Portraiture and sculpture - Fotogalerie - 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.-
Female figure from Elam
Mold-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 requestJaguar vessel of the Guanacaste-Nicoya peoplesThe 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.
Price: on requestApis bullVotive statuette made of bronze with fine incisions. From the famous Matouk collection.
Price: on requestFaience statuette of nursing IsisIsis is shown seated with infant Horus. Hieroglyphs on the back side pillar.
Price: on requestNaturalistic frog figureLively depiction from the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Beautiful multi-coloured stone.
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 bronze statuette of a lion goddessFantastic bronze figurine with a human female body and a lioness head. A nice example of ancient Egyptian art from the famous Matouk collection.
Price: on requestEgyptian lioness amuletFantastic example of Egyptian miniature art in stone. The amulet dates to the Late Period and should give its owner strength or protection.
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 requestPublished coptic bronze figurine of a standing womanBetween 1963 and 2009 on exhibition in Vienna, Zurich, Basel and Clermont-Ferrand. Reported to have been found in Middle Egypt. From the famous Prof. Maurice Bouvier collection, acquired in Egypt between 1929 and 1959.
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 fayence statuette of TothFigurine of of highest artistic quality. From the 29th or 30th dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
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 requestAnatolian bronze idolThe bronze figurine is a nail idol that can be attributed to the Hittite culture. Late 2nd Millenium BC.
Price: on requestNear Eastern bronze idolThe unusual bronze figurine is a Near Eastern idol. Possibly a god or priest. 2nd Millenium BC.
Price: on requestMummyform Near Eastern idolThe unusual bronze figurine is an idol from Anatolia or the Near East. Around 1000 BC.
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 requestBronze figurine of a horseNicely preserved massive bronze figurine. 2nd - 1st half 1st millenium BC. Western Asia.
Price: on requestBronze figurine of a deer or stagNicely preserved massive bronze figurine. End of 2nd - 1st half 1st millenium BC. Iron Age culture, Western Asia.
Price: on requestBronze votive figurine of a bullNicely preserved bronze figurine. 2nd - 1st half 1st millenium BC. Bronze or Iron Age, Western Asia, probably Hittite.
Price: on request