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18K Gold Necklace Greek Silver Alexander Tetradrachm: Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 336 to 323 BCE. A gorgeous 18 karat gold necklace chain with an ancient silver Alexander III, or Alexander the Great, tetradrachm on a 14 karat gold pendant. Surrounded by 44

0031B: 18K Gold Necklace Greek Silver Alexander TetradrachmEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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1st C. Roman Twisted Silver Bracelet - Wearable!: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A lovely and wearable 85% silver bracelet comprised of a solid elongated piece of silver with a twisting body boasting two ridges interspersed with

0031C: 1st C. Roman Twisted Silver Bracelet - Wearable!Est. $1,800-$2,500

Amazing Deep Blue Roman Glass Juglet: Ancient Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A graceful vessel comprised of stunning cobalt blue translucent glass, its form presenting an ovoid body with numerous vertical ribs that extend

0032: Amazing Deep Blue Roman Glass JugletEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

Roman Sidonian Molded Glass Amphoriskos: Roman , Sidonian, Lebanon, ca. 1st century CE. A fine mold-blown miniature amphora in gorgeous blue hued glass. Note how the mold was carefully crafted to delineate intricate detailing. Sidon was

0032A: Roman Sidonian Molded Glass AmphoriskosEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

Roman Marble Head of a Youth: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A stunning hand-carved marble head of a youth presenting a round visage with petite, bowed lips, an elegantly straight nose, sunken, almond-shaped

0034: Roman Marble Head of a YouthEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Roman Granite Ceremonial Patera Hand/Paw on Handle: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. An elegant, hand-carved stone patera presenting a lovely form comprised of a shallow libation bowl with a long tapered slender handle that was

0034A: Roman Granite Ceremonial Patera Hand/Paw on HandleEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Roman Marble Head of a Male Youth: Roman, Imperial Period, Julio-Claudian Period, ca. 1st Century BCE to 1st Century CE. A Roman marble head of a youthful male with idealized features as opposed to the veristic representations popular

0035: Roman Marble Head of a Male YouthEst. $20,000-$30,000Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Statue of a Male, ex-Royal Athena: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A very rare type, this young muscular fellow stands while holding a handled vessel in his right hand. He is bare chested with wonderfully delineated

0035A: Roman Bronze Statue of a Male, ex-Royal AthenaEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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Roman Marble Statue of Pan, ex-Sotheby's: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A stunning marble sculpture of Pan, the Roman satyr god of the pastoral and wild, known for his oenophilia, salacious behavior, and affection for wood

0035B: Roman Marble Statue of Pan, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $6,000-$8,000

Exhibited & Published Roman Fresco Panel w/ Portrait: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. An ancient Roman fresco fragment depicting the head of a figure, with a large eye that is nicely delineated with generous lids, a black-brown iris, and a

0036: Exhibited & Published Roman Fresco Panel w/ PortraitEst. $35,000-$40,000Lot Passed

Superb Roman Bronze Applique - Young Hercules: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A remarkable cast bronze applique of the legendary hero Hercules (Heracles), here shown from the chest up, made to serve as an applique, probably on a

0036A: Superb Roman Bronze Applique - Young HerculesEst. $12,000-$18,000Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Lion Protome, ex-Lord Swansea, ex-Bonhams: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A handsome protome cast from solid bronze depicting a leaping lion with a wavy mane framing his expressive roaring visage. Note how the sculptor

0037: Roman Bronze Lion Protome, ex-Lord Swansea, ex-BonhamsEst. $11,000-$16,500Lot Passed

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Roman Stone Mosaic - Menorah, Shofar & Lulav: Late Roman, ca. 6th century CE. A special mosaic depicting a seven-lamp (six branches plus the central one) menorah flanked by a lulav and a shofar, delineated with hundreds of square and rectangular

0037A: Roman Stone Mosaic - Menorah, Shofar & LulavEst. $4,000-$6,000

Roman Giallo Antico Marble Head of Cupid: Roman, Imperial, 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautifully carved marble head of Cupid (or Eros in Greek mythology), the Roman god of love. Framed by clusters of curly hair, the cherubic visage smirks at

0038: Roman Giallo Antico Marble Head of CupidEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Stunning & Huge Roman Stone Mosaic w/ Hunting Scene: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An outstanding stone mosaic depicting a dramatic hunting scene featuring three hunters, one still on horseback (right of composition) aiming his

0038A: Stunning & Huge Roman Stone Mosaic w/ Hunting SceneEst. $40,000-$60,000

Fine Roman Marble Torso Youthful Bacchus: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. Finely carved in the round from white marble, a youthful Bacchus (Greek Dionysos, also Dionysus) - god of wine, theater, ecstasy, and rapturous

0038B: Fine Roman Marble Torso Youthful BacchusEst. $100,000-$150,000Lot Passed

Life-Size Roman Marble Togatus Torso: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A finely carved, LIFE-SIZE marble torso of a figure donning a voluminous toga draped across the body with cascading folds, the left leg bent at the

0038C: Life-Size Roman Marble Togatus TorsoEst. $100,000-$150,000Lot Passed

Roman Bronze Herakles Attachment, ex-Royal Athena: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A finely cast form of a bust of Hercules (Herakles) with a cloak and hood made from the body of the Nemean lion. Extending from the back of the bust

0039: Roman Bronze Herakles Attachment, ex-Royal AthenaEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Late Roman / Byzantine Mosaic w/ Ibex: Ancient Near East, Late Roman Imperial to early Byzantine Empire, ca. late 4th to 6th century CE. A superb stone mosaic depicting a running ibex with its head raised and pointed towards its

0040: Late Roman / Byzantine Mosaic w/ IbexEst. $24,000-$36,000Lot Passed

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Huge Roman Marble Frieze Hunting Scene, Ex Royal Athena: Rome, Imperial, ca. 1st to 3rd century. A stunning carved marble frieze from a Roman sarcophagus depicting a gripping scene in high relief of five men and their hunting dogs battling a group of lions

0041: Huge Roman Marble Frieze Hunting Scene, Ex Royal AthenaEst. $15,000-$20,000

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0041A: Roman Marble Relief with Lion's Paw and Ram's HeadEst. $3,000-$4,500

Roman Gilt Brass Gorgoneion Applique: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An elegant cast-brass applique coated with lustrous gilding in the form of a Gorgoneion, or head of a Gorgon (a human woman with hair of venomous

0041B: Roman Gilt Brass Gorgoneion AppliqueEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Roman Glass Footed Dish - Intact!: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A stunning transparent glass plate of a pale-green color, free-blown and of a broad, shallow form on an applied ring foot with a smooth pontil scar.

0042B: Roman Glass Footed Dish - Intact!Est. $2,000-$3,000

Tall Roman Pink Porphyry Column / Pedestal: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A stunning reminder of Roman architecture: a stone column or pedestal made from a beautiful pink porphyry stone in the Tuscan style. The column

0042C: Tall Roman Pink Porphyry Column / PedestalEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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Please read the following "Terms of Sale" carefully. Your submission of bids in this auction constitutes your acceptance. 1. All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. 2. By bidding in this auction, the bidder personally guarantees payment. The auctioneer has final discretion in all matters. In case of dispute, the lot(s) in question may be resold. Lots will be sold in their numerical sequence unless the auctioneer directs otherwise. 3. HIGH and LOW ESTIMATES are provided for each lot for reference only. The actual selling / hammer price may be higher or lower based on bidder demand. All lots will sell to the highest bidder without hidden / confidential reserves. 4. No lots will be released / shipped until payment has been made in full. Payment (in U.S. funds) may be made via personal check or money order, via credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover), PayPal or Bank Wire Transfer. 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