Roman bronze attachment with the winged Eros is holding a phial with both hands to pour out some liquid.
A cloth is wrapped around the god’s belly, the upper end flapping in the wind in front of the wing.
The appliqué was attached to a bronze vessel as discernible from the remains of solder at rear.
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Pale blue Roman glass carafe with rounded body, the glass pinched out around the body to form eight vertical ribs with knobs. The flat base slightly incurved. The tall tubular neck fairly flaring to a plain rim.
Free-blown blue-green glass
H. 11.1 cm (4.4 in)
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Fragmentary tile with the neat impression of the hooves of a goat. The animal walked over the still unfired soft tile while it was laid out for drying. Two prints on the right, another two stepping on the same spot on the upper center.
Terracotta
Roman Imperial, 1st-4th century AD
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Large Roman plain dish with shallow floor, slightly offset from the gently raised wall with flat rim. Faint circle at center. Attractive reddish-orange color.
Ceramic
Roman, North Africa, 4th/5th century AD
D. 22 cm (8.7 in)
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Roman imperial bronze mirror with a riveted rim and fine concentric lines. The other side would have been burnished for reflection.
A lotus blossom at the join of the slung handle to the disk. The handle with a knob on the bottom.
Bronze
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Carved Roman bone pin with flying bird terminal. The bird may be a swan or a goose judging from the elongated neck.
Delicate carving of the long neck, the raised wings and the vestigial feet. The tail feathers bulged at the join to the pin.
Bone
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Roman bone pin topped by a finely carved winged horse. A suspension hole pierced through the shaft just behind the Pegasus.
Bone
Roman, 1st to 3rd century AD
H. 9.5 cm (3.7 in)
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Rare Roman hairpin with a flat terminal carved in the shape of a gryllos, a fantastical creature that is part human, part animal. The present example reminds of a bearded man with ram-like horns, converging with an elephant (?)
Grylloi were a popular subject on Roman intaglios.
Bone
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Carved hairpin ending in the shape of a recumbent animal, possibly a dormouse – symbol of comfort – a fox or a dog.
Bone
Roman, 2nd to 4th century AD
H. 11.3 cm (4.4 in)
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Banded yellowish agate with a tall muse holding a lyre. Her slightly bent head is carefully carved with detailed hairdo and chinon. The garment is fixed around her chest and falls in many folds. The belt is indicated with four beads and the lyre enhanced with bands. Behind the muse Eros standing on a small pillar.
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