$121,245
Cycladic Idol
Located in London, GB
A marble figure of the early Spedos type of sculpture produced during the Early Cycladic II Period. The simplified figure is depicted in the canonical posture, with incised arms fold...
Marble
Bactrian Marble Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 Bc. It has a elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top and bottom.
Marble
Bronze Age Bactrian Stone Aniconic Idol
Located in Ottawa, CA
Bactrian large stone aniconic idol figure, a latge ritual object with unknown usage from a culture that had no written language.
Stone
Biconvex Bronze Age Bactrian stone Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A Bactrian biconvex stone idol. Alongside column and figurative idols these intriguing objects belong to the Bactria-Margana culture.
Slate
Bactrian Bronze Age Marble Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 BC. It has an elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top.
Marble
Anatolian Ceramic Idol, Early Bronze Age circa 2700-2400 BCE
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Simular idols are known all over the world since neolithic times.
Ceramic
Egyptian Idol - Origina Etching After Agostino Tofanelli - 1821
By Giovanni Foto Veneto
Located in Roma, IT
Simulacro Di Diana is an original print realized by Giovanni Folo After Agostino Tofanelli. Original etching on copper. Hand-colored on black ink background. Designed by Agostino To...
Etching
$3,600Sale Price|47% Off
Native America Ancient Hand Carved Stone Pipe Idol Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Native America and a collection dating to 1951, comes this unique old hand carved stone human effigy pipe figure idol , likely Hopewell culture with its bun head and ear spool f...
Stone
Idol Worship at Bantam, from Pontanus’ History of Amsterdam, 1611
Located in Langweer, NL
The scene vividly portrays Javanese worshippers kneeling before an elaborate idol within a temple near Bantam (Banten), Java’s key trading port during the early Dutch voyages to the ...
Paper
Antique Print of Krasnoyarsk Sculptures and Idols of Russia, 1768
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Monumens de Sculpture et Idoles trouvés dans les Tombeaux'. Copper engraving of monuments of sculptures and idols found in the Krasnoyarsk megaliths.
Paper
Idols of Campeche, Yucatán, and Tabasco in Early Colonial Imagination, 1734
Located in Langweer, NL
Idols of Campeche, Yucatán, and Tabasco in Early Colonial Imagination This dramatic 18th-century copperplate engraving, dated 1723, depicts the so-called idols and ritual scenes ass...
Paper
Hellenistic Sculpture of the goddess Aphrodite reclining on an idol in marble
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The figure appears reclining in an informal, relaxed position, leaning on a structural support in the form of an archaic-looking female idol, similar to the model of Hecate Epipyrgid...
Marble
$280
Divinities of Campeche, Idols of Tabasco - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Divinities of Campeche, Idols of Tabasco Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol.
Etching
Mexican Idols, Deities and Ministers - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 25.5 x 18 cm. Mexican Idols, Deities and Ministers is a fine etching, hand-watercolored, realized by the engraver Gianfrancesco Pivati.
Etching
Mexican Dress and Mexican Idols, Mexico, America, mid 19th century lithograph.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Mode degl' Indiani in Mechoacan' / 'Idoli del Messico'' Italian lithograph, c1841. Originally from 'Galleria universale di tutti i popoli del mondo' by Giuseppe Antonelli, publishe...
Lithograph
$15,171Sale Price|20% Off
17th Century by Felice Torelli Rachel Hiding the Idols Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
In this work we can admire the biblical scene of Rachel intent on hiding the idols taken from her father Laban, shortly before fleeing with her husband Jacob.
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$410Sale Price|20% Off
Engraving of Idols of Secotam Village in Virginia 'or now North Carolina', 1721
Located in Langweer, NL
The God of Wind. Both idols are key to Virginian culture. This print originates from 'Ceremonies et costumes Religieuses (..)'.
Paper
17th-18th Century By Carlo Preda Solomon Sacrificing to the Idols Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Usually depicted as an elderly man, Solomon is shown here with more youthful features, incensing a golden idol with a censer, surrounded by various female figures.
Canvas, Oil
Antique Print of Two Idols of the Virginian Culture by B. Picart, 1721
Located in Langweer, NL
Image 1. Kiwasa: This Idol is placed in the temple of the town of Secotam, as the keeper of the king's dead corpses.
Paper
$410Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Print of a Pagoda and Idols from the Village of Likiliki, New Ireland
Located in Langweer, NL
Pagoda and idols from the village of Likiliki, New Ireland.
Paper
Old Print of Idols of the Temple of Ablaykit, a Buddhist Monastery in Kazakhstan
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Représentation d'Idoles du Temple d'Ablaikit et caractères Mongoles'.
Paper
Antique Print of a Temple in Japan with Religious Idols by B. Picart, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
This scarse original old antique print / plate originates from: 'Naaukeurige beschryving der godtsdienst-plichten, kerk-zeden en gewoontens van alle volkeren der waereldt.', a Dutch ...
Paper
Antique Chinese Drip Glazed God of Wealth Figure, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
No idol in China is more widely worshiped than Caishen, the God of Wealth.
Earthenware
Aniconic Stone Weight, Bactrian Culture, Central Asia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Aniconic stone weight, Bactria, Central Asia or Asia Minor These egg-shaped marble sculptures are mysterious in function, thought variously to be counter-weights or perhaps ritual i...
Stone
Aniconic Stone Column, Bactrian Culture, Central Asia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Aniconic variegated stone column, Bactria, Central Asia or Asia Minor This is a classic columnar stone piece from the ancient culture referred to as the Bactria-Margiana Archaeologi...
Stone
Ancient Cypriot Blackware Jug with Incised Geometric Decoration
Located in London, GB
The incised geometric design is typical of the Early-Middle Cypriot period (c.2100-1750 BC) – also seen in the celebrated Plank Idols of the same period – and has become synonymous w...
Pottery
A Nias Standing Figure of a Male Figure with a Stylised Palm Crest
Located in London, GB
The entry lists ‘two wooden carved Sumatra Idols, male and female’ and with watercolour drawings of both showing two views.
Palmwood
Green Cap Tourmaline on Sparkling White Cleavelandite Matrix
Located in London, GB
A renowned patron of the arts and collector whose interests spanned antiquities, paintings and natural specimens, his collection famously included the renowned 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye...
Other
Original Antique Movie Poster Where Lights Are Low Sessue Hayakawa Rohman
By Eric Rohman
Located in London, GB
Original antique movie poster for a black and white silent drama film - Where Lights Are Low / Kineskvarterets Mysterier (The Mysteries of Chinatown) - directed by Colin Campbell and...
Paper
Dolomite Crystals with Sparkling (Druzy) Surface on Matrix
Located in London, GB
A renowned patron of the arts and collector whose interests spanned antiquities, paintings and natural specimens, his collection famously included the renowned 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye...
Other
Pale-Blue Aquamarine Crystal on Feldspar and Black Tourmaline (Schorl) Matrix
Located in London, GB
A renowned patron of the arts and collector whose interests spanned antiquities, paintings and natural specimens, his collection famously included the renowned 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye...
Other
Ancient Hawaiian Temples & Royal Sacred Sites – Pair of Small Engravings, 1836
Located in Langweer, NL
The first engraving, Morai du Roi (Royal Morai), illustrates a Hawaiian heiau or temple enclosure containing carved wooden idols, sacred structures, and ceremonial platforms.
Paper
Pale Blue Aquamarine Crystals on Sparkling White Feldspar Matrix
Located in London, GB
A renowned patron of the arts and collector whose interests spanned antiquities, paintings and natural specimens, his collection famously included the renowned 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye...
Other
Ancient Cypriot Blackware Jug with Incised Geometric Decoration
Located in London, GB
The incised geometric design is typical of the Early-Middle Cypriot period (c.2100-1750 BC) – paralleled in the famed Plank Idols of the same period – and has become synonymous with ...
Pottery
The Gogotte, A Monumental Natural Anthropomorphic Formation, c.300000 years old
Located in London, GB
It is simultaneously a god, an idol and a warrior. It comes from the renowned collection of mineralogist Richard Berger, who was the source of almost all Fontainebleau concretions ...
Sandstone
Turquoise-blue Aquamarine Crystals on White Feldspar Matrix
Located in London, GB
A renowned patron of the arts and collector whose interests spanned antiquities, paintings and natural specimens, his collection famously included the renowned 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye...
Other
Vibrant Green ‘Rocket’ Tourmaline with Red Rubelite Stem
Located in London, GB
A renowned patron of the arts and collector whose interests spanned antiquities, paintings and natural specimens, his collection famously included the renowned 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye...
Other
The Prince and His Horse
By Hovsep Pushman
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
His paintings typically featured oriental idols, pottery and glassware, all glowing duskily as if illuminated by candlelight.
Oil, Wood Panel
Ancient Cypriot Polished Redware Jug with Geometric Decoration
Located in London, GB
The geometric design and lime-filled incisions are typical of the Early-Middle Cypriot period (c.2100-1750 BC) and are paralleled in the famed Plank Idols of the same era. This simpl...
Pottery
Ancient Cypriot Black-Polished Ware Miniature Bowl with Geometric Decoration
Located in London, GB
The simple banding and geometric design is typical of the Early-Middle Cypriot period (c.2100-1750 BC), – paralleled in the famed Plank Idols of the same period – and has become syno...
Pottery
Pink Stilbite Bowtie Formation on Green-Grey Sparkling Stalactites
Located in London, GB
A renowned patron of the arts and collector whose interests spanned antiquities, paintings and natural specimens, his collection famously included the renowned 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye...
Other
High Contrast Black Shorl Tourmaline on Snowy Cleavelandite Matrix
Located in London, GB
For example, his renowned mineral collection, which included the present piece, was home to the famed 70.2 carat ‘Idol's Eye’ Diamond, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Tourmaline, Other
Exceptional antique cabinet with rich figural and ornamental carving
Located in SEDLEC-PRČICE, CZ
The value is further enhanced by the iconographic richness of the motifs, such as the Bacchus idol with a vine, detailed faces of angels (cherubs and putti), and lush acanthus flouri...
Bronze
Eve
By Paul Gauguin
Located in London, England
The sculpture was influenced by the renaissance depictions of the quintessentially feminine idols, such as Sandro Botticelli’s Birth of Venus and Albrecht Dürer’s Adam and Eve.
Bronze
A Rare Pair of Kalasha Peoples Carved Funerary Figures
Located in London, GB
From Robertson’s account and that of other British visitors to Kafiristan before the Muslim conquest, it was evident that the people worshipped one god known as ‘Imra’, along with id...
Quartz
Antique Chinese Temple & Pagoda Engraving — Chatelain, 1719
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Chinese Temple & Pagoda Engraving — Chatelain, 1719 This important early 18th-century copperplate engraving titled “Description d'un des plus fameux temples des Chinois, ave...
Paper
Belle Époque poster by the artist F. Garric - La Yetta
Located in PARIS, FR
Dressed in a richly adorned costume with flowing fabrics and golden jewelry, she dances before a monumental, shadowy idol — evoking the orientalist fantasies so prevalent in fin-de-s...
Paper, Lithograph
Religious Ceremony of the Inhabitants of the Island of Hispaniola, 1734
Located in Langweer, NL
The gathering appears both celebratory and solemn, with rhythmic gestures and offerings made to the idols placed at the heart of the scene. Behind the main group, a procession of is...
Paper
rocession of Deities Through the Countryside – Engraving after Sonnerat, 1806
Located in Langweer, NL
Procession of Deities Through the Countryside – Engraving after Sonnerat, 1806 This detailed antique engraving depicts a ceremonial procession titled “Chasse des Dieux dans les Camp...
Paper
A very large stylised clear paste Art Deco clip, French, 1920s
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
Made by Renel, a well known French artisan workshop that created pieces later for Jean Desses in Paris, It exudes high French Art Deco glamour , reminiscent of the publicity photos o...
Base Metal
Marine Fish Print: Swordfish, Anglerfish, Tuna & Pipefish – Antique 1867
Located in Langweer, NL
Pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) 16. Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) 17. Gourami (Osphronemidae species) 18.
Paper
Vintage Jewish Pictorial Tapestry in Red, Blue and Black Tones Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Central to the scene is Gideon himself, often portrayed wielding an axe, as he destroys the idol of Asherah. The vibrant colors of the handtufted piece bring the narrative to life, s...
Wool
$177Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Print of a Cave near the Yenisei River in Siberia, Russia, 1768
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Grotte remplie d'Idoles'. Copper engraving of the cave filled with idols on the banks of the Yenisei river.
Paper
Historical Figures and Customs of 18th Century India on Three Antique Engravings
Located in Langweer, NL
Plate 2: Figure 5: 'Yxora ...' (The idol Yxora or Vedan / Bed / Beth of the Brahmans, an idol with 4 heads, 4 hands and 2 feet.
Paper
Celtic Granite Carved Bust of a Female Figure
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This figure probably represents an idol or a female deity. This very schematic representation can be compared to several statue-menhirs discovered in southern Brittany, France.
Granite
18th century Antique wooden Indian temple panel from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Weighing 6.74 kgs, its robust yet finely detailed construction reflects the durability required for chariots that traversed festival routes, carrying sacred idols amid vibrant celebr...
Wood
Chinese Bronze God of Wealth Altar Figure, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
No idol in China is more widely worshiped than Caishen, the God of Wealth.
Bronze
Saharan Idol Sculpture 2nd Century BCE
Located in New York, NY
Anthropomorphic idol sculpted from green stone made in the Saharan desert in the 3rd -2nd Century B.C.
Stone
Two Blonze Idols in Asakusa, Tokyo
Located in New York, NY
Still standing, these two idols are in the Asakusa Temple. Mounted on card.
Unavailable
H 9.5 in W 7.5 in D 3 in
Bulldog Fallen Idol - dog watercolour painting
Located in Bristol, GB
Bull Dog Fallen Idol. Watercolour on paper. This watercolour painting on paper aptly named Fallen Idol depicts a proud Bull Dog in a household scene comically smoking a pipe..
Watercolor
Mycenaean Phi Idol, Helladic III, circa 1400–1200 BC
Located in Paris, FR
Dating back since the XV century BC, phi statuettes, such as this one, have appeared in Mycenaean tombs and sanctuaries, most likely as votive offerings, thus the reason we consider ...
Terracotta
Bulldog Hope - dog watercolour painting
Located in Bristol, GB
Bull Dog Fallen Idol. Watercolour on paper. This watercolour painting on paper aptly named Fallen Idol depicts a Bull Dog in a household scene waiting for its food.
Watercolor
![Plate 36: Amida, Idole adoree dans un Temple a Jedo au Japon [...].](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/a_5923/1512726583238/bb12301a_master.jpg?width=240)
Unavailable
H 14.77 in W 19.3 in
Plate 36: Amida, Idole adoree dans un Temple a Jedo au Japon [...].
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The adoration of the idol Amida in a Temple in Tokyo in Japan - Idol cult / Devil worship by the Japanese, named Joosje Tiedebayk - Han, the King of Tangut and Deva, adored by the Ja...
Engraving
Mirror Framed in Vintage Maple Gymnasium Flooring, circa 1900
Located in Madison, WI
Picture myself as a young matinee idol. Or a runway model with cinematic ambitions.
Mirror, Maple
![Plate 35: Temple de l'Idole Toranga au Japon [...].](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/a_5923/1512726981440/bb12300a_master.jpg?width=240)
Plate 35: Temple de l'Idole Toranga au Japon [...].
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Taykosama au Japon.' (Temple of the idol Toranga in Japan - Temple of the idol Canon in the city of Osaka, Japan - Temple with monkeys - The idol Xaca in a Temple in Jedo, erected by...
Engraving
European Bronze Age, 8th-6th Century BC Harvesting Sickle
Located in Zurich, Canton Zurich
It is assumed that, during the European Bronze Age sickles, also known as moon idols, were symbolically used as well for religious purposes and ceremonies.
Bronze
Unavailable
H 4 in W 13 in D 26 in
Art Deco Nude Bronze Sculpture by Affortunato Gory
By Affortunato Gory
Located in Oakland, CA
It is an ancient technique used by the Greeks beginning in the century 800 BC to create gold and ivory idols. The concept was reintroduced and made famous by Gory and other sculptors...
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Nude Bronze Sculpture by Affortunato Gory
By Affortunato Gory
Located in Oakland, CA
It is actually an ancient technique used by the Greeks beginning in the century 800 BC in the creation of gold and ivory idols. The concept was reintroduced and made popular by Gory ...
Marble, Bronze
"Chinese Figure (Still Life)"
By Hovsep Pushman
Located in New York, NY
Using objects such as this idol, he sought to capture both the intrigue and beauty of this exotic culture.
Oil, Panel
Japanese Wedding Ceremony.
By J.G. Mentiel
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The engravings show temples, idols, service-dress and costumes during marriage, baptism and funeral ceremonies.
Engraving, Etching
Plate 33: Japanse Afgoden.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
This plate shows Japanese idols, a pagoda, Persian slaughter of a camel, temples etc.
Copper
Unavailable
H 14.14 in W 28.63 in D 0.04 in
Kunichika Toyohara, Kabuki Actors, Firemen, Original Japanese Woodblock Print
By Toyohara Kunichika
Located in London, GB
This was also influenced by the fact that in most of the prints popular actors served as models to show the firemen's coats. They were the idols of many townspeople and among the tre...
Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Unavailable
H 14.97 in W 19.3 in
Plate 41: Ceremonies du Mariage en Japon - Ceremonie van het Trouwen in Japon.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The extensive key identifies the bride and groom, idols, musicians, soldiers, the bride and groom's parents etc.
Engraving
Unavailable
H 28.82 in W 39.53 in
The Mosque of Urfa, a sacred place in Armenia
By Jean-Baptiste Eugène Napoléon Flandin
Located in Rome, IT
According to legend, the king Nimrod of Babylon condemned Abraham to the stake as he opposed himself to the cult of idols, which was practiced in the region. To protect Abraham, the ...
Oil
![Horrendae Idolorum effigies [...].](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/a_5923/1518095637965/ab8112_master.jpg?width=240)
Horrendae Idolorum effigies [...].
By Jan Huygen van Linschoten
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
.' - (Left side: Terrible images of Indian Idols, in pagodes placed on all road corners, where they make offers and worship devotely their priests Brahmins, whose wise input is much ...
Engraving
fetish idols
Located in Hudson, NY
two african fertitly idols originating from Benin, mounted on wooden bases
Wood
Stone Bactrian Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A Bactrian stone 'bag' idol. Alongside column and staff idols these intriguing objects belong to the Bactria-Margana culture.
Sandstone
Stone Bactrian disc Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A Bactrian stone 'bag' idol. Alongside column and staff idols these intriguing objects belong to the Bactria-Margana culture.
Sandstone
Bactrian Marble Aniconic Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A carved limestone ovoid or aniconic idol with distinctive hole to the narrow end. 10.3 kg, 22cm (8 3/4").
Marble
Bactrian Alabaster Aniconic Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A carved alabaster ovoid or aniconic idol with distinctive hole to the narrow end. 10.3 kg, 22cm (8 3/4").
Alabaster
Anatolian Stone Idol Kusura Type
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A finely carved thin stone anthropomorphic idol from the Kusura type with incrustation. Kusura is a village in modern Southeast Turkey and is one of the villages in Turkey were these...
Stone
Large Bactrian Bronze Age Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 BC. It has an elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top.
Marble
Inca idol Statue 16th Century Stone
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Some also believe that these Camay also were used as idols in homes to ensure safety and good fortune and a representation of the spirituality of the occupants.
Stone
Pair of Large Bactrian Marble Column Idols
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A simular pair of Bactrian marble column idols, circa 3000-2000 BC. They have a elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top.
Marble
Set of 2 Bactrian Stone Aniconic Idols
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A pair of carved limestone ovoid or aniconic idol with distinctive holes to the narrow end. Lovely color and patina.
Marble
Jean Charlot "Idol" Framed Lithograph C.1933
By Jean Charlot
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jean Charlot "Idol" Framed Lithograph C.1933 Plate signed lithograph Dimensions 6.75" wide 8.75" high The frame measures 14.25" wide x 17.25" high The lithograph is in good vint...
Lithograph
Large Bactrian Bronze Age Marble Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 BC. It has a elegant tapering form with a undeep groove running on the top.
Marble
Ancient South Arabian Limestone Abstract Female Idol
Located in London, GB
This enigmatic piece depicts a seated female with striking abstract features. Though its original function is now unknown, it likely has its roots in the religious traditions of pre-...
Limestone
Bactrian Marble Disc Idol, 2nd Millennium B.C.
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Apart from beautiful metal objects a lot of stone idols were discovered. These took the shape of elaborate Goddesses but also of abstract columns and discs.
Marble
Set of Ancient Bactrian Marble Idol Staff Sceptors
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Scollars are still debating the function of marble idols found in the Bactria-Margiana complex. All tough some think they are weights to measure grain (the most important commodity i...
Marble
Bactrian Green Marble Disc Idol, 2nd Millennium B.C.
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Apart from beautiful metal objects a lot of stone idols were discovered. These took the shape of elaborate Goddesses but also of abstract columns and discs.
Marble
Interesting Rare Antique Print of Chinese Deities and Idols, 1728
By Bernard Picart
Located in Langweer, NL
Old print of Chinese deities and idols. Depicted are their God of Immortality, Ninifo, Kin-Gan, Chin-Hoan, Lincing (thus named by the Dutch ambassadors).
Paper
Stone Age Ceramic Mother Goddess Statuette
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Depictions of overaccentuated women were find in several stone age cultures and are thought to be idols of mother nature. The woman as the source of all life....
Ceramic
19th Century Indian Solid Silver Swami Tea Set, Madras, c.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Indian Colonial solid silver three-piece tea set, comprising of teapot, sugar bowl, & cream jug, each straight tapered body is profusely and beautifully repousse...
Silver
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H 7.09 in W 7.88 in D 5.12 in
19th Century Indian Solid Silver Swami Tea Set, P. Orr & Sons, Madras, c.1880
By P. Orr & Sons
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Indian Colonial solid silver four-piece tea set, comprising of teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug and tongs, each straight tapered body is profusely and beautifully r...
Silver
A 17th- 18th Century Tibetan Gilt Bronze Crowned Seated Buddha
Located in New York, NY
The sealed bottom indicates that the prayer usually incorporated in these idols is still present.
Late Ming Period Bronze, Lacquered and Gilded Zhen Wu
Located in Kastrup, DK
During the Ming Dynasty, he was exiled to the dynasty's idol, and he still plays an important role as local idolatry in the people's religion. (1368-1644).
Large Bactrian Alabaster Vessel Vase
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Especially the marble idols are well known and intriguing objects. But also Alabaster was used.
Alabaster
Rare Engraving of Vishnu Incarnated as the Gautama Buddha, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print, titled: 'The Idol Bodhe.' This plate shows Vishnu incarnated as the Gautama Buddha.
Paper
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H 12.25 in W 6.5 in L 12.25 in
Chinese Ancient Hongshan Culture Pregnant Female Fertility Sculpture 4700-2900BC
Located in South Burlington, VT
Neolithic period, Hongshan culture (circa 4700-2900 BC) Likely a fertility idol showing a female with pregnancy. Note the pecked surfaces and the stone carved hair line top knot. ...
Stone
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H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 5.91 in
19th Century Indian Solid Silver Swami Tea Set, P. Orr & Sons, Madras circa 1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Indian Colonial solid silver three-piece tea set, comprising of teapot, sugar bowl, & cream jug, each straight tapered body is profusely and beautifully repousse...
Silver
The Holy Family
By Dominique Papety
Located in Paris, IDF
The master's teaching, as well as the study of Antiquity and the Italian masters, taught him the beauty of Greek linearity: "Phidias became my idol again" the artist said in a letter...
Oil
Elaborately Carved Antique Beggar's Bowl Kashkul
Located in Atlanta, GA
This depicts the story of prophet Ibrahim who destroyed the false idols people worshipped. Originally, the kashkul was attached to a chain, which is no longer present but the two pin...
Wood
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H 9.45 in W 5.52 in D 9.45 in
Antique 19th Century Indian Solid Silver Swami Tea Set, P. Orr Manner, Madras
By P. Orr & Sons
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Description: Antique 19th century Indian Colonial Solid Silver three-piece tea set on tray, comprising of teapot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug and tray, each straight tapered bod...
Silver
Greek Mythology
By John Flaxman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
While in Rome he produced the first of the book illustrations for which he was to become famous, and which promoted his influence all over Europe, leading Goethe to describe him as "...
Ink, Pen
Greek Mythology
By John Flaxman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
While in Rome he produced the first of the book illustrations for which he was to become famous, and which promoted his influence all over Europe, leading Goethe to describe him as "...
Ink, Pen
17th century - plateau with two breasts, attribute of Saint Agatha
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Presented once again before him, she refused to worship idols, affirming humbly that, despite her noble lineage, she was but a servant of the Lord.
Wood
Beautiful Sculpture Depicting Saint George Slaying the Dragon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Indeed, Saint George was martyred for refusing to sacrifice to pagan idols during the persecution of Diocletian. The saint suffered numerous physical abuses from which he miraculousl...
Wood
17th Century Spanish School, "San Bartolome"
Located in Madrid, ES
As the priests of the pagan temples, who were running out of followers, protested to Astiages about Bartholomew's evangelizing work, the ruler summoned him and ordered him to worship...
Paint
Sold
H 22 in W 16 in D 10 in
Grand Tour Italian Alabaster Antique Sculpture of “Aeneas Carrying His Father"
Located in Shippensburg, PA
These losses include the head of the idol, the fingers of Julus, the helmet plum and part of the sword pommel on Aeneas, the both corners of the base and half of the front foot of bo...
Alabaster
Bactrian Marble Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A Bactrian marble idol circa late 2nd to 1st millenium BCE. The Bactrian culture was discovered by Soviet archeologists in the 1970s in Afghanistan.
Marble
Stone Idol Bactrian Artefact
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A Bactrian stone 'bag' idol. Alongside column and staff idols these intriguing objects belong to the Bactria-Margana culture.
Sandstone
Biconvex Bronze Age Bactrian Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A Bactrian biconvex stone idol. Alongside column and staff idols these intriguing objects belong to the Bactria-Margana culture.
Sandstone
Standing Diquis Costa Rican Idol
Located in Greenwich, CT
Diquis Idol , Costa Rica , carved volcanic stone Anthropomorphic figure Provenance : Private Boston collection, acquired in 1950's Note : we do not guarantee but attribute this pie...
Sandstone
"Sunday in the Park, 1910"
By Cyprien Eugène Boulet
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed Lower Right Cyprien-Eugène Boulet (1877 - 1927)
Canvas, Oil
$1,780,000
H 49 in W 90 in D 2.75 in
50 Million Year Old Fossil Crocodile Specimen (Green River Formation, Wyoming)
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
Act fast to claim this exquisite piece of natural history, as our fossils will no longer be available through 1stDibs after October 31. This sculptural stone specimen features an ex...
Limestone
$47,680
H 2.96 in W 1.97 in D 0.4 in
Ancient Egyptian kohl vessel and applicator, New Kingdom period, 1550–1295 B.C.
Located in London, GB
Ancient Egyptian kohl vessel set, dating to the New Kingdom (c. 1550–1295 B.C.), includes a wooden container for storing kohl, a black cosmetic used for eye adornment and protection,...
Linen
Egyptian Stone Relief of Man and Wife
Located in London, GB
This painted limestone relief is an exquisite example of New Kingdom relief carving from the apogee of Egyptian artistic production. Carved in raised relief - a labour-intensive tech...
Limestone
$98,125Sale Price|20% Off
H 52 in W 42 in D 2 in
Portrait of a Spanish Noble Lady - 17th Century Old Master art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning, large portrait oil painting is attributed to Spanish Old Master Claudio Coello who is considered the last great Spanish painter of the 17th century. It has formerly be...
Oil Crayon
$347,200
H 68 in W 55 in
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in Queens, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV. A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day" A truly ...
Oil
$400,000
H 29.53 in W 22.05 in D 4.73 in
Antique Extremely Rare Large 1301 Antiphonal Abbey Book Binding, C14 Certified
Located in Doha, QA
Monumental Medieval Antiphonal Book Binding with Illuminated Leaves Austria, 1300s- possible St.Peter Abbey, Salzburg Austria, oldest monastery in the German speaking world (founded ...
Iron
Allegory of Abundance
Located in New York, NY
Painted in collaboration with Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632). Provenance: Private Collection, Uruguay, since the 1930s. The eldest son of Jan Breughel the Elder, Jan the...
Copper
$340,578
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Pauly et Cie, Guggenheim Museum
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
$34,057
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
$199,000
H 26.25 in W 11.25 in D 4 in
Rare and important painted bronze Crucifix after a model by Michelangelo
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Leesburg, VA
A rare and very fine bronze corpus of Christ after a model by Michelangelo, cast ca. 1597-1600 by Juan Bautista Franconio and painted in 1600 by Francisco Pacheco in Seville, Spain. ...
Bronze
Facial Fragment of a Corinthian Helmet
Located in London, GB
Ancient Greek city-states such as Corinth were defended by the hoplites (derived from the hopla or round shield), citizen-soldiers primarily armed with swords, spears and shields. S...
Bronze
Ancient Greek Attic Black-Figured Neck Amphora
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Attributed to the Manner of The Antimenes Painter. Side A features bearded Dionysos at the centre, with his head turned back, clad in a himation with a patterned border over an ankl...
Terracotta
$39,677
H 32.28 in W 42.52 in
Hieronymus FRANCKEN III - The Denial of Saint Peter, 17th c. Antwerp school
Located in PARIS, FR
Hieronymus FRANCKEN III (Antwerp 1611 - 1671) 17th century Antwerp School The Denial of Saint Peter Oil on panel, dim. h. 53 cm, l. 76 cm Framed, h. 82 cm, l. 106 cm Sold with the ...
Oil, Wood Panel
Bronze age stone cup
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Ancient Near East, Holyland, Late Bronze Age, Deir Samit, Judea, ca. 1500 to 1250 BCE. A lovely limestone cosmetic dish presenting a hemispherical body with a flattened top and a dep...
Sandstone
T-Rex Tooth
Located in London, GB
The tooth of an adult Tyrannosaurus Rex, dating to the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 67 million years old. This large beautifully preserved specimen has a rich brown enamel, ...
Bone