Search results for: 'Ancient glass'

The bowl was made in mosaic glass technique. It is truely a work of art and a showpiece for the glass production in the Roman core region during the Early Imperial period.

Low vessel of cylindrical shape. The stylus was dipped into the ancient inkwell and wiped off at the edge. Beautiful, rich green glass.

The ancient intaglio shows a goat standing on its hind legs. The front legs are placed against an object. Wonderful details in the dark glass.

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

Flask with voluminous body and base ring from the Late Roman period. A piece from the Dr. Teubner collection.

The early imperial perfume bottles are from the eastern Mediterranean. Acquired in 1974 from art dealer Albrecht Neuhaus.

The pendant with two portrait busts was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.

Flask with voluminous body from the Late Roman period. A piece from the professor Ritschel collection.

Glass beaker with pitting. A popular type across the whole roman empire. Mid 1st to 2nd century AD.

Bulbous flask from the Golden Age of Islam. Made of beautiful reddish brown glass. Ex-Sotheby's.

Ancient glass with wonderful multi coloured iridescence. Found in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean. Roman period.

The ring insert shows a hybrid being standing on tiptoe, pouring from a shouldered amphora. A prime example of Roman glass pastes in almost perfect condition.

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

The small storage vessel impresses with its beautiful cobalt blue colour. It was made in the 1st century, probably in Italy.

The pendant with a lion and crescent motif was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.

The pendant with an ibex motif was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.

A rare and impressive vessel type from a late Roman glass factory in the Levant. Dating from the 3rd to 4th century.

Small bowl made of pale turquoise glass, from the Roman Imperial period. Acquired in 1974 at the antiquities gallery Neuhaus.

Modernly threaded necklace made of more than 100 ancients beads dating to the 1st millennium BC. From the eastern Mediterranean. Ex Christie's.

A fine glass vessel from the 1st to 2nd century. Made in the eastern Mediterranean.

Small bowl made of pale turquoise glass, from the Roman Imperial period. From the Heckmann collection.

Polychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.

The pendant shows Romulus and Remus being suckled by a she-wolf. It was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.

Nice ring insert made of composite glass. Its imprint shows the moment of the mythological boar hunt in which Meleager slays the beast.

The flat relief made of red glass paste served as an inlay and decorative element in the Ptolemaic period. It was combined with a headgear and body inlay.

Nice and relatively large bottle from the late Roman imperial period. Probably from the Roman province Judaea.

Typical and popular glass vessel type from the Roman Imperial period. From the Heckmann collection.

Made of bright orange glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The beautiful violet glass paste shows the hero Heracles with two of his typical attributes, the club and the lion skin.

The glass paste has a remarkably vibrant violet colour. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The roman intaglio shows a standing naked god. Wonderful green ring insert with blue and white decorative band.

The intaglio in wonderful condition shows a hunting scene in great detail. A male boar in an aggressive pose is barked at by a hunting dog ready to fight.

Nice depiction on the dark glass paste. It shows the horses of the chariot at full gallop.

The intaglio of yellow orange glass shows a standing bull or ox. From the Professor Brosch collection.

Prime example of Roman glass pastes with a perfectly sharp depiction of a bull ready to fight.

The intaglio is made of beautiful violet glass. It shows two animals facing each other.