Ancient Art and Antiquities

Ca. 300–400 AD. A seated figure of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha who is believed to be incarnated in the future for the salvation of mankin...

Ca. 400–500 AD. Gandharan. A grey chlorite-schist statue of the Bodhisattva Maitreya seated in the so-called “European pose” The face is well prop...

Ca. 100–300 AD. Gandharan. A schist narrative relief depicting sequential scenes from the life of the Buddha. The most prominent scene depicts the...

Ca. 100–200 AD. A grey chlorite-schist rectangular panel, carved with the impressed footprints of the Buddha. Each footprint is et within its own ...

Ca. 200–300 AD. A grey chlorite-schist statue of Prince Siddhartha Gautama meditating beneath the Jambu tree. The figure is shown with the body he...

Ca. 618–907 AD. Chinese Tang Dynasty. This elegant court lady stands on a flat base. Her hands are held close to her body and they support a small...

Ca. 618–907. Tang Dynasty. A beautifully modelled terracotta male attendant standing on a flat base. The figure is shown with head turned in a res...

Ca. 618–907 AD. Chinese Tang Dynasty. A beautiful terracotta horse standing upon a flat rectangular base with a long neck artistically turned up. ...

Ca. 618–907 AD. Chinese Tang Dynasty. A beautiful terracotta horse standing upon a flat rectangular base with his mouth touching the left front le...

Ca. 200–400 AD. Gandharan. A finely modelled terracotta head of a bodhisattva. A bodhisattva was originally conceived as Gautama on his path to en...

Ca. 500–330 BC. Achaemenid. Beautiful deep shouldered bronze bowl, hammered from a single thick piece of sheet. The bowl has a globular body, a ri...

Ca. 1100–1300 AD. Seljuk. A bronze rectangular plate with an irregular octagonal bowl and a finely incised frame. The surface displays a beautiful...

Ca. 600–400 BC. Scythian / Hellenistic. A well preserved short iron sword of the akinakes type (Greek ????????') with a pointed bevelled blade, fl...

Ca. 5000 BC. Neolithic period, Northern Europe. A large polished red-coloured stone axe with rounded edges, broad curved blade, and pointed poll. ...

Ca. 600–400 BC. Scythian / Hellenistic. A well preserved short iron sword of the akinakes type (Greek '????????') with a pointed bevelled blade, b...

Ca. 600–400 BC. Scythian / Hellenistic. A well preserved short iron sword of the akinakes type (Greek '????????') with a pointed bevelled blade, b...

Ca. 600–400 BC. Scythian / Hellenistic. A well preserved short iron sword of the akinakes type (Greek ????????') with a pointed blade, bow-shaped ...

Ca. 600–400 BC. Scythian / Hellenistic. A well preserved short iron sword of the akinakes type (Greek ????????') with a pointed bevelled blade, fl...

Ca. 664-32 B.C, Late Period. Egyptian. An ancient Egyptian wooden anthropoid sarcophagus mask carved from a single piece of cedar. This mask portr...

Ca. 712-343 B.C. Late Dynastic Period, 25th-30th Dynasty. Egyptian. An ancient Egyptian face mask formed of faience beads. Composed of turquoise, ...

OLD KINGDOM VI DYNASTY, Ca. 2345 - 2181 B.C. A thickly formed quartz crystal 'dummy' offering jar with piriform body and a long everted neck, eleg...

 OLD KINGDOM VI DYNASTY, C. 2345 - 2181 B.C.EA thickly formed quartz crystal 'dummy' offering jar with a bulbous body and an everted neck. These f...

Ca. 1069 - 332 B.C. Third Intermediate Period to Late Period. Egyptian. An ancient Egyptian anthropomorphic sarcophagus mask carved from an expens...

Ca. 100 B.C - 100 A.D. Roman Period. Egypt. An exquisite life-size plaster formed mummy mask depicting a female visage of a remarkably human count...

Ca. 664- 32 B.C. Late Period to Ptolemaic Period. Egyptian. An ancient Egyptian gilt wood and bronze Ibis depicted seated, the body sculpted in wo...

Ca. 712 - 343 B.C. Late Dynastic Period, 25th-30th Dynasty. Egyptian. An ancient Egyptian face mask formed of faience beads. Composed of turquoise...

OLD KINGDOM VI DYNASTY, OR LATER C. 2345 - 2181 B.C.E, A beautifully formed granite 'dummy' offering jar with piriform body and a long everted nec...

Ca. 100–300 AD. Roman. An outstanding pair of bronze and iron fittings, each one comprising a spiral fluted column with an iron rod projecting fro...

Ca. 100 BC–100 AD. Early Imperial Roman. A beautiful bronze statuette of the Roman god Mercury, the god of shopkeepers, merchants, and travellers,...

Ca. 100 -200 AD . Roman A beautiful bronze panther with a slender, stretched body, the front paws resting on a small platform. The panther's ears ...

Ca. 450–400 BC. Classical. A beautiful bronze figurine of a bull standing on a four-legged stone platform. It is naturalistically modelled with a ...

Ca. 100 BC–100 AD. South Arabian. A hollow bronze figure of a male advancing with his right leg forward, his left leg bent, and his right arm (mis...

Ca. Late Period, c. 664 - 332 B.C. Egypt. A stunning necklace comprised of disc-shaped faience beads in golden yellow, red, green and blue hues. A...

Ca. 100–300 AD. Roman. A restrung and fully wearable necklace comprising tubular, carnelian beads spaced by small, round metallic golden beads, tu...

Ca. 100–300 AD. Roman. A beautiful restrung necklace comprising an upper panel made of tubular carnelian beads spaced by small, round metallic gol...