A lavish auction catalogue of the very finest antiquities.  Twenty-five lots are illustrated in large full colour plates, many with additional close-ups of detail, and comprise amulets and statues from ancient Egypt, Hellenistic and Roman glassware (including the remarkable Constable-Maxwell Cage-Cup sold for £2.6m), ending with a gold mask, gold crocodile necklace, and gold pendant from pre-Hispanic Meso-America.  Each lot is described with details of date, material, size, style, symbolism, as well as provenance and any previous literature.  A four page Bibliography follows.  Hardback in a deluxe dustjacket.  New condition.  Cat No 2931