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$195.00
$195.00
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 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
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
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
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$150.00
$150.00
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
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
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$145.00
$145.00
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
Size: 7,5 cm. and 7 cm. long.
Condition: Choice with fine metal for this old iron keys.
Provenance: Birgit og Bent Wolstrup Collection
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$175.00
$175.00
A scarce and nice Pottery Oil lamp, ca. 3rd. century AD.
The lLamp in greish pottery, displaying the portraits of Isis and Sepatis on the Discus.
Size: 10 cm.
Condition: Intact, some even wear.
Ex. Old Danish Private Collection.
The lLamp in greish pottery, displaying the portraits of Isis and Sepatis on the Discus.
Size: 10 cm.
Condition: Intact, some even wear.
Ex. Old Danish Private Collection.
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$150.00
A large North African Red-Ware Oil Lamp, late Roman ca. 4th-5th Century AD.
The lamp with a Gladiator or Soldier depicted hurling something on the discus, heering pattern around. Knob handle and two filling holes. Makers mark on the back
Condition: Choice and intact, even wear to all decorations and fine patination and discolouration from ancient use.
Size: 11,8 cm. long.
Ex. Old Danish Private Collection
The lamp with a Gladiator or Soldier depicted hurling something on the discus, heering pattern around. Knob handle and two filling holes. Makers mark on the back
Condition: Choice and intact, even wear to all decorations and fine patination and discolouration from ancient use.
Size: 11,8 cm. long.
Ex. Old Danish Private Collection
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000
item #1375814
A puzzling piece made in patinated bronze or silver. The alloy is very white, so it could be silver too.
Luristan, 1st. millenium BC. The piece is perhaps a horsebit or horse-equipment. It's decorated with two rams heads on each side of a long pole that has two bases.
Size: 12,8 cm. long and 5,5 cm. high. ca. 102 grams
Ex. North German Private Collection from the 1970s-1980s.
Size: 12,8 cm. long and 5,5 cm. high. ca. 102 grams
Ex. North German Private Collection from the 1970s-1980s.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000
item #1375844
A large and impressive bronze seal with Zoomorphic handle in the shape of two bird heads, early 1st. mill. BC.
The seal very large - 5 cm. tall and weighing 56 grams. Its cast with two heads and a loop between them. The seal being round and engraved with a single symbol.
Condition: Superb, exceptional red and green patina.
Ex. North German Private Collection from the 1970s-1980s.
The seal very large - 5 cm. tall and weighing 56 grams. Its cast with two heads and a loop between them. The seal being round and engraved with a single symbol.
Condition: Superb, exceptional red and green patina.
Ex. North German Private Collection from the 1970s-1980s.
Roman Rod formed miniature glass vessels, 3rd.-4th. century AD
Size: ca. 23-29 mm. tall each.
Condition: 6 intact, 3 with minor repairs to the handles.
Provenance: These small vessels comes in a variety of forms and colors, and first appear in the archaeological record around the mid-3rd Century AD. Production seems to have begun in the broader Syria / Palestine area, though examples have been found over a very wide area, including western Europe...
Size: ca. 23-29 mm. tall each.
Condition: 6 intact, 3 with minor repairs to the handles.
Provenance: These small vessels comes in a variety of forms and colors, and first appear in the archaeological record around the mid-3rd Century AD. Production seems to have begun in the broader Syria / Palestine area, though examples have been found over a very wide area, including western Europe...
A substantial and impressive glass bottle, Roman Empire, 1st.-3rd. cent. AD.
The bottle in dark green glass with a globular body, long neck and folded round lip. The piece with an exceptional thick silver irridescence!
Size: ca. 13,2. cm. tall.
Conditionm: Superb.
Ex. German Private Collection, with auction provenance.
The bottle in dark green glass with a globular body, long neck and folded round lip. The piece with an exceptional thick silver irridescence!
Size: ca. 13,2. cm. tall.
Conditionm: Superb.
Ex. German Private Collection, with auction provenance.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000
item #1378385
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$150.00
A highly interesting and beautiful Redstone (Jasper?) Scaraboid, Levantine / Holyland, 1st. millenium BC.
This seal predates the Greco-Persian period of Scaraboids and was made during the Neo-Assyrian period, ca. 10th.-8th. century BC.
The seal is engraved with a complicated pattern, like multible Swaztikas or perhaps a scetched bird (?). Very sharp and attractive engraving
Size: 16 mm.
Ex R.T. Private collection, since 1958 in Münich, Germany.
This seal predates the Greco-Persian period of Scaraboids and was made during the Neo-Assyrian period, ca. 10th.-8th. century BC.
The seal is engraved with a complicated pattern, like multible Swaztikas or perhaps a scetched bird (?). Very sharp and attractive engraving
Size: 16 mm.
Ex R.T. Private collection, since 1958 in Münich, Germany.
A rare and important silver spoon of exceptional size for type, Late Roman-Early Byzantine, 4th.-6th. century AD.
A wonderful silverspoon, dating to the late Roman period, 3rd.-5th. century AD.
The spoon with an oval bowl, a twisted shaft and terminal.
Size: 20,7 cm.
Condition: Choice, nice metal for type, uncleaned. Two small ancient perferations to the bowl, othervise perfectly intact.
Ex...
A wonderful silverspoon, dating to the late Roman period, 3rd.-5th. century AD.
The spoon with an oval bowl, a twisted shaft and terminal.
Size: 20,7 cm.
Condition: Choice, nice metal for type, uncleaned. Two small ancient perferations to the bowl, othervise perfectly intact.
Ex...
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item #1381956
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$350.00
$350.00
A very large and rare Amlash grey ware zoomophic pottery vessel.
A huge piece for type and culture. Ancient Near East, Amlash or neighboring cultures, 1300-1100 BC.
Finely sculptured to look like a large bird with the beak as the sprout of the vessel.
Size: A massive vessel!. Around 33 cm. wide and ca. 23-24 cm. high.
Ex. Old Danish Private Collection, in Denmark 40-50 years...
A huge piece for type and culture. Ancient Near East, Amlash or neighboring cultures, 1300-1100 BC.
Finely sculptured to look like a large bird with the beak as the sprout of the vessel.
Size: A massive vessel!. Around 33 cm. wide and ca. 23-24 cm. high.
Ex. Old Danish Private Collection, in Denmark 40-50 years...
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$175.00
$175.00
Interesting set of three large flower-shaped or bell- shaped pendants, Byzantine, ca. 600-900 AD.
The three pendants attached with smaller ancient rings to a larger ring, also ancient.
Size: ca. 6,5 cm. in length, weighing 22,58 grams!
Ex R.T. Private collection, since 1958 in Münich, Germany.
The three pendants attached with smaller ancient rings to a larger ring, also ancient.
Size: ca. 6,5 cm. in length, weighing 22,58 grams!
Ex R.T. Private collection, since 1958 in Münich, Germany.
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$150.00
Interesting pair of Coptic carvings, one shaped as a Cross, the other rectangular with bulls-eye decoration.
Size: 4,8-5,2 cm.
Ex R.T. Private collection, since 1958 in Münich, Germany.
Size: 4,8-5,2 cm.
Ex R.T. Private collection, since 1958 in Münich, Germany.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Near Eastern : Stone : Pre AD 1000
item #1388003
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$350.00
$350.00
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...
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...
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$750.00
$750.00
Extremely rare early discus shaped type of pottery Oil lamp, Roman late 1st. century AD.
The lamp is of the Loeschcke Type IV and displays a scene with Hercules fighting the Hydra on it's discus. An awesome motif and an important lamp for the historically interested collector or scolar.
Size: 11,5 cm.
Condition: Nice for the rare type, a few cracks restored nicely and intact with nothing missing...
The lamp is of the Loeschcke Type IV and displays a scene with Hercules fighting the Hydra on it's discus. An awesome motif and an important lamp for the historically interested collector or scolar.
Size: 11,5 cm.
Condition: Nice for the rare type, a few cracks restored nicely and intact with nothing missing...
Scarce and beautiful early type of pottery Oil lamp, Roman late 1st. century AD.
The lamp is of the Loeschcke Typus VIII and displays a scene with Hercules with bow and club on the discus. Very high relief! Finely stamped with makers or workshop name: CIVA.ALE(?)
Size: 10,5 cm.
Condition: Choice, a crack repaired othervise intact with nothing missing.
Provenance: From a Rheinland-Pfalz collection, 1970-1999.
The lamp is of the Loeschcke Typus VIII and displays a scene with Hercules with bow and club on the discus. Very high relief! Finely stamped with makers or workshop name: CIVA.ALE(?)
Size: 10,5 cm.
Condition: Choice, a crack repaired othervise intact with nothing missing.
Provenance: From a Rheinland-Pfalz collection, 1970-1999.