Classical antiquity - Southern Europe - Sold antiquities
Archive of sold antiquities
All artefacts sold in our gallery are fully documented in our online archive and database. Being a specialist ancient art dealer, preserving also the more recent history of each and every piece sold in our shop is at our heart. That is particularly useful for artefacts that changed owners in the meantime. Information that may have been lost in the process can be easily restored from our archives. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information about ancient items that have been sold in our gallery. We can help you with reconstructing the history of ownership for those items. All information about our customers will be kept confidential, of course.-
Roman medallion with FortunaThe piece of gold jewellery could be worn as a pendant on the ear or on a necklace. The relief shows Fortuna, the goddess of fortune and fate, with her typical attributes. Made between the 1st and 3rd century.
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Hellenistic gold earring with antelope headEar pendant with plastically modeled head of an antelope. The elaborately made head is typical for hellenistic gold jewellery.
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Very fine Trajan sestertius with beautiful patinaThe reverse shows Arabia standing to the left, holding branch and sugar cane, camel at her feet. The legend ARAB(ia) ADQ(uista) underlines that Arabia was acquired by Rome.
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Roman intaglio with satyrBrown glass paste with white decorative band. The piece boosts a high quality depiction of a panther's skin. The upper part missing.
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Roman intaglio with winged goddessThe glass paste has a remarkably vibrant violet colour. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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Roman intaglio with warrior leaning on helmetInteresting scene formed into an opaque blue glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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Roman intaglio of a silenusThe nature spirit is standing naked, depicted with a beard and bald head. Nice orange glass paste.
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Roman intaglio with lyre playerThe ancient intaglio from Roman times is made of nice orange glass paste. It probably shows Eros as a young god playing the lute.
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Roman intaglio with standing personNice orange brown glass paste. The person might be the god Hermes, known as Mercurius in Roman culture.
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Roman intaglio with young SatyrGlass paste of wonderful light pink color, imitating amethyst. It shows the young Satyr with Panther's skin and mask.
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Ancient ladle with donkey head terminalElegant long bronze ladle, from the Greek or Etruscan culture. 5th to 4th century BC.
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Roman facade decoration shaped as theatre maskImpressive and striking marble mask. It once adorned the upper facade of a villa or a public building during Roman Imperial times.
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Roman intaglio with warriorNice dark red glass paste with strongly convex image side. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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Roman intaglio with ErosAn ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nicely patinated glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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Hellenistic tragic mask of a young manTypical wide open mouth and circular eye openings. Nicely preserved. From a German private collection, acquired between 1980 and 1985.
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Judaea - Prutah from year 3 of first Jewish WarVery fine condition, beautiful patina. Amphora and vine leaf, Paleo-Hebrew inscriptions "year 3" and "The freedom of Zion".
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Roman wall paintingThe fresco shows a young man in full military gear. Interpretations include Mars, the god of war, and Brutus, the murderer of Caesar. The impressive piece is an absolute rarity in its outstanding condition and quality.
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Roman intaglio with Eros and dolphinThe Roman intaglio has an interesting scene of Eros as a child, standing on a Dolphin and setting a sail.
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Roman intaglio with Dionysus and thyrsusThe Roman intaglio of white-banded glass paste shows the god with his typical attribute.
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Corinthian aryballos with dancersPerfectly preserved incl. original painting. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.
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Roman intaglio with Odysseus as a beggarThe roman intaglio shows an important scene from the Odyssey in which Odysseus returns home after his long journey. The hero is disguised as a beggar. He wears his pilos hat and is resting his weight on a stick.
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Roman white banded glass pasteThe roman intaglio of dark glass paste with white band shows a standing figure. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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Roman intaglio with HeraclesThe beautiful violet glass paste shows the hero Heracles with two of his typical attributes, the club and the lion skin.
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Roman gold ring with intaglioThe beautiful finger ring from the Roman Imperial period is set with a carnelian stone. It shows a male portrait head in the linear style.
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Roman intaglio with AthenaRoman intaglio made of nice yellow-orange glass paste. It has a great motif, showing the goddess Athena with shield and spear, holding a small Nike on her hand.
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Roman intaglio with armored warriorBlue opaque glass paste with depiction of a soldier. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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Roman intaglio with AphroditeThe orange glass paste shows the goddess next to a high column. Her mantled glides down below her hips at her back.
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Roman earrings with garnetMatching pair of jewellery made of gold with red gemstones. From the Roman Imperial period.
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Roman intaglio with person on a chairMade of bright orange glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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Fragment of a large clay figure - probably ZeusThe face itself is fully preserved with nicely worked details. Mounted on a modern black wooden base.
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Titus aureus - she-wolf suckling Romulus and RemusThe reverse, showing Roma on shield with she-wolf suckling the twins and two woodpeckers, is copying a 200 years older Republican denarius.
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Almost extremely fine Augustus denarius with nice patinaNice portrait, on reverse Capricorn with cornucopiae and rudder on globe. Colonia Patricia mint, 18 - 16 BC
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Roman intaglio with goddess of victoryThe glass paste features Victoria writing the names of victors in battle on a large shield.
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Roman intaglio with goddess of victoryThe glass paste features a famous depiction of Victoria writing the names of victors in battle on a large shield. The motif reiterates a 1st century bronze statue.
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Roman intaglio with child Eros and bowThe glass paste shows the god as a boy, standing with his bow in one hand. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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Roman intaglio with ErosAn ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice orange glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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