Archaeology – Antiquity

Ibis body in blue glass paste, head and legs in bronze with a patina of excavation. Egypt, Ptolemaic period, c. 332 30 B.C. H :12 L:19,5 P :5 cm. Old collection of Rey Pailhade. A comparable model from the Léon Rodrigues…

Funerary tiara element made of fine gold leaf worked with repoussé and decorated in its centre with an oval iridescent medallion cut in intaglio with a figure from ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, weight total :…

1912 . LIBRO: (MEDICINA PREHISTÓRICA) . LUCAS CHAMPIONNIÈRE: LES ORIGINES DE LA TRÉPANATION DÉCOMPRESSIVE. Trépanation néolithique, trépanation pré Colombienne, trépanation des Kabyles, trépanation traditionnelle. AVEC 3…

*EGYPT. Draft letter and manuscript, partly autograph, from an unidentified author, 13 March 1741, to Claude GROS DE BOZE; 6 pages in 4 with 2 red wax stamps. Rare ancient study of a hieroglyphic stone, whose imprint is …

China, earthenware pot, Neolithic style, hereby Mexican terracotta head, h. 16.9 cm [2]

China, high bronze pot, Neolithic style, h. 49 cm. [1]

Egypt, collection of five rings, Late Period, with scarabs, unmarked 14K gold , [5]

Egypte, two faience necklaces, Late Period, one with flower beads, the other with scarabe. Herewith five beaded necklaces, l. 51 and 35 cm. [7]

Egypt_Saudi Arabia, beaded necklace, Jordan, amulet necklace, a.o. decorated with coral, amulet containers, pendants and coins, [2]

Egypt, three scarab rings, with scarabs, unmarked 14K gold ,

Egypt, collection of rings, Late Period, unmarked 14K gold, sapphire, scarab and hieroglyphs , [4]

Egypt, collection of seven amulets and a ring, Late Period, unmarked 14K gold, with scarabs and hieroglyphs, [8]

Egypt, collection of amulets and beads, Late Period., [zkj]

Mesopotamia, collection of antique beaded necklaces, a.o. with obsidian and lapis lazuli beads,

A group of sixteen fragmentary mainly ancient terracottas, including an archaising female figure wearing close fitting drapery, 13cm; a Hellenistic naked youth with a cloak across the shoulders, 11cm; two polychrome pain…

An Egyptian banded alabaster alabastra, late Period Ptolemaic, 7th 2nd Centuries B.C., with disc rim, short cylindrical neck and vestigial lugs, 8.9cm. High Provenance: Purchased in the 1960s in Cairo by the British A…

A Greek terracotta antefix with the head of Io, Taranto, circa 4th Century B.C., the nymph depicted with cow's horns, now largely lost, her wavy hair bound by a wreath, wearing pendant earrings, with almond shaped eyes, …

A black figure stemmed kylix, the exterior decorated with palmettes alternating with tendrils, probably Greek, 5th 4th Century B.C., 6.3cm high, 22cm max diam; a Greek black glazed ovoid jug with broad strap handle, flar…

An Egyptian banded alabaster alabastra, late Period Ptolemaic, 7th 2nd Centuries B.C., the smaller thin walled example with short cylindrical neck and everted rim, with vestigial lug handles and rounded base, 6.8cm high …

A group of eleven Etruscan bucchero ware vessels, circa 7th 6th Century B.C., comprising a large oinochoe, a spur on either side of the strap handle, a band of vertical striations around the central body, rays emanating …

Wedgewood Kratervase

Pale green Wedgwood crater vase in jasperware with lid cover and double handle. Height approx. 29.5 cm, width approx. 17 cm. With the embossed mark "Wedgwood Made in England" and "HR" on the base and "MV" in the lid. Eng…

Lorch, Melchior (auch Lorck, um 1527 Flensburg nac…

Bactrian camel with show saddle. Woodcut. 14,5 x 21,1 cm. 1582. B. IX, pp. 511, 4.95, Hollstein from 59. Perfect impression with narrow margins around the border. Overall somewhat foxed and age spotted, otherwise very we…

Ushabti

Ushabti figure. Faience with well preserved hieroglyphics, partly with turquoise glaze. Height 19 cm. Egypt, late dynastic period, 26th dynasty. In ancient Egypt it became common practice to furnish the graves of the dec…

STATUTE representing Isis suckling Horus in bronze.Egypt, Late Period.H. 8 cm

BRANT (Sébastien).

Stultifera Navis. Basel, Johannes Bergman de Olpe, March 1497. In 4, Russian fawn leather, gilt fillet, spine gilt, green title coin, blue edges (English binding, end of 18th century). GW, 05054. HC, 3746. Goff, B 1086. …

ANTONIUS (Marc Antoine)

In Greek and Latin:] De Seipso and Ad Seipsum libri XII. London, M. Flesher for R. Mynne, 1643. 2 parts in one volume in 8, 28 ff.N.Ch., 343 and 148 pp., 2 ff.N.Ch.: fawn calf, golden coat of arms in the center, spine ri…

HALLER (Albrecht von)

Letters on the most important truths of the Revelation, translated from German. Yverdon, [Fortuné Barthélemy de Felice], 1772. In 8, 8 and 197 pp., 1 p.N.Ch.: cream coloured cardboard, flat and smooth spine decorated wit…

MEMORATIVE HANGING FIGURING THE VICTORIES OF KARADORDEin gilt and blackened bronze, depicting the Serbian soldier "Karageorges" (1752 1817) on his spirited horse, his finger pointing to the horizon, a fragment of Greek p…

THAILANDE, BAN CHANG - Epoque NéolithiquePot sur piédouche en terre cuite peinte d'engobe rouge de motifs à spirales. (Fêlure, défauts de cuisson, éclats). H. 25 cm.

THAILANDE, BAN CHANG - Epoque NéolithiqueGrande jarre balustre à col évasé en terre cuite à décor en engobe rouge de motifs stylisés. (Accidents, restaurations). H. 41 cm.

CHINE - Epoque NéolithiqueRécipient tripode en terre cuite noire. H. 26,5 cm.

CHINE, MAJIAYAO - Epoque NéolithiquePot à deux anses en terre cuite à traces d'engobe rouge et noir de motifs géométriques. (Restaurations). H. 35 cm.

THAILANDE, BAN CHANG - Epoque NéolithiquePot balustre sur piédouche à col évasé en terre cuite à décor en engobe rouge de motifs stylisés. (Restaurations). H. 31 cm.

THAILANDE, BAN CHANG - Epoque NéolithiquePot sur haut piédouche en terre cuite à décor en engobe rouge de vagues sur le pied et de motifs ondulés sur la panse. (Petits accidents). H. 22 cm.

Third Bessarion Master (act. In Lombardy in the third quarter of the 15th century). Leaf from a gradual with picture initial B and St. Michael as guardian of the soul and numerous small initials. Tempera, pen and gold he…

Bague en or jaune 750 millièmes à motif d'un scarabée dans le goût égyptien 9,6 g, taille 53 - Le scarabée dans l'Egypte antique symbolise la renaissance quotidienne du soleil.

Set of four terracotta objects including: a black glazed oenochoe, a tripod bowl, a hydra and a skyphos with a geometrical painted decoration. Work of the Etruscan Campania. (* and **). Height: from 8 to 28cm.

Miniature statuette of a crouching orant holding a squared stele. He is wearing a short loincloth and a short smooth wig.Limestone with remnants of ochrepigments Egypt, Late Period, 664-332BC: 5.2 cm

Lot comprising a shaouabti and a bust of shaouabti wearing the smooth tripartite wig. Moulded ochre terracotta. Remains of red highlights for the bust, missing lower part (bust), wear. Egypt, New Kingdom, c. AH 1550 1069…

Statuette of a Thoth baboon sitting with his hands on his knees. It rests on a thick base.Lithographic limestone. Missing jaw.Egypt, Late Period,AH 664-332 B.C.: 10.5 cm

Shaouabti inscribed on a ventral column. The arms and eyes are shaped.Ochre terracotta shaped. Red and black highlights.Egypt, early New Kingdom, c. 1550 B.C.H: 18 cm

Bust of a leonocephalous goddess. She wears a long tripartite wig. It is a sculptor's model.Lithographic limestone. (Partial wear).Egypt, Late Period or Ptolemaic Period,AH 664-32 BC: 6.7 cm.

Figure of a mummiform Ptah Osiris adorned with a long tripartite wig. A column of inscriptions in hieroglyphs indicates the name of the dedicant. Wood with red, beige and black polychromy. Chips, missing feathers, numero…

Oshebti is inscribed on the body in ten horizontal registers in the name of Psammetik Mery Ptah, superintendent of the royal fleet. Green earthenware. Broken glued. Egypt, Saqqarah, End of Dynasty 26, AH 664 525: 19 cm D…

Statuette of Bastet sitting pussy. A necklace holding an Udjat eye is engraved around the neck. Bronze with a smooth brown patina. Missing at the base. Egypt, Late Period or Ptolemaic Period, AH 664 32 BC: 9 cm

Flat bottomed, vertical walled cup. It is painted with a rosette made of lotus flowers radiating from the bottom of the dish and tongues and dots on the lip and belly. Blue earthenware with black highlights. Broken and s…

Double palette with anthropomorphic blush. Steatite. One part missing. Egypt, Dynasty XV XVI, c. 700 a. H.C.: 11.2 cm Comparative Bibliography: Benedict, G. A., General Catalogue of Egyptian Antiquities, Perfume Spoon, K…

Head of Apis crowned with the solar disc between the horns and a large erect uraeus. Ears shaped in three folds. The superciliary arches and the top of the skull are engraved with wavy lines. Granodiorite. Partly missing…

Lot comprising a woman's head wearing a high tiara holding a bun and a statuette of a Harpocrates standing with his arms along his body. Beige terracotta (head) and bronze with a smooth green patina (Harpocrates). Worn (…

Piece of a half-draped male statuette sitting on a rock.Ochre terracotta. Splinter at the base, head and arms missing.19th century, in the taste of Hellenistic productions.Height: 17 cm