4th-5th century A.D. Plano-convex pierced seal with advancing winged horse, Pahlavi inscription 'l'sty rast' ('just'); supplied with a museum-qual...

4th-5th century A.D. Plano-convex seal with intaglio image of two horsemen face-to-face with a segmented arch between them; probably the Sasanian ...

6th-7th century A.D. Translucent with a roughly U-shaped cross-section, graduated decorative wheel-cut facets composed of larger circles to the ba...

6th-7th century A.D. Conical opaque glass with decorative wheel-cut facets. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 59.34, for similar. 150 ...

7th-8th century A.D. Rectangular tapestry panel with repeating designs of a circular border with reserved hexagons enclosing the head and neck of ...

1st millennium B.C. Matched pair, each with radiating granulated triangular plaques and large granule clusters. 20.34 grams total, 62 mm each (2 ...

7th-10th century A.D. and earlier. Substantial ring with D-section hoop, tiered bezel with inset 4th-5th century A.D. carnelian gemstone, intaglio...

12th-13th century A.D. With frond detailing to the shoulders, square bezel with hatched ornament, inset carnelian gemstone. Chadour, A.B., Rings. ...

Circa 12th century A.D. Lozenge-shaped and of box construction, the central field set with nine garnets within raised frames set, the base with wi...

3rd-2nd century B.C. Tightly-coiled wire band with graduated profile, domed disc closure with repoussé central boss and pellets to the rim, pendan...

Early 1st millennium B.C. Restrung group of spherical amethyst beads with gold tubular and acorn beads, centrepiece a square-section hatched gold ...

12th-13th century A.D. D-shaped in plan hollow-formed sheet gold pendant with lateral attachment loops; repoussé design to each broad face of two ...

Egypt, 9th-11th century A.D. Comprising a slender hoop with baluster detailing to the shoulders, box bezel of six radiating points with seed pearl...

9th-10th century A.D. Funnel-shaped with stepped foot, cream-glazed inner face with large orange Kufic script motif outlines in black and a band o...

Persia, 9th-10th century A.D. Of carinated profile with reserved orange shapes on a field of white pellets on black, roundels with legends; intact...

Circa 10th century A.D. Of rounded profile with painted design to inner face: quartered design of black, olive green and coral stripes on a cream ...

19th century A.D. A panel of twelve glazed pictorial tiles in vibrant colours depicting a battle scene from the epic poem 'Shahnameh', written dur...

Early 20th century A.D. With running foliage border enclosing a scene with a bearded nobleman sitting on a four-legged throne with lion-head finia...

Late 19th-early 20th century A.D. Border of reserved running tendrils and leaves, central panel a horseman riding in a landscape; white horse with...

Circa 9th-7th century B.C. Each cheekpiece comprising the figure of a goddess on a rectangular base, standing in a long fringed robe and tiara wit...

Circa 9th-7th century B.C. Comprising: a square-section bar with the ends scrolled in opposite directions; matched pair of outward-facing detailed...

Late 3rd-early 2nd millennium B.C. Comprising five large wheel clamps and twenty conical rivets; each C-section clamp with tongue-shaped later lug...

14th-10th century B.C. Of triangular shape with projecting midribs with vertical grooves alongside, long folded socketted shaft with eighteen hori...

Late 2nd-early 1st millennium B.C. The hilt with conical openwork hollow-cast pommel, grip decorated with horizontal grooves and twisted zig-zag p...

1st millennium B.C. With broad lobed pommel, balustered grip and narrow guard; lentoid-section triangular blade; extremely rare and unusual. 83 g...

Late 2nd millennium B.C. With solid cast hilt with penannular guard and a horizontally ribbed grip; a conical stone mushroom pommel and a multi-fu...

3rd-4th century A.D. A spatha with double-edged blade of Osterburken-Kemathen Type, fullers with damask pattern (rosette damask technique B.II.I.2...

2nd-3rd century A.D. Comprising a pair of curved iron bars linked at the centre, loop at each outer end attached to a substantial flat-section rin...

Circa 12th-11th century B.C. With incised text to the midrib on one face, less well-defined characters to the reverse. Cf. Röllig, W., ‘Onomastic ...

14th-15th century A.D. With D-section hoop and triangular extension decorated with incised hatching; parcel-gilt silver with three discoid plates ...

6th-5th century B.C. Two panels from a scale armour coat composed of more than two hundred overlapping bronze scales, each mounted onto a custom-m...

6th-7th century A.D. Comprising twelve rectangular plaques and a garnet inlaid buckle, each of the plaques with a pair of low-relief emperor's bus...

9th-11th century A.D. Group of rectangular mounts each with fixing studs to the reverse, decorated with a dense foliage and leaf motif. Cf. Arbman...

Jin Dynasty, early 13th century A.D. A complete suite of rectangular iron plates to form a protective coat; the plates provided with a series of h...

Circa 10th-11th century A.D. With three-lobe pommel and decorated guard; the blade 45mm wide at the upper end, gently tapering with fuller to both...

10th-11th century A.D. Double-edged cutting sword of Petersen Type S or T variant with tapering blade bearing some deep battle scars; boat-shaped ...

Circa 10th-11th century A.D. With pattern-welded double-edged blade, showing well-defined shallow fullers and wide cutting edges, the fullers occu...

5th-7th century A.D. Comprising a double-edged parallel-sided blade showing battle nicks on both cutting edges, medium length tapering tang; lento...

5th-6th century A.D. Comprising a double-edged blade with pointed tip, battle nicks to both cutting edges; short bronze guard and a long tang; acc...

5th-6th century A.D. A spatha with a double-edged parallel-sided blade, battle nicks to both cutting edges; long tang with a fastening rivet in si...

Neolithic Period, circa 5th-3rd millennium B.C. Mixed group including leaf-shaped, barbed and barbed-and-tanged types, each with inked collector's...

Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. Highly polished with slightly convex cutting edge, body tapering to a narrow square butt. Cf. MacG...

Palaeolithic Period, circa 200,000 B.C. With broad rounded butt, D-shaped in section, some cortex in place; old inked '3' beneath a natural cavity...

Neolithic Period, circa 5000 years B.P. Biconvex in section with square butt and broad cutting edge, regular in shape and with unusual colouration...

Lower Palaeolithic Period, 480,000-250,000 B.C. Irregular ovate form with cortex remaining, broad knapped edge. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquiti...

Lower Palaeolithic Period, 600,000-400,000 years B.P. Substantial flint pointed tool with much cortex remaining. 1.12 kg, 20 cm (7 7/8 in.). Foun...

Neolithic Period, circa 4000 years B.P. Biconvex in section with square butt an broad cutting edge, regular in shape. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Ant...

Late Neolithic Period, circa 2000-1700 B.C. With lentoid-section shank, leaf-shaped blade. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), Antiquities from Europe and th...

Neolithic Period, circa 7th-5th millennium B.C. With rounded cutting edge and almost-circular shank, thin pointed butt. Cf. MacGregor, A. (ed.), A...

Neolithic Period, 4,000-3,500 B.C. Of teardrop shape in polished greenstone with broad curving cutting edge, lentoid-section body and narrow round...

Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000-200,000 B.P. In light-pink stone with wide butt; inked collection inscriptions to one side 'S'Laikia', 'R...

Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000-200,000 B.P. In light brown stone, of rounded profile with thickened butt; inked collection inscription t...

Neolithic Period, circa 6th-4th millennium B.C. With rounded profile, stub arms and head without facial detailing, vestigial legs; accompanied by ...

Neolithic Period, 4th-3rd millennium B.C. With slightly convex cutting edge, second edge to butt. Cf. Evans, Sir J., Ancient Stone Implements of G...

Neolithic, 3rd millennium B.C. Boat-shaped in plan with central drilling; small chip to on edge; mounted on a custom-made stand. 738 grams total i...

Neolithic Period, circa 4th-3rd millennium B.C. With partly rounded butt and convex convergent sides, straight vertical cutting edge and central m...

8th-7th century B.C. Formed as two large tightly-wound coils with figure-of-eight-shaped intermediate coils, similar verso with pin absent. Cf. Th...

12th-8th century B.C. Formed as a thick (10mm) rod with one smaller (38mm) and one larger (64mm) spiral coil. 441 grams, 11.6 cm wide (4 1/2 in.)...

12th-10th century B.C. Restrung using annular and other beads, interspersed with Argali mountain sheep head beads; Korban culture. 124 grams tota...

10th-8th century B.C. Comprising a substantial neck-ring with everted scrolled finials, and a coiled rod spiral. 850 grams total, 11.2-13.4 cm (4...