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Ancient art and antiquities in the Alte Roemer online shop
Welcome to the Alte Roemer shop, where you will find authentic artefacts covering the time span from Bronze Age to Late Antiquity. Refine your search to ancient Roman, Greek, Egyptian or other antiquities using the navigation menu on the left, or just browse our full selection. An own section of our shop is dedicated to ancient numismatics with focus on Roman and Greek coins. Please do not hesitate to contact us any time via email or using our contact form. Correspondence is welcome in English, German, Italian, French, Russian or Japanese.
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Roman glass juglet
The small jug with a pear-shaped body is outstanding due to the strongly iridescent patina and the dark coating on the outside. From the Late Roman Imperial period.
€690Cypriot milk bowlThe hemispherical pottery bowls of this type were a successful export good of Late Bronze Age Cyprus. They are nicely decorated with bands of hatch-patterns.
€2,950Elamite horse rhytonFascinating clay vessel in the shape of a horse from the Neo-Elamite period, around 700 BC. A TL analysis report is included with the piece.
€4,690Stone beaker of the Jiroft cultureHigh quality chlorite vessel from the Kerman province in Iran. From the 3rd millennium BC.
€3,610Square bottle of thick glassSmall ancient glass flask, like they are found along the old trade routes of the Islamic world. Such bottles were used around 1000 years ago to transport precious oils and other liquids.
€465Mesopotamian stone vesselHeavy and high quality vessel from Bronze Age of Mesopotamia, reminescent of similar Egyptian stone vessels. Ex Christie's.
€3,000Roman lentoid glass flaskThe flat bottle has a discoid body with a very long neck. Probably from the Roman province Judaea.
€625Late Roman glass vessel with thread decorationA product from the province of Palaestina or Syria. The high-quality glass was created in the 4th or early 5th century, a time of upheaval for the Roman Empire.
€3,020Eastern Roman glass bottle with thread decorationA product from the Roman province of Palaestina. The high-quality glass was created in the 6th to early 7th centuries, when the Eastern Roman Empire was thriving and the Byzantine Empire took shape.
€2,300Roman glass bottle with handleNice and relatively large bottle from the late Roman imperial period. Probably from the Roman province Judaea.
€1,460Spouted jug of the Yortan cultureThe large jug has a spherical body, decorated with two stylized arms and hands. From Bronze Age Anatolia.
€670Painted Bronze Age jugThe clay jug is decorated by an impressively well preserved geometric design. From Bronze Age Anatolia.
€1,030Islamic glass vessel with funnelThe slender glass is from the Golden Age of Islam. The funnel integrated into the bottom of the vessel is particularly interesting. Ex Sotheby's.
€395Anatolian clay pot with lidThe Bronze Age vessel rests on three legs and has a lid with a conical handle. Circa 2500 to 2000 BC.
€220Sasanian gilt silver bowlVery nice piece of art from Late Antiquity. Decorated by a relief and a partial gilt. Ex Sotheby's.
€11,300Roman lentoid glass flaskThe flat bottle has a lentoid or discoid body with a long neck. Probably from the Roman province Judaea.
€750Glass double unguentariumImpressive cosmetic vessel with large handle and nice spiral trailing decoration. A Palestinian type from the Late Roman or Early Byzantine period.
€1,375Roman glass bottle with beautiful colour bandsA colourful ancient glass from the early 1st century. Made in the Eastern Mediterranean.
€4,650Islamic glass flaskBulbous flask from the Golden Age of Islam. Made of beautiful reddish brown glass. Ex-Sotheby's.
€665Islamic glass flaskSlender glass flask from the Golden Age of Islam. With a nicely shaped handle and a wonderful, subtle patina. Ex-Sotheby's.
€685Mesopotamian libation bowlAlabaster vessel with ram's head as a spout for the offering. A perfectly preserved piece from the 3rd Millennium BC.
€2,900Core-formed polychrome glass alabastronNice and small vessel with a strong patina. It is not a classical type of alabastron and retains a few mysteries.
€755Roman glass juglet with trailingThe elegant vessel is a magnificent example of the mature art of glass making in the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity. From the collection of the well-known archaeologist Professor Fritz Fremersdorf.
€1,550Early Byzantine censerSmall bronze pot with a bulbous body an high handle. It was probably used as an incense burner. From the collection of the historian Friedrich von Bassermann-Jordan (1872-1959).
€650Very rare Roman bronze Amor Balsamarium found at BaalbekFrom 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.
€4,400Constable-Maxwell victory beakerRare glass bearing the inscription "Seize the victory", probably related to gladiatorial competitions or chariot races. The beaker was made in a Roman glass shop in Sidon during the 1st century. The piece has been published and exhibited several times.
€56,000Roman double head flask with MedusaTypical head vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. The glass flask has the shape of two Medusa heads back to back.
€1,200Persian jug from SultanabadImpressive pottery with turquoise glaze and black paint. From 13th century Iran. With a letter from the Royal Victoria and Albert Museum.
€1,040Roman sprinklerPerfume bottle with pattern on mold-blown body. An aperture made it easy to dispense the precious content drop by drop. Made in the Roman province Syria in the 3rd to 4th cent. AD.
€700Cypriot bowlThe bowl or dish is decorated with painted circles and a spiral. Cypro-Archaic period.
€285Banded glass amphoriskosEarly example of ancient glass blowing. Transparent brown glass with white and red decorative bands.
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