5th C. Balkan Bronze Openwork Attachments, ex-Royal Athena

**Originally Listed At $6000** 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. Exten

Originally listed at $650... Northern Europe, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A penannular or omega type fibula brooch cast from bronze incised with a notch and stippled decoratio

An attractive terracotta female head, c. 5th Century BC, with lovely archaic style and with light deposits throughout. H: 5 1/8 in (13cm). Ex Royal Athena Galleries, New York.

A Roman red-ware sherd depicting a ram, North Africa, c. 4th - 5th Century AD, nicely detailed in relief. 2 7/8 in x 2 1/2 in (7.3 x 6.4 cm). Ex Royal Athena Galleries, New York.

A Roman red-ware sherd depicting a panther, North Africa, c. 4th - 5th Century AD, nicely detailed in relief. 2 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in (5.7 x 4.5 cm). Ex Royal Athena Galleries, New York.

A Western Anatolian marble head from a Kilia idol, Bronze Age II, c. 2700 - 2500 BC, of basic form with a nearly hemispherical crown arch and completely smooth facial plane. The angle of the neck is c

A Near Eastern bronze zoomorphic adze, c. late 3rd-2nd Millenium BC, with a stylized animal decorating the shaft, L: 4 ¾ in (12.1cm). Ex Royal Athena Galleries, New York City acquired at the Drouot,

A Romano-British bronze brooch depicting a hound holding a rabbit in its mouth, c. 2nd Century AD, nicely detailed and lacking the pin and catch. L: 1 2/5 in (3.6cm). Ex JME collection; Royal Athena G

Ancient Near East and Asia Minor, Anatolia, Hittite culture, ca. second half of the 2nd millennium BCE. A beautiful and early example of a cast-bronze axe head of a heavy, flat, and biconcave form. Th

Late Roman, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Quite a dynamic bronze figure depicting an equestrian warrior wearing a finely delineated cuirass, with his right arm upraised, once mounted on horseback. The fa

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A stupendous leaded bronze oil lamp, cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, with an elegant, elongated body, a trapezoidal spout, and a magnificent hi

Terracotta Figure of a Roman Soldier on Horseback, holding Shield, probably Roman-Egyptian, c. 2nd C. AD; some polychrome. remains, Ex: Royal Athena Galleries. {QYAM5204} (WK) Dimensions: 7.5 H x 4.5

Scythian Openwork Plaque With Grazing Stag, c. 5th - 4th century B.C. Date & Origin: Scythian, c. 5th -4th Century B.C. Open work attachment plaque with a grazing stag. Material: Bronze Size: 4.8 cm L

Open Work Scythian Plaque with Stag, c. 5th - 4th century B.C. Open work attachment plaque with seated stag, long curving horns, short tail. Origin: Scythian, c. 5th - 4th century B.C. Material: Bronz

Two Ancient Terracottas, c. 3rd C. BC, Magna Graeca, a Horse and Rider, and a Man with Ox. Ex: Royal Athena Galleries (QYAM5202/2) {WK} Dimensions: Horse & Rider: 7 H x 5 W x 2 W Man & Ox: 5 H x 5 .5

An Eastern Scythian Ordos culture bronze openwork fitting or buckle, c. 6th - 5th Century BC, depicting a central male figure surrounded by two lions rearing up around him. A nice example with attract

A Greek terracotta head of a woman, c. 3rd - 1st Century BC, with top knot, her features pleasant. H: 1 2/3 in (4.3cm). Mounted. Ex Royal Athena Galleries, New York.

A Greek terracotta female head, c. 4th Century BC, with hair styled in ridges behind a narrow diadem. H: 1 3/5 in (4cm). Light deposits, black wood base. Ex Royal Athena Galleries, New York.

A group of 20+ Egyptian wood fragments, Late Period, c. 664-30 BC, including several hair pins and other fragments, Largest L: 5 ½ in (14.1cm). Ex Royal Athena Galleries, New York.

An Egyptian steatite plaque, New Kingdom, c. 1570 - 1075 BC, with styled 'Amen-re' on back and 'Amen-re' on base as well, readable from up or down. 13 x 9 mm. No remaining glaze. Ex Royal Athena Galle

A nice Greek terracotta female face, c. 3rd - 1st Century BC, with pleasant features and good style and detail. H: 2 in (5.4cm). Mounted. Ex Royal Athena Galleries, New York.

An Egyptian green faience scaraboid in the form of a baboon, Late Period, c. 664 - 332 BC, men signs on base. 21 x 16 mm. Cf. Matouk V. II, no. 826 for type; Ex Royal Athena Galleries, New York.

A Greek terracotta head fragment of a goddess, c. 4th - 3rd Century BC, wearing a large diadem, deposits throughout. H: 5 1/2 in (14cm). Ex Royal Athena Galleries, New York.

Circa 12th Century AD. From a pin, decorated with incised concentric circles. Size 1-5/8 inches H. + base. Acq Royal Athena Galleries