Search results for: 'roman head'

Elaborate earring with twisted band and plastic head of a bull. The piece dates to hellenistic times and was skillfully made of gold wire and sheet.

From an old German private collection, acquired ca. 1976 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.

Nice figurine from Ptolemaic or Roman Egypt. From an old German collection, acquired at Davies Antiques, London, in 1976 - 1978.

Gold jewellery with plastically modeled heads of a lion. The elaborate gold sheet head is typical for hellenistic earrings.

Nice specimen with characteristic bend in its bow and incised decorations. From the Danubian provinces of the Roman Empire.

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.

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

Elegant long bronze ladle, from the Greek or Etruscan culture. 5th to 4th century BC.

Marble torso of Salus or Hygeia, the goddess of health, holding a serpent in her arms. From the collection of Dr. Bruno Kirschner, Israel. Exported from Israel with permit of the IAA.

About 5th century B.C. From an old collection of a Frech engineer.

Ptolemaic till Roman Egypt, nicely preserved. From an old German collection.

Gold jewellery with plastically modeled head of a bird of prey or dolphin. The elaborate gold sheet head is typical for hellenistic earrings.

Beautiful brooch from the eastern Roman provinces. Remains of an original gold plating can still be seen on the surface.

Nice specimen with characteristic bend in its bow and attached loop and ring. From the Danubian provinces of the Roman Empire.

Ensemble of two nice terra cotta examples of the cult around the Roman sun god and moon goddess in Roman Imperial times.

Interesting type of brooch from the Roman Imperial period. Nice specimen made of silver.

Supposedly from the collection of the Swiss painter Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901). Very good condition, surface very well preserved.

From the collection of Joan Conway Crancer, Honorary Trustee of the Saint Louis Art Museum. Extraordinary preserved for an ancient bronze figure of this size, incl. the original lid. Acquired 1988 in London for 8,500 US Dollar.

Figure of Priapus, god of fertility and protector of male genitalia, as bearded older man in heavy robes, his hands exposing his phallus.

Tall and intricately carved bone figurine portraying a stylized woman. From the 2nd century AD.

About 5th century B.C. From an old collection of a Frech engineer.

About 5th century B.C. From an old collection of a Frech engineer.

Miniature work in a colourful glass paste changing from bright blue to an opaque light blue. The intaglio from Roman times exhibits the portrait head of a young woman.

Ptolemaic till Roman Egypt, worked with high level of details and very nicely preserved. From an old German collection.

The hybrid creature was extremely popular during the Roman Empire. It was believed to convey magical powers.

From an old German collection, acquired 1976 at Kunsthandlung Aloys Faust, Cologne.

Piece of a seating furniture with elaborate openwork designs. The fantastic state of preservation is known from other bronze stools found in Pompeii and the area around Mount Vesuvius.

East Anglia mint, reported to have been found in Stonea Grange, Cambridgeshire.

Perfectly preserved, beautiful dark green patina, worth the exhibition in a museum.

Found 2021 in East Hampshire, UK. The hoard is a very impressive proof of the fact that coins were in circulation for up to several centuries in the Roman era.

Very finely worked depiction of a woman with long hair. From the German private collection Dr. Dietrich, acquired in the 1950s from an antiquities gallery in Cologne, Germany.

From an old German private collection, acquired 1962. Impressive piece.

Impressive wood relief of an idealized face. Remains of paint. The mask was part of a sarcophagus lid from Ancient Egypt during ptolemaic rule.

Matching pair of appliques that were once soldered to a Roman vessel. They show the goddess of victory, Victoria.

Rare variant of this brooch type, found in Great Britain and dating to the mid 1st century AD. The piece is published twice in the famous Hattatt reference books on ancient fibulae.

Magnificent silver brooch from the Roman Imperial period. Such fibulae were made in the Danube area Roman provinces.