A very pretty rock crystal intaglio depicting a beautiful antique profile. Bronze mount. Superb bronze-green patina. Height: 2.2 cm Width: 2 cm Thickness: 1 cm Weight: 5.30 g
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[...]
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[...]
Daunian dish. Terracotta with red painted decoration. On a slight foot. Period: 6th-5th century BC. Dimensions: Diameter: 18 cm. Height: 3.1 cm. Presented as is, with a crack and some encrustations. S[...]
Bluish glass balsamaria, tubular in shape, with a slightly spiraled, recessed neck. Iridescent and slightly encrusted. Height 5.5 cm. Roman period, 2nd/4th century. €180 http://www.quai-favieres-anti[...]
Small glass carafe with a spherical body, translucent and highly iridescent, with a tubular neck and a flat, flared lip, a very thin handle applied to pinch the lip of the neck, Height 7.5 cm. Roman p[...]
Small glass bottle with a tall tubular neck and a hemispherical body. The base is strongly concave. Iridescence and slight concretion. Height: 8 cm. Roman period, 2nd/4th century. €260 - http://www.qu[...]
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[...]
Antique ceramic box with floral decoration – Apulian style, 4th century BC. This antique pyxis (or lekanis) is a fine ceramic, typical of Apulian production in southern Italy. It has a rounded body wi[...]
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[...]
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[...]
Two-handled amphora on a black background with red-figure decoration depicting two profiles of women with chignons, flanked by palmettes on each side below the handles. Magna Graecia, Apulia, 4th cent[...]
Two-handled amphora on a black background with red-figure decoration. The body is decorated with two profiles of women with chignons, flanked by palmettes on each side below the handles.Some white pai[...]
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).[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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
Roman - Byzantine Bronze Ring with Pentagram Symbol InsideA very interesting and unique ring bronze ring, the image on the front seems to depict some figure with what I can speculate is fire. on the i[...]
Originating from an old English private collection (1980–1995) and accompanied by its certificate of authenticity, this female terracotta head exemplifies the serene balance and refined modeling of Gr[...]
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 elegant witness to late Roman glass craftsmanship, this small bottle, blown in translucent greenish glass, features a globular body, a flaring funnel-shaped neck, and a slender lateral pouring spou[...]
An impressive pair of Roman terracotta amphorae, dating from the 3rd to the 1st century BC, mounted on custom-made iron bases. These amphorae were traditionally used to store salted fish and other foo[...]
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[...]
A rare votive offering in terracotta, representing a pair of eyes in low relief on a gently curved plaque. The modeling of the eyelids, tear ducts, and palpebral contours reveals a workmanship both so[...]
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[...]
Moving stuccoed wooden statuette depicting Nephthys in mourning, dating from the Ptolemaic period (4th–1st century BC). Executed using the traditional techniques of funerary workshops, it embodies the[...]
Elegant squat black-glazed lekythos from the Greek Classical period, examined under ×10 magnification and raking light. Its form and firing display a remarkable balance and technical precision: a comp[...]
Charming Roman votive figurine representing the young Harpocrates standing within a semi-circular niche, his right hand raised to his mouth, the canonical gesture of the child-god symbolizing initiato[...]
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[...]
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 [...]
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[...]
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 [...]
Antique Bronze Fertility Goddess Pendant Roman. A very interesting pendant having a figure or deity in the middle. Provenance: Originally from Dutch collection.
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[...]
Bronze Age European BeltAn ancient Bronze Age European belt comprised of numerous interlocking vertical bronze elements stems with five knobs / globules on each. The hook has had some restoration. The[...]
Silver Byzantine Period Ring Ottoman or ByzantineThe ring is signet ring and also the head can roatate and the ring can be changed into a pendant.Material: Silver Condition: Very good.
Terracotta representation of Silenus - Greece, Hellenistic period (4th-1st century BC)Rare representation of Silenus seated, with prominent belly and phallus, holding an amphora and a cup in his hands[...]
Bust of Serapis in terracotta from the Roman period. Very beautiful archaeological piece. Great finesse of execution. Old wear. Free and insured shipping in mainland France.
Large Byzantine Pendant Cross 6th -13th CenturyA large Byzantine cross pendant made from copper alloy.These crosses were cast using wax molds, a similar cross can be found in the Havard Art Musuem.Pro[...]
Byzantine Pendant Cross 11th -13th CenturyA nice Crusader period Christian Byzantine cross pendant..Provenance:Private Spanish Collection.https://antiquesarmoury.com/product/byzantine-pendant-crusader[...]
3rd – 4th Century Roman Glass Pendant Shaped Like a JarA beautiful roman glass pendant, the material may also be obsidian or volcanic glass.The pendant is quiet a find and many references of such pend[...]
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