A nicely moulded votive terracotta figure, Roman, early imperial style, c. 1st.-2nd. century AD.

A nice votive, quite detailed, depicting a mature and stately woman with headdress and wearing a dress.

Size: 10,3 cm. tall.

Condition: Choice, Nice Very Fine and basically intact with greyish deposits.

Old German collection of the Nordrhein-Westfallen, before 1980.

Larger architectural Roman marble fragment, weighing c. 1000 grams.

A 15 cm. long and 11 cm. tall Roman marble from an architectural structure, showing a repeating vaseform or rhombic decoration on steps. A nice and inexpensive piece of Roman sculptural art in marble.

Provenance: Collection of Gunna Munkvad, Denmark, aquired from the 1950s-1980s.

Interesting 11 cm. tall Roman marble fragment, weighing c. 630 grams.

The piece could look like an animal ear, but is probably from folds on a toga. A nice and inexpensive Roman sculptural art in marble.

Provenance: Collection of Gunna Munkvad, Denmark, aquired from the 1950s-1980s.

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.

A huge lead/bronze head of Gorgoneion / Medusa, Roman Empire, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

Interesting oversized item, probably from a piece of furniture or a military cariot. Very high relief and stunning quality portrait, made in lead and bronze.

Size: 10,2 cm. tall and 9,3 cm. wide and weighing 1180 grams - 1,18 kilograms!

Ex. Private Collection in Denmark, formed in the 1980s-1990s, bought from Ancient art dealer Arne Johansen, Pilestrædet Copenhagen c. 1990.

A marble head of the ancient Phrygian god of vegetation and consort of the great Mother of the Gods, Cybele. Wearing the Phrygian cap, with bulging eyes and with prominent facial details. 3 1/4 inches high. 1st-2nd Century AD. Formerly in a Tucson, Arizona old private collection.

An ancient Roman marble hand, with defined fingers and fingernails. Hand grasping, what appears to be remains of a dagger. With extensive remains of encrustations. 1st-3rd century AD. From a NYC private collection. Said to be purchased on the London art market in the late 1990s. 3 1/2 inches wide X 4 1/4 inches high. Mounted.

A finely preserved lead bust or head of a young aristocrate, 1st. century AD.

Interestingly the features of this bust identical to the features of the young Caligula and surely Julio-Claudian period.

Size: c. 4 cm. tall.

Ex. Old Private collection

Bust of a young male figure with pleasant expression. The face shows large lidded eyes, a prominent nose and sensuous lips. Venus rings on the neck.
The hair is textured with short sickle-shaped curls and topped by a stippled wreath with ribbons that run along the shoulders.
The boy is dressed in a skin tight robe. Belly button indicated.
The wreath suggests a Dionysian context. The figure possibly depicts the youthful Bacchus.
Hard fired ceramic with greyish core...

Interesting pottery figure depicting a very fat deity, Roman, 1st.-3rd. century AD:

Seated naked with a fat belly, ancient losses to extremeties.

Size: 8 cm. tall.

Ex. Old German collection, aquired before 1980.

A lovely and sizeable terracotta bust on a plint of a muscular young man, Time of Hadrian, ca. mid 2nd. century AD.

A very attractive bust with a wide strong chest and painted facial details in black pigment. His hair is rather long and he is arising from a round plint as was the typical for the Imperial Roman busts. The bust is possible depicting Antinous, Hadrians famous lover.

Size: 18 cm. tall and 10 cm...

A very large and impressive terracotta figure of Aphrodites.

She is depicted as a beautiful and voluptious deity, completely naked, bending her right knee, thus twisting her body slightly. Her hands are held up holding on to a couple of bands that possibly would have held a textile veil in place. She is wearing a large snake-ring jevellery bracelet on her right thigh.

Her elaborate headdress is in the style of the court, during the Severan period, late 2nd...

A high quality depiction in terracotta of the naked and winged Eros standing frontally holding a torch in his right hand above his head, early Roman terracotta sculpture, 1st. century AD.

Adorable figure, with fine details.

Size: ca. 15 cm. tall.

Condition: Superb for type. Perfect surfaces, original white pigment still adhired.

Ex. Old Private collection, aquired before 1980.

A very rare intact larger terracotta sculpture of a group of deities, Early Roman, ca. 1st. century AD.

She is standing semi-nude with a draped gown at her back and elaborate headdress. Below stands to smaller attendants, perhaps kids / smaller deities. Beautiful intact terracotta which should be researched some more.

Size: 22 cm. tall and wide as well.

Condition: Superb! Perfectly preserved with uncleaned sediments.

Ex...

A wonderful sculptural Roman terracotta figural group of Aphrodite leaning on Amphora to her right and holding the hand of the small winged Eros to her left, Early Roman Imperial, c. 1st. century AD.

Size: 16,2 cm.

Condition: Extremely fine, intact and great for the type.

Ex. Old Private Collection, aquired before 1980.

A very nice ceramic figure of the standing female deity Artemis with her boots on, leaning with her right on a pillar, Roman Imperial, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

A well-modelled figure in red terracotta with white-grey pigments preserved.

Size: 12,4 cm.

Condition: Choice and completely intact and thus very rare!

Ex. Private Collection from before 1980.

A lovely massive relief carved in fine-crystalized white Marble from a grave, Roman Imperial Period, Eastern mediterraean, Late 2nd. / first half 3rd. century A.D.

The relief is showing a frontally standing family with raised right hands in an architectural frame.

Size: 42 cm. wide and 33 cm. tall and 7 cm. thick - a very impressive piece!

Condition: Choice, some overall wear, but fine for the type.

A very attractive terracotta figure, depicting a Eros riding a goat, Roman Emperial, ca. 1st. century AD.

Very nice details of the winged Eros holding on the Goats horns, and the are standing on a tall base.

Size: 13 cm. tall and c. 9 cm. wide.

Concition: Choice and intact, unrepaired and with the original sand in the devices.

Ex. Private Collection from before 1980.

A very attractive terracotta figure, depicting a standing pygmae, Roman Emperial, ca. 1st. century AD.

The Pygmae is very detailed depicted semi-nud with enormous phallos.

Size: 9,8 cm. tall.

Concition: Choice and intact! A few light chips to the base, the original pigments finely preserved!

A wonderful large Roman terracotta figure Aphrodite of the Anadyomene type, Roman 1st. cent. AD.

Exquisite roman statuette of Venus Anadyomene represented naked, standing, in contrapposto position, with a slight hip caused by the lifting of the right foot. With her elbows bent, she delicately holds back her hair...

An impressive marble relief with a frontal youthful head of Gorgoneion with long hair and above a lesbian kymation. Eastern mediterranean, 3rd century A.D.

White, finely crystalized marple carved in wonderful details and with a fine patination.

Size: 32cm wide, 21cm tall, 12cm deep.

Old Private Collection, aquired before 1980. Comes with our Certificate of Authenticity and auction provenance.

A beautiful silver bust of a Godess, Roman Imperial, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

Very nice roman style and of high grade and partly gilt silver.

Size: 3,62 grams and c. 1,7 cm. tall.

Condition: Superb, attractive old greyish toning.

Ex. Austrian Private Collection since the 1970s.

A lovely larger silver figure of a Hare, Roman Imperial, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

Very nice roman style and of high grade silver.

Size: 31-32 mm. weighing 5,69 grams.

Condition: Superb, attractive old greyish toning.

Ex. Austrian Private Collection since the 1970s.

A lovely detailed massive silver figurine of a Male Godess standing with patera (offerbowl), Roman 2nd.-3rd. century AD.

Silver votive figures like this was popular among the elite in Rome. The figure could depict the God bacchus, god of wine.

Height 38mm, massive weighing 16,07g.

Ex. Austrian Private Collection since the 1970s.

A lovely sculptured pottery head of a Roman lady with elaborate hairstyle, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

The head of a young woman with a slight smile and with head twisted slightly to the left.

Size: 47 mm. tall.

Provenance: German private collection from the 1960s to ca. 2000.

A scarce pottery of a female Deity, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

The head with impressive large hair, a hairnet at the back and young facial features, needs some more research.

Size: ca. 4 cm.

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

Wonderful large pottery head, perhaps a theatre head, Roman Egypt, 1st.-3rd. century AD.

The human head with grotesque features.

Size: 87 mm. x 85 mm.

Condition: Very fine, missing one ear othervise completely intact and choice! Nice old brownish patina.

Ex. German Private Collection, 1925-1979.

Ancient Roman figure of a standing woman sculpted of terra cotta and with traces of slip pigment. In accordance with the fashion of the time, she is in the process of wrapping her breasts in a strophium, rolling the band of linen around her with her right hand while holding it in place with her left. Her lower body is draped in flowing robes tied at her hips. Her hair is appropriately styled and she wears earrings and a bracelet...

PAINTED TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A FEMALE
ROMAN, NABATEAN, 1st Century AD

Dimensions:
Height: 8 cm
Width: 2.5 cm

Condition: Very good condition as found

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TERRACOTTA HEAD OF ATHENA
GRECO- ROMAN PERIOD, 100 BC/AD

Goddess Athena is shown wearing the Corinthian helmet

This is a wonderful opportunity to own an affordable, authentic piece of ancient art that represents a fusion of three of the greatest cultures in history

Measurements:
Height: 9 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height on stand: 14 cm

Condition: Intact, not repaired and not restored, un-touched as found

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POTTERY HEAD OF ASTARTE "FERTILITY GODDESS"
HOLY LAND, ROMAN, BEIT NATIF, 300 - 400 AD

Measurements:
Height: 5 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height on stand: 12.5 cm

Found near Hebron south of Jerusalem, Israel

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BONE FRAGMENT DEPICTING FACE OF CUPID
ROMAN PERIOD, 1ST - 3RD CENTURY AD

Measurements:
Length: 7.5 cm
Height: 4 cm

Condition: Intact, untouched as found with natural patina

Found in Samaria north of Jerusalem, Israel

Mounted on a plexi-glass disply stand. ALL ITEMS THAT WE OFFER FOR SALE COME WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

TERRACOTTA MASK
ROMAN PERIOD, 1st - 3rd Century AD

Measurements:
Height: 12 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Height on stand: 18 cm

Nicely mounted on an acrylic "Plexi-glass" display stand of high quality.

Condition: Surface chip on top otherwise intact as found.

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# 8578

Fine Imperial Roman Marble Modillion or Corbel with Acanthus leaf , very rare and well carved with its bound papyrus buds and delicate acanthus tendrils and flowers. This piece dates to the 1-2nd c AD and has a wrought iron attachment at the back and a slightly tapered end to compensate for its attachment to the front pediment of a building to compensate for the visual angle of the pediment , in the pictures listed is one of the front of Romes Pantheon's pediment with near identical modillions...

Roman Bronze Zebu votive statuette in the Classical style on a platform , the bull having horns a well detailed hump and facial features. The statuette has a calcified surface. Old California collection . Size H 2"D 2"

ALABASTER FIGURE OF A FEMALE
Roman period, 3rd Century A.D...