Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World (327)

An exquisite Roman marble head of Satyr, dated from 1st-2nd Centuries AD

Facial features reveal attractive young chubby male face with snub nose; lips slightly parted and mouth agape revealing teeth. Prominent cheekbones lidded almond-shaped eyes under shaggy eyebrows and gnarled furrowed forehead...

An exquisite ancient Roman imperial marble head of a woman, C...

Ancient Roman imperial marble head fragment probably from a wall relief.

Dated from, 100 – 300 AD

Measurements: Height: 11 cm – Width: 9 cm – Height on stand: 20.5 cm

Condition: Untouched as found with nice patina

Found in Samaria north of Jerusalem, Israel

The head is nicely mounted on a plexi-glass display stand of high quality

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A stunning life-size Roman marble male portrait head, 2nd-3rd Century A.D

The head has been skillfully carved by one of the Roman sculpture masters, with head slightly turned to left, distinctive strong features, curly beard and a fine moustache, his hair in thick luscious corkscrew curls brushed backwards in short pointed locks with two distinct locks in the center of the forehead and the nape of his neck...

A LIMESTONE VEILED FEMALE BUST CARVED IN HIGH RELIEF

ROMAN - PALMYRA, CIRCA, 1ST - 2ND CENTURY A.D...

Roman marble head of Aphrodite, C. 1st - 2nd Century AD

Depicted with a serene expression on her face, her head tilted and turned to the right...

From Jerusalem, ancient Roman miniature basalt stone mortar "Grinder" with a tripod legs and a pestle "Would have been used to grind medicine or cosmetics"

Dated from, 100 - 300 AD

Measurements; Height: 6 cm - Diameter: 14 cm - Height+Pestle: 10 cm

Condition: Good condition as found

Found in Jerusalem, Israel

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BRONZE BUST OF DIONYSUS (ROMAN - BACCHUS)
ROMAN PERIOD, 2ND CENTURY A.D.

This charming hollow cast bronze bust depicts Bacchus (The god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine) Bacchus (known to the Greeks as Dionysus) was the god of the vine, of wine and mystic ecstasy.

Wrapped with a mantle tied over her left shoulder. A wreath composed of vine leaves with clusters of grapes crowns her head...

BRONZE DUCK BILL AXE-HEAD WITH A SHAFT HOLE FOR WOODEN SHAFT
CANAANITE, Middle Bronze Age
Circa, 2000 – 1750 BC
Time of the Patriarchs

Dimensions:
Length: 11 cm
Width: 4 cm
Height on stand: 14 cm

This axe is an example of the ‘duck-bill’ type, so-called because of its likeness to a duckbill, with its elongated blade with a central ridge and two large oval holes...

You are considering an ancient Roman steatite dice dating to 1st Century AD

Measurements: 1.4 cm

Playing Dice was very popular game among the Romans. The Romans called these tesserae

This game was played in taverns as well as gambling houses, brothels and on the street. The emperor Commodus was fond of gambling with dice, and once turned the Imperial Palace into a brothel and gambling house to raise money for the treasury he bankrupted...

Ancient Roman marble head of a woman, depicted in her youth, her oval face with a rounded chin and slightly-parted full lips, the almond shaped eyes beneath a softly curving brows arching gracefully and merging with the bridge of her nose, her hair pulled behind her ears in a majestic way

Roman, 1st Century AD

Measurements:
Height: 10 cm - Width: 6 cm - Height on stand: 21.5 cm

Found in Samaria north of Jerusalem, Israel

The head is nicely mounted on a plexi-...

Ancient Roman Limestone head of a youth with deeply carved eyes, unruly hair and wearing a ceremonial headdress or modius, dating to approximately 200 AD.

This striking Roman Sculpture bears similarities with work produced in what is now Syria and the Levant. It is likely that he was dedicated as a votive figure in a shrine to a God...

An exquisite ancient Roman marble head of female, C...

Ancient Roman marble wall fragment depicting a seated woman

Dated from, 100 – 300 AD

Measurements: Height: 17 cm – Width: 13 cm – Height on stand: 22 cm

Condition: A small re-attached part at the upper left corner as shown otherwise intact with natural patina

The fragment is nicely and professionally mounted on a plexi-glass disply stand of high quality

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This is an extremely rare Roman dark blue heavy rough glass block with superb silver "Rainbow" iridescence patina, said to have been found in a Roman glass work place northern Israel! The pictures tells 101 tales

Glass is formed when sand (silica), soda (alkali), and lime are fused at high temperatures...

A wonderful set of ancient arrowheads from two different periods
Canaanite, Middle Bronze Age, 1750 – 1550 B.C.
Roman period, 1st – 3rd Centuries A.D.

One of the reasons for the soldier's success was their weapon. Besides his sword or spear, the most common weapon for a soldier would have been his bow and arrow. Bronze weapons were far superior to soft copper blades...

Directly from Jerusalem, historically important Roman "Jewish" bronze coin of Bar Kochba set on 18 Karat gold hand-made cufflinks, dated from, 66 - 70 AD

"The first Jewish revolt against Rome" also know by the MASADA COIN.

Throughout the revolution that lasted from AD 66 to 70, a large number of purely jewish coins were made to supply the needs of war, as offerings for the temple, and as political or inspirational statements...

Directly from Jerusalem, Aweidah Gallery is pleased to offer this RARE- ancient Greek Silver Tyre Shekel “ The thirty pieces of Silver which was paid to Judas for betraying the christ”

Dated year 159 - 33/34 C.E.
Obverse: laureate head of Melqart facing right, wearing knotted lionskin around neck

Reverse: Eagle standing lt. with rt. foot on prow of ship, palm branch over rt. shoulder, date and club in field to left...

Aweidah Gallery is pleased to offer this EXTREMELY RARE- ancient LARGE biblical black pottery oil lamp with four nozzles. A large filling-hole, whose rim is formed as a ledge with a ridge...

Ancient Byzantine highly decorated incense burner

Dated from, 5th - 6th Century AD

Measurements: Height: 13 cm - Diameter: 15 cm

Condition: Base with a hole from antiquity, minor upper side section has been professionally repaired hard to see otherwise intact!

Found in Jerusalem, Israel

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Directly from Jerusalem, ancient biblical Iron Age reddish pottery Torpedo style wine storage amphora with two handle and a short neck

Dated from, 1000 - 800 BC "Time of the Kings of ancient Israel

Measurements: Height: 48 cm - Width: 38 cm - Height on stand: 57 cm

Condition: Excellent archaeological condition, not repaired and not restored with nice earthy patina

Found in Hebron "City of Abraham" south of Jerusalem, Israel

Provenance: Aweidah family collection

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Ancient Egyptian alabaster KOHL pot with a stopper. Artfully exploiting the banding in the stone.

Dated from, New Kingdom, 1550 – 1070 BC

Measurements:
Height: 5 cm – Diameter: 4 cm

Condition: Minor chip at the cover as shown otherwise intact, not repaired and not restored

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Cosmetics and other toiletries were highly valued by the ancient Egyptians. Both men and women wore eye make...

Snake “Serpent” pottery jar
“Tell El-Yahudiyeh ware"
Holy Land, Canaanite, Middle Bronze Age
1730 - 1550 BC
Time of Abraham

The jar is outstanding in its excellent workmanship and decoration, a fine creation of the master potter in a period when pottery-making reached a peak of achievement.

The jar is well proportioned, with a flaring neck, graceful ovoid body and a pointed base. The handle forms a bridge between the lip and the shoulder and is decorated ...

A very attractive ancient bronze Persian sword from "Bronze Age Persia", dating to around 1200 -800 BC

The sword is beautifully made with a decorated “engraved” handle

Measurements: Length: 57.5 cm - Width: 5.5 cm

The sword is nicely displayed on a plexi-glass stand of high quality

Condition: Good condition

This fantastic weapon has survived Intact and Untouched. It is aerodynamic, and enjoys a gorgeous green and brown patina as well as some age related encrustation

RARE - Terra-cotta belly-shaped wine amphora
Roman, Herodian, 37 BC – 70 AD
Second temple period
Time of Jesus and King Herod the Great

Extremely rare and excessively “Egg-shell” thin pottery belly-shaped wine amphora with an elegant cylindrical shaped neck and two handles.

Measurements:
Height: 26 cm
Width: 19 cm
Height on stand: 29 cm

Condition: Three tiny repaired holes around the body otherwise intact and in perfect condition

A very well preserved ancient terra-cotta baby rattle, dated from, 2nd Millennium BC

Measurements: Length:11 cm - Diameter: 6.5 cm - Height on stand: 11 cm

Condition: Intact, excellent archaeolgical condition, not repaired and not restored

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RARE - Ancient miniature Nabatean reddish pottery wine vessels (Set of two drinking bowls and a miniature pitcher)

Dated from, 100 BC - 100 AD

Measurements: Height: 13.5 cm -Width: 5.5 cm
Height: 5.5 Diameter: 11.5 cm
Height: 5 cm - Diameter: 14.5 cm

Condition: One bowl with a small hole at the base otherwise Intact, not repaired and not restored as found

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