PETER MORRIS Dealer in Coins & Medals
Antiquities
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| ANTIQUITIES, as illustrated. (Not to scale) | ||
| Most of these were sold by us to the same collector over a | ||
| period from 1992 to 2000, who is now selling them back to us, | ||
| for another generation to enjoy. | ||
| Various. | ||
| 1 | Neolithic pot, from Dawenkou culture, 5th to 4th millennia BC. (ie | |
| early Chinese Han dynasty). 16 cms high with attractive coloured | ||
| motifs. With letters to and from British Museum (in 1992), confirming | ||
| and 2 further copies of illustrations of pots from the era, with chinese | ||
| descriptions. Scarce and pleasing | £200 | |
| 2 | Bronze Age funerary jug, 7.5 inches high (5" diameter), featuring a | |
| bird's head, tail and wings(?) wrapped around neck. C 2000 BC. | ||
| Small repaired section to rear of top neck. Otw intact. | £120 | |
| 3 | Bronze Age vessel (juglet), c 1200 BC from Jordan. 5.5 inches tall, | |
| flat base, looped handle with pricked decorative line across. | £95 | |
| 4 | Bronze Age socketed axe head. 10 cms long; some nibbling to | |
| cutting edge, from usage ! | £250 | |
| 5 | Stone arrow-head, brown, 2" long; found in the Eifel area of Germany | |
| by local collector, pre 1995. | £40 | |
| 6 | Egypt wooden funerary mask - face from a Ptak-Sokar-Osiris figure, | |
| 26th dynasty (BM suggested 700 - 400 BC). 9+ cms tall, c 4.5 cms | ||
| wide. Some colour remaining - face white with black top. | ||
| Traces of old wood-worm on rear. Eminently desirable. | £350 | |
| 7 | Egypt - ushabti, pale blue colour. 26th dynasty. 7 cms tall. Intact | £100 |
| 8 | Egypt ushabti, light brown colour, 5th-3rd C BC, 5 cms long. | |
| Known as "jelly babies". Traces of white colour | £65 | |
| 9 | Egypt - alabaster make-up pot with matching carved lid. 7 cms | |
| diameter. 1000 BC | £175 | |
| 10 | Egypt - old Kingdom grey stone vessel, unfinished, with vestigial | |
| lug handles. Later 3rd millennium BC. 5 cms tall. (Bought in | ||
| Nottingham Ancient & Oriental) in 1998 with listing | £165 | |
| 11 | Egypt - brown glazed amulet of Anubis, striding forward and wearing | |
| a pleated skirt. (one ear chipped, other lost 'in antiquity'). Set on | ||
| perspex stand. 4.3 cms tall. | £125 | |
| 12 | Egypt - faience amulet of Shu (god of air and sunlight), pale blue | |
| and white colour. Set on wooden stand for display. 3+ cms | £125 | |
| 13 | Egyptian bronze "bull" figure, c.500-400 BC, with top knot to | |
| animal's head. Probably a votive offering. 5.5 cms tall, and | ||
| 3 cms long, with integral bronze base and stud. Some corr. | £125 | |
| 14 | Egypt - blue faience amulet of a reclining lion, 26th dynasty, ie | |
| 664-525 BC. (although BM thought maybe later). 2.5 cms long | £55 | |
| 15 | Egypt - pale blue faience amulet - eye of Horus, late Dynastic. | |
| 3 cms high. | £65 | |
| 16 | Egypt - papyrus sceptre or Wadj in very pale blue faience. This type | |
| of amulet was placed at the throat of the deceased, guaranteeing | ||
| rejuvenation. Top loop for suspension. | £75 | |
| 17 | Egyptian scarab, bought from Castle Antiques in Leigh-on-Sea in | |
| 1992 - "small phaque scarab"; cost £60 then. | £75 | |
| 18 | Egypt - brown scarab, with beetle imprint seal. | £75 |
| 19 | Egypt - blue/green scarab , early Dynastic | £95 |
| 20 | Egypt - pale blue scarab, with hieroglyphs . | £65 |
| 21 | Egypt - little bone hair-pin, 6 cms long, with finger grip at top | £45 |
| 22 | Roman terra-cotta head, from the "Faiyenne" area of Egypt; | |
| 1st/2nd century AD. (Bought in Blackheath in 1986) | £75 | |
| 23 | Roman bronze spoon bowl, 2nd Century. 4 cms long. | £30 |
| 24 | Another, smaller, with traces of gilding at bottom by ring. 2.5 cms | £35 |
| 25 | Roman bronze statuette of a horse, one leg missing. 3.5 cms high | |
| and 3.5 cms long. Attractive tone. | £50 | |
| 26 | Roman pin brooch, featuring four keys, two interlocking. Pin gone | £25 |
| 27 | Roman bronze tweezers, still useable ! 4.5 cms | £15 |
| 28 | Roman bronze hair-pin, 6 cms long, with decorative design | £25 |
| 29 | Roman to medieval - lot of 4 bronze items : strap end with engraved | |
| designs to front, shoe buckle, round brooch ornament (green) | ||
| and buckle end strap (bottom hook gone). | £50 | |
| 30 | Medieval hook ornament, pretty green tone. | £15 |
| 31 | Medieval terracotta red bowl, 4" diameter, 1.25" high. Excavated at | |
| Blackheath pre-1991. 15th Century. Intact. | £60 | |
| 32 | Medieval (16th C) rider's spur, traces of original gilding. | £35 |
| 33 | Medieval hand manacle (ie early hand-cuffs) 16th/17th C. | £45 |
| 34 | Medieval (17th C ?) powder horn, made from animal horn, with wooden | |
| base and screw-top. 12 cms tall. | £70 | |
| 35 | Medieval dagger (possibly 17th C), blade 7 cms long, with | |
| short handle grip made of alternating brass and wooden rings. | £50 | |
| 36 | Late medieval herb cutter (could also be an early pizza-slicer !) | |
| very decorative handle made of two birds facing each other. | £75 | |
| 37 | Late medieval animal trap in blackened bronze; stamped SCOTSMAN | |
| at top and on brass securing clip (this too marked 50). Still | ||
| useable (!!!), but dangerous in the wrong hands. 18th C ? | £100 | |
| 38 | African Kissi Penny, 45 cms long; twisted metal lucky | |
| charm ("Coin with soul") - if broken, witch doctor must | ||
| repair and restore soul!) | £10 | |
| 39 | Another, this one shorter - 28.5 cms | £8 |
| 40 | Japanese brass incense bowl, with two carry handles, blackened | |
| inside from use. Stamped on bottom in Japanese. 15 cms dia. | £50 | |
| 41 | FOSSILS - Glazed wooden frame, containing 28 various fossils, | |
| all dated 45 - 70 million years old. Frame measures 25 cms | ||
| by 15 cms. Mostly teeth and bone fragments. | £50 | |
