953:
EGYPTIAN DARK SCARAB Egyptian world, c. 2nd-1st millennium BC. Egyptian scarab in dark stone with anatomical rendering of details in the convex part. Various hieroglyphics are engraved on the [...]
954:
TWO ANCIENT SCARABS Ancient Near East and Egypt, c. 2nd-1st millennium BC. Lot of two stone scarabs; one probably from the Ancient Near East, with the representation of two animals facing to t[...]
955:
AMLASH POTTERY OLPE Near East, Amlash Culture, c. 800 BC. Brown ceramic olpe with flat bottom, ovoid body and handle with apiculate top. Swollen vertical lip. Height: 115 mm. [...]
956:
BRONZE AGE SICKLE. European Bronze Age, c. 800-600 BC. Bronze sickle, formed as a curved casting with one flat face. On the other face; central rib ending in knob at the end of the handle, t[...]
959:
VOTIVE LEAD FISH Greek world, c. 5th-4th century BC. Lead votive fish figurine with stylised rendering of scales, gills and eye. Obtained by casting. Lenght: 34 mm.; Weight: 5.23 g. . [...]
960:
ITALIC MACE HEAD Italic, ca. 5th to 3rd century BC. Bronze mace head with three rows of six spikes. Width 25.50 mm., H. 20 mm. AE. Minor damages. [...]
961:
UMBRO-SABELLIAN FIGURINE Central Italy, Umbria, 4th-3rd century BC. Bronze statuette depicting a stylised male figure with outstretched arms and legs. The anatomical details are rendered throu[...]
962:
UMBRO-SABELLIAN FIGURINES Central Italy, Umbria, 4th-3rd century BC. Group of fifteen (15) Umbro-Sabellian votive idols depicted as stylised human figures. In some, male sexual attributes are [...]
963:
UMBRO-SABELLIAN FIGURINES Central Italy, Umbria, 4th-3rd century BC. Group of fifteen (15) Umbro-Sabellian votive idols depicted as stylised human figures. In some, male sexual attributes are [...]
964:
GREEK 'GRIFFIN' RING Greek, Hellenistic period. Bronze ring, bezel decorated with engraved griffin. Bezel: 16x14 mm. Inner diameter of ring: 17 mm. Engraving of [...]
968:
BRONZE TINTINNABULUM Celtic Balkans, 3rd to 1st century BC. Spheroidal bronze tintinnabulum with suspension hook and functional holes. Iron ball inside. Width: 25 mm. [...]
969:
SILVER 'LA TENE' BROOCH Celtic Iron Age, c. 2nd century BC. Silver La Tène I type bow brooch, with a deep bow, pin to reverse, and a foot with a lateral catch, decorated with punched crescent[...]
970:
LEAD SQUARE Roman Republican period. Lead square with numerous seal tests; small at the top (c. 5 mm diam.), large at the bottom (c. 18 mm diam.) with the letters N AE (ligate). Dimensions: 64[...]
971:
THREE SLINGSHOTS Late Roman Republican period. Lot of three (3) lead anepigraph slingshots. Lead slingshots are among the most common weapons of antiquity; they [...]
972:
ROMAN TERRA SIGILLATA OIL LAMP Roman period, 1st century AD. Roman terra sigillata oil lamp with the depiction of a child holding garlands and walking right in the central tondo. Dimensions: 7[...]
973:
ROMAN PHALLIC AMULET Roman period, c. 1st-2nd century AD. Cast bronze pendant in the form of male genitals and fisted hand (mano fico) with the thumb thrust between the index finger and middle[...]
974:
CELTIC SILVER PENDANT Celtic culture, c. 2nd century AD. Celtic silver pendant consisting of a thick circular ring in which a facetted bead with a central hole is mounted. Ring diameter: 22.50[...]
975:
BIRD SHAPE FIBULA Roman period, 2nd century AD. Bronze fibula cast in the form of a bird with long tail and open wings. On each wing is a circular bronze decoration. 30x30 mm. [...]
976:
ROMAN CAMEO WITH FEMALE PORTRAIT Roman period, 2nd century AD. Engraved gem in hard stone depicting a draped female figure turned to the right with her hair gathered behind her head. [...]
977:
BRONZE GOAT FIGURINE Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Bronze statuette of a goat, represented lying down and with its head raised. Dimensions: 35x43 mm. Object of [...]
978:
ROMAN 'FORTUNA' RING Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Small roman bronze ring engraved with the representation of the goddess Fortuna holding cornucopia and rudder. Bezel: 12x9 mm. Inner[...]
979:
FOUR FACES STAMP Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Rectangular seal in transparent hard stone, engraved on four sides with representations of fishermen and fishes. Through-hole on short sid[...]
980:
ROMAN BRONZE KEY Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Bronze Roman key with engraved handle. Lenght: 41 mm. 50x29 mm. Intact, with earthy patina. [...]
981:
ROMAN PADLOCK Roman period, c. 1st to 3rd century AD. Bronze padlock latch. 70 x 16 mm. Particularly thick object for the type. Interesting wear and tear on the cent[...]
982:
ROMAN COSMETIC PALETTE Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Roman cosmetic vane made of bone with an engraved leaf-decorated end. Lenght: 113 mm. Lovely item, witness [...]
983:
ROMAN BONE NEEDLES Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Lot of four (4) roman bone needles for sewing and for pinning hair up. Lenghts: 144, 67, 60, 54. [...]
985:
ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Roman cast figure in the shape of an animal (lion?). Height: 30 mm.; Lenght: 38 mm. Corrosions, restored. [...]
986:
ROMAN BLUE GLASS BRECELET Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Roman blue glass bangle, drawn and tolled from a single rod of glass to form a spherical shape. Diameter: 70 mm. [...]
987:
ROMAN 'PORTRAIT' RING Roman period, c. 2nd-3rd century AD. Bronze seal ring, bezel decorated with head in three-quarter view. Bezel: 15x14 mm. Inner diameter of ring: 19 mm. [...]
988:
AMAZING CROSSBOW FIBULA Roman period, c. 3rd century AD. Roman bronze 'crossbow' fibula with incised decoration with oblique lines on the bow and rows of parallel circles on the foot. Dimensio[...]
989:
EQUESTRIAN STATUETTE GROUP Roman period, Balkans, c. 3rd-4th century AD. Bronze group composed of two elements; a horseman and his horse. The stylistic rendering of the anatomical details of t[...]
990:
ROMAN HORSE STATUETTE Roman period, c. 3rd-4th century AD. Roman bronze statuette depicting a stylised horse with a long tail. Dimension: 53x39 mm. Intact, with remnan[...]
991:
ROMAN BRONZE DICE Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Roman bronze game dice with numerous faces. Diameter: 18 mm. Interesting item with dark patina and earthy deposi[...]
992:
ROMAN BRONZE BULLA Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Interesting Roman bronze bulla, probably pertaining to the decoration of a piece of furniture, depicting a portrait turned to the right.[...]
993:
SILVERED LEAD WREATH Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Silvered lead crown with raised bulla at the intersection of the two laurel branches. Dimensions: 50x37 mm. V[...]
994:
IMPRESSIVE GALLO-ROMAN FIBULA Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Large Gallo-Roman bronze fibula with complex engraved decoration in lines and geometric motifs. Lenght: 119 mm. [...]
995:
IMPORTANT GALLO ROMAN FIBULA Roman period, c. 1st-2nd century AD. Large bronze fibula with enlarged arch and long stirrup decorated with two relief bullae. Dimension: 107x113 mm. [...]
996:
BRONZE LION'S HEAD Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Bronze Roman lion's head in frontal view. Details of the animal's mane and features rendered in detail, mouth and teeth worked open. Dia[...]
997:
'CLASPED HANDS' RING Roman period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Roman bronze ring with red jasper intaglio, decorated with clasped hands. Diameter stone: 7 mm. Inner diameter of ring: 18 mm. [...]
998:
THEATRE MASK APPLIQUE Roman period, 1st-3rd century AD. Roman gilded lead applique configured as a theatre mask seen from the front. Diameter: 19 mm. Height: 9 mm. Int[...]
999:
LEAD WEIGHT Roman Period, c. 1st-3rd century AD. Roman lead truncated cone-shaped weight with two suspension holes in the top part and the H sign in the flat part. Height: 61.50 mm. Weight: 28[...]
1000:
GALLO-ROMAN GEOMETRIC FIBULA Roman period, c. 2nd-3rd century AD. Gallo-roman bronze fibula with enamel bone inlays and geometric engraved decorations. Dimension: 57x37 mm. [...]
1001:
VASE HANDLE ATTACHMENT Roman period, 2nd-3rd century AD. Attachment of a Roman bronze vase handle with a relief depiction of a seated togate male figure holding a theatre mask in his raised le[...]
1002:
ROMAN 'MAGIC' NAIL Roman period, c. 2nd-3rd century AD. Bronze nail decorated with engraved geometrical pattern and corn-ears. Lenght: 85.50 mm. Slightly bended, green[...]
1003:
BONE DRESS NEEDLE Roman period, c. 3rd century AD. Fascinating large Roman dress needle made of engraved bone and configured as a female figure. The accessory decoration consists of a series o[...]
1004:
LATE ROMAN FIBULA Late Roman period, c. 3rd-4th century AD. Roman broze fibula, decorated with puncted dots. Germanic area. Dimensions: 36x33x19 mm. Intact and thick, [...]
1005:
FRAGMENT OF RING WITH SILVER SHEET 'BEZEL' Late Roman period, Balkans. Human figure seated right on stylized chair or throne. Before, a rampant animal (capricorn?). Chased silver sheet applie[...]
1006:
ROMAN BRONZE BROOCH Roman period, Balkans, c. 3rd-4th century AD. Roman bronze fibula in the form of a quadruped (horse?), hooped decoration. Lenght: 31 mm. Pin and on[...]
1007:
GODDES LEAD PLAQUE Roman period, c. 3rd-4th century AD. Lead plaque depicting the head of a god or goddess with a Victoriola above. Dimensions: 61x49 mm. PB. Portrait [...]
1008:
SILVER RING WITH FISHES Roman period, c. 3rd-4th century AD. Small silver foil ring with oval bezel. The set gemstone is an orange carnelian engraved with a representation of two fishes hangin[...]
1009:
ROMAN BRONZE COMB Roman to Migration Period. Bronze double sided comb, with teeth of equal size and spacing on both sides. Dimensions: 41x59 mm. Minor damages, lovely[...]
1010:
DECORATED ROMAN BRONZE COMB Roman to Migration Period. Bronze double sided comb, with teeth of different size and spacing on the sides. Engraved line decoration. Dimensions: 64x42 mm. [...]
1011:
ROMAN BRONZE BRACELET Roman period, c. 3rd to 5th century AD. Bronze bracelet decorated with punched dots. Diameter: 54 mm. Width: 7 mm. Intact, untouched green patina[...]
1012:
SASANIAN ENGRAVED GEMSTONE Sasanian Empire, 3rd-6th century AD. Engraved ring gem of a truncated cone shape, depicting a running goat on the left. Width: 9 mm. Height: 4.75 mm. [...]
1013:
SASANIAN STONE STAMP Sasanian Empire, 3rd-6th century AD. Spheroidal stamp with engraved decoration on the flat part depicting a scorpion and a scolopendra. Through hole for mount. Diameter of[...]
1015:
THREE ITEMS From Roman period to Medieval period. Lot of three (3) bronze items; two small rings and a part of a bigger object. Rings size: 13.50 and 17 mm. Part of on object: 46 mm. lenght. [...]
1016:
BRONZE THIMBLES From Roman to Medieval period. Lot of three (3) bronze thimbles. Good overall preservation, one of the three slightly bent. No active oxidation. [...]
1017:
BYZANTINE 'MAGIC' BEAD Byzantine, c. 5th-10th century AD. Carnelian gemstone of parallelepiped shape with Greek formulas engraved on the four largest sides. Ancient through-hole for wearing. [...]
1018:
CRUCIFORM SEAL RING Byzantine, c. 7th-10th century AD. Interesting Byzantine bronze seal-ring engraved with a reverse cruciform monogram. Inner diameter: 18 mm. Intact[...]
1019:
BYZANTINE SEAL RING Early Byzantine, c. 5th-7th century AD. Byzantine bronze seal-ring with engraved monogram on the flat side. Bezel: 13x9 mm. Inner diameter ring: 21 mm. [...]
1020:
BYZANTINE KEY RING Early Byzantine, c. 5th-7th century AD. Bronze key ring with openwork Greek cross. Height: 20.50 mm.; Width: 18x15 mm. Solid itam, despite the supe[...]
1021:
BYZANTINE BRONZE BELT Byzantine, c. 7th century AD. Byzantine bronze belt buckle with the flat side decorated with the engraving of a stylised bird facing left. Plumage rendered in vertical (t[...]
1022:
TWO BYZANTINE BRONZE BELTS Byzantine, c. 7th century AD. Lot of two Byzantine bronze belt buckles with geometrical decoration. 34x18 mm. and 36x21 mm. Minor damages. [...]
1023:
BRONZE SCALE WEIGHT Byzantine, 5th-10th century AD. Bronze square scale weight. Decorated with concentric circles and engraved weight mark 'I'. One pound weight. 60x61 mm. 26.51 [...]
1024:
BYZANTINE ENGRAVED RING Early Byzantine period, c. 6th-8th century AD. Byzantine bronze ring, bezel decorated with two facing busts; between them, cross. Diameter of bezel: 15 mm. Inner diamet[...]
1025:
BRONZE SCALE WEIGHT Byzantine. Bronze square scale weight. The engraved 'NS' sign identifies it as being as heavy as six nomismata. Decoration with cross in the inscription, all surrounded by[...]
1026:
BRONZE SCALE WEIGHT Byzantine. Bronze square scale weight. The engraved 'N' sign identifies it as being as heavy as a nomisma. 17x15 mm. 4.30 g. Bibl: Bendall 20[...]
1027:
THREE SCALE WEIGHTS Byzantine. Lot of three (3) square shaped scale weights. 13 and 11 mm. Interesting study lot. Various signs inscribed and different weights. [...]
1028:
SILVER AND BRONZE EARRINGS Byzantine, 10th-12th century AD. Pair of Slavic-Byzantine earrings with bronze ring and spiral decoration and silver bullae. Byzantine or Migration Period. Diameter[...]
1029:
BRONZE 'HORSEMAN' RING Early Medieval period. Bronze ring with representation of a horseman engraved on the flat side. Bezel: 12x9 mm. Inner diameter of ring: 19 mm. T[...]
1030:
MEDIEVAL JAVELIN SPIKES Early medieval period. Two medieval iron javelin spikes. Lenght: 106 and 91 mm. Minor corrosions, good general conditions. IMPORTANT: Sh[...]
1031:
IRON DAGGER Medieval Age. Iron dagger with lanceolate blade and curved pommel handle end. 215 mm. Stabilized rust, small restoration at the top, very good overall con[...]
1032:
MEDIEVAL BRONZE STAMP Late Medieval period. Bronze cast Mould with representation of sea urchin or five-pointed star on the flat side. Long square-shape bronze stem. Stamp width: 13.50 mm.; S[...]
1033:
BRONZE STAMP Renaissance. Bronze stamp with central flower with phytomorphic motifs on the sides. Long round-shape bronze stem. Stamp: 11.25x9 mm.; Stem lenght: 65.50 mm. 23x14 mm. [...]
1034:
IRON HOWITZER PROJECTILES Reinassence, XVI-XVII century. Lot of fourteen (14) iron projectile probably for a 'falconetto' howitzer. ca. 400 g. each one x 48 mm. wide. FE. [...]
1035:
BRONZE CROSS Modern Age, c. XVII-XVIII century AD. Sturdy bronze cross with hole and ring to be worn. Engraved decoration with crosses, dots and lines. Dimensions: 76x49 mm. [...]
1036:
CHINESE PLATE Qing dinasty, (1736-1795). Finely hand-painted Chinese plate depicting a warrior and two sages (?) in a bucolic setting. Width: 26 cm. [...]
1037:
ARAB SILVER RING Arab world, 17th-19th century AD Important silver seal ring with the bezel bearing Arabic inscription and palm branch. Innrer diameter: 19 mm. Diameter of bezel: 13 mm. [...]
1038:
GILDED BRONZE RING Modern era, XVIII-XIX century AD. Thin and delicate gold-plated bronze ring with a square stone set (quartz?). Inner size: 16 mm. [...]
1039:
MEDAL WITH AN ANCIENT COIN Modern bezel, ancient coin. Silver medal made of a drachm of Dyrrhachion. Diameter: 20 mm. D/ Cow suckling calf left. R/ Double stellar pattern within [...]
1040:
TWO MODERN AMPHORAE 20th century. Lot of two (2) modern Greek-style amphorae; one decorated with a running figure on the right (possibly a Potnia Theron) on one side and a fight scene between two anim[...]