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$575.00
$575.00
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...
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...
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$475.00
$475.00
Another substantial Roman silver seal ring with a red carnelian intaglio, 1st.-3rd. cent AD
The ring a typical compressed Roman design and the carnelian stone engraved with a depiction of the Dioskouroi.
Size: c. 24 mm. wide and weighing 8.1 grams. The ring-size is c. 19 mm. x 16 mm., so it fits the typical ring-finger of a smaller male or a female hand.
Condition: Very fine, intact, but the stone was reset and there's chips to the silver-setting...
The ring a typical compressed Roman design and the carnelian stone engraved with a depiction of the Dioskouroi.
Size: c. 24 mm. wide and weighing 8.1 grams. The ring-size is c. 19 mm. x 16 mm., so it fits the typical ring-finger of a smaller male or a female hand.
Condition: Very fine, intact, but the stone was reset and there's chips to the silver-setting...
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$625.00
$625.00
An attractive large Roman seal or signet ring, engraved intaglo in the silver of an amphora. The ring isself a typical male upper class silver ring, heavy and with high shoulders decorated with V-sections. The amphora is engraved into a seal on a stepped rectangular podium
Size: c. 27 mm tall and weighing 12,11 grams. The ring-size is c. 20 mm. by 20 mm., so average to larger male ring-finger size...
Size: c. 27 mm tall and weighing 12,11 grams. The ring-size is c. 20 mm. by 20 mm., so average to larger male ring-finger size...
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$895.00
$895.00
Interesting and very attractive large Roman seal or signet ring, with a green Jasper intaglio, depicting a Galley / trireme. The ring isself a typical male uppeclass silver ring, very heavy and with the high shoulders decorated with scroll.
The Jasper stone very nicely engraved with details of the man at the rudder. This ring would probably have belonged to a Naval commandor (triarch) or a Centurion in the fleet.
Size: 3 cm. wide and weighing 15 grams. The ring-size is c...
The Jasper stone very nicely engraved with details of the man at the rudder. This ring would probably have belonged to a Naval commandor (triarch) or a Centurion in the fleet.
Size: 3 cm. wide and weighing 15 grams. The ring-size is c...
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$225.00
$225.00
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.
Size: c. 40 cm. of beads and amulets in a single row, the jug is c. 21-22 mm. tall.
Ex. German Collection.
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$95.00
$95.00
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.
Size: 26-28 mm. tall.
Ex. Old German Collection.
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A fine Roman glass beaker with mild irridescence, Imperial period, 1st.-3rd. cent. AD.
Nice glass vessel with round foot and turned over lip. Uneven manifactured lip, but completely intact and choice!
Size: 68 mm. tall.
Ex. P. Treffz-Eichhöfer Collection, Stuttgart.
Nice glass vessel with round foot and turned over lip. Uneven manifactured lip, but completely intact and choice!
Size: 68 mm. tall.
Ex. P. Treffz-Eichhöfer Collection, Stuttgart.
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$1,395.00
$1,395.00
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
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
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A fine set of three very different pottery heads of deities, Romano-Egyptian workshops, c. 100 BC-100 AD.
The heads comes with moulded clay bases, so they can stand alone and one head probably repatinated.
Sizes: 35-37 mm. tall.
Ex. Private collection of Jens Knudsen, Hamburg, 1980-1999.
The heads comes with moulded clay bases, so they can stand alone and one head probably repatinated.
Sizes: 35-37 mm. tall.
Ex. Private collection of Jens Knudsen, Hamburg, 1980-1999.
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$2,350.00
$2,350.00
A very thick and massive gold ring with clasping right hands, Roman Imperial Period, 2nd - 3rd century AD.
Typical high shoulders and compressed design. 22+ carats gold.
The depiction of the dextrarum iunctio (handclasp) was highly popular in Roman art. In the Roman world, the right hand was sacred to Fides,the deity of fidelity...
Typical high shoulders and compressed design. 22+ carats gold.
The depiction of the dextrarum iunctio (handclasp) was highly popular in Roman art. In the Roman world, the right hand was sacred to Fides,the deity of fidelity...
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A large and impressive bronze bell, perhaps from a a church or monastery, Late Roman Christian, dating c. 4th century AD.
An early type of slender curving form and with a substantial loop at the top. This type is typical for the later Roman Empire and was made with variations from c...
An early type of slender curving form and with a substantial loop at the top. This type is typical for the later Roman Empire and was made with variations from c...
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Lot of 17 .22 carats gold beads with different decoration, 2nd - 3rd century AD.
Nice lot that can be made into a necklace or bracelet and mixed with Roman beads. The price of 795 USD is only 46 USD each.
Weight: 3.59g, Diameter: c. 0.6cm.
Strung on modern plastic cord.
Ex. Private Collection 1988-2000.
Nice lot that can be made into a necklace or bracelet and mixed with Roman beads. The price of 795 USD is only 46 USD each.
Weight: 3.59g, Diameter: c. 0.6cm.
Strung on modern plastic cord.
Ex. Private Collection 1988-2000.
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$1,150.00
$1,150.00
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
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
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$750.00
$750.00
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.
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.
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A high quality gemstone carving of an Eagle on a garlanded podium hoding a wreth in it's beak, Roman Imperial, c. 1st.-2nd. AD.
A finely carved oval banded agate, very beatiful and with a delicate depiction of roman glory on the battlefields.
Size: 12-13 mm. long.
Condition: Near Extremely fine, micro dent.
Ex. Private Collection of Jens Knudsen, Hamburg, from c. 1980-1998.
A finely carved oval banded agate, very beatiful and with a delicate depiction of roman glory on the battlefields.
Size: 12-13 mm. long.
Condition: Near Extremely fine, micro dent.
Ex. Private Collection of Jens Knudsen, Hamburg, from c. 1980-1998.
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A fine gemstone carving of Spes walking lifting up the hem of her dress with a flower in her hand, Central roman workmanship, probably of the 1st.-2nd. century AD, a period Spes was particularly worshipped on coins and artifacts. The representation is known from bronze coins struck under the Flavian Emperors, Trajan and Hadrian.
Very nice quality carnelian stone and typical carving for the period, such a piece would have been made for a gold ring.
Spes (Latin for "Hope") ...
Very nice quality carnelian stone and typical carving for the period, such a piece would have been made for a gold ring.
Spes (Latin for "Hope") ...
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$675.00
$675.00
A well carved intaglio seal in a black stone depicting the swirwling Sea monster Ketos, Greek or early Roman c. 2nd.-1st. cent. BC.
. 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.
. 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.
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$150.00
$150.00
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. inner diameter of the ring.
Condition: VF-EF, intact with nice patinas.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and fr...
With animals carved into the bezels of the early rings.
Size: 18-20 mm. inner diameter of the ring.
Condition: VF-EF, intact with nice patinas.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquired his massive and important collection between 1985 - 2000s, bought at reputable dealers and fr...