Our selection brings together works of ancient art from the Greek, Hellenistic, Ptolemaic, Roman and Celtic civilizations. The collection includes ancient busts, sculpted heads, statues and reliefs in stone, marble or bronze. Greek and Roman sculptures, ancient portraits and Celtic works illustrate the diversity of forms and artistic traditions of Antiquity.
Collection of Ancient Art
Our selection brings together works of ancient art from the Greek, Hellenistic, Ptolemaic, Roman and Celtic civilizations. The collection includes ancient busts, sculpted heads, statues and reliefs in stone, marble or bronze. Greek and Roman sculptures, ancient portraits and Celtic works illustrate the diversity of forms and artistic traditions of Antiquity.
Large bas-relief carved in stone representing a rider equipped with an imposing oval shield. The rider wears a horned helmet with conical horns, worn low on the forehead, and equipped with a neck protector. The horse, faithful to the aesthetic canons of the Iron Age in Gaul, is distinguished by a chest with curvilinear contours and a stylized head. The shield, covering the entire body, is decorated with prominent rivets around its edge and a richly decorated umbo. The latter presents a double artistic interpretation, characteristic of the Iron Age, La Tène culture: a stylized face occupying the entire surface and a character with raised arms, with details engraved at the level of the face...
Stele with a triangular pediment in marble stone representing a person praying with his right hand raised in a gesture of adoration standing in a naos. This gesture characterizes the worship of the goddess Tanit. The material used allows us to attribute this stele to Carthage and not to Utica. This Punic stele shows traces of polychromy...
A funeral decoration or deposit, this molded terracotta plaque presents a Gorgon, with snakes in her hair and sharp teeth. Very good origin: old Altounian collection before 1940 (annex label 587). ..
Rectangular plaque decorated in relief with a horseman between two columns surmounted by capitals. These so-called Campana reliefs are widespread in Etruscan and Roman art...
Important Gallo-Roman horse head from a monumental ensemble. Hard ivory colored limestone. Discovered at the end of the 19th century near Dijon. Former Claer de Mulhouse collection. An export certificate has been obtained from the French Ministry of Culture...
Head of a bearded man, carved in a volcanic rock. High Middle Ages or late antiquity, apostle, maybe a representation of St-Peter. ..
Specializing in ancient sculpture, Ekinium Gallery selects works of ancient art from the major Mediterranean and European cultures. Greek and Roman sculpture, Hellenistic and Ptolemaic art, as well as Cypriot, Etruscan and Celtic works, form a collection chosen for its sculptural quality, rarity and expressive power. Particular attention is paid to the iconography, dating, provenance and cultural context of each antiquity presented.
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