Stone - Sold antiquities
Archive of sold antiquities
All artefacts sold in our gallery are fully documented in our online archive and database. Being a specialist ancient art dealer, preserving also the more recent history of each and every piece sold in our shop is at our heart. That is particularly useful for artefacts that changed owners in the meantime. Information that may have been lost in the process can be easily restored from our archives. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information about ancient items that have been sold in our gallery. We can help you with reconstructing the history of ownership for those items. All information about our customers will be kept confidential, of course.-
Hellenistic or Roman marble torso
From an old German private collection, acquired 1962. Impressive piece.
Price: on requestSassanian intaglio with griffinPerfectly preserved ring stone made of orange carnelian. It shows a winged hybrid creature with the body of a lion. With inscription in Pahlavi, the Middle Persian script of the Sassanids.
Price: on requestHellenistic or Roman marble head of ErosFrom the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.
Price: on requestFlint blade and stone mouldInteresting group of two artefacts. A Neolithic flint blade from Egypt and a Bronze Age mould for casting or hammering metal.
Price: on requestThree neolithic arrowheads from EgyptThe Stone Age points are beautifully crafted. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Price: on requestStone Age spearhead from North AmericaFinely crafted flint projectile from the Stone Age of North America. From a swiss museum collection.
Price: on requestSix neolithic stone toolsNice group of artefacts from the Northern European Neolithic. One blade, two dagger fragments and three axe head fragments. All found in Northern Germany.
Price: on requestPaleolithic hand axePrehistoric stone tool. It was the universal tool of the older Stone age and could be used as a borer or a cutter. From a Swiss museum collection. Found in Algeria, North Africa.
Price: on requestStone Age bow scraper from EgyptThe Paleolithic tool is shaped like a sickle. Thebes has been handed down as the place of origin. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Price: on requestNeolithic stone tool from EgyptThe Stone Age weapon's point or knife blade is well crafted, with finely serrated edge. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Price: on requestMesopotamian cylinder seal with eyesThe seal made of light-colored stone dates from the Bronze Age of Mesopotamia. The stylization of the depicted eyes is reminiscent of the well-known eye idols.
Price: on requestMesopotamian cylinder sealMade of beautiful red stone, worked with the drill. From the transitional period between Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age in Mesopotamia.
Price: on requestMesopotamian cylinder seal with animalsThe unusually long seal shows two horned animals with grain and eye symbols. A wonderful artefact from ancient Mesopotamia.
Price: on requestOld Babylonian cylinder seal with gods and inscriptionScene with sun god Shamash and the Amorite god Amurru. The cuneiform writing names the owner of the seal, a faithful servant of these deities.
Price: on requestPaleolithic hand axeSmall prehistoric stone tool. It was the universal tool of the older Stone age and could be used as a borer or a cutter. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Price: on requestStone Age spearhead from North AmericaFinely crafted flint projectile from the Stone Age of North America. From a swiss museum collection.
Price: on requestPaleolithic hand axePrehistoric stone tool. It was the universal tool of the older Stone age and could be used as a borer or a cutter. From a Swiss museum collection. Found in Ouarzazate, Morocco.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio of carnelianThe gem stone from the Late Roman Imperial period is engraved in linear style. It shows a standing person in a cloak.
Price: on requestPaleolithic hand axeSmall prehistoric stone tool. It was the universal tool of the older Stone age and could be used as a borer or a cutter. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Price: on requestTwo Neolithic stone tools from EgyptThe Stone Age saw and the slender blade are finely worked. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Price: on requestStone Age bow scraper from EgyptThe Paleolithic tool is of beautiful shape and color. Thebes has been handed down as the place of origin. Including old museum display.
Price: on requestPaleolithic hand axeSmall prehistoric stone tool. It was the universal tool of the older Stone age and could be used as a borer or a cutter. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Price: on requestPredynastic hippopotamus amuletWonderful figurine made of orange-red carnelian. Dating to the birth of Ancient Egypt. The rare piece was already scientifically studied in 1913.
Price: on requestThree neolithic arrowheads from EgyptThe Stone Age points are beautifully crafted, with finely serrated edges. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Price: on requestNeolithic stone tool from EgyptThe Stone Age weapon's point or knife blade is well crafted, with finely serrated edge. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Price: on requestThree neolithic arrowheads from EgyptThe Stone Age points are beautifully crafted, with finely serrated edges. From a 100 year old museum collection.
Price: on requestRoman wall paintingThe fresco shows a young man in full military gear. Interpretations include Mars, the god of war, and Brutus, the murderer of Caesar. The impressive piece is an absolute rarity in its outstanding condition and quality.
Price: on requestMesopotamian stamp seal in bull shapeThe magnificent seal is from the Jemdet Nasr period. The stamp shows quadrupeds and a scorpion. Published in a book about the Epstein collection.
Price: on requestNeolithic axe mounted for museum displayThe stone tool is from the European Neolithic. A special feature is the museum-quality custom made shaft which gives a great impression of the tool's former mounting.
Price: on requestEgyptian cowroid with pseudo hieroglyphsAmulet seal with papyrus trees and other signs on the bottom side. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestEgyptian cowroid with knot designAmulet seal with interesting top side markings. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestCylinder seal with seated godInteresting seal from Mesopotamia during the Akkad III period. It shows worshippers with cups standing before the sky god.
Price: on requestConoid stamp sealMade from beautiful mottled stone during Iron Age II. The seal is from southern Anatolia or northern Syria and is engraved with a religious scene.
Price: on requestMycenaean seal with griffinA wonderful and rare example of the Bronze Age Greek art of engraving stones. It shows a fantasy creature with lion body and bird of prey head. Mid-2nd Millennium BC.
Price: on requestLarge Roman funerary stela with high reliefThe elaborate high relief shows the deceased resting on a kline, pointing to a tabula ansata which originally carried a painted inscription. Roman Empire, 2nd century AD. Ex Galerie Cahn, Basel.
Price: on requestNeolithischer Axtkopf mit MuseumsschäftungDas Steinwerkzeug stammt aus der Jungsteinzeit Nord- oder Mitteleuropas. Besonders hervorzuheben ist die moderne Schäftung in Museumsqualität, die einen großartigen Eindruck von der einstigen Verwendung des Werkzeuges gibt.
Price: on request