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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.-
Pyxis from museum collection - found in Naples area
Lovely small vessel with original lid. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.
Price: on requestRoman terra sigillata jarRoman Empire, 1st - 3rd century AD, excellently preserved. From and old German collection, acquired in the 1960s - 1970s.
Price: on requestRoman jar with handleRoman Empire, 3rd century AD, excellently preserved. From and old German collection, acquired in the 1960s - 1970s.
Price: on requestRoman terra sigillata bowl with wild boar reliefsRoman Empire, 1st - 3rd century AD, excellently preserved. From and old German collection, acquired in the 1960s - 1970s.
Price: on requestLarge Roman terra sigillata plate with makers markRoman Empire, 2nd century AD, excellently preserved. From and old German collection, acquired in the 1960s - 1970s.
Price: on requestRoman glass cupGlass vessel dating to the 1st century AD. Beautiful iridescent patina. From the professor Ritschel collection.
Price: on requestCult vessel of the Yortan cultureWonderful double vessel with incised decoration. From the Early Bronze Age of Western Anatolia.
Price: on requestRoman oil lamp with stave dancer - parallel in Getty MuseumFrom 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 requestRare hellenistic amphoraNicely preserved, large amphora with attractive marine patina. Acquired in the 1980s from Helmut Liebert Antiquities in Krefeld, Germany.
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 requestLarge decorated violin bow fibulaImpressive piece of jewellery because of its size and decoration. From Central Europe, made during Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age.
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 requestFour 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.
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 requestFour 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.
Price: on requestApulian skyphosAus alter deutscher Sammlung. Perfekt erhaltenes, nicht restauriertes imposantes Gefäß.
Price: on requestCeltic neck ringOpen ring made of solid bronze. The torc is from Gaul or Central Europe and dates to the 4th or 3rd century BC.
Price: on requestTwo Greek leaden sling bulletsAlmond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.
Price: on requestTwo Greek leaden sling bulletsAlmond shaped lead bullets of a slinger. They were part of the equipment of a Greek army from the late 5th to the 2nd century BC.
Price: on requestElegant roman glass beakerSpherical small glass from Roman Imperial times. From the professor Ritschel collection.
Price: on requestAncient gold ring with maskThe fingerring is of peculiar workmanship and displays a central grotesque mask. A piece of jewellery from the Roman era.
Price: on requestRoman unguentariumThe cosmetic bottle from the Eastern Mediterranean dates to the 1st or 2nd century. A nice piece of ancient glass from the professor Ritschel collection.
Price: on requestRoman glass beakerElegant glass dating to Roman Imperial times. Nice pale green glass. From the professor Ritschel collection.
Price: on requestFour 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.
Price: on requestRoman glass bowlNice bowl made of pale blue green glass. It dates to the late Roman Imperial period. Bought in 1972 at Aloys Faust gallery.
Price: on requestImperial oil lamp with female bust - rare typeExcellent condition, slip widely preserved, attractive 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.
Price: on requestHellenistic bronze oil lampPossibly used as votive object or in funerary context. 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 requestRare Roman oil lamp - Ulysses with ramInteresting and very rare mythological scene. 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 requestApulian owl skyphosRare Apulian imitation of a popular Athenian type. From an old German collection, acquired 1965 at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.
Price: on requestHigh lekythos found in Athens areaImpressive ancient oil vessel. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s at Hermann Zirkel Gallery in Cologne.
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 requestDecorated hellenistic skyphosNicely preserved, with dense 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.
Price: on requestHellenistic or Roman jarBody decorated with grooves and dense scale pattern. 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 requestEtruscan or Roman antefix - Silen headVery well preserved, with traces of dark red painting. 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 requestVoluminous Roman jugAcquired in the 1960s at Hermann Zirkel Gallery, Cologne, Germany. Very well preserved.
Price: on requestRoman firma lamp with handleAcquired in the 1960s at Hermann Zirkel Gallery, Cologne, Germany. Perfectly preserved including the dark red slip.
Price: on request