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[...]
Naked priestess standing with her arms raised towards the sky as a sign of appeal to the divine forces, she wears a veil on her head and a headband on her forehead. Her face with wide-open eyes displa[...]
Beautiful representation of a dignitary cacique, hands placed under the chest. His body of massive and powerful shape is surmounted by an oval head, the eyes underlined by two very fine horizontal inc[...]
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[...]
Statuette showing a priestess sitting with her hands open to the sky as a sign of appeal to divine forces. Her head has a ritual deformation, covered with a veil indicating her function. She wears a p[...]
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[...]
Small terracotta Guimbala statue, representing a rider on his mount.
The animal's head and legs are missing. Breaks and re-gluing.
Mali, 9th - 11th century.
Provenance: SVV Binoche and Giquello, lo[...]
Red coral branch set on a Gothic embossed brass base.
Coral, brass.
15th century.
h. 15 in. ; w. 11,8 in.
A branch of red coral mounted on a Gothic embossed and chased brass chalice base. The de[...]
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[...]
RARE fossilized mammoth tooth and base. /3 Patinated metal base, solid and sober. Dimensions:
With base: Height: 15.4 cm Weight: 0.9 kg.
Base: 12 cm x 6.3 cm.
Tooth alone: L: 11 cm H: 5.9 cm Depth:[...]
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[...]
Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. An elegant bronze and lead steelyard weight depicting a Cherub with wings, shown wearing a chain around his neck and with white eyes. with his wavy hair fant[...]
A double-sided illuminated manuscript on parchment hand-written and coloured from the Gothic period (15th century)
This is a page from a liturgical book such as the Psalters and courtly literature
T[...]
Charming novelty late 19th-century tobacco jar / humidor crafted from brown glazed terracotta, taking the form of a dog's head.
Made by Bernard Bloch, Austria, c. 1880's.
434 g
13.5 cm tall
14[...]
Gilt bronze buckle plate with bas-relief decoration of a griffin in profile raising its right foreleg; four rivets on the reverse.
12th/13th century
L.: 4.7 cm. The style of this griffin decoratin[...]
Very large and rare wrought iron key from the 11th or 12th century in excellent condition and with a dark and very uniform patina;
Its rectangular bit with 6 openings and 4 teeth is 5 x 3.8 cm
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
Incredible, you will have to commit to telling those around you, to the little children around you, you will see their eyes shine when you calculate the age of this tiny thing of 2.29 grams of silver.[...]
Our terracotta head has the classic features of Djenné art, with a chin that juts forward and prominent eyes.
Two large scarifications cross the face.
Djenne culture from Mali.
Supposed date: 13th-[...]
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 natural twin of 3 pyrite cubes, or “Fool’s Gold”.During the Gold Rush of the 19th century, many people mistook pyrite for gold because of its metallic shine.Authentic crystal. Very pretty shine[...]
Curious sea urchin Pseudocidaris mammosa on limestone matrix, raised into living position with its radioles (club-shaped), characteristic of its genus.
Stage and Age: Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic):[...]
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[...]
A missing masterpiece, the Self-Portrait of Durer which he gave to Raphael, mentioned and described by Vasari, reappears after 5 centuries of oblivion, lost from the former Collection of the Duke of B[...]
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[...]
In the paradise islands, we invented the equivalence of our credit cards, several centuries ago... If an essential purchase could not be paid for or honored with a job, in Oceania, we left the seller [...]
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[...]
a completely fossilized mammoth molar
The last woolly mammoth disappeared at the end of the Pleistocene, around ten thousand years ago. Climate change, not humans, caused the mammoth's extinction 4,0[...]
Exceptional and rare Campana plaque type depicting the profile of a woman
Magna Gracia / Southern Italy / Campania with traces of blue and red polychromy on the headdress.
height: 19 cm
width: 17 [...]
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