Rare drop-shaped lightning stone ending in a point. Originally used in the Iron Age as a striker. This piece was later transformed in antiquity into an amulet to protect its wearer from lightning. The[...]
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, [...]
This antefix of deep green-grey patinated terracotta offers us a hairy and bearded man's face worthy of being included in the Louvre in the Etruscan and Greco-Roman facsimile collections. An antefix w[...]
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[...]
Sculpture d'un Chamelier en terre cuite polychrome dynastie Ming (1368-1644)Terre cuite polychrome peinte d'un engobe blanc orange et vertReprésente un chamelier juché sur un chameau.Ce sujet illustre[...]
Indus civilization (-2600 -1900 BC), superb and rare steatite cylinder bucket with an incised motif representing a helmeted man standing and holding a spear on his left shoulder, a mythical bird stand[...]
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[...]
Iridescent glass from the Roman period, in the shape of an ampoule topped with a long neck.
`Total height: approximately 13 cm.
Base diameter: 3.5 cm.
Lachrymatories or balsamaries (Balsanum) were [...]
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
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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[...]
Sarcophagus mask with pharaohs beard Mask in two pieces: head in one piece and beard (re)glued to the head block.Formerly polychrome wood with traces of coating: pink skin tone and eyes outlined in bl[...]
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[...]
GREAT ANTHROPO-ZOOMORPHIC DEITY WITH A FELINE HEAD DELTA DU DIQUIS, SOUTHERN PACIFIC COAST OF COSTA RICA PERIOD VI, 1000-1550 AD Sculpture representing a standing figure with a feline head. The styliz[...]
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[...]
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VERSEUSE piriforme en terre à glaçure siliceuse partielle ve[...]
Spatula Adorned with a Human Head
Moche Culture, Peru 100-800 AD
Bone
Height: 12 cm
Provenance: Private collection, New York, acquired in the 1990s
Spatulas like this one were used i[...]
Furniture Ornament Decorated with a Panther Head
Late Hellenistic Period – Imperial Roman Period
Height: 11.6 cm
Two labels with inventory numbers
Provenance: Parisian art market, former F.A[...]
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[...]
Very rare small transport wheel. It is hollowed out on both sides and was certainly used for the preparation of medicinal plants. It is decorated with gadroons which give it a zoomorphic appearance.
[...]
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
White marble lion's paw, fragment of a trapezophore (ancient Roman table support). Height 8 cm - width 11.5 cm - depth 13 cm approximately. Roman art, circa 3rd century.
Sharpened axes are the most characteristic type of Neolithic tool. The first occurrence of sharpened axes is also, internationally, the definition of the early Neolithic. Flint axes were recognized by[...]
Lot of American Paleo biface flint arrowheads. Around thirty beads forming a 9 flint necklace framed under glass. Comes from an excavation between 1960 and 1970 Klamath lake Oregon USA. The Paleo Amer[...]
Set of American Paleo biface flint blades. 9 flints framed under glass. Comes from an excavation around 1970 at Lake Oregon USA massacre. The Paleo Americans were the first homo sapiens to settle in N[...]
Extremely rare earring composed of six finely worked grains, each including several picket circles with six grains arranged in a triangle in their center for a total weight of 3.6 grams.Dimensions:Wid[...]
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[...]
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