Classical antiquity - Recent acquisitions - 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.-
Roman firma lamp with handleAcquired in the 1960s at Hermann Zirkel Gallery, Cologne, Germany. Perfectly preserved including the dark red slip.
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Rare Roman oil lamp with parallel in Getty MuseumWith makers mark CAMPILI. From a German family collection, acquired between 1905 and 1925. An almost identical lamp is on exhibition in the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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Roman sprinklerPerfume bottle with pattern-blown body. An aperture made it easy to dispense the precious content drop by drop. Made in the Roman province Syria in the 3rd cent. AD.
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Greek plate with palmettesPerfectly preserved object, Magna Graecia, 3rd - 2nd century B.C. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors. Very nicely preserved, interesting unusual piece.
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Roman oil lamp found in Regensburg areaWith makers mark QGC. Found in Southern Germany. From the collection of Hugo Rehorik (1905-1979), a voluntary archeologist who was working in the Regensburg area in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Four Greek or Scythian arrow headsGroup of four bronze socketed arrowheads, mainly triangular cross-section. Excellent condition, beautiful patina. From an old German collection, acquired in the early 1980s.
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Roman Republican denarius coined 49 BC after Caesar crossed the RubiconWonderfully preserved piece from one of the most exciting periods of Roman history. Legionary eagle on reverse.
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Head 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.
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Large 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.
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Roman bronze theater maskMassive piece with great patina. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.
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Roman oil lamp found in Regensburg areaWith makers mark FESTI A. Found in Southern Germany. From the collection of Hugo Rehorik (1905-1979), a voluntary archeologist who was working in the Regensburg area in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Ancient intaglioA scene with a young man is moulded into dark blue glass. Insert stone dating to Roman Imperial times.
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Four Greek or Scythian arrow headsGroup of four bronze socketed arrowheads, mainly triangular cross-section. Excellent condition, beautiful patina. From an old German collection, acquired in the early 1980s.
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Greek skyphos: Italic imitation of Proto-Corinthian or Laconian potteryAbout late 7th - 6th century B.C. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors. Very nicely preserved, interesting unusual piece.
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Roman oil lamp with nymph or goddessVery well preserved, minimal wear. The original slip is largely preserved and protected by a thick patina. 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.
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Roman bowl found in CologneA very similar piece found in Trier which possibly originates from the same workshop is published in Gose, Gefäßtypen der Römischen Keramik im Rheinland. Acquired 1971 from Axel G. Weber Gallery, Cologne, Germany. Said to have been found in Cologne.
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Voluminous Roman terra sigillata bottleTear-shaped bottle with ring-shaped base. A wide thin discus separated the body from the high cylindrical neck. Perfect condition, no damages. Acquired 1976 at Axel G. Weber Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
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Voluminous Roman terra sigillata jugGlobular jug with slightly conical neck and flat handle. Very well preserved, minimal wear, the original slip is mainly preserved. Acquired 1972 at Axel G. Weber Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
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Large Roman terra sigillata plateDiameter over 25 cm. Roman Empire, 1st century AD, excellently preserved. Acquired 1980 at Aloys Faust Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
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Small hellenistic pot with handlesGlobular pot with two handles, decoration painted in red-brown and black. Acquired 1973 at Axel G. Weber, Cologne, Germany. Said to have been found at the shores of Asia Minor.
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Roman cooking pot of the Herodian typeLarge vessel from Roman Imperial times. Most finds are known from the Roman province Iudaea.
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Roman indented beakerGlass beaker with pitting. A popular type across the whole roman empire. Mid 1st to 2nd cent. AD.
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Egyptian frog amuletNice small figurine of a frog dating to the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk.
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Roman oil lamp with personification of AfricaProduced in the workshop of Marcus Novius Iustus between 120 and 180 A.D. The province Africa is shown as a woman with exposed breast wearing a Pharaonic headdress between elephant tusks. From an old German collection, acquired before 1979 at Galerie fuer antike Kunst Karl Heinz Zuehlsdorf, Cologne.
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Athenian black-figure LekythosSo-called "warrior's fare well" group. An almost identical piece which surely originates from the same workshop is exhibited in Tuebingen, another very similar piece is at the Antikenmuseum Basel. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
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Egyptian terra cotta head of BesNice figurine from Ancient Egyptian times. It shows the dwarf god with a crown.
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Roman glass beakerGlass ware dating to Roman Imperial times. Great condition. A production of the Eastern provinces, possibly from Western Anatolia.
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Flat funerary scarabNice scarab from turquoise fayence. A special feature are the four drill holes to stitch the piece to a mummy bandage. From the famous Matouk collection.
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Conoid glass vesselSmall flask from beautiful glass. From the professor Ritschel collection.
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Roman glass beakerSmall glass dating to late Roman Imperial times. From the professor Ritschel collection.
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Beautiful Apulian kantharosFrom an old German collection, acquired 1976 at Kunsthandlung Aloys Faust, Cologne.
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Corinthian alabastron with large birdsExcellently preserved piece with interesting scene. From an old German private collection, acquired in Cologne 1975.
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Roman 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.
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Large Gnathia ware pelike with dovesGreat condition, vivid colors. From an old German private collection, acquired in Cologne 1989.
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Megarian bowl with floral decorationPerfectly preserved and finely worked piece from a German collection in which it was acquired in 1974 at Antikenhandlung Karl Heinz Zühlsdorf, Cologne, Germany. Said to have been found in Turkey.
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Richly decorated Gnathia-ware oinochoeGreat condition, vivid colors. Decorated with female head at the handle, vine branches and other friezes at body.
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