Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World (1220)

A fine group of ancient pottery oil lamps, Later Roman to Byzantine periods, ca. 3rd.-6th. century AD.

Group consists of a 86 mm. long Roman lamp, 2nd.-3rd. cent. AD, a small round terracotta type, quite rare, 70 mm. long, likely Early Roman (?) and a larger Holyland type, Palestine ca. 6th. century AD. with ribbed corpus (damage to mouth), 95 mm.

A nice lot for one price!

Ex. Private collection, since 1960s.

A lovely set of three superbly patinated bronze objects, Greece, Geomethric Period, ca. 8th Century BC.

The set consists of a votive vessel of globular form with handles of the Geomethric form and two charming large attachment bronzes or hangers of double discus shape.

Size: The vessel is 38 mm. in diameter, the hangers ca. 35 mm and 32 mm. respectively. All heavy duty pieces so the combined weight is ca. 105 grams...

A nice and rare smalle greek Votive vessel, socallad Pyxis, ca. 8th Century BC.

Of globular form with the distictive projecting base.

Size: 42 mm. tall and 39 mm. across the pierced handles.

Condition: Choice and of good metal, lid missing.

Ex. Goldsmith collection, 1960-95.

A delicate female sculpture of terracotta, capturing a goddess of fertility, Indus, Harappa Fase, 2500-1900 BC.

Abstract form with delineated legs, curved arms, voluptuous breasts situated beneath an incised pectoral collar, and broad shoulders...

A nice and fine style roman pottery head, 1st. century AD.

Style of the head much like portraits of a young Nero.

Size: 53 mm. tall.

Ex. German Private Collection

An extremely rare and exceptionally large ritual stone axe or peg, Niger, Saharah area, ca. 8th.-6th. millenium BC.

One of the largest carved neolithic objects known and very early! Superb smooth lines and designed slightly curving with a flattened base. Carved in a granite stone, very heavy.

Size: 55 cm.

Ex. South German Collection, since 1999 in German collections.

An attractive preserved and conserved intact iron axe from the medieval times, ca. 12th.-14th. cent. AD.

An axe with a square blade with a double bart, dated on old label from the 12th. century, we think it could be a bit later than that but not later than 14th. century.

Thus a rare early German axe, difficult to find in intact buriel condition from this period!

Ex. Danish Collection

Ancient Greek. Campanian, c. 4th Century BC.

A highly attractive Campanian black-glazed dish with impressed floral design at the center. The piece with a finely preserved glaze and slight iridescence.

Diameter: 14,5 cm.

Condition: Choice nearly superb but with a minimal chip to the underside of the rim, only visible from the back.

Ex German collection, aquired between 1972-1994.

A nice pair of Danish Neolithic silex Daggers. The daggers date to early Daggertime - c. 2200-2000 BC.

Skillfully shaped, thin blades with 'seamed' edges.

An interesting pair of neolithic daggers.

Size: c. 12 & 13,5 cm - 5-5,5 inches.

Condition: Nice. Intact daggers with nice patinas and smaller losses.

Ex. Danish Private collection.

***This item comes with a standard export license, when shipped outside Denmark...

A choice and large tanged bronze lance, later 2nd. mill. BC. 'Luristan' Turkmenistan / Uzbekistan bronze age.

An advanced and impressive bronze lance with a long, bent tang, massive socket and a broad, leaf-shaped blade with highly profiled midrib.

A beautiful lance that would have been highly efficient on combat.

Size: c. 32 cm. long. - c. 13 inches.

Condition: Choice. Beautiful green bronze patina. Some roughness to the edge.

Ex...

An interesting selection of 13 mainly intact Roman bronze items, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

The collection consists of several medical tools and pins with knob finials, a scarce Roman Iron citizens ring (intaglio lost), a miniature amphora, a massive suspension ring with torquise patina, a very nice roundel fibula and a nice intact fibula, perhaps pre-roman.

Size: Up to 15,8 cm. in lenght, the roundel fibula measure 4 cm. in diameter.

Ex...

A choice and large tanged bronze lance, Ancient Near East, mid 2nd. millenium BC. Turkmenistan / Uzbekistan bronze age.

A very impressive and decorative bronze lance with a long, bent tang, massive socket and a broad, leaf-shaped blade with highly profiled midrib.

A beautiful lance that would have been highly efficient on combat.

Size: c. 42 cm. long. - 16 inches.

Condition: Choice. Beautiful green bronze patina...

An attractive bronze figure of a Rooster on top of a seal ring, 10th.-12th. century AD.

Very attractive with fine redish and green patina.

Size: 7,1 cm. tall.

Ex. Collection of a Goldsmith in the Rhineland, ca. 1960s.

A lot of 4 attractive larger size Roman bronze military fibulas, 1st.-3rd. cent. AD.

The lot includes a very nice Roman bow fibula (53 mm. long), perfectly intact, good metal and ring attached to the pin; a Roundel fibula, (diameter 36 mm.) intact; a large bow fibula with intact pin (70 mm.!), small repair, and a Dolphin-shaped fibula, incl. pin (5,1 cm). repaired.

Nice green patinas.

Ex. German private collection from the 1960s to ca. 2000.

An amazing Roman bronze belt Buckle with unbroken enamel patina, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

A really attractive shiel-shaped buckle with floral decoration. The patina is fantastic and doesn't come any better. Possible a military related piece.

Size: 53 mm. long and 37 mm wide.

Condition: Superb!

Ex. German private collection from the 1960s to ca. 2000.

A nice lot of 4 small refined celts made from silex as imitations of bronze celts in the bronzeage period. The set dates to ca. 1400 BC or so and the type are rather scarce since they are made late up in the bronzeage!

Nicely patinated and polished pieces that is a must for collectors of Neolithic silex.

Size: 6,2-7,3 cm. - which also is around the size of the early socketed celts from bronzeage. Cute set!

This item comes with a standard export license, when s...

A nice late type of dagger, Danish Neolithic period, Daggertime, ca. 2100-1800 BC.

A fine type with a distinct flat handle, dating to the end of the neolithic period in Scandinavia.

Size: ca. 17 cm.

Condition: Choice!. A few minimal ancient losses, othervise perfect, ancient greyish patina.

This item comes with a standard export license, when shipped outside Denmark. The license will be issued after sale - estimated delivery of the item with official l...

A large and massive thinbutted Danish neolithic offeraxe, dating to Time of the Great Burial Mounts, c. 3500-3000 BC.

An unpolished axe, made with defined seams on the edges. Well proportioned design and attractive, very broad. In Greyish brown Danien flint.

The thinbutted axes were introduced along with the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture. The axes were used to clear the woods and prepare the ground for crops. This particular axe though, would perhaps ...