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Lyon &amp; Turnbull's latest Ancient, African &amp; Oceanic Art and Natural History auction brings together exceptional objects that span continents, cultures and millennia, offering collectors the opportunity to acquire works that embody humanity's enduring fascination with artistry, craftsmanship and discovery.&nbsp;The sale features a carefully curated selection of Antiquities, African and Oceanic Art and Natural History specimens, each reflecting the ingenuity of makers and the stories of the societies that created and treasured them. Among the highlights is an important collection of ancient intaglios and Mesopotamian cylinder seals assembled by the distinguished collector Dr Julius Maeder during the 1930s and 1940s. Also featured is a fascinating group of objects acquired by renowned Scottish geologist Henry Cadell (1860-1934) during his extensive travels in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, offering a rare glimpse into a period of global exploration and collecting.Rich in provenance, history and craftsmanship, the sale presents a unique opportunity to acquire remarkable objects that connect the ancient world, the natural world and the history of collecting.

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DISCOVERED IN COCONINO COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1891

Session 1

FELL GAO, BURKINA FASO, 5TH MARCH 1960

ERFOUD, MOROCCO, 2001

FELL 31ST JANUARY 1991, CEARÁ STATE, BRZIL

FOUND NORTH WEST AFRICA, 2000s, 

FELL 19TH JULY, NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA, USA

FELL TIRIS ZEMMOUR, MAURITANIA, 26°20’37.05’’ N, 07°10’04.55’’ W

EASTERN EURASIA, CRETACEOUS PERIOD, C. 80 - 90 MILLION YEARS B.P.

FONTAINEBLEAU, NORTHERN FRANCE, OLIGOCEN PERIOD, CIRCA 30 MILLION YEARS B. P.

ZAMBIA

SAR-I-SANG, AFGHANISTAN

COLORADO, USA

SKARDU, PAKISTAN

NAVAJUN, SPAIN

MORONDAVA, MADAGASCAR, LATE TRIASSIC, C. 225 MILLION YEARS B.P.

GEBEL DOKHAN, EGYPT, C. 1ST – 5TH CENTURY A.D.

NORTHWESTERN AFRICA, CRETAEOUS PERIOD, 96 MYA

HELL CREEK FORMATION, DAWSON COUNTY, MONTANA, LATE CRETACEOUS, C. 67–66 MILLION B.P.

EASTERN EURASIA, LATE MIOCENE TO EARLY PLIOCENE, 12 - 5 MILLION YEARS B.P.

EARLY PLEISTOCENE, SOUTHEAST ASIA, C. 2 - 1 MILLION YEARS B.P.

GOULMIMA, MOROCCO, UPPER CRETACEOUS, C. 94 - 90 MILLION YEARS B.P.

FRANCE, EARLY CRETACEOUS, C. 133-129 MILLION YEARS B.P.

MOROCCO, DJEBEL OUFATEN, PALAEOZOIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B. P.

SOLNHOFEN, GERMANY, JURASSIC PERIOD, 150 MILLION YEARS BP

GREEN RIVER FORMATION, WYOMING, EARLY EOCINE, 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.

GREEN RIVER FORMATION, WYOMING, USA, LOWER EOCENE PERIOD, 50 MILLION YEARS B.P.

15TH CENTURY

UNITED KINGDOM, EARLY FIRST MILLENNIUM A.D. OR LATER

GREECE, C. 4TH CENTURY B.C.

EASTERN MEDITERNENA, C. 5TH CENTURY B.C.

HELLENISTIC, 4TH CENTURY B. C. 

SOUTHERN ITALY, 4TH CENTURY B. C.

SOUTHERN ITALY, LATE 4TH CENTURY B. C.

19TH CENTURY

ATTICA, C. 5TH CENTURY B.C.

ITALY, 4TH - 5TH CENTURY A. D. 

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, 1ST - 3RD CENTURY A.D.

ITALY, 1ST CENTURY A. D.

ITALY, 1ST - 3RD CENTURY A. D.

ITALY, C. 1ST CENTURY A. D. OR LATER

PERU, C. 1200 A.D.

COSTA RICA, 600-900 A.D.

SOUTH AMERICA, TAIRONA CULTURE, C. 10TH - 17TH CENTURY A. D.

NEAR EAST AND EUROPE, 5TH CENTURY B.C., AND LATER

NEAR EAST, C. EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

NEAR EAST, C. 1900 - 1700 B.C.

NEAR EAST, C. 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

NEAR EAST, 3RD - 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

NEAR EAST, C. 2350 - 2150 B.C.

NEAR EAST, C. 3RD - 7TH CENTURY A.D.

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C

EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

NEAR EAST, C. 1820 - 1730 B.C.

TIWI PEOPLES, MELVILLE ISLANDS, AUSTRALIA

NEW ZEALAND

TONGA ISLANDS

MALAITA, SOLOMON ISLES, MELANESIA, 19TH CENTURY

SAMOA

AUSTRALIA, 19TH CENTURY

AUSTRALIA, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

MALEKULA ISLAND, VANUATU

TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

RAIVAVAE, AUSTRAL ISLANDS, 19TH CENTURY

NORTH AMERICA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

LIKELY SOMALIA

SOUTH AFRICA

KENYA

NIGERIA

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

RWANDA

ZIMBABWE, SHONA STATUE

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

TIBET

PLAINS, USA

TEOTIHUACAN, MEXICO

ARCTIC, LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Ancient, African & Oceanic Art and Natural History

Sale Number: 907