Timeline Auction - Antiquities, Natural History and Coins

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze figure of Venus (Aphrodite) standing and nude, arms hanging down to the side; hair falling to shoulders. 84.98 grams...

1st-3rd century AD. A bronze figure of a squatting man with a pot belly, grasping erect phallus and wearing a comic actor's mask. 37 grams, 55mm ...

1st century BC-2nd century AD. A hollow-formed bronze statuette of Pan with goat's feet, seated, holding an item in his left hand, the right hand ...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze figurine of Fortuna standing on a pedestal base wearing a loose chiton and draped with a himation; elaborate four-sid...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze reclining figure with divided headgear, loosely draped robe, supporting his weight on his left arm and resting his ri...

1st - 2nd Century. A bronze patera handle with projecting dog heads to the side; on the body a figure of Cupid holding garlands, human head in pro...

1st-3rd century AD. A pair of cast bronze busts, probably from a chariot, each with Isis Fortuna modelled in the round, with piled hair and crosso...

1st-2nd century AD. A substantial chariot or architectural fitting comprising: a tapering iron strap with two large nails for attachment; a D-shap...

1st-3rd century AD. A furniture fitting, possibly a latch clasp, with long tapering handle ending in an acanthus leaf with the head of Medusa in t...

1st century BC-2nd century AD. A quality bronze bowl mount of the mask of Medusa (gorgoneion) with silver inlay to the eyes, serpents in the hair ...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze bust of Silenus with fleshy features, thin beard spread over a thick mantle; mounted on a custom-made stan...

1st-2nd century AD. A hollow-formed bronze appliqué bust of Minerva with dressed hair beneath a Corinthian-type helmet with swept bifid crest, den...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze head of a youthful Bacchus, long wavy hair held in place by a fillet with ivy leaves and bunches of grapes. 87 grams...

2nd–3rd century AD. A bronze figure of Priapus, bearded and with tunic falling from right shoulder; holding fruit in folds of tunic and large erec...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze bowl or ewer mount depicting the head of a female Bacchante, priestess of Bacchus (Dionysus), with flowing hair caugh...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze figurine of a lioness advancing on a curved base, the left foreleg placed on a circular shield with a facing female(?...

3rd-4th century AD. A life size bronze left hand with the forefinger and thumb slightly extended, the other fingers bent around a mappa, or ceremo...

3rd-4th century AD. A life size hollow-formed bronze foot with sandal and straps; hollow to the underside. 2 kg, 21cm (8 1/4"). Property of a Lon...

1st-2nd century AD. A heavy bronze statuette of a lion resting modelled in the round, forepaws extended, tail curled to one side. 403 grams, 76mm...

1st-3rd century AD. A large discoid bronze lid or hinged mount with stepped sidewall band of laurel leaves and pellets surrounding a lion's head m...

1st-2nd century AD. A large fitting in the form of a lion's head, detailing to the mane, mouth open and baring teeth; suspension ring to the top a...

1st-3rd century AD. A bronze circular mount with conical border and central lion-head modelled in the half-round with fur detailing to the mane, m...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze weight formed as a dolphin with tail arched, scale detail to the body, flat underside to the body; the lower body wit...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze piriform vessel with concave base, broad shoulder with incised rings, triangular-section neck developing to a trefoil...

1st-2nd century AD. A substantial bronze vessel with circumferential ribbing, bracket handle with thumb-rest; possibly a grain measure. 707 grams...

1st-3rd century AD. A bronze mirror with one face ornamented with concentric circles; the handle formed as two D-section undulating bars, knop to ...

1st-2nd century AD. A group of two flat-section bronze plaque fragments comprising: one sub-rectangular with four lines of text in rustic capitals...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze tripod vessel support comprising a flared circular base and three radiating feet; the ring with feather detailing to ...

2nd-4th century AD. A bronze stand formed as a round-section shaft with lateral pegs, three-part finial supporting a separate plaque with lip to t...

1st-2nd century AD. A convex pendant formed as two phalloi and a central set of male genitals, each with a suspension ring to the underside; large...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze handle with mask; the bow lentoid in section with D-shaped lower plate, ribbed collar; the figural plaque hollow-form...

2nd century AD. A large bronze plate brooch of an advancing hippocampus with extended forelimbs, small wing and comb; enamel panel to the body, ta...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A C-section bronze furniture fitting or facing plate with two broad flat faces and a narrow spine; one broad face w...

1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of chariot fittings comprising: two conical fittings with loop terminals and ivy-leaf detailing and two similar ...

2nd-3rd century AD. A carved limestone youthful head fragment with curly hair and fleshy features. 2.7 kg, 21cm (8 1/4"). Private collection, Cam...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A carved stone female head with fleshy features, small nose and mouth, carefully dressed hair. 363 grams, 81mm (3 1...

1st-3rd century AD. A fragment of a marble head of a young male, with headdress; the lentoid eyes carved deep-set with heavy lids, lower face abse...

1st century BC-1st century AD. The upper part of a janiform marble statue or herm with wavy hair held in place by a fillet to the brow, deeply scu...

1st-3rd century AD. A stone statuette of Mercury wearing winged petasos hat, naked torso and with chlamys over left shoulder, right arm bent forwa...

4th century AD. A carved porphyry torso with loose garment gathered at the right hip, part of a composite bas-relief; mounted on a custom-made sta...

1st-2nd century AD. A carved marble statue fragment depicting the torso of an infantry soldier wearing a pleated tunic tied with a knotted belt; t...

1st-2nd century AD. A carved marble torso of a male with an animal skin over his right shoulder; mounted on a custom-made stand. 329 grams, 18cm ...

1st-3rd century AD. A marble torso of the goddess Venus (Aphrodite), hair falling either side of the neck, left leg slightly bent. 367 grams, 16c...

1st-2nd century AD. A fine quality carved marble figurine of Venus standing nude, the trunk of a tree behind her right leg; the lower section of h...

1st-3rd century AD. A carved marble figurine of a gladiator in kilt with pteruges, scale manica to the left arm with strap to the chest, left hand...

2nd-3rd century AD. A marble panel fragment with raised border to the upper part, in the lower part a head of a young boy from profile with curly ...

1st-2nd century AD. A finely carved marble figurine base comprising a graceful pair of lower legs and feet alongside a tall ribbed urn with draped...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A carved marble stele with bilinear arch, facing female bust with left hand raised to the cheek, draped mantle and ...

3rd-4th century AD. A bulbous blue glass bottle with iridescent marbling, dimple base, tubular neck, flared rim. Cf. Whitehouse, D. Roman Glass in...

2nd-3rd century AD. A large bulbous glass flask with dimple base, tubular neck, flared mouth with rolled rim; some iridescence to the surface. 20...

1st-2nd century AD. A dark green glass alabastron with wide rim, short neck and globular body, handles to the sides of the neck; indented base. 9...

3rd-4th century AD. A large globular iridescent glass body with dimple base, tapering neck with folded trefoil rim, flat-section strap handle with...

3rd-5th century AD. A shallow marbled glass dish with radiating ribs to the underside, narrow rim. See Whitehouse, D. Roman Glass in the Corning M...

2nd-3rd century AD. A glass mosaic plaque of the profile head of Aphrodite (Venus) with bead necklace and elaborate hairstyle with chignon and ste...

1st century AD. A ceramic oil lamp with wide pouring hole, shoulder decorated with three pomegranate fruit to each side; base of nozzle with menor...

2nd century AD. A terracotta oil lamp with broad face, short nozzle, pierced lug handle; band of stamped horseshoes to the shoulder, facing mask w...

2nd century AD. A ceramic oil lamp with broad discoid body, stub nozzle with heart-shaped panel, pierced lug handle; the discus with ropework bord...

2nd-3rd century AD. A terracotta whistle in the form of a lion's head with snake coiled around neck, collar with ovolo pattern; snake and mouthpie...

3rd century AD. A large ovoid jar with broad tubular neck and gusseted rim, two ribbed strap handles. 2.6 kg, 33cm (13"). From a German collectio...

1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of red ware ceramics comprising: two ewers with trumpet neck and strap handle; one similar with flange rim. 1.8...