Set of 5 objects including 3 Pre-Columbian terracotta statuettes (400/500 AD). Very good condition. Part of a collection (see number written on the back of each object). Plus 2 recent clay masks. Dime[...]
Amulet in the shape of a stylized heart, carved from a finely polished stone. The lower part has a rounded curve, framed by two incised lateral wings. The top is marked with a deeply engraved annular [...]
Quadrangular stone amulet, finely engraved on its main face with four framed squares, each containing inscriptions in Kufic script. The rectilinear and angular outline of the letters evokes an ancient[...]
Amulet representing the goddess Bastet seated on an oblong pedestal, ears pricked, eyes open and alert. The stylized lines of the feline figure accentuate her vigilance and protective power. Beige ear[...]
Hemispherical stamp seal with fins. The flat surface is engraved with a design of lines converging toward a central point.Mesopotamia, late 4th millennium BCE (end of the Ubaid period – beginning of t[...]
Pendant amulet depicting a bovine protome. Suspension loop.Mesopotamia, Jemdet Nasr period, 3100–2900 BCE.Lapis lazuli.Length: 2.3 cm.Missing one horn.
Prehistoric mastodon or pachyderm tooth in remarkable condition. Species and period to be defined. Comes from the same collection formed at the end of the 19th century, which includes the archaeologic[...]
Archaeological lot: 2 axe heads and 2 grinding wheels - Western Sahara, Neolithic period Large axe head: 15cm 602gr Small axe head: 7cm 150gr Spherical grinding wheel: approximately 11cm x 8.5cm 880gr[...]
Archaic period bone tool, framed in a shadow box with a linen backing. Beautiful texture for this relic of early man, dating from around 8000 BC, found in southern North America, along with several ot[...]
Lot of archaeological artifacts from prehistory - France, Paleolithic and Neolithic I acquired these objects in Paris at auction, they come from the same old collection that was formed at the end of t[...]
Fossilized mammoth tooth - Origin Holland, Pleistocene Tooth of good dimensions on its presentation base. Collection label: MAMMOTH ELEPHAS PRIMIGENIUS PLEISTOCENE Origin: HOLLAND Slight damage to the[...]
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[...]
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.[...]
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 [...]
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[...]
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 [...]
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[...]
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 [...]
Period: 800 - 1200 AD Origin: Costa Rica, Mesoamerica Provenance: Private collection, South of France This terracotta ritual vase, modeled in the shape of a cucurbit, is a typical example of ritual ce[...]
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[...]
Amazing terracotta statuette, it represents a naked, truncated man, his gaze plunged into the celestial infinity. Despite his absence of legs, his thighs pretend to move forward. The buttock proportio[...]
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..[...]
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