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5 juin 2024

A sandstone head of Vajrapani as Hercules, 10th-11th century

A sandstone head of Vajrapani as Hercules, 10th-11th century
Lot 110. Collection Galerie Jacques Barrère . Tête de Vajrapani sous forme d'Hercule, Chine, Xe-XIe siècle . Grès polychrome. H. 29 cm . Estimation 8 000 - 10 000 EUR . © Giquello SVV Les yeux exorbités sous des sourcils broussailleux, la bouche entrouverte...
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Tags: sandstone,  Vajrapani,  Hercules

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16 avril 2018

Two 17th Century Bronze Masterpieces from The Court of the Sun King Louis XIV of France

Two 17th Century Bronze Masterpieces from The Court of the Sun King Louis XIV of France
Ferdinando Tacca (1619-1686), Hercules Overcoming Acheloüs, circa 1640-50, estimate on request: in the region of £5 million . © Christie's Image Ltd François Girardon, Louis XIV on Horseback, Paris, circa 1690-1699, estimate: £7-10 million . © Christie's...
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Tags: Louis XIV,  Hercules,  François Girardon,  Ferdinando Tacca,  Acheloüs

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26 février 2018

Exhibition from the British Museum makes exclusive North American stop at Frist Center

Exhibition from the British Museum makes exclusive North American stop at Frist Center
NASHVILLE, TENN .- Rome: City and Empire brings to Nashville more than 200 of the British Museum’s most engaging and beautiful Roman objects to tell the dramatic story of how Rome grew from a cluster of small villages into a mighty empire. This marks...
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Tags: Egypt,  Emperor Hadrian,  Hercules,  Armlet,  Augustus,  mummy portrait of a woman,  Mark Anthony,  Zeus Sarapis

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12 juin 2016

Luxurious treasures at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art offer glimpse into Roman lifestyle

Luxurious treasures at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art offer glimpse into Roman lifestyle
Cup with Centaurs, 1–100 C.E. Roman. Silver and gold. H: 4 5/8 x W:10 9/16 x D:6 7/8 x Diam: 5 7/8 inches, 3.62 pounds. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques, Paris. VEX.2014.1.7 KANSAS CITY, MO .- A glittering...
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Tags: bracelet,  Mercury,  Hercules,  Byzantine,  Roman,  6th century,  'Offering Bowl with Bacchus,  175–225,  A.D. 1-100,  Cup with Centaurs,  The Patera of Rennes,  about A.D. 210,  and Coins'

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9 août 2014

Some famous Baroque Pearls

Some famous Baroque Pearls
Flemish manufacture. Pendant depicting Hercules, gold, enamel and pearl, Scaramazza, 16th century,via Christie"s Geneva Flemish manufacture. Pendant in the form of a marine animal in gold, enamel, precious pearl piettre, Scaramazza, 16th century, via...
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Tags: 19th century,  dragon robe,  Dresden,  France,  Bacchus,  16th century,  elephant,  17th-18th century,  Hercules,  camel,  Ostrich,  Omphale,  Green Vault,  Chimera,  Flemish manufacture,  Pin brooch,  pearl Scaramazza,  German manufacture,  Museo degli Argenti,  "The Canning Jewel"

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7 mars 2014

Rare depiction of the young Hercules leads Christie's Sale of Antiquities in April

Rare depiction of the young Hercules leads Christie's Sale of Antiquities in April
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...
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Tags: roman marble,  Late Period,  circa 664-525 B.C.,  Hercules,  1st-2nd Century A.D.,  2nd Century A.D.,  26th Dynasty,  Roger Peyrefitte,  canopic jar,  Egyptian alabaster,  Tau-Iert-Iru

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7 août 2013

Hercules Pendant, Unknown. French, Paris, about 1540

Hercules Pendant, Unknown. French, Paris, about 1540
Hercules Pendant, Unknown. French, Paris, about 1540. Gold, enamel, and a baroque pearl; 2 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. 85.SE.237. The J. Paul Getty Museum ©J. Paul Getty Trust This type of jewel was worn as a pendant, suspended from a chain around the neck or pinned...
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Tags: Paris,  pendant,  French,  Hercules,  about 1540

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1 mai 2013

A cornelian and gold necklace, by Lalaounis

A cornelian and gold necklace, by Lalaounis
A cornelian and gold necklace, by Lalaounis. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Centering upon an oval-shaped cornelian intaglio depicting Echidna stealing the horses of Hercules, to the two gold ropes gathered by two flowerheads, intaglio from the early...
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Tags: Hercules,  Lalaounis,  Echidna,  oval-shaped cornelian intaglio

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3 décembre 2012

Two Mythical-Subject Grisaille Plates, Qianlong period (1736-1795)

Two Mythical-Subject Grisaille Plates, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Two Mythical-Subject Grisaille Plates, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Photo Stockholm Auktionsverk decorated with mythological scenes, one with Hercules and one with Poseidon, diameter 22.5 and 23 cm; one with glaze crack. Estimate: SEK 4 000-5 000 € 485-610...
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Tags: grisaille,  Qianlong period,  Hercules,  Mythical-Subject,  Poseidon

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22 septembre 2012

Annibale Fontana (Italian, Milanese, 1504–1587), Hercules Overcoming the Centaur Nessus, ca. 1570–80

Annibale Fontana (Italian, Milanese, 1504–1587), Hercules Overcoming the Centaur Nessus, ca. 1570–80
Annibale Fontana (Italian, Milanese, 1504–1587), Hercules Overcoming the Centaur Nessus, ca. 1570–80. Rock crystal in enameled gold frame of later date.
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Tags: rock crystal,  Hercules,  Annibale Fontana,  1570–80,  Centaur Nessus

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