With solid footrests and decorated with twin dragon heads. Height: 15.5 cm.

The jade hilt carved in the form of a ram's head. Height: 7.2 cm.

A very rare 18th century Persian gunner’s caliper (also known as gunner’s compass/ gunner’s sector) modelled after one of the various types of gun...

Of baluster form with broad crossguard, elongated forte, disc pommel and knop terminal, the green stone set with rubies and diamonds with flowerin...

Length: approx 30 cm.

A peculiar style of hooded push dagger that originated in South India under the Vijayanagara empire. The Vijayanagara examples are believed to be ...

The double-edged curving watered steel blade with pronounced medial ridge and small gold star at forte decorated with gilt inscriptions.

Miniature on paper, painted in gouache enhanced with gold and silver, probably representing a battle scene around Khosrow Parviz. Painting: 29 by...

A large pectoral cross in pale gold/electrum. the cross is made from a robust sheet construction with identical striated decoration on both sides....

A lentoid seal of red jasper with a drilled hole for suspension. The subject shows a kneeling naked hoplite to the left with his left arm holding ...

A chrome beryl intaglio showing Venus in the guise of Victrix with her attributes of victory, the shield, helmet and spear of Mars. As usual for t...

A yellow jasper intaglio with Minerva standing holding a statuette of Victory in her left hand with a spear and shield. A fold of drapery hangs fr...

A Roman orange carnelian intaglio showing a helmeted Mars (Ares), naked standing left, leaning on his spear. His left arm resting on his sword in ...

A carnelian intaglio with Mars standing to the left in full armour holding his spear and shield by side. At his feet to the left, lies a stand wit...

A Roman short dagger or puglio made of iron with its sheath intact. The puglio was for use as a secondary weapon or for fighting at close quarters...

A semi-spherical helmet of the Spangelhelm type popular with the Byzantines and other armies of western Europe during the later part of the first ...

A Roman short dagger with its sheath. The short dagger was used by the Roman army as an auxiliary weapon, for personal protection or as a means of...