A beautiful pair of large Roman gold earrings decorated with extensive filigree work. The upper portion consists of a convex shaped disc decorated with a stylized face, the lower with three hollow globes with ornate hanging granular curtains and spiral decoration in centre, all attached with a strand of braided wire. Comes with display stand. Very ornate
A superb Indus Valley clay figure of a mother goddess wearing an elaborately arranged headdress and broad collar necklace. The facial features clearly defined with beak shaped nose and button shaped eyes, the genital and breasts clearly defined and an incised line separating the legs. Portrayed with wide hips and arms outstretched. Typical for Shunga period clay figures. Overall a beautiful piece.
A superb Indus Valley clay figure of a mother goddess wearing an elaborately arranged headdress and broad collar necklace. The facial features clearly defined with beak shaped nose and button shaped eyes, the genital and breasts clearly defined and an incised line separating the legs. Portrayed with wide hips and arms outstretched. Typical for Shunga period clay figures. Overall a beautiful piece.
A superb Indus Valley painted pottery cup, decorated with brown pigments. Original paint and intact with hairline fracture and small chip to inner of rim.
Dating to circa 3300-3000 BC Mergarh culture Nal phase.
Measures 100mm diameter.
A rare Indus Valley clay headrest in the form of a ram. Solid construction with left horn re-attached otherwise intact. Beautiful patina with extensive magnesium deposits.
A very large beautiful Egyptian pre-dynastic black top pottery vessel, re-joined from 12 original fragments. Comes with featured custom made display stand. Very rare to find in such a large size. Black-mouth pots were
produced during the Naqada I period and are
characterized by a dark band around their rim.
The remainder of the exterior surface is coloured red
with haematite, while the interior is entirely black. This
two-to ...click for details
A superb intact, one handle rejoined, Attic Black-Glazed pottery Kylix with extensive root deposits. Attic pottery surpassed that of all other centres,
both in its craftsmanship and in the quality of its brilliant
orange-red clay. Whilst Athens is most famous for its
decorated ware, both black-figure and red-figure, its
potters also produced many undecorated pieces with a
black glaze. That glaze is usually shiny with a metal ...click for details
A lovely Apulian Red-Figured Skyphos.
Depicting an Owl between two Olive Branches.
A skyphos is a two-handled deep drinking cup on a
low flanged base. The decorations on both the front
and reverse are almost identical. The owl and olive
branch being symbols of the Goddess Athena.
A very rare large and magnificent Centuripe Lekanis with traces of white, red and blue paint. This lekanis belongs to a class of
ceramic that was produced in Centuripe during the 3rd
and 2nd centuries B.C. It consists of three separate
sections: (i) moulded foot; (ii) large bowl with moulded
base-ring and two strap handles; and (iii) high conical lid.
The zone between the handles carries a frieze framed
below by ...click for details
