Period: Bi-chrome period, 300 BC – 300 AD Origin: Atlantic slope, Costa Rica Provenance: Private collection, South of France This zoomorphic terracotta vase, modeled in the shape of a pelican, is a su[...]
Visible sur Paris. Remise en main propre possible sur la capitale et sa banlieue. Livraison pour la France : 15€. Me contacter pour l'Europe et le reste du monde.
Nautile fossilisé
Socle en laiton[...]
Large fossil vertebra of a large marine mammal, of a genus now extinct, affiliated with a whale.A current gorgonian took this fossil vertebra as a substrate to develop. During storms, the fossils foun[...]
Ashtray or empty pocket in petrified wood (fossil wood) dating back several thousand years. Very good condition. Very beautiful patina. Rare in its colors. Dimensions length 22cm height 6 cm
Bactrian civilization, 4th century BC, very pretty bronze rhyton of conical shape, decorated at its base with a bust of an antelope. A geometric decoration is visible around the body of the object. Go[...]
Venus of Fertility Female terracotta statuette representing a naked woman, standing, with a generous chest and rounded belly, symbols of fertility. She wears ornaments on her shoulders, a necklace dec[...]
An ushebti is a funerary figurine from ancient Egypt, usually made of clay, wood or stone. These figurines were placed in the tombs of the deceased and were intended to serve the deceased in the after[...]
Cet élément d'incrustation est en albâtre. Il intégrait une statue plutôt qu'un masque.
Les collections du Louvre conservent de nombreux exemplaires d'élements semblables.Fragments Modestes, ces yeux[...]
This small container, engraved and bearing traces of pink pigment, was used to grind spices using a very fine wooden pestle. It dates from shortly after the Neolithic period. Also, it is not known whe[...]
Quadripod vase with anthropomorphic motif. terracotta. The Tayronas were a pre-Columbian Amerindian culture occupying the territory of the current department of Magdalena in Colombia, in the Caribe Re[...]
Visible in Paris. Free hand delivery in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France 15€. Contact me for Europe and the world.
Fragment of high relief in gray-blue schist (typical material of Gan[...]
Visible in Paris. Free hand delivery in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France 15€. Contact me for Europe and the world.
Fragment of Ilkhanid covering tile (Mongol Iran, 1256-1335)
Standin[...]
Visible in Paris. Free hand delivery in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France 15€. Contact me for Europe and the world.
Fragment of a bas-relief in gray-blue schist (typical material of Ga[...]
Visible in Paris. Free hand delivery in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France 15€. Contact me for Europe and the world.
Fragment of high relief in gray-blue schist (typical material of Gan[...]
Terracotta objects, pre-Hispanic, pre-Columbian, no one knows, as the "design" seems so modern, timeless. Anecdote, the previous owner told me that these objects had been exchanged to recover a debt..[...]
A Luristan bronze pin decorated with a bearded god with horns, a long nose and round eyes, attacking two stylized feline predators with his powerful arms. 9th-8th century BC
To see a similar pin [...]
Beautiful zoomorphic black slip terracotta stirrup vase. Chimu culture, Peru. Provenance: Lost World Artifacts LLC Pre-Columbian Medieval period circa 1100-1300. 17cm tall
Superb beige terracotta statuette with red engoble representing a pregnant woman holding her belly. This type of representation is called maternity. We could see a resemblance to the menhir statues of[...]
For sale is an authentic fossil Woolly Mammoth molar (Mammuthus primigenius), an exceptional piece of natural history dating back to the Ice Age. This fossil is a perfect example of this species' adap[...]
Provenance - From the estate of a private Swiss collector.
Condition - It needs a piece of Blu Tack to make him stand up striaght.
Measurement - Height 14.2 cm
SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE OF[...]
Skull of Saber-toothed Tiger
Homotherium crenatidens Eurasia,
Pleistocene species extinct 30,000 years ago in Eurasia and 10,000 years ago on the American continent.
Sanded mineralization
Slight l[...]
Comb with a refined shape, with double rows: a row of spaced teeth and a row of tight teeth. From an everyday object, the Egyptians made it a work of art full of charm and symbolism. Wood with signs o[...]
Beautiful collection of 49 Neolithic flint tools Nucleus - Arrowheads, Serrated points Sahara The largest is 4.5cm long The smallest 1.4cm long This lot comes from the same collection as the other art[...]
Very beautiful Egyptian eyeshadow palette with an ovoid shape. Beautiful patina. Quartzite Broken and glued back together in width, clearly visible in the photos. An old chip on one edge. Probably fro[...]
Limestone bowl or cup, possibly Egyptian alabaster. Some losses on the neck, traces of old restorations. 5.5cm high 9cm diameter Ancient Egypt - Very difficult to date - Middle Kingdom - New Kingdom O[...]
Head of Buddha or Bodhisattva in sandstone. The character wears a large, richly decorated headdress. The face is marked by large eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes and a mouth with a moustache (missing in t[...]
Very beautiful throat axe Work from the Neolithic Chad, Gouro region It has a superb double patina. A very dark side washed by the wind and sand of the Sahara, a light side, the face remaining for mil[...]
Exceptional pyramid-shaped meteorite with its complete fusion crust. It is a chondrite meteorite, which are the oldest rocks in the solar system, having undergone little or no geochemical reworking si[...]
Exceptional specimen of free-form malachite on foot. Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral. It is often found in nature with the related azurite. Malachite was worked as a gemstone very ea[...]
Beautiful cross section of a septarian nodule on a metal stand. Septarian nodules are fossilized mud bubbles that are 50-70 million years old. Belgium is one of the main sites for the discovery of the[...]
Encolpion - obverse (1/2 part) representation of Christ and the Apostles
Byzantine age > 6th century
resin presentation base provided.
Prior validation of administrative and customs formalities[...]
Mammoth Femur Huge fossil femoral bone of a woolly mammoth. The bone was fished in the North Sea and then stabilized. 81cm long the femur alone! About 100,000 years old Custom-made base by BAM - Arman[...]
Nice lot of 15 fossil shark teeth Squalicorax pristodontus,
Authentic fossils, no re-gluing. From 18 to 30 mm approximately.
Age: - 72 to - 66 million years: Maastrichtian (last stage of the Creta[...]
Cette statuette de concubine en bois recouvert de pigment blanc, est debout , hiératique. Son corps est trés allongé et elle est coiffée d'une perruque tripartite.
Elle est dans un très bon état de[...]
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 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, [...]
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