ROMAN GLASS RIBBED BOWL
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Beautifully preserved ribbed bowl of blue-green color with a magnificent iridescene.It is not known whether ribbed bowl was used for drinking, but it was used for washing hands during meals.
11.5cm diameter
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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.
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...
Interesting heavy and large silver crest from a Roman helmeted figure, 1st.-3rd. cent. BC.
Finely carved with feathers in nice high quality silver.
Size: 55 mm. long and weighing 24 grams, so it's quite solid.
Ex. German 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
Elaborate Roman silver ring, 1st.-3rd. cent. AD.
The ring is moulded with a large female bust on the top. She is either a deity or a high-born lady, with a tall draped hairdress and diadem.
Size: about 25 mm. wide. 9.60 grams. The ring-size is c. 19 mm.
Condition: Nice Very fine and intact. stable and Wearable. The surface with corrosion and brown deposits.
Ex. German private collection since 1990s, aquired at Gerard Hirsch Nachfolger Auctionhouse...
A very nice lot of stringed glass bead and bird-amulets etc. also in coloured glass, including a perfect condition, Roman miniature glass jug with handle and openwork design, c. 1st.-4th. century AD.
Size: c. 40 cm. of beads and amulets in a single row, the jug is c. 21-22 mm. tall.
Ex. German Collection.
Interesting lot, incl. two round bronze finials, finely decorated / finely engraved with swirly patterns, Roman or darkage, c. 400-1000 AD.
Size: 26-28 mm. tall.
Ex. Old German Collection.
Ancient Roman vessel attachment, depicting a finely detailed figure of a lady, wearing an elaborate headdress, the shape of her breast protruding from her well-defined garment and her right hand playing the well-defined lyre. 1st/3rd Century AD. From a NYC private collection.
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...
An attractive silver dress pin with a finely sculptured finial, Roman, 1st.-3rd. century BC.
Height 10,5cm.
The head of the pin a small figurine of a lion with enlarged phallus. Eyes probably originally inlaid.
Condition: Choice and intact, with dark patina.
Ex. Old Private German Collection.
A well carved intaglio seal in a black stone depicting the swirwling Sea monster Ketos, Greek or early Roman c. 2nd.-1st. cent. BC.
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The seal is set in a 22 carats (916 stamp) modern gold ring in an ancient style.
A solid 5 grams gold ring for it's smaller ringsize of only 14 mm.
Ex. Dutch Private Collection.
Glas Spherical flask free – blown blue glass with ribs
(cf. Morell collection, M212 purple)
Origin: Eastern Mediterranean
Period: 1st century B.C.
Material: Glass
Dimension: 6,4 cm...
Glass jug with a high handle on one side.
(cf. S.A. Huk, Corning, Vol. VII 1965, p.26)
Origin: Roman - Syrian
Period: 1st - 2nd century A.D.
Material: Glass
Dimension: 9,0 cm...
A nice lot of three choice condition bronze rings, two of a Roman type with high shoulders and another of the early Islamic period, c. 7th.-9th. cent. AD.
With animals carved into the bezels of the early rings.
Size: 18-20 mm...
A small collection of 5 different ancient seal imprints in lead / pewter and in terracotta, all Roman, 1st.-3rd. cent. AD.
1. Lead Bulla with the Emperor in a Biga, Victory above...
A massive high quality unguentaria bottle made of greenish glass. Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, 2nd - 3rd century AD.
The bottle of impressive height and very solidly constructed, sound glass.
Size: c. 15,4 cm. tall.
Condition: Extremely fine, unusually solid and sound green glass vessel with beautiful mild irridescence.
Provenance: Estate of Hartmut Geerken, Germany, aquired 1961-1964!