A wonderful lot of 8 fibulas, incl. two of silver, Roman to Merovingian period, c. 1st.- 6th. cent. AD.

Roman Imperial, 1st.-4th...

Lot of three very nice bronze antiquities, incl. a dress pin with knobbed head, probably celtic, 3rd. cent. BC, a finely made large amulet of a Bullae in bronze with a loop, and a small intact amulet with a loop depicting Fortuna, both Roman 1st.-3rd. century

Size: 9 cm. for the dress pin, 5,3 cm. for the Bullae and 25 mm. for Fortuna.

Condition: EF, all intact with fine patinas.

Ex. 'Hafnia Coins & Antiques' inventory from the 1990s.

A lot of 4 attractive larger size Roman bronze military fibulas, 1st.-3rd. cent. AD.

The lot includes a very nice Roman bow fibula (53 mm. long), perfectly intact, good metal and ring attached to the pin; a Roundel fibula, (diameter 36 mm.) intact; a large bow fibula with intact pin (70 mm.!), small repair, and a Dolphin-shaped fibula, incl. pin (5,1 cm). repaired.

Nice green patinas.

Ex. German private collection from the 1960s to ca. 2000.

An ancient Roman bronze leg from a large bronze vessel, depicting a feline, with short mane, mouth agape and with ferocious expression. 1 5/8 inches high. Purchased on the New York art market. Said to be from an old Dutch collection.

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...

ROMAN LION HEAD BRONZE ROUNDEL
ROMAN PERIOD, 3RD CENTURY A.D.

Roman bronze lion head roundel in high relief, mouth grips a ring

Dated from the 200 – 300 AD

Measurements:
Height: 5.2 cm
Width 4.8 cm
Height on stand: 10 cm

Condition: Intact with natural patina

Mounted on a custom made plexi-glass display stand

Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Israel

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A beautiful bronze bust of a deity, Roman Empire, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

A bust of a deity, perhaps Silvanus or Pan(?). With headdress and with a strap over the chest from a quiver with arrows.

Size: 44 mm. tall and weighing 57,5 grams!

Condition: Very Fine for the age and excarvated type! Fine metal, partly cleaned.

Ex. Hafnia Coins inventory (Copenhagen), aquired in the late 1990s.

An interesting large Roman-Late Roman bronze Oil Lamp, ca. 3rd.-5th. century AD:

The lamp round with two arrow-shaped nozzles / spouts and a lid.

Size: Max 11,5 cm. incl. nozzles.

Condition: Fine, fractured at one side and lid repaired. Nice green patina.

Ex. Hirsch Auctions, old private collection.

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...

Massive and very attractive Roman Imperial Period bronze mirror, ca. 1st. century BC.

Impressive mirror with a completely glossy black patina, very large and with one smooth, polished face and one face with concentric lathe-turned ring along the rim where the mirror is very thick.

Size: 14 cm. in diameter, so large for these!

Condition: Choice, one of a kind black-green enamel patina.

Ex...

BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING BULL
Roman Imperial, 1st - 2nd Century AD

Measurements:
Height: 4.5 cm
Length: 5.5 cm
Height on stand: 11.5 cm

Condition: Excellent archaeological condition with lovely patina

Found in Jerusalem, Israel

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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

A substantial upperpart of a casket or chest lock sculptured in bronze as a leaping / attacking Lion with open jaws, Roman, 1st.-3rd. cent. AD.

Very nice antiquity with fine details and a lovely green and red patina.

Size: 6,7 cm. long weighing a solid 81 grams.

Ex. Old German Private Collection, before 1970.

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.

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

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.

BRONZE BUST OF DIONYSUS (ROMAN - BACCHUS)
ROMAN PERIOD, 2ND CENTURY A.D.

This charming hollow cast bronze bust depicts Bacchus (The god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine) Bacchus (known to the Greeks as Dionysus) was the god of the vine, of wine and mystic ecstasy.

Wrapped with a mantle tied over her left shoulder. A wreath composed of vine leaves with clusters of grapes crowns her head...

ROMAN BRONZE WINGED NUDE EROS
ROMAN IMPERIAL, 1ST CENTURY AD

Love’s messenger stands in a relaxed pose with detailed facial features. Finely modeled in a naturalistic way, with childish proportions and chubby features. The figure is in a relaxed posture with the lively movement of the twisted head and body, twin wings with wonderful incised feathers attached to his back. He was probably holding a bow and arrow, now missing...