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(2 in.). fine condition. from a spanish collection. from the collection of a london antiquarian.  the shot (völling type 1c) is marked with the abbreviated name of gnaeus pompey; it was used in quantity at the battle of monda (or munda) against julius caesar, 17th march 45 bc. the projectiles were made of different materials: lead (glandes) or in pottery or stone (lapides missiles). sometimes they were signed with the name of the general, like our specimen."},"estimateMax":400,"lotNumber":"16","title":{"en":"roman lead slingshot of pompey the great , circa 1st century bc"},"url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/lifeauctions/source/catalog/auction/52993/lot/17851/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_WeaponsArmor","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":160,"soldPrice":240,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-22T20:46:35.060Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£200 - £400","internalCatalogNumber":"16","currency":"GBP","id":17851,"estimateMin":200},{"startPrice":20,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/17852/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/17852/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-12-08","available":false,"description":{"en":"a single wire bronze bracelet with twisted shanks and looped terminals. 10.92 grams, 56mm. property of an eu private collector since the 1990s. fine condition."},"estimateMax":60,"lotNumber":"17","title":{"en":"viking era bronze twisted bracelet, circa 10th- 12th century ad"},"url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/lifeauctions/source/catalog/auction/52993/lot/17852/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_EthnicArtifacts","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":20,"soldPrice":20,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-30T13:28:28.696Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£40 - £60","internalCatalogNumber":"17","currency":"GBP","id":17852,"estimateMin":40},{"startPrice":40,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/17853/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/17853/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"a bronze cross pendant with dark brown patina and loop intact. greek alphabet on the obverse; 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some loss to surface; repaired. cf. lacovara, p., and markowitz, y.j., jewels of the nile: ancient egyptian treasures from the worcester art museum, worcester ma, 2020, p. 183, for examples of shabtis with a similar glassy blue glaze. 162 grams, 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.). ex gilles grimm collection, paris, france. acquired by the current owner from aguttes, 19 december 2018, no.451. ex property of a french collector."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"184","title":{"en":"egyptian blue glazed shabti, 664-332 b.c"},"url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/lifeauctions/source/catalog/auction/52993/lot/18019/view","tags":["ukDecorativeArts_Figurines","ukDecorativeArts_all","ukDecorativeArts"],"directSalePrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-22T20:46:34.771Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£600 - £800","internalCatalogNumber":"184","currency":"GBP","id":18019,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":200,"hasReservedPrice":true,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18020/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18020/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"comprising a resting lioness on a rectangular base and the god thoth in baboon form. 1.30 grams total, 12-15 mm (1/2 - 5/8 in.). from the collection of doctor girard, a collector for over 60 years. with hotel des ventes de clermont-ferrand, 22 may 2017. property of a french collector. throughout ancient egyptian mythology, lioness goddesses played a significant role in the religious beliefs of the people. these goddesses, including sekhmet, bastet, and wadjet were revered as powerful and fierce protectors. their presence was believed to ward off evil and safeguard the people from harm. the baboon was an animal manifestation of the god thoth. thoth was revered for his association with knowledge, writing, and healing. it is likely that the popularity of thoth amulets as mummy amulets is linked to his role as the recorder of the final judgment, which determined whether the deceased had lived a life of virtue."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"185","title":{"en":"egyptian faience amulet group, circa 664-332 bc"},"url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/lifeauctions/source/catalog/auction/52993/lot/18020/view","tags":["ukDecorativeArts_Figurines","ukDecorativeArts_all","ukDecorativeArts"],"directSalePrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-22T20:46:34.773Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£300 - £500","internalCatalogNumber":"185","currency":"GBP","id":18020,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":200,"hasReservedPrice":true,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18021/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18021/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"each in pale blue composition, the larger a bust with bale to rear of the neck, the smaller the full nude form (minus the lower legs). cf. daressy, g., catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du musée du caire n° 38001-39384 statues de divinités, cairo, 1906, pl. xlii, nos. 38.778 and 38.801, for similar. 22 grams total, 40-43 mm (1 1/2 - 1 3/4 in.). acquired on the german art market, 1989-1995. with the museum gallery, 19 bury place, london, wc1, uk, 1998-2003. property of a london based academic, 2003-present. pataikos is a representation of the creator deity ptah, and his diminutive form is a symbol of his immense magical power."},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"186","title":{"en":"egyptian blue faience pataikos amulet pair, circa 664-525 b.c"},"url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/lifeauctions/source/catalog/auction/52993/lot/18021/view","tags":["ukDecorativeArts_Figurines","ukDecorativeArts_all","ukDecorativeArts"],"directSalePrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-22T20:46:34.781Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£400 - £600","internalCatalogNumber":"186","currency":"GBP","id":18021,"estimateMin":400},{"startPrice":300,"hasReservedPrice":true,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18022/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18022/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18022/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"olive-green with dorsal pillar, false beard and agricultural tools; 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encased post medieval cameo of athens pallas or minerva. goddess is wearing a corinthian helmet ,sleeveless-chain body armour with breastplate representing the winged head with snakes for hair of the gorgon medusa; 31.6mm, 7.7 grams. from the collection of uk gentleman. acquired in the 2000s. footnotes :see samples of museo del prado, 18en century marble; rembrandt, palade athena, 1657."},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"242","title":{"en":"roman gold pendant with post medieval cameo of athena pallas,"},"url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/lifeauctions/source/catalog/auction/52993/lot/18077/view","tags":["ukJewellery_NecklacesPendants","ukJewellery_all","ukJewellery"],"directSalePrice":700,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-22T20:46:45.629Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£1,000 - £1,600","internalCatalogNumber":"242","currency":"GBP","id":18077,"estimateMin":1000},{"startPrice":80,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18078/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18078/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18078/003/003.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-12-08","available":false,"description":{"en":"a substantial bronze-gilded crossbow brooch with three onion-shaped knops to the head plate, deep bow, trapezoidal footplate with chamfered edges and raised panels with incised annulets, hinged pin to the reverse. cf. hattatt, r., brooches of antiquity, oxford, 1987, item 1267. 66.90 grams, 84mm length. from the private collection of usa gentleman, acquired on the uk art market around 2000s."},"estimateMax":200,"lotNumber":"243","title":{"en":"large gilded roman crossbow brooch, circa 3rd, 4th century ad"},"url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/lifeauctions/source/catalog/auction/52993/lot/18078/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_EthnicArtifacts","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":80,"soldPrice":120,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-30T13:28:43.504Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£140 - £200","internalCatalogNumber":"243","currency":"GBP","id":18078,"estimateMin":140},{"startPrice":80,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18079/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18079/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-12-08","available":false,"description":{"en":"pair of iron caltrops, hand-forged with square-section in the form of four welded arrowheads; 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89.56 grams total ,around 80mm each. from the collection of a eu gentleman, formed in the 1990s. see various, археалогія беларусі. т. 1., a-k, minsk, 2009, p.372, for similar earring typology. certificate of authenticity can be obtained upon request. this style of earring was typical among slavic women in the 8th-12th centuries, an imitation of eastern roman models. examples have been found in poland, czech republic, slovakia and the balkans, and with similar decoration in belarus. such rings were also worn as part of head-dresses, in which context they are known as \u2018temple rings\u2019 because they were worn by women near the temples. they were usually made of base metals, but some silver and gold examples also survive. different tribes had their own designs, which were often threaded onto a cord, forming part of a head-dress, or woven directly into braids of hair."},"estimateMax":800,"lotNumber":"249","title":{"en":"viking period rus temple earrings pair, circa \n10th-12th century ad"},"url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/lifeauctions/source/catalog/auction/52993/lot/18084/view","tags":["ukJewellery_Earrings","ukJewellery_all","ukJewellery"],"directSalePrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-22T20:46:45.881Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£500 - £800","internalCatalogNumber":"249","currency":"GBP","id":18084,"estimateMin":500},{"startPrice":300,"hasReservedPrice":true,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18085/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18085/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"a bronze oil lamp with rounded body with raised foliate design, the curving handle forming the fill hole, terminating in a lobed quatrefoil; 18.5 cm, 320 grams. fine condition. from the stock of london auction house. for similar lamp, see christie's auction 5488, lot 299."},"estimateMax":1000,"lotNumber":"250","title":{"en":"roman bronze oil lamp, circa 2nd ,3rd century ad"},"url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/lifeauctions/source/catalog/auction/52993/lot/18085/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_EthnicArtifacts","ukHomeDecor_LampsLighting","ukCollectibles","ukHomeDecor","ukCollectibles_all","ukHomeDecor_all"],"directSalePrice":300,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-30T13:28:43.510Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£600 - £1,000","internalCatalogNumber":"250","currency":"GBP","id":18085,"estimateMin":600},{"startPrice":400,"hasReservedPrice":true,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18086/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18086/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"a discoid bronze mirror with decorative groove around the perimeter and several circle lines on the reverse, oval silver decoration with the three graces in the centre; 17 cm diameter, 490 grams. fine condition. footnotes:  the three graces were worshiped in the greek world as goddesses of fertility associated with aphrodite. as their greek name the charities suggests, they were also associated with charm, beauty and favor and were thus an appropriate subject for objects of vanity, especially mirrors. for a similar example see no. 436 in c. picón, et al., eds., art of the classical world in the metropolitan museum of art. literature k. alexander and m. greuel, private taste in ancient rome: selections from chicago collections, chicago, 1990, no. 12."},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"251","title":{"en":"roman discoid mirror with three, circa graces 2nd century ad"},"url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/lifeauctions/source/catalog/auction/52993/lot/18086/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_EthnicArtifacts","ukHomeDecor_MirrorsWallDecor","ukCollectibles","ukHomeDecor","ukCollectibles_all","ukHomeDecor_all"],"directSalePrice":400,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-30T13:28:43.512Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£2,000 - £3,000","internalCatalogNumber":"251","currency":"GBP","id":18086,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":200,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18087/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18087/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18087/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"with tubular socket and flared rim to the mouth, vertical axe-blade with curved cutting edge, horizontal adze blade of similar proportions. cf. christie's, the axel guttmann collection of ancient arms and armour, part 2, london, 2004, items 21, 34. 1.37 kg, 26.5 cm (10 3/8 in.). acquired 1980-2015.ex abelita family collection."},"estimateMax":500,"lotNumber":"252","title":{"en":"large bronze adze-axe, \ncirca 13th-7th century b.c."},"url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/lifeauctions/source/catalog/auction/52993/lot/18087/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_WeaponsArmor","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-22T20:48:01.999Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£300 - £500","internalCatalogNumber":"252","currency":"GBP","id":18087,"estimateMin":300},{"startPrice":40,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18088/001/001.jpg"],"soldDate":"2024-12-08","available":false,"description":{"en":"the cube with incised dotted rings on each facet numbering 1 to 6; approximately 9.3 mm , 8.2 grams in total. river thames find. acquired from the collection of eu gentleman living in high wycombe in 2022."},"estimateMax":140,"lotNumber":"253","title":{"en":"pair of roman bronze dices, circa 1st - 3rd century ad."},"url":"https://uk.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/lifeauctions/source/catalog/auction/52993/lot/18088/view","tags":["ukCollectibles_EthnicArtifacts","ukCollectibles","ukCollectibles_all"],"directSalePrice":40,"soldPrice":110,"lastUpdate":"2026-06-30T13:28:43.514Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"£100 - £140","internalCatalogNumber":"253","currency":"GBP","id":18088,"estimateMin":100},{"startPrice":200,"hasReservedPrice":true,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18089/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18089/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/lifeauctions/cloned-images/18089/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"the bowl is small with curving sides from a small ringed foot. the base was cast and the bowl spun from it, the rim is well formed. applied on one side of the bowl is a handle, slightly expanded at the termination and, toward the widest part, a keyhole-shaped opening that allowed the vessel to be suspended from a hook or peg; 262 grams, 24cm with the handle. very fine condition. from the collection of european gentleman. acquired on the austrian art market in the 2000s. background: the italian and gaulish bronze-smiths were noted for their products, which included vases, flasks and large jars. chief amongst the vessels produced in these workshops, however, were the large skillets, ladles, strainers and handled saucers that can be seen in many british and european museums. the handled saucers were apparently considered as part of a toilet set, and for this reason are commonly known as 'bath-saucers'. the skillets occur in two main forms, those that are deep, normally having a flat handle, and those that are shallow with a tubular handle, the latter often terminating in an animal head. incised lines on the interior of some deep skillets are no doubt to enable correct quantities of liquids and/or dry goods to be measured, and it has been suggested that the skillets were originally produced in graduated sets. when they are found on a roman occupation site this is most often of military origin, while most finds of deep skillets have come from the frontier areas of the roman empire. 'bath-saucers', on the other hand, are normally found in civilian contexts, although they do also occur on military sites and in hoards found in barbaricum. cited from: bennett, j., & young, r. 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