antiquities

Coins & antiquities

	EXCEPTIONALLY RARE COLOUR ANCIENT STAMP SEAL - PINK!! An wonderful colour ancient seal, dating to the 3rd.-5th. century A.D. The seal measure c. 18 mm. across. As something rare and peculiar, this seal is finely carved with 8 sumethrically placed doubleborder circles. The seal itself depicts a bird. The seal is made in a very transperant and beautyful pinky coloured semiprecious stone. It's possible agate or quartz, but we are not certain. Exceptionally beautyful stone, worthy of better collections. Condition: Choice! Price: EURO 85,- - Order no: a0194
	HUGE ANCIENT STAMP SEAL IN AGATE - SUPERB QUALITY! An extremely large ancient seal dating to the 3rd.-5th. century A.D. This seal is one of the largest stamp seal, we've ever handled! The seal measure 352 mm. across the stamp side and is c. 25 mm. high. The weight is c. 37 grams! One of the most popular motifs was Gayomard as on this seal. He the first humanoid, who gave rise to Adam and Eve. Astrologically, he is Orion. His faithful dog, Yellow Ears (Sirius) runs along in front of him. Large Gayomard seals with shallow, sketchy designs could not be used as seals and were apparently amulets for the dead. Gayomard escorts the dead to the underworld. This seal is very clear and in fairly high relief and gives a good imprint in wax, though. The seal is carved from a large piece of brown agate. Condition: Choice! a few minor signs of wear but the stamp-side is clear. Price: EURO 150,- - Order no: a0192
	MUSEUM QUALITY HUGE SYRIAN STAMP SEAL - LOBSTER! A huge and spectacular Syrian Stamp seal, Northern Syria Hama / Ras Shamra, early 2nd. millenium B.C. The seal measure 46 mm. - a very large and impressive seal, unusual size! The seal is carved and afterwards superbly polished in hard brown stone. The seal impression shows a giant lobster moving on the sea floor and is pieced fro suspension. Provenance: Old Danish collection, 100% guaranteed authentic! Condition: Superb! - very sharp impression and a very smoothly polished surface! Price: EURO 350,- - Order no: a0191
	A CHOICE AND LARGE SASSANIAN STAMP SEAL A superbly carved and polished Sassanian stamp seal, dating to the 3rd.-5th. century B.C. The seal is quite large - measuring some 29 mm. The seal is carved and polished in a light brown agate stone with some milky spots - very attractive! The motif is a running dog, perhaps a hunting dog. Size: 29 mm - 1,14 inches. Condition: EF! Superb with a fine sharp impression! Price: EURO 85,- - Order no: a0190
	EXCEPTIONAL CHINESE WEI DYNASTY POTTERY FIGURE Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty Painted tomb Figure This painted pottery figure was made during the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386 - 534). Note the details to the clothing and head gear. In the centre of the clasped hands is a purpose-made hole in which originally would have been placed a weapon or banner, now long since lost, presumably having been made of wood and rotted away. Size: 17 cm. Condition: Completely intact and exceptional with the original coloured surface pigments remaining. Read more about chinese tomb pottery figures here Price: EURO 200 - Order no a0189
	LARGE CHINESE WEI POTTERY TOMB FIGURE A large and impressive Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty painted tomb figure! This painted pottery figure was made during the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 386 - 534). Note the details to the clothing and head gear. In the centre of the clasped hands is a purpose-made hole in which originally would have been placed a weapon or banner, now long since lost, presumably having been made of wood and rotted away. Size: 25 cm. - c. 10 inches. Condition: Completely intact and exceptional with the original coloured surface pigments remaining. Read more about chinese tomb pottery figures here Price: EURO 250 - Order no: a0188
	HUGE ANCIENT ESCARVATED BRONZE BUDDHA, VIETNAM, 42 CM!! A megasize bronze Vietnamese bronze buddha, dating prior to the 18th. century. Very early bronze buddha, possible even from the medieval period. The size of this buddha is really impressive for the age: 42 cm. high! The buddha is standing in the typical pose, stopping the waters. A provincial cast with some splendid details of headdress and gown. It's standing on a high plint. Condition: Choice! Excarvated and uncleaned with much dirt adhired to the green patina. Some casting defects to the plint. Price: EURO 295,- - Order no: A0186
	ANCIENT DOOMED SHAPED STAMP SEAL - GOAT! Highly impressive doomed shaped stamp seal. Syrian, 2nd.-1st. mill B.C. Height: 23-24 mm. The seal depicts the Storm God's symbolic goat underneath a crescent symbol. Superbly carved details in an attractive hard stone, possible agate (?). Condition: Superb! Beautyful stone quality.. Provenance: This seal comes from a large and old swedish private collection sold recently at the largest antique auction house in Scandinavia at their anual De Luxe auction. The antiquities from this collection were all purchased during the 1950s at Viktoria Lindströms Antikhandel, Stockholm. All items from this collection are exceptional quality, even the minor pieces. The sale broke all records and several of the pieces went at 40.000-50.000 USD! Price: EURO 295,- - Order no: A0186
	MUSEUM QULATY SYRIAN STONE AMULET W. ANIMALS!! A stricktly museum quality Syrian amulet dating to the late 2nd. millenium B.C. Malter has sold some of these 'magical amulets' and dates them to 1200-1000 B.C., this could be somewhat earlier. We have never seen a better carved near eastern amulet of this type. A pair of fine looking beasts, perhaps lions, are carved into the hard black stone. It's smoothed very well, completely symethric and perfect. It's quite massive and heavy, 28 mm. in diameter and c. 15 mm. thick. Provenance: This amulet comes from a large and old swedish private collection sold recently at the largest antique auction house in Scandinavia at their anual De Luxe auction. The antiquities from this collection were all purchased during the 1950s at Viktoria Lindströms Antikhandel, Stockholm, many items museum surplus. All items from this collection are exceptional quality, even the minor pieces. The sale broke all records and several of the lots went at 40.000-50.000 USD!! Price: EURO 550,- - Order no: A0185
	FINEST EGYPT AMULET SEAL - RAM-HEADED LION !! A very exiting scaraboid amulet seal of a lion with a rams head, dating to the 19th-21st Dynasty, 1292-945 BC. The figure is carved in steatite. Interestingly this amulet depicts a lion with a rams head. The seal underneath depicts a god - possible Amun Ra going up the stairs towards a tree and/or some plants (?), over the scene is the sun symbol. This is hieroglyphs - anybody who can translate them properly, please email us. Size: 19 mm. Condition: Superb! Ram Ba - The ram was sacred to Banebdjedet, ram-god of Mendes, and Khnum the god who created men on his pottery wheel. Amun also had a ram form, though this was a different species of sheep. Rams were a symbol of fertility, and as such, the fertility god Heryshef took the form of a ram or a ram-headed man. Lions may - The lion was connected with the rising and the setting of the sun, and so were thought to be guardians of the horizon and were linked to solar deities. The earth god Aker was shown in the form of a 'double sphinx' - two lions seated back to back - and was thought to guard the sun as it entered and exited the underworld at the eastern and western horizons. Shu, god of dry air, and Tefnut, goddess of moist air, were lion-headed and lioness-headed deities respectively. Tefnut was given the title, the Eye of Ra. Many pharaohs associated themselves with lions, and so the lion came to symbolize rulership. Lions were also linked with ferocity and war-like deities. Sekhmet was either shown as a lioness, or a lioness-headed woman who came into being as the Eye of Ra to destroy mankind for Ra, who was also known for her healing powers. Hathor, goddess of love, was thought to have been sent out as the Eye of Ra, and so was also linked to lionesses. Even the cobra goddess, Wadjet, had a lioness form when she was identified as the Eye of Ra. Mut, too, had a lioness form when she was showing her more war-like side. The son of Bast or Sekhmet (there was confusion over the motherhood of this god in ancient times), Nefertem, was a lion-headed sun god of the lotus, healing and perfume. Another lion god was Apedemak who was known as 'the splendid god at the head of Nubia, lion of the south, strong of arm'. Bes, dwarf god of sexuality and childbirth, was shown with either the ears and mane of a lion or as wearing a lion-skin cape. Provenance: This animal amulet comes from a large and old swedish private collection sold recently at the largest antique auction house in Scandinavia at their anual De Luxe auction. The antiquities from this collection were all purchased during the 1950s at Viktoria Lindströms Antikhandel, Stockholm. Please email us for more details of the auction. Price: EURO 350,- - Order no: A0183
	EGYPTIAN SCARAB, PHARAO HUNTING - GEM!! A wonderful Egyptian scarab seal, dating to the 19th-21st Dynasty, 1292-945 B.C. A superbly carved scarab in steatite, displaying the pharao hinting wild animals. the pharao is depicted with a hunting bow, hunting lion and deer. A guard or attendant in front. Size: 17 x 14 mm. High relief carving gives a fine imprint in wax. Condition: Choice! Est. $300-400. Provenance: This scarab comes from a large and old swedish private collection sold recently at the largest antique auction house in Scandinavia at their anual De Luxe auction. The antiquities from this collection were all purchased during the 1950s at Viktoria Lindströms Antikhandel, Stockholm. Please email us for more details of the auction. Price: EURO 195,- - Order no: A0182
	OUTSTANDING GLACED EGYPT, EGYPTIAN SCARAB, SEAL!! Ancient Egyptian glaced steatite scarab from the Hyksos period, 1750-1570 B.C. Absolutely one the finest Hyksos scarab we have seen.We have also done a search on the internet at other dealers to find scarabs from the Hyksos period in this fantastic style, but we found none as finely carved - superb quality!! The scarab itself is remarkably detailed in naturalistic style head, sides and wings are carved with tiny details, not the typical outline, but REALLY detailed. Also note the fine glacing in different colours of green. The seal side with intricately-carved scrolls. The scarab is very large for the type, measuring 22 X 15 mm.! Condition: Superb! Provenance: This scarab comes from a large and old swedish private collection sold recently at the largest antique auction house in Scandinavia at their anual De Luxe auction. The antiquities from this collection were all purchased during the 1950s at Viktoria Lindströms Antikhandel, Stockholm. Please email us for more details of the auction. Price: EURO 295,- - Order no: A0181
	OUTSTANDING RARE PARTHIAN STAMP SEAL IN AGATE!! An outstanding quality Parthian seal, carved in white transperant agate. the seal can be dated to 0-200 A.D. The motif is clearly Parthian and the seal is very scarce! The motif is a bird /eagle? with spread wings and claws - spectacular high relief carving gives a very nice imprint! Condition: Mint! Provenance: This seal comes from a large and old swedish private collection sold recently at the largest antique auction house in Scandinavia at their anual De Luxe auction. The antiquities from this collection were all purchased during the 1950s at Viktoria Lindströms Antikhandel, Stockholm. All items from this collection are exceptional quality, even the minor pieces. The sale broke all records and several of the pieces went at 40.000-50.000 USD!! Price: EURO 225,- - Order no: A0179
	AUTHENTIC EGYPTIAN SCARABOID SCARAB SEAL - FISH!! An inscribed Egyptian scaraboid seal in the shape of a fish in high relief, dating to the 19th-21st Dynasty, 1292-945 BC. The seal is square with a drilled suspension hole. The scarab was done in steatit in the shape of a remarkably detailed fish in high relief on a background of vertical lines, possible to indicate that it's swimming in the sea. The seal side is deeply carved with a beautyful pattern of circles and lines. Size: 19-20 mm. Large and impressive for type. Condition: Superb! Provenance: This scarab comes from a large and old swedish private collection sold recently at the largest antique auction house in Scandinavia at their anual De Luxe auction. The antiquities from this collection were all purchased during the 1950s at Viktoria Lindströms Antikhandel, Stockholm, many items museum surplus. All items from this collection are exceptional quality, even the minor pieces. The sale broke all records and several of the lots went at 40.000-50.000 USD!! Price: EURO 375,- - Order no: a0174
	MUSUEM QUALITY AUTHENTIC EGYPT, EGYPTIAN SCARAB, SEAL! An inscribed Egyptian scarabs. 19th-21st Dynasty, 1292-945 BC. One of the finest of the scarabs in the old collecion that we are currently selling. A top style ancient steatit scarab. The seal is carved with hieroglyphs of very high artistic quality. Note the finely engraved bird and the amount of exceptional tiny details. Good style scarabs like this are very rarely seen on the market. This particular scarab has got a nice two-tone ancient patina as well. We will not venture to translate the glyphs, but will be grateful if anyone can help us out. Size is 18 mm long - 0,75 inches. Condition: Superb! Provenance: This scarab comes from a large and old swedish private collection sold recently at the largest antique auction house in Scandinavia at their anual De Luxe auction. The antiquities from this collection were all purchased during the 1950s at Viktoria Lindströms Antikhandel, Stockholm. Price: EURO 450,- - Order no: a0173
	OUTSTANDING AUTHENTIC EGYPT, EGYPTIAN SCARAB, SEAL!! Ancient Egyptian seatite scarab from the Hyksos period, 1750-1570 B.C. Absolutely the finest Hyksos scarab we have handled. We have also done a search on the internet at other dealers to find scarabs from the Hyksos period in this fantastic style, but we found none as finely carved - museum quality!! The scarab itself is remarkably detailed in naturalistic style head, sides and wings are carved with tiny details, not the typical outline, but REALLY detailed. Also note the fine patinations in different colours. The seal side with intricately-carved scrolls and an "ankh" heiroglyph representing life. The scarab is quite large for the type, measuring 19 mm. Condition: Superb! Provenance: This scarab comes from a large and old swedish private collection sold recently at the largest antique auction house in Scandinavia at their anual De Luxe auction. The antiquities from this collection were all purchased during the 1950s at Viktoria Lindströms Antikhandel, Stockholm. Price: EURO 375,- - Order no a0172
	ETRUSCAN / ROMAN COLLOSSAL BRONZE STATUE OF HERCULES !! LARGE IMPORTANT LATE ETRUSCAN / EARLY ROMAN BRONZE STATUE! Early roman bronze statue of a Hercules without beard and with Etruscan inspired facial features in archaic style. We would date this bronze 300-100 B.C. and probably manifactured in Southern Italy. He is standing with remnants of his clup in one hand and what looks like three apples in his other hand. The lion skin is draped over his left arm. The lion skin itself is rendered in a wonderful archaic style. The statue measure an impressive 235 mm. -9,14 inches standing on it's red marple stand. The statue alone measure around 190 mm. and is extremely heavy, made of solid bronze. There's a 10 cm. distance between his two hands. Condition: Except for missing feets, superbly preserved with a wonderful patina with traces of oxides and dirt from the over 2000 years of burial. Provenance: Old German private collection. Price: 5750,- EURO - Oder no: a0170
	RARE TERRACOTTA PAINTED CERAMIC BULL, 3RD.-2ND. MILL. B.C. A rare votive terracotta bull, Indus Valley 3rd.-2nd. mill. B.C. A spectacular archaic style ceramic sculpture of a bull. Heavy set animal with short tapering legs, cylindrical body, high hump, and wide head with rounded snout and thin crescentic horns. The bull with the prominent hump that had been domesticated in the east since the earliest days of history, represents power, strength and nobility. Such a creature, valued for its milk, its flesh and its hide, would have made a valuable sacrifice to win the favor of the gods. High quality rare terracotta bull, size: 80mm. X 65 mm. The bull is from a large danish private collection formed in the last 25-30 years. Condition: Choice! - it actually looks mint, but there might be some minimal professional restoration. Price: EURO 200,- - Order no: a0155
	FINE HELENISTIC 'MEGARIAN' CERAMIC BOWL, 3rd . MILLENIUM B.C. An extremely rare and perfectly preserved Helenistic bowl, dating to 3rd millenium B.C. The bottom of the bowl is decorated with a floral design in very high relief. An example of helinistic unpainted pottery in the finest condition! Size: 95 mm. Provenance: Sunde, Important private danish collection of antiquities. Price: EURO 450,- - Order no: a0154
	SUPERB HELENISTIC 'MEGARIAN' CERAMIC BOWL, 3rd . MILLENIUM B.C. An extremely rare and perfectly preserved greek bowl, dating to 3rd millenium B.C.The bottom of the bowl is decorated with a floral design in very high relief. An example of early greek unpainted pottery in the finest condition! Size: 105 mm. Provenance: Sunde, Important private danish collection of antiquities. Price: EURO 650,- - Order no: a0153
	RARE LARGE PERSIAN BRONZE BOWL - GEM!!!! Extremely fine Persian bronze bowl, dating to 6th.-5th. century - the time of the acheimenian dynasty and emperors like Xerxes, Cyros, Cambyses and Darius I. Síze is 110 x 70 mm - 4,2 x 2,72 inches. The bowl has got the typical Iranian / Luristan dark green patina with embedded dirt and comes from a private collection which contained finds from Iran. The bowl can with certainty be assigned to the Persians Aechenemenid rule of Iran. A completely similar bowl was sold at auction in KUNSTHALLE, Copenhagen 9. nov. 1991, where it estimated 18.000 d. kr. ($3000) !!! Very interesting and intact bronze bowl with the finest patina. Price: Euro 375,- - Order no: a0149
	AN IMPORTANT IRANIAN BRONZE POKAL!! A rare and important North-East Iranian bronze pokal. This outstanding pokal can be dated to the 2nd.-1st. mill. B.C. Note the ornamented design, elegant high foot and very pronounced belly. Open mouth rim. The foot was attached after the casting proces in antiquity. Also note the buttom of the foot is stamped with a seaturtle The pokal meassure 135 mm. in height and 117 mm. across the rim. Price: Euro 325,- - Order no. A0135
	CLASSICAL PERIOD EGYPTIAN BRONZE OF YOUNG BOY! Roman period bronze figur, possible an attactment from funiture. Good size 20 cm. and with a fine portrait of a young boy. Alexandria, c. 1st. century A.D. Provenance: Old danish collection. Price: Euro 1895,- - Order no: a0121
	FINEST STYLE ETRUSCAN BRONZE STATUE - MUSEUM QUALITY!!! Fantastic etruscan bronze statue of a youth, dating 6th.-4th. cent. B.C. Perhaps the best etruscan bronze statue ever sold online! The statuette measure 13,5 cm. and is rendered in a highly artistic classical style. An Etruscan statuette of this style and grace are extremely rare and normally only something you would see at the most important auction houses in the world. Condition: The statue is missing left arm from an ancient break, but is othervise museum quality. Sound bronze with a marvelous rich, dark green patina. Mounted on a costum display. Price: Euro 3.500,- - Order no: A0101