Bronze Age - 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.-
Anatolian clay jug with incised decoration
The Bronze Age vessel has wonderful linear decorative bands, the white filling of which contrasts with the dark slip. Circa 2500 to 2000 BC.
Price: on requestSumerian cuneiform tabletThe clay tablet is a receipt of sheep and goats from the Sumerian city of Puzrish-Dagan. It was made during the reign of King Shu-Sin, 2037 to 2029 BC. From the Yale University Collection.
Price: on requestBabylonian clay plaque with erotic scenePanel with a religious function in the Old Babylonian Empire. The relief shows a man and a woman during the sexual act, with the woman drinking beer through a straw.
Price: on requestMycenaean stirrup jar with decorative bandNicely decorated specimen of this characteristic type of vessel from the Mycenaeans. From the peak of Mycenaean pottery production in the 14th century BC.
Price: on requestDriking cup of the Troy typeSo-called Depas Amphikypellon from around 2500 BC. The famous type of drinking vessel from Troy as described in Homer's Iliad.
Price: on requestMycenaean stirrup jarNicely preserved specimen of this characteristic type of vessel from the Mycenaeans. From the peak of Mycenaean pottery production in the 14th century BC.
Price: on requestClay ushabtiTall Egyptian funerary statuette from the New Kingdom. From the collection of the archaeologist and artist Erich Charlier.
Price: on requestMesopotamian cuneiform tabletSmall clay tablet with well preserved Sumerian cuneiform writing. From Mesopotamia, probably from Uruk.
Price: on requestSumerian foundation cone from UrukSmall conoid clay nail with cuneiform inscription. From the main temple of Uruk, that is also mentioned in the Epos of Gilgamesh. Circa 3rd Millenium BC.
Price: on requestEgyptian funerary cone of AmunemopetConoid clay nail from the tomb of crown prince Amunemopet. From Thebes during the 18th dynasty. New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestSmall Mycenaean amphoraElegant vessel with three handles and painting. From the Mycenaean Age around 1300 BC.
Price: on requestEgyptian predynastic redware jarSimple pottery vessel of timeless elegance. From the Naqada I period, 4th Millenium BC.
Price: on requestClay tablet with cuneiform textSmall cuneiform writing tablet with well preserved text on both sides.
Price: on requestPainted ceramic bowlNice pottery vessel with painted geometric decoration in reddish-brown. From Bronze Age Iran, 2nd Millenium BC.
Price: on requestPainted tripod ceramic vesselImposing piece of painted pottery from Middle Bronze Age Western Iran. Early 2nd Millenium BC.
Price: on requestCult vessel of the Yortan cultureWonderful double vessel with incised decoration. From the Early Bronze Age of Western Anatolia.
Price: on requestBronze Age bowl with handleThe simple dish is made of coarse clay and originated in Bronze Age Europe.
Price: on requestSmall storage vessel from Early Bronze AgeThe elegant vessel could be stringed and suspended to protect its content from animals. From Early Bronze Age Europe.
Price: on requestCypriot jug with incised decorationTypical Red Polished ware from Middle Bronze Age Cyprus, around 2000 BC.
Price: on requestMycenaean pottery stirrup jarCharacteristic type of vessel for the Mycenaean civilization in Bronze Age Greece. From the peak of Mycenaean pottery production in the 14th century BC.
Price: on requestFemale figure from ElamMold-made clay figure, a fertility idol or erotic image from the Middle Elamite period, 1500 to 1100 BC.
Price: on requestWestern Asiatic female figureInteresting clay figurine from Western Asia during Bronze Age. Nice overall impression.
Price: on requestVessel of the Urnfield cultureNicely preserved pottery dating to the Urnfield period, the transition between Bronze Age and Iron Age in Central Europe. Found in Southern Germany. 1200 to 800 BC.
Price: on requestLarge decorated bowlFound in Southern Germany. From the well documented Hugo Rehorik collection.
Price: on requestDecorated vesselFound in Southern Germany. From the well documented Hugo Rehorik collection.
Price: on requestPainted Bronze Age cupThe well preserved Bronze Age pottery bears a geometric painted pattern. Acquired in 1977 at Davies Antiques in London, it is claimed to have been found in Syria.
Price: on requestOld Babylonian cuneiform tabletLarge clay tablet with cuneiform administrative text from Ur III to Old Babylonian times.
Price: on requestOld Babylonian cuneiform tabletVery nicely preserved clay tablet with cuneiform legal text from Old Babylonian times.
Price: on requestHittite beak-spouted ewerImposing vessel with well preserved paint. It shows geometric figures and sun wheel. From the 2nd millenium BC.
Price: on requestLarge jug from Bronze Age CyprusImposanter Krug vom Ende des 3. Jt. v. Chr. 39cm Höhe, 23cm Durchmesser. Publiziert in der Ausstellung Werke der griechischen Antike, Kulturhistorisches Museum Bielefeld, als Nr. 85.
Price: on requestPublished cypriot amphora, ex Sotheby'sFully preserved, early vase from the Bronze Age. 1977 on exhibition in the Bielefeld Museum of Fine Arts. From an old German private collection, acquired 1970 at Sotheby's. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.
Price: on requestLarge published cypriot jug, ex Christie'sExcellently preserved, rare for such a large object. 1977 on exhibition in the Bielefeld Museum of Fine Arts. From an old German private collection, acquired at Christie's in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.
Price: on requestPublished cypriot milk bowl1977 on exhibition in the Bielefeld Museum of Fine Arts. Nicely preserved piece, from an old German private collection, acquired prior to 1972. Coming with an ArtLoss certificate.
Price: on requestPre-Dynastic pottery of Ancient EgyptThe simple vessel is made of coarse clay. It dates to the end of the 4th millenium BC and hence witnessed the beginning of the Ancient Egyptian civilization.
Price: on requestBronze Age Elamite ceramic vesselBowl from the Middle Elamite period with painted geometric design. From the area of ancient Iran.
Price: on requestBronze Age Elamite ceramic vesselBowl from the Middle Elamite period with painted geometric design. From the area of ancient Iran.
Price: on request