ARCHAEOLOGY Superb and LARGE TERRACOTTA VASE FROM THE HAN DYNASTY (-206 BC; + 220 AD) The piece is originally only partially glazed creating surprise in the reading of this dark and shinier covering[...]
Polychrome Ceramic Whistling Vase from Vicus Culture, Peru, Pre-Columbian period, circa 4th century AD. The Thermoluminescence Certificate of 22-12-1990 from the Ralf Kotalla Laboratory indicates a da[...]
Short acinaceous sword with ball pommel - Archaic Persia, Luristan (Louristan), early 1st millennium BC Bronze sword with double-edged blade and median ridge. Cylindrical handle and ball pommel. The h[...]
Bronze Age Archaeological Lot - Levantine Countries 3rd-2nd Millennium BC A bow stretcher with two rings and a ram's head. 2 circular pendants. A couple of man and woman embracing. 8 types of star nut[...]
Roman silver ring set with glass paste.Roman Art, 3d century.28x26 mm. 7.71 g Finger size : 7 (US) - O (UK) - 54 (EU)This ring model is referenced under the number “3a” in the typology of Hélène Guir[...]
Dating: 1st – 3rd century AD (cf. Bussière) Origin: Western Mediterranean, probably North African or Italian workshops Provenance: Private collection, South of France An intimate gesture captured in t[...]
HAUTE EPOQUECabinet of CuriositiesLARGE AND CURIOUS TERRACOTTA SEAL with RELIEFS OF GOTHIC INSCRIPTION (unreadable) and a WADING BIRD, standing with its head curved towards the ground (on the right w[...]
Ancient bronze dagger typical of the city of Ur - Mesopotamia or Luristan 2500-1000 BC This particular type of dagger seems to have been specific to the ancient city of Ur and its surroundings in the [...]
Long bronze sword with a pommel called "with ears" - Archaic Persia, Luristan (Louristan), 1st Iron Age, circa 1200-1000 BC This sword comes from an old Belgian collection formed in the 1970s. Slight [...]
A beautifully crafted water jug with a dark glaze and a stylized owl. Such jars were used to store water in the ancient Khmer period, around 1200-1300. A fine piece of archaeology in perfect condition[...]
Schist sculpture depicting the cult of the three jewels (triratna) - Greco-Buddhist culture of Gandhara, 1st-3rd century AD The sculpture depicts 4 disciples worshipping the triratna (the three jewels[...]
Iron sword known as "with masks" - Luristan (Luristan), 1100-700 BC Rare but well-known type of sword from Luristan (in Archaic Persia, present-day Iran), among the very first iron swords of humanity.[...]
It's a tiny bronze statuette depicting a male figure. It's of pre-Hispanic origin, dating from the 5th to the 3rd century BC. Perhaps a votive or protective amulet? A fine collection can be seen at th[...]
Gogotte is a natural stone that is formed during early Oligocene Period 30 millions years ago. It is composed of quartz crystal and to some extent limestone (calcium carbonate). Gogottes are uniquely [...]
Bas-relief depicting a battle between Eros and PanRoman period, 3rd century AD30 x 25 cmMarbleThe relief is well preserved despite some visible fractures and traces of plaster coating along the edges.[...]
Roman silver denarius, struck around 145 BC, from the Antestia family, and mounted in the 19th century as a tie pin. It represents on the obverse a helmeted head, symbol of Rome and on the left the na[...]
Large Hydria with black varnish. Magna Graecia, Italy , 4th century BC. Orange terracotta with black varnish. Height: 32 cm. Condition: old restorations, reglued, repainted. Can be the subject of a re[...]
Double-sided amulet representing the Die Bes. He is standing, naked, his hands resting on his thighs. The head with its grimacing, bearded face and marked features is topped with five tall feathers. S[...]
Pair of penannular gold earrings. Bronze Age, (Minoan?) Solid gold, ca 1200 BC. 30 x 28 mm approximately - 8.47 g. Splendid square-section earrings made from a solid hammered gold rod. Superb piece of[...]
Dating: Mid-2nd – mid-3rd century AD (cf. Bussière)Origin: Western Mediterranean (probably North African or Southern Gaul workshops)Provenance: Private collection, Southern FranceA mythological scene:[...]
Gold plaque: Horus on a column.Egypt - Ptolemaic period.Embossed gold.29 x 11 mm - 0.13 g.Horus in the form of a falcon, perched on a column with a lotiform capital.These small plaques or strips of em[...]
Gold and sapphire pendant. Roman work for the bead, 1st-2nd century AD.0.40 g, 9 x7 mm. Etruria, Hellenistic period (?) for the pendant. 0.73 g, 19.2 mm. Total pendant length: 31mmTotal weight: 1.61gM[...]
Superb and rare double wooden comb. Egyptian work from the Late Period (-664 to -332). Good condition. Wear from use. One row is composed of fine teeth, the other has thicker and spaced teeth. 7.1 cm [...]
An incredibly rare Coptic Egyptian leather hide, adorned with a scrawled spell, has just been added to the gallery. A piece of cow or goat leather engraved with a spell, like a magical manuscript inte[...]
Bronze applique in the shape of a medallion: head of Silenus.Roman art - 2nd century. 44 mm. in diameter. 20.35 g. Very beautiful small bronze. The face is treated with great finesse. Very good condit[...]
Batch of pottery shards from Graufesenque, near Millau (Aveyron). Clay, sigillata. The most important pottery-making site of the Roman Empire in the 1st century. Representations of hares, plants, and [...]
Superb and extremely rare copper alloy vervelle from the end of the 13th century, complete and in a very very good state of preservation! This is not an excavation piece! There are beautiful remains o[...]
Terracotta Statuette, Known as "Cacique"Quimbaya Culture, Rio Cauca, Colombia 500-1500 ADBrown ceramic with blackened areas and tumbagaHeight: 22 cmProvenance: Private collection, ParisThis terracotta[...]
Pair of Ancient Greek gold lion protome earrings. Hellenistic period. Eastern Mediterranean. Late 4th century - early 3rd century BC. Approximately 15 x 15 mm and 17 x 14 mm. Total weight: 4.02 g. Eac[...]
Roman bronze with dark green patina : theater mask.Roman art.2nd century.32 x 24 mm34.70 gRoman theater actor's mask, inspired by older Greek masks, with Dionysian features and a floral crown around t[...]
Small Light Green Faience Ushabti Egypt,
Late Period (664-332 BC)
This small light green faience ushabti dates from the Egyptian Late Period (664-332 BC).
Finely modeled, it represents a funera[...]
Anepigraphic scarab amulet - Late Period
An anepigraphic scarab-shaped amulet from the Egyptian Late Period (664 to 332 BC). Made of siliceous faience, a material frequently used for amulets and vo[...]
Beautiful vase with a hemispherical body, decorated on three delimited registers with the figure of the crab god, humanized in relief. The neck is painted with a starry decoration. This divinity wears[...]
Standing Bodhisattva Statuette
Kashmir, India, 11th century
Stone
H. 11 cm
This stone statuette represents a standing Bodhisattva, characteristic of Kashmiri art in the 11th century. The eleganc[...]
Medieval zoomorphic object: bird.Gilded copper alloy.Ca 15th century.Very beautiful object, the bird is stylized and the head acts as a hanging hole, so it can be worn as a pendant.38 x 41 mm Poids :[...]
Nice pair of anthropomorphic zoo heads.
These are stylized representations of hybrid beings, very common in the "pre-Columbian" 1 or pre-Hispanic culture of South and Central America.
a). One is i[...]
Roman intaglio: Quadriga and charioteer.
Italic art, 2nd-1st century BC White and brown banded agate,
7 x 10 mm.
The quadriga (chariot drawn by four horses) is an emblem of triumph.
Interesti[...]
Late antique - Byzantine - marquee. ancient transformation into mortar
The abacus was softened to make the basket appear.
Similar examples (last photos) can be observed at the Athens Agora arche[...]
Bactrian civilization, 3rd century BC, rare and superb silver alloy goblet with a cylindrical shape that widens upwards. It is nicely decorated with six winged chimeras in rectangular frames in front [...]
Four beautiful and old teeth with a beautiful old patina and wear/concretions due to time.
Two ruminant teeth, bovid type (cows, Bos sp.) are surrounded by two horse teeth (Equus sp.). Origin: alluvi[...]
Dating: 6th century AD Origin: Asia Minor Provenance: Private collection, Aube - France An exceptional ampoule with unique and extremely rare iconography This Byzantine eulogy ampoule in terracotta, d[...]
These fragments of cups are Nabataean and as can be seen do not represent people. Only plant representations were authorized. These fragments date between the 2nd century BC and the first century. Col[...]
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[...]
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