Vase with bird decorations, with a long pouring spout giving the whole an Ibis bird silhouette. Syro beige terracotta - Mesopotamia, Mid Assyrian Period c. 1500 - 930 BC Provenance from a known and ap[...]
Priestess with her arms raised during a ceremony. Orange terracotta, small chip at the end of the bottom. Teotihuacan, Mexico, 450 - 650 AD Provenance from a known and appraised private collection, a [...]
Statuette presenting a seated figure, one hand placed on the chest in a symbolic gesture. He wears a turban crossed over his forehead and ear ornaments. Orange and brown terracotta. Region of Colima, [...]
Statuette presenting a figure seated in a posture of meditation. She wears a necklace with amulet and two ear ornaments. Her headdress is arranged with radiating mats arranged in a fan. Beige-orange t[...]
An interesting painted terracotta jar from the upper Yellow River valley in China. The vessel with a wide pouring spout, two handles is decorated with painted patterns in black and red: stripes - wave[...]
An interesting painted terracotta jar from the upper Yellow River valley in China. The vessel with a wide pouring spout, two handles is decorated with painted patterns in black and red: stripes, vague[...]
A white glass ring set with a yellow glass bezel and amber bead.
Roman, 2nd-3rd Century AD.
Ring size F UK / 3 US.
Provenance:
With J. Bagot Ancient Art, Barcelona, Spain.
The Nico F. [...]
An interesting painted terracotta vessel from the Yellow River Valley in China. The people of the Majiayao culture produced many types of ceramic vessels, decorated with geometric or vegetal patterns.[...]
Mexico, Vera Cruz - 450-650.
Whistle representing a man wearing a feathered headdress, a large necklace and ear ornaments.
Terracotta.
Dimensions:
Height: 12cm.
Width: 6cm.
Depth: 4cm.
Civilization of the Oxus, end of the 3rd millennium BC.
Ritual chalice. `
Its long flared foot supports a cup with a slightly rounded edge.
Alabaster.
Dimensions:
Height: 19cm.
Diameter: 8cm.
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Luristan, Iron Age (c.1300 - 600 BC).
Sharpener handle decorated with a deer protome.
Bronze.
Restorations.
Dimensions:
Height: 10cm.
Width: 11.5cm.
Depth: c. 3.5cm.
Beautiful terracotta bust of a high-ranking character. Nok culture. Thermoluminescence test with dating from 2100 to 2700 years ago. Piece sold with base. Nigeria, 5th - 1st century BC.
Very nice terracotta head from the Nok Culture. Thermoluminescence test with dating between 2300 and 2900 years old. Sold on a base. Nigeria, 5th - 3rd century BC.
Period - 3rd - 1st century BC
Condition - Chips at the base. Hairline crack at the top.See photos.
Measurement - Height 21 cm
SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
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Small fragment of bronzes with incised motifs, mounted on a wooden base under which we read the following inscription: “Roman tools? collection of grandfather Goyot, drawn head”. Provenance: Felix Goy[...]
Globular bottle with a handle and a high neck. Brown and beige earth. Marks of time. Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.2 cm Greater Greece IV - III century BC Provenance: Former French collection acquired at a sal[...]
Impressionnant par sa taille, ce spécimens de mâchoire de mammouth laineux comporte la présence de deux molaires , caractérisées par les typiques lamelles qui permettaient à ce représentant de la méga[...]
Jama Coaque culture, Ecuador -500 BC - 500 AD.
Bust in pale beige terra cotta.
The skull presents a typical ritual deformation towards the back.
Small hole of cooking at the back.
Work sold with [...]
Spiral-shaped bracelet, made of bronze whose smooth green patina gives the object a certain charm. This antique jewelry testifies to a very good state of preservation overall.
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Bas-relief sculpted of a dancer, her chest is bare and dressed in a loincloth or a skirt. This woman is wearing the traditional Khmer bun. The trained eye will recognize the dance performed by the fem[...]
Horse head in schist typical of Gandhara composition and "Greco-Buddhist Art". We can then think of the bronze horses of Constantinople which, in a way, are similar in their apprehension of sculpted v[...]
Ancient Roman Marble Relief of male torso, 2nd/3rd Century A.D.
MARBLE RELIEF OF A MALE TORSO
Roman Empire, 2nd/3rd Century A.D.
Dolomitic marble
19 x 11.6 x 7.5 cm
7 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 in
PROVEN[...]
Three Anatolian polished stone axe heads
Bronze Age, 3rd Millennium B.C.
Marked in white ink: 'LYDIA' and 'Asia Minor P.880'
height 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in)
height 5.5 cm (2 1/4 in)
height 2.7 cm (1[...]
MARBLE RELIEF WITH ACHANTUS LEAVES, ORIGINALLY A 'PULVINO'
Rome, 2nd Century A.D.
marble
19 x 52 x 37 cm
7 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 14 5/8 in
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CYPRIOT LIMESTONE HEAD OF A VOTARY
Archaic Period, circa late 6th-early 5th Century B.C.
Limestone
height 13.5 cm
height 5 1/4 in
In Cyprus, idols in terracotta and stone begin to appear as off[...]
BRONZE HEAD OF AN ELEPHANT
Roman Empire, 2nd Century A.D.
Bronze
2.3 x 5 cm
1 x 2 in
PROVENANCE
Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001) collection, Zurich
English Private Collection
Private Collection, F[...]
Roman Marble Altar Fragment with Cupid, 2nd/3rd Century A.D.
MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT OF CUPID
Roman Empire, 2nd/3rd Century A.D.
Marble
height 36 cm
height 14 1/4 in
From the collection of Ni[...]
MARBLE ALTAR FRAGMENT WITH URCEUS
Roman Empire, 1st/2nd Century A.D.
Marble
height 56 cm
height 22 1/4 in
From the collection of Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Paris and Geneva
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Fo[...]
Large Roman Marble Lion Fountain Head, 1st/2nd century A.D.
A marble fountain support depicting the head of a lion, the narrow face carved in high-relief with full, wavy mane, the gaping jaws with de[...]
Roman alabaster bust of the god Serapis, circa 1st-2nd Century A.D
Wearing a chiton with a himation draped at the left shoulder, and a modius on the crown of his head, the god's characteristic luxu[...]
Etruscan Votive Head - 3rd-2nd Century BcVotive head Etruscan III-II century BCThe head is half round, the back is almost flat.This type of head quite common in Etruscan art is considered votive.Terra[...]
Rare and stunning Persian ceramic cip, Nishapur (Iran), 9th -10th cty
Samanid period (810-1005)
Colors used (green, yellow and manganese) and the richly intertwined zoomorphic decorations (bulls o[...]
Circa 12th century 2 very fine and light ceramic bowls:
*a Persian 12th century more hollow one on a heel, white background and brown vegetal frieze decoration, with beautiful iridescences,
11 in[...]
-Bust of a woman richly capped and held by a headband. She puts her finger to her mouth. Placed on a base. - Orange terracotta. -Alexendria, around the 4th century .
Cette tête masculine appartient à l'art du Yémen, Sud-Arabique, peut-être la necropole de Timna. Translucide et à tonalités orangées, cette sculpture en albâtre se situe entre le 3 ème et le 1er siècl[...]
Luristan, Archaic Dynasty (-2900 - -2340), middle of the 3rd millennium BC.
Tubular mace decorated with chevrons separated by vertical grooves in bas-relief.
Bronze with green and black patina.
Sma[...]
Terracotta statue from the Tumaco / Tolita culture.
Material: terracotta.
Origin: Ecuador.
Date: 400/200 BC.
Dimensions: height 10 cm, width 6 cm
Condition: see photo, s
Rare and lovely bottle with tapered wall, finished with a beaded lip. Lachrymal flask, or kohl (Kohol) flask. Resting on a discoidal foot. rare model by the presence of a handle forming a flat semi-ci[...]
Very beautiful amulet pendant representing a symbolic bell. In hollow bronze with an inserted quartz cabochon. Beautiful excavation patina datable around the 10th century and 12th century AD. Excavati[...]
Greek art - Geometric period, 8th century BC.
Hydria with dark brown geometric style decoration.
Terracotta.
Dimensions:
Height: 20 cm.
Width: 15.8 cm.
Depth: 12 cm.
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Luristan, Iron Age Psalia / Horse bit plate with bovid wearing a collar.
A ring on the rump and one on the neck were used to fix the reins.
Bronze with a beautiful green patina (lost wax casting).
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Archeology
MUSEUM, exceptional zoomorphic embossed and hammered silver, and gilded Rython (protome of ram or ibex)
Persian Achaemenid art (6th - 5th BC)
Very elegant custom-made pexyglas base
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Archeologia
Very nice pre-Columbian terracotta head, very expressive mask.
Custom-made wooden presentation base. The piece is very fine and very light, and in perfect condition despite everything,[...]
Archeology
Exceptional carved stone bowl / cup from Neolithic period (Circa 5th to 3rd millennium BC), used as mortar.
The cup bottom has been fully polished by repeated use over thousands of year[...]
Très belle tête de boudha en terre cuite de la civilisation Majapahit 11ème siècle 14ème siècle de notre ère
Java central
Pièce acquise auprès d'une personne l'ayant trouvé elle même lors de fouil[...]
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