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1355 Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass Miniature Juglet, Mid 2nd - 4th Century A.D.Reference.
cf. Isings 88b,

Dimensions / quality
Choice, complete and intact, much weathering, some iridescence, glass miniature juglet,
8.5 cm (3 3/8") tall, 4.1 cm (1 5/8") diameter,
finely made, free blown thin near colorless glass, bell shaped body tapering to bottom, trail handle attached below the rim and on the shoulder, kicked bottom; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy,

Note.
Miniature pottery juglets, invariably decorated with scenes involving young children, have been found in graves of Hellenistic and Roman children. Perhaps they were also used as toys in life. The purpose of this beautiful tiny juglet is uncertain but it seems quite delicate for a child's toy.
1 commentsokidoki
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ANTIQUITIES, Roman, Molded and cast glass bowlsFrom left to right.
1st c.B.C. - 1st c. A.D. Roman amber colored cast and linear-cut ribbed bowl, 37 ribs, the interior decorated with horizontal bands of wheel-cut lines below the rim and around the middle of the body. Some pitting and weathering, incrustations inside. 10.5 x 5.5cm.
2nd - 4th century A.D. Roman colorless (greenish) cast bowl (patella cup) with hollow tube concave base, convex sides, broad rim with two hollow tubes (not folded). Intact with light weathering on some parts, large pontil mark. 9 x 5.7cm.
c.1st century BC - 1st century AD. Roman cast and ribbed glass bowl in a pale green glass, with a wheel-cut tondo inside the bowl. Intact, with weathering and a lot of iridescence. 13 x 5cm.
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Antiquity New Kingdom Scarab of Tuthmosis IIINew Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. Tuthmosis III (circa 1504-1450 BC). Steatite scarab (14x10mm). Base engraved with the cartouche of Tuthmosis III; on the left, a Maat father and the crown of Lower Egypt. Intact, once glazed, pierced for mounting. Ex David Hendin collection. CNG Auction 93.

Scarabs were used as lucky and magical charms in ancient Egypt. Scarabs, such as this one, with the names of pharos, were particularly powerful, and were produced as protective amulets for the public. Hendin’s collection of scarabs were collected by him in Israel in the 1970s and 1980s.
2 commentsLucas H
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BCC BW15-BW184 Bronze Weights, square with diamond shape
on upper sides. All are blank on the reverse.
BW15: 7.25x7.25mm. 1.15gm.  
No marks visible, worn, cleaned.
BW16: 9.0x9.25mm. 1.64gm.  Three punch
marks on diamond. Intact, uncleaned.
BW17: 14x14.75mm. 5.87gm.  No marks
visible, very worn, heavily cleaned.
BW18: 18.5x18.75mm. 13.17gm.  One punch
mark in corner of square, worn, cleaned.
Surface finds from Caesarea Maritima, but not
found together. The cleaned specimens may have
lost an estimated 5-20% of their original mass.
Age and weight standard remain uncertain.
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
1 commentsv-drome
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BCC BW19Islamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima
Fatimid Dynasty 11th-13th Century CE?
2 Dinar - Discoid Series
Flattened barrel-shaped cast bronze weight,
slightly bulged along the equator. Decorated
with a center punch mark and three concentric
circles inscribed on upper and lower surfaces.
Intact, uncleaned. Max. Diameter: 15.5mm.
Ht: 5.40mm. Wt: 8.33gm. cf. BCC BW54;
Holland W.W.O.C.M. Chap.8 #153; and
Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #115-128
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1974
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
1 commentsv-drome
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BCC MA3Roman Seal Box
Caesarea Maritima
1st-4th Century CE
Bronze seal case, intact, with hinged
lid and iron pin bearing ten-pointed
“sunburst?” design inlaid with green
and blue enamel.
AE 33mm.x23mm.x10mm. 7.15gm.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1971
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
v-drome
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Bowl #8Possibly Iran (Tepe Sialk?)
Iron Age?
10 cm (4") (width)

Description:
Tripod bowl with base extending to same depth as legs, which are slanted outward; one leg is intact, one chipped, and one missing. The bowl bears some similarities to Medvedskaya’s (Iran: Iron Age I) Fig. 4, Sialk 22 and 23. (It is sort of a hybrid of these).

Ex-NY City collection (estate sale)
1 commentsKamnaskires
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Egyptian Faience Dwarf with Large PhallusA Large Faience Egyptian Amulet of a Dwarf. A large faience amulet of a dwarf with large phallus, Late Period, c. 664 - 30 BC, seated with his knees drawn up before him, tufts of hair on each side of his head. He holds his enormous engorged phallus against his chest with both hands, resting his chin on the end. Suspension loop at the back of his head. H: 46 mm. Intact, glaze fade though traces of black still on the hair. Ex Negus collection, UK, late 19th Century.
Ex Agora Auctions #1 - Nov 2013

Great info from FORVM member Russ (thanks!):
These items represent the ancient Egyptian god Min, and date from the XXVIth Dynasty to Roman times. See:
1. Andrews, Carol. Amulets of Ancient Egypt. Avon/Austin, 1994: pages 11, 16, 17, 88; Figs 5a and 11b.
2. Blanchard, R.H. Handbook of Egyptian Gods and Mummy Amulets. Cairo, 1909 (reprinted by Attic Books, no date): page 19, Figs. 193 & 194, Plate XXXVII. Blanchard notes " Min, Minu or Khem, the ithyphalic god of procreation and harvest. He was allied to Amen and wears the two feathers. He hoolds aloft the flail with his right arm. He was the son of Isis, father of Ra, and husband of his mother. Min was the original of the Greek god Pan, and was worshipped at Akhmim, or the Panopolis of the Greeks."
3. Petrie, W.M.F. Amulets, London, 1914, reprinted 1974: page 37, Section 161, Plate XXX.
4 commentsSosius
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Fouree denarius of Faustina Senior (died 141 AD), Roman EmpireFouree denarius of Faustina Senior (died 141 AD), Roman Empire
Minted after 141 AD. DIVA FAVSTINA on obv., her veiled bust facing right. AVGVSTA reverse, with Faustina standing, holding globe and shield. With most of the original silvering still intact, very attractive.17mm, 2.8grams.
Fouree coins were produced by ancient counterfeiters by putting a bronze flan between two thin sheets of silver foil and striking the with fake dies. They were very common in 1st-3rd centuies AD, but the silver came off fairly easily, and most of the preserved fourees are just copper cores.
Faustina Senior (wife of Antoninus Pius, d. 141 AD)
Antonivs Protti
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Himyarites, Silver fourree Drachm; Antelope's head facing/ Male head l.Arabia Felix, Himyarite Confederacy Anonymous Fourree Denarius (silver plated bronze, 14mm) minted c. 1st century B.C. Antelope’s head facing, plume above. / Male head facing left. A considerable amount of the original plating is intact, just 2 voids on the obverse. Note the prominent overlap seam visible around the edge of the reverse. Ex Barry & DarlingPodiceps
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Italy, Pompeii - bakeryHere's a bakery, complete with oven. When this was unearthed, there were several loaves of bread inside, intact, but a little overdone ;-) July 2008Mark Z
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Italy, Rome, Curia Iulia, Forum RomanumCuria Julia (Latin: Curia Iulia, Italian: Curia Iulia) is the third named Curia, or Senate House, in the ancient city of Rome. It was built in 44 BC when Julius Caesar replaced Faustus Cornelius Sulla’s reconstructed Curia Cornelia, which itself had replaced the Curia Hostilia. Caesar did this in order to redesign both spaces within the Comitium and Forum Romanum. The alterations within the Comitium reduced the prominence of the senate and cleared the original space. The work, however, was interrupted by Caesar's assassination at the Theatre of Pompey where the Senate had been meeting temporarily while the work was completed. The project was eventually finished by Caesar’s successor Augustus in 29 BC. The Curia Julia is one of only a handful of Roman structures to survive to the modern day mostly intact, due to its conversion into the basilica of Sant'Adriano al Foro in the 7th century and several later restorations. However the roof, together with the upper elevations of the side walls and rear façade, are modern. These parts date from the remodeling of the deconsecrated church in the 1930s.Joe Sermarini
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Italy- Rome- The honory column of TrajanThe Trajan's Column -
This elegant marble column was inaugurated by Trajan in AD 113, and celebrates his two campaigns in Dacia (Romania) in AD 101-3 and AD 107-8. The column, base and pedestal are 40 m (131 ft.) tall - precisely the same height as the spur of the Quirinal hill which was excavated to make room for Trajan's Forum.
The Trajan Column
The Trajan Column is constructed of giant marble blocks and a spiral staircase leading to the top. The base, excavated inside to re-excavate the tomb, was sculpted with panels of stacked Dacian arms.
A long embellishment goes around the column shaft like a roll of papyrus, leaving the fluting under the Doric capital visible.
The embellishment narrates two Dacian wars, representing the enemy with pride and humanity.
There were 2,500 figures sculpted in similar but various poses to avoid repetitiveness.
The column reaches in height to the top according to correct optics.

A- Hollowness in the Column: The Trajan column is a hollow shaft made of marble. In the area of the Basilica Ulpia, a gray granite fragment is visible with an interesting wavy border.
This was probably from one of the temple columns of 50 feet in height (around 15 meters).
It was probably impossible to extract such monolithic blocks from the mines, so the column was probably constructed by stacking hollow blocks, using these wavy borders to hide the joined areas and reinforce the column's structure.


Spiralling up the column are minutely detailed scenes from the campaigns, beginning whit the Romans preparing for war and ending with the Dacians being ousted from their homeland. The column is pierced with small windows to illuminate its internal spiral staircase (closed to the public). If you wish to see the reliefs in detail there is a complete set of casts in the Museo della Civiltà Romana at EUR. When Trajan died in AD 117 his ashes, along with those of his wife Plotina, were placed in a golden urn in the column's hollow base.

The column's survival was largely thanks to the intervention of Pope Gregory the Great (reigned 590-604). He was so moved by a relief showing Trajan helping a woman whose son had been killed that he begged God to release the emperor's soul from hell. God duly appeared to the pope to say that Trajan had been rescued, but asked him not to pray for the souls of any more pagans. According to legend, when Trajan's ashes were exhumed his skull and tongue were not only intact, but his tongue told of his release from hell.

The land around the column was then declared sacred and the column itself was spared. The statue of Trajan remained on top of the column until 1587, when it was replaced with one of St Peter.
Peter Wissing
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Maya Jar with rabbit headJar of the Guarumal-Texis type from El Salvador, late classic period, ca. 600 to 900 AD. Height 21cm, widest diameter 19cm. Jar with globular body and neck with large flared rim. Large central panel bordered by two vertical ridges. In the centre of the panel, a rabbit head with paws at both sides of its mouth. Dark red-orange paint was applied over the tan slip covering part of the jar and leaving other parts unpainted to form a decorative pattern with the tan slip. Only in the panel area, a light cream-coloured paint was used to form ondulating lines, circles and dots around the rabbit's head. Intact, except for a small part of the rim which was glued. Similar pieces can be found in the Toxtli Archeological Museum of El Salvador (http://www.fundaciondomenech.org.sv/toxtli/index.php?s=piezas&c=guarumal-texis)Charles S
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Muntoni 1091686, regnal year 10
Many early papal coins are found with evidence of mounts. These mounts have often been removed with varying degrees of success in attempting a repair. Somewhat unusual with its simple mount intact, this piece provides an interesting example of how these were mounted for use as ornamentation.
stlnats
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Oil LampOil lamp; cf. Anawati C288, Szentléleky 247; 8.7 cm (3 3/8") long, buff terracotta, piriform shape, tongue handle, radial design on shoulder, Complete and intact, raised double rim around fill hole, the outer rim extended to the wick hole forming channel on nozzle, raised seam on carination, concave bottom within round base ring; encrusted, soot on nozzle;Philoromaos
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RIC 16 Ancient counterfeitYet another counterfeit of this type. Plated and if intact, this would be quite convincing even today.jmuona
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Roman, TrajanAn extremely rare type with an almost uncirculated portrait of Emperor Trajan. Trajan's Column was erected in Forum Traiani to commemorate roman victories over Dacia. Still remains intact, except for Trajan's statue and eagles at base that were lost. This sestertius was struck same year that column was erected.(DIVIF)1 comments
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Silver drachm of King Kumaragupta I (414-455 AD), Gupta Empire, Western IndiaBust of king, right, completely corrupt Greek inscription around / Formalized Garuda standing facing with spread wings. In Brahmi Parama-bhagavata rajahiraja Sri Kumaragupta Mahendraditya ("Absolutely holy King of Kings Lord Kumaragupta Mahendraditya"). The early Gupta drachmas were derived from the earlier coins of Kshatrapas (obverse was practically unchanged, while the mountain on reverse was replaced with the image of Garuda). 13mm, 2.08 grams. Mitchiner ACW 4845ff. SKU 33525

Kumaragupta I (Mahendraditya) was a ruler of the Gupta Empire in 415–455 CE. Like his father and predecessor, Chandragupta II, Kumaragupta was an able ruler. He retained, intact, the vast empire, which extended from Bengal to Kathiawar and from the Himalayas to the Narmada. He issued silver coins in the style of the newly conquered Western Kshatrapas, though the Kshatrapa symbols on the reverse were replaced with the Gupta symbol Garuda.
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