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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 gold ring with intaglioThe beautiful ring from Roman Imperial times is decorated by an intaglio of vibrant red carnelian stone. It shows the god Hermes.
€2,600
Rare plastic Roman oil lamp part shaped as PriapusFigure of Priapus, god of fertility and protector of male genitalia, as bearded older man in heavy robes, his hands exposing his phallus.
€890
Massive roman Hercules bronze figurine with silver torcThe figure is of very high workmanship, details like facial features and hair are finely worked and still perfectly preserved. Ex Cahn, ex Bonhams.
€24,950
Roman marbled glass bowlA beautiful vessel and great example for the high quality glass production during the Early Roman Imperial period. From the 1976 catalogue Muenzen und Medaillen.
€11,000
Roman bowl of colourful ribbon glassThe 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.
€33,000
Roman marble head of a woman - ex Duke University of Art MuseumBeautiful, life-size portrait. The provenance can be reconstructed until 1920, when the portrait was acquired from Jannis Demetrios Mikas by Ernest Brummer, both famous collectors.
€25,000
Etruscan scarab with woman and jugThe high quality work of miniature art shows a woman fetching water. A showpiece of late Etruscan glyptics made of beautiful carnelian.
€3,120
Roman glass mosaic bowlNice little bowl with an abstract colourful design. Dating to the early Roman Imperial period. With Italian export permit.
€3,450
Extremely fine Augustus denarius commemorating Battle of ActiumThis issue commemorates the victory of Octavian (Augustus) over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C.
€1,800
Very rare Henry Cohen 1880 - 1892 editionDeuxième Édition. Paris - London 1880 - 1892. Contemporary half-leather binding with golden letterae. A highlight for every numismatics literature collection.
€3,500
Two mosaic glass beadsBeautifully patterned old glass beads from Murano and Syria. Ex Christie's.
€490
Magnificent spectacle brooch from GreeceThe very large bronze brooch was made between the 9th and 6th century BC. It is formed by a single piece of wire. With an old expertise from Nefer Gallery.
€4,700
Large early Etruscan boat-shaped fibulaThe magnificent specimen stands out due to its rich and beautiful decorations. The boat-shaped type, also known as the Navicella fibula, was known in the regions around the Alps roughly 700 BC.
€2,440
Thracian silver tondo with female bustBeautiful repoussé from the Hellenistic period showing a female bust in high relief. From the well-known Cullman collection.
€4,150
Cycladic marble vaseThe so-called Kandila perfectly illustrates why the abstract Bronze Age art of the Cyclades still fascinates us today. The parallels to modern art are unmistakable. The masterpiece comes from Elie Borowski's inventory.
€34,000
Extremely fine Julius Caesar denariusNice patina. Ex NAC Zürich, auction 25, 2003. Most likely minted to pay Caesar's troops after the victory at the Battle of Thapsus (North Africa, modern Tunis).
€2,450
Corinthian aryballos in the form of a hareBeautiful small vessel for perfumed oil from the heyday of Corinthian pottery production, made around 600 BC.
€1,600
Rare byzantine oil lamp with eight nozzlesDecorated with two crosses and a dove. From old french private collection, eEported with permit of the french Ministère de la Culture Nr. 224923.
€2,400
Roman appliqués of Sol Invictus and LunaEnsemble of two nice terra cotta examples of the cult around the Roman sun god and moon goddess in Roman Imperial times.
€2,100
Corinthian aryballos in the form of a ramBeautiful small vessel for perfumed oil from the heyday of Corinthian pottery production, at the beginning of the 6th century BC.
€1,820
Bronze Age casting mould for a lance headOne half of a stone mould for bronze casting. The equipment is from a workshop of the 2nd Millennium BC, probably from the Carpathian Basin. From the famous Guttmann Collection. This mould was published in a work by Born and Hansen.
€1,400
Bronze Age casting mould for a chiselOne half of a stone mould for bronze casting. The equipment is from a workshop of the 2nd Millennium BC, probably from the Carpathian Basin. From the famous Guttmann Collection. This mould was published in a work by Born and Hansen.
€1,400
Roman bronze Apollo Kitharoidos - ex Christie'sImpressive, very aesthetic figure. Excellently preserved with beautiful patina. Mounted on modern green marble base.
€12,000
Hellenistic gold diademMagnificent head-dress in the shape of a pediment from the time of Alexander the Great. Embossed with a floral decoration, supplemented by birds and grasshoppers. This piece has been published in a 1965 standard work on hellenistic gold jewellery.
€6,380
Cicero - very rare German 1535 edition with 234 partially page-large woodcutsThe only 1535 edition currently available on the market known to us. Very good condition, appropriate for the age of the volume. Especially worth mentioning are the rich illustrations showing Death as Grim Reaper, feasts, a woman giving birth with midwife, and a scholar wearing glasses.
€7,800
Base plate of a Roman mirrorPerfectly preserved bronze plate of a Roman mirror. A handle and reflective metal coating were once part of the object. Typical for upper class Roman households during Imperial times.
€295
Theatre mask of a slaveExpressive life-size clay mask from Hellenistic Greece. It depicts the character of the slave from the New Comedy, i.e. a theatre style that developed with the Hellenistic period.
€5,300
Rare byzantine lamp holder - ex Bonhams London, identical piece on exhibition at MET MuseumVery impressive, excellently preserved massive lamp. Nice patina. Decorated with crosses.
€5,500
Byzantine bronze processional cross holderExcellent condition, beautiful patina, worth the exhibition in a museum. Middle Byzantine Period, Constantinople or Asia Minor workshop.
€4,930
Etruscan bronze ladle - ex Sotheby'sVery good condition, undamaged, with thick patina. Late Etruscan, 4th - 3rd century BC. From an old English collection.
€1,790
Female stone portrait headHellenistic 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.
€3,450
Extremely fine Marc Antony Denarius - LEG XIBeautiful dark patina. Commemorating the Legio XI formed by M. Anton, while a Legio XI Actiaca fought in the Actium campaign serving Octavian.
€800
Large greek alabaster AlabastronProbably Cypriot. Very large, impressive vessel in excellent condition. From the Swiss collection W. Rosenbaum (1894 - 1984).
€1,850
Etruscan bronze figurine of a dancing KoreVotive figurine from Umbria region, 5th century B.C. Very well preserved with nice patina. Es W. Rosenbaum collection.
€2,870
Roman marble relief with hunting scene: Eros carrying hindSupposedly from the collection of the Swiss painter Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901). Very good condition, surface very well preserved.
€7,950
Side frame of a Roman stoolPiece 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.
€14,100
