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1st-2nd century a.d.

10 juin 2011

A Roman marble Hercules. Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.

A Roman marble Hercules. Circa 1st-2nd century A.D. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. Over-lifesized, originally standing with his weight on his right leg and his left slightly advanced, with a slight hip thrust to the left, his right arm originally pulled...

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10 juin 2011

A Roman marble head of Apollo. Circa late 1st-early 2nd century A.D.

The Wilton House Apollo. A Roman marble head of Apollo. Circa late 1st-early 2nd century A.D. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. Depicted over-lifesized, with a smooth forehead, gently-arching brows that merge with the bridge of his slender nose, convex eyes...

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Tags: Roman marble, 1st-2nd Century A.D., Apollon, Wilton House

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2 octobre 2010

The Crosby Garrett Helmet. A Roman bronze cavalry parade helmet. Circa late 1st-2nd century A.D.

The Crosby Garrett Helmet. A Roman bronze cavalry parade helmet. Circa late 1st-2nd century A.D. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010 Composed of two sections, helmet and mask; the tinned bronze face-mask with idealised youthful features, the openwork eyes...

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14 septembre 2010

The Crosby Garrett Helmet @ Christie's

The Crosby Garrett Helmet dates from the late 1st-2nd Century A.D. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010. LONDON.- The auction of Antiquities on 7 October at Christie’s South Kensington will offer an exceptional survival from Roman Britain discovered by a...

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Tags: Roman, 1st-2nd Century A.D., Crosby Garrett Helmet, hippika gymnasia

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29 avril 2009

A rare gallo-roman blue-green blown glass lidded urn or cinerarium. 1st-2nd century A.D.

A r are gallo-roman blue-green blown glass lidded urn or cinerarium. 1st-2nd century A.D. The large globular body with concave base, the wide everted rim hollow-folded outwards to form a flat tubular rim, two large vertical trailed glass handles attached...

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Tags: Glass, 1st-2nd Century A.D., cinerarium, gallo-roman, lidded urn

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27 avril 2009

A Roman marble head of Aphrodite, Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.

A Roman marble head of Aphrodite, Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D. Depicted with a serene expression on her face, her head tilted and turned to the right, the waving hair centrally-parted and dressed with a diadem around her head, the elaborate curls drawn...

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Tags: Aphrodite, Roman marble, 1st-2nd Century A.D.

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27 avril 2009

A Roman marble head of a bearded male. Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.

A Roman marble head of a bearded male. Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D. Probably a portrait of a Greek philosopher, depicted with a serious, imposing expression, his small almond-shaped eyes set beneath a frowning browline and creased forehead, the wavy hair...

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