![Roman cosmetic palette: ITEM: Cosmetic palette MATERIAL: Stone CULTURE: Roman PERIOD: 1st – 3rd Century A.D DIMENSIONS: 6 mm x 72 mm x 45 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex Jerusalem private collect](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9098/332970/179742419_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041824)
Ancient Greek & Roman Jewelry
![Roman cosmetic palette: ITEM: Cosmetic palette MATERIAL: Stone CULTURE: Roman PERIOD: 1st – 3rd Century A.D DIMENSIONS: 6 mm x 72 mm x 45 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex Jerusalem private collect](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9098/332970/179742419_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041824)
![Roman ring depicting a palm branch: ITEM: Ring depicting a palm branch MATERIAL: Gold CULTURE: Roman PERIOD: 1st - 3rd Century A.D DIMENSIONS: 17 mm diameter, 1,7 gr CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex Dutch privat](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9098/332970/179742449_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041824)
![Greek ring depicting goddess Nike: ITEM: Ring depicting goddess Nike MATERIAL: Bronze CULTURE: Greek, Hellenistic period PERIOD: 3rd - 1st Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 16 mm x 12 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9098/332970/179742544_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041824)
![Roman mirror: ITEM: Mirror MATERIAL: Bronze CULTURE: Roman PERIOD: 1st - 3rd Century A.D DIMENSIONS: 5 mm x 82 mm diameter CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex American private collection, New](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9098/332970/179742443_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041824)
![Roman ring depicting an animal: ITEM: Ring depicting an animal MATERIAL: Bronze CULTURE: Roman PERIOD: 3rd - 5th Century A.D DIMENSIONS: 20 mm x 30 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex Austrian private collec](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9098/332970/179742504_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041824)
![Roman bracelet: ITEM: Bracelet MATERIAL: Silver CULTURE: Roman PERIOD: 1st - 3rd Century A.D DIMENSIONS: 38 mm x 40 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex Austrian private collection, acquired o](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9098/332970/179742503_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041824)
![Roman Gold Ring w/ Carnelian Intaglio of Goddess: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A gorgeous ring of circular form, made from 92.18% gold, that is set with an ovoid carnelian intaglio. Incised atop the carnelian is an image of a ri](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/331947/179080813_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717191351)
![ROMAN PROSTITUTE'S RING C.100-300 AD, SIZE 2: Gilt bronze, size 2 for wear on the small finger between the first and second joints as was the custom. 2.9mm rounded face band with the thickened bottom in the Roman taste. Rounded rectangular bezel](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982138_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ROMAN WHEEL OF FORTUNE AMULET NECKLACE, 5TH-7TH CENTURY: The Wheel of Fortune (Rota Fortuna) is one of the most enduring of ancient philosophical or religious concepts. It was pivotal in Ancient Greek and Roman Paganism and smoothly transitioned into Christ](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982136_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ROMAN RING C.4th-6th CENTURY AD, SIZE 5 3/4: Size 5 3/4, oval form, gilt bronze with 2.0mm rounded face band flaring slightly to the shoulders. Lenticular bezel with flat face inscribed with a patter, perhaps a bird. Probably a signet ring. Surf](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982290_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![GREEK BRONZE DOLPHIN "COIN" NECKLACE 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC: From the Greek Black Sea colony of Olbia which provided slaves, cereal, and fish. Before die struck coinage, these dolphin figures served as a means of exchange, vital for commerce to thrive. They are](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982156_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![GREEK COMMERCE "COIN" NECKLACE C.700-600 BC: Predating coinage, these tokens, sometimes called arrowhead money, were used to facilitate the trade in slaves and food crops. They are bronze, refurbished, silver-plated, and suspended from a Sterlin](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982294_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![FINE ROMAN RING C.4th-6th CENTURY AD, SIZE 5 1/2: Size 5 1/2 oval form, gilt bronze with 3.8 mm ridged face band flaring to the shoulders. The bottom with broad thickened band in the Roman taste. Raised lenticular bezel with flat face inscribed with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982242_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ROMAN ARROWHEAD PENDANT NECKLACE, 3rd-5th CENTURY AD: The period of the fall of Rome and loss of power to Germanic Barbarians. Just under 5/8" length plus the suspension loop. Usually lost on the battlefield and not often found in such good preservation.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982232_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ROMAN BRACELET C.100 BC-100 AD: Silvered bronze form and near-circular with 2 1/8" inner dimension. Deeply rounded face section expanding from the center to the flattened spatulate terminals. The ends decorated with punch work lines](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982234_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ROMAN GLADIUS PENDANT NECKLACE 1ST-3RD CENTURY AD: The period of Christ, and the persecution of Christians. Just over 2" (2.07”) total length. Finely delineated hilt with a bulbous pommel, waisted grip, and flared cross guard. Tapered blade, pie](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982197_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ROMAN WHEEL OF FORTUNE AMULET NECKLACE, 3RD-6TH CENTURY AD: The Wheel of Fortune (Rota Fortuna) is one of the most enduring of ancient philosophical or religious concepts. It was pivotal in Ancient Greek and Roman Paganism and smoothly transitioned into Christ](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982178_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ANCIENT ROMAN WOMAN'S PENDANT NECKLACE, 1ST-3RD CENTURY: These small globular pendants were popular among common women in ancient Rome. Some have been described as prostitute's pendants and that view is widely published on the internet. This example is 11.3](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982292_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ROMAN LEGIONARY ARMOR MOUNT NECKLACE, 100-300 AD: For the military pteruges, the leather scale armor element worn around the waist. These served as additional protection as they would help absorb a sword or spear blow and are in fact, a form of scale](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982282_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ROMAN BRACELET C.100 BC-100 AD: Silvered bronze form and near-circular with 2.05" inner dimension. Rounded face section with slightly expanded center and flattened spatulate terminals. The ends decorated with lineal lines and transv](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982422_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![HELLENISTIC GREEK ARROWHEAD PENDANT NECKLACE, 300 - 100 BC: 300 - 100 B.C. Just under 3/4" length. One of the types of small bronze cast arrowheads used widely in the ancient world. Usually lost on the battlefield and not often found in such good preservation.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982471_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![GREEK/BALKAN BETROTHAL RING, 18TH-19TH CENTURY, SIZE 10: A well known type said to confer the promise, by a soldier being sent to a distant war, of faithfulness to this betrothed. See Ancient Rings, Pollio, p.137 for an identical example. Size 10 with 3.4mm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982243_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ROMAN SIGNET RING, 1ST-3RD C. AD, SIZE 7 1/4: Gilt bronze, size 7 1/4 with deeply rounded band, 2.3mm thick. Raised rectangular bezel with three transverse cuts serving as a signet to identify the wearer. Professionally refurbished with the 24kar](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982291_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ROMAN WHEEL OF FORTUNE AMULET NECKLACE, 3RD-6TH CENTURY AD: The Wheel of Fortune (Rota Fortuna) is one of the most enduring of ancient philosophical or religious concepts. It was pivotal in Ancient Greek and Roman Paganism and smoothly transitioned into Christ](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982193_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
News about Ancient Greek & Roman Jewelry
![Closing soon: Met’s Chroma, revealing colorful truth of ancient sculpture](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Reconstruction-of-marble-finial-in-the-form-of-a-sphinx-detail-2022-1.jpg)
Closing soon: Met’s Chroma, revealing colorful truth of ancient sculpture
NEW YORK – Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture was once colorful, vibrantly painted, and richly adorned with detailed ornamentation. On view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through March 26, Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color reveals the colorful backstory of polychromy — meaning “many colors” in Greek — and presents new discoveries of surviving ancient color […]
![US returns smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Hellenic-bust-of-a-veiled-woman-circa-350-BCE.png)
US returns smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) – The United States on March 31 returned a cache of smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya as the oil-rich Mediterranean country struggles to protect its heritage against the backdrop of years of war, turmoil and unrest. The repatriated items include two sculptures dating to the 4th century BCE from the ancient city of […]
![Native American ceramics, modern art star at Auctions at Showplace, Nov. 7](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Helen-Shupla-Pueblo-Blackware-Pottery-Melon-Vase-1.jpg)
Native American ceramics, modern art star at Auctions at Showplace, Nov. 7
NEW YORK – Auctions at Showplace will continue the fall auction season with an exciting sale on November 7. It will feature a diverse offering including Picasso ceramics, a selection of modern art, mid-century furnishings, Asian objects, antiquities, fine jewelry along with costume jewelry and luxury goods from prime New York Metropolitan area estates. Absentee and […]
![Newark Museum to host important Steuben glass exhibition](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Screen-Shot-2018-12-04-at-10.46.24-AM.png)
Newark Museum to host important Steuben glass exhibition
NEWARK, N.J. – A sparkling, colorful gift of Steuben glass from The Thomas N. Armstrong III Collection will be on display in an upcoming exhibition at the Newark Museum. Unexpected Color: A Journey Through Glass, opening on April 28, 2019, showcases more than 130 works in glass designed by Frederick Carder for the famed Steuben Glass Works […]