Babylonian Terracotta Tablet with Erotic Scene, 2100 BCE - 1600 BCETerracotta, 9.7 x 9.4 cm, height including stand 13 cmProvenance: auction Christie’s, New York, 8 June 2001, lot 337, reproduced (sol[...]
Period: Middle or Late Bronze Age.Date: 2nd millennium BCE.Origin: Iberian Peninsula.Material: Bronze.Provenance: Old Portuguese Private Collection.Item condition: Repaired in two places. Some chips a[...]
A grotesque bust depicting an emaciated figure with clasped hands raised against the upper torso. The ribcage is rendered in high relief, with prominent ribs that accentuate the extreme thinness of th[...]
A solid-cast Near Eastern bronze nude goddess, dating to the 1st millennium BC. This finely modelled votive figure represents a frontal female divinity in the long-standing Astarte / Ishtar tradition,[...]
Reliquary or funerary urn in Byzantine marble, Eastern Mediterranean, 5th–6th century AD. Rectangular reliquary in fine white marble, carved from a single block with a double-sloped lid pierced by a c[...]
A female head with a gentle expression, open eyes, and a slightly closed mouth. The face is framed by a headdress composed of small, rounded chignons arranged in two tiered rows, forming an arc around[...]
Bust of the god Harpocrates, with puffed cheeks and a youthful expression. His hand rests on his chin while a finger touches his lips, a gesture emblematic of the deity. He wears a wide turban across [...]
Statuette depicting a crouching woman with a rounded belly and clearly defined genitalia. Her breasts are full, one hand rests on her forehead in an introspective gesture, while the other holds a mirr[...]
Marble Head of a Woman – Roman Art, 1st–2nd Century ADThis female head, sculpted in finely crystalline white marble, depicts an idealized face with a serene expression. The features are harmonious: th[...]
Tripod "Jue" Cup, China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). This cup replicates the shape and motifs of the Jue ewers of the Shang Dynasty. Resting on three blade-shaped feet, the body is decorated with archai[...]
Stone sculpture depicting the head of Shiva wearing the high ascetic topknot. Grey sandstone. Gupta Dynasty. India. 4th-6th century. Dimensions: 28 x 10 x 8 cm
Sculpture of a Mingqi, China, Han Dynasty (206 BC to 221 AD). Sculpture of a dancer in an imperial court dress. Terracotta painted with a white, black, gray, and red slip. Mingqi are ritual funerary s[...]
Lot of Paleo-American bifacial flint blades. 9 flints framed under glass. From an excavation around 1970 at the Lake Oregon Massacre, USA. Paleo-Americans were among the first Homo sapiens to settle i[...]
Bronze sculpture depicting Osiris in human form. Statuette of the mummiform god, standing with crossed arms, holding the scepter (heqa) and the flail (nekhekh). He wears a false beard and the atef cro[...]
Fossilized Mammoth Tooth 14 cm x 11 cm. If you are interested in this item, we can arrange payment in two installments. The item will be shipped after the final payment. Thank you for your visit. ____[...]
Superb male statuette head wearing a Macedonian kausia. Limestone, Cyprus. Late 4th or early 3rd century BC. Head only. Height 4.5 cm. With base 10 cm. Provenance: Collection of Paul Gaudin (1858-1921[...]
A Romanesque bronze zoomorphic buckle, 11th-12th century, with a fantastic green patina. Very rare! In the Romanesque style. Length: 2.5 cm. Found in Rochester, Kent (UK).
Two paving tiles from the medieval period, 12th-13th centuries. One tile is two-tone, the other a solid honey-green-brown. Dimensions: 12 x 12 cm, 3 cm thick
A finely
crafted gilded copper-alloy appliqué depicting a standing Eagle with
outstretched wings, its head turned to left and grasping a small object in its
beak.
The surface
retains traces of or[...]
Large Geode Height 20 cm x 18 cm Weight 3.4 kg In perfect condition Height 20 cm Width 18 cm Weight 3.4 kg If you are interested in this item, we can arrange payment in two installments. The item will[...]
Giant Geode Height 28 cm Weight 5 kg In perfect condition Height 28 cm Width 20 cm Weight 5.1 kg If you are interested in this item, we can arrange payment in two installments. The item will be shippe[...]
Fragment of a Sidamara-type sarcophagus. Lycaonia (Turkey), 2nd-3rd centuries CE. Marble. Fragment of a Sidamara-type sarcophagus, from a region in present-day Turkey. It features elaborate architectu[...]
Fragment of a cosmetic palette depicting a circular dish held by two arms. Greywacke. Egypt. New Kingdom or Late Period. Vermilion agate base. Height: 3.5 cm (excluding base), 4.5 cm (including base).[...]
HAUTE EPOQUESet of 2 lovely medieval potteries pieces : * 1 medieval terracotta jug with handle, datable by its typology from 14th century. Origin: Île-de-France / Paris area ? Traces of limestone, ma[...]
Here is a large bowl (37 cm in diameter x 7 cm high). It is in very good condition and comes from a lot acquired from the estate of a collector who worked and lived in Tunisia, around Carthage, in the[...]
A red-figure terracotta dish with white and ochre highlights on a black ground. The central medallion is decorated with a frieze of stylized posts and leaves. In the center is a female head in profile[...]
Examined under binocular magnification (×10) and raking light, this stucco head of Buddha, mounted on a modern display base, exemplifies with remarkable precision the serene beauty and spiritual refin[...]
PERSIAN CIVILIZATION, 12th-14th centuries Very large vase on a foot with two handles, made of high-fire ceramic. The colors range from ecru to bright turquoise blue, with beautiful silver and gold iri[...]
Small bronze head of Osiris on a small porphyry block. Egypt. Late Period (664-332 BC), Saite period. Dimensions of the head: 42 x 26 x 11 mm. 16.75 g. Charming small head of the god Osiris, wearing t[...]
Boucle médiévale dorée Collection BigotUne boucle dorée originale, probablement d'époque mérovingienne, mais assurément du haut Moyen Âge.La dorure est probablement en or ou en cuivre ; il s'agit d'un[...]
Le Tene Bronze Fibula Brooch.A bronze fibula from the La Tene culture civilization. A triangular arch, spring with four turns and internal rope and broken pin. Formerly from a Dutch Collection
Small blue-green glazed faience scarab amulet of remarkable chromatic depth, dating from the reign of Amenhotep III (Amarna Period, circa 1391–1353 B.C.). Entirely preserved, it displays a finely segm[...]
Votive fragment in reddish-orange terracotta, depicting a stylized human torso truncated at the shoulders and pelvis. The right hand placed on the chest expresses the gesture of self-offering, a disti[...]
An impressive fragmentary Roman bust in limestone depicting Vulcan (Hephaestus), god of fire and the forge. The god is shown bare-chested, his right hand folded across the chest holding a bundle of bl[...]
A rare Greek terracotta figurine depicting Silenus, the mythical companion of Dionysus, portrayed in a squatting position typical of the comic and Dionysian imagery of the 5th century BC. The god, sho[...]
Large Celtic Pendant with three Horse Heads.An ancient symbol of three horses is the Celtic ornamental knot, which represents the Celtic goddess of horses, Epona. These symbols also connect to the num[...]
Roman Gladiator / Legion Bronze Figure.An original bronze figure depicting a Gladiator or Legion soldier.These kinds of figurines would have been widespread over the Roman Empire and would have depict[...]
Carved limestone fragment representing, on the left, a crouching dog with a slightly worn muzzle, and on the right, the lower part of a draped human leg standing as a vertical support. The stone, anci[...]
Meticulous examination under ×10 magnification and raking light of a Chinese funerary terracotta statuette of a dog, dated to the Han dynasty. The animal sits in a tripod posture, with the hindquarter[...]
Originating from a rigorously documented provenance chain—former Belgian private collection, transfer through a Spanish antiquarian in 2022, and subsequent return to Brussels—this Etruscan terracotta [...]
Impressive Etruscan votive head representing a male figure, mould-made in hollow terracotta with a flat back pierced by a ventilation hole. This type of production, known as a testa votiva, belonged t[...]
Elegant funerary figure of a Tang Dynasty court lady (仕女俑), modelled in reddish-grey terracotta, coated with a white slip and painted in original polychromy. Authentic pigment remains are clearly visi[...]
Etruscan anatomical votive head in terracotta, examined under ×10 magnification and raking light. The modelling, of strong sculptural presence, shows a full, frontal face framed by a short, wavy hairs[...]
Tête féminine en marbre finement sculptée, présentant une chevelure ondulée retenue par un ruban lisse (tainia) ceignant la nuque d’une oreille à l’autre. Les lobes, percés à l’origine pour recevoir d[...]
Corinthian capital corner with two acanthus leaf points and volute.Roman art, 2nd-3rd century white marblewidth: 22 cmheight: 17 cmdepth: 17 cmCan be used as a wall bracket to display an antique objec[...]
Funerary mask in hard stone, carved from fine-grained granodiorite, depicting a youthful face beneath a close-fitting “cap” wig. The modelling is confident and characteristic of late workshops: softly[...]
Fragment of imperial porphyry, suitable for use as a statue base. Porphyry, a prestigious material extracted primarily in Egypt (notably at Mons Porphyrites), was prized in Roman antiquity and beyond [...]
Very pretty pair of small glazed terracotta bowls. They are oval in shape and have small "ears" on each side, used as handles. Green in color, they have a very pretty iridescence of the glaze. Origin:[...]
Antique Bronze Fertility Goddess Pendant Roman. A very interesting pendant having a figure or deity in the middle. Provenance: Originally from Dutch collection.
Medieval Wax Seal with Cross.An interesting and heavily worn wax seal which might have some rams head , horses or creatures heads.Provenance:Ex Dutch collection.
Medieval Alloy Disk Pendant.A beautiful medieval amulet. The material is likely an alloy from bronze or copper likely with some silver.The disk is decorated with Spirals and Triskeles.These style can [...]
Imperial Roman Cross Bow Fibula Brooch (Prov) Bigot CollectionA large bronze fibula / brooch from the Roman imperial period.Provenance:Originally from Bigot Collection
Celtic Horseman WarriorA Celtic horseman having a raised arm, made of some alloy possibly lead or mixed with other metals like bronze etc.Provenance:Formerly from a private Dutch collection
Here is a very beautiful terracotta statue head. The marks on the forehead and on the top of the head suggest an Egyptian crown. It comes from the estate of a collector who worked for several years in[...]
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