ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES GALLERY
Welcome to the Alte Roemer Gallery, your specialist for antiquities and ancient art from the Mediterranean.
In our online shop you will find authentic artefacts covering the time span from Bronze Age until Late Antiquity. Our focus is on Ancient Roman, Greek, and Egyptian antiquities. Ancient numismatics is extensively covered with focus on Roman and Greek coins. We are looking forward to welcome you in our online gallery!
Yours,
Alexander Khalaidovski, Matthias Höh
FEATURED ANCIENT OBJECTS IN OUR ONLINE GALLERY
Egyptian cowroid with knot design
Amulet seal with interesting design at the underside that might represent the unity of Egypt. Second Intermediate Period of ancient Egypt.
Small Mycenaean amphora
Elegant vessel with three handles and painting. From the Mycenaean Age around 1300 BC.
Black figure Athenian Lekythos of Haimon painter
Chariot with horses and human figures. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.
Etrusco-Corinthian bail amphora from Tarquinia
Very well preserved with intense red colors. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.
Commodus Denarius - Roma on shield
Rome mint, 180 - 181 A.D. The reverse shows Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear.
Bowl of the Chancay culture
Flat pottery bowl with abstract painting. The pre-Columbian art of the Chancay seems simple at first, but radiates an elegance that still seems modern today.
Celtic coin - Iceni tribe
East Anglia mint, reported to have been found in Stonea Grange, Cambridgeshire.
Etruscan bronze ladle - ex Sotheby's
Very good condition, undamaged, with thick patina. Late Etruscan, 4th - 3rd century BC. From an old English collection.
Three Roman lead weights from the Rhineland
Different types of weights made of lead. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.
8 Reales, also known as cob coin, piece of eight or pirate money
Potosi, Bolivia. Very fine, nice quality and preservation for a cob coin.
Roman marble Isis statue - ex Christie's New York
The surface is excellently preserved. The knot above the breast clearly identifies the statue as Isis. Acquired in 1975 at Galerie Carrefour, Pierre Vérité, Paris. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
Etruscan Vetulonia type helmet
From the possession of New York City antiquities dealer Sumner Healey, who was made famous by Berenice Abbott's scenic photograph from 1936.
Tanagra figure of a bride from Henry H. Gorringe collection
Henry Honychurch Gorringe (1841-1885) was responsible for the removal of Cleopatra's Needle from Alexandria, Egypt to Central Park in New York City.
Attic black figure cup with animals
Impressive piece in very good condition. The frieze shows birds and rams. From an old German private collection, acquired in a London gallery between 1976 and 1978.
Horse bit from Luristan
Delightful artefact attesting the dawn of horse breeding in Western Iran during the 8th century BC. Highly stylized horses form the cheek pieces.
Black figure Etruscan Stamnos from Toledo Museum collection
Ex collection Prof. G. Olcott, the first Columbia University professor for Roman archeology. Acquired from his estate 1912 by the Toledo Museum (Ohio), in the museum collection until 2017. Found in Bolseno area, Italy.
Large Egyptian Shabti made of Alabaster
Stunning funerary statuette from the 19th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. Marvelous provenance and publications in numerous catalogues.
Pair of Achaemenid gold bracelets
Fantastic example of the gold jewellery of the first Persian Empire. Late 6th to 5th cent. BC.
Elamite cylinder seal for Shuk-Kuku
Fantastic seal carved out of amethyst. It shows his owner Shuk-Kuku with the goddess Ninsianna. Five columns of Elamite cuneiform inscription frame the scene.
Opulent Late Bronze Age brooch
Stunning large brooch dating to the Urnfield period. The museum quality piece is decorated by spirals and stylized water birds. 1200 to 800 BC.
ANCIENT ART GALLERY SPECIALIZING IN
The imposing vessel is shaped like a zebu, a domestic cattle from the Ancient Near East. This category of object is famous since the Amlash excavations in the Iranian Gilan Province. With its stylization it is a rare artistic masterpiece of the mysterious Iron Age cultures of Iran.
ALTE ROEMER ANCIENT ART GALLERY AT A GLANCE
