Rugs & Carpets

Southern Germany, circa 1300 A.D. Disc with beaded border, repoussé scene with lancet-arch arcade, nimbate Christ being beaten by two tunicked sol...

17th century A.D. With scrolled capital supported by a human bust above a tapering column ornamented with egg-and-reel detailing and a festoon of ...

Circa 8th-10th century A.D. Flat-section ring with nine round holes and attachment fittings for three substantial chains with suspension hook, for...

Circa 8th-10th century A.D. Flat-section ring with four round holes and attachment fittings for four substantial chains, forming a polycandelon ch...

Late 1st century A.D. A rectangular block with stamped mark 'LEGT I ITAL' (Legio I Italica) for 1st Legion 'Italic'; with collector's label 'Roman...

3rd-2nd millennium B.C. With frieze in two registers; above: ibexes with raised heads drinking water from a rounded vessel mounted on a raised fra...

2nd millennium B.C. Haematite with a seated bearded male figure in long robes and cap, hand held up and holding a cup, crescent moon above; to the...

Southern Low Countries, Antwerp, circa 1540 A.D. Discoid panel in a lead frame showing two workmen cutting back brushwood with sickles; posts and ...

11th century A.D. Formed as a central plaque with forked arms above and below, each joined by a narrow bar; the arms with fleshy scroll detailing,...

Circa 2nd century A.D. Piriform jug with strap handle and stepped rim to the mouth; ol inked inscription to the underside: '2nd C. Jug / Excavated...

Early 1st millennium B.C. With figural frieze between two borders of guilloche ornament: central hero-figure with axe in one raised hand, the othe...

1st-4th century A.D. Including fragments of terracotta and other tegula with impressed geometric detailing; one with inked inscription: 'Roman Bat...

2nd millennium B.C. With figural panel depicting a standing male in short tunic with fronds extending from his shoulders facing a female in a tier...

North Africa, 2nd century A.D. Portion of original matrix with inset tesserae, parallel lines and arches; old inked inscription: 'SIDI BOU ALI' to...

Early 1st millennium B.C. With frieze of entertainers: standing nude figure with curly hair holding a syrinx to her mouth facing a seated nude fem...

1st-3rd century A.D. With three hollow-formed bulbs and flat backplate, integral loop. 0.19 grams, 8 mm (1/8 in.). Ex property of a late Japane...

Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C. The singe frieze consisting of two standing figures with column-like skirts, rounded torsos and heads, arms and feet...

4th century A.D. Gusseted lug handle to rear, discus with filling hole and plain central panel, radiating ribbed border to the shoulder; low basal...

19th century A.D. Round-section shank with ribbed baluster, C-shaped arch to the bow with lanceolate openwork panels, knop finial, pierced rectang...

1st-4th century A.D. Tall thin neck with everted rim and double bulb base with flat bottom. Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum ...

1st-4th century A.D. Including roof-ridge channel, floor tile, bowl rim and other items. 6.4 kg total, 6-28.5 cm (2 1/4 - 11 1/4 in.). Found UK...

Circa 1st century A.D. Comprising: applicator with head finial; tag with nail cleaner; hair pin with balustered shank; cosmetic spoon. See Allason...

Italy, Tuscany, Florence, circa 1510-1520 A.D. With lead came surround, painted glass panel depicting a nimbate female holding a feather or quill ...

Circa 15th century A.D. Comprising: rectangular panel with carved openwork quatrefoil; two matched shelves each with a high-relief design of grape...

23rd-22nd century B.C. Mottled chalcedony with judgement scene; the water-god Enki seated confronts a human flanked by robed and bearded supporter...

Circa 3rd-2nd century B.C. The penannular body formed with graduated biconical bulbs, recurved tapering terminals. 275 grams, 14.5 cm (5 3/4 in.)...

4th-3rd century B.C. The shank formed from a group of twisted rods developing to a hollow-formed conical bulb with ram's head finial; applied fili...

18th-19th century A.D. With applied linear decoration, in various sizes. 72 grams total, 12-24 mm (1/2 - 1 in.). Found Billingsgate spoil from ...

2nd-1st millennium B.C. With large central hole, incised frieze of a seated figure offering a cup to a figure in floor-length garment, second figu...

1st-4th century A.D. With vertical shank and two flanking bulbs, pierced for suspension. 6.75 grams, 32 mm (1 1/4 in.). Found Cambridgeshire, U...

18th-19th century A.D. Comprising two bottle-shaped jars each with a narrow neck, T-shaped junction between and a strap handle to the outer edge; ...

1st millennium B.C. Hollow-formed oblate vessel with curved spout, loop handle and thumb-pad. 700 grams, 27 cm wide (10 3.4 in.). Ex Rabi Galle...

Late 17th century A.D. Rectangular plate with two wrought-iron hinges attached to tapering straps with punched tendril detailing; sliding fastener...

2nd century A.D. Squat lamp with broad discus displaying stamped scrolls and leaf-motifs, central low-relief biga with traces of red pigment; stub...

11th-12th century A.D. Two-part swivel with loop to each end, still in working order. 26.5 grams, 41 mm (1 1/2 in.). Found Suffolk, UK. [No R...

Circa 2000 B.C. Irregular fragment with remains of original surface bearing columns of cuneiform text. 106 grams, 73 mm (2 7/8 in.). Acquired f...

Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C. The frieze depicting a leaping winged ibex followed by a small bird in flight, behind the ibex a seated growling fel...

3rd-4th century A.D. Formed as a female bust with stola and tunic, braided hair dressed in a chignon; transverse ribbing above the flat base, pier...

Circa 2nd-1st millennium B.C. Flat-section figurine with flared base; applied annular eyes, pinched nose, applied textured hair, collar and neckla...

1st millennium B.C. and later. Including plano-onvex, oblate and other types. 113 grams total, 29-55 mm (1 1/8 - 2 1/8 in.). From a collection ...

1st millennium B.C. or later. With squat profile, short neck, rolled rim; radiating stripes to the shoulder, stamped repeating lozenge pattern to ...

12th-16th century A.D. Mixed group including plano-convex, annular and conical types, some with surface ornament. 267 grams total, 23-28 mm (1 - ...

1st-2nd century A.D. Hollow-formed foot for a lectus couch, the upper square in plan with tongue-shaped opening to the forward face, and vertical ...

Late 18th-19th century A.D. Miniature tomb with lancet arch detailing to the corners. tiered base, tiered upper body with carinated lid and high-r...

1st millennium B.C. Of conical form with narrow flat base, carved from banded alabaster. 850 grams, 15 cm (5 7/8 in.). Ex London, UK, gallery, ...

Normandy, late 15th century A.D. Terracotta floor tile with glazed design of a heater shield chevron between three Moors' heads with a mullet at t...

19th century A.D. Irregular panels of painted glass mounted in lead cames; one depicting Gothic architectural features including a conical turret ...

1st-2nd century A.D. Each with broad squat body, raised rim to the discus, extended nozzle and basal ring. 167 grams total, 9.5-10.2 cm (3 3/4 - ...

3rd-17th century A.D. Comprising: an annular bracelet with linear decoration; four spherical buttons; an openwork mount; a large mount with a cent...

Late Period, 664-332 B.C. With horizontal ribbing and reserved geometric design; old stock label '8752'. 5.78 grams, 31 mm (1 1/4 in.). Private...

Sicily, Italy, early 19th century A.D. Rectangular-section bar with wrought-iron decorative scrolled trees and foliage, profile female bust to one...

1st-4th century A.D. Square terracotta tegula with accretion to underside, old collector's label 'Roman Floor Tile (with original cement) from the...

1st-4th century A.D. With balusters to the shank, slender point and erasing blade finial. 5.97 grams, 10.7 cm (4 1/4 in.). Ex German art market...

Circa 14th-16th century A.D. Of various sizes, one with an inner plate within the arc of the shoe. 1.8 kg total, 11.5 - 16 cm (4 1/2 - 6 1/4 in.)...

Southern Low Countries, 16th century A.D. Fragment with female head in three-quarter view with headrail, nimbus and eyes lowered. 98 grams, 10.5 ...

1st-4th century A.D. Iron shank with perpendicular wards, square-section bronze handle with incised geometric ornament, lion-head finial with open...

2nd millennium B.C. Conical in profile with flat base and U-shaped channel through the apex. 9.35 kg, 18 cm (7 in.). Ex London, UK, gallery, 19...

4th-5th century A.D. Hollow-formed tongue-shaped lamp with chamfered sides, loop handle, large filler hole; low-relief rosette and other ornament ...

1st millennium B.C. Carved with zoomorphic figures, astrological symbols and geometric decoration, central bull's head with a star below and two l...

Spain, 16th-17th century A.D. Hinged with mounting spike, balustered shank with gusseted collar and zoomorphic finial. 588 grams, 31 cm (12 1/4 i...