Fine Imperial Roman Marble Modillion or Corbel with Acanthus leaf , very rare and well carved with its bound papyrus buds and delicate acanthus tendrils and flowers. This piece dates to the 1-2nd c AD and has a wrought iron attachment at the back and a slightly tapered end to compensate for its attachment to the front pediment of a building to compensate for the visual angle of the pediment , in the pictures listed is one of the front of Romes Pantheon's pediment with near identical modillions...

Imperial Roman Marble corbel 1st-3rd C AD, beautiful piece with a fish scale pattern and fine tendril floral detail on the sides . One of the major auction houses in New York city thought this may have come from the Forum in Rome . Size L 18" W 7.5" H 10" weight approximately 75 pounds. This will be packed and shipped by the UPS Store. From old Mid west Estate

A lovely massive relief carved in fine-crystalized white Marble from a grave, Roman Imperial Period, Eastern mediterraean, Late 2nd. / first half 3rd. century A.D.

The relief is showing a frontally standing family with raised right hands in an architectural frame.

Size: 42 cm. wide and 33 cm. tall and 7 cm. thick - a very impressive piece!

Condition: Choice, some overall wear, but fine for the type.

Ancient Roman figure of a standing woman sculpted of terra cotta and with traces of slip pigment. In accordance with the fashion of the time, she is in the process of wrapping her breasts in a strophium, rolling the band of linen around her with her right hand while holding it in place with her left. Her lower body is draped in flowing robes tied at her hips. Her hair is appropriately styled and she wears earrings and a bracelet...

BRONZE INCENSE BURNER
Byzantine Empire, 5th - 6th Century AD

Cast bronze, the outside rim of the bowl incised with two lines pattern, three loops on the rim joined to suspension chains.
The use of censers in Christian worship became widespread after the reign of Emperor Constantine the Great. The burning of incense had a central place in Christian ritual and was more important in the eastern than the western liturgy. The censers were hung in various places in the church...

An elegant large and important bronze oil lamp, c. 1st-2nd. Century AD.

The cast lamp with foot-ring, pear-shaped body and spreading nozzle, the handle terminating in a finely cast head of a horse with slightly open mouthThe circular hole in the nozzle holds the wick. Interestingly, BMC has an almost identical style lamp, reportedly found at Qasr Ibrim, an important archaeological site in Lower Nubia, in the south of modern-day Egypt, which was then part of the Roman empire...

BRONZE FIGURE OF SLEEPING EROS "CUPID"
ROMAN, 1st - 3rd Century AD

A Sculpture Dreaming About Love
The subject is a young boy, who’s been out shooting arrows all day, and he’s fallen asleep.

The arrows have golden tips … that aren’t deadly as much as powerful. Supposedly they cause victims to suddenly be overcome with feelings of love. Greek bronze figure of sleeping Eros

God of love and son of Aphrodite, was a popular subject for small or silver statuettes...

An impressive marble relief with a frontal youthful head of Gorgoneion with long hair and above a lesbian kymation. Eastern mediterranean, 3rd century A.D.

White, finely crystalized marple carved in wonderful details and with a fine patination.

Size: 32cm wide, 21cm tall, 12cm deep.

Old Private Collection, aquired before 1980. Comes with our Certificate of Authenticity and auction provenance.

Roman wine amphora with spindle-shaped body on a short ring foot. Rounded shoulder with short neck, the handles attached just below the bulged mouth.
Typologically this is a Gaulish wine amphora (amphore vinaire Gauloise), which was manufactured in Galia Narbonensis, French Provence area. Type Gauloise 4, after Sciallano/Sibella. Amphores: comment les identifier? Paris 1991.
Roman, mid 1st to 3rd century AD
H. 64 cm (25.2 in)
H...

A very large and impressive terracotta figure of Aphrodites.

She is depicted as a beautiful and voluptious deity, completely naked, bending her right knee, thus twisting her body slightly. Her hands are held up holding on to a couple of bands that possibly would have held a textile veil in place. She is wearing a large snake-ring jevellery bracelet on her right thigh.

Her elaborate headdress is in the style of the court, during the Severan period, late 2nd...

TERRACOTTA MASK
ROMAN PERIOD, 1st - 3rd Century AD

Measurements:
Height: 12 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Height on stand: 18 cm

Nicely mounted on an acrylic "Plexi-glass" display stand of high quality.

Condition: Surface chip on top otherwise intact as found.

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# 8578

An large and exceptional bronze oil lamp with handle in shape of a leaf and pyramid-shaped, pierced lid. Byzantine, 5th - 6th century A.D.

The lamp is finely engraved and well built. A substantial and very elegant bronze lap with beautifully patinated surfaces. Interestingly, an openwork lid was chosen for it in antiquity, perhaps since it became to hot with a closed tight lid, due to the large size and construction.

Size: c. 16,5 cm. long and 6,4 cm. tall...

Roman Bronze Zebu votive statuette in the Classical style on a platform , the bull having horns a well detailed hump and facial features. The statuette has a calcified surface. Old California collection . Size H 2"D 2"

Rare ancient Romano-Celtic solid silver zoomorphic fibula brooch, finely hand-shaped as a wild boar. Roman Empire 1st-2nd century AD...

Lovely bronze figure of Hercules in a typical youthful Etruscan style with no beard, Late Etruscan or Gallo-Etruscan, c. 4th.-2nd. century BC.

Herakles, the mythological hero, is depicted standing in contrapposto, his weight resting on his right leg while his left leg is slightly bent. He is depicted naked, except for his cloak, made of the skin of a lion, either the Nemean lion or the lion of Cithaeron; he has used the paws of the animal to tie the skin beneath his neck, and has its ...

Probably a handle for a chest or a door. In the form of the face of a lion depicted in high relief, holding a ring in the gaping jaws, with protruding tongue, incised whiskers and fur, and radiating mane. Mounted. From an old New Jersey collection. Purchased on the NY art market in the early 1980s.

A superb and large Roman Necklace of spherical gold, amethyst, garnet and emerald beads of different sizes, some amethyst beads also biconical, in the centre a triangular banded agate set in gold.

Roman, 1st - 3rd century A.D.

Modern stringing on gold wire, gold beads modern, intact. Wearable and strong with modern closure.

Lots of fine gold and ancient gems!

Lenght: 49,5 cm.

Ex. Switzerland Private Collection, 1992.

Authentic, ancient, cast bronze Etruscan hand mirror. It dates back to Etruria (Italy) around 350-200 BC and is in a typical Etruscan form with a tapered stem handle. It is shaped like a circular disc with a slight concave on the reverse and has a pronounced two-stage lip engraved in concentric circles. The lip is also incised with a continuous groove around the rim and adorned with an engraved lobed rosette in the form of a flower head.

This mirror is a rare example of a children's mirro...

A marble head of the ancient Phrygian god of vegetation and consort of the great Mother of the Gods, Cybele. Wearing the Phrygian cap, with bulging eyes and with prominent facial details. 3 1/4 inches high. 1st-2nd Century AD. Formerly in a Tucson, Arizona old private collection.

Finely detailed bust of Herakles, with well defined, strong facial details, thick curly beard, thick wavy hair and wearing the lion skin across his chest. 1st Century BC/1st Century AD. 3 3/4 inches high. Mounted. NYC art market. Purchased in a prominent NYC auction, said to be from an old NYC collection.

Ancient Roman Large Bronze Lion Head Handle Circa 2nd Century AD Authentic ancient Roman large bronze lion head handle circa 2nd century A.D. Circular in form and cast in high relief, holding a fluted bronze ring within its gaping jaw, teeth bared, the mane rendered in a radiating series of short locks and the face with incised detail.
Pierced with three attachment holes on the perimeter, with remains of the original iron rivets.
DIMENSIONS: High including the ring.19.7 (7...

This is a very high quality casting, depicting Silenus, dating to the 1st-3rd century AD. A substantial casting with very fine detailing and hand-chasing. The handle measures just under 5-1/2" in height and is 3" at its widest. This would most likely have been the handle to an important vessel used during Bacchic (Dionysiac) revels. This is a heavy, substantial piece of very high quality.

Roman bronze figure of Eros, He is holding a bag of some kind under his left arm and his right arm extended out and at one time had something in his hand now just a hole where the piece fit in remains , This piece has a nice dark brown patina and some mineral deposits. The surface has been worn down from years of handling . According to tradition which was made by Eratosthenes, Eros was principally the patron of male love, while Aphrodite ruled the love between men and women. Meleager records ...

Roman bronze eagle standing with outspread wings on the head of an antelope. The eagle is modeled in the round, tail and wing feathers are engraved. The head of the prey is worked as an attachment.
The eagle on the antelope head is associated to the worship of Jupiter Dolichenus, whose syncretic mystery cult was widespread among Roman soldiers since the time of Vespasian.
Publication record: Sonderliste V, December 1985 sale catalogue, lot no. 40. Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel. ...

A wonderful sculptural Roman terracotta figural group of Aphrodite leaning on Amphora to her right and holding the hand of the small winged Eros to her left, Early Roman Imperial, c. 1st. century AD.

Size: 16,2 cm.

Condition: Extremely fine, intact and great for the type.

Ex. Old Private Collection, aquired before 1980.

TERRACOTTA FIGURE
EGYPT, GRECO-ROMAN, 100 BC/AD

Hollow terracotta figure depicting two standing figures holding a temple and an offering jar in-between

This is a wonderful opportunity to own an affordable, authentic piece of ancient art that represents a fusion of three of the greatest cultures in history

Measurements:
Height: 16 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height on stand: 18 cm

Condition: Good condition as shown

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AN ANCIENT SILVER DENARIUS MINTED UNDER EMPEROR ANTONINUS PIUS

ROMAN, 138 - 161 AD

The obverse with the bust of Emperor Antoninus, shown facing right and wearing wreath.

The reverse with Liberalitas standing left, holding vexillum and cornucopia. Beautifully set on a modern 18k gold flip ring jewelry

A certificate of authenticity will acompany all purchases.

RARE- CLAY OIL LAMP DEPICTING A FACE
LATE ROMAN, 4TH CENTURY A.D.

Beit Natif oil lamps:

These lamps are named after the site of Beit Natif in the southern part of the Judaea, where a workshop was found during excavations of two cisterns. They were imitated throughout the province. The lamps are usually small and some have red slip. These lamps have a bow-shaped nozzle, which has a narrow ridge around its edge. The nozzle is pinched on its sides, giving the effect of vo...

The rim is decorated with facing Oceanus heads alternating with fishes. The finely rendered heads show bushy beards extending to both sides and goat-like ears. The lobster claws expected in the hair of Oceanus are mistakenly rendered as ram horns, the usual attribute for Zeus Ammon.
Fine bowl on a low ring base, the floor with a concentric groove on the bottom, the flat rim with a fine groove around the outer edge.
Ceramic
Roman, North Africa, 350-400 AD
D. 15 cm (5.9...

A very rare intact larger terracotta sculpture of a group of deities, Early Roman, ca. 1st. century AD.

She is standing semi-nude with a draped gown at her back and elaborate headdress. Below stands to smaller attendants, perhaps kids / smaller deities. Beautiful intact terracotta which should be researched some more.

Size: 22 cm. tall and wide as well.

Condition: Superb! Perfectly preserved with uncleaned sediments.

Ex. Old private collection, aqui...

A wonderful large Roman terracotta figure Aphrodite of the Anadyomene type, Roman 1st. cent. AD.

Exquisite roman statuette of Venus Anadyomene represented naked, standing, in contrapposto position, with a slight hip caused by the lifting of the right foot. With her elbows bent, she delicately holds back her hair. Her left thigh slightly sustained on a low altar that holds a mantle at the top and presents a bas-relief amphora resting on the front.

Size: 18,5 cm.

C...

A lovely detailed massive silver figurine of a Male Godess standing with patera (offerbowl), Roman 2nd.-3rd. century AD.

Silver votive figures like this was popular among the elite in Rome. The figure could depict the God bacchus, god of wine.

Height 38mm, massive weighing 16,07g.

Ex. Austrian Private Collection since the 1970s.

A very attractive terracotta figure, depicting a Eros riding a goat, Roman Emperial, ca. 1st. century AD.

Very nice details of the winged Eros holding on the Goats horns, and the are standing on a tall base.

Size: 13 cm. tall and c. 9 cm. wide.

Concition: Choice and intact, unrepaired and with the original sand in the devices.

Ex. Private Collection from before 1980.

Authentic ancient Roman red-slip terracotta erotic oil lamp, circa 1st century A.D. The central discus is molded with two people in a sexual act on a couch, with the filling hole pierced below, framed by two raised encircling bands and an elaborate nozzle adorned with volutes pierced with a wick hole mouth and an oval ring handle at the back. On a flat base incised with an oval groove. NOTE: Most Roman terracotta oil lamps are made of low-fire clay. However, this example is superior because it'...

A lovely and sizeable terracotta bust on a plint of a muscular young man, Time of Hadrian, ca. mid 2nd. century AD.

A very attractive bust with a wide strong chest and painted facial details in black pigment. His hair is rather long and he is arising from a round plint as was the typical for the Imperial Roman busts. The bust is possible depicting Antinous, Hadrians famous lover.

Size: 18 cm. tall and 10 cm. wide - a sizeable piece!

Condition: Superb! Perfectl...

A huge lead/bronze head of Gorgoneion / Medusa, Roman Empire, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

Interesting oversized item, probably from a piece of furniture or a military cariot. Very high relief and stunning quality portrait, made in lead and bronze.

Size: 10,2 cm. tall and 9,3 cm. wide and weighing 1180 grams - 1,18 kilograms!

Ex. Private Collection in Denmark, formed in the 1980s-1990s, bought from Ancient art dealer Arne Johansen, Pilestrædet Copenhagen c. 1990.