ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES

Ca. 2nd-1st century BC A lead idol figure of minimalist form, displaying an elongated body with hands folded together on the chest. Head round an...

Ca. 900-1100 AD A gilt-bronze discoid brooch plate, slightly domed, with a broad border within which the cross with a ring at the junction divide...

Ca. 800-1200 AD A rectangular-shaped stone tile engraved and gilded with a central cross motif made up of a round junction with four diverging ar...

Ca. 900 AD An amazing finger ring formed of rods of gold wire twisted into an expanding median section. The band tapers to the back with open ter...

Ca. 600 AD A beautiful gold cruciform pendant with hollow arms tapering in towards the center. At the junction, a circular raised setting with a g...

Ca. 600-800 AD A spectacular gold finger ring comprising a flat-section hoop with circular plaques with three fine granules to each shoulder and ...

Ca. 400-600 AD A faceted broad flat-section hoop engraved on the widest part with the Greek inscription, 'OMONOIA' (harmony), over two lines. For...

Ca. 800-1200 AD A group of six rectangular-shaped stone tiles, each engraved and gilded with a central cross motif made up of a round junction wi...

Ca. 1400 AD A gold ring with a slender round hoop, slightly widening to a plano-convex bezel with inset ruby cabochon. Size: D: 19.51mm / US: 9 5...

Ca. 1400 AD A gold finger ring composed of a slender flat-section inscribed hoop, and a bezel with gorgeous inset cabochon amethyst. Size: D: 17....

Ca. 900 AD A gold ring with a circular-shaped hoop and wrapped decoration with a central knot. This simple yet elegant ornament may have belonged...

Ca. 1600-1700 AD An ornate, gold, finger ring, with scrolled detailing to the shoulders decorated in sapphire, pyramidal bezel with crescent deta...

Ca. 900-1000 ADA beaded necklace, formed of vibrant yellow glass beads and a group of three discoid pendants; the central pendant is formed of sil...

Ca. 300-100 BC A beautiful, Iron Age bronze torc in the shape of a stylised crown with modelled external spiked nodules. Commonly referred to as ...

Ca. 900-1100 AD A silver, flat-section bracelet decorated with various pattern punches including "X" surrounding a central panel of dotted patter...

Ca. 800-1000 AD A cast-bronze reliquary cross pendant composed of two cruciform plaques that fit together, a hinged mechanism to the top and bott...

Ca. 800-1000 AD A cast-bronze reliquary cross pendant composed of two cruciform plaques that fit together, a hinged mechanism to the top and bott...

Ca. 800-1000 AD A silver cruciform pendant comprising round arms and suspension bar. One face displays a portrait of a nimbate figure of a Warrio...

Ca. 900-1200 AD A hand grenade composed of a globular greyish vessel with a short neck, flaring shoulders, and a pointed base. Vessels such as th...

Ca. 800-1000 AD A ceramic grenade also referred to as "Greek Fire”. This hollow ceramic vessel consists of a piriform body, a short neck, and a d...

Ca. 900-1200 AD A hefty, mold-formed pottery hand grenade with a piriform body, a rounded shoulder, and a narrow mouth. The exterior body is deco...

Western Asiatic / Aegean, Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze spearhead with a triangular blade, raised midrib, and a pronounced shaft that extends into a lo...

Circa 1200-800 BC A beautiful example of axe head with blade that extends downward, below the butt of the axehead, providing longer cutting edge ...

Western Asiatic, Ca. 900-600 BC A collared bronze mace head comprising a tubular socket featuring protruding pyramidal spikes around its exterior...

Circa 900-1000 AD A very rare and unusual object to find on the art market, a full Viking door padlock with two decorative lions used as a protec...

Ca. 400 BC The first terminal from a ritual chariot, with the iconography of a griffin, with mouth open in the process of biting a wolf, the grif...

Ca. 600-400 BC A breath-takingly beautifully forged iron akinakes (also acinaces) sword with a bronze pommel which has been decorated with two st...

Ca. 11th-13th Century AD Medieval utility knife blade. This blade is long, thin, triangular in shape and of a thin triangle in section. Such cutl...

Ca. 11th-13th Century AD Two Medieval utility knife blades. One is long one short, both are of a triangular section but the shape of each varies....

Ca. 600-400 BC Comprising of a pointed, beveled blade, the flattened handle with ribbed-grip rectangular in outline with pommel design, with two,...

Ca. 900-1100 AD A forged-iron axe head of an interesting form with a curved tip along the lower portion of the blade edge. The rest of the tool f...

Ca. 900-1000 AD A rare iron spear head with a pointed, leaf-shaped blade with a flaring neck, and a circular socket with pair of lateral protrusi...

Ca. 100 AD An iron knife with single-edged iron leaf-shaped blade, bronze hilt decorated with an elaborate cylinder-shaped zoomorphic pattern enc...

Ca. 900-1000 AD A forged-iron axe head of a sizeable form with a lengthy neck, a verticle blade with flared tips, and a wide socketing shaft with...

Ca. 900-1000 AD A forged-iron axe head of a sizable form with a broad neck, a vertical blade with flared tips, and a wide socketing shaft. Size: ...

Ca. 1000 AD An excellent forged-iron long sword with a broad blade tapering to a sharp point. The cross guard is of a simple shape but curves dow...

Ca. 1-200 AD An iron dagger comprising a single-edged blade with a long tapering hilt that ends in a bronze pommel in the shape of an eagle's hea...

Ca. 900-1100 AD A rare silver and niello viking pendant with highly stylised, curvilinear representations of a man and a dragon representing Sigu...

Ca. 900-1100 AD A D-shaped bronze belt buckle with a pointed zoomorphic finial and a central section decorated with an interwoven wave pattern. S...

Ca. 700-1100 AD A silver ring with a D-shaped hoop, and elliptical bezel affixed to the hoop by applied coils of silver with trailing ends which w...

Ca. 2nd-1st century BC A bronze strap junction formed of three loops joined together with a central plaque with a finely detailed bovine head cro...

Ca. 900-1100 AD A bronze cruciform pendant with scalloped arms and an integral circular suspension loop. The obverse embellished with incised mot...

Ca. 1100-1300 AD A gold gilded silver cross with scalloped arms and integral circular suspension loop. Greek lettering on each of the arms forms ...

Ca. 1100-1300 AD A silvered flat fitting, probably coming from a Bible, bearing an engraved en-face portrait of a nimbate figure in a circle insc...

Ca. 900 BC A bronze blade with a pronounced central ridge with two deep grooves to either side, tapering to a sharp point at the tip. The hilt pe...

Ca. 900-1000 AD A large silver scabbard, the sheet body with repoussé linear ornament and punched dots to front of throat and tip; the throat rim...

Ca. 5000-3000 BC A finely ground boat-shaped stone axe head with a vertical socket, rounded butt, and a curved edge. The ground socket with expan...

Ca. 700-900 AD A silver torc with a rope-like twisted design to the body, and two snake-head terminals. Reference for Viking Jewellery: Cf. Arbma...

Ca. 950-1310 AD An iron sword with a distinctive Brazil nut pommel, Oakeshott as a type ‘A’. The cross guard is long, thin, and square sectioned,...

Ca. 1425-1510 AD An ‘Espada de Ropera’, an iron Spanish-made rapier featuring pommel like a perfectly formed ’Olive’ that drops down into a re-en...

Ca. 800-1000 AD A ceramic grenade, also referred to as "Greek Fire". This hollow ceramic vessel is with a piriform body, a short neck, and a dome...

Ca. 900-1200 AD A decorated "fire grenade" comprising a ceramic vessel with impressed geometric decoration and a pointed base. Globular vessels s...

Ca. 800-1000 AD A ceramic grenade, also referred to as 'Greek Fire'. This hollow ceramic vessel consists of a piriform body, with a short neck and...

Ca. 900-1100 AD A Viking iron knife featuring a one-sided pointed blade and a handle embellished with a silver ribbed collar and a further silver...

Ca. 1200-700 BC A long bronze "Trojan" spear blade with a prominently curved guard, which extends out from the ricasso of the pointed blade and p...

Ca. 1200-700 BC A two-edged bronze blade of a sword, leaf-shaped with rectangular tang, corrugated midrib extending almost to the tip and flared ...

Ca. 1200-700 BC A bronze sword blade with an elongated leaf-shaped blade, raised midrib bifurcating at the base of the blade, sharp edges that ta...

Ca. 1200-700 BC A two-edged bronze sword blade, leaf-shaped with rectangular tang, corrugated midrib extending to the tip and flared at the shoul...

Ca. 800-1000 AD A ceramic grenade, also referred to as 'Greek Fire'. This hollow ceramic vessel consists of a piriform body, with a short neck an...

Ca. 800-1000 AD A ceramic grenade also referred to as "Greek Fire”. This hollow ceramic vessel is of a piriform body, a short neck, and a domed ri...