This is a remarkable example of a Byzantine reliquary cross, also known as an enkolpion, dating from approximately the 12th to 14th century. These small, wearable reliquaries were used by monks and pi[...]
Antique oval carnelian intaglio weighing 3.64 cts depicting a doriphore character. Roman Empire, 2nd-3rd century AD. Dimensions: 13.70 x 8.30 x 3.70 mm Are you familiar with the art of glyptics? Intag[...]
Elegant Greek olpe in the flank and underlined by a wide black line. Dimensions: H: 15.8 cm. Width: 11.2 cm. Base diameter: 5.3 cm. IN VERY GOOD USED CONDITION, wear of the black circle, without resto[...]
Figure of a Vestal in BronzeAncient Rome, probably 1st–2nd century A.D.Height of the bronze: 11.43 cmBronze, veined red marble baseProvenance:Aldo Jandolo, Rome, via Margutta 53Joseph Brummer, New Yor[...]
An ancient engraved gold amuletic bead. Roman, 3rd–4th century AD. Dimensions: 3 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm. Weight: 4.17 grams. A finely crafted hollow gold bead with a square profile, each of its four faces eng[...]
Period: 15th centuryRomanesqueTechnique: Solid wood, carved and polychromedDimensions: 124 x 36 x 17 cmImpressive Romanesque sculpture of the Virgin, carved in solid wood and retaining traces of its o[...]
Miniature Etruscan oil vessel with exceptional patina. Chipped rim and missing small handle, but the vase itself is in very good condition. 3rd century BC, Northern Italy. H - 10 cm Ø - 5 cm
Etruscan footed bowl, beautifully patinated. Possible encrustation over the entire surface. Superb shape, in perfect condition. 3rd century BC, Northern Italy. H - 12 cm Ø - 9 cm
Seven Gold Appliqués Depicting Winged Lions. Achaemenid Empire, 5th–4th Century BC. Each circular appliqué measures approximately 1.5 cm in diameter and weighs 0.3 grams, with a total combined weight [...]
Authentic Roman bronze amulet, dating between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, at the height of the Roman Empire. This piece has a beautiful natural patina that attests to its age and authenticity. Perio[...]
Authentic Roman bronze amulet, dating between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, at the height of the Roman Empire. This piece has a beautiful natural patina that attests to its age and authenticity. Perio[...]
Authentic Roman bronze amulet, dating between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, at the height of the Roman Empire. This piece has a beautiful natural patina that attests to its age and authenticity. Perio[...]
Authentic Roman bronze amulet, dating between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, at the height of the Roman Empire. This piece has a beautiful natural patina that attests to its age and authenticity. Perio[...]
Roman Cross – 4th CenturyExtraordinary Roman cross dating from around the 4th century AD, corresponding to the period of the end of the Roman Empire and the beginnings of official Christianity after t[...]
Interesting Roman ring from the 1st century AD, cast in bronze and decorated with an engraved motif of two confronting triangles. This piece offers a fine example of Roman craftsmanship in jewelry for[...]
Interesting Roman ring from the 1st century AD, cast in bronze and decorated with an engraved motif of two fish facing each other, a common symbol in the ancient world, associated both with fertility [...]
A very rare lot of 8 Roman coins of Constantine, concreted together, from the Epfig treasure. In 2010, three workers from a company commissioned by the Departmental Water and Sanitation Union were car[...]
Gold Ring with Rotating ScarabEtruria, 3rd century B.C.Gold and carnelianUS size 8EU size 57Excellent conditionThis fine gold ring from the Etruscan period features a rotating bezel set with a scarab [...]
A very rare batch of 5 Roman coins of Constantine, concretized together, from the Epfig treasure. In 2010, three workers from a company commissioned by the Departmental Water and Sanitation Union were[...]
Seven ancient gold fluted beads.Late Cypriot, 1550 - 1050 BC.Each bead measures 1.6 x 0.9cm.Each bead weighs approximately 2.7 - 3 grams.Each of the beads is decorated with fluted sides. Made from hig[...]
Greek gold pendant depicting winged Eros. The body is naked, arms are open, and large wings are spread. Eros wears a bail on his head. Probably a pendant derived from earrings. We know of several equi[...]
Romanesque Christ, 14th CenturyMaterial: Polychrome wood with a deep, aged patinaDimensions: 17 x 4 x 2 cmA poignant and rare 14th-century Romanesque Christ figure, beautifully carved in polychrome wo[...]
Gold swivel ring with carnelian scarabEtruria, 4th century B.C.Gold and CarnelianPerfect conditionUS Ring Size: 9 ¼EU Ring Size: 60This high-karat gold ring features a swiveling bezel set with a carne[...]
Christian oil lamp, with religious decoration, called a "bussière". Red-ochre terracotta. Beautiful surface patina. North Africa, known as "Roman Africa". 5th – 7th centuries AD. Length with handle : [...]
A gold appliqué with magical symbols. Roman, 1st-4th Century AD. Diameter: 1.95cm. Weight: 0.5 grams. The little gold roundel, is decorated with esoteric magical symbols to include a winged phallus, [...]
A pair of gold penannular earrings. Bronze Age, Minoan Civilisation, 2nd Millenium BC. Each earring measures 2.5cm in diameter. Each earring weighs 4.4 grams. This fine pair of penannular earrings is [...]
A pair of Ancient Roman gold earrings.Circa 1st - 3rd century AD.Each earring measures 3.9 x 1.3 x 1.1cm. Combined weight of 7.3 grams of high carat gold.
Two ancient gold beads. Romano-British, 4th - 5th century AD. Measures 2.1 x 0.7cm. Each weighs 0.85 grams (1.7 grams combined weight). An amulet of similar manufacture was found in Gallows Hill, Norf[...]
Small flask with a lenticular body, topped with a long cylindrical neck narrowing at the top and ending in flat lips slightly hemmed at their ends. Blown glass with pearly iridescence, remains of lime[...]
Very pretty row of old beads from the Roman and ancient Egyptian periods. Mainly made of translucent or colored glass or superbly iridescent, some beads are made of hard stone. Beautiful excavation pa[...]
This magnificent Roman-era funerary stele takes the form of a Greco-Roman temple.Richly decorated, the stele is composed of three distinct parts:The first is the main composition, set in a temple déco[...]
Beautiful and unusual terracotta oil lamp from the Roman period (1st century AD). Its erotic decoration is treated with finesse but its primary singularity lies in the anthropomorphic treatment of the[...]
A High Carat Gold Brooch Set with an Ancient Egyptian Blue Glass Scarab. Late Period, 26th–30th Dynasty, circa 664–332 BC. Scarab: Ancient Egypt; Mount: 19th century. Dimensions: 4.3 × 2.8 cm. Weight:[...]
An Ancient Gold Pendant in the Form of a Pea Pod Cypro-Phoenician, 7th–6th century BCE Dimensions: 2.3 × 0.9 × 0.5 cm Weight: 1.4 g A delicate gold pendant comprising five aligned spherical elements, [...]
Inscribed marble tablet of Saint Philip, on a base, Northern Italy, 11th century. This magnificent and extremely crude marble tablet depicts Saint Philip holding a book and staff beneath a decorated a[...]
Artifact – Antiquity – Terracotta Oil Lamp – Nude Eros Holding a Torch – Roman Empire Date: Circa 100 – 140 AD Origin: Eastern Mediterranean (probably Syria or Roman Egypt) Provenance: Private collect[...]
Dating: Circa 120 – 200 AD Origin: Roman Africa or Eastern Mediterranean Provenance: Private collection, Auvergne – Haute-Loire Lamp with degenerate volutes – Teardrop-shaped medallion and tripartite [...]
TERRACOTTA TRIPOD VASE Middle East, probably from Tepe Giyan Circa 2000-1500 BC The body strongly flared at the mouth and at the base decorated with geometric motifs: hatched diamonds framed by severa[...]
Beautiful Roman bronze oinochoe handle decorated with a child Bacchus or Eros in the lower part. Roman art. 2nd-3rd century. 156 g. In very good condition, with a pleasant dark green patina. Provenanc[...]
A Greek gold relief with the head of the Gorgon.Hellenistic, 4th-3rd century BC.Measures 1.1 x 1cm.Weighs 0.3 grams.Provenance: Private English Collection, formed between the late 1970’s - early 1990’[...]
Three ancient gold children’s rings. Roman, 1st - 2nd century AD. The largest gold ring is set with a garnet intaglio with a male figure, it measures 1.3 x 1.1 x 0.6cm and weighs 1.6 grams. The second[...]
Votive statuette, in lead, representing a Roman soldier. Height: 17.8 cm. Width at +: 8 cm. Thickness: 4 cm Weight: 1.521 kg. Good condition (appears to have been in the fire). Shipping extra: €20, re[...]
A gold ring set with an ancient intaglio of Osiris-Canopus.Roman, 1st - 2nd century A.D.Ring size Q 1/2 UK / 8.25 US / 58 EU.Weighs 7.7 grams.The intaglio measures 1.2 x 1cm.The carnelian intaglio dep[...]
Beautiful fragment of a polychrome Roman mosaic. Classical Roman period work between the 1st and 4th centuries. 17x18cm. Found in an attic of a beautiful Toulouse property.
Beautiful set of Greek and Roman archaeological heads3rd-2nd-1st century BC a Greco-Roman group: Head of Aphrodite / Venus: terracotta 4.5 cmTotal with base 7.5 cmHead of Athena / Minervaterracotta 7 [...]
We are buyers of key collections, and collectible keys A wrought iron key, 8.5cm, in good condition…. (Not finding anything similar in my documentation, and not being an expert at all, I describe it t[...]
Iron sword known as "with masks" - Luristan (Louristan), 1100-700 BCRare but well-known type of sword from Luristan (in Archaic Persia, present-day Iran), among the very first iron swords of humanity.[...]
A Rare Ancient Roman Silver Hand Mirror.Roman, 1st–3rd century AD.Measures 14cm in diameter.This exceptionally rare silver hand mirror dates from the Roman Empire, between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD[...]
Elegant 14th-century French Gothic stone sculpture, possibly depicting a noble lady. The bust features finely carved details in the attire, with particular attention to the folds and textures of the d[...]
Impressive 15th-century French Gothic stone sculpture of a bishop adorned with remnants of original polychromy in shades of blue and green. A highly decorative piece, showcasing the expressive style a[...]
Oil lamp with a round spout, decorated with incised concentric motifs delimiting the bowl, and in the center a skyphos in relief. The handle is pierced. Orange terracotta, mark of time, good general c[...]
Ovoid balsam jar topped with a long neck constricted at the base, ending in flat, slightly hemmed lips. Blown glass with multicolored and pearly iridescence, good overall condition. Roman period, Medi[...]
Period - Roman Empire (27 BC - 476 AD)Condition - Good condition Measurement - Length 10.5 cm & 10 cmSOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITYIt is possible to pay in installments.On parle français. Wij[...]
Bronze statuette representing a young nude man in contrapposto, his head tilted and holding a drapery folded over his left shoulder. The stylized treatment of the face, the supple posture and the idea[...]
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