Balsamaire or Lachrymatory in Iridescent Glass 2nd Century Very beautiful piece with high neck. Iridescent translucent glass End of the 2nd century beginning of the 3rd century Provenance: private Fre[...]
Bust of Isis in Light Green Earthenware Egypt Late Period Piece representing the goddess Isis wearing the long tripartite wig Earthenware color oscillating between light green and beige ochre Height 1[...]
Long-Spouted Guttus In Iridescent Glass Islamic Period Very good condition of this old piece despite some chips Rare model of Guttus, tubular shape Old iridescent glass Provenance: private French coll[...]
Very beautiful terracotta vase with slip and polychromies, called "Cocon". These vases were very widespread during the Han Dynasty, they were found in different sizes and filled with wine. They were g[...]
ARCHAEOLOGY4th - 1st century ADAncient Greece, origin Southern Italy (Apulia)Important and superb Greek crater neck featuring on its main face a portrait of a young man in the antique style, haughty b[...]
Priestess standing with her arms raised to the sky as a sign of appeal to the divine forces. She is naked, her body painted for a ceremony, her torso covered with a rich multi-row necklace. She wears [...]
Old Flint Collection Old flint collection comprising 70 pieces presented in a frame with their description on the back. For shipping abroad, please contact me before purchase
Rare set of seven arrowheads, probably used for hunting, they have various shapes. Quartz cut by percussion, mark of use and time, good general condition of conservation, see photos. Cochise Culture, [...]
Archaic bronze vase on pedestal from the Western Zhou dynasty (1100-771 BC) Exterior walls decorated with friezes of Taotie masks in relief incised. Below, an inscription is engraved in the bronze On [...]
Pair of funerary urns with ovoid body, high cylindrical neck molded with a decoration of Taoist sages and coiled dragons in fine porcelain stoneware with a monochrome creamy white celadon glaze finely[...]
Human Votive Statuette - Bronze Warrior - Paleo-Venetian Work The warrior is naked, standing, legs apart, right arm raised and bent at a right angle, while the left arm is lowered and away from the bo[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 5, L. 7.5, Thickness 3 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American colle[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 11; L 11; Thickness 2 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American collec[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 8.5; L. 11; Thickness 2.5 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American co[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 6.5; L. 9; Thickness 2 cm
(restoration)
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 8; L 10; Thickness 2.5 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American colle[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 7.5; L 12.5; Thickness 2.5 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American c[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 9, L 14, Thickness 3 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American collect[...]
Period: 2nd century BC Origin: Magna Graecia Provenance: Private collection of Mr. B. (Acquired before 1973), South of France Beautiful terracotta statuette representing a young Eros or a child, naked[...]
Four fragments of pre-Columbian textiles mounted in a frame. The photos were taken at an angle to avoid reflections in the glass.
Size - outside of frame 41 x 111.5 cm
SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE [...]
Rare dagger with a tapered tip on a convex circular heel. White flint cut by percussion, good general condition of conservation see photos. Agate Bassin, Wyoming, circa 7000 BC Dimensions: 11.5 X 3.3 [...]
Rare large radius of woolly rhinoceros Radius bone of a woolly rhinoceros that lived about 30,000 years ago. It measures 29 cm long and weighs almost a kilo. Very well preserved. Origin: North Sea. A [...]
Authentic egyptian funerary boat in polychrome wood probably dating from the Middle Kingdom (2160 to 1785 BC). The heads of proux representing the funerary god Anubis. Note: - The broken and glued ele[...]
Rare terracotta Oinochoe jug Upper part decorated with brown slip, lower part left raw. Vertical handle from the lip to the shoulder. Wide neck, gutter spout mouthpiece. Late Bronze Age 1400-1200 BCE [...]
Terracotta head representing a man wearing a petasus, a sort of round hat. This is notably the attribute of the god Hermes. Ex-voto in terracotta Greek Antiquity 4.2cm high 2.5cm wide 6.5cm with the b[...]
Statuette of Taweret
Egypt, Late Period, 664-332 BC
Green stone
H. (without base) : 10.6 cm
Provenance: Former French collection
This statuette depicts the hippopotamus goddess Taweret [...]
Anepigraphic Chaouabti, of massive proportions; the face with a soft expression, the features erased by time. The arms crossed on the torso in a mummiform position. Ceramic with remains of green and b[...]
Figurative ceramic vase covered with a red and brown glaze. It could have served as a bottle to hold liquids. Typical of the representations of figures of the Chorrera culture, it is difficult for us [...]
Ceramic figure head, partially covered with a reddish-brown glaze. Calm and idealized face, with round earrings characteristic of the Chorrera culture and a specific helmet-like headdress or headdress[...]
Ceramic vase covered with a reddish and brownish glaze. In the upper part of the container, a rounded human figure, with a facial modeling very characteristic of the Chorrera culture: closed eyes, del[...]
An interesting vessel - a ceramic bottle covered with a red glaze. The neck of the vessel is decorated with a characteristically made human face with a large nose or eyes in the shape of coffee beans.[...]
Interesting shaped red ceramic bowl with a small handle.
Ecuador, Chorrera culture (1300 - 300 BC).
Height 7.6 cm, length 10.8 cm, width 7 cm.
Condition as seen in the photographs, good.
A[...]
Figurine representing a shaman (?) dressed in ornate clothing, with a headdress and jewelry.
Ecuador, Tumaco - La Tolita (350 BC - 400 AD),
Height 15 cm with the base, height 8.7 cm, width 8.2 c[...]
Five ceramic figurines representing animals and used as whistles. They show, among others, an owl, a dog (?), a cow (?). The figurines are pierced with two or more holes, so that when blowing into one[...]
Three figurines, one representing a human figure, the other a bust and the third a head. All figures are dressed in headgear and wear decorative jewellery. They probably represent important and venera[...]
A bowl-shaped vessel on four feet, made of partially colored ceramic. Distinctive shape with four feet that widen and then narrow.
Ecuador, Chorrera culture (1300 - 300 BC) / Bahia (300 BC - 500 AD[...]
Fossilized Ammonite. Ammonites are an extinct class of squid. These animals were found in large numbers all over the world. About 65 million years ago, most ammonites became extinct, as did the dinosa[...]
Bactrian marble staff.Late 3rd - 2nd millennium BCE.This object of beautiful dense green stone has some scratches, pitting and wear on the surface. There are old chips on the bottom, middle and top. T[...]
Set of four stone pestles.
Saharan Neolithic
Lengths: 37.5 cm; 40.5 cm; 41 cm; 45 cm
Superb patina of use
Provenance: former Jacques-André Cronier collection, Château de Mézières-lez-Cléry
Sh[...]
We present to you an impressive large ammonite fossil, elegantly mounted on a marble base, making it a remarkable piece for collectors and interior designers alike. The fossil is securely held by an i[...]
Very rare bronze ram from the Gallo-Roman period. The animal is depicted upright, with a proud posture and a prominent front. The legs are welded to the base. The muzzle is barely drawn, the ears erec[...]
A large polished stone axe from the Neolithic period
From an old collection from the 1960s and found in the Liège region
8 x 15 cm, thickness 3.5 cm, weight 566 gr
A rare figurative fibula from the early Middle Ages and filled with dark red glass paste in the shape of a crescent. The dating is: 875-1000 AD Condition: see photos, Dimensions: 2.3 cm A similar piec[...]
Large terracotta figurine representing a woman holding her left arm raised. Roman period, perhaps Egypt 7cm high 6.5cm wide 11cm high with base Provenance: same Tarn collection (south of France) as th[...]
Two snail fossils...
Definitely from the sea...
In perfect condition...
They must certainly have been polished...
Two pretty stones...!
Weight... 403 gr
Superb head representing the portrait of a young lord with cranial deformation indicating his important rank. Serene face. Light terracotta. A hole in the skull (old). Very difficult to date, Tumaco L[...]
Superb Greek skyphos in terracotta with double black and ocher slips. A reddish line highlights the belly in the upper part. The lower third is punctuated with black streaks. Work from Magna Graecia 4[...]
Bas-relief in gray schist with sculpted decorations of a character under an arcade. Probably a person praying in a temple. Art of Gandhara I-3rd century AD 18cm long 15.5cm high 3.5cm thick Provenance[...]
Chaouabti Oushebti Ouchebti Statuette In Earth Egyptian work Old piece whose enamel is still present old piece we report traces of oxidation as well as wear. Free and insured shipping in mainland Fran[...]
Superb terracotta statuette representing Aphrodite on a dolphin or Aphrodite emerging from the waters. This statuette evokes the birth of Aphrodite when she emerges from the foam of the waves in a con[...]
Votive terracotta head representing a woman with hair in braids plated like the Empress Julia Domna. End of the 2nd century, beginning of the 3rd century AD. 4.1cm high 2.5cm wide 8cm with base
Superb Greek skyphos decorated with black dots on the upper part and lines of ocher and red slip on the body. Work from Greater Greece 4th century BC 5cm high 8cm diameter 12cm diameter with handles C[...]
Rare Roman terracotta statuette representing Baubo on his wild boar. Egyptian work from Alexandria, Naucratis or Fayoum. End of the Greek period, beginning of the Roman period Accidents and losses cle[...]
Skyphos - very Large gnathian wine vase Great Greece, southern Italy Dating from the 4th-3rd BC Large wine vase painted black, with a winged head in its center, representing Eros. The decorative frie[...]
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