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TimeLine Auctions is a leading UK auction house specialising in ancient art, antiquities, coins, and historical artefacts. For over a decade, we have connected collectors, dealers, and museums across the globe with authentic pieces from the Bronze

Age, Classical Greece, the Roman Empire, Egypt, the Near East, India, Southeast Asia, China, and the pre-Columbian Americas. Every object we handle is thoroughly examined by our in-house specialists and an international panel of leading experts, ensuring that no fakes or forgeries are sold. This rigorous vetting process protects our clients, maintains our reputation for integrity, and helps to set the highest standards in the market. Whether you wish to sell a single artefact or an entire collection, we offer free valuations and straightforward advice. Our carefully researched and expertly catalogued auctions are seen by a global audience of serious buyers, ensuring strong results and international exposure for every lot we present. Each new acquisition deepens a collector’s knowledge, sharpens their eye for quality, and enhances the enjoyment of owning and preserving history. We also offer guidance on the conservation and display of items so that they can be appreciated to their fullest and safeguarded for future generations. Our sales combine live rostrum events with global online bidding, making it easy for clients worldwide to participate. From our headquarters in Harwich, Essex, we work with trusted packing and shipping specialists to arrange safe and legal delivery across the world, always in accordance with local customs and cultural heritage regulations.

Greek Terracotta Black-Figure Oinochoe with Fighting Warriors, Attic, late 6th century B.C.The scene depicts a successio...
30/05/2026

Greek Terracotta Black-Figure Oinochoe with Fighting Warriors, Attic, late 6th century B.C.

The scene depicts a succession of warriors, marching to the left at a rapid pace. Closely packed, one behind the other, they are confined within the figurative field and extend well beyond the upper and lower edges. It is a scene taken from the Homeric poems. The style of the oinochoe is characterised by the abundant use of thick white and burgundy highlights, resulting in a striking polychrome effect. There is a tendency to extend the figures beyond the frame, due to the subject being too ambitious for the available surface. The chequerboard motif on the neck is a very rare decorative motif. The vase's importance is reinforced by its exceptional state of preservation.

Highlight from Auction 174 | 2 June 2026 | Lot No. 95

Link | https://timelineauctions.com/lot/greek-terracotta-black-figure-oinochoe-with-fighting-warriors/258009/

'Professor Erlenmeyer’s First Cylinder Seal' A Neo-Sumerian Haematite Seal of Abbamu, Scribe, Son of Bazige, Mesopotamia...
29/05/2026

'Professor Erlenmeyer’s First Cylinder Seal' A Neo-Sumerian Haematite Seal of Abbamu, Scribe, Son of Bazige, Mesopotamia, Third Dynasty of Ur, circa 2100-2000 B.C.

From the private collection of Professor Dr. Hans (1900-1967) and Mrs Erlenmeyer, Switzerland.
The Erlenmeyer Foundation, Basel Switzerland, since 1981.
with Sotheby's, Western Asiatic Cylinder Seals and Antiquities from the Erlenmeyer Collection (Part 1), London, 9 July 1992, no.109.
Private collection, London, UK.

Highlight from Auction 174 | 2 June 2026 | Lot No. 217

Link | https://timelineauctions.com/lot/professor-erlenmeyers-first-cylinder-seal-a-neo-sumerian-haematite-sea/261843/

Greek Terracotta Black-Figure Pyxis with Chariot, Attic, 6th century B.C.Many Athenian vases depict a quadriga, often in...
29/05/2026

Greek Terracotta Black-Figure Pyxis with Chariot, Attic, 6th century B.C.

Many Athenian vases depict a quadriga, often in racing or military scenes, but in this case, the depicted scene is peaceful and could be linked to a wedding. The painting can be divided into two scenes: the first, on the sides, is the bridal procession, where the bride is conducted on the chariot which will bring her to the groom, accompanied by her father and relatives; the second, the lid painting, where the nuptial feast is prepared, and the conversing guests are waiting for the bride.

Private collection, Mrs Lambelet, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, acquired before 1972; thence by descent.
Private collection N.S., acquired in 2012.

Highlight from Auction 174 | 2 June 2026 | Lot No. 96

Link | https://timelineauctions.com/lot/greek-terracotta-black-figure-pyxis-with-chariot/258010/

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