About ArtAncient
At ArtAncient, we specialize in remarkable objects that span from the formation of the Solar System to late antiquity, aiming to uncover, study, and place them in extraordinary collections. Based in London, we are dedicated to research and rediscovery, aiming to tell the remarkable story of each piece that comes into our care. We assess condition, authenticity, and provenance, providing an all-round approach to the object. From sculptural meteorites to important works of ancient art, each object is carefully researched and thoroughly documented. Our aim is to provide t...Read More
Established in 20071stDibs seller since 2014
Associations
LAPADA - The Association of Arts & Antiques Dealers
International Confederation of Art and Antique Dealers' Associations
The British Antique Dealers' Association
VAT ID
GB948983253
Featured Pieces
Multicoloured Jasper Neanderthal Flake Stone Tools, 160000-40000 BC
Located in London, GB
A striking group of three Mousterian flake tools, dating to the Middle Palaeolithic period (c. 160,000-40,000 years ago) – expertly fashioned from a core of multicoloured jasper, and...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Prehistoric Antiquities
Materials
Jasper
A Late Archaic Terracotta Head of a Goddess
Located in London, GB
A finely sculpted terracotta head of a goddess, probably Demeter. Her soft, subtle smile and almond-shaped eyes are characteristic of the Late Archaic style and suggest a date of pro...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Busts
Materials
Terracotta
Fossilised Group of Flies from the Eocene Period
Located in London, GB
An exceedingly rare and well-preserved group of fossilised flies from the Eocene Period, roughly 50 million years ago.
This group of fossilised flies hails from the famed Green Rive...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Fossilised Flower from the Eocene Period
Located in London, GB
A rare and well-preserved fossilised flower from the Eocene Period, roughly 50 million years ago.
This fossilised flower was discovered in the Green River Formation in the western U...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
A Late Jurassic Allosaurus Tooth in Matrix
Located in London, GB
A fossilised tooth of the dinosaur Allosaurus, wonderfully preserved in its original matrix.
This formidable tooth once belonged to an Allosaurus, a fierce predator that roamed Nor...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Iron Fragment from the Famed Sikhote-Alin Meteorite
Located in London, GB
A small and beautifully shaped iron fragment originating in space roughly 4.5 billion years ago. It was part of a much larger meteoroid that entered Earth’s atmosphere as the famed S...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Russian Space Age Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Fossilised Tooth of a Prehistoric Shark, Carcharocles Megalodon
Located in London, GB
A finely preserved gem-like tooth, once belonging to a prehistoric Megalodon shark (Carcharocles megalodon), whose name appropriately translates as ‘big tooth’ in Ancient Greek.
In...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
Lower Paleolithic Flint Hand Axe from St. Acheul, France
Located in London, GB
A large and well-preserved flint hand axe of the Lower Paleolithic period, found at the important type-site of St. Acheul, France.
Endowed with a beautiful cream-grey patina formed...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Prehistoric Antiquities
Materials
Stone
Meteorite Display Piece, Iron Sphere with Metallic Matrix and Peridot Gems
Located in London, GB
A mesmerising iron sphere carved from a mass of the Seymchan meteorite, one of the most important meteorite discoveries of the twentieth century. Found in the Magadan region of the R...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Russian Space Age Natural Specimens
Materials
Iron
Sculptural Neanderthal Hand Axe or Stone Tool, circa 300000 - 40000 BC
Located in London, GB
A beautifully preserved and patinated Neanderthal stone tool, crafted by our early ancestors from a flint nodule. An elegant example of one of the earliest human technologies.
Almos...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Prehistoric Antiquities
Materials
Stone
Rare Scottish Neolithic Carved Sandstone Ball, Circa 2500-4000 BC
Located in London, GB
A carved stone ball from Late Neolithic Scotland – a rare and enigmatic artefact from prehistoric Britain, and one of the few legally recorded and exported examples available on the ...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier British Prehistoric Antiquities
Materials
Sandstone
Prehistoric Stone Tool Sculpture made by Early Humans, 700000 years old
Located in London, GB
A large and beautifully preserved Palaeolithic flint hand axe, with a mottled, brown-orange patina, representing one of the earliest and most enduring forms of human technology.
Exp...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Prehistoric Antiquities
Materials
Stone
