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Ancient Roman 18K Gold Earrings - 3.6 g (pr): Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A beautiful pair of wearable 18 karat gold earrings. The main hoop is decorated with a large, circular shield with a filigree border and a single granule

0027: Ancient Roman 18K Gold Earrings - 3.6 g (pr)Est. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Roman Pottery Redware Jug: Roman, Imperial Period, Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A large wheel-thrown redware pottery vessel with a stable circular base, curved bulbous body, a tall conical neck, a flared

0027A: Roman Pottery Redware JugEst. US$500-US$750Lot Passed

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Roman Dark Aubergine Faceted Pear Shape Glass Vessel: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A pear-shaped, mold-made glass bottle. The body is faceted, with several horizontal dimples around the body. The thin neck rises to a flat, flared

0027B: Roman Dark Aubergine Faceted Pear Shape Glass VesselEst. US$900-US$1,400

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Roman Marble Bust of Eros (Cupid): Roman Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Lovely creamy marble portrait of the god of erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the war god

0028: Roman Marble Bust of Eros (Cupid)Est. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

Roman Green Glass Sprinkler Flask: Roman Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful free-blown pale green glass sprinkler flask with a concave base and smooth pontil, rounded body with pronounced

0030: Roman Green Glass Sprinkler FlaskEst. US$700-US$900Lot Passed

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Roman Redware Terra Sigillata Pottery Flagon: Roman Empire, North Africa, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A lovely wheel-thrown redware vessel with a bell-shaped body, cylindrical neck, flared spout with a turned-up lip, and strap handle joining rim

0031: Roman Redware Terra Sigillata Pottery FlagonEst. US$500-US$700

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Roman Redware Pottery Cup: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A squat, wheel-thrown redware pottery drinking cup with a concave footed base, gradually-expanding side walls, a thin upturned rim with horizontal

0031A: Roman Redware Pottery CupEst. US$300-US$450

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Roman 24K Gold Ring w/ Carnelian Cabochon: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd period CE. A lovely high karat (24 kt) gold ring with a beautiful carnelian cabochon of vibrant vermilion hues. Roman women - especially of the upper classes -

0032: Roman 24K Gold Ring w/ Carnelian CabochonEst. US$600-US$900

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Custom Necklace w/Viking Glass Beads, Bronze Cross: Northern Europe, probably Eastern area, Viking, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A gorgeous, wearable necklace made using Viking age artifacts. Eighty-two glass beads, mostly blue, but with red, white,

0032A: Custom Necklace w/Viking Glass Beads, Bronze CrossEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Ancient Babylonian Terracotta Relief Plaque of Humbaba: Near East, ca. 1900 to 1650 BCE. A press molded terracotta plaque depicting the gruesome visage of the legendary giant Humbaba presenting wide-opened eyes, a fleshy nose, jowly cheeks, a toothy

0032B: Ancient Babylonian Terracotta Relief Plaque of HumbabaEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

Finely-Carved Roman Marble Bust of a Significant Male: Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th period CE. A beautifully carved creamy white marble imperial bust depicting an attractive male elite figure with classicizing features and a wavy coiffure with

0032C: Finely-Carved Roman Marble Bust of a Significant MaleEst. US$2,600-US$4,000Lot Passed

Etruscan Bronze Simpulum w/ Double Duck Head Terminals: Europe, Italy, Etruria, ca. 6th century CE. A cast bronze ceremonial ladle with a round bowl and a long handle that curves downward near its end and diverges into two terminals in the form of duck or

0033: Etruscan Bronze Simpulum w/ Double Duck Head TerminalsEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

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European Hallstatt Bronze Spiral Spectacle Fibula: Southern Europe, Hallstatt culture, ca. 7th century BCE. This is a beautiful, intact example of a spectacle, or double spiral, fibula (brooch). It is created from a single thin strap of bronze

0033A: European Hallstatt Bronze Spiral Spectacle FibulaEst. US$500-US$750

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Ancient Proto-Viking White Bronze Spoon - Animal Head: Eastern Europe/Central Asia, Russia, Perm region, Perm Animal Style (Permian Animal Style) (Proto-Viking), ca. 8th to 9th centuries CE. A short-handled white bronze (a copper alloy with a high

0033B: Ancient Proto-Viking White Bronze Spoon - Animal HeadEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Authentic Viking 22K+ Gold Hoop Earrings (pr): Nothern Europe, Viking, ca. 9th to 12th century CE. A breathtaking pair of 22+ karat gold hoop earrings adorned with inverted pyramidal terminals which are elaborately dressed in fine and copious

0033C: Authentic Viking 22K+ Gold Hoop Earrings (pr)Est. US$2,800-US$3,200Lot Passed

Large Urnfield Period Bronze Age Armilla: Northern and Central Europe, Proto-Celtic Urnfield Culture, ca. 1100 to 800 BCE. A well-preserved example of a bronze "armilla", an armlet worn near the elbow. The piece is made from a coiled, thick

0033D: Large Urnfield Period Bronze Age ArmillaEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

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Thracian / Dacian Bronze Falx Blade: Classical World, Balkan Europe, Thrace/Dacia, ca. 4th to 1st century BCE. A beautiful cast bronze blade of sickle form with a tiny, curved tang, sharpened only on its interior side. This is a weapon

0033E: Thracian / Dacian Bronze Falx BladeEst. US$500-US$700

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Viking / Russian White Bronze Mirror Pendants (3): Eastern Europe, Russia, proto-Viking / Viking / Kievan Rus culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. Three round, cast white bronze mirrors of similar form, with one side shiny and undecorated, the other with

0033F: Viking / Russian White Bronze Mirror Pendants (3)Est. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

Viking Bronze Twisted Wire Torc Necklace: Northern Europe, Viking/Norse culture, ca. 800 to 1100 CE. Composed of several thick bronze wires wrapped together to form a rounded spiral, this is a large, braided torc (torq, torque) whose

0033G: Viking Bronze Twisted Wire Torc NecklaceEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

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Beautiful & Wearable Viking Glass & Stone Bead Necklace: Northern Europe, Viking / Norse peoples, ca. 8th to 11th centuries CE. A beautiful necklace made from Viking beads: glass (37), quartz (21), and carnelian (1), with a double strand that showcases

0033H: Beautiful & Wearable Viking Glass & Stone Bead NecklaceEst. US$600-US$900

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Viking Iron Battle Axe: Northern Europe, Viking/Norse culture, ca. 1000 CE. A socketed iron battle axe that is almost certainly made of bog iron, iron that forms naturally in bogs after being washed by streams from nearby

0033I: Viking Iron Battle AxeEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Long Luristan Bronze Spearhead: Ancient Near East, Luristan or other part of northern Iran, ca. 10th to 9th century BCE. A long, thin bronze spearhead with a raised rib that runs all the way down to the bottom to the cuboid tang.

0035: Long Luristan Bronze SpearheadEst. US$600-US$800

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Tell Brak Alabaster Eye Idol - Rare Size!: Ancient Near East, Tell Brak, modern day Syria, Middle Uruk Period, ca. 3700 to 3500 BCE. A petite yet striking figure, hand carved and string cut from a thin, flat plank of white alabaster with

0035A: Tell Brak Alabaster Eye Idol - Rare Size!Est. US$1,400-US$1,800Lot Passed

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Holy Land "Abydos Ware" Pottery Pouring Vessel: Ancient Near East, Holy Land, Early Bronze Age II, ca. 3000 to 2700 BCE. A simple and elegant vessel with a curved handle and slightly flared rim. This style of vessel is known as "Abydos Ware", so

0035B: Holy Land "Abydos Ware" Pottery Pouring VesselEst. US$250-US$350

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