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Emperor Claudius. Imperial Rome. Cameo: 43-5 AD; Mount ?17th c.

Emperor Claudius. Imperial Rome. Cameo: 43-5 AD; Mount ?17th c. Sardonyx, multi-layered white and brown; glass backing with colouring, closed copper-gilt mount; 21.3 x 16.0 cm. RCIN 65238. Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Provenance:...

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Tags: sardonyx, cameo, Emperor Claudius, Imperial Rome

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29 juillet 2013

A fine pre-Achaemenid gold ibex head protome, circa 7th century B.C.

A fine pre-Achaemenid gold ibex head protome circa 7th century B.C. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2003 With powerful neck and heavy horns curving backwards with chased ribbing, the long ears held alert, with boldly chased facial details, wide eyes with tear...

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Tags: gold, Protome, 7th century B.C., ibex head, pre-Achaemenid

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29 juillet 2013

Golden head of a horse rhyton, from the Sassanid Empire, 6-7th century AD

Golden head of a horse rhyton, from the Sassanid Empire, 6-7th century AD. Courtesy & currently located at the Reza Abbasi Museum, Iran.

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Tags: 6-7th century AD, Sassanid Empire, horse rhyton

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29 juillet 2013

Roman face helmet. 15 BC. Nijmegen Museum. Netherlands.

Roman face helmet. 15 B.C. Nijmegen Museum. Netherlands .

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Tags: Helmet, Roman, 15 BC

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29 juillet 2013

Ancient Etruscan Mirror with Female Figure and Engraved Scene, bronze, 3rd century BC.

Ancient Etruscan Mirror with Female Figure and Engraved Scene, bronze, 3rd century BC. The handle of this mirror is cast as a female figure with bracelets, armband, and necklace. She holds an object in her right hand, her arm is bent, and her outstretched...

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Tags: bronze, bronze mirror, Etruscan, 3rd century BC

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29 juillet 2013

Ludovisi Ares, Roman after the Greek original from ca. 320 BC

Ludovisi Ares, Roman after the Greek original from ca. 320 BC. Some restorations were made to the sculpture by Gianlorenzo Bernini in 1622. This remarkable sculpture was rediscovered in 1622, on the site which was once apparently the temple of Mars, of...

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Tags: Roman, 320 BC, Gianlorenzo Bernini, Greek original, Ludovisi Ares

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26 juillet 2013

Antique Gold jewelry from BADER ANCIENT ART

A pair of Gold and Glass ear Pendants. Gold and glass. Hellenistic, 3rd - 1st Century BC. L. 3.1 cm. © 2013 BADER ANCIENT ART Photo ©CLAUDIO BADER These delicate and wearable ear pendants consist of a gold shield disc that is centered with a rosette....

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Tags: gold, Hellenistic, Roman, Phoenician, nicolo, 3rd-2nd century BC, Early Imperial, 2nd - 3rd Century AD, lunulaform earrings, 3rd - 1st Century BC, c. 1st Century AD, c. 2nd Century AD, Spacer bead, c. 900 – 500 BC

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7 juillet 2013

Pendentifs, tête de massue, colliers, hache et amulettes talismaniques en jadéite. Maya, Olmèque, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexique

Pendentif en forme de hache présentant la figure talismanique du dieu aigle. Vallée Centrale, Costa Rica, environ 300-700 après JC. Photo courtesy Besch Cannes Auction le bec plongeant aquilin et les ailes repliées se terminant par des mains stylisées....

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Tags: Maya, jadéite, Grenouille, Costa Rica, dieu aigle, Vallée Centrale, environ 300-700 après JC, 600-900 après JC, Honduras, pendentif de torse, époque classique, 500 avant-500 après JC, Pendentif amulette talismanique, dieu félin, Versant Atlantique, dieu crocodile