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Authentic ancient Roman art and antiquities
For many centuries authentic ancient Roman antiquities have been considered to be the real gems among ancient artifacts. Renaissance collectors were already eager to buy Roman artifacts. Ancient Roman art is one of the focal points of the Alte Roemer Gallery. Be it an authentic ancient Roman sculpture or bust, figurines, Roman pottery, ancient weapons or coins, in our online shop you will always find a broad selection of exciting Roman artifacts. It would be our pleasure to work with you individually on your personal collection, and help you find special pieces that you would like to add to it. Please do not hesitate to contact us at any time via email or using our contact form. Correspondence is welcome in English, German, Italian, French, Russian or Japanese.-
Marc Antony legionary Denarius - LEG VIIII
On obverse galley with scepter tied with fillet on prow, on reverse aquila between two standards. Rarer than the LEG IX variety
€350Roman bronze Amor figurine - ex BonhamsVery well preserved, nice polychrome patina. Mounted on a very nice modern marble base.
€1,300Perfectly preserved Roman beaker found 1907 in CologneFrom the collection of the viniculture historian Friedrich von Bassermann-Jordan. Worth the exhibition in a museum.
€1,160Roman double head flask with MedusaTypical head vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. The glass flask has the shape of two Medusa heads back to back.
€1,200Roman gold fingerringNice piece of jewellery from the later Roman Imperial period. With beaded wires and intaglio. Found in England.
€2,400Extremely fine Diocletian argenteusAbsolutely extremely fine, uncirculated. The RIC states the rarity with R2. In the Occident, Diocletian is (in)famous for the last and largest persecution of Christianity.
€1,650Extremely 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.
€800Pannonian trumpet broochWell preserved Roman fibula made of silver. The type is from the Pannonian provinces of Rome and dates to the 2nd century.
€400Roman sprinklerPerfume bottle with pattern-blown body. An aperture made it easy to dispense the precious content drop by drop. Made in the Roman province Syria in the 3rd cent. AD.
€588Roman marble Isis statue - ex Christie's New YorkThe surface is excellently preserved. The knot above the breast clearly identifies the statue as Isis. Acquired in 1975 at Galerie Carrefour, Pierre Vérité, Paris. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
€18,800Roman Hercules Farnese figurine - ex Sotheby'sPerfectly preserved, beautiful dark green patina, worth the exhibition in a museum.
€4,850Pair of Roman gold earringsThe gold bodies are decorated with portrait busts made of black and white layered onyx. The jewellery was made in the 2nd century AD in the Danube provinces of the Roman Empire.
€2,680Clay impressions of Roman sealsThe ancient impressions in clay are from papyrus documents issued and sealed in Roman times. A fantastic testimonial to Roman bureaucracy.
€250Wonderful marble head of Isis - Ex Sotheby's Parke BennettA lovely sculpture from an old US collection. Very nicely preserved surface, very detailed work of art.
€4,950Six ancient artefacts and one modern castInteresting group of objects from the Professor Brosch collection of ancient gems. It has two intaglios, one cameo, two glass decorations, a lead bulla and a modern cast of a quality ancient gem.
€150Roman 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.
€7,950Very fine Claudius sestertius with beautiful patinaEx private collection, acquired 1981 from the collection of Günther Schlüter, who was the president of the German Numismatic Society in Berlin in 1975-1977.
€944Roman anchor fibulaMagnificent silver brooch from the Roman Imperial period. Such fibulae were made in the Danube area Roman provinces.
€420Mosaic glass inlay with half maskSkillfully arranged motif that could be combined with a plate of the same motif to show a full face. Made in Egypt during the early Roman Imperial period.
€4,700Roman bracelet with hunting sceneThis rare and elaborate silver repoussé is analyzed in a 1970 publication and attributed to a workshop in Antioch or Palmyra. Late 3rd century AD.
€8,800Side 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.
€14,100Large Roman marble head of a womanVery well preserved fragment of a larger group. Ca. 1st - 2nd century AD, Roman Empire. From an old German collection, acquired in 1987 from Helmut Liebert in Krefeld, Germany.
€4,000Roman silver earrings with shieldBelonging pair of earrings from the late Roman Imperial period. With nice filigree decoration.
€605Very rare Roman bronze patera with duck head handleBronze paterae with preserved handle are very rare, especially in this condition. Beautiful patina.
€1,800Roman silver fibulaInteresting type of brooch from the Roman Imperial period. Nice specimen made of silver.
€430Body of a seated clay figure with monkeyFrom an old German private collection, acquired ca. 1976 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.
€177Roman 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.
€700Mosaic glass inlay with floral motifSkillfully arranged motif of lilies and palmettes. Made in Egypt during the early Roman Imperial period.
€1,420Roman bronze lock bar shaped as hermMassive piece with great patina. From a German private collection, acquired in the early 1980s.
€448Three mosaic glass beadsMiniature works of art with different decorations. Fantastic examples for mosaic glass beads from the early Roman Imperial period.
€1,670Two mosaic glass beadsNicely decorated miniature works of art. Outstanding examples for mosaic glass beads from the early Roman Imperial period.
€1,240Mosaic face bead with female bustThis small work of art was made around the beginning of the Common Era. The mosaic glass workshop it came from was probably located in Roman Ptolemaic Egypt.
€920Roman oil lamp with 10 nozzles, ex Christie'sRare type, very nicely preserved, from an old US-American collection. Ex Christie's.
€794Voluminous Roman potFrom an old German private collection, acquired December 1965 at Hermann Zirkel, Cologne, Germany.
€325Egyptian painted panelFantastic testimony to Roman Egyptian painting that has been well preserved in Egypt's dry desert climate. Formerly with Christie's South Kensington.
€2,500Roman double head flaskRare type of a head vessel with faces of a young man or boy. Gorgeous blue pigmented glass.
€1,600