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Assortment of Roman Stone and Glass Game Pieces
Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #595654
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Janus Antiquities
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This lot features a small group of Roman-period gaming pieces, including stone and glass examples. Monochrome gaming pieces like these were made in a variety of colors and were very common in Roman times. Simple examples seem to be present among Hellenistic-Roman material at most excavations, sometimes in incredible quantities. For example, around a temple near Sidon that was dedicated to the healing god Echmoun, over 30,000 simple game pieces like these were recovered! One theory is that these ... Click for details
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Roman Glass Cosmetic or Medicine Jar
Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #588852
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The earliest man-made glass predated the Roman empire by 2000 years, but the Romans used a greater quantity and variety of glass than any other civilization before the Renaissance. The discovery of glassblowing in the first century B.C. transformed glass from a luxury item into the medium for making objects for everyday use. Glass had a long history of production in the eastern Mediterranean, and the majority of common glass objects were produced in Syria and Israel during the later centuries of... Click for details
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Roman Glass Cosmetic Jar
Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #588848
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The earliest man-made glass predated the Roman empire by 2000 years, but the Romans used a greater quantity and variety of glass than any other civilization before the Renaissance. The discovery of glassblowing in the first century B.C. transformed glass from a luxury item into the medium for making objects for everyday use. Glass had a long history of production in the eastern Mediterranean, and the majority of common glass objects were produced in Syria and Israel during the later centuries of... Click for details
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Large, Signed Roman Oil Lamp with Sea Urchin Decoration
Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #584628
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This lovely oil lamp features upper and lower shoulders molded in the shape of a sea urchin's exoskeleton (i.e., the urchin's body after the spines have been removed -- see the last enlargement for an example). Seafood formed the bulk of the Roman diet, and urchins were among the items particularly considered to be delicacies. The base of the lamp features an indistinct signature from its maker. The letters "i" and "o" are legible, although much of the rest is lost to wear.
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Byzantine/Islamic Oil Lamp from the Holy Land
Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #579637
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This is a nice Samaritan lamp that dates to the Byzantine/Islamic period. Samaria was the region of northern Israel whose population included Jews, Christians, and Pagans who co-existed in a unique and fluid culture. The biblical Israelites conflicted often with the Samaritans, which is why the Christian parable of the "Good Samaritan" features a Samaritan as an unexpected source of kindness. Adler's "Oil Lamps of the Holy Land" categorizes this as a type S.6 lamp, a late Samaritan lamp with a r... Click for details
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sold - Sept 06
Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #574245 sold - Sep
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Helios Gallery
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sold - Sept 06
UK Pounds - £450
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A very attractive light green glass flask with rectangular sides and a round spout mounted with a single strap handle. The base is moulded with a series of concentric circles.
Rectangular flasks are considerably rarer than round-bodied examples and must have required a high level of skill in order to manufacture the shape successfully.
Roman, 1st or 2nd Century AD
Discreet repair on handle, otherwise intact. Some iridescence in places.
Size: 13 x 7.3 cms
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Sold - oct 06
Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #562632 Sold - oct
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Helios Gallery
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Sold - oct 06
UK Pounds - £65
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A large amber glass bracelet extensively decorated with red, green and yellow inlays and mosaic cane lines.
Roman, possibly from Egypt, 2nd or 3rd Century AD.
Repaired from two pieces, extensive erosion.
Size: 9 cms diameter.
Ex. private collection, Northumbria, UK.
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Greek pottery votive protome
Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #562626 Greek pott
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Helios Gallery
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Greek pottery votive protome
UK Pounds - £25
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A pair of new silver earrings mounted with a selection of spherical light green and cream coloured glass beads.
Roman, 2nd - 4th Century AD
Intact and fully wearable.
Size: 2.3 cms (3.8 cms with hoop)
Beads: Ex. private collection, UK.
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sold - Sept 06
Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #561168 sold - Sep
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Helios Gallery
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sold - Sept 06
UK Pounds - £55
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A mould for creating pottery appliqués made from a section of dense plaster or stucco.
The mould itself is in the form of a dolphin or porpoise with a raised tail. The flippers are indicated by a fan-shaped pattern and the head is mounted with a scrolling crest which is typical of Classical depictions.
Roman, 3rd or 4th Century AD. Probably from the colonies of North Africa and probably used to make decorative appliqués used on red ware pottery vessels of the same period.
Damage as shown.
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