Recent acquisitions - Onlineshop
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.
-
Roman juglet of honey-yellow glassA magnificent specimen with a wonderful presence. This rare glass vessel, dating from the 3rd to 4th century, originates from the eastern Mediterranean, presumably from the Roman province of Syria.
€1,600
Roman ribbed glass beakerAn ornate and elegant glass vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. Made of nice pale turquoise glass.
€680
Roman aubergine-coloured glass jarSmall glass vessel from the late Roman Imperial period. From one of the Roman glass factories in the eastern Mediterranean. Closely comparable pieces come from Syria-Palestine.
€500
Necklace with ancient beadsA necklace of tastefully arranged ancient beads from the Eastern Mediterranean. From Phoenician and Roman periods, and one example from the Middle Ages.
€880
Necklace with ancient glass pendantsBeautifully assembled necklace with Roman beads and Byzantine to Islamic glass pendants.
€490
Large early Greek bronze oinochoe with beautiful patinaElaborately decorated, finely crafted piece. A fascinating example of an early Greek bronze vessel. Formerly in the Galerie Athena in Munich, acquired there in 1991.
€6,800
Published Hellenistic bronze handle with figurative decorationsFeaturing a three-dimensional depiction of a grim satyr's head and Medusa's head. On both sides of the handle are three-dimensional volutes culminating in the depiction of a charging boar. The workmanship is of exceptionally fine quality.
€1,800
Stamped Roman oil lamp with parallel in the Getty MuseumAlmost perfectly preserved. With potters mark LMV.AD[I]EC. An almost identical lamp is on exhibition in the J.P. Getty Museum. From a very old German family collection, acquired between 1925 and 1935. The find region is known to be Tunisia.
€360
Italic Quatrefoil FibulaExtremely well preserved double spectacle brooch from a grave. Dating to the early Iron Age in Italy, 8th cent. BC. Acquired 1986 at Casa Serodine.
€650
Large Villanovan fibula with incised decorationImposing bronze brooch of the Italic Iron Age. Beautiful incised decoration.
€630
Etruscan bronze figurine of a man with pan pipesScarce, early depiction, stylistically still strongly influenced by the kouroi of the 6th century BC, but incorporating the pan flute as an element of daily life or a ritual context. Very good condition, with a fine dark green patina. Ex Cahn AG.
€6,980
Tanagra figurine of a standing woman with remains of original paintingAbout 4th - 3rd century B.C., a very similar figurine is on exhibition in the Civico Museo Archeologico in Milan. From the old German private collection H. Deikner, acquired prior to 1980.
€1,280
Silver obol with head of griffinPhokaia, Ionia, 530 - 510 BC. In Greek mythology, an obol was the fee to pay Charon for a passage across the river Styx.
€160