TimeLine Auctions Antiquities Sale

3rd-1st century BC. A grey ceramic token (symbolon) with a roughly oval-shaped face bearing four lines of Greek text: 'for the servants...and of E...

2nd-3rd century AD. A substantial bronze figurine, finely modelled as the god Mars, bearded and clothed in a military tunic and muscled cuirass; t...

2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze statuette in a pose typically adopted by the goddess Venus, modelled in the round, standing nude, in the act of windi...

3rd century AD. A silver mount with the face of the young Dionysus or Hermes, the eyes with engraved pupils, surmounted by a thick curly hairstyle...

1st-3rd century AD. A sheet-silver theatrical mask modelled as a bald male head with gaping crescent-shaped mouth, pointed nose, furrowed brow and...

2nd-3rd century AD. A pair of substantial bronze door knockers or furniture handles comprising a large circular appliqué with central high-relief ...

1st-2nd century AD. A hollow-formed fragmentary bronze left foot from a small statue, dressed in a heavy solea sandal with broad strapping; locati...

Dated 7th January 226 AD. A bronze military diploma from the Age of Alexander Severus (222-235 AD), comprising a single tablet and a fragment from...

2nd-3rd century AD. A group of fittings from a cornu, a military musical instrument, comprising: a substantial bronze conical socket with long iro...

1st-2nd century AD. A pair of bronze items for use by athletes, comprising: a strigil with rectangular-section handle, curved C-section blade and ...

2nd-3rd century AD. A nearly intact bronze vessel with globular body, flattened top once fitted with a bronze lid, circular section handle attache...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze plumb bob weight with piriform body decorated with horizontal lines and Greek inscription (magic name) in capital let...

4th-6th century AD. A bronze annular bracelet with adjustable flat-section hoop, decorated with floral motifs composed of stamped triangles; hollo...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze handle, possibly from a krater, with penannular body, ribbed central section and terminals formed as regardant standi...

1st-2nd century AD. A solid bronze mirror comprising a wide disc with a folded edge; traces of the wooden mounting platform to the reverse.See Bou...

1st-2nd century AD. A substantial ornamental silver armour phalera with gilt detailing, embossed face of Gorgon Medusa to the centre with detailed...

1st-2nd century AD. A silver toilet set comprising: a strigil with curved C-section blade and tapering rectangular-section handle, with rectangula...

1st-2nd century AD. A mixed group of collared silver medical implements, each with a tapering round-section collared stem and bulbous probe to one...

2nd-3rd century AD. A pair of silver navigational dividers with pivoted arms, formed from two legs with connecting joint, a long flat wedge insert...

2nd-3rd century AD. A mixed group of three silver figures comprising: one female figure, possibly Fortuna, modelled in the round standing on a rec...

2nd-3rd century AD. A mixed group of silver figures modelled standing on polygonal bases, comprising: a male figure with full head of hair and bea...

2nd-3rd century AD. A mixed group of three silver statuettes modelled as standing female figures, comprising: Fortuna standing on a rectangular ba...

4th-5th century AD. A silver jug handle formed as the foreparts of a panther, resting with forelegs extended and head erect with mouth open and to...

3rd century AD. A parcel-gilt silver crossbow brooch comprising a hexagonal-section bar with gilt knop finials, rectangular openwork bow with inse...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A sheet-gold miniature mask depicting a bearded satyr (Silenus?) with open mouth and angry features with frowning b...

1st century AD. A substantial gold ring with wide semi-circular hoop, expanding shoulders with a pair of openwork volute scrolls extending towards...

2nd century AD. A heavy gold ring with ellipsoid hoop widening at the shoulders, the bezel with inset oval nicolo gemstone with a profile head of ...

1st century AD. A gold finger ring with recessed bezel, inset cameo of a sleeping dog or fox with brush curled round beside the body.Cf. Ruseva-Sl...

3rd-4th century AD. A gold finger ring with dished cell to the bezel, four granules flanking the attachment points, inset aqua glass cabochon.Cf. ...

1st-2nd century AD. A gold hollow-formed finger ring with inset carnelian gemstone, intaglio figure of Salus standing, holding a patera in one han...

3rd century AD. A gold finger ring with facetted hoop, ellipsoid cell to the bezel with inset carnelian gemstone, intaglio image of a kantharos; a...

3rd century AD. A silver ring with facetted hoop and shoulders, octagonal bezel with inset jasper gemstone, intaglio advancing lion.Cf. Ruseva-Slo...

2nd-3rd century AD. A silver ring with D-section hoop, expanding at the shoulders to an oval-shaped bezel with applied granules and tiered setting...

Mainly 2nd-3rd century AD. A mixed group of carnelian and nicolo ellipsoid and rectangular gemstones with intaglio motifs of Olympian gods, includ...

3rd century AD. A carved chalcedony phalera formed as a head with lentoid eyes, small pursed lips, full cheeks, fleshy chin and curly hair.See D'A...

2nd-3rd century AD. A pair of life-size marble statues of nude children representing Harpocrates, the god of silence and secrecy, each presented s...

1st-2nd century AD. A life-size head of the divine child Harpocrates, his youthful face with rounded chin and chubby features, a coy smile on the ...

1st century BC-1st century AD. An imposing fresco fragment representing a young military commander dressed in high rank Roman uniform, standing wi...

Early 4th century AD. A large wood tabula fragment with three holes to the sulcius to accept binding strips: Side A featuring a recessed panel inc...

Late 3rd-early 4th century AD. A bifacial inked wooden tabula: Side A with a recessed panel with multiple lines of cursive text following the grai...

Late 3rd-early 4th century AD. A bifacial wooden tablet: Side A with shallow recessed panel with seven lines of inked cursive text; Side B with in...

Egypt, 53 AD. A rectangular papyrus fragment with handwritten inked Greek text in ten lines; acknowledgement of payment of rental at Fayum, 12th y...

3rd century AD. A terracotta oil lamp with short nozzle, pierced lug handle, rib detailing to the underside, wreath ornament to the discus surroun...

3rd century AD. A ceramic oil lamp, discoid in plan with handle and short D-shaped canal nozzle, series of lines to the shoulder, concave discus w...

1st century AD. A substantial terracotta oil lamp with ribbing to the discus and short nozzle with volute scrolls; low-relief image of two lovers ...

1st-3rd century AD. A high-relief ceramic lobster figure on an integral ellipsoidal base, with lower end of tail curled beneath the body and detai...

3rd-4th century AD. A cylindrical translucent glass lamp with rounded lip and almost vertical sides, decorated with three grotesque Bacchic satyr ...

3rd-4th century AD. A substantial glass bottle with asymmetrical globular body, narrow neck, broad rolled rim, ovoid mouth and kick-up; iridescenc...

3rd-4th century AD. A glass storage vessel with carinated body, rounded shoulder, short neck and waisted rim, decorated with applied wavy line dec...

3rd-4th century AD. A restrung necklace composed of spherical dark glass beads decorated with pale dots, D-section loop to the top, interspersed w...

6th-7th century AD. A sheet-gold ornament set composed of thirteen graduated openwork discs, each designed as an expanding arm cross within a circ...

6th-9th century AD. A restrung necklace of pearl seed-beads with sheet gold dangles: five lozengiform with floral motif and one similar with addor...

6th-7th century AD. An articulated gold bracelet formed of hinged segments, each a group of three cells with scrolled filigree ornament between an...

6th-7th century AD. A spectacular gold ring with highly decorated D-section hoop, a cross at the base of the hoop with volute scrolls on each side...

6th-7th century AD. A gold finger ring with discoid bezel, niello-inlaid design of Mary Theotokos and infant Jesus enthroned with flanking stars.C...

15th century AD. A gold finger ring with carinated hoop, each shoulder with incuse heart-knot motif, hexagonal plaque with beaded border monogram ...

6th-7th century AD. A matched pair of gold earrings, each an elliptical hoop with granulated collar, openwork discoid plaque of vine tendrils with...

10th-13th century AD. A silver cruciform D-section pendant with suspension loop; chain with D-section links.59.3 grams, 45.5cm (18"). From an Esse...

5th-8th century AD. A silver footed cup or chalice with hemispherical bowl, short waisted stem with tiered and domed discoid foot; the body decora...

15th century AD or later. A bronze stamp seal with domed body, cylindrical stem and squat spherical handle; the lower body decorated with a circum...