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Edmontosaurus Metatarsal // 1.75 Lb. // Late Cretaceous
Located in New York, NY
This authentic Edmontosaurus metatarsal fossil was unearthed in the world-renowned Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota. This site is celebrated for yielding some of the most complet...
Category
American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Uruguayan Amethyst Crystal Geode on Custom Stand Weighing 20 Pounds
Located in Miami, FL
Amethyst Crystal Geode (Uruguay) Weighing 20 lbs. on Custom Made Stand
Offered for sale is a large Amethyst Crystal Geode from Uruguay. The Amethyst from Uruguay is known for its d...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst, Metal
Gothic Lion XIV Century in Stone
Located in Madrid, ES
Gothic Lion XIV century in stone.
16th Century stone carved lion. He has a lot of wear from time but looks better in person than on the photos. Measures: ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
1989 Gram Magnificent Aquamarine Specimen With Muscovite From Nagar, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
1989 Gram Magnificent Aquamarine Specimen With Muscovite From Nagar, Pakistan
Weight:
Dimension: 16 x 15 x 10 Cm
Origin: Nagar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan Province,...
Category
Pakistani Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Costa Rica Jade Avian Axe God Celt Pendant Pre Columbian, 500 AD-1500 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine Costa Rican Jade Axe God,
Guanacaste-Nicoya region, ca. A.D. 1-1500
Of celt form depicting the mythical part human- part avian figure, with circular eyes...
Category
Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade
A Pair of Copper Currencies: “Katanga Crosses”
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Pair of Copper Currencies: “Katanga Crosses”
Central African Copper Belt (DR Congo, Zambia or Zimbabwe)
Cast copper, archaeological patina
Size each:...
Category
Congolese Tribal Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
$3,900 / set
Giant Apophylite Crystal from India
Located in London, GB
Apophyllite crystals of this scale are rarely seen. This piece has been beautifully mounted onto a mirrored steel base making it the perfect statement for any interior.
Since 1986 D...
Category
Indian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Stunning Brazilian Elestial Smokey Quartz
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous sculptural piece of elestial quartz. So-called elestial quartz originates from Brazil and is admired for its three-dimensional quality and transparent-smokey appearance. A...
Category
Brazilian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz
Opal
Located in New York, NY
Opal
Tsehay Mewcha, Wegeltena, Delanta Woreda, South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Measures: 11.2 cm tall x 7.2 cm wide
This opal captures all of the spectacular iridesc...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Opal
$78,000
Genuine Polished Orthoceras Fossil Statue (24.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Orthoceras ("straight horn") is a slender, elongate shells with the middle of the body chamber transversely constricted, and a subcentral orthochoanitic siphuncle. This is a very lar...
Category
Unknown Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$2,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Peaked Pink Quartz Amethyst Formation
Located in London, GB
A stunning piece of pinkish-lilac amethyst. Its very large peaks are accentuated
by the beautiful graduated colour, intensifying towards the tips of each crystal.
Various crystals ...
Category
Uruguayan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Exceptional Neolithic Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar, 3rd Millennium B.C
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Exceptional Neolithic Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar, 3rd Millennium B.C.
A rare and visually arresting terracotta storage jar from Neolithic China, dating to the 3rd millenn...
Category
Chinese Primitive Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Large Crystal Geode with a Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Large white crystal quartz geode with a baroque pearl.
Geodes are formed as gas bubbles within volcanic lava. Over time, the lava flow weathers away to leave the quartz geode buried deep in the Moroccan desert. This was dug by hand and includes druzy white crystal formations.
This is a large geode specimen...
Category
Moroccan Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
6.5 Inch Ammonite Fossil Cut Polished and Mounted Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
6.5 Inch Ammonite Fossil Cut Polished and Mounted Mineral Specimen Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Cutting and polishing this ammonite has revealed an inte...
Category
Malagasy Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Large Natural Silky or Fibrous Malachite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large natural silky or fibrous malachite originating from Congo. Silky Malachite, which is a copper ore, is known for its rosette crystalline forma...
Category
Congolese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
Beautiful German Pieta known as "Vesperbild"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
BEAUTIFUL GERMAN PIETA KNOWN AS “VESPERBILD”
ORIGIN : GERMANY
PERIOD : 15th CENTURUY
Height : 74 cm
Width : 43 cm
Depth : 22,5 cm
Good condition
Oak wood
This beautiful 15th-c...
Category
German Gothic Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Large Chinese Terracotta Neolithic Jar Ca. 3rd millennium B.C.
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Large Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Storage Jar with Frog Motif, 3rd Millennium B.C.
China, Neolithic Period (circa 3000–2000 B.C.)
An exceptional Neolithic terracotta storage vessel,...
Category
Chinese Primitive Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
A late Hellenistic conical marble bowl
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Greek, Eastern Mediterranean, mid 2nd to early 1st century BCE
The bowl with an uneven, rounded rim, and the straight side, tapering diagonally downward.
H. 8.5 x Diam. 15 cm
Pro...
Category
Greek Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Large Cabinet Pyrite & Calcite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A very large cabinet pyrite and calcite specimen originating from Madagascar, displayed on one of our exclusive museum-quality painted plaster bases.
Na...
Category
Malagasy Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Pyrite
1 of 4 Decorative Moroccan Ammonite Atlas Mountains Fossil Bowls Marble Finish
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very decorative original circa 180+ Million year old Atlas Mountains Morocco Fossil bowl polished to a marble f...
Category
Moroccan Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$267 Sale Price
30% Off
Rare Large Amber Quartz Rock Crystal Ball
Located in New York, NY
Rare, large translucent amber rock crystal ball with beautiful veins.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Exceptional Gypsum ‘Blade’ Mineral Cluster from China
By Dale Rogers Ammonite
Located in London, GB
Exceptional Gypsum ‘Blade’ Mineral Cluster from China. A very rare Gypsum specimen with a superb 'three-dimensional' gypsum blade cluster on the front ...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Pair of Polished Cut Ammonites with Crystalline Chambers
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of cut and polished ammonites with crystalline chambers originating from Madagascar. Once living creatures, these ammonites have developed their flowing colours and patterns d...
Category
Malagasy Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Leidyosuchus (Crodilian) Tooth Biting Into Trionyx (Turtle) Shell
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary fossil specimen captures a dramatic moment from the Upper Cretaceous period 70 million years ago: a Leidyosuchus crocodilian tooth embedded in the fossilized shell...
Category
American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Desert Rose Selenite Crystal Formation
Located in Miami, FL
‘Desert Rose’ selenite crystal
Formation desert roses are crystal clusters formed of gypsum barite and sand. It can take nature up to hundreds of th...
Category
African Prehistoric Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
1 of 4 Sublime Moroccan Ammonite Atlas Mountains Fossil Bowls Marble Finish
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 180+ Million year old Atlas Mountains Morocco Fossil bowl polished to a marble finish
They are truly exquisite, they ...
Category
Moroccan Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$267 Sale Price
30% Off
Fine Tang Dynasty Pottery Statue of Guardian, TL Tested
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very refined, unusual and important lively modeled pottery statue of guardian, dramatic and powerful pose, early Tang dynasty, 618-907AD, comes with Oxford authentication TL test...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$28,000 Sale Price
22% Off
Japanese antique pottery "Tamba" ware/15th to 16th century/rare Jar
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce rare and interesting Japanese antique pottery.
This is called "Tamba ware" in Japan.
Tamba is a historic kiln located in Hyogo prefecture, Japan. (The part ...
Category
Japanese Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Palaeolagus (Fossilized Rabbit)
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Palaeolagus specimen from the Brule Formation in South Dakota. This fossil preserves remarkable dental detail, showcasing the upper and lower teeth with impressive cla...
Category
American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
150 Gram Bi Color Tourmaline Specimen Attached With Quartz From Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
150 Gram Bi Color Tourmaline Specimen Attached With Quartz From Afghanistan
Weight: 150 Gram
Dimension: 4.7 x 7.3 x 4.5 Cm
Origin: Kunar, Afghanistan
Tourmaline is a crystalline...
Category
Afghan Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Neolithic Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar 3rd millennium B.C
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Neolithic Period, 3rd Millennium B.C. Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar
An elegant Chinese terracotta storage jar from the Neolithic period, dating to the 3rd millennium B.C. Th...
Category
Chinese Primitive Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta
Authentic Carcharodontosaurus Tooth in Display Box (.75" x .25" x 2" 16.6 Grams)
Located in New York, NY
Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa.
Cretaceous Age 65 million years
Carcharodontosauru...
Category
African Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
1175.5 Gram Elongated Black Tourmaline Attached In The Middle Of Quartz Bunch
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
1175.5 Gram Elongated Black Tourmaline Attached In The Middle Of Quartz Bunch and Fluorite
Weight: 1175.5 Grams
Dimension: 12.5 x 12.8 x 12.6 Cm
Origin: Skardu, Pakistan
Tourma...
Category
Pakistani Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Genuine Natural Pre Historic Basilousaurus Whale Tooth
Located in New York, NY
This well preserved tooth is 40 to 34 million years old from the Late Eocene Period. Basilosaurus was first thought to be a reptile but was later identified as a genus of ancient cet...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Edmontosaurus Cervical Rib
Located in New York, NY
This authentic approximately 67 million year old Edmontosaurus cervical rib dates back to the Late Cretaceous period, offering a rare and tangible connection to one of North America'...
Category
American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Nanotyrannosaurus Lancensis Tooth
Located in New York, NY
This striking fossil tooth belongs to Nanotyrannosaurus lancensis, a once-debated, now-distinct genus of tyrannosaurid from the Upper Cretaceous. Featuring sharp serrations, rich dar...
Category
American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Pair of Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Soldiers
Located in Austin, TX
A well modelled pair of Tang dynasty painted pottery soldiers.
The warriors portrayed standing, dressed in form fitting, elaborate layered Armor with fitted helmets. The breastplate...
Category
Chinese Tang Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
$25,000 / set
Amlash Openwork Terracotta Tripod Jar Ca. 1200 - 800 BC
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
This Amlash Openwork Terracotta Tripod Jar, dating from circa 1200–800 BC, is a striking example of ancient craftsmanship from the region of northwestern Iran. Crafted from terracott...
Category
Persian Primitive Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Natural Gogotte Specimen Formation
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A Gogotte Formation
Of natural form, dating from the Oligocene period (30 Million years ago). Beguiling natural mineral formation, they are the result of calcium carbonate binding w...
Category
French Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Edmontosaurus Metatarsal // 5.31 Lb. // Late Cretaceous
Located in New York, NY
This commanding Edmontosaurus metatarsal from the Hell Creek Formation in Western South Dakota showcases the robust structure that powered one of the Late Cretaceous period's most ic...
Category
American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
South East Asian Large Terracotta Vessel Olla
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Ancient Geometric Pottery Vessel – A Timeless Artifact
Discover the beauty of early craftsmanship with this remarkable 1st millennium B.C. (or later) earthenware vessel. Defined by i...
Category
Chinese Primitive Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Roman Clay Pot Pitcher or Jar Fragment
Located in Miami, FL
Roman clay pot fragment.
Charming artifact, a very good example of Roman pottery.
This fragment was found in one of France's oldest ports, Fos-sur-Mer, ...
Category
French Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Whole Ammonite Fossil, Mineral Specimen, Jurassic Cretaceous Period #B3K
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Madagascar
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Dimensions: 10 × 8.25 × 2 in./ 25.5 × 21. x 5 cm
Weight: 6.925 lbs / 2.984 kg
Height on custom display stand:...
Category
Malagasy Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Precious Stone
Camptosaurus Dinosaur Metatarsal
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional metatarsal from Camptosaurus, a plant-eating dinosaur of the Late Jurassic, offers a rare opportunity to own a genuine piece of paleontological history. Camptosaurus...
Category
American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Polished lapis lazuli slab
Located in London, GB
This striking lapis lazuli slab from Afghanistan displays an intense, royal
blue hue, dramatically intersected by natural veins of white calcite and
sparkling golden pyrite.
Expert...
Category
Afghan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Lapis Lazuli
Luminous yellow sulfur
Located in London, GB
This vibrant sulfur specimen from Bolivia glows with an intense, electric
yellow hue. Its naturally lustrous crystal surfaces reflect the light beautifully, enhancing the vivid color...
Category
Bolivian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
$2,800
Native copper sculpture
Located in London, GB
This remarkable specimen is a pure mass of native copper from the
USA, showcasing the metal’s natural crystalline form with exceptional
texture and visual depth. Its intricate surfac...
Category
American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Copper
$1,500
Golden pyrite in quartz sphere
Located in London, GB
This luminous quartz sphere from Brazil features brilliant golden pyrite
inclusions suspended within its crystal-clear interior. Each metallic bloom catches the light like miniature ...
Category
Brazilian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Pyrite
Polished Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage polished petrified wood paper weight, circa old! The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 4.5"W x 3.5"D x 3.75"H. Col...
Category
Congolese Mid-Century Modern Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
Genuine Carcharodontosaurus Tooth in Display Box (37 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa.
Cretaceous Age 65 million years
Carcharodontosaurus is one of the longest and heavi...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Petrified Wood Specimen
Located in Somis, CA
A fantastic petrified wood specimen. Original petrified bark on one side, polished interior of tree on the other. All original. 3 lb.
Category
Indonesian Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
$199 Sale Price
69% Off
Genuine Polished Petrified Wood Slice with Metal Display Stand
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful hand polished petrified wood slice is sourced from Madagascar and comes with an elegant metal display stand. It has an amazing pattern with vibrant hues of brown, yell...
Category
American Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
"The Bonsai Tree" Calcite Helictites, Li Gian Mine, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Located in New York, NY
"The Bonsai Tree"
Calcite Helictites
Li Gian Mine, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
Measures: 14.5 cm tall x 15 cm wide
Helictites are a form of speleothem formed by the deposition o...
Category
Chinese Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Natural White Smithsonite Specimen
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large natural white smithsonite specimen.
Once forming part of a private UK collection, this striking white specimen displays a unique irregular shape originating from Mexico.
Sm...
Category
African Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Genuine Natural Large Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Located in New York, NY
Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa.
Cretaceous Age 65 million years
Carcharodontosaurus is one of the longest and heavi...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Authentic Carcharodontosaurus Tooth in Display Box(.75" x .25" x 2.25", 15.7 G)
Located in New York, NY
Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa.
Cretaceous Age 65 million years
Carcharodontosauru...
Category
African Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
1048 Gram Marvellous Aquamarine Specimen With Muscovite From Nagar, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
1048 Gram Marvellous Aquamarine Specimen With Muscovite From Nagar, Pakistan
Weight: 1048 Gram
Dimension: 12.5 x 12 x 9 Cm
Origin : Nagar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit Baltista...
Category
Pakistani Adam Style Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Genuine Trilobite (Zlichovaspis rugosa) Fossil on Matrix (1.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This is a beautiful trilobite (Zlichovaspis rugosa) from Atchana, Morocco. It is laid out nice and prone with excellent detail including visible eye facets in both eyes.
Trilobites ...
Category
Moroccan Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
Large 8 Inch Ammonite Fossil Cut Polished and Mounted Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large 8 inch Split Ammonite Mounted Fossil Set
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
The cutting and polishing of this large pair revealed pale yellow-brown, cal...
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Malagasy Other Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Sculpture in Polychrome Wood Representing Saint Anthony Hermit
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture In Polychrome Wood Representing Saint Anthony Hermit
Origin : East of France
Period : End of the 15th century
Measures: Height : 97 cm
Width : 32 cm
Depth : 26 cm
Polychrome wood
The saint is represented by an old, bearded man, dressed in a hooded monk’s habit over the tunic of his religious order. He is stood upright, holding an open book, La Règle des Antonnites, in his right hand. In the other hand, he is holding a staff in the form of the Greek letter tau with a rosary hanging down over it. At his feet lies a pig wearing a small bell around its neck.
He rests on his right leg, whilst the left advances forward as if he were about to start walking. His belted tunic, forming several rectilinear pleats, is covered by a habit which is open only at the waist, therefore revealing these pleats. He is also wearing a hooded scapular over his shoulders.
His thick hair escapes from under a distinctive hat, forming a collection of finely sculpted ringlets. This fine detail is also applied to the four long ringlets of his superb beard, which sit just below the shorter ones of his moustache.
His face is a picture of harmony, with lowered eyes and his small mouth lost amongst the abundance of hair.
At his feet on a pedestal of flames, hinting to the fire of Saint Anthony no doubt, a pig trying to scratch its ear.
Born in 251 in Upper Egypt, he withdrew into solitude at a very young age. He would have been plagued in the desert with extremely diabolical temptations.
He payed a visit to Saint Paul the hermit towards the end of his life. He was the dean of the Thébaïde anchorites, who was miraculously fed by a crow. On the day that Saint Anthony visited, the crow brought two portions of bread in its beak instead of one.
Some time after, having learnt of the death of his venerable brother, Saint Anthony went to bury him with the help of two lions.
The King of Catalonia pleaded to come and exorcise his posessed wife and children. He left Thébaïde for Barcelona. He appeared at the house of the provost André, bringing him a sow in his mouth, a monstrous piglet born without eyes. André wanted to kill it but Anthony stopped him, telling him that the poor beast wanted to ask for healing, as the King had done for his offspring.
He made a sign of the cross on the piglet and it suddenly acquired its sight and the members which it did not have at birth. After which, André, guided by Saint Anthony, exorcised the Queen of Catalonia in the same way whilst she knelt at his feet.
Théophile discovered the body of Saint Anthony wrapped in a palm fibre tunic which he had been given by Saint Paul the Hermit.
In the Red Sea Desert there are two Coptic, IV century, monasteries which stand next to each other, one dedicated to Saint Anthony, the other to Saint Paul the Hermit. They are the oldest monasteries in the Christian world.
The body of the famous hermit was transported to Constantinople and would have been transferred into the abbaye, Saint Antoine-en-Viennois, Dauphine.
The Antonnite Order was a charitable order which specialised in treating contagious diseases. The fire of Saint Anthony, was identified by doctors as a grangrenous ergotism, caused by a diet of rye bread contaminated with the parasite ergot. The effect of this is the drying out of hands and feet which then need amputation, the plague and then later syphilis. All the skin diseases came from Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony’s pilgrimage to Dauphine rivaled that of Saint Jacques to Compostela. Thanks to the various commanderies created by the mother house, Saint Anthony’s cult spread throughout Christianity.
In order to maintain commanderies and their hospitals, the Antonnites resorted to pig farming. They enjoyed having the benefit of letting their pigs roam freely through the streets of the villages, with little bells round their necks that had a recognisable chime so that they were able to find them. This privilege was very envied by other monastic Orders.
Saint Anthony was the patron saint of several crafts such as basket makers and gravediggers.
However it is to the pig that he owes the majority of his patronages; pigkeepers, pig sellers, butchers, porc butchers, brush makers who use pig bristle and bell-ringers because of the pig bells...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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