Exceptional terracotta statuette depicting a water carrier, traces of polychromy still clearly visible. Statuette found during the demolition of a house in Bordeaux, walled between two walls. Dating f[...]
China, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). Very rare ceramic statuette with a thick crackled glaze in creamy white or ivory color.The object represents a boy or a boy sitting on the back of a water buffalo, thi[...]
A very fine early Neolithic rough stone axe head from Yorkshire, England. Beautiful, sharp, well-defined blade with a pointed heel for fitting into the handle. Marked with an old museum collection on [...]
Polychrome wooden sculpture, depicting the reclining Madonna, also known as the Virgin of the Nativity. Mary is reclining, her right hand supporting her head, while her left is stretched out and rests[...]
Very beautiful Roman bronze wall lamp representing the god Mars. Roman art. 1st - 2d century AD. Copper alloy. 12 cm. Modern pedestal in polished ebony and brass. Beautifully styled, elegant and detai[...]
Egyptian Mummy Mask Polychromed Wood Late Dynastic Period circa700-300 BCAn ancient Egyptian carved wooden mummy mask with thesurface gessoed and painted in polychromy. Late Dynastic PariodCirca 700 –[...]
Western Asiatic Gold Bead 2nd–1st millennium B.C. Measurements• Length: 3.1 cm• Diameter: 0.8 cm• Weight: 3.33 grams A finely constructed bead formed from a hollow cylinder of gold, ornamented with fo[...]
Period: 1st century BC – 2nd century AD Origin: Roman WorldProvenance : Collection privée du Sud de la France, acquise avant 1973. Cast bronze votive figurine representing Mercury, god of commerce, tr[...]
Period: 3rd – 2nd century BC Origin: Eastern Mediterranean, probably Hellenistic context Provenance: former private collection, South of France, acquired before 1970 Complete, globular-shaped, wheel-t[...]
Pendant Mask Depicting a Stylized Face Surmounted by a SerpentWestern Mexico, 300–100 B.C.Speckled green hardstone with quartz veiningHeight: 11.9 cmSuspension holesProvenance:Former J.-A. C. Collecti[...]
Heraldic tile by Juan de Torres. Manises (Valencia), 15th century. Decorated in the characteristic blue of the famous Valencian pottery. 13 x 13 centimeters.
A horseman brandishes a lance - fragment dimensions 6.5x5.5 cm - average thickness 0.5/0.7 cm. This is an archaeological fragment of a shaped piece made in Gaul between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD. S[...]
fragment dimensions 8x5 cm - average thickness 0.5/0.7 cm. This is an archaeological fragment of a shaped piece made in Gaul between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD. Sigillata terracotta - -- Sigillata c[...]
I offer you this superb necklace probably dating back to the 19th century with various ancient coins, including Roman, Spanish and other coins, I am not at all an expert in this field. Coral separates[...]
fragment dimensions 6.2 x 7 cm - average thickness 0.5/0.7 cm. Visible gray deposit. This is an archaeological fragment of a shaped piece made in Gaul between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD. Sigillata t[...]
2 fragments - dimensions 5.5 x4.5 - 5 x 4 cm - average thickness 0.5/0.7 cm. These are archaeological fragments of shaped pieces made in Gaul between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD. Sigillata terracotta[...]
Uncommon iconography. - fragment dimensions 5.5/5.5 cm - average thickness 0.5/0.7 cm. This is an archaeological fragment of a shaped piece made in Gaul between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD. Sigillata[...]
fragment dimensions 9.5/5 cm - average thickness 0.5/0.7 cm. This is an archaeological fragment of a shaped piece made in Gaul between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD. Sigillata terracotta - -- Sigillata[...]
3 fragments - dimensions 7/5.5 - 6/5 - 6/4 cm These are archaeological fragments of shaped pieces made in Gaul between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD. Sigillata terracotta - -- Sigillata ceramics are fi[...]
This interesting and rare painting was originally part of a domestic tabernacle, for which this panel served as the door for the doors that enclosed it, as can be deduced from the small hinge holes on[...]
Archaeology. Bowl / cup with handle in brown circular varnish. Roman Italy: 4th century BC. Dimensions: Length: 14 cm max. Diameter of the bowl: 11 cm. Depth: 4 cm max. In good used condition, present[...]
Very nice painting by the painter Claude Bernard, a painter from Charente. Here is one of his favorite subjects with this Beach scene with mother and children playing. Magnificent pictorial technique [...]
Set of four Roman and Phoenician terracotta fishing weights with stands. Their height varies from 10 to 18 cm. The two largest weights are Roman (1st-3rd century AD), while the two smaller ones are Ph[...]
We are buyers of key collections, and collectible keys Wrought iron Firesteel, a form that existed in Roman times, this one rather early Middle Ages, a model with pretty scrolls, pocket, small size, 6[...]
Antique bust of a young man in terracotta with a base. Probably ancient Rome, but perhaps only 18th century. Dimensions: H: 12.1 cm max. H: 7.3 cm (terracotta only). Base diameter of the base: 5.1 cm [...]
China Tang Dynasty (618-907), Rare and very pretty small belt plate, square in shape, in gilded bronze, decorated in relief with a musician sitting on a cushion and playing the flute. Precious object,[...]
Important and ancient Campanian ceramic cup on heel with black glaze. Period 4th-2nd century BC. With black glaze. Dimensions: Diameter: 24 cm. H: 5.3 cm. Presented natural and without shock or restor[...]
Period: 2nd – 3rd century AD Origin: Southern Gaul or Roman Mediterranean Provenance: Brunet Collection, previously acquired before 1973 Fragment of a sculpted limestone votive altar, depicting a sacr[...]
Period: Late 5th – 4th century BC Origin: Greece, probably Attic or Italiot production Provenance: Brunet Collection, previously acquired before 1973 Fragment of a red-figure ceramic kylix, reattached[...]
Period: 1st century BC Origin: Necropolis of La Catalane, Les Baux-de-Provence (Southern Gaul) Provenance: Collection of Hérain, formerly acquired before 1973 Complete modeled indigenous ceramic urn f[...]
Period: 1st century BC Origin: Necropolis of La Catalane, Les Baux-de-Provence (Southern Gaul) Provenance: Brunet Collection (no. 66), previously acquired before 1973 Olpé in wheel-thrown ceramic, com[...]
Period: 1st century BC Origin: Necropolis of La Catalane, Les Baux-de-Provence (Southern Gaul) Provenance: Brunet Collection (no. 53), previously acquired before 1973 Small ewer in modeled indigenous [...]
Period: 2nd – 1st century BC Origin: Necropolis of La Catalane, Les Baux-de-Provence (Southern Gaul) Provenance: Brunet Collection (no. 13), previously acquired before 1973 Campanian cup with black va[...]
Limestone fragment of a young woman' s head, possibly depicting the holy virgin Maria. Soft, empathic and serene expression. Origin France between 1420 and 1450. Delicately sculpted with beautiful det[...]
Shipping is free for mainland France via La Poste or Mondial Relay**************Pear-shaped earthenware JUG with partial green siliceous glaze, pinched spout resting on a short oblique foot. Height: 1[...]
Ancient Gold Ring Set with a Sardonyx Cameo of a Woman. Roman, 3rd century AD. Measurements• Ring size: F 1/2 UK / 3 US / 44 EU • Bezel: 1.5 x 1.1cm• Weight: 5.96 grams A gold ring of solid construc[...]
A beautifully detailed applique, found in 1937 in Rome, in the heart of the Roman Empire. It has been part of the Van Dessel family collection in Belgium since 1960. Certificate of authenticity includ[...]
Carnelian intaglio representing a scorpion, original gold setting between 18 and 24 carats.H.: 2.5 cmTD: 56Gross weight: 6 gramsRing with a round, slightly convex bezel, consisting of a carnelian ston[...]
The true visage of Frédéric II, after a sculpture in marble from the collection of the museum « Frédéric II et le Moyen Âge en Sicile ». A refined and detailed study by professor Naoki Dan, scholar an[...]
Gallo-Roman ceramic pot. Terracotta pot from a Dauphinoise collection. Dimensions: H: 13.3 cm. Diameter: 15.5 cm. Diameter at the neck: 13.5 cm. Diameter at the base: 8.5 cm. Presented natural as is, [...]
Gallo-Roman bronze: head of a young man wearing a Phrygian cap. Gallo-Roman art. 3rd century. 36 x 28 x 12 mm. 13 g. Modern resin base. The presence of the mystery cult of Mithras is attested in Gaul [...]
'The Third Eye' Esoteric ring from Frederick II, Arab-Norman, in gold and agate. Sicily, 13th century. From the Fatimid culture, this gold object, in an exceptional state of preservation, features a c[...]
Antique small ceramic Campanian cup on heel. Period 4th-2nd century BC. With black varnish. Dimensions: Diameter: 13.3 cm. H: 3.5 cm. Presented natural and in good used condition, without restoration,[...]
"A stone architectural fragment decorated with a figure in relief. Late Romanesque style, heralding the Gothic. Europe, 12th century." Probably from the decoration of a Romanesque or proto-Gothic chur[...]
Here is a Roman Tardo Republican period oil lamp in molded gray terracotta. It comes to us from the first century BC. It takes up a Middle Eastern style from the Hellenistic period. It is a lamp with [...]
Fragmentary circular Corinthian marble capital. There is insufficient expertise to determine the century or place of origin in the Roman Empire. Probably 2nd century AD. 31.5 cm at the base, ~40 cm at[...]
Very beautiful and rare Buddhist bas-relief probably from East Asia, such a stele could be placed in a temple, a monastery or a rock sanctuary, it served as a support for meditation, prayers, and as a[...]
Here is an authentic oil lamp from the Paleo-Christian period, 5th - 7th century AD, decorated with a chrism surrounded by a geometric frieze (the chrism is formed from the assembly of four Greek lett[...]
Dating: Late 15th – early 16th century Origin: France – Architectural sculpture or statuary decoration Limestone head fragment, remnant of a late Gothic sculpture. The face, with elongated proportions[...]
Dating: Late 15th – early 16th century Origin: France – Architectural sculpture or statuary decoration Limestone head fragment, remnant of a late Gothic sculpture. Although heavily worn, it retains le[...]
Appeldorn Castle was located between Calcar and Xanten (Germany). The fingerprints were taken just before firing. At the time, it was a ruined castle. It has been restored. Dimensions: 29 x 13.5 x 7 c[...]
A Gold Ring with Silver Inlaid Crescent Moon and Stars.
Roman, circa 3rd Century A.D.
Measurements
• Ring Size R 1/2 UK / 9 US / 60 EU.
• Outer measurements: 2.8 × 2.4 cm
• Weight: 1[...]
Early medieval or Byzantine marble roundel likely depicting a crude and detail-less figure, in orant position - pleading or praying. Likely kneeling, as shown by the positioning and bodily silhouette.[...]
Sandstone Torso of Uma, Cambodia, Khmer art, 11th to 13th century This sculpture represents the goddess Uma standing, dressed in a finely pleated sampot. The fabric is held at the waist by a belt tied[...]
Gogotte from the Fontainebleau sand. The gogotte is a sandstone concretion of pure siliceous sand, coming from the sand of the Fontainebleau forest. Often appreciated for its shape. Very beautiful spe[...]
Sarcophagus mask - Egypt, Late Period (around 600 to 300 BC) Small carved wooden sarcophagus mask, presenting a face with schematic features. The almond-shaped eyes are set off by a marked relief, wit[...]
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