Discus fragment of a lamp decorated with the half-figure of a satyr holding a thyrsus and blowing a flute. The youthful figure wears a deer skin with the hooves of the animal knotted behind his shoulder.
Rare depiction. Detailed rendering of the head and the anatomical details. Covered with an orange-brown slip.
For a related example, cf. Q3250 in the British Museum database.
According to Bailey, the lamp was probably designed as a pair together with Q3292 (pp. 9-10 and p...
An attractive large and intact terracotta jug with strap handle, Roman, Carthage, c. 2nd.-4th. cent. AD.
Very finely made with remnants of pigments.
Size: 22 cm. tall.
Condition: Nice Very fine, intact and unrepaired, with medium wear as pictured.
Ex. German private Collection
A nice and intact Roman terracotta jug or pitcher, c. 2nd.-4th. century AD.
Choice and perfect condition with calcky patina and strap handle.
Height: 18,5 cm.
Ex Hermann Historica, Auction 77, 2018, formerly in Austrian Private Collection.
A fine and substantial Roman terra sigillata pitcher, probably Nothern Africa, c. 4th. cent. AD.
Attractive vessel in a nice redish colour, low slung discus-shaped type, probably for wine.
Size: 16 cm. tall and 15,5 cm. wide of the fat belly.
Condition: Good Very fine, much preserved red slip and only a few tiny chips to the very rim.
Ex. Dr. Heim Collection (1950s-1980s), ex Hirsch auctions 2019
A large collection of 28 Roman clay vessels, 1st.-4th. cent. AD.
Many nice types, incl. a decorated jar with handles which is probably earlier, c 1st. mill BC!
Height 6 - 19,5cm.
Condition: F-VF, some with smaller missing fragments, overall well preserved.
Ex. 1970s-80s. German collectionm
This ancient Roman artifact is a large, vibrant red terracotta bowl known as "Terra sigillata" that dates back to the 2nd-3rd centuries AD. The bowl's walls are thin and convex, while its base is flat and shaped like a wide disk. This unique piece of pottery provides an intriguing glimpse into the artistic and functional skills of the ancient Romans and is a testament to the enduring legacy of their civilization...
Lovely terracotta lamp of the Loeschcke VIII and with a fine depiction of Eros holding the arms of Mars, below on the base is an inscription as a mark of the workshop.
Size: 10,4cm.
Condition: Good Very Fine, completely intact with a little earthern deposits in the devices.
Provenance: Bärbel Kasper collection, Germany since 1950.
Fine rim fragment showing the fight of Herakles against the snake-headed hydra.
The hero brandishes his club while three snake heads appear in front of his chest. The monster’s body winds around the hero’s legs.
Herakles is shown with a muscular body...
Ancient Hellenistic pottery oil lamp in the form of god pan, 100 BC - 100 AD
They were often used on the door of the ancient Romans, as figures that served to drive away negative influences and evil spirits
Dimensions:
Length: 9 cm
Width: 6 cm
Height on stand: 11.5 cm
Nicely mounted on a Lucite (Plexi-glass) custom made display stand.
Condition: Not repaired or restored as found!
Pan or Satyre was the god of the wild, a wine addict and a great ...
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...
Authentic ancient Imperial Roman terracotta oil lamp, 1st-early 2nd century A.D. The lamp has a central discus that bears a molded head of Medusa. The filling hole is located below the discus and is surrounded by three raised encircling bands. The lamp has an elaborate long nozzle adorned with volutes and pierced with a wick-hole mouth. Additionally, the lamp has two extended side lugs on either side in the form of griffin heads and an oval ring handle at the back...
Large and well-designed Roman lamp with the planta pedis impressed on the base.
Bailey type G, Deneauve type VG lamp, characterized by bow-shaped lug handles on each side of the body. The concave discus with a central filling hole; the air hole pierced near the nozzle channel.
The outer side with relief decoration towards the nozzle. The flat base marked off by circular grooves...
Couple of Roman spindle shaped jugs each with wheel ridged body and pointed foot.
The narrow neck with thickened, folded rim. Thick handle from shoulder to rim.
Coarse ceramic with remains of red glaze in places.
Ceramic
Roman, 2nd-4th century AD
H. intact 14 cm (5.5 in)
H. repaired 14.5 cm (5.7 in)
One jug with attached shard to the rim, otherwise intact. The second reconstituted from fragments. Light earthen deposits...
Rare moldmade lamp decorated with two dolphins and a rosette on the rounded shoulder.
Central filling hole. The broad-tipped nozzle ends in small volutes close to the discus ring.
The base with two raised rings. Surface partially covered with a red-brown glaze.
Near to Loeschcke type II.
For an almost identical example, cf. lamp no. 512 (inv...
Mold-made factory lamp of Loeschcke type IXb. The sunken discus with a central filling hole, the elongated air-hole pierced along the nozzle channel. The base with a sunken central area.
The shape is known from North Italian makers like Strobilus, Atimeti and others.
Numerous variants of their products were also confectioned in Gaul and Germania, although it is not clear if by branch workshops of by plagiarisers.
For an example close in shape and size, cf. Q1165 PRB in: D. ...
A large and exceptional Roman terractotta figure of the winged Eros walking, Roman Imperial, c. 1st. century AD.
Interesting early representation of Eros with preserved pigments in red.
Size: 17 cm. tall and quite massive.
Condition: Choice, almost completely intact with a tip of one wing restored othervise superb with intact pigments.
Ex. Private Collection, aquired before 1980.
Very interesting Roman pottery oil lamp with a Roman empress or high born lady on the discus, ca. mid 2nd. century AD.
The lamp can be dated quite accurately since the hairstyle of the lady is from the period of Hadrian-Antoninus Pius, so no later than 170 AD.
Size: 12 cm. a large and quite massive lamp.
Condition: Very nice and intact, with traces of corrosion.
Ex. Collection of M. Victor Dumas, France, aquired before 1920.
A splendid and rare pottery Oli lamp, likely North Africa, 4th. century AD.
The lamp depicts a wonderfully detailed portrait of the Empress Fausta in a central medallion inside a decoration with geomethric and floral symbols - very decorative composition.
Size: 13,3 cm.
Condition: Nearly superb, microscopic closed ding to the spout, but it's intact.
Ex. Old collection, aquired between 1970-1995.