter, and a red ware dish with concentric circle designs on the interior and the exterior, with one handle, 18.4cm, (4) Provenance: Property from the collection of David Read, acquired between 1966 and 1969.

AN APULIAN RED FIGURE FISH PLATE Circa 340-320 B.C. Attributed to the Group of Karlsruhe 66/140, of type IVA, with two banded bream moving to the left, both decorated with black dots and two broad black stripes, as well as applied white on the tail , fins, gills, and bellies, and a spotted torpedo fish with curling tail and broad, smiling mouth. A four-petalled flower in the field, and a rosette within a border of repeated waves at the centre. The sides of the bowl also decorated with waves, 25.4cm diam, 6.3cm high, This comes with a thermoluminescence test report from Oxford Authentication confirming its antiquity. Literature: Compare an almost identical plate in a private collection in Geneva; see I. McPhee and A. D. Trendall, Greek Red-figured Fish-plates, Basel, 1987, pl. 53c, no. IVA/126, and pp. 127-130 for discussion of the group. Provenance: Ex Frank Capra, Jr. collections acquired in the 1970s. Footnotes: The Group of Karlsruhe 66/140 is named after a fish-plate in the Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe and refers to a group of anonymous painters whose consistent and shared style indicates a coherent workshop. Their plates are characterised by an extensive use of added white on the bodies of the fish, especially on the underbelly; the specific depiction of banded bream; and the depiction of a central rosette within a border of wave-pattern.

THREE ANCIENT POTTERY VESSELS Including a small terracotta trefoil oinochoe, with a tall loop handle, 9.5cm high; a squat jug with a rounded base and a short neck surmounted by a wide flat everted rim, 11.7cm high; and a red slip juglet, 10.2cm high , (3) Provenance: The collection of Mr Eastman, Shrewsbury acquired prior to 2000; Private UK collection.

A GROUP OF ANCIENT POTTERY VESSELS Including a black ware vessel with a bulbous body with decorative bands of incised vertical lines; a large jug with an everted rim and a small loop handle; a Roman discus lamp with a moulded floral motif; a miniatu re vase; a bowl with a wide flat rim; and a second oil lamp, 8 - 15cm high, (6) Provenance: Private UK collection.

A ROMAN TERRACOTTA BULL Circa 1st Century A.D. Naturalistically modelled, the body of the bull with defined musculature, the head with incised heavy lidded eyes and flared nostrils, 10.5cm long, Provenance: Charles Gillet (1879 - 1972); Marion Sch uster (1902 - 1984) inv. no. 131

A GLAZED EARTHENWARE HEAD OF A YOUTH Circa 1st - 3rd Century A.D. Possibly a representation of Dionysus, the face framed by thick wavy hair with an ivy wreath surrounding the top of his head, the surface with a yellow-green glaze, 4.3cm high, Prov enance: Said to be found near Metz, France; A mid 20th century collection; acquired in 2006 from H. Milles, Germany.

TWO ROMAN TERRACOTTA VESSELS Circa 2nd Century A.D. Including a drinking vessel damaged in the kiln during manufacture 13.5 cm high; and a single handled drinking vessel of grey pottery, with a small everted lip, 10cm high, (2) Provenance: UK priv ate collection; the drinking vessel with an old collection label on the underside of the base reading, "Roman vessel from Andernach on the Rhine. Bt. Lawrence. Apr. 1897. P. 1483."

A ROMAN TERRACOTTA WREATH LEAF MOULD Circa 2nd - 4th Century A.D. Of ovoid form, the large terracotta mould with depressed elongated leaf shapes on each side with incised dashing indicating veins, with traces of white glaze surviving, the long edge of the mould is decorated with seven incised circles, 13.1cm long, Provenance: Private UK collection.

FOUR EUROPEAN BRONZE FIBULAE AND A ROMAN BRONZE RING Circa 1st-5th Century A.D. Including a Romano-British bronze fibula, with central rib with leaves design on the arch, 6cm long; a Gallo-Roman bronze fibula in the shape of a phallus, with traces of enamel remaining, 3.2cm long; a Gallo-Roman bronze fibula in the form of a cicada, 2.7cm long; a European bronze disc fibula with enamel, 3.3cm diam, and a bronze ring with a circular bezel, (5) Provenance: The Romano-British fibula, found in Piercebridge, County Durham; the fibula in the shape of a phallus from a UK private collection; the cicada fibula from a UK private collection, acquired in 1991; the bronze disc fibula from a UK private collection, acquired in 1988,

A VIKING BRONZE SPIRAL AMULET Circa 9th - 12th Century A.D. The armlet is formed of single piece of coiled bronze, with a slightly raised midrib, 6.3cm long, Provenance: Private UK collection.

TWO TRIBAL VESSELS Two burnished pottery jugs, one with a bulbous body covered with incised geometric decoration, with a wide neck flaring to slightly everted rim, with a loop handle 19.4cm high; the second with a globular body with incised geometri c decoration, with a narrow cylindrical flaring neck, 18cm high, (2)