Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman (117)

Nice set of Roman Jevellery stones in glass and Carnelian, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

A beautiful high relief portrait, perhaps of Apollo(?) in blue and red, a fine youthful portrait in a dark brownish and a bright red Carnelian intaglio with a bearded male portrait, all mounted in plexi holders.

Size: 14 mm., 10 mm. and 8 mm.

Condition: Intact.

Ex. German Private Collection

A wonderful complete Tabula fragment of a Tunic, Roman Imperial, 3rd.-4th. century AD.

Square textile in two colours, with Feline animal in the center, 8 geomethric forms around, all within ornamented border. Nice early style, very decorative.

Size: 12 cm. X 9 cm.

Condition: Fine.

Ex. Private Austrian Collection, started 1966.

Superb late Greek/Roman protection amulet (attached) in the shape of a bird with geomethric decorations, Dacian, 1st.-2nd. century AD.

Size: 26 mm - c. 1 inch.

Condition: Choice with slightly rough metal.

Ex. Private collection of Vienna since 1985.

A jevellery Pendant in Gold, rombic shape with inserted garnet, Byzantine, 6th.-8th. century AD.

The hanger very attactive and could be used in a necklace, with a loop at the top.

Size: 2,3 cm. (0,77 grams)

Ex collection of Ö.S., Nordrhein-Westfalen in Germany, since 1979

A fine silver ring with engraved bird on the bezel, Byzantine, ca. 7th-9th. century AD.

Wearable and very attractive silver ring with a very Byzantine style engraving.

Ringsize: ca. 19 mm. (inner diameter).

Condition: Choice! Nice and clean ring with a fine golden tone, perhaps traces of gilt.

Ex. Collection of a German Goldsmith, 1960-1995.

Wonderful heavy male silver finger ring, Roman, later 2nd. cent. AD.

The thick bezel with an artistic female portrait of a striking likeness to portraits of the younger Faustina and Crispina, later ca. 170-180 AD.

Size: The bezel 22 mm. long, the ring size diameter ca. 23-24 mm. 13,5 grams, so a massive ring!

Condition: The bezel broken off the ring but ring and bezel othervise intact so it can easily be glued or wielded. Fine silver alloy with ancient patina...

An interesting ancient belthook, Greek or early Roman provincial, Asia Minor or Egypt, 3rd. cent. BC to 1st. cent. AD.

A wonderful bird-shaped belthook in either silver or a white bronze, we don't know, it's very little cuprite and exposed areas looks like silver. Nice greyish patina and it would be a shame to remove it.

Size: 44 mm. long, weighing 16.65 grams.

Ex. German Private Collection, 1925-1979.

A large Roman-Byzantine textile tabula insertion, Coptic workshops of Egypt, ca. 4th.-6th. century AD.

A finely preserved square tabula from a Tunic; With a man padding his dog in the center, wearing a hairband, all inside the oblong medallion and with heads(?) in the four corners of the square tabula and with waves as borders.

Size: 14 cm. in diameter

Condition: Choice for type, thick double weaving fabrick some light tear. Unmounted.

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A rare elaborate Roman-Byzantine textile Tabula, Coptic workshops of Egypt, ca. 4th.-6th. century AD.

A two-coloured square tabula from a Tunic, incl. a nice large piece of the original yellow-brown tunic; With a naked Nereid in the center and two other divinities at each side, all inside the octagon tabula border with a nereid (mermaid) in each corner.

Size: 19 cm. long and 16 cm...

A lovely textile fragment of a Tunic Clavus (decorative band), Roman Egypt, Coptic fabric 4th.-6th. century AD.

A motif of two nice naked nymphs or ladies laying resting on their right side with their heads on cushions. Absolutely stunning and important piece.

Size: 13 cm. long and 6,5 cm. wide.

Condition: Choice, very nice for type with these finely preserved vivid colours. Unmounted.

Ex. Private Austrian Collection, started 1966.

A beautiful gold earring with a three-layered agate. Roman, 2nd - 3rd century AD.

Very attractive and in a fine condition, with nice patina.

Size: Diameter c. 1,3cm, weight 0,73gr.

Ex Collection Chierroni, Paris, since 1980s and sold at auction Germany.

Chain segment in the form of a Heracles knot made of pseudo-twisted gold wire, Roman, 2nd - 3rd century A.D.

This Heracles knot could be used as a fine Roman gold hanger for a necklace.

Size: 3 cm. long and weighing 2,01 gr. Ex Collection in France; ex collection Grandguillot, La Varenne Saint Hilaire, 1988.

Late Roman / Byzantine period textile weaving, Coptic workshops of Egypt, ca. 4th.-6th. century AD.

Framed textile fragment of the lower part of a Clavus decorated with a human figure lifting right hand as in a greeting. Lovely classic Roman style.

Size: 13,7 cm. long and 7,3 cm. wide. Rectangular and easy to display, since it's already nicely framed behind glass with a hinge on the back..

Condition: Very fine for type.

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A lovely textile Orbiculus from a decorative textile, Coptic Egypt, Late Roman / Byzantine Period, 5th.-7th. century AD.

The roundel in a very rare purple colour with yellow highlights and depicts in the center a human figure with headdress holding a bird by the neck; All within around frame with semi-circular geomethric forms.

Size: 15 cm x 12 cm.

Condition:Very fine, some tear and wear. mounted to a piece of old linnen.

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Elongated gold earring with granulated tip, Roman, 1st.-3rd. cent. AD.

A nice good size ring - 25 mm. long and 2.14 grams heavy.

Ex. German Private Collection, 1925-1979.

Late Roman period textile Roundel insertion from a Tunic, Coptic workshops of Egypt, ca. 4th.-6th. century AD.

Elaborate and expensive oval roundel with fine monocromatic brocade on linen of a complicated figural depiction of a large perhaps female god seated in the center with smaller figures of man and woman on either side and an animal below. Needs more research. Beautiful workmanship for the period!

Size: 12 cm. tall and 8,6 cm...

Interesting lead portrait bust of a young Roman aristocrat, 1st. century AD.

The style of the bust is Julio-Claudian, and the portrait resamples portraits of Augustus and Caligula, perhaps Germanicus. Interesting and usage unknown.

Size: ca. 4 cm.

Condition: Choice and intact, fine greyish lead patina!

Ex. German Private Collection

A wonderful and very rare sturdy Gold ring with iron key, Roman, 3rd - 4th century A.D.

The ring of the compressed type with shoulders, the bezel is a small key of iron on a gold socket that would have unlocked a chest in the Roman period and would have belonged to a high ranking individual, perhaps a knight or senatorial class citizen. Old collection ink number inside.

Ringsize: 48...