A fine condition greek pottery amphora or Kantharos with black and red belt decorations, Southern Italian, c. 4th.-3rd. century BC.
The vessel with twin handles and very elegantly moulded and painted.
Size: c. 10,5 cm. tall and 13,8 cm. wide.
Condition: Choice Very fine, a few tiny edge chips othervise intact.
Ex. Dr. Heim collection, 1970s, sold at Hirsch 2019 / auction 245 lot 175.
Reddish limestone. Animal battle scene with crossing bulls and crescent moon standard, worshippers in between. A larger seal in an attractive red-orange stone. Isin-Larsa period, Old Babylonian, ca. 2002-1594 BC.
Height 26 mm and diameter is 13 cm., so fairly thick.
Condition: Very fine, smooth wear but intact with a nice patina.
Provenance: The Karl Müller collection, Germany 1950-1977. Comes with COA and his imprint.
Attractive Etruscan bronze handle possible from a large jug, ca. 7th.-4th. century BC.
A handle with a very nice patina and style.
Size: 17 cm. long!
Ex. Collection Paul Braun, Baden-Württemberg, before 1989.
Attractive steatite scarab of the New Kingdom period, inscribed with the royal name / cartouche of Thutmosis III, 1504-1450 BC
Carved in greyish steatite with fine details of the beetle.
Size: 16 mm. long.
Condition: Nice Very fine, intact with a microscopic chip to the edge, patina with web-like crackles.
Ex. G. D. collection, Berlin and Bavaria, aquired between 1930 and 1970.
Comes with COA and hard imprint!
A rare and superb condition iron key of an unusual length, European, Late Medieval, c. 14th century or a slightly earlier.
A large and impressive key of the c. 13th.-14th. century design with an oval bow and the stem ending in a long spike, but with the wide slotted bit placed just below the finial. A very complicated slot, possibly from a large oak casket.
Size: 14,1 cm...
A nice large/thick faience Ushabti, Third Intermediate Period, 21/22th dynasty (ca 1085-713BC)
A blue-green faience shabti, wearing the headband and two hoes. Inscribed with clear hieroglyphs at the lower front. Details are added in black.
Size: 128 mm. tall.
Condition: Near very fine, intact but with hairline reattached feet and some minor losses and corrosion with much uncleaned deposits.
Ex. Cristian Spinu Collection, Ex...
A substantial upperpart of a casket or chest lock sculptured in bronze as a leaping / attacking Lion with open jaws, Roman, 1st.-3rd. cent. AD.
Very nice antiquity with fine details and a lovely green and red patina.
Size: 6,7 cm. long weighing a solid 81 grams.
Ex. Old German Private Collection, before 1970.
Agate cylinder seal with an intricate incised design representing a king or deity facing right, surmounted by a bird, and facing a smaller character holding a weapon and standing on a pedestal surmounting a tiny character at its feet. Mesopotamia, ca. 2000 B.C. Height: 4.4 cm. Abrasion, tiny chips, otherwise very good condition.
Kohl bottle of flat shape with a long neck and flat rim, resting on four legs. Bronze, with fine dark green patina. 19th century. Height: 8.5 cm. Very good condition. A rare piece.
A very attractive large Udjat eye amulet, Egyptian, and probably Late period, mid 1st. millenium BC.
The amulet is vcarved in a hard Diorite stone, very beautiful in hand.
Size: 26-27 mm. wide and very thick.
Condition: Choice and as made, the drill went wrong, visible at the back so the artist drilled another hole just beside the first one.
Private Collection, ex Jürgen Haering, aquired at Galerie am Museum, Freiburg, 2008.
Interesting cylinder seal in black stone with a warrior holding a spear in a running stance inside two rows of running animals, Old Assyrian, Early 2nd mill. BC.
Size: c. 17 mm.
Condition: Nice Very fine, intact with fine wear and deposits.
Provenance: The Karl Müller collection, Germany 1950-1977. Comes with original imprint and COA.
Pendant of square shape, with a relief design representing two crowned characters kneeling in front of an altar surmounted by a circle containing an entity. Tiny loop at its top. Bronze, with reddish-green patina. Mesopotamia, ca. 2000 B.C. Height: 5.7 cm. Abrasion due to great age, otherwise good condition.
A beautiful dagger with a nice dark brown patina, Early Daggertime, c. 2200 BC.
The dagger with several old tags and a finding date given as 'November 1939 - found in Vemmelev!
Size: 16,5 cm.
Condition: Nice VF, basically intact with tiny ancient nicks from use under deep patina.
Provenance: Collection of Castle Gardener Peder Søren Petersen (1882–1964). Mainly found between WWI and WWII at Sværdborg mose (eng...
You are considering a very attractive ancient Egyptian Hyksos mummy beads necklace dating to Hyksos period, 1500 BC
Measurements: Length: 46 cm
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A rare and superb condition iron key of an unusual length, European, Late Medieval, c. 13th. century.
A large and impressive key of the c. 13th. century design with an doomed bow and the stem ending in a long spike. The wide bit with a cruciform slot with 'teeth' below. A front door key, possible from clerical building.
Size: 16,8 cm.
Condition: Good very fine, completely intact with superficial iron patina and fine metal beneath.
Ex...
Finely painted and early Indo-persian manuscript depicting a important with elephants and royalty. The other side with text. Finely coloured and gilt in parts!
Size: 24,7 cm x 17 cm.
Ex. Strømberg Antiques, Copenhagen, 1980s.
Heavy bracelet decorated with a tiger head at each tip. Bronze, with partly encrusted green patina. Bactria, ca. 6th century B.C. maybe earlier. Inside diameter: around 9.5 cm. Very good condition.
A very beautiful and very large terracotta head of a young girl, Greece, Hellenistic period, c. 3rd.-2nd. century BC.
Exceptional details with the efeu wreath and elaborate headdress.
Size: 10,2 cm. tall and 8,5 cm. wide.
Condition: Very fine, partly corroded, but sound hard, ready to display.
Ex. Collection of P. Treffz-Eichhöfer, Stuttgart, Germany, aquired 1980-2006.