Search results for: 'Ancient bronze'

Popular type of bracelet. Massive bronze open ring with circular profile and decorated ends. Roman jewellery of this type is a revival of earlier Greek art.

Rare bronze figure of the canine headed God of Death. From the Late Period of Ancient Egypt.

Extremely rare finely carved royal head made of blue stone with bronze beard. Late Period to Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt.

Oval bronze brooch with a setting for a glass insert. From the Roman imperial period. Published in two stardard works on ancient brooches by Richard Hattatt.

Characteristically shaped ancient bronze arrow heads. With three wings and barbed hooks. Perfect condition with lovely patina. Typical for the Scythians from 700 BC to hellenistic times.

Isis is shown in a very typical depiction as a mother, the archetype of the later Christian Nursing Madonna. The bronze figurine dates to the 22nd to 31st dynasty of Ancient Egypt.

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

Impressive massive bowl, worth the exhibition at a museum. Perfectly preserved. The massive bronze is in an excellent condition and has a very attractive black-green patina.

Very fine condition, beautiful patina. Amphora and vine leaf, Paleo-Hebrew inscriptions "year 3" and "The freedom of Zion".

Very fine condition, beautiful patina. Amphora and vine leaf, Paleo-Hebrew inscriptions "year 3" and "The freedom of Zion".

Impressive massive piece with great dark patina. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.

Brooch in the shape of an insect. Popular type in the northern Roman provinces during the 2nd century.

Eine wundervoll dunkel-patinierte Bronze der “Göttin des Zitterns ”, Sachmet, in beeindruckender Erhaltung. Vollständig erhalten mit erkennbaren feinen Details.

Nice zoomorphic roman fibula made of bronze with enamel inlays depicting the young of the rabbit. Found near the Limes fortifications Pfoerring and Eining in Germany.

Made around the year 100 and found on the Isle of Wight, after the Roman conquest of Britain.

Nice and rare enameled variant of the Hod Hill type. Found in Norfolk, UK. The piece is published in two books by Richard Hattatt.

Nicely enameled brooch with a Romano-Celtic sunburst design. From the 2nd century AD. Published in two stardard works on ancient brooches by Richard Hattatt.

Perfectly preserved, undamaged, with brown-green patina. Acquired 1978 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.

Kaiserzeitliche Fibel vom Typ der Kniefibeln. Variante mit ungedeckter Spiralhalterung der Feder. 2. Jh. n. Chr. 44mm lang.

From an old Swiss private collection, acquired before 1971. Between 1971 and 2022 on loan and exhibition at the Antikenmuseum Basel.

The glass paste features a famous depiction of Victoria writing the names of victors in battle on a large shield. The motif reiterates a 1st century bronze statue.

Zoomorphic fibula dating to the Roman Principate. Very nice enameled work. Rare variant of this popular fibula type from Roman Gaul.

Beautiful example with orange and turquoise enamel. A find from 2nd century Roman Britain.

The small bronze votive box is adorned with a lizard figure on top. The artefct is from the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk (1902-1978).

The small bronze coffin is adorned with a lizard figure on top. The artefct is from the famous collection of Fouad S. Matouk (1902-1978).

Colourful enameled brooch from the Roman Imperial period. Published in two stardard works on ancient brooches by Richard Hattatt.

Possibly used as votive object or in funerary context. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.

Kunstvolle Fibel aus der Kaiserzeit. Großartiges Beispiel für die antike Millefiori-Technik, die erst wieder in der Neuzeit aufgegriffen und von venezianischen Glaskünstlern zu einer neuen Blüte geführt wurde.

Elaborate work dating to the 2nd century AD. The well preserved enamel is a testimony to the colourful world of ancient art.

Zoomorphe Fibel mit Wildtier als Motiv. Schmuckstück mit religiöser Symbolik, vergleichbar einem Kreuzanhänger bei heutigen Christen. Gefertigt im 1. bis 3. Jh. n. Chr. in Gallien.

The gem stone from the Late Roman Imperial period is engraved in linear style. It shows a standing person in a cloak.

Ring stone made of beautiful orange glass. From the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems.

The glass paste shows a hand enclosing a bird. It is a very rare depiction for an ancient ring insert.

Roman jewellery insert made of transparent glass paste, imitating amethyst. It shows a creature with the front part of a griffin.

The skillful work shows a Roman galley with rowers. It is a very rare depiction for an ancient glass paste.

This rare variant of the T-shaped brooches was found in Lechlade, Gloucestershire. It dates to the 1st or 2nd century AR. From the famous Hattatt collection and published in two standard works for ancient fibulae.