Origin: Egypt
Material: Faience
Dimension: 1,6 cm.
An exceptional and rare collection of Carnelian beads, stringed as a Necklace, Asia Near East, ca. 2nd. mill. BC BC.
The necklace strung with a large number of beautiful flat and some fewer hemispheric beads, each very precious and with a larger central hanger. Very colourful and wearable.
Length: ca. 46 cm. in a single row, 23 cm. in a double row.
Condition: Choice, a perfect selection...
Roman - Egyptian 100BC-300AD mosaic bead, black glass with a white and red lattice design as well as yellow accents . This is a fine bead no damage clean finish 13by 13mm
A lovely silver figure of a mouse running a single wheel with it's paw, Roman, 1st.-3rd. century AD.
Very nice roman style and of high grade silver.
Size: Weighing 4.44 grams and ca. 2.1 cm. long.
Condition: Choice, thick old silver patina.
Ex. Austrian Private Collection since the 1970s.
Flat-bottomed aryballos with two neatly incised male busts showing big eyes and pointed chins. The hair is tied in a tuft (krobylos) by a fillet and falls gently along the shoulder.
The busts alternate with geese. Rosettes in the field. Radiating strokes on shoulder and rim.
Best parallel for the style is Utrecht Univ. 60, Male sirens facing swan, in: D.A. Amyx, Corinthian Vase-Painting of the Archaic Period (1988), 180:B-7.
Reconstituted from fragments...
A very rare and interesting Early Christian / Coptic drinking cup, Egypt, 1st. cent. BC-4th. century AD.
Attractive cup, shaped much like the greek Kylix, low with twin handles. Finely decorated in torquise and black line decor. The motif includes a large cross, a flower, a podium? and arrow symbols.
Size: 14 cm. in diameter incl. handles and 4,8 cm. tall.
Condition: Choice, looks intact, but we think there's a restoration of a crack, very professionally made...
Interesting small lot from closed antiguties shop:
- Persian Islamic bronze handle, c. 16th.-17th. cent.
- Bronze bird finial
- Silver Islamic bird amulet (Both Khorassan)
-Bronze buckle (c. 10th.-13th. cent. AD)
Ex. 'Hafnia Coins & Antiques' inventory from the 1990s.
An important Germanic Visigothic belt buckle from the Migration Period, 6th century AD, Kingdom of the Visigoth, Iberian Peninsula.
The buckle plate is rectangular and has been made using the Cloisonne technique.
The front surface of the buckle is adorned with lozenge-shaped natural lapis lazuli stone set in a solid gold setting...
Shabti for Djedkhonsuiuefankh (I) Worker
Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun
Djedkhonsuiuefankh – Dd-xnsw-iwf-anx
Also known as Amennioutnakht
The name means ‘Khonsu has said, he will live
God’s father of Amen-Re, the king of the gods, Steward, Overseer of the double Granary, Chief scribe of Amen-Re...
Glazed jug of ovoid body and steep shoulder. Arching strap handle, standing on a flat base.
Covered with a greenish brown glaze. Traces of fingertips around the base resulting from dipping the vase into the glaze.
The shape corresponds to form 5221a1 in: Jean-Paul Morel. Céramique Campanienne: Les Formes. Rome 1981.
Ceramic
Apulian, 400-350 BC
H. to handle 7.3 cm (2.9 in)
H...
TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A WARRIOR WEARING A HELMET
Roman Imperial, 1st Century AD
A charming hollow terracotta figure of a warrior wearing a helmet.
Measurements:
Height: 20 cm
Width: 8 cm
Condition: Good condition with beautiful natural patina
Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Holy Land
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# 6978
A nice figure, Coptic, Egypt, 1st. century BC - 1st. century AD.
Attractive female idol carved from a hollowed-out bone. The face is dominated by huge, round eyes and a small nose and mouth. The artist has also carved a round belly and female genitals.
Size: 66 mm.
Ex. Danish Private Collection.
A lovely key for a large strong-box or treasury chest, probably Italian, late 15th-early 16th. century.
A massive key with a large, enforced bit with elaborately carved slots. The stem and oval bow decorated in the gothic manor. Finely patinated with remnants of copper and gold from previous guilding...
A very Handsome and Young BRONZE SCULPTURE OF AN ADOLESCENT, sculpture-volume after an Antique Model, mounted on a custom made stone base. Unknown 19th Century Artist. Size: H. 26 cm. x 15.5 cm. without the base. Weight: ~ 10 kgs. (~ 22 lbs.). Original was found in Marathon, Attiki in 1925 and dates 340-330 B.C. depicting a winner in an athletic event wearing a crown of victory; also called "Adolescent of Marathon".
POTTERY WINE PITCHER
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, 3rd - 1st B.C.
Cylindrical-shaped neck, ring base with and a single handle
Measurements:
Height: 16 cm
Diameter: 14 cm
Height on stand: 18.5 cm
Condition: Intact, not repaired and not restored
Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Israel
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# 9605
A fine condition larger scaraboid stamp seal, Middle Assyrian Empire, c. 1400-1100 BC.
The seal engraved with an interesting zoomorphic Griffin like creature with.
The seal is carved and highly polished to it's scaraboid shape in a fine greenish black stone.
Size: 21 mm. long and 18 mm wide, 12 mm. tall.
Condition: Good Very fine, atttractive!.
Comes with hard impression and ID card from below collection.
Provenance: Gustav Oberl...
Shabti for Tches-shet-Respen (1)
Origin: Egypt
Period: Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22
Date: 946/945 – 805/800 B.C
Material: Fayence
Dimension: 11,5 cm.
Provenace: Ex Emmacha collection
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An exceptional earthenware bowl with incised decoration in a white slip and painted in green and manganese in a yellowish glaze (Bamiyan type), afghanistan, 12th. century (Pre 1221 A.D.).
With carinated walls, pseudo-caligraphy and symethric decorations in high relief. As typical for the most boldest specimens, the green colours are sort of splashed on.
Size: 18 cm. in diameter, 8 cm. high.
Condition: Superb, small loss of glace, fine glossy surfaces with crackle...