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Snake-Shaped Gold Pendant

This Early Imperial Roman Gold Pendant in the shape of a snake was made from a gold wire. It features an “S” shape and shows signs of its use during Antiquity.

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Statuette of a Dwarf Warrior

Early Imperial Romain Bronze Statuette of a Dwarf Warrior from the 1st-2nd century A.D. In very good condition with an interesting dark brown patina. The dagger is broken and the blade lost.

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Statuette of a Dwarf Silene

Imperial Romain Bronze Statuette of a Dwarf Silene from the 1st-2nd century A.D. In very good condition with superb patina even if the right hand is lost.

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Ring with the Bust of Askelpios
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Oenochoe with Trilobate Spout
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Oenochoe with Trilobate Spout

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Applique in the shape of the Bust of Herakles

This bronze cast Applique in the shape of the Bust of Herakles is slightly hollow in the lower part. Given its semicircular outline, it is thought to have been part of a bed decoration (fulcrum).

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Perfume Bottle

Archaeologists often refer to the term balsarium to designate this class of vessels, which were largely widespread all throughout the Roman Empire.

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Ring With Hermes/Mercury

This solid bronze ring is composed of an almost circular loop and an elliptical cabochon. It is decorated with an incised figure that can be easily identified by his attributes as the god Hermes, associated with Mercury (Mercurius) by the Romans.

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Head of a young man

This head was virtually carved in the round, but would have been inserted into a relief or a wall, as suggested by the rough rendering of the upper and, especially, the posterior part of the skull.

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Kohl container

This blown glass bottle is transparent with pale green shades. The patina adds a beautiful iridescent polychromy in places, the intensity of which depends on the light.

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Twisted bracelet

This beautiful gold bracelet is embellished by a circular bezel set with an agate. It is composed of a thick, twisted gold wire and of a circular, trapezoidal bezel, which is remarkable both for its width and for its height: this bezel is attached to the bracelet by an elaborate hinge system

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