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Curated Objects for Your Office

Curated Objects for Your Office

At Sands of Time, we have a genuine fondness for smaller works, the kind that sit quietly on a desk and feel right at home there. A bronze fragment, an oil lamp, a carved seal, or a small sculptural form. Each one carries something that is hard to name but easy to feel: a presence shaped by thousands of years of human hands.

On a desk, these pieces become something more than decorative, they become part of your living history. Something to reach for between calls, to turn over in your hands, or reflect upon during a quiet moment. They offer a small but meaningful pause, a shift in perspective, a gentle reminder that the work you do is part of something much greater.

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A Chinese Grey Limestone Head of a Buddha, Shandong Province, Northern Qi dynasty, ca. 550 - 577 CE
A Chinese Grey Limestone Head of a Buddha, Shandong Province, Northern Qi dynasty, ca. 550 - 577 CE Sale price£11,218.00 GBP
An Egyptian Limestone Stele Fragment, New Kingdom, early 18th Dynasty, Reign of Ahhotep I (c. 1575-1530 BCE) - Amenhotep I (c. 1525-1504 BCE)
An Egyptian Limestone Stele Fragment, New Kingdom, early 18th Dynasty, Reign of Ahhotep I (c. 1575-1530 BCE) - Amenhotep I (c. 1525-1504 BCE) Sale price£11,256.00 GBP
A Chinese Terracotta Head of a Horse, Han Dynasty, ca. 25 - 220 CE
A Chinese Terracotta Head of a Horse, Han Dynasty, ca. 25 - 220 CE Sale price£3,752.00 GBP
A Published Moche Prisoner Effigy Vessel, ca. 500 - 800 CE
A Published Moche Prisoner Effigy Vessel, ca. 500 - 800 CE Sale price£2,964.00 GBP
A large Roman Legionnaire Pugio (Dagger), Roman Imperial, ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE
A large Roman Legionnaire Pugio (Dagger), Roman Imperial, ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE Sale price£15,008.00 GBP
A decorated Roman Bronze Strigil, ca. 1st -2nd century CE
A decorated Roman Bronze Strigil, ca. 1st -2nd century CE Sale price£3,190.00 GBP
An Egyptian bronze Oxyrhynchus Fish, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE
An Egyptian bronze Oxyrhynchus Fish, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sale price£6,379.00 GBP
A Luristan Double Bell Pommel Bronze Sword, ca. 1000 - 800 BC
A Luristan Double Bell Pommel Bronze Sword, ca. 1000 - 800 BC Sale price£3,715.00 GBP
A Roman Marble Winged Lion-Griffin, ca. 1st - 2nd century CE
A Roman Marble Winged Lion-Griffin, ca. 1st - 2nd century CE Sale price£7,129.00 GBP
A Roman Bronze Figure of Lar, ca. 1st - 3rd century CE
A Roman Bronze Figure of Lar, ca. 1st - 3rd century CE Sale price£3,715.00 GBP
A fine Maya Stone Vulture Hacha, ca. 500 - 800 CE
A fine Maya Stone Vulture Hacha, ca. 500 - 800 CE Sale price£9,005.00 GBP
An impressive Andesite Human Trophy Head, Costa Rica, ca. 1000 - 1500 CE
An impressive Andesite Human Trophy Head, Costa Rica, ca. 1000 - 1500 CE Sale price£1,314.00 GBP
A Moche Stirrup Bottle with a Seated Man, ca. 200 - 400 CE
A Moche Stirrup Bottle with a Seated Man, ca. 200 - 400 CE Sale price£2,964.00 GBP
A fine Luristan Bronze Short Sword, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE
A fine Luristan Bronze Short Sword, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE Sale price£9,005.00 GBP
A Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Duck Head, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE
A Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Duck Head, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE Sale price£1,876.00 GBP
A Luristan spike butted ceremonial axehead, Early Iron Age, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE
A Luristan spike butted ceremonial axehead, Early Iron Age, ca. 1200 - 800 BCE Sale price£1,876.00 GBP
Roman Bronze Bust of Minerva , Roman Imperial Period, ca. 2nd Cent CE
Roman Bronze Bust of Minerva , Roman Imperial Period, ca. 2nd Cent CE Sale price£3,715.00 GBP
A good Egyptian Bronze Figure of Osiris, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE
A good Egyptian Bronze Figure of Osiris, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sale price£5,966.00 GBP
Guerrero Stone Crescent Disk with Monkey, ca. 400 - 100 BCE
Guerrero Stone Crescent Disk with Monkey, ca. 400 - 100 BCE Sale price£1,876.00 GBP
A Published Olmec Jade Celt, Middle Pre-Classic Period: 900 - 300 BCE
A Published Olmec Jade Celt, Middle Pre-Classic Period: 900 - 300 BCE Sale price£2,627.00 GBP
Egyptian Bronze Figure of a Cat, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1069 - 945 BCE
Egyptian Bronze Figure of a Cat, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1069 - 945 BCE Sale price£5,966.00 GBP
A Published Maya Polychrome Tripod Plate with Muan Bird Deity, Classic Period, ca. 500 - 800 CE
A Published Maya Polychrome Tripod Plate with Muan Bird Deity, Classic Period, ca. 500 - 800 CE Sale price£9,380.00 GBP
A Roman Limestone Fragment of a Horse Head, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st - 2nd century CE
A Roman Limestone Fragment of a Horse Head, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st - 2nd century CE Sale price£2,214.00 GBP
A Large Egyptian Diorite Rotary Grinding Stone, Old Kingdom, ca. 2543-1980 BCE
A Large Egyptian Diorite Rotary Grinding Stone, Old Kingdom, ca. 2543-1980 BCE Sale price£4,315.00 GBP
Moche Parrot Stirrup-Spout Vessel, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 200 - 700 CE
Moche Parrot Stirrup-Spout Vessel, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 200 - 700 CE Sale price£2,964.00 GBP
Viking Period Iron Dagger , ca. 9th - 11th century CE
Viking Period Iron Dagger , ca. 9th - 11th century CE Sale price£3,377.00 GBP

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