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Roman Schist Dolphin

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Ancient Roman Bronze Dolphin c.1st-2nd cent AD: Ancient Roman Bronze Dolphin c.1st-2nd century AD. Size of dolphin 1 3/4 inches high. Fine solid Bronze Dolphin with choice green patina. Condition:perfect. mounted. Provenance: from the estate of Rob

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Roman Holy Land Bronze Oil Lamp w/ Dolphin Handle: **Originally Listed At $600** Roman, Holy Land, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to early 5th century CE. A lovely bronze oil lamp cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) method with a projecting ring base a

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CLASSICAL DOLPHIN SCULPTURE: Cupid Diving with Dolphin, cast bronze sculpture, unsigned, depicting the Roman god of love and desire diving with a dolphin, depicting a playful and affectionate encounter, with its tail wrapped arou

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Lot of 5 Ancient Roman, Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamps: Lot of 5 Ancient Roman, Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamps c.1st-4th century AD. Size 3 1/4 - 6 inches length. Great lot of 4 mixed types ancient terracotta oil lamps. together with Gandharan schist stone

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Ancient Roman North African Terracotta Oil Lamp c.5th: Ancient Roman North African Terracotta Oil Lamp c.5th century AD. Size 4 1/4 inches length. Redware terracotta oil lamp with dolphin swimming on discus 2 raised rings surround discus, small fill hole,

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Ancient Roman, Stone Female Head, 3/4 Facing Left, Ist-4th Century AD,: Ancient Roman, Stone Female Head, 3/4 Facing Left, Ist-4th Century AD, Size 25×33mm, Carved schist stone head of female face. fragment from a relief. Inventory #A30230. Provenance: Ex The Time Machin

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Lot of 4 Roman North African Redware Sherds with Animal: Lot of 4 Roman North African Redware Sherds with Animal c.2nd-3rd century AD. size 3 3/4 - 1 3/4 inches. Fine group of Terracotta fragments from vessels with Fish, lion, Dolphin. Condition:minor chips

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Roman Gilt Decorated Mirror: 5th century AD. A gilt-bronze mirror with openwork scrolled tendrils to the long edges, pelta to each short edge, the upper one with flanking dolphins; central rectangle with scrolls, pointillé detai

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Bust of a Roman barbarian. Ancient Rome, circa 300 AD. Marble. Damaged, nose restored.: Bust of a Roman barbarian. Ancient Rome, circa 300 AD. Marble. Damaged, nose restored. There is a crack in the tunic and a hole in the back and support. Provenance: Ex collection C. Mercier, 1960 / Ba

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Monumental Late Roman Marble Military Eagle: Circa late 3rd-4th century A.D. or later. A colossal eagle statue or pillar cap carved in the round in white marble, gripping a round-section perch on a rectangular plinth base with concave sidewalls,

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ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST: Bruttia Crispina: ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST: Bruttia CrispinaBeautifully carved and detailed, Roman white marble portrait bust; of Roman Empress Bruttia Crispina, wife of Emperor Commodus; her hair gathered into a twi

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1st Century AD Roman Statue Male Torso: 1st Century AD Roman Statue Male Torso. Consignor purchased this piece in Barcelona, Spain. This is all the information we have on the bust. There is no paperwork, only this oral history. The Piece ma

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A Roman carved marble bust of a gentleman: A Roman carved marble bust of a gentleman the head probably 2nd century, torso and socle later The socle inscribed SCIP.AER. height 27 1/2in (70cm)

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Pair of Italian Marble Busts of Roman Emperors: late 19thc; unsigned speciman marble veneer with onyx, porphyry and various other marble reserves. 32"h

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Incredible Roman Marble Torso of a Goddess: Ancient Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Among the finest marble sculptures we have ever had the honor of handling, depicting an elegant draped torso of a goddess, her feminine figure

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Incredible Roman Marble Torso of a Goddess: **Back at auction due to non-paying bidder. Ancient Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Among the finest marble sculptures we have ever had the honor of handling, depicting an elegant dr

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1st-2nd century A.D. A carved schist dolphin figure with stylised detailing to the fins and face; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 284, for type. 30 grams total, 59 mm long (58 mm high including stand) (2 1/4 in). Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. The dolphin was among the animals sacred to Aphrodite, but in Graeco-Roman mythology it was also considered to be the animal accompanying the souls of the dead into the afterlife. [No Reserve]