An Ancient Bronze Cockerel Head Pin, ca. 2nd-1st Century BCE

Category: Ornaments and Dress Accessories This artifact, depicting a cockerel's head, may have served as a decorative pin or a personal adornment. The cockerel, a symbol of vigilance and valor in many

**First Time At Auction** Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A cast-leaded-bronze fragment depicting a powerful lion's paw atop a bull's head. This fragment was perhaps part of a

These fascinating artifacts, each 7.5 x 1 cm, are likely elements of Greco-Roman jewelry, distinguished by the serpent head motif, which was commonly associated with protection and healing. The bronze

Rome, ca. 2nd century BCE to 1st century CE. This is a cast bronze fulcrum attachment in the shape of a feline head with intricate facial and fur details. Fulcrum attachments were placed on the fulcru

Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic to early Roman Period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A mold-formed terracotta female from a larger figure, perhaps a worshipper of Aphrodite, bearing ample remains of white, pin

Ancient Northern Europe, British Isles, Atlantic Bronze Age, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. A mold-cast bronze axe head of sturdy design with a flared blade head and a hafting wedge meant t

Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 4th to 1st century BCE; Central Asia, Afghanistan, Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A lovely pair of ancient female heads: a Greek pottery head and a Gandharan schi

Ancient Roman Bronze Hair pin with Horse head c.1st-2nd century AD. Size 5 inches length. Rare bronze pin with Horse head. Condition: tip of pin is chipped off otherwise intact. Provenance: Ex private

**Originally Listed At $3500** Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 2nd to late 1st century BCE. A fine and rare limestone sculptor's model depicting Taweret, the amalgam goddess of marriage and prote

Lot of 19 Ancient Roman Bronze Fibulas, Arrow Heads c.1st-2nd century AD. Size 1 1/4 - 4 1/4 inches length. A collection of 11 mixed types bronze Fibula brooches with original pins. together with 8 Ro

Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. This is a curved plate with three attachment heads and the original pin intact; it was probably used to buckle a leather strap of some kind. This is one of tho

Western China, Eurasia; ca. 4th-2nd century B.C. A pair of stylized bar pins, a pair of clothing mounts in the form of multiple deer heads, and an openwork mount of a caprid. Dimensions Largest: 1 5/8

Lot of 2 Ancient Roman Bronze Deer, Bull Fibula c.1st-2nd century AD. Size 1 3/4 inches length. Fine cast bronze Deer Fibula brooch (missing pin) together with a cast bronze Bull head probably part of

Ancient Near East, Canaan/Holy Land, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. A bronze statuette showing the god Baal as an elongated, thin body with arms stretched out to the sides and a head with a

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Dong Son culture, ca. late 1st millennium BCE to 2nd century CE. A petite bronze bottle cast from bronze via the lost wax (cire perdue) techn

**First Time At Auction** Ancient Central Europe, Germany and Austria, Danube River Basin, Hallstatt culture, ca. 8th to 6th century BCE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A wonderful

Ancient Near East, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE; northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE; Near East, Islamic culture, ca. 9th to

Ancient Greece, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. Among the most impressive amphoriskos shapes - form III:2B (Toledo, pp. 126 ff) - this elongated version presents a cobalt blue glass body decorated with a

Ancient Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. An outstanding conical bowl or mastoid cup comprised of yellow-green glass. This Hellenistic form is fire polished on the exterior and it also

Ancient Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A core-formed glass alabastron, so-named because many vessels that assumed this form were made of alabaster. The vessel is comprised of deep co

Ancient Greece, Late Hellenistic, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A striking core-formed glass alabastron, so named because many vessels that assumed this form were made of alabaster. The sophisticated ve

Ancient Greece, late Hellenistic Period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A beautiful mold-formed glass bowl with thick, translucent glass of a honey-yellow amber hue. The mastoid vessel has a conical body

Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. mid 2nd to early 1st century BCE. A beautiful core-formed glass alabastron, so-named because many vessels that assumed this form were made of alabaster. The opa

Ancient Roman Marble Head Fragment Ca. 1st-2nd century A.D. Size 5 1/2 inches high. A head of a youth with curly hairdo. Provenance: NYC collection; Ex. Edward H. Merrin Gallery, Inc., NYC., 1970s to