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Greek Messapian Bichrome Pottery Trozella: Classical world, southern Italy, Apulia, Messapian tribe, ca. 5th to 3rd century BCE. A stylish example of the most famous Messapian form, the trozella (sometimes "trozzella"). The piece has high

0017: Greek Messapian Bichrome Pottery TrozellaEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Rare Pontic Greek / Scythian Bronze Spear Point: Eastern Europe / Western Asia, Black Sea area, Pontic Greek or Scythian, ca. 500 BCE. A cast bronze spear point of elegant form. A narrow, cylindrical socket tapers almost unnoticeably to meet the

0017A: Rare Pontic Greek / Scythian Bronze Spear PointEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Important Etruscan Votive Bust of a Young Man w/ TL: Etruria, central Italy, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. An impressive terracotta bust presenting a visage of a young man with handsome features including almond-shaped eyes with nicely delineated lids and arched

0018: Important Etruscan Votive Bust of a Young Man w/ TLEst. $14,000-$18,000Lot Passed

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Roman 20K Gold and Grey Marble Pendant: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful 20K gold pendant with a large round inlay of grey and black marble. The pendant has a narrow border designed to look like braided rope

0018A: Roman 20K Gold and Grey Marble PendantEst. $800-$1,200

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Superb Roman Marble Head of a Youth: Rome, Julio-Claudian Period, ca. 1st century CE. A Roman marble head of a boy with closely cropped hair, classical smile and features. The classicizing features and treatment of the eyes suggest that

0019: Superb Roman Marble Head of a YouthEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

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Roman Imperial Bronze Single Handled Vessel: Roman, Imperial Period, Eastern Mediterranean region, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A beautiful cast bronze, elaborately decorated vessel with a small loop handle and a rolled out, gently curving rim.

0019A: Roman Imperial Bronze Single Handled VesselEst. $1,250-$1,750

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Stunning Roman Bronze Oil Lamp - Male's Head: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A remarkable cast bronze oil lamp with a bifurcated handle depicting a male head, most likely a god, presenting handsome features framed by a neatly

0020: Stunning Roman Bronze Oil Lamp - Male's HeadEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

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Rare Roman Bronze Attachment - Rhinoceros Head: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A cast bronze attachment for furniture in the form of a rhinoceros head, with an impressively exaggerated horn projecting from its face. Delineation

0021: Rare Roman Bronze Attachment - Rhinoceros HeadEst. $700-$900

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Fine Roman Intaglio in Black Stone - Male Bust: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A black stone intaglio, polished smooth on all faces, and then incised on its widest face with a motif of the bust of a bearded male wearing a tall

0021A: Fine Roman Intaglio in Black Stone - Male BustEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

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Incredible Roman Glass Vessel - Aqua Handle: Rome, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A breathtaking vessel comprised of translucent yellow-green glass with a near-spherical body that rests on a concave bottom, a tall tubular neck that extends into a

0021B: Incredible Roman Glass Vessel - Aqua HandleEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Superb Roman Bronze Oinochoe Handle - Cherub: Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A very fine bronze cast handle, probably from an oinochoe wine vessel, with a handle that features a well-cast female mask face with a full-cheeked,

0021C: Superb Roman Bronze Oinochoe Handle - CherubEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Expressive Roman Terracotta Head of A Grotesque: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A skillfully molded red terracotta head with caricature features, the face showing wide open eyes under arched overhanging eyebrows, a prominent

0022: Expressive Roman Terracotta Head of A GrotesqueEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Choice Roman 18K Gold Earrings - 3.6 g: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A fine pair of 18 karat gold earrings - hoop earrings adorned with a hemisphere as well as a petite sphere comprised of a series of filigreed bands

0022A: Choice Roman 18K Gold Earrings - 3.6 gEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Roman Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp in Bird Form: Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A charming and highly detailed oil lamp in the form of an inquisitive bird, posed with head cocked, a seed grasped in its beak. The bird is

0022C: Roman Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp in Bird FormEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Roman Inscribed Limestone Stelae / Sarcophagus Fragment: Roman, late Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 5th century CE. A long fragment from a memorial stelae, sarcophagus / coffin, or tomb, depicting a reclining older man on a ledge that is probably meant to

0022D: Roman Inscribed Limestone Stelae / Sarcophagus FragmentEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Roman Redware Pottery Lidded Serving Vessel: Roman, Imperial Period, North Africa, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A deep thrown circular redware bowl with a reinforced rim and smooth side walls. A matching lid with a slight, protruding knob handle

0022E: Roman Redware Pottery Lidded Serving VesselEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Lifesize Roman Terracotta Votive Hand - TL Test: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century to 2nd century CE. A realistically rendered, hollow cast sculptural depiction of a right hand, adorned with red on white pigment. At first glance this would

0023: Lifesize Roman Terracotta Votive Hand - TL TestEst. $800-$1,200

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Roman Mold Blown Golden Brown Sprinkler Flask: Rome, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A breathtaking mold blown sprinkler flask, with the inner diaphragm at the junction of the neck and body, designed to "sprinkle" precious liquids like perfume or

0023A: Roman Mold Blown Golden Brown Sprinkler FlaskEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Lovely Roman Child's 14K Gold Ring - 2.7 g: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A sweet and petite 14 karat gold ring featuring a circular boss (perhaps once engraved or presenting painted inscription or imagery) at the center of

0024: Lovely Roman Child's 14K Gold Ring - 2.7 gEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

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Beautiful Roman Glass Flask: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A stunning example of Roman glass, the vessel body of a rounded form rising to a short cylindrical neck and a flared funnel rim, the base with a

0024A: Beautiful Roman Glass FlaskEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Wearable Roman 18K Gold Earrings - 2.5 grams: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A beautiful pair of wearable 18K gold earrings, each composed of a loop with a dangling component put onto a modern gold-plated finding. The main hoop is

0024B: Wearable Roman 18K Gold Earrings - 2.5 gramsEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Dainty Roman 18K Gold Ring w/ Carnelian Intaglio, 2.7 g: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A petite 18 karat gold ring, most likely created for a child given its size, featuring an oval carnelian intaglio, incised with a galloping animal

0025: Dainty Roman 18K Gold Ring w/ Carnelian Intaglio, 2.7 gEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Rare Roman Terracotta Votive Face: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A mask depicting the upper section of a human face, quite naturalistically rendered with lifelike eyes, nose, and upper lip modeled on

0025A: Rare Roman Terracotta Votive FaceEst. $800-$1,200

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Roman Bronze Handle w/ Actor's Mask: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A charming cast bronze handle from a casket or similar item depicting an actor's mask on its lower portion. The mask shows a simple face with hair

0026: Roman Bronze Handle w/ Actor's MaskEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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