Classical Ancient Art // Form Through Time

ROMAN MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS LID EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D. carved marble, at either side of the central inscription panel recline Ver (spring), Aestas (...

ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF SILENUS C. 1ST - 2ND CENTURY A.D. carved marble, Silenus is shown in characteristic form, with wrinkled brow, bald-headed an...

ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF PAN C. 1ST - 2ND CENTURY A.D. carved marble, the god Pan is depicted in a state of drunken ecstasy, the mouth open, the bear...

ROMAN RED JASPER APPLIQUE IN THE FORM OF AN ACTOR'S MASK 1ST CENTURY A.D. red jasper carved and drilled in the shape of a dramatic theatre mask, ...

ETRUSCAN ASKOS IN THE FORM OF A DUCK NORTHERN ITALY, C. 330 B.C. painted terracotta, standing on a disc base, in the manner of a small duck, the ...

ETRUSCAN RED FIGURE OLPE NORTHERN ITALY, C. 340 B.C. the globular body decorated with a seated woman in a chiton and a single palmette underneath...

APULIAN RED FIGURE LEKANIS SOUTHERN ITALIAN, 4TH CENTURY B. C. the lid with two female heads separated by palmettes, with a progressing spiral, o...

APULIAN RED FIGURE LEKYTHOS, ATTRIBUTED TO THE TRURO PAINTER, LECCE GROUP SOUTHERN ITALY, 350-325 B.C. the globular body decorated with a woman t...

ANCIENT GREEK VOLUTE KRATER ATTRIBUTED TO THE WHITE SACCOS PAINTER APULIA, LIKELY CANOSA C. 340 B.C. painted ceramic, the body painted in front w...

ANCIENT GREEK VOLUTE KRATER ATTRIBUTED TO THE WHITE SACCOS PAINTER APULIA, LIKELY CANOSA, C. 340 B.C. painted ceramic, the body painted in front ...

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SHABTI OF HORUDJA 30TH DYNASTY, C. 380 - 343 B.C. faience, a shabti for Horudja, priest of the goddess Neith, depicted in typica...

ROMAN BRONZE STATUE OF MARS C. 2ND CENTURY A.D. cast bronze, the Roman god of war is depicted nude, with fine detailing to the musculature, his w...

ROMAN MONUMENTAL MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF POMPEIA PLOTINA TRAJANIC PERIOD, C. 110 - 120 A.D. carved marble, her hair arranged in a corkscrew fring...

ROMAN MONUMENTAL MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF FAUSTINA THE ELDER ANTONINE PERIOD, C. 135 - 140 A.D. carved marble, her hair arranged in two layers of ...

ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST OF A LADY HADRIANIC PERIOD, C. 125 - 130 A.D. carved marble, depicting an older lady of the middle Hadrianic period, h...

ROMAN OVER-LIFE-SIZE MARBLE HEAD OF ZEUS-AMON C. 80 – 120 A.D. carved marble, depicted with a broad neck, the head turned subtly to the right, wi...

NEOLITIHIC FLINT DAGGER TYPE V. SOUTHERN SCANDINAVIA, C. 2400 - 1800 B.C. knapped grey flint, with an elongated leaf shaped blade and thin handle...

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FISHTAIL KNIFE EGYPT, NAQADA I - II, C. 3500 - 3100 B.C. knapped flint, the stone displaying a caramel and dark grey hue, the bi...

COLLECTION OF FIVE MEGALODON TEETH SOUTH CAROLINA / JAVA, MIOCENE PERIOD, 15 MILLION YEARS B.P. a collection of five Otodus megalodon teeth, all ...

FLINT CORE PALEOLITHIC PERIOD, FRANCE, C. 50,000 – 100,000 B.C. knapped caramel flint, raised on a bespoke mount 15.2cm high Provenance: François...

FLINT HANDAXE PALEOLITHIC PERIOD, THEBES, EGYPT, C. 300,000 – 100,000 B.C. knapped brown flint, raised on a bespoke mount  12cm high Provenance: ...

FLINT CORE PALEOLITHIC PERIOD, FRANCE, C. 50,000 – 100,000 B.C. knapped white flint, raised on a bespoke mount  9.1cm high Provenance: François B...

SPECIMEN OF ORBICULAR JASPER MADAGASCAR the front face cut and polished on both sides to reveal striated patterns and orbs of yellow, brown and b...

NORDIC STONE ARTEFACTS DENMARK, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, C. 4TH – 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. a small collection of weathered Neolithic stone tools, consisting ...

AFRICAN NEOLITHIC GRINDING STONE CENTRAL SAHARA, C. 4TH – 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. carved volcanic stone, worked into a deep crescent shape over years...

BACTRIAN COLUMN IDOL CENTRAL ASIA, C. LATE 3RD/EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. carved and polished black breccia, of tapered cylindrical form, with a p...

CYCLADIC MARBLE TORSO, LATE SPEDOS VARIETY EARLY CYCLADIC II PERIOD, C. 2700 – 2300 B.C. carved marble, the bodily proportions reduced to an abst...

SABAEAN FRAGMENT OF A HEAD SOUTHERN ARABIA, C. 1ST CENTURY B.C. carved alabaster, a fragment, representing a male head, the eyes framed and the p...

SABAEAN RELIEF FRAGMENT SOUTHERN ARABIA C. 8TH – 7TH CENTURY B.C. carved alabaster, a recumbent ibex executed in bas-relief and situated within a...

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SARCOPHAGUS PANEL RAMESSIDE PERIOD, C. 1292–1069 B.C. painted pigment on wood panel, the falcon-headed god Horus is shown seated...

ROMAN FRESCO FRAGMENT C. 1ST CENTURY A.D. pigment painted on plaster, the elegant tendrils of a white vine twist across a red ground, bordered be...

TAINO CEREMONIAL STOOL, DUHO HISPANIOLA carved wood, in the form of a powerful male figure crouching on all fours, the eyes and mouth recessed fo...

PANDANUS LEAF BEATER MARSHALL ISLANDS, 19TH CENTURY carved and polished tridacna shell, in the form of a bulb, rising from a cylindrical shaft in...

GREENSTONE ADZE BLADE NEW GUINEA, POSSIBLY LAKE SENTANI AREA, 19TH CENTURY carved and polished jadeite, the stone of marbled dark green, the thin...

MAORI QUARTER STAFF TAIAHA. NEW ZEALAND, 19TH CENTURY carved wood, long tapering shaft terminating in an upoko with tongue extending out from the...

CEREMONIAL PADDLE RAIVAVAE, AUSTRAL ISLANDS, 19TH CENTURY carved wood, densely carved with geometric motifs throughout, the paddle blade leading ...

ALAFOLO CLUB 19TH CENTURY, MALAITA, SOLOMON ISLANDS carved wood, of oblong section, the club head terminating in an abstract human face of Janus ...

ROOTSTOCK CLUB VUNIKAU. 19TH CENTURY, FIJI carved wood and marine ivory, the handle with tavatava grip, the trimmed rootstock of a tree forming th...

TSONGA BOWL SOUTHERN AFRICA, 19TH CENTURY carved wood, two figures standing upon a flat base and facing in opposite directions, with elongated ar...

LARGE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC BLACK-TOPPED POTTERY JAR NAQADA I-II, C. 3900 – 3300 B.C. fired ceramic, of ovoid form with tapering base and ...

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC BLACK-TOPPED POTTERY JAR NAQADA I-II, C. 3900 – 3300 B.C. fired ceramic, of ovoid form with tapering base and rounde...

KUBA SHOOWA FABRIC PANEL EARLY 20TH CENTURY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO raffia with stitched appliqué decoration, with profuse geometric design...

KUBA SHOOWA FABRIC PANEL EARLY 20TH CENTURY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO red raffia with stitched appliqué decoration, with profuse geometric de...

IRON CURRENCY LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY, NIGERIA wrought iron, fashioned into a cross, with each terminal gracefully spiralling into a coil,...

ZANDE THROWING KNIFE 19TH CENTURY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO cast iron with thin twisted plant fibre string binding, the blade of tripartite f...

ZANDE THROWING KNIFE 19TH CENTURY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO cast iron with thin twisted plant fibre string binding, the blade of tripartite f...

OCTAHEDRITE METEORITE END PIECE CAMPO DEL CIELO, ARGENTINA, 4.5 BILLION YEARS B.P. end cut from a coarse octahedrite meteorite, iron and nickel a...

AN EARLY PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY OF THE MOON “PHOTOGRAPHIE LUNAIRE, CORNE NORD, 29 MARS 1890”, PAUL & PROSPERE HENRY albumen print of the moon at 2:15 ...

GIANT PYRITE SPHERE PERU of spherical form, polished revealing naturally formed cavities with crystals of pyrite  19.5cm diameter “All that glis...

MOON ROCK, ENDPIECE OF A LUNAR METEORITE SAHARA DESERT, NORTHWEST AFRICA feldspathic breccia, contorted surface from impact melt, the reverse wit...

SIKHOTE ALIN METEORITE SIBERIA, 4.54 BILLION YEARS B.P. displaying a gunmetal patina, the form sculpted by the intense heat and melting during it...

BACTRIAN ALABASTER BOWL CENTRAL ASIA, C. LATE 3RD/EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. carved banded alabaster, standing on a flat base, with elegant steep ...

BACTRIAN ALABASTER VESSEL CENTRAL ASIA, C. LATE 3RD/EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. .1527 carved banded alabaster, standing on a curved base, the steep...

LARGE DOUBLE GOGOTTE FORMATION FONTAINEBLEAU, FRANCE, OLIGOCENE, 30 MILLION YEARS B.P. white sandstone, a double formation with profuse folds and...

BACTRIAN ALABASTER VASE CENTRAL ASIA, C. LATE 3RD/EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. .1524 carved banded alabaster, standing on a rounded base, the curved...

BACTRIAN ALABASTER BOWL CENTRAL ASIA, C. LATE 3RD/EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. carved banded alabaster, standing on a curved base, the steeply slopi...

BACTRIAN ALABASTER VESSEL CENTRAL ASIA, C. LATE 3RD/EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. .1522 carved alabaster, cylindrical in form, flaring to the slightl...

BACTRIAN ALABASTER VESSEL CENTRAL ASIA, C. LATE 3RD/EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. carved banded alabaster, standing on a curved base, the rounded bod...

BACTRIAN ALABASTER VESSEL CENTRAL ASIA, C. LATE 3RD/EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. bactrian alabaster vase  15cm tall Note: Though for centuries the ...

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN RELIEF LIKELY LUXOR, EARLY 26TH DYNASTY, C. 660 - 650 B.C. carved limestone, depicting a man wearing a menat necklace and leopar...