About ArtAncient
At ArtAncient, we specialize in remarkable objects that span from the formation of the Solar System to late antiquity, aiming to uncover, study, and place them in extraordinary collections. Based in London, we are dedicated to research and rediscovery, aiming to tell the remarkable story of each piece that comes into our care. We assess condition, authenticity, and provenance, providing an all-round approach to the object. From sculptural meteorites to important works of ancient art, each object is carefully researched and thoroughly documented. Our aim is to provide t...Read More
Established in 20071stDibs seller since 2014
Associations
LAPADA - The Association of Arts & Antiques Dealers
International Confederation of Art and Antique Dealers' Associations
The British Antique Dealers' Association
VAT ID
GB948983253
Featured Pieces
Medallic Ancient Greek Silver Coin, Tetradrachm from Leontini, Sicily, c.450 BC
Located in London, GB
A beautifully toned, medallic Greek coin of the finest Classical style with an exceptional provenance. This piece exemplifies the artistic heights reached in Sicilian numismatics dur...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Medallic Ancient Greek Silver Coin, Tetradrachm of Philip II, c. 432-337 BC
Located in London, GB
A magnificent high-relief silver tetradrachm, issued under King Philip II of Macedon at the famed Pella mint, circa 342 - 337 BC.
The obverse with a powerful portrait of Zeus, th...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Ancient Cypriot Colossal Head from Votive Sculpture, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Located in London, GB
The front section from a colossal Archaic Cypriot sculpture, preserving the sweeping eyes and characteristic smile of Cypro-Archaic art.
Discovered by Luigi Palma di Cesnola (1832...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cypriot Prehistoric Antiquities
Materials
Limestone
Ancient Egyptian Banded Orange-Cream Alabaster Dish, Pre-Dynastic, c. 3000 BC
Located in London, GB
Fashioned from a single block of vibrantly banded alabaster, this dish exemplifies the remarkable technical sophistication achieved by Egypt’s earliest stoneworkers. Its perfectly ba...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Prehistoric Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Etruscan Bronze Discus Thrower
Located in London, GB
This remarkable little bronze is a finely modelled figure of an icon of ancient athleticism - the discus thrower. The figure captures the poised stance of a youthful athlete, magnifi...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cypriot Bronze Age Terracotta Plank Idol
Located in London, GB
This extremely well-preserved, stylised Cypriot plank idol is an iconic form of human representation from Bronze Age Cyprus. Made from burnished earthenware with lime-filled incision...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cypriot Prehistoric Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Hellenistic Greek Terracotta Theatre Mask, Circa 1st Century BC
Located in London, GB
This highly expressive and incredibly well-preserved terracotta theatre mask is a striking and characterful display piece. Displaying remnants of pink and white pigment, it vividly d...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Hellenistic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Multicoloured Jasper Neanderthal Flake Stone Tools, 160000-40000 BC
Located in London, GB
A striking group of three Mousterian flake tools, dating to the Middle Palaeolithic period (c. 160,000-40,000 years ago) – expertly fashioned from a core of multicoloured jasper, and...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Prehistoric Antiquities
Materials
Jasper
Ancient Greek Terracotta Head of a Goddess, 480 BC
Located in London, GB
A finely sculpted terracotta head of a goddess, probably Demeter. Her soft, subtle smile and almond-shaped eyes are characteristic of the Late Archaic style and suggest a date of pro...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Fossilised Flower from the Eocene Period, 50 Million Years Old
Located in London, GB
A rare and well-preserved fossilised flower from the Eocene Period, roughly 50 million years ago.
This fossilised flower was discovered in the Green River Formation in the western U...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
A Late Jurassic Allosaurus Tooth in Matrix
Located in London, GB
A fossilised tooth of the dinosaur Allosaurus, wonderfully preserved in its original matrix.
This formidable tooth once belonged to an Allosaurus, a fierce predator that roamed Nor...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Iron Fragment from the Famed Sikhote-Alin Meteorite
Located in London, GB
A small and beautifully shaped iron fragment originating in space roughly 4.5 billion years ago. It was part of a much larger meteoroid that entered Earth’s atmosphere as the famed S...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Russian Space Age Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
