RARE - Terra-cotta belly-shaped wine amphora
Roman, Herodian, 37 BC – 70 AD
Second temple period
Time of Jesus and King Herod the Great
Extremely rare and excessively “Egg-shell” thin pottery belly-shaped wine amphora with an elegant cylindrical shaped neck and two handles...
A fine condition bronze key of the typical Roman design, c. 1st.-3rd. century AD.
Size: 63-64 mm. long.
Condition: Extremely fine, superb with even green patina.
Ex. Important old Danish collection of keys.
Aweidah Gallery is pleased to offer this EXTREMELY RARE- ancient LARGE biblical black pottery oil lamp with four nozzles. A large filling-hole, whose rim is formed as a ledge with a ridge. The handle is a wide strip with two lengthwise grooves forming three raised mouldings, the nozzles are elongated with an almost straight end and finely scraped sides. Impressed circles and rows of other impressions ornament the nozzles...
Roman Imperial style terracotta figure of Aphrodites.
She is depicted as a beautiful and voluptious concubine. She is naked from the low waist up and is bending slightly forward to look into the mirror with a comb in her other hand and she has a look of perhaps dissatisfaction on her face. Her elaborate headdress is in the style of the court, early 2nd. century AD at the time of the Emperor Trajan.
Size: c. 46 cm. in height...
A high quality depiction in terracotta of the naked Eros standing frontally on base with cornucopia and object, early Roman terracotta sculpture, 1st. century AD.
Adorable figure, standing on a square podium, with fine details.
Size: ca. 15 cm. tall.
Condition: Superb for type. Perfect surfaces, light dirt adhired.
Ex. Old Private collection, aquired before 1980.
Small glass phial, with a bulbous body resting on a circular foot and surmounted by a cylindrical long neck. Slight irisations and soil encrustations. Roman period, ca. 3rd century. Height: 5.5 cm. Very good condition.
BRONZE FIGURE OF A DANCER
Roman period, 100 - 300 AD
Measurements:
Height: 7.5 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height on stand: 12 cm
Beautiful natural patina as found
Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Israel
This is an extremely rare Roman dark blue heavy rough glass block with superb silver "Rainbow" iridescence patina, said to have been found in a Roman glass work place northern Israel! The pictures tells 101 tales
Glass is formed when sand (silica), soda (alkali), and lime are fused at high temperatures...
Exceptional bronze applique of a head of Dionysos with ivy wreath and with silver inlaid eyes, probably a furniture fitting, Roman, 2nd - 3rd century AD.
Very high quality work for the period and a real conversation piece!
Height 6.5cm, width 6.3cm. substantial and heavy in hand.
Condition: Choice Good very fine, preserved inlays and a lovely red and green patina.
Ex. Austrian Private Collection
Another substantial Roman silver seal ring with a red carnelian intaglio, 1st.-3rd. cent AD
The ring a typical compressed Roman design and the carnelian stone engraved with a depiction of the Dioskouroi.
Size: c. 24 mm. wide and weighing 8.1 grams. The ring-size is c. 19 mm. x 16 mm., so it fits the typical ring-finger of a smaller male or a female hand.
Condition: Very fine, intact, but the stone was reset and there's chips to the silver-setting...
This classic Etruscan bronze is in excellent condition, measuring just over six inches in length. Each terminus (end) has the face of a bearded Satyr, with flaring, upturned ears. A rare and classic example, dating to circa the 5th-3rd century BC. Custom stand included. Excellent provenance, to be provided to the purchaser.
Interesting and attractive gold Quatrefoil openwork pendant with small loop at one side and an engraved cross in the center, Roman-Darkage c. 4th.-6th. cent. BC.
A heavy hanger, very attractive. The gold is almost pure and around 22 carats or so. The central cross was deliberately erased at one point in antiquity, which could have been done by pagans / romans in the late antiquity.
Size: 19-20 mm. in diameter and weighing a solid 3.45 grams.
Ex...