Ancient Art (Antiquities)

MONTE ALBAN.- A human skull and a snail that date to the Pre-Hispanic era that were taken illegally out of Mexico fifteen years ago, and brought back into the country in 2001, are exhibited for the first time at the Museo de Sitio de Monte Albán, Photo: INAH.

Exceptionnel buste votif anatomique. Art Étrusque, Latium, probablement Canino, IIIe-IIe siècle av. J.-C. Photos Rouillac Il représente un jeune homme vêtu de la toga enveloppante marquée de plis, le bras gauche le long du corps, le droit ramené sur la poitrine au niveau du cœur. La tête, de face, présente un visage juvénile. Les yeux, aux paupières supérieures bien marquées, sont légèrement inclinés vers l'extérieur ; les arcades sourcilières sont à peine esquissées. Le nez est droit et surmonte une petite bouche charnue,... [Lire la suite]

A Roman marble portrait head of Plato. Circa 3rd century A.D. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. Depicted with horizontal creases on the forehead and vertical furrows between the brows, the convex eyes with heavy upper lids, the irises incised, the bean-shaped pupils drilled, the gaze angled up, with sunken areas below the eyes echoed by the naso-labial creases, his small mouth with the full lips together beneath the downturned mustache, the full beard a mass of long wavy locks, the hair composed of short comma-shaped locks, curving to... [Lire la suite]

A Roman marble head of Hercules. Circa 2nd century A.D. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. Over-lifesized, his head turned to his left on his muscular neck, his thick luscious curls upswept from his forehead in short pointed locks, with a furrowed forehead, the deeply-set lidded eyes beneath modelled brows, his nose prominent, his full beard composed of short spiral-curling locks, his thick mustache enveloping the upper lip but for the philtrum; 16¼ in. (41.2 cm.) high. Estimate $200,000 - $300,000. Price Realized $194,500   ... [Lire la suite]

A Roman marble portrait bust of the emperor Hadrian. Circa 117-138 A.D. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. Lifesized, finely sculpted with his characteristic thick wavy hair combed forward in undulating rows, ending in corkscrew curls detailed by drillwork, with a closely-cropped beard of wavy locks, spiraling around his jaw line and forking slightly below his chin, the mustache with a gap at the philtrum, his thin upper lip pressed against his fleshy lower lip, the eyes articulated, with thick lower lids, the brow with two deep... [Lire la suite]

A Roman marble Hercules. Circa 1st-2nd century A.D. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. Over-lifesized, originally standing with his weight on his right leg and his left slightly advanced, with a slight hip thrust to the left, his right arm originally pulled back with the hand resting on the hip, the left arm originally lowered, with remnants of his club visible in the armpit, his torso bent forward, creating a crease through his abdomen, his burly musculature well defined, puntelli preserved on the reverse; 34½ in. (87.6 cm.) high.... [Lire la suite]

The Wilton House Apollo. A Roman marble head of Apollo. Circa late 1st-early 2nd century A.D. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. Depicted over-lifesized, with a smooth forehead, gently-arching brows that merge with the bridge of his slender nose, convex eyes with slight articulation of the pupils, and heavy upper lids that extend slightly beyond the lower at their outer canthi, the tear ducts naturalistically defined, his small mouth with the lips slightly parted, the philtrum tapering, his luscious wavy locks center parted and pulled... [Lire la suite]

Ganymède, le nouvel échanson des dieux. Bronze. Art Grec, IVe siècle av. J.-C. Photo Pierre Bergé & associés Miroir orné au repoussé d'une très rare scène représentant Ganymède supplantant Hébé dans son rôle d'échanson divin.  Diam_15,6 cm - Estimation : 60 000 - 80 000 € La jeune déesse, le torse nu, les jambes couvertes d'un drapé et parée d'un bracelet, est étendue à terre ; elle se redresse et tendait le bras droit vers le jeune héros. Celui-ci, assis sur un siège cubique orné de palmettes, est nu,... [Lire la suite]

Miroir en wolframite. Pérou, culture Chavin, 800 av. J.C. D: 12 cm - Estimation : 600 - 700 € Néret-Minet & Tessier. Lundi 16 mai à 14h00. Drouot-Richelieu Salle 6 9, rue Drouot 75009 PARIS. EMail : mail@neret-tessier.com - Tél. : 01 40 13 07 79

Tête du pharaon Aménophis III - Musée du Louvre - © photo Clio20 - 2006 - Licence CC BY-SA 3.0 LE CAIRE (EGYPTE) [28.04.11] – A proximité de Louxor, des archéologues égyptiens ont découvert une immense statue d’Amenhotep III. Il s’agirait de l’une des plus grandes représentations du pharaon jamais découverte. En Egypte du Sud, sur la rive ouest du Nil, une équipe d’archéologues vient d’exhumer une énorme statue représentant Amenhotep III. Cette imposante sculpture de quartzite mesure plus de treize mètres de hauteur. Elle a été... [Lire la suite]