Roman Brooch Fibula.1st - 3rd century AD.A fine example of a tertraskelion / Gammadion fibula with four terminals, partial damaged and showing its age.These type linked to Romans , the four terminals[...]
Small ceramic votive statuette head. Once again, the very pronounced brow ridges are noticeable. The features are accentuated: large ears, large nose, and eyes.
This male head from the Syro-Hittite civilization is particularly expressive and reminiscent of press caricatures. It dates from the 15th-11th centuries BC. With its timeless gaze, it nevertheless rem[...]
Idol head from the Syro-Hittite civilization, from a collection assembled in the 1970s-80s by a French physician. It dates from between 1500 and 1100 BC.
Bronze Age bracelet with a geometric design of straight and crossed lines. Late Bronze Age (900-600 BC), weighing 197 grams and measuring 11 cm in diameter. Provenance: Jesus Vico auction, Madrid.
Bronze Age bracelet, also known as an arm bracelet. Dating from the Urnfield culture period (1300-1200 BC), the bracelet is decorated with a spiral relief design around the shank. It measures 12 cm in[...]
Bronze Age bracelet with crossed stems, decorated with five segments composed of raised rings and six smooth segments. Halstadt period (8th to 6th century BC). Very dark green patina, weight 150 grams[...]
Bronze Age bracelet (3000-1000 BC), a bronze bracelet with a finely chased design of parallel lines and a uniform dark green patina. The bracelet consists of a fairly thick (1 mm) hollow rod containin[...]
Roman Era Ring A very interesting ring with the relief of an important figure. Many similar rings exist depicting, emperors, warrior, senators or important individuals.
Period: c. 600–575 BC (first quarter of the 6th century BC) Culture: Archaic Greek Workshop/Origin: Corinth Provenance: former European private collection, acquired before 1970. This small, ancient te[...]
This terracotta head comes from a Chinese funerary figurine intended to accompany and protect the deceased in the afterlife. The face, with its calm yet determined expression, embodies the serene auth[...]
"Roman bronze key ring (1st–4th century AD). Circular ring with an angled key and a rectangular bit with notches. Dark brown-green patina, slight traces of wear and corrosion."
Stone eye made of alabaster and onyx in a bronze mount. Similar objects are held in the collections of the Louvre Museum. Formerly in the Van Der Burgh collection before 1980. Height with base: 8.5 cm
The vase features a multicolored decoration painted in horizontal bands. It depicts geometric shapes as well as simplified genre scenes. It has two handles on the sides. China, 400-200 BC. Warring Sta[...]
Large pin from the Late Bronze Age, first millennium BC. 26 cm long overall, it is surmounted by a button-shaped head, 25 mm in diameter and 14 mm high. A 1 cm gap separates the head from a collar mar[...]
Egyptian Polychrome Wooden Funerary Mask
Late Period, 26th–30th Dynasties, ca. 664–300 BC
Mummy mask carved in wood and coated with stucco, depicting an idealised face with regular features, intende[...]
This terracotta statuette of a Tang dynasty court lady is an excellent example of the renowned funerary “Fat Ladies.” Her full and rounded silhouette, serene posture, broad calm face and ample robe re[...]
Exceptional funerary terracotta diorama depicting an ox pulling a covered cart, perfectly aligned with the repertoire of mingqi models from the Northern Qi dynasty. The piece stands out for its cohere[...]
Archaeological terracotta - broken and glued - Depicts a lady of high society, wearing a beehive-shaped headdress. 1st century BC to 3rd century AD. Height with base: 13.2 cm
Christian oil lamp, late Roman period, Mediterranean basin. Oil lamp with a circular bowl, decorated on the shoulder with a continuous frieze of stylized petals forming a radiating rosette. The centra[...]
Rare Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age bead necklace – England, Somerset (3000–2000 BC). The necklace comprises sixteen irregularly ovoid beads with natural banding in shades of gray, brown, and beige, [...]
Roman intaglio: Head of a man facing left, surrounded by two ears of wheat; in the lower register, a galley. Calcined agate. 11.5 x 10 x 3.5 mm. 0.57 g.
The portrait is reminiscent of that of Octav[...]
Gallo-Roman fibula in the shape of a hare. Copper alloy nielloed with a silver-based mixture and tinned. Typical work from the Alesia region. 1st - 3rd century AD. 2.81 g 21.80 x 16.8 mm. Missing the [...]
A very fine intaglio depicting Eros facing an ithyphallic satyr (or Pan). Roman art, 1st century AD for the intaglio.Orange-red carnelian, 11.4 x 10.2 mm (intaglio). 19th-century 18-karat gold mount. [...]
Antique Roman unguentarium, a small, thick-walled blown glass flask resting on a slightly domed circular base. The harmonious and well-balanced pear-shaped body rises to a regular cylindrical neck, en[...]
Small blown glass vessel, aubergine-purple in color, with a hemispherical body finely pinched in four places, forming regular indentations probably made by hand during shaping. The neck, wide and funn[...]
A small, translucent blown glass vase with a hemispherical body ribbed with carefully rhythmic, regular vertical fluting. The clean, well-defined raised lines give the piece a structured visual repres[...]
Coptic textile (tabula) - Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-7th century AD. Beautiful depiction of a galloping horseman. The textile is presented under glass in a gilded wooden frame. A similar example is [...]
Coptic textile (tabula) - Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-7th century AD. A beautiful and rare depiction of a warrior with a shield. He appears nude, except for a cloak draped over his shoulders. The tex[...]
A beautiful bronze sculpture of Harpocrates standing in a walking pose, with his index finger to his mouth. He wears the lock of hair he wore as a child. The bronze has an oxidized patina. From a form[...]
Charming terracotta pot or vase, Gallo-Roman or Roman period, round in shape, with a circular decoration at the base of the neck. Traces of old red pigment are present. The neck may have been shortene[...]
A small, compact, blown-glass cup with a slightly flattened, hemispherical body at the base for stability. The intentionally wide opening is accentuated by a flat, rolled lip forming a thick circular [...]
Male Marble Bust – Roman Period. This white marble Roman male bust depicts a mature man with a realistic face. The sculpture reveals a deeply furrowed forehead, pronounced nasolabial folds, hollow che[...]
Antique Marble Trapezophorus – Head of a Roaring Beast Roman Period, 1st–2nd Century AD. Roman trapezophorus in light-colored marble, 14 cm high (excluding the 2.5 cm base), depicting the head of a ro[...]
Fossil fragment of prehistoric deer antler, CERVUS MEGACEROS, the "Giant Bog Deer," North Sea region. Light wood and black lacquered metal base. Length: 32 cm. Free and insured shipping within mainlan[...]
Egyptian blue faience ushabti, depicted in a mummy-like shape, with arms crossed over the chest. It features a hieroglyphic inscription in a worn column on its back. The faience is predominantly turqu[...]
Eight ancient Roman beads: 3 glass beads, including one faceted blue bead, 1 hard stone bead, and 4 ceramic beads. Excavation patina. Period: 2nd century BC - 2nd century AD. Origin: North Africa. For[...]
Clothing clasp in the shape of a scorpion. Bronze piece with a double patina. China, Han period (206 BC–220 AD). Exquisite craftsmanship and high-quality detail. Length: 9 cm. Free and insured shippin[...]
An identical model exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Islamic Art section, late 12th century, Hamadan region, sold with certificate, delivery possible.
Roman intaglio depicting Serapis surmounting an eagle, Roman art, 2nd century AD. This orange carnelian intaglio represents Serapis in profile, a syncretic Greco-Egyptian deity, identifiable by his lo[...]
Northern Gaul – Gallia Belgica (according to Julius Caesar's terminology) 2nd – 3rd century AD. Cast bronze; green archaeological patina with dark brown hues. Length: approx. 17.5 cm (Old damage to th[...]
This is a rare pilgrimage badge, made of lead, decorated with the sun at its center and radiating rays all around. It was discovered many years ago near Little Walsingham, Norfolk. Although the symbol[...]
The goddess Astarte, Cyprus, 8th century BC, with her hands pressed to her breasts. A head of Harpocrates in red clay (with marine concretions on the surface), from the Ptolemaic period. A Syro-Hittit[...]
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