A CHARMING TERRACOTTA FEMALE BUST
Greek period, 300 - 100 BC
Measurements:
Height: 14 cm
Width: 13 cm
Height on stand: 18.5 cm
Nicely mounted on a plexi-glass “Lucite†display stand of high quality.
Condition: Good condition, untouched as found.
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#2746
Alabaster cosmetic ointments pot
Canaanite, Middle Bronze Age, 2nd Millennium B.C.
Measurements:
Height: 5 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height on stand: 6.5 cm
Condition: Minor ancient chip otherwise intact and in good condition
Nicely mounted on a plexi-glass “Lucite” display stand on high quality.
Found in Bethlehem south of Jerusalem, Israel
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# 623569
Group Lot of Roman Bronze Fragments, great for a beginning collector or someone interested in how ancient bronze patinas .
Roman Gold and Silver Glass Mosaic Palmetto Design Border, this mosaic fragment appears to have been mounted on a cement like material with an iron frame from the 19thc. There are a few examples from Herculaneum that match this example. This piece displays well . Size L 16" H 4"
Ancient Roman or mediterranean terracotta wine jug beautifully potted and finished with a tapering neck and lug handle age 1500-2000 years old , some chips to the rim but other wise perfect condition .
Size H 9.5" w 5"
Ancient Egyptian late period c 664-343 bc bronze amulet figure of the god Osiris with heavy patina . Size H 3" the figure stands on a beautiful ancient Roman or mediterranean glass bead with red and yellow banding.
Roman bronze figure of Eros, He is holding a bag of some kind under his left arm and his right arm extended out and at one time had something in his hand now just a hole where the piece fit in remains , This piece has a nice dark brown patina and some mineral deposits. The surface has been worn down from years of handling .
According to tradition which was made by Eratosthenes, Eros was principally the patron of male love, while Aphrodite ruled the love between men and women...
Daunian bag-shaped vessel enhanced with a carefully rendered female protome just below the straight rim. The head with large lentoid earrings (?) and a necklace: the hair painted blue, short strokes along the body.
A rounded strainer type spout at rear and a strap handle to the side.
Buff colored vessel with red-brown and dark blue bands, a band of diamonds around the belly.
For further bird-like female protomes cf. items no. 36, 39, 46 and 49 in: J. Chamay, Ch. Courtois...
A very beautiful and rare bronze mace head, Western Asian, dating to the 2nd. millenium BC
A rare Luristan bronze mace head. The upper body with a segmented swelling, bordered by bands, interesting large discus at each end, makes it a very rare type.
Size: ca. 129 mm. high and massive.
Condition: Superb, with excellent brown and green patina - a gem!
Provenance: Old Danish private Collection (Hans Henningsen), bought in the 1980s in London.
Ancient Greek Tanagra head fragment , the clay buff color with a smooth texture, appears to be a male. Possibly Alexander the Great. Size 2"
Egyptian Amarna New Kingdom 18th-19th Dynasty Fiance highly detailed molded bead in green , good condition c 1300 BC. Size over 1/2"
Ancient Roman glass eye bead . This bead made of wound glass with mosaic glass inset eyes (2.5) the bead is black glass the "whites" are in dirty white and the pupils are in black . Slight chip to the top fantastic bead c 100 Ad-300 AD , size almost 1/2"
Egyptian Amarna New Kingdom 18th-19th Dynasty Fiance highly detailed molded bead in green , good condition c 1300 BC. Size over 1/2"
Egyptian Amarna New Kingdom 18th-19th Dynasty Fiance highly detailed molded bead , good condition c 1300 BC. Size over 1/2"
Ancient Islamic zig zag wound glass bead black and yellow 900-1100 AD, solid stable almost 1/2"
Ancient banded agate bead Roman - Persian 100 BC- 300 AD great condition. Size 15mm by 7 mm
Rare Persian- Islamic black and yellow wound core glass bead . the bead made of black glass and a wound yellow zig zag, condition undamaged and smooth. Size 18-11 mm
Ancient Roman terracotta oil lamp with molded designs around the shoulder . The end of the lamp has a loss to the handle and burn marks at the wick opening. Size almost 3" w 2.5"