S O L D - November 2005

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #442663
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A Roman bronze ring with a lozenge shaped bezel. The bezel is plain but it is flanked to either side by a stylised trefoil. Roman, 2nd or 3rd Century AD. Size: 2.3 cms maximum diameter. Intact

SOLD - 22nd February 2006

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #442659
SOLD - 22n

A striking cast and incised bronze chariot fitting in the form of a striding leopard above a demi-lune stand. The female cat is shown with a good degree of detail such as incised fur, pronounced ribs and teats, and whiskers on the face. Leopards were part of the exotic animals imported from Africa for use in the gladiatorial contests in the arena. Figures such as this were usually made in pairs and fitted as ornamental rein guides to chariots: probably a gladiatorial chariot in this case due t... Click for details

SOLD - May 2006

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #442657
SOLD - May

An unusual pale buff pottery flask designed in imitation of a glass vessel with wicker-basket surround to the body. The body is moulded with horizontal bands to look like reed bands and the trellis style decoration was added by incision. The base of the flask is also modelled in imitation of a glass bottle, with a convex surface and fake pontil mark to the centre. This flask was possibly produced as a novelty item or as a container for a copy of an expensive imported "branded" merchandise. Rom... Click for details

S O L D - 25th October 2005

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre 1700: item #434160
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A bronze ring with a flat shank, mounted with a round bezel which is decorated with an incised star shaped pattern. Balkans or North Eastern Mediterranean region; Medieval, c. 14th or 15th Century AD Intact. Size: 1.8 cms diameter of shank, 1.2 cms diameter of bezel.

SOLD - 22nd February 2006

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #434159
SOLD - 22n

A pair of earrings, each one mounted with a set of three round red faience beads, interspersed by smaller blue faience spacer beads. Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 730-332 BC. Size: 2.5 cms total length of each strand. Mounted on modern gold plated fittings and fully wearable. Intact.

sold Aug 05-Roman decorated pottery bowl

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #434155
sold Aug 0

A large and superbly preserved Roman North African red slip ware pottery decorated bowl. The bowl itself is very simple in construction, with a flat base and slightly curved sides. The centre of the bowl is decorated with stamped designs within a circular border. Around the middle are four palm fronds arranged in a radiating pattern, between each frond is a small circular wheel-shaped impression. Palm fronds were used by the Romans to signify a military victory, by the Christian era, the iconog... Click for details

sold Aug 05-

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #431982
sold Aug 0

A moulded terracotta hollow fragment from the upper part of a figure of the goddess Venus. The goddess is shown bare-breasted with her hands raised above her head where she holds a basket of produce - a reference to the worship of the goddess as a symbol of fertility and her association with the Egyptian goddess Isis. Her facial features are relatively clear and her hair can be seen falling over her left shoulder in three long tresses. A decorative fragment with an interesting mythological c... Click for details

sold Aug 05-Roman pottery vessel

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #429877
sold Aug 0

A domestic pottery vessel with a single handle and button base. Intact. Roman, 2nd Century AD Size: 14.5 x 6.5 cms Ex mid 20th Century UK Private collection.

sold - Roman marble relief fragment

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #429605
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A white marble thick relief fragment carved with an arm and a wing of an Erote with what appears to be the tail of a dolphin behind. Presumably this formed part of a depiction of Venus and Eros, the dolphin being associated with the background of the goddess' origins from the sea. Free-standing statues of Venus were often carved with a small dolphin and Erote supporting her legs, rather than the traditional and formulaic tree-trunk. Probably from the rim of a sarcophagus. Roman, 2nd or 3rd c... Click for details

SOLD - 22nd February 2006

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman Pre AD 1000: item #426807
SOLD - 22n

A red slip ware pottery bowl decorated with four moulded appliqués around the rim. One appliqué shows a figure collecting grapes, two appliqués depict figures placing grapes in large baskets (or possibly the rope-built containers which were used to extract the juice); one further appliqué shows a rabbit. This type of pottery was manufactured in the colonies of North Africa, principally around modern Tunisia, where the Romans planted substantial vineyards. Roman North Africa, 4th Century AD. ... Click for details