AN EGYPTIAN BASALT COSMETIC VESSEL Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, circa 1980-1801 B.C. With polished concave sides, the narrow vessel flares from a flat base to a projecting rim, 5.5 cm high, Literature: For similarly shaped vessels of varying mate rial see Sir W. M. Flinders Petrie, 'The Funeral Furniture of Egypt. Stone and Metal Vases', reprinted Warminster, 1977, Plate XII. For an example in a Swiss private collection see Madeleine Page-Gasser and Andre Weise, with Thomas Schneider and Sylvia Winterhalter, 'Égypte, Moments d'éternité. Art égyptien dans les collections privées, Suisse' (Mainz, 1998) no. 47. For a discussion on such vessels see Lise Manniche, 'Sacred Luxuries - Fragrance, Aromatherapy and Cosmetics in Ancient Egypt' (New York, 1999) p. 109-110, Provenance: Private collection of Albert Davis, Arizona, USA, acquired between 1970 -1989.

AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT A small fragment depicting a hand holding an ankh, 18cm long, Provenance: UK private collection, Footnotes: The ankh is the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol that represents life, deities are often depicted holdin g the ankh by its loop as in this case.

AN EGYPTIAN BASALT FIGURE OF KNEELING PRIEST Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, Circa 1700 B.C. Shown kneeling upright on an integral base, resting both arms on his legs and wearing a long kilt wrapped above the waist and folded right over left beneath his chest, an incised border running around the top edge of the kilt, a single column of hieroglyphs running down the centre of his torso and over his knees, 12cm high, Literature: A very similar statue of the royal sealer and high steward, Gebu, from the temple of Amun at Karnak is now in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptothek in Copenhagen (inv. no. ÆIN 0027). Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland, acquired mid 1960s, and thence by descent.

AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A STRIDING KING Ptolemaic Period, circa 3rd century B.C. The fragment depicts the torso and upper legs of a striding king, perhaps a sculptors' model, with his arms held close to his body with his hands clenched at h is thighs and his left leg advanced, wearing a royal shendyt kilt with pendant central panel and belt, the naked torso with raised nipples, the flat-topped dorsal column with a single incised grid line is uninscribed, as well as the royal shendyt kilt, the figure also demonstrates the tripartite modelling of the torso typical of royal sculpture from circa 700 BC onwards, whereby the chest, rib cage, and abdomen are made subtly distinct, 15.2 cm high, Literature: For a comparable but unfinished limestone model of a striding king, see Rhode Island School of Design Museum, inv. no. 2014.2; and for a granodiorite bust of Nectanebo I demonstrating tripartite modelling and also wearing the shendyt kilt, see British Museum, acc. no. EA1013. Provenance: Private collection (L.O.) USA, acquired late 1980s; Private collection London, acquired 2002, Footnotes: Numerous sculptors' 'models' such as this are known from the Late and Ptolemaic periods. They are typically small in size and made from limestone, although a few are in wood, plaster, and hard stone; often they are left unfinished, often at various intermediate stages of being worked, sometimes with grid lines still visible. As well as providing templates for craftsmen to follow, it is possible that these 'models' may also represent practice pieces or demonstration models used to train new craftsmen, providing fascinating insight into workshop practice.

TWO GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTIS Including a Late Dynastic pale green shabti holding a pick and an adze; a miniature green shabti; and another shabti, not ancient, 5.3 - 15.1cm long, (3) Provenance: UK private collection.

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,

A GROUP OF EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION AMULETS Including a blue udjat eye, surmounted by a suspension loop, 1.9cm long; a green-blue amulet of Bes, 1.3cm long; a scarab, 0.9cm long; a bright blue djed pillar amulet, 2.1cm long; and a pale blue amule t of a seated baboon, possibly not ancient, 1.5cm long, (5) Provenance: Acquired on the 1990s on the London art market by the present owner.

FOUR EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION AMULETS Including a white crown amulet, Saite Period; a papyrus amulet, Late Period after 664 B.C.; an altar amulet, Late Period after 664 B.C; and an amulet of a clenched fist, First Intermediate Period, circa 2181 - 2055 B.C., 1.7 - 2.9cm long, (4) Provenance: UK private collection.

AN EGYPTIAN PTOLEMAIC GLASS INLAY OF A KNEELING PHAROAH Ptolemaic Period, circa 305 - 30 B.C. Of dark blue glass, the fragment depicts the upright torso with the legs bent underneath the body, wearing a striated kilt, 3.2cm long, Provenance: Priva te UK collection.

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).

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 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.

A NEAR EASTERN FROG AMULET Circa 3rd - 2nd Millennium B.C. Carved in brown and cream banded agate, the animal sits with its rear legs neatly bent and head raised, the eyes are worked as small raised ovals one each side of a groove that runs down th e back from nose to tail, drilled lengthways for attachment, 2.1cm long, Provenance: Private European Collection.

A BRONZE LURISTAN AXEHEAD Circa 1st Millennium B.C. With a cylindrical hollow shaft for attachment to a longer handle, the axehead has a flat rectangular blade, the blade is 12.6cm long, Provenance: Private UK collection.

TWO JEMDET NASR STAMP SEALS Circa 3rd Millennium B.C. Including a calcite couchant ox, vertically pierced through the centre of the body, with drilled dots on the reverse 3.2cm long; and a black limestone figure of a seated animal with long ears, d rilled dot eyes and defined haunches, pierced horizontally, 4.6cm long, (2) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.

TWO JEMDET NASR STAMP SEALS Circa 3rd Millennium B.C. Including a black limestone of a recumbant cow, with defined haunches and two opposing stylised quadrapeds on the reverse, 3.8cm long; and a couchant ox in brown limestone with a circular desig n on the reverse, 3.2cm long, (2) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.

TWO JEMDET NASR STAMP SEALS Circa 3rd Millennium B.C. Including a black limestone recumbant animal, with a long muzzle and a drilled circular pattern on the reverse, 3.4cm long; and a seated animal in pale veined limestone, with a drilled circular pattern on the reverse, 3.9cm long, (2) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.

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.

FOUR MESOPOTAMIAN CYLINDER SEALS Circa 3rd - 2nd Millennium B.C. Including a black stone seal depicting a hero in front of a God, 1.3cm long; a blue, possibly lapiz lazuli, seal with a worshipper, a king and a sun god, 1.1cm long; a serpentine cyli nder seal with several figures in front of a seated goddess, 2.5cm long; and a white marble seal depicting a worshipper with a libation vessel in front of a god, 2.2cm long, (4) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.

FOUR MESOPOTAMIAN CYLINDER SEALS Circa 3rd - 2nd Millennium B.C. Including a serpentine seal with a goddess and a worshipper and an inscription, 2.5cm long; a black stone seal, possibly haematite, depicting a sign of figures fighting animals, 2cm l ong; another black hardstone seal with a geometric pattern of circle and dot and linear motifs, 2.2cm long; and a large black stone Akkadian seal with a scene of figures and lions and an inscription, 3.2cm long, (4) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.

THREE MESOPOTAMIAN CYLINDER SEALS Circa 3rd Millennium B.C. Including a black stone seal depicting a goddess leading a worshipper with an inscription, 3.2cm long; a pale stone seal depicting feline and quadrupeds fighting, 3.1cm long; and a Akkadia n black stone seal depciting two men fighting lions and a water buffalo, 2.9cm long, (3) Provenance: Property from the collection of Dr Sabah Al-Salihi, acquired between 1970 and 2000.

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.

A SOUTH ITALIAN DRINKING VESSEL Circa 4th Century B.C. The vessel of slightly carinated form with two small handles, with banded umber slip decoration on the exterior and interior of the vessel, 5.5cm high, 10.6cm diameter. Provenance: Ex collecti on of The Museum of History of Oenology of Messrs. Martini & Rossi at Pessione, Italy, the produces of Vermouth Martini, presented to the agent for Martini in Zimbabwe (as was Rhodesia) by Martini's Export Manager in 1962, and thence by descent. Old paperwork detailing the Martini provenance accompanies the piece.

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 GANDHARAN SCHIST PALETTE Circa 2nd - 4th Century A.D. Of dark green schist, the palette is divided into four rectangular depressions into which make-up would have been mixed, 8.2 x 6.3cm, Provenance: Private UK collection.

A TANAGRA TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURE Circa 3rd Century B.C. Depicted seated wearing a heavy himation with finely moulded drapery, she holds a flat object in her right hand, possibly a mirror, her face angled down to the right, with her hair parted i n the centre and pulled back into a chignon, traces of white slip survives on the surface of the figure, 15.1cm high, Provenance: Private UK collection.

A TANGRA TERRACOTTA FEMALE FIGURE Circa 3rd Century B.C. Depicted seated, the figure wears a loose chiton draped over her right shoulder, leaving one breast exposed, the drapery falling in folds over her lap clinging to her legs one of which is rai sed forward, her right arm bent at the elbow in front of her, broken at the wrist, it is likely she would have originally been holding an object, the curls of her hair parted in the centre and pulled back into a chignon, 17.6cm high, 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.

THREE GLAZED TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS Circa 3rd - 4th Century A.D. Each lamp with a pierced filler hole in bowl, with short circular nozzles and small stump handles, 8.7 - 10.5cm long, (3) Provenance: Acquired on the German art market in the 1990s by the current owner.

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.

A GREEK TERRACOTTA FACE FRAGMENT Circa 4th - 3rd Century B.C. With finely modeled features, the mouth with slightly parted lips and almond-shaped eyes, 12cm high, Provena nce: Anonymous Sale; Sotheby's, London, 17th December 1962, lot 188; Priva te Collection, London, acquired at the above sale.

A COPTIC TEXTILE Circa 6th - 8th Century A.D. Mounted on a board, the cream textile woven with a simple red and green stylised foliate design, 55cm x 65cm, Provenance: UK collection.

THREE ROMAN BRONZE MIRRORS Circa 2nd - 4th Century A.D. All three spherical mirrors are slightly convex and one side would have been highly polished to create a mirrored surface, 6.5 - 7.5cm diameter, Provenance: Private UK collection.