Gold pendant with Roman glass cameo: Gorgon - Medusa.
Roman art, 3rd century AD.
Cameo : Yellow glass.
Modern pendant mount, 18 carat gold, 3 pink sapphires set.
Pendant: 25 x 22 mm.
Charming[...]
Dating: 300 - 400 AD Origin: Eastern Mediterranean (probably Egypt or Roman provinces) Provenance: Private collection, Auvergne - Puy-de-Dôme A lamp decorated with the image of Serapis – Greco-Egyptia[...]
Period: Roman Empire, 2nd - 3rd century Origin: Eastern Mediterranean – Probably Egypt Provenance: Private collection by inheritance - Limousin, France Small balsamarium with a globular body, delicate[...]
Period: Last third of the 1st century AD Origin: Mediterranean (Probably Italy or Roman provinces) Provenance: Private collection, Auvergne - Puy-de-Dôme A lamp with a pointed spout and double volutes[...]
Period: Roman Empire, 2nd - 3rd century Origin: Eastern Mediterranean - Probably Egypt Provenance: Private collection by inheritance - Limousin, France Elegant Roman balsam jar in blown glass, with a [...]
Ring with Roman emerald pearl.
Modern gold ring with a roman emerald pearl (1st - 2nd c. AD)
Finger size : M (UK) - 6 3/4 (US)
The ring can be easily resized.
Weight: 3,37g
This type o[...]
Roman marble fragment : hand holding a patera.Rome, 3rd century.76 x 51 mm.97.50 g.Modern wooden base.The most common liturgical gesture is the libation, which consists of pouring "on the ground, or o[...]
Small Gallo-Roman genius with a cucullus. Bronze with green patina (traces of cuprite and azurite).On a marble base (one foot missing).3rd century AD.Height: 71 mm with base56.55 gThe genii cucullati,[...]
Small saddle-shaped terracotta jar with two handles decorated with raised lines and two small protuberances on each upper part. It has a dark olive patina imitating bronze. The neck is decorated on it[...]
Rare part of a terracotta lintel from a burial chamber of the Han Dynasty, depicting animated scenes with horseman, chariot, crane, groom. It could very likely have participated in forming the lintel [...]
Egyptian sarcophagus mask and Egyptian carved wood representing cobras. The mask 750euros and the wood 350euros. 1000 to 500 BC The mask height 23cm with the foot 38cm and width 22cm. The decorated wo[...]
Head of the god Bes. Turquoise blue glazed earthenware.
Egypt. Late period (664-332 BC)
Modern plexiglass base.
120 x 68 mm.
The god is depicted grimacing and wearing a headdress decorated wi[...]
Set of four Roman terracotta oil lamps in various colors and beautiful surface patina.One of them has a rich floral decoration all around (detailed photo).Dimensions: Diameter: 6 to 8 cm Length (from [...]
Lot of three Greek amphorae without handles, or fusiform vials intended to preserve perfumed oils during Antiquity.
The Unguentarium is a very deep and elongated terracotta vase, with a very narrow t[...]
Period: 3rd - 1st century BC Origin: Mediterranean protohistory - Hypothesis of production in Narbonensis Gaul, Iberian Peninsula or North Africa Provenance: Private collection, South of France This b[...]
Fragment of a Cylindrical Vase
Maya Culture, Copán, Late Classic Period, Honduras, 800–900 AD
Beige terracotta with a glossy orange slip.
Height: 22 cm
With base: 30 cm
Provenance: Former p[...]
Head of a Kore
6th century BCE (Archaic period)
Molded and modeled terracotta
H. 11.7 cm
With base: 15.6 cm
Well preserved
Provenance: Former private collection, Paris
This terracotta h[...]
With a beautiful patina and gilding on the head and mantle. Formerly part of a reliquary box, these appliques in the shape of toy-like figures were known in France as poupées. Condition: see photos Fr[...]
Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Kassite Dynasty of Babylon, 16th–12th century BCE
Rock crystal
H. 3.1 cm
Diam. 1.6 cm
Provenance:
Important private Parisian collection, acquired between [...]
Fragment of a large statue of Osiris - Egypt, Late Period.
Osiris is a major deity in Egyptian mythology, associated with death, resurrection and the judgment of souls in the afterlife. Mythical ki[...]
Amulet in the Shape of a Bovine Protome
Probably Anatolia, around 5000 BC
Steatite L. 2.9 cm
Calcareous concretions
Provenance: Private Parisian collection, before 2000.
This pendant depicts [...]
Rare and in very good condition. Based on an interlaced pattern, Dark green patina. Condition: see pictures. Hinge and retaining plate present. Iron pin missing. Dimensions: 25x26 mm. Found in the Tou[...]
Cloth Adorned with Bird Motifs
Culture: Nazca, 200 BCE - 600 CE
Materials: Textile fibers (cotton and camelid wool)
Techniques: Weaving, polychrome embroidery
Dimensions: 134 cm x 45 cm
Excellent[...]
Beautiful Roman emerald pearl mounted as a pendant.
Pearl : Roman, 1st-2nd century AD.
Modern setting in 18 carat gold.
15,24 x 8,79 millimeters
Stone : 6,93 x 8,60 millimeters
Very beautifu[...]
Bactrian civilization, 4th century BC, very pretty bronze rhyton of conical shape, decorated at its base with a bust of an antelope. A geometric decoration is visible around the body of the object. Go[...]
An important Egyptian sarcophagus mask from the Ptolemaic period (711-332 BC), made with remarkable artistic skill and historical significance. Material: Made from stuccoed linen textiles (cartonnage)[...]
Bust of the god Mercury Small bronze bust representing Mercury, recognizable by his winged helmet. His youthful face expresses a serene determination, characteristic of the divine representations of R[...]
Cet élément d'incrustation est en albâtre. Il intégrait une statue plutôt qu'un masque.
Les collections du Louvre conservent de nombreux exemplaires d'élements semblables.Fragments Modestes, ces yeux[...]
Kyathos with arched handle, decorated on the external wall with a concentric decoration and, in the center of the receptacle, with a stylized motif representing two birds in profile, opposite and join[...]
High-era terracotta floor tile Very beautiful enamelled vestige representing racing animals Brown and yellow enamels Can be presented on a base Free and insured shipping in mainland France
This small container, engraved and bearing traces of pink pigment, was used to grind spices using a very fine wooden pestle. It dates from shortly after the Neolithic period. Also, it is not known whe[...]
Small circular jar with globular belly in glazed earthenware with brown glaze decorated with a frieze on the upper rim. These small jars were originally intended to contain alcohol. Very beautiful tim[...]
Interesting circular jar with globular belly in glazed earthenware with brown glaze decorated with a frieze on the upper part. These small jars were originally intended to contain alcohol. Very beauti[...]
Very elaborate decoration in gilded and silvered bronze.Floral and geometrical design. Probably part of an armor strap fitting and of continental European manufacture.Dimensions: 4x4 cm.
Visible in Paris. Free hand delivery in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France 15€. Contact me for Europe and the world.
Fragment of high relief in gray-blue schist (typical material of Gan[...]
Visible in Paris. Free hand delivery in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France 15€. Contact me for Europe and the world.
Fragment of Ilkhanid covering tile (Mongol Iran, 1256-1335)
Standin[...]
Visible in Paris. Free hand delivery in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France 15€. Contact me for Europe and the world.
Fragment of a bas-relief in gray-blue schist (typical material of Ga[...]
Visible in Paris. Free hand delivery in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France 15€. Contact me for Europe and the world.
Fragment of high relief in gray-blue schist (typical material of Gan[...]
Terracotta objects, pre-Hispanic, pre-Columbian, no one knows, as the "design" seems so modern, timeless. Anecdote, the previous owner told me that these objects had been exchanged to recover a debt..[...]
A Luristan bronze pin decorated with a bearded god with horns, a long nose and round eyes, attacking two stylized feline predators with his powerful arms. 9th-8th century BC
To see a similar pin [...]
Period: 2nd century BC Origin: Necropolis of La Catalane, Baux-de-Provence, South of France Provenance: Brunet Collection, No. 12. Listed in the Revue archéologique de Narbonnaise, volume 6, 1973, und[...]
Period: 2nd century BC Origin: Necropolis of La Catalane, Baux-de-Provence, South of France Provenance: Brunet Collection, no. 23 and no. 26. Listed in the Revue archéologique de Narbonnaise, volume 6[...]
Period: 2nd century BC Origin: Necropolis of La Catalane, Baux-de-Provence, South of France Provenance: Brunet Collection, No. 4. Listed in the Revue archéologique de Narbonnaise, volume 6, 1973, unde[...]
Beautiful zoomorphic black slip terracotta stirrup vase. Chimu culture, Peru. Provenance: Lost World Artifacts LLC Pre-Columbian Medieval period circa 1100-1300. 17cm tall
Superb beige terracotta statuette with red engoble representing a pregnant woman holding her belly. This type of representation is called maternity. We could see a resemblance to the menhir statues of[...]
Mesopotamian civilization, 1st-3rd century AD, rare and superb agate cylinder seal with very elaborate incised decoration representing four soldiers holding their weapons, surrounded by symbolic signs[...]
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