Imperial Roman Marble Head of a Bull from Ancient Temple
Located in London, GB
An impressive and naturalistic depiction of one of Roman society’s most sacred animals – the bull – likely once adorning a monumental temple or shrine. The sculpture is naturalistica...
Marble
Ancient Greek Drinking Vessel in the Shape of a Boar’s Head
Located in London, GB
An exquisitely modelled and well-provenanced ancient Greek drinking vessel in the form of a boar’s head. Known as a rhyton, it is a particularly well-preserved example of one of the ...
Pottery
Meteorite Cross Section with Amber-Coloured Peridot Gems and Metal Matrix
Located in London, GB
A magnificent cross-section from the famed pallasite meteorite, Seymchan, recovered in the Russian far east, and revealing the honeycomb-like structure characteristic of pallasites. ...
Iron
Ancient Cypriot Red Ware Amphora Juglet with Geometric Decoration
Located in London, GB
A charming ancient Cypriot juglet, of the beloved amphora-type, covered in a vibrant red-brown slip with bands of concentric circle decoration in black pigment. Almost iconic of Iron...
Pottery
Ancient Cypriot Blackware Jug with Incised Geometric Decoration
Located in London, GB
A charming, handmade blackware jug with incised decoration, iconic of early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus before the invention of the potters wh...
Pottery
Ancient Greek Lions Head Waterspout Sculpture from Southern Italy
Located in London, GB
A sensitively-modelled and well-provenanced ancient Greek waterspout in the form of a lion’s head, a notably rare example of 4th-3rd century BC Tarantine sculpture. An architectural ...
Limestone
Teardrop Palaeolithic Stone Tool of the Early Humans
Located in London, GB
This acheulean hand axe is an exceptionally well-preserved example of the first human technology. Conceived as a multipurpose tool, it represents the technological advances achieved ...
Stone
Leaf-Shaped Early Human Stone Tool with Banding
Located in London, GB
This carefully-crafted stone tool is an aesthetic example of the earliest human technology. The leaf-shape or tear-drop form is an almost iconic representation of our early ancestors...
Stone
Palaeolithic Tear-Drop Stone Axe Made by Early Humans with Bronze Base
Located in London, GB
This striking sculpture is in fact an exceptionally well-preserved, large and beautiful example of the earliest human technology. The iconic leaf-shape or tear-drop form is associate...
Stone
'Giant' Palaeolithic Stone Tool with Orange-Brown Patina, made by Early Humans
Located in London, GB
One of the largest hand axes ever found in the UK, a notable example of the first human technology, in superb condition. Classified on account of its size as a ‘giant’, this Acheulea...
Stone
Ancient Greek Marble Lion Architectural Waterspout from a Temple
Located in London, GB
A finely-modelled and well-provenanced ancient Greek waterspout in the form of a lion’s head, a notably rare example of 5th-6th century BC sculpture. Likely once adorning an importan...
Marble
Green Cap Tourmaline on Sparkling White Cleavelandite Matrix
Located in London, GB
Three beautifully formed green cap tourmaline crystals, aesthetically composed on sparkling cleavelandite matrix. The central tourmaline crystals with crisp striations, and an intens...
Other
Sculptural Iron Meteorite Fragment from the Largest Meteorite Fall in Recorded H
Located in London, GB
A beautifully preserved and sculptural fragment from the famed Sikhote-Alin meteorite, which fell to Earth on 12 February 1947 in the largest recorded meteorite fall in history. En...
Iron
Ancient Cypriot Slender Miniature Jug with Concentric Circle Design
Located in London, GB
An elegantly shaped and beautifully preserved jug, elongated in form and covered in a vibrant red-brown slip with bands of concentric circle decoration in black pigment. Almost iconi...
Pottery
Ancient Cypriot Terracotta Jug with Painted Geometric Decoration
Located in London, GB
A striking jug with a beautifully burnished surface and decoration in vibrant brown pigment, iconic of early Bronze Age pottery production on the island of Cyprus. Produced in large ...
Pottery
Pale-Blue Aquamarine Crystal on Feldspar and Black Tourmaline (Schorl) Matrix
Located in London, GB
A dramatic mineral cluster with two water-like blue aquamarine crystals on a feldspar and black tourmaline (schorl) matrix. The elongated, prismatic formations of the aquamarines dis...
Other
Large Orange-Brown Flint Hand Axe Made by Early Humans
Located in London, GB
A large, beautifully preserved hand axe found in Keswick, UK – an iconic tool of our early ancestors from the Lower Palaeolithic. This elegant bifacial tool is associated with Homo ...
Stone
Superb Neanderthal Stone Hand Axe from the Paleolithic c300000 years ago
Located in London, GB
An exceptional, large and beautifully preserved Neanderthal stone tool, crafted by our early ancestors from a piece of flint. Sleek and streamlined, the present tool is a particularl...
Stone
Huge Iron Meteorite Sphere with Crystalline Structure
Located in London, GB
A magnificent, and particularly large meteorite sphere – weighing an impressive 4.5 kg – cut from the famous Aletai meteorite and etched to reveal the shimmering Widmanstätten patter...
Iron
Ancient Cypriot Polished Redware Jug with Geometric Decoration
Located in London, GB
A charming, miniature terracotta jug with vibrant red-orange burnish and incised decoration, iconic of early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The ...
Pottery
Ancient Cypriot Black-on-Red Miniature Jug
Located in London, GB
A charming, miniature jug with a beautifully burnished red-brown slip and decoration in black pigment, iconic of early Iron Age pottery production on the island of Cyprus. Produced i...
Pottery
Large Cross-Section of Sericho Meteorite with Translucent Orange Crystals
Located in London, GB
A spectacular monolithic slice of the renowned Sericho meteorite, displaying the characteristic crystalline structure of pallasites, with translucent amber-coloured olivine crystals ...
Iron
Ancient Egyptian Bronze Cat Head of Goddess Bastet
Located in London, GB
A finely modelled ancient Egyptian bronze cat head from the Late Period and the height of Egyptian bronzeworking. The triangular face, elegantly mo...
Bronze
Sculptural Iron Meteorite Fragment from the Largest Fall in Recorded History
Located in London, GB
A beautifully preserved and sculptural fragment from the famed Sikhote-Alin meteorite, which fell to Earth on 12 February 1947 in the largest recorded meteorite fall in history. En...
Iron
Vibrant Green ‘Rocket’ Tourmaline with Red Rubelite Stem
Located in London, GB
A rare, vibrant green ‘rocket’ tourmaline, with a red rubellite stem from the celebrated 2001 discovery of the ‘Rocket Pocket’ at the Pederneira Mine in Brazil. Famed among the min...
Other
Pale Blue Aquamarine Crystals on Sparkling White Feldspar Matrix
Located in London, GB
A fine cluster of water-like blue aquamarine crystals on a feldspar matrix. The elongated, prismatic formations of the crystals display crisp, vertical striations and a delicate, pal...
Other
Cross-Section of the Seymchan Meteorite with Peridot Gems and Crystalised Metal
Located in London, GB
A magnificent cross-section of the famed pallasite meteorite, Seymchan, recovered from the bed of the river Hekandue in the Russian Far East, and revealing the honeycomb-like structu...
Iron
Ancient Cypriot Black-Polished Ware Miniature Bowl with Geometric Decoration
Located in London, GB
A charming, miniature blackware bowl with incised decoration, iconic of early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The simple banding and geometric de...
Pottery
Miniature Ancient Cypriot Geometric Jug with Red and Black Slip
Located in London, GB
A striking bichrome ware juglet with a geometric design and concentric circles in black and red slip, iconic of the early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of...
Pottery
Large Palaeolithic Hand Axe from St Acheul, France, 700000 BC
Located in London, GB
A large, beautifully preserved and patinated Palaeolithic flint hand axe from the famed type-site of St Acheul in France, expertly worked and representing one of the earliest forms o...
Stone
Huge Translucent Golden Yellow Desert Glass from Meteorite Impact
Located in London, GB
An extremely large and sculptural piece of Libyan Desert Glass, a rare type of impact glass formed when a meteorite impacted in the eastern Sahara around 29 million years ago. This...
Glass
Black and Red Bichrome Ware Plate from Ancient Cyprus
Located in London, GB
A striking bichrome ware plate with concentric circles in black and red slip, iconic of the early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The simple band...
Pottery
Ancient Black Slip Bichrome Ware Geometric Miniature Bowl from Cyprus
Located in London, GB
A charming bichrome ware bowl, iconic of the early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The concentric circles and simple banding of the geometric pat...
Pottery
Large Cross-Section of Sericho Meteorite with Translucent Olivine Crystals
Located in London, GB
A spectacular monolithic slice of the renowned Sericho meteorite, displaying the characteristic crystalline structure of the pallasite meteorite, with translucent olivine crystals su...
Iron
Dolomite Crystals with Sparkling (Druzy) Surface on Matrix
Located in London, GB
A striking natural mineral specimen composed of tightly aggregated dolomite crystals with a druzy (sparkling) surface, transparent quartz crystals and tiny pyrite on matrix. This d...
Other
Turquoise-blue Aquamarine Crystals on White Feldspar Matrix
Located in London, GB
A fine cluster of water-like blue aquamarine crystals on a feldspar matrix. The elongated, prismatic formations of the crystals display crisp, vertical striations and a delicate, pal...
Other
Rare Fossilised Posterior Tooth from Prehistoric Shark, Megalodon
Located in London, GB
An exceptionally rare and extremely large posterior tooth that once lined the mouth of the infamous prehistoric shark, the Megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon). This example, complete ...
Other
High Contrast Black Shorl Tourmaline on Snowy Cleavelandite Matrix
Located in London, GB
A beautifully formed black Schorl crystal on a snowy Cleavelandite Matrix. The central Tourmaline with striated sides and an intense black, glassy lustre, rises from a matrix of sparkling, Cleavelandite blades, with a transparent quartz crystal to the front. On account of its species and quality, we can attribute it to the Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Pakistan, a renowned source of exquisite mineral specimens such as this. A charming cabinet piece, the ‘M.B.’ label on the base likely refers to Marcus Budil, a mineral dealer known for offering particularly high-quality specimens. It was likely from there where Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed (1966-2014) acquired it for his own collection. As one of the greatest assemblages of art of the 20th century, the Al Thani Collection...
Tourmaline, Other
Pink Stilbite Bowtie Formation on Green-Grey Sparkling Stalactites
Located in London, GB
A remarkable mineral specimen from the famed Jalgaon location in India, and once belonging to one of the greatest art collections of the 20th century, the Sheikh Al Thani Collection....
Other
Exhibited and Published Palaeolithic Flint Handaxe, 700000-30000 BC
Located in London, GB
A finely worked exhibited and published hand axe, expertly fashioned from a flint core and representing one of the earliest forms of human technology. This elegant bifacial tool, cha...
Stone
Small Sculptural Iron Meteorite Fragment from the 1947 Sikhote-Alin Fall
Located in London, GB
A beautifully preserved fragment from the famed Sikhote-Alin meteorite, which fell to Earth on 12 February 1947 in the largest recorded meteorite fall in history. Entering the atmo...
Iron
Stone Tool Created by Neanderthal Man with Cream-Blue Cloud-Like Patina
Located in London, GB
A beautifully preserved Neanderthal stone tool, crafted by our early ancestors from a piece of flint. Sleek and streamlined, with a beautifully variegated patina on one side and a mo...
Stone
Neolithic Axe Head with Cream-Grey Patina from Suffolk, England
Located in London, GB
A well-preserved and particularly fine example of the sophisticated Neolithic axes produced in the British Isles during this period. As one of the long...
Stone
Triceratops Bone with Predation Marks from Tyrannosaur, Late Cretaceous
Located in London, GB
A fossilised rib bone of the herbivorous dinosaur, Triceratops, beautifully preserved, with exceptional bone quality and the remarkably preserved bite marks of the infamous scavenger...
Other
Monumental Ancient Egyptian Limestone Sarcophagus Lid, Ptolemaic Period
Located in London, GB
The upper part of a monumental anthropoid limestone sarcophagus, finely carved and preserving several hieroglyphs from a spell for immortality from the Book of the Dead. The lid depi...
Limestone
Remarkably Well-Preserved Fossilized Leaf from 50 million years ago
Located in London, GB
A well-preserved fossilised leaf from the Green River Formation, the famed freshwater lake system of prehistoric Wyoming. Widely regarded by collectors and researchers alike as one o...
Other
Polished Seymchan Meteorite Sphere with Olivine Crystals in Iron Matrix
Located in London, GB
A magnificent iron sphere carved from the renowned Seymchan pallasite meteorite, discovered in the Hekandue River in the Russian Far East. This sculptural example reveals the distinc...
Iron
Complete Cross-Section of the Seymchan Meteorite with Peridot Gems
Located in London, GB
A magnificent cross-section from the famed pallasite meteorite, Seymchan, recovered from the bed of the river Hekandue in the Russian Far East, and revealing the honeycomb-like struc...
Iron
Tyrannosaurus Rex Fossil Dentary, Extremely Rare Late Cretaceous Survivor
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare and remarkably well-preserved dentary (lower jaw) from the iconic prehistoric predator - Tyrannosaurus Rex. Evolved to withstand the creature’s incredible bite forc...
Other
Palaeolithic Flint Handaxe made by early hominins, c.300000 - 700000 BC
Located in London, GB
Title: Palaeolithic Flint Handaxe made by early hominins, c.300,000 - 700,000 BC A finely worked Palaeolithic hand axe, expertly fashioned from a flint core and representing one of t...
Stone
Palaeolithic Stone Tool made by our Early Ancestors, c.300000 - 700000 BC
Located in London, GB
A carefully-crafted stone tool, a particularly fine example of the first human technology, skilfully knapped from a flint nodule between 300,000 and 700,000 years ago. This leaf-shap...
Stone
Enormous Fossilised Tooth of the Prehistoric Shark, Megalodon
Located in London, GB
An extremely large and beautifully preserved fossilised tooth that once lined the mouth of the infamous prehistoric shark, the Megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon). Measuring over 6 in...
Other
Iridescent Ammonite Fossil, 75 Million Year Old Gemstone
Located in London, GB
This mesmerising, iridescent ammonite fossil is a dazzling natural masterpiece dating to the Late Cretaceous, around 75 million years ago. This specimen was discovered in the renowne...
Shell
Detailed Fossilised Fish from the famed Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in London, GB
A strikingly well-preserved fossilised fish from the famed Green River Formation. Preserved in exquisite detail, almost as an anatomical study, this specimen has been identified as C...
Other
Neanderthal Stone Tool made from Yellow-Orange Jasper
Located in London, GB
A beautifully formed hand axe crafted in the Middle Palaeolithic by our early ancestors from a nodule of multicoloured jasper, and a particularly aesthetic example of the stone tools...
Stone
Dramatically Sculptural Stone Tool Crafted by Early Humans, c. 600000 BC
Located in London, GB
A dramatically sculptural example of the earliest human technology, the Acheulan hand axe, discovered in Walcott, a mile from the famed Palaeolithic site of Happisburgh. During this ...
Stone
Ancient Egyptian Bust of a Goddess in Red-Orange Quartzite
Located in London, GB
An exquisite ancient Egyptian hardstone bust of a female deity, with tripartite wig and Usekh collar, displaying all the hallmarks of early Nineteenth Dynasty art. Described by the d...
Stone
Deep Purple Botryoidal Fluorite Specimen - Extremely Rare and Sculptural
Located in London, GB
An exceptionally rare, deep purple fluorite specimen from the recently discovered Dongqiyishan Fluorite Mine in Inner Mongolia. With its rich colouration and unusual form, this speci...
Other
Large and Well-Preserved Neanderthal Stone Tool with Blue-White Patina and Old L
Located in London, GB
A beautifully preserved and notably large neanderthal stone tool, crafted by our early ancestors from a flint nodule. Almost ionic of the Neanderthals of the Middle Palaeolithic, thi...
Stone
Ancient Egyptian Black-Topped, Red Gradient Pottery Vase
Located in London, GB
A particularly elegant and exceptionally well-preserved example of a famed pottery type from the Predynastic Period of ancient Egypt, known as black-topped ware. This example is part...
Pottery