Search results for: 'Head'

Rare type of a head vessel with faces of a young man or boy. Gorgeous blue pigmented glass.

Hellenistic Greece or Egypt under Roman rule. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

Interesting ancient part of large bronze jar. Very nicely preserved. Great patina.

Very nicely preserved, beautiful green patina. From the collection of the art historian Steinbock, composed between 1920 and 1982.

Typical head vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. The glass flask has the shape of two Medusa heads back to back.

Dark glass paste with portrait head of a young woman. She is wearing a traditional headband. The hair is worn in locks falling in her neck. Dating from Roman Republic to Roman Imperial times. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient engraved gems.

Very good condition, nice surface details. From a German private collection, acquired in the 1950s.

Very well preserved, with traces of dark red painting. From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

Very well preserved fragment of a larger group. Ca. 1st - 2nd century AD, Roman Empire. From an old German collection, acquired in 1987 from Helmut Liebert in Krefeld, Germany.

From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

Engraved gem of beautiful pink glass. The portrait head has dreadlocks and a strongly characterized face. Intaglio from Roman times.

Perfectly preserved, massive piece of ancient art with beautiful green patina, 1st - 2nd century AD

Portraitkopf eines jungen Mannes mit rundem Gesicht, einer großen breiten Nase und einem kleinen Mund. Musealer Zustand, keinerlei Beschädigungen oder Restaurierungen.

Die beiden Enden sind kunstvoll als stilisierte Schlangenköpfe gestaltet. Das Band ist mit Punzierungen und einem Fischgräten-Strichdekor reich verziert.

Impressive, perfectly preserved vase from old German collection. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.

Beautiful intaglio made of dark orange brown glass. Excellent quality. The ring stone boosts a rare portrait of Zeus Ammon.

Perfectly preserved impressive portrait from Californian collection, prior to this in an old German collection.

Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Illustration of a hybrid creature from the Roman Imperial period. Magical powers were attributed to it.

Found near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

From the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.

Found in Dunham on Trent, Nottinghamshire, Great Britain on 8th of November 2013

Nice piece from the early Roman Imperial period. Found in Tarquinia.

A lovely sculpture from an old US collection. Very nicely preserved surface, very detailed work of art.

The reverse shows Roma, wearing Corinthian helmet and holding sceptre, crowning trophy

Bronze paterae with preserved handle are very rare, especially in this condition. Beautiful patina.

Mosaikglasperle aus einer oströmischen Werkstatt des 1. Jh. n. Chr., möglicherweise ägyptisch oder nubischer Import. Das abgebildete Frauengesicht wird gerne als Darstellung der Medusa gedeutet.

Mosaikglasperle aus einer oströmischen Werkstatt des 1. Jh. n. Chr., möglicherweise ägyptisch oder nubischer Import. Das abgebildete Frauengesicht wird gerne als Darstellung der Medusa gedeutet.

Impressive, massive piece with beautiful patina.

Perfectly preserved, delicate piece of ancient art with beautiful green patina, 3. century AD

From US private collection Crowley. Examined 1977 by the Curator of Antiquities of the J. Paul-Getty-Museums, Dr. Jiri Frel.

Beautiful, life-size portrait. The provenance can be reconstructed until 1920, when the portrait was acquired from Jannis Demetrios Mikas by Ernest Brummer, both famous collectors.

Ovales Gesicht, rundes Kinn, im Haar ein Diadem mit Medaillon. Exzellent erhaltenes, massives Stück. Ausdrucksstarke Mimik.

Interesting fibula with a covered hinge mechanism and enamel decoration on the bow. From the 2nd century Roman Britain. Published in two stardard works on ancient brooches by Richard Hattatt.

Plastische Darstellung eines männlichen Kopfes mit ausgeprägten Augenbrauen, flacher breiter Nase und fleischigen Lippen. Exzellent erhaltenes Exemplar eines seltenen Typs.

This special motive for Roman engraved gems often featured two Roman citizens or man and wife. It is an interesting example of its kind made from beautiful orange glass.