Anthropomorphic MaskTeotihuacan culture, Mexico, 150–550 A.D.Green hardstonePresented on its standHeight: 6.5 cmProvenance: Former French collectionThis small mask depicts a human face with the charac[...]
Giant fossilized clam "Tridacna Gigas" Length: 74 cm Width: 55 cm Weight: approx. 60 kg Sold with CITES (Washington Convention) Exceptional material, the fossil clam gave rise to unique objects reserv[...]
Pre-Columbian Carchi Bowl 750-1550 AD Ecuador. The Nariño culture, or Carchi in Ecuador, is an archaeological culture that existed between the 7th and 12th centuries on the highlands of the Andes moun[...]
Bankoni Mali Statuette 13th-15th century Ochre terracotta The statuette represents a seated female figure, the legs represented in two rounded volumes, the thickness suggesting the idea of kneeling. T[...]
Fragment representing an elongated head with a prognathous chin. The eyes are surrounded by striations. Beautiful presence for this head originally belonging to a much larger statue. Terracotta, accid[...]
Rare Malagan dance mask collected on the Tabar Islands in Papua New Guinea. This mask, called "Tatanua," represents a person's soul and is used in commemoration ceremonies. These relatively light wood[...]
Nayarit Culture (200 BC – 300 AD) Large sculpture of a warrior Terracotta, traces of ancient polychromy, restored breaks Thermoluminescence test (QED, 30/05/2023) provided to the purchaser Ex American[...]
Important lord's pendant showing the dignitary in profile wearing rich finery, double-row necklace, armbands, tambas and headdress made of exotic bird feathers and various materials. His face displays[...]
Socketed axe with edges hemmed with a line extending to the cutting edge. Bronze with dark patina. Very well preserved. REGION: Iran, Elam MATERIAL: Bronze PERIOD: 2nd millennium BC DIMENSIONS: 15.5 c[...]
Funeral bale marker. It consists of a handle topped with a head. The mouth is half-open, the eyes are diamond-shaped, and it has a long nose extending from the forehead. A cylindrical headdress adorne[...]
Socketed halberd with three digits and a lion protome spitting out a short blade. Bronze with dark patina. Very well preserved. Iran, Elam, 2nd millennium BC. Length: 14.5 cm.
Socketed axe formed by a curved blade spat out by a lion protome. Bronze with a crusty green and brown patina. Very well preserved. REGION: Iran, Luristan MATERIAL: Bronze PERIOD: 1st millennium BC (9[...]
Indonesian terracotta statue, 14th - 15th century, representing a sacred spiritual figure from classical Javanese art, at a time marked by the coexistence of Mahāyāna Buddhism and Shivaite Hinduism on[...]
Tellem Neckrest – Mali, XI-XVI CenturyUsed in funerary rites, this wooden neckrest comes from the Tellem culture, which inhabited the cliffs of Bandiagara between the 11th and 16th centuries, before t[...]
Archaeological object, probably with a funerary function. The first sculptures of the Bankoni style were studied in the 1940s (by Théodore Monod among others) in Bankoni south of Bamako. From 1974, th[...]
"Giant fossilized clam "tridacna gigas" Oceania"Exceptional material, the fossil clam gave birth to unique objects reserved for Melanesian men of power. They greatly appreciate these prestigious objec[...]
An exceptional material, the fossil clam gave rise to unique objects reserved for Melanesian men of power. They greatly appreciate these prestigious objects, much more durable than objects carved in w[...]
Fossilized rhinoceros bone. (Asia or Europe) Fossilization occurs when the remains of an organism are buried in sediment and mineral-rich water seeps into the bones, replacing organic matter with mine[...]
RARE triple Pre-Columbian doll.
Peru, CHANCAY period (1000 / 1476 AD). Covered with fabric, cotton, wool, plant fibers. Associated with the fertility of the earth and the fertility of women.
The art[...]
Nok terracotta sculpture from Nigeria. (2500 before present)
Represents a bust of a woman with a complex bun.
Repaired and based (blackened oak).
It measures 40cm in height by 8cm in diameter appro[...]
JAGUAR VASE
Guanacaste culture, Nicoya region, Costa Rica
1,000 - 1,500 A.D.
Polychrome terracotta
H. 32.8 cm, length 18 cm
Tripod vase with a stylised jaguar head in relief and two other f[...]
Superb small African head in terracotta, Djenne culture in Mali or Niger.
Very beautiful details of the hairstyle and the character (with the earrings?)
In good condition and well presented wit[...]
Unusual terracotta object with a very beautiful patina. If you are interested in this object, please contact me by phone and avoid emails except for foreigners.
Rare Pre-Columbian doll.
Peru, CHANCAY period (1000 / 1476 AD). Covered with fabrics: cotton, wool, plant fibers. Associated with the fertility of the earth and the fertility of women.
The art of te[...]
Old Torque / Coin stylizing a rope. In bronze with excavation patina. A similar example is reproduced on page 81 in "Orfèvres lointains" by François Borel. Éditions Hazan, France, 2001. Archaeological[...]
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 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[...]
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[...]
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-[...]
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 [...]
Powerful terracotta bust with arms intertwined on the torso. Hands rest on shoulders. The facial features are soberly modeled.
Djenne culture, Mali. 13th/15th century.
Good condition, a small chip o[...]
Beautiful funerary terracotta from the BURA region (Niger). It is a cylindrical anthropomorphic sculpture decorated with geometric designs. It represents a human character with a schematized phallic b[...]
Superb full terracotta bust with reddish slip measuring 21cm high wide 16.5cm 8cm deep plus quality base Djenné terracottas date back to the 12th century. They very rarely reached us intact. The sculp[...]
NECKLACE
Krobo culture, Ghana
Glass paste
Length when worn: 41 cm
(later reassembly and accident)
Necklace made of twenty-four round beads in yellow glass paste with blue and brown veins.
[...]
NECKLACE
Bactrian civilization, Afghanistan
Alabaster
Length when worn: 27 cm; Total length: 55 cm
(later reassembly)
Necklace made of thirty-six alabaster half-spheres forming eighteen roun[...]
NECKLACE
Djenné culture, Mali
13th century
Terracotta
Length when worn: 60 cm
(later reassembly)
Necklace made of forty-four round and spherical beads in blackened terracotta. Some are de[...]
Rare jade bead from the Olmec period, 800 BC its half-spherical shape certainly made it possible to collect blood during self-sacrifice ceremonies. Very rare object due to its function and difficult t[...]
LOT of six Eskimo tools
Thule culture, Alaska
Marine ivory
Set of six Eskimo tools including a harpoon point, an adze, two fishing charms, a fossilised sperm whale tooth, a fishing element and a[...]
Chimu mummy shroud – Peru
Former Gérald Bergenot collection.
REGION: Peru
MATERIAL: Fabric
PERIOD: 9-13th century
DIMENSION: 115cm x 77cm
inventory number: AMS024
Dancer – Khmer Bas-relief carved with a dancer, her chest is bare and dressed in a loincloth or skirt. This woman is wearing the traditional Khmer bun. The discerning eye will recognize the dance perf[...]
Weapon mace sculpted with an insect. Speckled stone, carved, polished and pierced. Provenance: Former Alvaro Guillot-Munoz collection, years 1935-1950 Bibliography: “Jade in Ancient Costa Rica”, Editi[...]
Weapon mace sculpted with an owl's head with beautiful stylized shapes. The beak projects for optimized impact during fights. The owl is the totem animal of shamans and warriors because it possesses t[...]
Mask hammered in a thin plate of copper metal to which time has given a deep green patina. Chimu funeral masks come in many variations of size and refinement which gives each piece a uniqueness that i[...]
Mask hammered in a thin plate of copper metal to which time has given a deep green patina. Chimu funeral masks come in many variations of size and refinement which gives each piece a uniqueness that i[...]
Archaeological element in volcanic stone from the Teotihuacan site. Unknown use. REGION: Mexico MATERIAL: Volcanic stone PERIOD: Pre-Columbian DIMENSION: 13.5 x 11.5 x 8 cm (Base)
Condor Huasi Mask – Alamito Culture, Argentina Rare mask with characteristic features of the genre, remarkable for its hemmed mouth which seems to blow and indicate that life comes out of the stone. T[...]
The eccentrics are one of the most original forms of Mayan art. These are objects made of hard rock, flint or obsidian. Unlike many other objects carved from the same rocks, they appear to have no pra[...]
Oblong-shaped terracotta with a snake and chevron decoration. Two holes are present (one at the bottom and the other at the top. The function of this object is unknown, perhaps it was for religious or[...]
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