Portraiture and sculpture - Classical antiquity - 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.-
Boeotian female figure
This idol is a specialty of Boeotia in the 6th century BC. The type is also referred to as Pappades.
Price: on requestCypriot figure from the archaic periodThe cylindrical figure is made of light brown clay and dates to the cypro-archaic period. It is referred to as Snowman type in archaeological literature.
Price: on requestEgyptian fayence figurine of a baboonVery nice depiction of the Egyptian god Thoth as a crouching baboon with discoid and crescent moon. Ex Christie's.
Price: on requestEgyptian terra cotta figurine of BesNice figurine from the Ptolemaic period. It shows the dwarf god with a leonine mask and stuck out tongue.
Price: on requestGreek protome from Archaic periodProbably used for votive purposes and thus showing a goddess, or as an apotropaic (protecting) object in funerary context. 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 requestHellenistic female headThe face is worked with a very high level of detail and is excellently preserved. 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 requestHead of Aphrodite with rich diademSo-called "oriental Aphrodite". Face and head dress are worked with a very high level of detail and excellently preserved. 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 requestLarge terra cotta figure of Aphrodite or Venus AnadyomeneVery impressive, 27 cm high figure. The goddess is rising from the sea accompanied by a dolphin, holding her tresses and leaning on a high herm. 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 requestVery large figure of Aphrodite or Venus AnadyomeneVery impressive, 42 cm high figure. The goddess is rising from the sea, holding her tresses and accompanied by an Eros standing on a vase and a dolphin. 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 requestEgyptian frog amuletNice small figurine of a frog dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.
Price: on requestEgyptian terra cotta head of BesNice figurine from Ancient Egyptian times. It shows the dwarf god with a crown.
Price: on requestEgyptian falcon amuletic sealThe seal has the shape of the Horus falcon. Late Period of Ancient Egypt. Coming from the famous Matouk collection.
Price: on requestRoman statue of a sitting manImpressive piece, possibly the funerary statue of a poet or a philosopher. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, Austria, president of the local museum association, author of over 50 history books, decorated many times for his achievements.
Price: on requestEgyptian crocodile amuletNice small depiction of a crocodile dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.
Price: on requestEgyptian falcon amuletNice small figurine of a falcon dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.
Price: on requestSmall bronze amulet of a dogA nice amulet from Ancient Egypt. The rare depiction shows a crouching canid with alert head and ears. A piece from the famous Fouad Matouk collection.
Price: on requestEgyptian ibis amuletNice figurine of an ibis dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.
Price: on requestRoman bronze figurine of a horsemanBeautiful massive figurine, very well preserved, great dark green patina.
Price: on requestBronze figurine of a horse from Roman eraBeautiful small figurine, very well preserved, great green patina.
Price: on requestRoman bronze figurine of a horse with baseBeautiful massive figurine, very well preserved, great dark green patina.
Price: on requestRoman bronze figurine of a horseBeautiful massive figurine, very well preserved, great dark green patina.
Price: on requestRoman bronze figurine of a horseBeautiful massive figurine, perfectly preserved, great patina. With modern 925 silver base.
Price: on requestEgyptian votive box with lizardThe small bronze coffin is adorned with a lizard figure on top. The artefct is from the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk (1902-1978).
Price: on requestEgyptian coffin with lizardThe small bronze votive box is adorned with a lizard figure on top. The artefct is from the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk (1902-1978).
Price: on requestHawk head of a godDecorative fitting for the rear end of an incense burner dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. A piece from the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk (1902-1978).
Price: on requestFigure of Anubis from the famous Matouk collectionRare bronze figure of the canine headed God of Death. From the Late Period of Ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestLarge Attic terracotta figure of a womanDelicate work of art, very nicely preserved. From the collection of Professor Robert McElderry (1869 – 1949), acquired in Greece in the 1930s
Price: on requestPtolemaic sarcophagus maskImpressive wood relief of an idealized face. Remains of paint. The mask was part of a sarcophagus lid from Ancient Egypt during ptolemaic rule.
Price: on requestLarge greek terracotta bust of a womanDelicate work of art, very nicely preserved. From a Munich private collection in which it was acquired around 1976. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
Price: on requestRoman marble figurine of SalusMarble torso of Salus or Hygeia, the goddess of health, holding a serpent in her arms. From the collection of Dr. Bruno Kirschner, Israel. Exported from Israel with permit of the IAA.
Price: on requestRoman marble portrait, possibly Traianus DeciusExtraordinarily preserved marble head. Comparable in quality with portraits of Roman emperors on exhibition in large museums. Either a portrait type not yet surely attributed to Traianus Decius, or a private portrait of the Decius era imitating the official imperial portraits.
Price: on requestBronze statuette of nursing IsisIsis is shown in a very typical depiction as a mother, the archetype of the later Christian Nursing Madonna. The bronze figurine dates to the 22nd to 31st dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestFaience figurine of Isis and Horus childGoddess on a throne nursing her child Horus. Dating to the Late Period of ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestSerapis marble bust from Joachim Menant collectionFamous 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.
Price: on requestRoman-Egyptian portrait of a young womanExcellent condition, original stucco and painting partially preserved. From an old collection of a Frech engineer. With Art Loss certificate
Price: on requestBronze statuette of OsirisThe figurine is in exceptional condition with a nice patina. Late Dynastic period of Ancient Egypt, 664 to 332 BC.
Price: on request