Search results for: 'Art'

Large jar with ovoid body and trefoil mouth. Decorated with carved lines. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1950s. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.

Magnificent miniature work of art from the height of italic glass intaglio production. It shows a Greek young man. His shield has a winged horse as an emblem.

The small work of art is made of beautiful turquoise glass. It shows the head of a young soldier with a Corinthian helmet pushed to the back of the head.

Famous egyptologist who excavated in Alexandria in the 19th century. Acquired in Egypt during this time, since then and until 2016 in the Menant family collection. With Art Loss certificate.

Very rare depiction of this Roman emperor on a piece of pottery intended for daily use. Very well preserved, worth the exhibition in a museum. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.

The flat relief shows an offering scene and above a hieroglyphic text describing the deceased Ptah-nefer, the priest and the offerings. A translation has been made by the renowned Egyptologist professor Kurth. The work of art dates to the 26th dynasty. It is adopting the style of the Old Kingdom.

Complete surviving hoard consisting of one bronze bowl, two belts and twelve bracelets. Urnfield culture HaB1. The amazingly well preserved group is excessively rare on the art market as well as in museum collections.

The falcon in Egyptian art can be a depiction of the god Horus or symbolize the soul of the pharao. Falcon amulets are known from the earliest times in Egyptian history. However this speicmen dates to the Late Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt.

Expressive and life-sized face mask from the Early Classic period of Mexico. From the museum collection of Washington University.

Overall great impression with excellently preserved decoration.

Very impressive, cicely preserved large vase. Painted with women dancing between sphinxes. An almost identical piece is on exhibition at the Musee National Rodin in Paris.

Impressive vase, decorated with an elaborate female head. Body perfectly preserved incl. original white, red and yellow paint.

Body perfectly preserved, including the elaborate original painting. 25 cm high, very impressive vase.

Paestan or Campanian. The scientifically confirmed age is 2460 years. Rare in this condition.

The vase shows the fight of Herakles against a centaur, and on the other side a sitting woman with a satyr. Very delicate object, painting of exquisite workmanship for an apulian vase.

Double-edged blade of a large spear from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. Impressive speciment with nice patina.

Nice group of polychrome inlays and spindle weights from Roman Egypt. From an old English collection, ex Bonhams London.

Impressive vase showing a young man and a sitting woman, possibly from the workshop of the Truro Painter.

Nice small vessel with well-preserved painted decorations. From Cyprus towards the end of the geometric period and the beginning of the archaic period.

A perfect example of the highly distinctive black-topped ware from the Naqada I and II culture. The tall jar is impressively well preserved.

Probably Cypriot. Very large, impressive vessel in excellent condition. From the Swiss collection W. Rosenbaum (1894 - 1984).

Nice little bowl with an abstract colourful design. Dating to the early Roman Imperial period. With Italian export permit.

Nice group of polychrome inlays and spindle weights from Roman Egypt. Including two fragments with a wonderful floral decor.

Nice group of polychrome inlays and a spindle weight from Roman Egypt. Including one fragment with a wonderful floral decor.

Nice group of polychrome inlays and spindle weights from Roman Egypt. Including one fragment with a wonderful floral decor.

Nice group of polychrome inlays and spindle weights from Roman Egypt. Including two fragments with a wonderful floral decor.

Cone-shaped spindle whorl from the time of Roman rule over Egypt. The beautifully made mosaic glass weight is certainly a showpiece of every collection.

Very nice pottery plate painted with circles and accentuations. Cypro-Archaic period.

The imposing vessel shows not just a jaguar but a transformed shaman in his animal form. It was made in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica between 800 and 1200 AD and used for funeral purposes in the Guanacaste region.

The original white painting of shield and leg protection is perfectly preserved. From an old German collection.

Polychrome glass jewellery with a plastically moulded face of a woman. A product from the Phoenician culture, created around 400 BC.

A nice bronze bird from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. The ibis was the sacred bird of Thoth, god of wisdom and the sciences.

The cosmetic vessel is of a rare type. From the collection of Egyptologist Professor Wiedemann. Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

A fine gold work once worn as a pendant around the neck by an elite. The small male figure was made by a largely uniform Panamanian culture, right before the old crafts disappeared under the influence of the Spaniards.

Small warrior figure from Umbria in Italy, circa 5th century BC. Probably placed as a votive offering at a place of worship. From the important collection of Dr. Marcel Ebnoether.

Small cuneiform writing tablet with well preserved text on both sides.