Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World (11)

Roman glass with globular body, made with the technique of blown glass in two colors, decorated in its central part by zig-zag band Measurements: 9,5 cm
Conditions: Good condition.
Provenance: Archaeological Center, Israel, 2006

Depicting Eros, with plump features and short wings, the youthful face framed by centrally-parted wavy hair tied at the top in a knot, standing nude except for a long mantle around the shoulders, both arms raised to reach large round fruits hanging from a tree above. This sculpture shows the maintenance of the mythological tradition still in the third and fourth centuries despite the fact that Christianity was already beginning to expand, representing that coexistence of both religions in the...

Depicting the lower body, with an himation tied below her lips, the left knee flexed, remains of the swan held to her body. The story of Leda and the swan comes from Greek mythology. Leda was the wife of Tindarus, king of Sparta. One day while walking along the river Eurotas, after having sex with her husband Tindar, Leda was seduced by Zeus who presented himself in the form of a swan, something he often did to have sex with women...

Facial features reveal attractive young chubby male face with snub nose; lips slightly parted and mouth agape revealing teeth. Prominent cheekbones lidded almond-shaped eyes under shaggy eyebrows and gnarled furrowed forehead. Luxurious thick curling hair, wearing a wreath of overlapping ivy leaves, the back of the wreath joined together with strap...

A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF AN INFANT, Circa 3rd Century A.D.
This fragment of sculpture represents the body of a child with a large belly and the right arm resting on the chest...

This item is a great example of the mastery that they acquire with the marble...

ROMAN GOLD EARRINGS, 1ST-2ND CENTURY AD
MEASUREMENTS: 3,9 cm.
CONDITION: Good, see pictures.
PROVENANCE: Acquired in Spain in 2015 from Spanish private collection.

A ROMAN BRONZE LION HEAD MOUNT, circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
Modelled in high relief, the frontal face with finely incised details of the fur, a wrinkled nose and knotted brow, the wide-set eyes with recessed pupils, the jaws agape exposing the remains of large twisted incisors, the thick tufts of the mane framing the face;
MEASUREMENTS: 5¼in (13.4cm) high, a tang for attachment at the back, mounted;
CONDITION: Very good condition;
PROVENANCE: Acquired at Sotheby's Olymp...

ROMAN BRONZE FRAGMENT BUST, 100-300 AD.
MEASUREMENTS: 4,6 cm. High.
CONDITION: As show in the picture.

ROMAN BRONZE LEAD BULLAE, 100 AD.
MEASUREMENTS: 1,75 cm.
CONDITION: As show in the pictures.

ROMAN COSMETIC SEA SHEL WITH LOVELY PATINA, 100 - 300 AD.
MEASUREMENTS: 10,5 x 6 cm.
CONDITION: Good condition as shown in the pictures.