Probably a handle for a chest or a door. In the form of the face of a lion depicted in high relief, holding a ring in the gaping jaws, with protruding tongue, incised whiskers and fur, and radiating mane. Mounted. From an old New Jersey collection. Purchased on the NY art market in the early 1980s.
A bronze Atef crown's feather. Ram's horn on bottom upon which a rearing ureas cobra is perched, with gaps probably originally containing inlays, crowned with the solar disc; the cobra flanks a large, curling ostrich plume with multiple horizontal incised lines. Height: 3-1/2" , not including base. Late Dynastic Period, ca 700 to 330 B.C.
A nice pair of two good condition Roman iron Keys, 1st.-3rd. century AD.
Attractive keys and unusual in this condition.
Size: 7,5 cm. and 7 cm. long.
Condition: Choice with fine metal for this old iron keys.
Provenance: Birgit og Bent Wolstrup Collection
A nice lot of three Early Byzantine bronze weights, dating to the early Byzantine period, later 1st. millenium BC.
The weights are all inscribed with letters and nicely patinated.
The weights are: 79,1 grams (large!), 45 grams and 16,16 grams.
Provenance: Birgit og Bent Wolstrup Collection
An late renaissance or baroque period Iron Padlock, European, ca. 16th.-17th. century.
Cast and wrought lock. Very beautiful with an arched moveable part and a keyhole at one end. The lock was cobber braized or plated in the renaissance manor and much cobber can still be spotted in parts of the surface (see pictures).
Size: 13,5 cm. long and around 7 cm. high.
Provenance: Birgit og Bent Wolstrup Collection
3 Near Eastern 7-8th c Wound Glass beads slight loss stable wearable. Old Ca estate collection.
An Egyptian Gesso and wood Painted Horse Head possibly from an equestrian figure with a beautiful crackle patina and mineralised wood in areas. probably ancient. Collected in the late 19thc.
Untested for age priced accordingly. Size H 8" D 5.5" W 2"
A rare and massive European Gate key, Late Medieval, ca. 14th.-15th. century.
A very heavy key with kidney-shaped bow and a very thick stem and bit. Remnants of copper plating on the surface.
Size: 21,3 cm. long and 8,3 cm. wide over the bow!
Weight: ca. 300-350 grams.
Condition: Basically intact with very heavy patina and corrosion and loss of metal to the bit.
Provenance: Birgit og Bent Wolstrup Collection
A very nice Iron Chest Key, Probably Northern Europe, early late 16th.-early 17th. century.
Almost round bow, strong, thick collar and a rather massive key.
Size: 12 cm.
Condition: Choice, fine patina.
Provenance: Birgit og Bent Wolstrup Collection
A pair of late Renaissance bronze spoons, England, dating ca. 1620-1640.
Excellent early European spoons, likely once silvered, nor in a brass / bronze colour. A rare set of early kitchenware, very interesting and from a very old Danish collection.
Size: ca. 17,5 cm. each.
Condition: Excellent for type.
Provenance: Birgit og Bent Wolstrup Collection
A wonderful matching set of three Mace Heads of the rare claw-shaped type, Bactria, 2nd. millenium BC.
Bactrian bronze egg-shaped mace-heads with spiked sleeves or prongs, Late 2nd Millennium BC. The top of the weapons with narrow edge, the sleeves with small internal tangs for mounting them to a shaft.
Size: Max 6,2 cm. wide and 7,1 cm. high...
Blue faience Shabti for General Padybastet son of Padyhormedenit
Material: Faience
Height: - ca. 14,0 cm - c. 5,51 inches
Late Period, 27th/30th Dynasty, 554 - 332 BC - Egypt
Condition: look picture and video
Provenance:
German private collection previously Swiss art trade...
This is a really rare ancient Egyptian green glazed scaraboid of a dwarf.
The underside incised with motif of four intertwined uraei.
For similar dwarf scaraboid see:
The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number 42.50
Date: Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th - 20th Dyn., ca 1293-1070 B.C.
Material: glazed steatite
Size: ca. 1,2 cm; c...
Excellent and rare two-coloured and two-sided Egyptian faience open-worked Wedjat Eye.
Date: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st - 25th Dynasty, ca. 1069 - 525 B.C.
Material: Faience
Size: ca. 2,7 cm; c. 1.06 inches
Condition: intact
Provenance: old French collection, formed before 1960
The authenticity of the item is unconditionally guaranteed.
This item is accompanied with an illustrated Certificate of Authenticity
A larger early square stamp seal in brown Serpentine, Mesopotamia, Early 3rd. millenium BC.
An attractive seal drilled to be mounted to a string and engraved with astylized figure.
Size: 27 mm. x 24 mm.
Provenance: Part of the inventory of the Coin and antiquities dealer Karl kress, Munich, 1950s.-1960s.
Material: Faience ....
Height: ca. 13cm a. 5,12inches....
Condition: intact, please see picture,
and the links....
Late Period, 26th -30th Dynasty, 664 – 332 BC....
Look high resolution photo: http://www.egyptian-artifacts.com/bilder/xx183.gif ....
The horizontal inscription: "Illuminate the Osiris of the priest of the goddess Smentet, Pa-Di-Osiris"
The vertical inscription: "Born of the Irbinat, of the just voice"
The name PA-DI-OSIRIS was hellenized as Petosiris...
BRONZE SPIKE-BUTTED AXE-HEAD
PERSIAN, IRON AGE, 1200 – 1000 BC
Dimensions:
Length: 19.5 cm
Height: 7 cm
Height on stand: 17 cm
Very good condition with beautiful patina
Nicely set of an acrylic “Plexi-glass” display stand
Complete and intact with earthy encrustations around the shaft, one spike slightly bent.
Cast using the lost wax method; a spike-butted axehead, the short, cylindrical shaft tube with three cords across each side, lead...
BRONZE FINIAL IN THE FORM OF THE “MASTER OF ANIMALS”
PERSIAN PERIOD, 1000 – 650 BC
The Master of (the) Animals or Lord of the Animals is a motif in ancient art showing a human between and grasping two confronted animals. It is very widespread in the art of the Ancient Near East and Egypt...