Laborde / Deroy: Roman Theater near Petra, Jordan

Map: Naumachie dans Ouadi Sabra Cartographer: Laborde/Deroy Place & Date: Paris / 1830/1834 Size: 15" x 11 3/8" Condition: b&w; printed on china paper and backed; light overall age toning and minor sm

Ancient Near East, southwestern Jordan, Petra, Nabataean peoples, ca. end of 1st millennia BCE. A stunning, wheel-thrown pottery cup from the Petra region, one of the oldest and most well-preserved ci

Origin: Rome, 1st-2nd century A.D. Height 12,2 cm. A terracotta theater mask made from mold with beautiful color remains. The female face is framed by an elaborate corkscrew hairstyle. The mouth is wi

Roman / Near East, Late Imperial / Early Byzantine, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A remarkable stone ossuary that grants a fascinating glimpse into Roman mortuary tradition. Skillfully hand-sculpted, the

Roman, Near East, Sidon, Lebanon, ca. mid-1st to early 2nd century CE. A fine, mold-blown cup comprised of deep aubergine-colored glass with a flared rim, and textured base. Surprisingly heavy in the

Linda Connor, Tomb Doorway, Petra, Jordan, 1995. vintage platinum print, 10 x 8 inches. Signed on the print verso. Condition is excellent Woman Photographers, Landscape Photography, View Camera, Conta

Joseph Yoakum. Jebel Rem Mountain Near Aquaba, Jordan. 1965. Titled. Not signed. Ink on paper. Toning on edges and minor ripple in paper, otherwise excellent condition. Image is 11" x 8.5". Frame is 1

A Roman Terracotta Theater Mask Circa 2nd Century A.D. Height 4 3/4 inches. Property from a Midwest Private Collection Provenance: S. Schulz Collection, Saarbrucken, Germany, acquired in the early 190

Joseph Yoakum. Mt. Jebel Ram Near Aquaba of Jordan SE Asia. 1969. Signed, dated and titled. Ink, colored pencil and graphite on paper. Excellent condition. Image is 18.5" w x 12" h. Frame is 25.5" w x

3rd-4th Century AD. A large stone with the head facing right of a bearded man. Near East, Roman, charged in deep relief. The expression is quite somber with minor detailing of the hair and eyes. Size:

Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, possibly near Antioch, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. An impressive section of a dado from a Roman mosaic depicting a semi-recumbent river god propped up on

Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, probably near Antioch, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd century CE. An exceptional mosaic depicting a wounded giant shown kneeling on serpentine legs with an arrow piercing his c

Near East, Palmyra, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A finely carved Palmyrene limestone head of a youthful female beauty, her quixotic visage comprised of large almond-shaped eyes wi

Near East / Holy Land, Palmyra, Roman period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Wow! A stunning, naturalistic limestone head of a priest wearing a characteristically tubular headdress, known as a modius, enc

Near East/Holy Land, Palmyra, Roman period, ca. 1st century CE. A fascinating limestone figure, depicting a standing man draped in heavily textured himation. His face stares straight ahead at the view

Ancient Near East, the Levant, late Roman Imperial Period to early Byzantine, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. A skillfully executed stone mosaic composition featuring one full bird and the upper half of an

The Holy Land in Three Divisions: Jerusalem and Galilee; Jordan and Bethlehem; Idumea and Petra- Roberts, David. With historical descriptions by The Rev. George Croly.- London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin

Ancient Near East, Holy Land, late Roman Imperial to early Byzantine Empire, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A wonderful bronze oil lamp cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process and designed so that it

translucent very pale green with areas of rich iridescence, the cylindrical body with slightly convex sides and faint wheel-abraded horizontal bands, ending in a short cylindrical neck and collared ri

English Queen Anne longcase / tall case clock by James Jordan, Chatham, circa early 18th century, 11 inch dial featuring Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed "James Jordan / Chatham Fecit," wheatear e

Roman Empire, circa 2nd - 3rd century A.D. A fine fragmentary mosaic depicting two theater masks. Mosaic with light weight backing. Dimensions: 43 3/8" x 23 1/8" Provenance: New York Market. Reputedly

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A marble stele or funerary plaque of rectangular form, carved with a relief image of a man on horseback within a plain border; the loss near the top

**Originally Listed At $2500** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. The upper part of a torso from a near-lifesize limestone sculpture of a togatus, a Roman citizen wearing a toga. The n

Roman, Imperial Period, 1st to 5th century CE; Near East, Byzantine Empire, ca. 5th to 14th century CE; Islamic, ca. 10th to 13th century CE. A great collection of over 100 copper and bronze coins fro