Southern Europe - Recent acquisitions - 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.-
Very fine tetrobol from Histiaia in EuboiaObverse: Wreathed head of nymph Histiaia right, reverse: Nymph Histiaia seated on galley right.
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Roman intaglio of carnelianThe gem stone from the Late Roman Imperial period is engraved in linear style. It shows a standing person in a cloak.
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Roman medallion with ArtemisThe piece of gold jewellery could be worn as a pendant on the ear or on a necklace. The relief shows a most famous cult statue, the Ephesian Artemis. The medallion was made between the 1st and 3rd century.
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Roman intaglio with the Spartan OthryadesThe glass paste depicts a scene from the battle of the 300. Othryades declares the victory of Sparta. He writes it on the shield of a slain enemy with blood from his own wounds.
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Roman intaglio with seated manAn ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice violet glass paste and shows a scene between two persons.
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Roman intaglio with Hermes and TycheThe ancient intaglio from Roman times shows a scene between the two gods. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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Beautifully banded roman glass pasteThe roman intaglio shows a standing naked god. Wonderful green ring insert with blue and white decorative band.
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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 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 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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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 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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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 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 intaglio with person on a chairMade of bright orange glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
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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 young ErosIt shows the god with his upper body leaning forward, the left leg raised and bent. Magnificent orange glass paste with iridescent patina.
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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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Early Italic brooch decorated with beadsThere rare brooch type from northern Italy is based on predecessors from Greece. The piece is from the famous Richard Hattatt collection and is published in two of his works.
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Large Villanovan fibula from the Hattatt collectionImposing bronze brooch of the Italic Iron Age. The piece is published in the standard work "Brooches of Antiquity".
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Mycenaean seal with griffinA wonderful and rare example of the Bronze Age Greek art of engraving stones. It shows a fantasy creature with lion body and bird of prey head. Mid-2nd Millennium BC.
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Cypriot Lekythos with black slipVery well preserved incl. original slip. From the collection of the German actress Lotti Huber, found during excavations in Cyprus in the 1950s.
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Tiberius denarius - tribute pennyVery fine example of a coin with a very special Biblical context. The reverse shows Livia as Pax. Ex Peus, acquired November 1968.
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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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