antiquities

Ca. 500 - 400 BC. An Achaemenid silver lotiform phiale. The exterior is decorated with repoussé lotus leaves and buds, a raised central omphalos o...

Ca. 3000 - 2000 BC. A Bactrian grey stone bowl, cylindrical in form with a raised band at the rim and base. The body has incised horizontal lines ...

Roman Period, Ca. 100 BC - AD 200. An Egyptian glazed amphoriskos with a globular body and two handles under the rim. The body is adorned with lin...

Ca. AD 100 - 200. A Roman bronze silenus mask applique with a fillet of ivy and berries along the bald plate. The facial elements feature almond-s...

Ca. AD 200 - 600. A bronze libation bowl of a round body with patina across the vessel. Bowls of this kind were used to pour libations to the gods...

Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A Greek terracotta figurine, possibly Melpomene, the muse of tragedy. The standing figure wears a long chiton and a tightly-wrap...

Ca. AD 1 - 300. A silver eagle figurine, realistically modelled, standing on a base with detailed feathers on the body and wings. The long tail ex...

Ca. AD 900 - 1200. A Byzantine bronze enclopion composed of two halves. The frontal side is decorated with engraved crucifix and an inscription: F...

Ca. 1200 - 900 BC. A Luristan bronze axe head with a long blade and a vertical hole in the handle. Contrary to popular belief, the most commonly u...

Ca. AD 900 - 1200. A Byzantine bronze enclopion composed of two halves. On the front side, the encolpion bears an engraved crucifix and an inscrip...

Ca. 2300 - 1800 BC. A rare Bactrian alabaster chalice with a tall cylindrical stem that splays at the base. The spool-shaped bowl has a flanged, f...

Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A funerary shroud composed of faience beads depicting the deceased's face, a winged scarab, and the four Sons of Ho...

Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A Roman glass patella comprised of translucent green glass. The patella is moulded with a flaring lip and an exterior with tw...

Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A Roman glass jug comprised of translucent white glass. The jug is moulded with a narrow, short neck that is connected to a f...

Ca. AD 100 - 300. An early Roman bronze medical set composed with knifes, spoon, pins and a cup. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 5214, A...

Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. An Egyptian stopper in the shape of the head of Horus. The head sits atop a stylised papyrus column, with a decorat...

Ca. 450 - 350 BC. A Greek red figure Epichysis with a pear shaped body. The vessel has a floral motif with a rosette and palmetta decoration on th...

Ca. AD 0 - 100. A Roman ribbed bronze handle terminating with two palmettes. The edge is adorned with rotellae decoration. For similar see: Christ...

Ca. AD 200 - 600 . A Sasanian parcel elongated and gilt bowl decorated on the interior with a central scene of a fish facing left. For similar see...

Ca. 400 - 300 BC. An Etruscan terracotta, mould-made votive head with detailed anatomical features. Ex votos were also used by the Etruscans to in...

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. An Egyptian faience hedgehog, depicted with a long muzzle and incised eyes. The hedgehog has blue spines on its b...

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. An Egyptian gold finger ring with a polished amethyst bead in shape of a scarab, connected to a round hoop that i...

Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A black glazed jug with a circular base. It has a bulbous body and tapered base, a convex shoulder, a short neck, and an applied...

Ca. 750 - 600 BC. A Cypriot bichrome pottery jug decorated with concentric black and red circles on the neck. The globular body is decorated with ...

Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A Xenon ware kylix, i.e. a wide-bowled drinking cup with a large, black glazed foot and twin horizontal handles protruding from ...

Ca. 1st millennium BC. A Western Asiatic bronze freestanding figurine depicting a bull carrying a smaller animal on its back. The larger animal st...

Ca. 500 - 300 BC. A Hellenistic gold pendant shaped in the head of a lion. The creature bears the stylised mane typical of Hellenistic and Classic...

Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A terracotta footed krater. This was a vessel traditionally employed for mixing wine and water in ancient Greece. Characterized ...

Ca. 900 -750 BC. A Neo-Babylon carnelian cylinder seal depicting an archer wearing a long dress and approaching a mythological winged animal. A lu...

Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A stunning vase of an elegant honey-yellow alabaster. The top-heavy vessel is defined by a flat, stable base and an...

Ca. 500 - 300 BC. A Hellenistic gold pendant shaped in the head of a lion. The creature bears the stylised mane typical of Hellenistic and Classic...

Ca. AD 200 - 400. A Sassanid carnelian stamp seal depicting two stags facing each other realised in a naturalistic manner. Under the stags is an i...

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A limestone ushabti, funerary figurine, shaped like a mummy with folded hands, symbolising service in the afterli...

Ca. 330 - 300 BC. A Greek black glazed trefoil oinochoe with a decorated ovoid body dipping slightly at the shoulders toward the concave neck, fin...

Ca. AD 500 - 700. A collection of three Merovingian inlaid disc brooches, composed of an outer border of stepped cells filled with shaped garnets....

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. An Egyptian gold finger ring with polished agate bezel set in silver elongated frame. The ring is connected to a ...

Ca. AD 200 - 600. A Sasanian silver elongated bowl decorated on the interior with a central scene of two cockerels facing each other. The feathers...

Ca. 800 - 700 BC. An Assyrian black stone miniature vessel with large globular body connected to a narrow neck and thin everted rim on a round fla...

Late to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. An Egyptian elongated, polished lapis lazuli stone set in a silver openwork frame and connected on each...

Ca. AD 300 - 400. An early Byzantine glass cup with a decorated cylindrical body, depicting on the main register an inscription with greek charact...

Ca. 2100 - 2000 BC. A Sumerian black stone cylinder seal depicting offerings for a seated god. In the background there is a star and a crescent mo...

Ca. 2300 - 2000 BC. An Near eastern black stone cylinder seal depicting a farmer and a upside down animal in the forest. For similar see: Christie...

Ca. 330 - 320 BC. An Apulian Gnathia ware Epichysis with a pear shaped body with elaborate decorative bands including, dots, ovolo and key, with a...

Ca. 664 - 332 BC. An Egyptian stone relief of the God Bes with a crowned head. The relief has well-defined facial features, thin lips and deep sun...

Late to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A Late Period faience duck amulet. Amulets representing animals were attributed to a deity: a hawk for ...

Predynastic to Early Dynastic Period, Ca. 3100 - 2686 BC. A pair of tall Egyptian alabaster jugs with round feet and conical bodies, both connecte...

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. An ancient Egyptian hard stone aryballos with piriform body and a flat shoulder. The aryballos is connected to a ...

Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A Greek Apulian black glazed fish plate with a gently sloping bowl and overhanging rim. The edges of the central depression and ...

Ca. 2700 - 2300 BC. A Sumerian head of statuette depicting a male figure with an elaborate hairstyle; large previously inlaid almond-shaped eyes a...

Ca. 460 - 420 BC. An Attic white ground lekythos with a long piriform body with a narrow neck connected to a conical rim with a long vertical hand...

Middle Kingdom, Ca. 1976 - 1793 BC. An Egyptian Middle Kingdom terracotta female head with a long neck and a very pronounced nose. The eyes are ma...

Ca. 900 - 600 BC. A Cypriot bichrome pottery jug decorated with black circles on the neck. The jug has a globular body and an everted flat rim con...

Ca. AD 900 - 1200. A Byzantine silver enclopion composed of two sides. On the front there is an engraved bust of Christ in a circle, with four bus...

Ca. 2100 - 2000 BC. A Sumerian black stone cylinder seal depicting the plant of life growing from a pot full of water. Gods stand on either sides ...

Ca. AD 300 - 400. A Late Roman purple glass bottle with a decorated body depicting geometric motifs on the main register. The shoulders and foot a...

Ca. AD 900 - 1200. A Byzantine bronze enclopion composed of two halves. On the front side, we see a veiled figure, wrapped in a shawl with arms ra...

Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1773 BC . A hollow light-glazed, faience egg-shaped ball, perhaps a model of a fig. For similar see: National Museums ...

Ca. 1900 - 1700 BC. An Old Babylonian black stone cylinder seal depicting a procession of horned gods shown in profile and flying animals between ...

Early Dynastic Period, Ca. 3100 - 2700 BC. An Egyptian greywacke bowl with shallow form, an inverted rim and central round depression. For similar...

Ca. 1st millennium BC. A Western Asiatic bronze figurine depicting a standing ibex with its distinct and sizeable notched horns, characteristic of...