Late Antiquity - Middle Ages - Ceramics and clay - 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.-
Bronze bird from Late Antiquity
Finial in the shape of a bird, probably once the head of a rod or distaff. From the Late Roman or Early Byzantine period.
Price: on requestMaya civilization pottery bowlSmall bowl painted with abstract shapes. From the Classic period of the Maya civilization.
Price: on requestAmphora with beautiful marina patinaTable amphora, or vessel for transport of particularly precious goods. The beautiful dense marine patina makes this vase a true eye-catcher. From 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 requestPerfectly preserved ampulla of Saint MenasAmpulla of Saint Menas, a late-third-century Egyptian Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith. From the collection of Prof. Dilling, acquired in the early 1900s.
Price: on requestEarly Christian pilgrim flask with St. MenasAmpulla of Saint Menas, a late-third-century Egyptian Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith. From the collection of Prof. Dilling, acquired in the early 1900s.
Price: on requestMochican stirrup vessel with museum provenanceElegant vessel of the late Moche culture. Wonderful geometrical decoration in near perfect condition.
Price: on requestNorth African oil lamp with rare mirror scene, ex Christie'sThe mirror shows the harvest of grapes, a symbol for Autumn in the Ancient Roman iconography. Very nicely preserved, from an old US-American collection. Ex Christie's.
Price: on requestRoman transport amphoraNicely preserved, large amphora with attractive marine patina. Acquired in the 1980s from Helmut Liebert Antiquities in Krefeld, Germany.
Price: on requestLate antique oil lamp with round bodyPossibly from Israel area. Excellent condition. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
Price: on requestRoman transport amphora found at SezzeNicely preserved, large amphora from the Mediterranean sea. Attractive marine patina. Found in Sezze area (Latium).
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp from the collection of Shlomo MoussaieffVery nicely preserved piece, from a famous Israeli collection. IAA export permit available.
Price: on requestRoman transport amphora found at Cabrera islandPerfectly preserved, large amphora from the Mediterranean sea. From an old German collection.
Price: on requestRoman transport amphora found at Cabrera islandNicely preserved amphora from the Mediterranean sea. From an old German collection.
Price: on requestRoman transport amphora found at Cabrera islandPerfectly preserved, large amphora from the Mediterranean sea. From an old German collection.
Price: on requestBeaker of the Nazca cultureElegant vessel made by the precolumbian Nazca culture. The outside is decorated by a polychrome szene of geometric patterns and abstractions of animals and faces.
Price: on requestMochica stirrup vesselThe body is creatively shaped as a bird man. A wonderful testimony to the last bloom of the Mochica culture before its collapse.
Price: on requestRoman transport amphora found at Cabrera islandPerfectly preserved, large amphora from the Mediterranean sea. Attractive marine patina.
Price: on requestEgyptian frog lamp from very old German collectionThe frog lamps developed in Egypt close to Abydos. For the Egyptians, the frog symbolized birth and resurrection, this symbolism was also adapted by the early Christians. From the German collection Becker, in this for 3 generations.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp with head of a Taurus as handleRare type with plastic handle and large cross on base.
Price: on requestNorth African oil lamp with running gazelleInteresting motif, very detailed work. Nicely preserved piece from an old collection.
Price: on requestNorth African oil lamp with floral motifDark clay with partially preserved dark glaze. Nicely preserved, from an old collection.
Price: on requestNorth African oil lampInteresting motif, very detailed work. Nicely preserved piece from an old collection.
Price: on requestNorth African Christian oil lamp with palm treeVery detailed work, nicely preserved, from an old collection.
Price: on requestVery large North African oil lampEarly Christian oil lamp with Chi Rho christogram, below the letters alpha and omega. Large and impressive piece. From the very old German collection Becker.
Price: on requestNorth African oil lamp - very rare typeDark clay with partially preserved dark green glaze, very rare transition type. Nicely preserved, from an old German collection.
Price: on requestEnd piece for ancient terracotta forger's mouldThe perfectly preserved mould was used to counterfeit coins with a FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse and was used frequently. From time of Constantius II (337-361 AD) or slightly later.
Price: on requestAncient terracotta forger's mouldThe mould was used to counterfeit coins with a FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse and was used frequently
Price: on requestAncient terracotta forger's moulds, possibly from TrierWhat makes this offer special is the fact that the two moulds are not only perfectly preserved withut damages, but also fit together.
Price: on requestSmall Roman amphora from El-Djem, TunisPossibly produced in Hispania Baetica. From a very old German collection
Price: on requestSamaritanische ÖllampeReich dekoriert, seltener Typ. 4. bis 5. Jh. n.Chr. Spätrömische bis frühbyzantinische Epoche. Länge 100mm, Breite 60mm.
Price: on requestFrührömische ÖllampeDiskusförmige rötliche Keramik, 1. bis 2. Jh. n.Chr., Levante. Sehr schöner nicht restaurierter Zustand, antike Vergrößerung des Einfüllloches. Länge 80mm, Breite 65mm.
Price: on requestByzantinische Öllampe6. bis 9. Jh. n.Chr., byzantinische Zeit. Schwere Keramik, Levante, Syria/Palaestina. Gitterartiges lineares Dekor auf Körper, Henkel mit Palmendekor. Länge 95mm.
Price: on requestRömische Öllampe mit grüner GlasurRömische Provinzen Pannonia, 4. Jh. n.Chr., Spätantike, 82mm lang. Perfekt erhaltenes Exemplar.
Price: on requestByzantinische Öllampe, Palaestina6. bis 7. Jh. n.Chr. Mittelbyzantinische Epoche. Länge 90mm, Breite 60mm, Höhe 55mm. Seltene Töpferscheibenfertigung. Tüllenkanne mit Henkel, keine Brüche. Vollständig und intakt.
Price: on requestSpätrömische bis byzantinische ÖllampeCa. 3. bis 7 Jh. n.Chr. Länge 90mm, Breite 55mm, Höhe 28mm. Öffnungen 20mm und 10mm. Vollständig und intakt, schwache Rußspuren.
Price: on requestRömische Beit Natif Öllampe4. bis 5. Jh. n.Chr., benannt nach dem Ort der Werkstatt in Judäa. Länge 70mm, Breite 55mm, Höhe 25mm. Perfekte Erhaltung, reiches Dekor.
Price: on request