Archéologie & Antiquiities

The clay cylinder describes the rebuilding of the temple of Shamash in Sippar (modern Tell Abu Habbah in Iraq) by Nebuchadnezzar II Sold for $605,000. Photo Doyle New York. NEW YORK, NY.- On April 9, Doyle New York auctioned a rare and important Nebuchadnezzar II Babylonian cuneiform cylinder that set a world auction record for a Babylonian cylinder. The price of $605,000 achieved by Doyle New York far surpassed the prior record of £264,000 (approx. $440,000) set in London in 2011. The cylinder sold to a bidder... [Lire la suite]

Head of a block statue, Egypt, Thebes, New Kingdom, XVIIIth Dynasty, Reign of Amenhotep II, circa 1428-1397 BC. Photo courtesy Axel Vervoordt Granodiorite; 25 x 26 cm Provenance: Evelyn Annenberg Hall collection, New York; C. Dikran Kelekian, Ancient Arts, New York, 1964; C. Hartley collection; Dikran G. Kelekian Inc., New York; Collection Lady Meux (1847-1910), London, acquired in 1895; W. Arnold Meijer collection, Netherlands. Literature: C.A.R. Andrews, J. van Dijk (eds.), Objects for Eternity. Egyptian Antiquities from the W.... [Lire la suite]

Unknown, Pair of figurative 'Lucernae' or oil lamps, depicting Achelous, Roman, 2nd century A.D. Photo courtesy Axel Vervoordt Bronze; 30 x 31 x 32 cm Provenance: Private collection M.P., Nashville, Tennessee, since 2003;Acquired on the American art market. Axel Vervoordt (stand 424) at TEFAF 2014. 14-23 march 2014 - http://www.tefaf.com/

Aphrodite Ourania Monumental female statue standing on a Swan, Roman, 1st - 2nd century A.D. Photo courtesy Axel Vervoordt Marble.Measurements: 115 x 65 x 55 cm Provenance: Sir Daniel Donohue collection, California, before 1968. The collection was begun by the oil and cement tycoon Daniel Murphy in the nineteenth century and inherited by his daughter and son-in-law, Sir Daniel Donohue and Countess Bernardine, who continued to add to the family collection.The sculpture comes accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the figure in... [Lire la suite]

Very Rare Relief of a Male Figure with Elaborate Hairdo and Horns, South Arabia, 1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D. Photo courtesy Axel Vervoordt Alabaster. Measurements: 20,70 x 24,20 x 6 cm Provenance: Ancient collection Belgium, acquired in 1940; Ancient collection M. Abdalla Babeker, Sudan, acquired between 1917 and 1930. Axel Vervoordt (stand 424) at TEFAF 2014. 14-23 march 2014 - http://www.tefaf.com/

'Amlash' spouted vessel in the form of a stag, Southwestern Caspian region, Marlik culture, early 1st millenium BC. Photo courtesy Ben Janssens Oriental Art Ltd. Pottery buff body with burnished surface; 30.5 x 35 cm. Provenance: Dr M. collection, Paris, 1980s; "Collection X" first sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 22 May 1980 Galerie Kevorkian (stand 244) at TEFAF 2014. 14-23 march 2014 - http://www.tefaf.com/

Three cauldron attachments in the shape of bulls, Near Eastern, Ourartou, Circa 900 B.C., 1st millennium B.C. Photo courtesy Sycomore Ancient Art. Bronze. Height: 6 cm. Provenance: Ex collection Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001) Literature: Animals in Ancient Art I, Mainz 1981, no 17, ill. Sycomore Ancient Art. MasterArt at TEFAF 2014. 14-23 march 2014 - http://www.masterart.com/

Bronze statuette representing Atlas, Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C. Circa: 170 B.C. Photo courtesy Sycomore Ancient Art. The kneeling giant with a nude athletic body is raising his arms to hold up the celestial sphere. Height: 11.3 cm. Provenance: Former private collection G. H., Belgium, before 1980 Sycomore Ancient Art. MasterArt at TEFAF 2014 on stand 814. 14-23 march 2014 - http://www.masterart.com/

A rare statue of the young Hercules, formerly in the Roger Peyrefitte (1907-2000) Collection in Paris. Estimate: £100,000-150,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  LONDON.- The Christie’s sale of Antiquities in London on 2 April 2014 comprises 199 carefully selected lots with exceptional provenance which span the ancient world from the 3rd Millennium B.C. to the 11th Century A.D. Leading the sale is a rare statue of the young Hercules, formerly in the Roger Peyrefitte (1907-2000) Collection in Paris (estimate:... [Lire la suite]

Imposant buste de l'empereur romain Caracalla (211-217 ap. J.-C.) en marbre blanc veiné de gris. Estimate: 10.000-15.000. Photo courtesy Hotel des Ventes GENEVA.- This March, Hôtel des Ventes will have the privilege of auctioning the entire contents of a large Genevan townhouse with no reserve prices! Recently discovered by Bernard Piguet in a 19th century abode situated in the centre of Geneva, the interior had remained virtually unchanged for over 60 years. The collection reflects an eclectic taste varying from Archaeology,... [Lire la suite]