Antiquities

Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Georgian Sculptures and Carvings

Fruitwood

Antique walking stick dated 1836 and made in Denmark Carved out of a beautiful piece of fruitwood Could very well have been from a monastery Decorated with tin badges from Euro...

Early 20th Century American Antiquities

Gold

One cuff is rare but a pair is very rare! This pair of gypsy cuff bracelets are in 14 karat gold (I have only seen 14 karat gold) having 5 rosette design, a red stone to the centre o...

Antique 16th Century Spanish Architectural Elements

Wood

16th century pair of Spanish wooden footings with medieval scenes of fantastic animals and floral motifs. Polychrome in dark colors on a vivid red background. Two pieces with grea...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Austrian Prehistoric Antiquities

Bronze

Ancient bronze age spectacle brooch, fibula or fastener from an ancient Austrian collection. A composition of two concentrically wound copper alloy spirals coils with a loop in the ...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Classical Greek Urns

Bronze

Large Greek bronze oenochoe vessel, used for pouring wine, dating to the 5th century BC. The rounded body with curved shoulders, narrow neck and everted rim with ribbed border. A...

Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Religious Items

Faience

These are two incredible French Faience holy water fonts from the 1700s. Both have a crucifix and are hand painted with blue and orange touches. They are works of art and would be in...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antiquities

Terracotta

This wonderful Roman Apulian xenon-ware baby feeder is made from terracotta with a darker painted scrolling pattern surrounding the opening.

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antiquities

Bronze

Heavy bronze Quadrans, issued by the Rome mint, circa 280 BC. The front of the coin with symbols of agriculture; an open hand and sickle, the denomination denoted by three pellets...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antiquities

Stone

An Egyptian Authentic and rarely pointy Egyptian stone vessel made of carefully chosen precious serpentine, early pre-dynastic period (before 2950 BC till begin 3rd dynasty (2650BC...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Collectibles and Curios...

Bronze

A wonderful Etruscan bronze mirror from the 2nd to 3rd century B.C., depicting two gods. Obverse: Blue-green patina, bronze revealed in places. Reverse: blue-green patina. In the t...

20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs

Wool, Cotton, Organic Material

This Kilim rug is handmade in Iran by the Qashqai Tribe with the best wool and cotton. In addition, the material used is completely organic. This tribal Qashqai Kilim rug has a desig...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Macedonian Classical Greek Collectible ...

Metal

An Authentic Greek (Macedonian) Alexander the Great Tetradrachm Coin, 336-323 BC, set in a 22-karat gold bezel and Bail with an Emerald Stone Accent. Obverse of Coin is Heracles and ...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Vases

Pottery

A red-figure pelike from Apulia, South Italy, dating to the 4th century BC. Of typical form, with ring base, plump body, cylindrical neck, flared mouth and strap handles, covered...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Antiquities

Pottery

A Cypriot terracotta figure of a goddess or worshiper, dating to the Archaic Period, 7th-early 5th century BC. Standing on a flared base, with a long, cylindrical body. She wears ...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antiquities

Nicoya tripod jaguar vessel.

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Guatemalan Pre-Columbian Antiquities

Ceramic

Classic Mayan cylinder vessel.

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antiquities

Bronze

A large bronze figure of the Great Theban King of the Gods, Amun. Dating to Egypt's Late Period, circa 664-332 BC. Solid cast, the god depicted striding forward on his left leg, ...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier South American Pre-Columbian Antiquities

Terracotta

Pre-Columbian redware vessel, possibly Peruvian. An open vase in the form of a female with arms embracing the bulbous body. Kiln firing residue still visible. Measures: Height 4 1/2 ...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antiquities

Pottery

Pre Columbian La Tolita / Tumaco pottery head circa BC 200 Ecuador/ Columbia A striking very finely modeled grey pottery head with a very expressive face with turban type headdress ...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities

Silver

A silver tetradrachm from Athens, circa 454 - 404 BC. The front of the coin with Athena, patron deity of Athens. The goddess wears a beaded necklace and crested helmet, decorated ...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antiquities

Terracotta

A collection of ancient siltware nile ware bowls. The design is attributed to the Naqada Period of Ancient Egypt. The four vessels are from a collector who travelled in Egypt in...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antiquities

Terracotta

An ancient Greek terracotta female votive mask, or protome, dating circa 550 BC. Of striking Greek archaic style, showing a female figure wearing disk earrings, a stephane and a h...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antiquities

An extremely rare, large and well preserved medieval heraldic pendant or livery, likely Italian and dating to 1380-1440. This magnificent pendant would either have been fitted to ...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antiquities

Bronze

A beautiful ancient Roman bronze figure of the god of love, Cupid cradling a goose, dating to approximately 200 A.D. The exquisitely modeled bronze depicting the upper part of the...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Armenian Antiquities

Armenian hair pin from 13th century BC, certified. Dimensions: Height 17cm, diameter 2.5 cm.

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Unknown Antiquities

Stone

Carved stone plaque from antique period with metal base. Very heavy, good condition. Dimensions: Width 78cm, height 72cm, depth 20cm.

Antique 16th Century Peruvian Antiquities

Pottery

Pre Columbian Chimu vessel of a Scorpion man, circa 1100-1400 AD, Peru. A fine quality and interesting grey ware stirrup vessel featuring a personage with headdress transforming int...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antiquities

Silver

A silver denarius dating to the Roman Republic, issued under the moneyer C. Mamilius Limetanus, in 82 BC. The obverse with the draped bust of Mercury, wearing a winged petasus, a ...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

A well provenanced collection of Neolithic stone tools from Scandinavia, dating to around 1900 BC. Two axes and a gouge, painstakingly knapped from beautiful Scandinavian flint an...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Ban Chiang is considered the most important prehistoric settlement so far discovered in Southeast Asia. It presents possibly the earliest evidence of farming and complex metallurgy i...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antiquities

An ancient Egyptian scent bottle or alabastron, dating to the late period, 664–332 BC. A refined piece of Egyptian stone-working, composed of veined alabaster; the ovoid vessel wi...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Abstract Sculptures

Wood

An ancient Egyptian wooden face mask, once part of a large anthropoid sarcophagus. Dating to Egypt's Ptolemaic period, circa 200 BC.  Sensitively carved from a large piece of ceda...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antiquities

A rare and captivating work of Mayan art from Mexico or Guatemala, dating to the Classic Period, circa 600 AD. A mosaic of 21 pieces of individually carved and polished jadeite, d...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities

Gold

A gold stater issued in the name of King Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great. Minted in Teos, circa 323-316 BC. The obverse with a fine style portrait of Apollo, wi...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Israeli Antiquities

Silver

A silver shekel from the city of Tyre, minted in year 11 of the Tyrian calendar, 116 / 115 BC. The obverse with the portrait of the god Melqart, chief deity of Tyre, wearing laure...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Antiquities

Terracotta

Collection of six ancient Indian Gandharan period (circa 1500 BCE - 535 BCE) terra cotta Greco-Buddhist miniature figurative busts of personages or deities mounted on contemporary pa...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities

Silver

Macedoniam Kingdom. Demetrius Poliorcetes (306–283/2 BCE). Silver tetradrachm (17.17 gm). Amphipolis, ca. 289–autumn 288 BCE. Diademed head of Demetrius right, with bull’s Horn / , P...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities

Silver

Demetrius I Soter '162-150 BCE'. Silver Tetradrachm. 16.65 g. Antioch mint, Diademed head right. TTB-Superbe Tetradrachm of Antiochus VII Euergetes (the Benefactor), nicknamed Sid...

Antique 17th Century Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antiquities

Clay

Pre-Columbian Nicoya pottery bowl from Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province, circa 800. - 1200 CE. A round-bottomed red clay bowl painted with geometric designs and natural pigment decor...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Greco Roman Antiquities

Limestone

A stunning Anglo Roman sarcophagus in limestone, sitting on sledge feet and having curved strigilated side carvings with warrior shield and two crossed arrow symbols at each end. T...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Terracotta

A large, well preserved Vinca idol, from south eastern Europe, dating to the 5th Millennium BC. Depicting a standing female deity with a pot belly and large rounded buttocks. The...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Hellenistic Antiquities

Silver

KINGDOM OF EGYPT Ptolemy I (323-318 BC) Silver Tétradrachme. Head of Alexander the Great right, horned and wearing elephant skin. Reverse show AΛEΞANΔPOY, Athena Alkidemos striding ...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antiquities

Pottery

A pre Columbian ancient Mexico Nayarit figure, BC 200–AD 200 A male seated solid body pottery figure with head band and earrings Measures: Height 16 cm Condition: good E...

Antique 19th Century Central American Pre-Columbian Antiquities

Limestone

Two carved Mayan deity limestone architectural carvings or / elements, 19th century or older The larger measures 7" W x 5.5" H x 4.5" D with a 2.5" protrusion The smaller measures ...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antiquities

Pottery

Papagayo polychrome pottery bowl, Mandador variety. Round bottomed bowl rests on three animal headed rattle legs. Exterior painted wide band with two stylized plumed serpents of jagu...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antiquities

Pottery

Birmania polychrome pottery tripod bowl having hollow rattle, zoomorphic head type feet. Interior painted decoration probably depicts a stylized alligator motif. Exterior and interio...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cypriot Antiquities

Pottery

Large Cypriot geometric period Bichrome-ware amphora, the body encircled with bands of red and brown, the shoulder with a series of 'target' circles, with twin loop handles and flare...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Collectible Jewelry

Gold

A large gold Viking ring, dating to approximately 950 AD. Formed from three strands of high purity yellow gold, twisted into a braid pattern then tapering into a single strand. Th...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antiquities

Southernmost of Mexico's western cultures of Jalisco and Nayarit. Colima was long thought of as being an agrarian culture with non-religious art depicting daily life. Today's thinkin...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sculpt...

Provenance: Sothebys NY Southernmost of Mexico's western cultures of Jalisco and Nayarit. Colima was long thought of as being an agrarian culture with non-religious art depicting da...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Antiquities

Slate

Prehistoric fossil of a fish on a slate slab, with metal mounting brackets to hang on a wall. Dimensions: 20 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches.

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Antique 16th Century Indian Other Sculptures and Carvings

Bronze

Offered by Zena Kruzick 16th Century Krishna (Venugopala) Bronze Figure Playing the Flute from Orissa, India The Venugopala form of Krishna playing the flute is to Vaishnavite icono...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antiquities

Pottery

Pre Columbian rare Calima vessel Colombia ancient South America A Calima vessel featuring a reptile emerging from a egg Red clay with black negative resist Calima culture circa 2...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sculpt...

Ceramic

Provenance: Sothebys NY Excellent overall condition for its age, old hairline separation in inner thigh area, as shown in image. The Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition or shaf...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sculpt...

Ceramic

Provenance: Sothebys, NY In excellent overall condition for its age. Colima, located on Mexico's southwestern coast, was during this time part of the shaft tomb culture, along wi...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antiquities

Pottery

Pre Columbian Fine Narino Carchi painted bowl with central star motive This elegant footed bowl is from the Capuli complex from the border regions of modern day Ecuador Columbia Pa...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Animal Sculptures

Pottery

A fragment of an Attic red figure vase, dating to the 4th century BC. From the shoulder of a large vase, preserving the profile of a horse, painted in black with quick, confident ...

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Colombian Pre-Columbian Antiquities

Terracotta

This lidded burial urn is hand-built via the coiling method to hold skeletal remains of a cherished ancestor. It sits with a lightly tapering cylindrical body and mounted with three ...