Antiques & Fine Art, Sporting, Militaria & Northern Art

Lot 168

An exceptionally rare pre-Colombian gold votive vessel, circa 1000 AD with flared rim pierced with two set of twin holes either side and with hammered decoration to the lower portion, diameter approx 8cm, approx 34g.

Lot 169

A miniature Greek Minoan bronze bull, circa 1800 BC, length 4.7cm, sold with receipt from Antiquities Collector Museum of Ancient Art detailing a provenance of being found in Crete near Heraklion in the 1850s, four Romano-Celt cloak pins/clasps, an effigy of an owl, and three further later small items (9).

Lot 170

An Ancient Egyptian mummification textile fragment, late New Kingdom (20th Dynasty) circa 1200 BC, believed to be from a mummified crocodile, framed and glazed, overall 11.75 x 23.5cm, also two musket balls believe to be used in the Battle of Beaumaris during the English Civil War and three bullets from WWII.

Lot 171

A pre-Colombian 'frog vase' with black ground and decorated with a band of stylised birds beneath the frog, Chimu, 13th/14th century, height 19.75cm accompanied with certificate of authenticity from Pieces of Eight in Southport.

Lot 172

A Cypriot Roman single handled ovoid pot, 1st-2nd century BC, height 13.75cm (some losses).

Lot 173

An Indus Valley painted bowl circa 2500 BC, with abstract band of exterior painted decoration and small circular foot, diameter 8.5cm, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity when purchased in 2003 from Artemission in London.

Lot 174

A Greek Apulian red figure owl skyphos, circa 350 BC with twin handles above two owls interspersed with stylised foliage on a circular foot, width 15cm. Purchased from www.bidancient.com with details when purchased in 2004 and further letter from the Celtic and Prehistoric Museum.

Lot 175

A Cypriot Roman single handled bowl circa 200-100 BC with both internal and external painted decoration, length approx 15cm, height 9.25cm (some damage).

Lot 176

An Italian Daunian double askos circa 500 BC with central loop handle, pierced and twin flutes, one open, one with pierced top section, all over with painted decoration, height 29.5cm, sold with certificate of authenticity when purchased from Ancient World in York 2001.

Lot 177

A Tunisian grey ware twin handled flagon, Punic, North Africa, 3rd/1st century BC, height 17cm, a Mayan effigy pot, circa 1300 AD, and a small Mayan pot (3).

An exceptionally rare pre-Colombian gold votive vessel, circa 1000 AD with flared rim pierced with two set of twin holes either side and with hammered decoration to the lower portion, diameter approx 8cm, approx 34g.

A pre-Colombian 'frog vase' with black ground and decorated with a band of stylised birds beneath the frog, Chimu, 13th/14th century, height 19.75cm accompanied with certificate of authenticity from Pieces of Eight in Southport.

A Cypriot Roman single handled ovoid pot, 1st-2nd century BC, height 13.75cm (some losses).

An Indus Valley painted bowl circa 2500 BC, with abstract band of exterior painted decoration and small circular foot, diameter 8.5cm, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity when purchased in 2003 from Artemission in London.

A Greek Apulian red figure owl skyphos, circa 350 BC with twin handles above two owls interspersed with stylised foliage on a circular foot, width 15cm. Purchased from www.bidancient.com with details when purchased in 2004 and further letter from the Celtic and Prehistoric Museum.

A Cypriot Roman single handled bowl circa 200-100 BC with both internal and external painted decoration, length approx 15cm, height 9.25cm (some damage).

An Italian Daunian double askos circa 500 BC with central loop handle, pierced and twin flutes, one open, one with pierced top section, all over with painted decoration, height 29.5cm, sold with certificate of authenticity when purchased from Ancient World in York 2001.

A Tunisian grey ware twin handled flagon, Punic, North Africa, 3rd/1st century BC, height 17cm, a Mayan effigy pot, circa 1300 AD, and a small Mayan pot (3).