Centuries-Preserved: Roman Glass Slags - A Luminous Glimpse into Antiquity (1 BCE-400 CE)

Dimension: 3-5cm Rarity Level: Remarkably Rare Given the age and historical significance, combined with their unique appearance and origin from the Roman Empire's peak of metallurgy, these items are s

Dimension: 3x2cm Rarity Level: Remarkably Rare Given the age and historical significance, combined with their unique appearance and origin from the Roman Empire's peak of metallurgy, these items are s

Dimension: 3-5cm Rarity Level: Remarkably Rare Given the age and historical significance, combined with their unique appearance and origin from the Roman Empire's peak of metallurgy, these items are s

Ancient Egypt, found at Abydos, Late Dynastic to Roman Period, ca. 400 BCE to 200 CE. An incredibly well-preserved mummified ibis exhibiting expert layering to the linen wrappings. The bird's body is

Circa 2nd Century BCE - 4th Century CE. An assembled collection of 12 pieces total to include sandcore amphora, bowls, unguentaria, colored bottles including green, blue, yellow, and clear. Tallest me

Roman Republic / early Roman Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. Before the invention of glass blowing in the first century CE, Roman manufacturers of household goods used a variety of other materials to f

Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Wow! An amazingly preserved bright blue glass translucent jug, mold made, with an applied handle, made of repeatedly dripped strands of molten glass,

Ancient Rome, Hellenistic, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. An exceedingly rare piece, this alabastron with its characteristic tubular body that flares downward resolving in a rounded bottom, is

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE. A lovely mosaic glass vessel of a traditional form from the period, this patella cup presents a mesmerizing all-over pattern c

Roman glass vase with two double loop handles and a pinched body, ca. 2nd-4th century CE.Provenance: Collection of Bruce Dayton & Ruth Stricker Dayton, Minnesota.Height: 7 in x diameter: 3 1/4 in.

Greco-Roman, late Hellenistic to early Roman, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A half-life-size, expertly carved marble sculpture of Hades (Pluto), god of the Underworld. He stands, facing forwa

Tiffany Studios New York bronze table lamp with Geometric Roman mottled slag glass shade atop a bullet shaped bronze three (3) socket light fixture base. Circa: Early 20th Century. Shade signed Tiffan

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. An elegant, translucent, pale blue-green glass lotus bud beaker with a mold-blown body presenting four rows of raised lotus buds interspersed with round bos

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. mid-1st to 2nd century CE. An astonishing funerary vessel used for holding cremated human remains called a cinerarium (or cinerary urn) that is hand-shaped from soft blue g

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. So striking, this cast and blown mosaic vessel comprised of canes of amber, gold, aubergine, white, and blue glass presents a flattened spherical body with

19th century; finely wrought gold box with individual inset slag glass panels, lid interior engraved with monogram and armorial with motto in Latin "Pray For a Friend," 4 1/4 in. L., 2 in. W.

Italian Patinated Bronze of "Bacchus and Cupid" first quarter 20th century, after the 2nd century CE Roman marble (itself a copy of a Greek sculpture) formerly in the Farnese Collection and now conser

Handel Company(Connecticut/New York, 1885-1936)"Feather" Overlay Floor Lampearly 20th centuryslag glass, patinated metalshade signed "Handel"56 in. high, 24 in. diameter (shade)

South Arabia, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, probably Qatabanian culture, ca. 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE. A huge slab of thick alabaster, carved into a table with a slightly raised border, a smooth, f

Ancient Roman marbled glass bottle, c. 100 CE, brown glass with white swirls, the flattened bulbous body with tube neck and flaring rim, approx. 4"h x 4"dia Provenance: Property from the Collection of

Tiffany Studios Style "Cobweb" Table Lamp20th centuryleaded glass, patinated bronze33 1/2 x 20 inches

Two Glass Snuff Bottles in an Old Box, 18th - 19th Century. 1. This glass snuff bottle has famille rose decoration and a "Gu Yue Xuan" Mark. It has birds and landscape on it and the stopper has a spoo

Estate Collection of three (3) studio artisan hand blown 20th century art glass vases. Includes ~ One (1) Cobalt and sky blue threaded vase with a ruffled rim. One (1) Jack in the Pulpit white opalesc

Early 20th Century Arts & Crafts Hanging Slag Glass Fixture Size 16" x 24" Literature Brooks Auction is not responsible for outbids. Questions? Call the office at (856) 694-2960 or email us directly