Auction 23 November 2023 23rd November - Art of ancient civilizations

Lot n° 1

Oinochoe; Greece, 5th century BC. Polychrome...

Oinochoe; Greece, 5th century BC. Polychrome ceramic with the red-figure technique. It shows losses and wear. Measurements: 17 x 14 x 12 cm. The oinochoe is a type of Greek pottery used to remove the wine from the crater, where it has been watered, before...

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Lot n° 2

Oinochoe; Greece, 5th century BC. Polychrome...

Oinochoe; Greece, 5th century BC. Polychrome ceramic with red figures. It shows losses and wear. Measurements: 15 x 12 x 10 cm. The oinochoe is a type of Greek pottery used to remove wine from the crater, where it has been watered, before serving it....

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Lot n° 3

Scarab of the pharaoh Akhenaten...

Scarab of the pharaoh Akhenaten with an eye of Udjat on his back. Egyptian culture. Amarna period, 14th century BC. In steatite. In good condition. Former exhibition of the Museum Arbeitsgruppe für Biblische Archäologie, Germany (De-Adhesion). Measurements:...

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Lot n° 4

Statue of Cybele. Roman culture....

Statue of Cybele. Roman culture. 2nd-3rd century AD. In marble. In good state of preservation. Ex German private collection, Bavaria, acquired between 1960 and 1990. Measurements: 25.7 x 15.7 x 8 cm. Great Mother of the Gods, also called Cybele, Cybele...

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Lot n° 5

Sichuan courtier figure; China,...

Sichuan courtier figure; China, Han Dynasty, 206-20 BC. Polychrome terracotta. The head and hands are detachable. It has restorations in fracture lines located on the left foot, the painting, the right armpit and the lower part of the skirt. Measurements:...

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Lot n° 6

Skyphos; Greece, Attica, first...

Skyphos; Greece, Attica, first quarter of the 5th century BC. Ceramic with black figures. Size: 6.5 x 15 cm (with handles). Skyphos with slightly raised lip on a bull-shaped foot. It has two handles flanked by palmettes. On both sides a woman with a mirror...

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Lot n° 7

Fragmentary figure of Leda and...

Fragmentary figure of Leda and the swan. Ancient Rome, ca. 1st-2nd century AD. Marble. In good condition. Provenance: European private collection, acquired at auction, Nuremberg, Germany, late 1990s / Acquired at Christie's, London, auction, October,...

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Lot n° 8

Roman saddle. Ancient Rome, c....

Roman saddle. Ancient Rome, c. 2nd-3rd century AD. Bronze. In very good condition. Provenance: Purchased at Sotheby's Olympia in 2003 / Purchased at Bonhams, London, auction, 2008. Work exhibited at: Feriarte, IFEMA (Madrid, 16-24 November 2019). Published:...

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Lot n° 9

Fibulae. Rome, 2nd century BC....

Fibulae. Rome, 2nd century BC. Bronze. Intact, with its own patina. Provenance: dealer in Barcelona (Philips Auctions-London, 2001). Measurements: 4,5 x 2 cm. Bronze safety pin from the Roman period. They were abundantly used during the antiquity...

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Lot n° 10

Shrew sarcophagus; Lower Egypt...

Shrew sarcophagus; Lower Egypt 664-332 BC. Bronze. Measurements: 2 x 5.5 x 1 cm. Rectangular sarcophagus made of bronze with no decoration other than the figure of the animal schematised in the same material, placed on top of it, facing the front. The...

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Lot n° 11

Statuette of Eros. Roman culture,...

Statuette of Eros. Roman culture, 1st-3rd century AD. In bronze. In good state of preservation. Ex American private collection, collected between 1980 and 1990. Measurements: 8.2 x 3.1 cm. Eros, in Greek religion, god of love. In Hesiod's Theogony (fl....

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Lot n° 12

Fragment of a hand. Roman culture,...

Fragment of a hand. Roman culture, 1st-2nd century AD. In bronze. In good condition. Ex English private collection, acquired between 1982 - 1989 on the UKart market. Measurements: 8 x 4.6 x 3.8 cm. The Romans brought two important innovations to the world...

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Lot n° 13

Spearhead. Luristan, circa 1200...

Spearhead. Luristan, circa 1200 BC. Bronze. Good condition. Provenance: New York private collection acquired from Freshman Gallery Tel Aviv Israel 1960's / Acquired in New York Gallery, USA, 2022. Measurements: 21 x 3 cm. The Luristan culture developed...

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Lot n° 14

Cist foot in the form of Silenus....

Cist foot in the form of Silenus. Ancient Rome, 100-300 A.D. Bronze. Good condition. Provenance: Purchased at Bonhams London, October 2008. Measurements: 4 cm. This cist foot is in the form of Silenus. In Greek mythology, Silenus was the foster father,...

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Lot n° 15

Ointmentary; Rome, 1st-2nd century...

Ointmentary; Rome, 1st-2nd century AD. Ceramic. It has a restoration on the fracture line at the neck. Measurements: 12.5 x 4 cm (diameter). Terracotta vessel with a globular body and neck. This type of flask was used to contain ointments, perfumed oils,...

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Lot n° 16

Votive figure; Tanagra, Greece,...

Votive figure; Tanagra, Greece, Boeotia, 3rd century BC Terracotta. It shows signs of wear due to the passage of time. Size: 14 x 6 x 4 cm. The Tanagra culture, also called Tanagraois, was a city in Boeotia, near the border with Attica, in a territory...

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Lot n° 17

Bowl. Daunia, Ancient Greece, 4th...

Bowl. Daunia, Ancient Greece, 4th century BC. Ceramic. Damaged rim and bottom. Provenance: K. J. Hewett, Kent 1975; Michael Shaw acquired in London 1991; acquired by Mr. Emiel Kusters from the above in 2006, Amsterdam. Measurements: 15.5 x 7cm. Bowl with...

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Lot n° 18

Lot of 3 textile fragments. Egyptian,...

Lot of 3 textile fragments. Egyptian, Coptic culture. 4th - 9th century AD. In linen. In good state of preservation. Provenance: Ex English private collection, London in 2016. Measurements: 7 x 7 cm. American private collection acquired between 1970 and...

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Lot n° 19

Bowl. Roman culture, North Africa....

Bowl. Roman culture, North Africa. 4th-6th century AD. Ceramic. It has undergone minor restoration. Provenance: Former German private collection, L. W. R., acquired before the 1970s. Measurements: 29 (diameter) x 5 cm. Roman bowls from North Africa from...

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Lot n° 20

Bowl. Roman culture, North Africa....

Bowl. Roman culture, North Africa. 4th-6th century AD. Ceramic. It has a hair on one side. Provenance: Former German private collection, L. W. R., acquired before the 1970s. Measurements: 31 (diameter) x 5 cm. Roman bowls from North Africa from the 4th...

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Lot n° 21

Jug with spout. Etruscan culture....

Jug with spout. Etruscan culture. 7th century BC. Ceramic. In good condition. Provenance: Former German private collection, K.F., from an old family, acquired before the 1980s. Measurements: 18 x 14 x 12 cm. Etruscan pottery from the 7th century BC offers...

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Lot n° 22

Oil lamp (Kennedy type, Group C)...

Oil lamp (Kennedy type, Group C) and jug. Bronze Age, Holy Land. 1600-1200 BC. Ceramic. In good condition. Provenance: Former private collection in Jerusalem, acquired between 1975 - 1990. Measurements: 12.5 x 12 cm (oil lamp), 14 x 8 cm (jar). The pottery...

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Lot n° 23

Bowl and jug. Bronze Age, Holy...

Bowl and jug. Bronze Age, Holy Land. 1600-1200 BC. Ceramic. In good condition. Provenance: Former private collection in Jerusalem, acquired between 1975 - 1990. Measurements: 12.5 x 6.5 cm (oil lamp), 14.8 x 8 cm (jar). The pottery of the Bronze Age in...

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Lot n° 24

Ointmentary; Rome, 1st-2nd century...

Ointmentary; Rome, 1st-2nd century AD. Ceramic. Restoration on the fracture line at the neck. There is damage to the base. Measurements: 17 x 6 cm (diameter). Terracotta vessel with a globular body and neck. This type of flask was used to contain ointments,...

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Lot n° 25

Lucerne of oil. Roman Empire, North...

Lucerne of oil. Roman Empire, North Africa, 2nd-3rd century AD. Terracotta. Provenance: dealer in Barcelona (Philips Auctions-London, 2001). Good preservation (with traces of burns due to use). Measurements: 7,5 x 5,5 x 3 cm. Small oil lamp from...

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Lot n° 26

Lucerne; Rome, 2nd-3rd century...

Lucerne; Rome, 2nd-3rd century AD. Terracotta. It has a seal on the base. Size: 5 x 10 x 7 cm. Lucerne with the inscription "MNOVIVSI". In the upper part there is a relief of a marine animal in front of a trunk. The word 'lucerna' comes from the Greek...

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Lot n° 27

Dish; Greece, 4th-5th century BC. Polychrome...

Dish; Greece, 4th-5th century BC. Polychrome pottery. It shows wear and losses. Size: 3.5 x 16.5 cm (diameter). In the Roman world and throughout the Roman Empire, there were urban and rural environments. In the latter, ceramic crockery was commonly used,...

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Lot n° 28

Pair of vessels; Ban-Chiang Culture,...

Pair of vessels; Ban-Chiang Culture, Thailand, 2100-300 BC. Greyish terracotta. The mouth is worn and missing. Measurements: 10 x 13cm (diameter); 12 x 12.5cm (diameter). Pair of vessels of different types, both made of greyish terracotta. Ban Chiang...

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Lot n° 29

Hellenistic female figure; 3rd...

Hellenistic female figure; 3rd century. Beige terracotta. Size: 17,5 x 7 x 3 cm. Hellenistic female figure in terracotta with a long dress topped by a beast skin. She has a fur muzzle on her head. She is probably an Omphale with the leontée. Aesthetically...

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Lot n° 30

Oil lamp. Ancient Rome, 2nd-6th...

Oil lamp. Ancient Rome, 2nd-6th century AD. Terracotta. Good condition. Provenance: Ex-collection H. W., North Rhine-Westphalia, from before 1980; Purchased at auction, December 2022, Munich (Germany). Measurements: 10.5 cm. Oil lamps, also called candles...

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Lot n° 31

Anthropomorphic Huaco; Chancay,...

Anthropomorphic Huaco; Chancay, Peru, 1000-1400 BC. Ceramics. Terracotta. Slightly damaged. Measurements: 25 x 23 x 12 cm. The piece presents a face located in the mouth of the vessel, worked in greater detail than the rest of the body, in which we can...

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Lot n° 32

Disc or shield fibula; Rome, Central...

Disc or shield fibula; Rome, Central European provinces; 2nd-3rd century AD. Bronze with enamel. Measurements: 4 cm (diameter). Visigothic bronze fibula, circular in shape, with engraved decorations in relief of geometric borders. Decorated with coloured...

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Lot n° 33

Relief; Rome, 2nd-3rd century AD. Carved...

Relief; Rome, 2nd-3rd century AD. Carved bone. Size: 12 x 5.5 cm. Very rare Roman plaque made of carved bone, representing a nude figure of the goddess Venus, standing in contrapposto position and looking backwards with curtains floating around her. The...

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Lot n° 34

Spearhead; Luristan, Iran, 800-1000...

Spearhead; Luristan, Iran, 800-1000 BC. Bronze. Measurements: 47.5 x 5.5 cm. A large bronze spearhead from Luristan with a triangular-shaped blade and a flat, pronounced central rib to strengthen the blade. The weapon shows a long rectangular shank, which...

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Lot n° 35

Globular pot with two handles....

Globular pot with two handles. Etruscan culture. 7th century BC. Ceramic. In good condition. Provenance. Former German private collection, K.F., from an old family, acquired before the 1980s. Measurements: 35 x 40 x 33 cm. Etruscan pottery from the 7th...

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Lot n° 36

Lekythos. Ancient Greece, ca. 5th...

Lekythos. Ancient Greece, ca. 5th century BC. Ceramics. Restored. Provenance: Acquired between 1970 and 1980. Owned by a German collector. Purchased at auction in the United Kingdom, February 2023. Measurements: 12.7 cm. Lekythos type ceramic oil flask,...

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Lot n° 37

Bird axe; Nicoya-Guanacaste, Costa...

Bird axe; Nicoya-Guanacaste, Costa Rica, AD 300-500. Jadeite. Measurements: 9.5 x 2.5 cm. Bird axe, skilfully carved and cut with thread from a beautiful piece of pale green jadeite. The surface is smooth and shiny. The shape depicts a perched bird with...

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Lot n° 38

Bird axe; Nicoya-Guanacaste, Costa...

Bird axe; Nicoya-Guanacaste, Costa Rica, AD 300-500. Grey stone. Measurements: 12.5 x 3 cm. Skilfully carved and thread-cut axe head in pale grey stone. The shape depicts an anthropomorphic figure with wonderful details: a long ceremonial hairstyle, small...

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Lot n° 39

Strainer vase. Daunia, Ancient...

Strainer vase. Daunia, Ancient Greece, circa 500 BC. Ceramic. Repaired. Provenance: K. J. Hewett, Kent 1975; Michael Shaw acquired in London 1991; acquired by Mr. Emiel Kusters from the above in 2006, Amsterdam. Measurements: 18 x 22 cm. Ceramic vessel...

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Lot n° 40

Kushan Empire pendant, circa 100-300...

Kushan Empire pendant, circa 100-300 AD. Gold. Good condition. Provenance: Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a deceased Japanese gentleman / Auction, UK, November 2022. Measurements: 28 mm. Amphora shaped pendant composed of a pyriform ribbed glass body,...

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Lot n° 42

Pair of bracelets; Central Europe,...

Pair of bracelets; Central Europe, Bronze Age, 10th-8th century BC. Bronze. Measurements: 11 cm (diameters, x2). Pair of bronze bracelets in tubular form, with incised linear decorations and a beautiful original patina. Both pieces close completely, joining...

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Lot n° 43

Fragment of the base of an Ionic...

Fragment of the base of an Ionic column. Roman culture, Smyrran. 1st century AD. In marble. In good condition. Provenance: Smyrna, 1895-1905. Collection Paul Gaudin (Paris 1858-1921 Versailles), archaeologist, engineer and great patron of the Louvre Museum;...

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Lot n° 44

Set consisting of a silver drachm...

Set consisting of a silver drachm of the mint of Emporiton, Spain, ca. 240-212 B.C.; an ace of Nero, Rome, ca. 65 A.D. and a silver stater, ancient Greece, ca. 350 B.C. Measurements: between 30 mm and 20 mm. The lot consists of a drachm minted in Emporiton,...

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Lot n° 45

Amulet of Nephthys; Egypt, Late...

Amulet of Nephthys; Egypt, Late Antiquity, 664-332 BC. Glazed faience. It shows signs of damage caused by the passage of time. Measurements. 6 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm; 5 x 4 cm (base). Egyptian amulet of the goddess Nephthys in cobalt blue glazed faience with...

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Lot n° 46

Great Corinthian capital of the...

Great Corinthian capital of the Roman Empire. Israel, 4th century A.D. Marble. Provenance: Private collection of a Belgian diplomat, acquired in the 1980s. Measurements: 35 x 54 x 53 cm. In this marble capital the Greek Corinthian order is reinterpreted,...

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Lot n° 47

Votive anatomical model of a foot....

Votive anatomical model of a foot. Etruscan culture, 5th-4th century BC. In terracotta. In good condition. Provenance: Ex American private collection, Maryland. Ex-black cat antiquities, Ontario. Ex Canadian private collection. Measurements: 27 x 31.5...

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Lot n° 48

Child's head. Roman culture. 1st...

Child's head. Roman culture. 1st - 2nd century AD. In marble. In good condition. Provenance: Ex Palestina Collection, A. Z., acquired in the 1930s. Measurements: 6.5 x 5 x 6.5 cm. Roman children's heads in marble are artistic representations of children...

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Lot n° 49

Rare krater. Holy Land (Canaanite),...

Rare krater. Holy Land (Canaanite), Late Bronze Age, circa 1550-1400 BC. Canaanite terracotta bichrome. Damaged. Provenance: Archaeological Center, Israel, 2006; Exhibited: Ifergan Collection, Malaga (2018-2020). See in the book Ancient pottery of Holy...

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Lot n° 50

Small Kusura type violin idol....

Small Kusura type violin idol. Anatolia, Bronze Age, 2700-2000 BC. White marble. With some small wear on the surface, but in general it is intact. Provenance: private collection of Midwest-Oklahoma (EU). Measurements: 3.3 x 2 cm. Small sculpture in white...

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Lot n° 52

Oinochoe type Bucchero Nero; Etruria;...

Oinochoe type Bucchero Nero; Etruria; 7th-6th century BC. Ceramic. Measurements: 12.5 x 9.5 cm. Oinochoe of the Bucchero nero type, it has an incised ornamentation with a band in the central area made up of vertical lines and fans of dots located on the...

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Oinochoe; Greece, 5th century BC. Polychrome...

Oinochoe; Greece, 5th century BC. Polychrome ceramic with the red-figure technique. It shows losses and wear. Measurements: 17 x 14 x 12 cm. The oinochoe is a type of Greek pottery used to remove the wine from the crater, where it has been watered, before...

Oinochoe; Greece, 5th century BC. Polychrome...

Oinochoe; Greece, 5th century BC. Polychrome ceramic with red figures. It shows losses and wear. Measurements: 15 x 12 x 10 cm. The oinochoe is a type of Greek pottery used to remove wine from the crater, where it has been watered, before serving it....

Scarab of the pharaoh Akhenaten...

Scarab of the pharaoh Akhenaten with an eye of Udjat on his back. Egyptian culture. Amarna period, 14th century BC. In steatite. In good condition. Former exhibition of the Museum Arbeitsgruppe für Biblische Archäologie, Germany (De-Adhesion). Measurements:...

Statue of Cybele. Roman culture....

Statue of Cybele. Roman culture. 2nd-3rd century AD. In marble. In good state of preservation. Ex German private collection, Bavaria, acquired between 1960 and 1990. Measurements: 25.7 x 15.7 x 8 cm. Great Mother of the Gods, also called Cybele, Cybele...

Sichuan courtier figure; China,...

Sichuan courtier figure; China, Han Dynasty, 206-20 BC. Polychrome terracotta. The head and hands are detachable. It has restorations in fracture lines located on the left foot, the painting, the right armpit and the lower part of the skirt. Measurements:...

Skyphos; Greece, Attica, first...

Skyphos; Greece, Attica, first quarter of the 5th century BC. Ceramic with black figures. Size: 6.5 x 15 cm (with handles). Skyphos with slightly raised lip on a bull-shaped foot. It has two handles flanked by palmettes. On both sides a woman with a mirror...

Fragmentary figure of Leda and...

Fragmentary figure of Leda and the swan. Ancient Rome, ca. 1st-2nd century AD. Marble. In good condition. Provenance: European private collection, acquired at auction, Nuremberg, Germany, late 1990s / Acquired at Christie's, London, auction, October,...

Roman saddle. Ancient Rome, c....

Roman saddle. Ancient Rome, c. 2nd-3rd century AD. Bronze. In very good condition. Provenance: Purchased at Sotheby's Olympia in 2003 / Purchased at Bonhams, London, auction, 2008. Work exhibited at: Feriarte, IFEMA (Madrid, 16-24 November 2019). Published:...

Fibulae. Rome, 2nd century BC....

Fibulae. Rome, 2nd century BC. Bronze. Intact, with its own patina. Provenance: dealer in Barcelona (Philips Auctions-London, 2001). Measurements: 4,5 x 2 cm. Bronze safety pin from the Roman period. They were abundantly used during the antiquity...

Shrew sarcophagus; Lower Egypt...

Shrew sarcophagus; Lower Egypt 664-332 BC. Bronze. Measurements: 2 x 5.5 x 1 cm. Rectangular sarcophagus made of bronze with no decoration other than the figure of the animal schematised in the same material, placed on top of it, facing the front. The...

Statuette of Eros. Roman culture,...

Statuette of Eros. Roman culture, 1st-3rd century AD. In bronze. In good state of preservation. Ex American private collection, collected between 1980 and 1990. Measurements: 8.2 x 3.1 cm. Eros, in Greek religion, god of love. In Hesiod's Theogony (fl....

Fragment of a hand. Roman culture,...

Fragment of a hand. Roman culture, 1st-2nd century AD. In bronze. In good condition. Ex English private collection, acquired between 1982 - 1989 on the UKart market. Measurements: 8 x 4.6 x 3.8 cm. The Romans brought two important innovations to the world...

Spearhead. Luristan, circa 1200...

Spearhead. Luristan, circa 1200 BC. Bronze. Good condition. Provenance: New York private collection acquired from Freshman Gallery Tel Aviv Israel 1960's / Acquired in New York Gallery, USA, 2022. Measurements: 21 x 3 cm. The Luristan culture developed...

Cist foot in the form of Silenus....

Cist foot in the form of Silenus. Ancient Rome, 100-300 A.D. Bronze. Good condition. Provenance: Purchased at Bonhams London, October 2008. Measurements: 4 cm. This cist foot is in the form of Silenus. In Greek mythology, Silenus was the foster father,...

Ointmentary; Rome, 1st-2nd century...

Ointmentary; Rome, 1st-2nd century AD. Ceramic. It has a restoration on the fracture line at the neck. Measurements: 12.5 x 4 cm (diameter). Terracotta vessel with a globular body and neck. This type of flask was used to contain ointments, perfumed oils,...

Votive figure; Tanagra, Greece,...

Votive figure; Tanagra, Greece, Boeotia, 3rd century BC Terracotta. It shows signs of wear due to the passage of time. Size: 14 x 6 x 4 cm. The Tanagra culture, also called Tanagraois, was a city in Boeotia, near the border with Attica, in a territory...

Bowl. Daunia, Ancient Greece, 4th...

Bowl. Daunia, Ancient Greece, 4th century BC. Ceramic. Damaged rim and bottom. Provenance: K. J. Hewett, Kent 1975; Michael Shaw acquired in London 1991; acquired by Mr. Emiel Kusters from the above in 2006, Amsterdam. Measurements: 15.5 x 7cm. Bowl with...

Lot of 3 textile fragments. Egyptian,...

Lot of 3 textile fragments. Egyptian, Coptic culture. 4th - 9th century AD. In linen. In good state of preservation. Provenance: Ex English private collection, London in 2016. Measurements: 7 x 7 cm. American private collection acquired between 1970 and...

Bowl. Roman culture, North Africa....

Bowl. Roman culture, North Africa. 4th-6th century AD. Ceramic. It has undergone minor restoration. Provenance: Former German private collection, L. W. R., acquired before the 1970s. Measurements: 29 (diameter) x 5 cm. Roman bowls from North Africa from...

Bowl. Roman culture, North Africa....

Bowl. Roman culture, North Africa. 4th-6th century AD. Ceramic. It has a hair on one side. Provenance: Former German private collection, L. W. R., acquired before the 1970s. Measurements: 31 (diameter) x 5 cm. Roman bowls from North Africa from the 4th...

Jug with spout. Etruscan culture....

Jug with spout. Etruscan culture. 7th century BC. Ceramic. In good condition. Provenance: Former German private collection, K.F., from an old family, acquired before the 1980s. Measurements: 18 x 14 x 12 cm. Etruscan pottery from the 7th century BC offers...

Oil lamp (Kennedy type, Group C)...

Oil lamp (Kennedy type, Group C) and jug. Bronze Age, Holy Land. 1600-1200 BC. Ceramic. In good condition. Provenance: Former private collection in Jerusalem, acquired between 1975 - 1990. Measurements: 12.5 x 12 cm (oil lamp), 14 x 8 cm (jar). The pottery...

Bowl and jug. Bronze Age, Holy...

Bowl and jug. Bronze Age, Holy Land. 1600-1200 BC. Ceramic. In good condition. Provenance: Former private collection in Jerusalem, acquired between 1975 - 1990. Measurements: 12.5 x 6.5 cm (oil lamp), 14.8 x 8 cm (jar). The pottery of the Bronze Age in...

Ointmentary; Rome, 1st-2nd century...

Ointmentary; Rome, 1st-2nd century AD. Ceramic. Restoration on the fracture line at the neck. There is damage to the base. Measurements: 17 x 6 cm (diameter). Terracotta vessel with a globular body and neck. This type of flask was used to contain ointments,...

Lucerne of oil. Roman Empire, North...

Lucerne of oil. Roman Empire, North Africa, 2nd-3rd century AD. Terracotta. Provenance: dealer in Barcelona (Philips Auctions-London, 2001). Good preservation (with traces of burns due to use). Measurements: 7,5 x 5,5 x 3 cm. Small oil lamp from...

Lucerne; Rome, 2nd-3rd century...

Lucerne; Rome, 2nd-3rd century AD. Terracotta. It has a seal on the base. Size: 5 x 10 x 7 cm. Lucerne with the inscription "MNOVIVSI". In the upper part there is a relief of a marine animal in front of a trunk. The word 'lucerna' comes from the Greek...

Dish; Greece, 4th-5th century BC. Polychrome...

Dish; Greece, 4th-5th century BC. Polychrome pottery. It shows wear and losses. Size: 3.5 x 16.5 cm (diameter). In the Roman world and throughout the Roman Empire, there were urban and rural environments. In the latter, ceramic crockery was commonly used,...

Pair of vessels; Ban-Chiang Culture,...

Pair of vessels; Ban-Chiang Culture, Thailand, 2100-300 BC. Greyish terracotta. The mouth is worn and missing. Measurements: 10 x 13cm (diameter); 12 x 12.5cm (diameter). Pair of vessels of different types, both made of greyish terracotta. Ban Chiang...

Hellenistic female figure; 3rd...

Hellenistic female figure; 3rd century. Beige terracotta. Size: 17,5 x 7 x 3 cm. Hellenistic female figure in terracotta with a long dress topped by a beast skin. She has a fur muzzle on her head. She is probably an Omphale with the leontée. Aesthetically...

Oil lamp. Ancient Rome, 2nd-6th...

Oil lamp. Ancient Rome, 2nd-6th century AD. Terracotta. Good condition. Provenance: Ex-collection H. W., North Rhine-Westphalia, from before 1980; Purchased at auction, December 2022, Munich (Germany). Measurements: 10.5 cm. Oil lamps, also called candles...

Anthropomorphic Huaco; Chancay,...

Anthropomorphic Huaco; Chancay, Peru, 1000-1400 BC. Ceramics. Terracotta. Slightly damaged. Measurements: 25 x 23 x 12 cm. The piece presents a face located in the mouth of the vessel, worked in greater detail than the rest of the body, in which we can...

Disc or shield fibula; Rome, Central...

Disc or shield fibula; Rome, Central European provinces; 2nd-3rd century AD. Bronze with enamel. Measurements: 4 cm (diameter). Visigothic bronze fibula, circular in shape, with engraved decorations in relief of geometric borders. Decorated with coloured...

Relief; Rome, 2nd-3rd century AD. Carved...

Relief; Rome, 2nd-3rd century AD. Carved bone. Size: 12 x 5.5 cm. Very rare Roman plaque made of carved bone, representing a nude figure of the goddess Venus, standing in contrapposto position and looking backwards with curtains floating around her. The...

Spearhead; Luristan, Iran, 800-1000...

Spearhead; Luristan, Iran, 800-1000 BC. Bronze. Measurements: 47.5 x 5.5 cm. A large bronze spearhead from Luristan with a triangular-shaped blade and a flat, pronounced central rib to strengthen the blade. The weapon shows a long rectangular shank, which...

Globular pot with two handles....

Globular pot with two handles. Etruscan culture. 7th century BC. Ceramic. In good condition. Provenance. Former German private collection, K.F., from an old family, acquired before the 1980s. Measurements: 35 x 40 x 33 cm. Etruscan pottery from the 7th...

Lekythos. Ancient Greece, ca. 5th...

Lekythos. Ancient Greece, ca. 5th century BC. Ceramics. Restored. Provenance: Acquired between 1970 and 1980. Owned by a German collector. Purchased at auction in the United Kingdom, February 2023. Measurements: 12.7 cm. Lekythos type ceramic oil flask,...

Bird axe; Nicoya-Guanacaste, Costa...

Bird axe; Nicoya-Guanacaste, Costa Rica, AD 300-500. Jadeite. Measurements: 9.5 x 2.5 cm. Bird axe, skilfully carved and cut with thread from a beautiful piece of pale green jadeite. The surface is smooth and shiny. The shape depicts a perched bird with...

Bird axe; Nicoya-Guanacaste, Costa...

Bird axe; Nicoya-Guanacaste, Costa Rica, AD 300-500. Grey stone. Measurements: 12.5 x 3 cm. Skilfully carved and thread-cut axe head in pale grey stone. The shape depicts an anthropomorphic figure with wonderful details: a long ceremonial hairstyle, small...

Strainer vase. Daunia, Ancient...