Roman

A Roman Pale Green Glass Footed Cup, circa 1st-2nd Century A.D. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2012 The biconical body with thin incised grooves, rounded rim, flange near base, on flaring foot; 4 in. (10.3 cm.) diam.; 3 5/8 in. (9 cm.) high - Price Realized: £3,750 Provenance: Professor and Mrs. Clifford Ambrose Truesdell collection, prior to 2000.Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 3 June 2009, lot 86. Christie's. Antiquities. 25 October 2012 . London, South Kensington.

A Roman Green Glass Cinerary Urn, circa 1st-2nd Century A.D. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2012 Free-blown, with ovoid body, concave base, the wide horizontal rim folded under, together with a disc shaped lid with central hollow knob, pinched at the top; 10¼ in. (26 cm.) high - Price Realized: £8,125 Provenance: Private collection, Barcelona, Spain, prior to 1970. Christie's. Antiquities. 25 October 2012 . London, South Kensington.

Oval gem with the head of Sirius (the Dog Star). Roman, Republican or Early Imperial Period, 1st century B.C. Garnet, 2.1 x 1.5 cm (13/16 x 9/16 in.). 27.734. Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912. © 2013 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Strongly convex intaglio in gold setting with ring. Sirius. Head and shoulders of a dog frontal. Around the body, a collar inscribed with artist's signature in Greek ["Gaios epoiei"].  Provenance: By date unknown in the 18th century: Lord Chesterfield Collection;... [Lire la suite]

Mirror, Imperial, 4th century A.D. Roman. Silver

Gilded bronze mirror with the Three Graces. Mid-Imperial, Antonine, mid-2nd century A.D. Roman. Bronze, silver, gold, speculum

Roman Hand Mirror, 2nd century A.D. Gilt bronze. Art Institute of Chicago

Cameo Portrait of Emperor Augustus, 41–54; Julio-Claudian, Roman, Sardonyx

A Roman gilt tinned-bronze mirror circa 2nd century A.D

Two Important Roman Bronze Genre Statues Of A Girl Pursuing A Partridge. Circa Late 1st Century B.C.-Early 1st Century A.D. Estimate: $3,000,000-5,000,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012. NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the sale of a set of two important Roman bronze genre statues on December 5, circa late 1st century B.C.- early 1st century A.D. (estimate: $3,000,000-5,000,000). Both approximately twenty inches in length, the sculptures each depict a young girl pursuing a partridge. The toddlers are positioned similarly,... [Lire la suite]

Roundel with the Winged Head of Medusa. Roman, A.D. 100 - 225. Silver, gold, and bronze