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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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Near Eastern lance head
Double-edged blade of a lance from Bronze Age. Probably from Luristan in North Iran.
€448Anatolian 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.
€11,300Imposing eye idol from MesopotamiaThe highly abstract figure was made in northern Mesopotamia, probably in northern Iraq. A wonderful piece from the late 4th Millennium BC.
€15,400Roman 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.
€4,650Large terra cotta female idol from SyriaCharacteristic figure for the Bronze Age in the region that is today northern Syria. Dating to the 3rd or early 2nd Millennium BC.
€1,800Luristan bronze spearheadDouble-edged blade of a large spear from the Luristan region in Ancient Iran. Impressive speciment with nice patina.
€550Cylinder seal from MitanniCharacteristic art of seal engraving from the Late Bronze Age state of Mittani in present-day Syria. With animals under band of waves.
€700Mesopotamian cylinder seal with water creaturesThe seal of light red stone shows two panels with interposed and stylized aquatic animals. Made around the onset of Bronze Age in Mesopotamia.
€700Near Eastern cylinder seal with temple facadeThe seal shows a stunning stylized scene with a Bronze Age temple facade next to a wild animal and eyes. From Mesopotamia or south-west Iran.
€840Mesopotamian cylinder seal with gazellesThe seal made of nice red stone shows three gazelles walking in line. A wonderful artefact from the Jemdet Nasr period.
€700Near Eastern cylinder seal with fishThe beige seal shows three groups of stylized fish. Am artefact from Bronze Age Mesopotamia or south-west Iran.
€520Akkadian cylinder seal with animal contestThe cylindrical seal from Mesopotamia shows domesticated animals fighting with lions and a bull-man. An impressively large piece for a cylinder seal. Old Akkadian, around 2300 BC.
€1,600Large Near Eastern lance headDouble-edged blade of a lance from Bronze Age. With a nice green patina.
€460Islamic glass flaskBulbous flask from the Golden Age of Islam. Made of beautiful reddish brown glass. Ex-Sotheby's.
€665Akkadian cylinder seal with heroThe cylindrical seal boosts a hero protecting two horned animals from attacking lions. A nice symmetrical composition by the seal engraver. Old Akkadian, around 2300 BC.
€1,200Islamic glass flaskSlender glass flask from the Golden Age of Islam. With a nicely shaped handle and a wonderful, subtle patina. Ex-Sotheby's.
€685Near Eastern lance headDouble-edged blade of a lance from Bronze Age. With a nice green patina.
€395Pair of ancient gold earringsInteresting specimen with coil-like biconical cylinder and blue beads. From the first centuries AD, made in the eastern Mediterranean.
€800Pair of ancient gold earringsNice example for ancient gold jewellery with elaborate decoration. From the Dr. Neumeister collection.
€1,980Mesopotamian 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.
€755Italic bronze belt of a warriorNice samnite bronze work from South Italy. Made in the 4th century BC, before Romes expansion into Italy. From the famous Guttmann collection.
€3,100Italic bronze belt of a warriorStunning samnite bronze work from South Italy. Made in the 5th or 4th century BC, before Romes expansion into Italy. From the famous Guttmann collection.
€4,800Old Babylonian cylinder seal with godsSeal of reddish brown stone from the Middle Bronze Age of Mesopotamia. It shows three standing deities, one with the shepherd's staff of Amurru.
€1,200Roman 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.
€1,550Phrygian fibula from the Hattatt collectionBronze fibula from Anatolia around the time of King Midas. The piece is published in two standard works and was on loan to the Ashmolean Museum.
€800Stamp seal with handleInteresting Iron Age II seal with schematically engraved animals and humans. The seal is from southern Anatolia or northern Syria.
€280Horse bit from LuristanDelightful artefact attesting the dawn of horse breeding in Western Iran during the 8th century BC. Figural decorations form the cheek pieces.
€1,800Pair of Roman earrings from SyriaExtremely skillfully crafted jewellery with wonderful granulation. The design points to Syria during the Late Roman Imperial period.
€4,850Early 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.
€4,400Sumerian votive headRare fragment of a small Sumerian votive figurine dating to the 3rd Millenium BC. From the Erlenmeyer collection.
€2,610Byzantine bronze processional cross holderExcellent condition, beautiful patina, worth the exhibition in a museum. Middle Byzantine Period, Constantinople or Asia Minor workshop.
€4,930