Roman Period - Other items |
ca. 50 B.C. - 450 A.D. ![]() (Click on the images to see further details!) |
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No. M011 added27.11.2000, changed18.03.2011 Roman silver cup (scyphus) from Pompeii, found in the house of Marcus Epidius Primus. These cups were always used pairwise; a Roman household not owning at least one pair of silver cups was regarded as poor. Because these cups are entirely handmade, there may be small differences in size and pattern. Height: 5.7 cm / 2.2 inches; max. width: 15.5 cm / 6.1 inches; diameter: 10.1 cm / 4 inches; weight around 165 grams. 1st century AD. | |
No. 272 added27.11.2000, changed02.03.2003 Roman bronze figurine of Mercury found at Frankfurt/Main-Heddernheim (western part of the vicus "NIDA"), Germany. 2nd to 3rd century AD. Mercury was one of the most popular gods in the Roman Empire. He was the inventor of the arts and the god of travelers and traders. In his right hand he holds a purse, in his left hand the silver wand ("Caduceus"). Height: 12.5 cm / 4.9 inches. Without base. | ![]() | |
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No. 273 added27.11.2000, changed13.01.2014 Roman bronze figurine of the god PRIAPUS, found at Frankfurt/Main Heddernheim (Vicus "NIDA"), Germany, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height with base 9.6 cm. | |
No. 493 added27.11.2000, changed02.03.2003 Bronze oil lamp in the shape of a mouse from the museum at Hanau-Steinheim, Germany. 2nd to 3rd century AD. Length: 9.6 cm / 3.8 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 271 added27.11.2000, changed18.12.2012 Roman sun dial found at the Linsenberg in Mainz, Germany. Calibrated to "Fori Tiber" in Helvetia. Directions for use come with it. The original was made of ivory and is now in the Mainzer Landesmuseum, Germany. Diameter: 7 cm / 2.8 inches. | |
No. 215 added27.11.2000, changed31.01.2012 Tinned Roman bronze spoon from Augst (AUGUSTA RAURICA) near Basel, Switzerland. 1st to 2nd century AD. 14.5 cm / 5.7 inches long. No. 348 added27.11.2000, changed31.01.2012 Roman silver spoon from the castrum GRINARIO near Köngen, Germany. End of 2nd to mid-3rd century AD. 16 cm / 6.3 inches long. No. 467 added27.11.2000, changed31.01.2012 Formerly tinned Roman bronze spoon from the Landesmuseum in Wiesbaden, Germany. End of 2nd to 3rd century AD. 16.2 cm / 6.4 inches long. | ![]() | |
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No. 519 added27.11.2000, changed21.02.2011 Small Roman bronze statuette in the form of a kneeling ram. The ram was attributed to the god Mercury (see Nr. 272). From the castrum Ober-Florstadt, Hessen, Germany. Height 2.1 cm/0.8 inches. | |
No. 546 added27.11.2000, changed21.02.2011 Base for bronze figurines like ram Nr. 519 . Height 1.6 cm/0.6 inches, diameter: 3.1 cm1.2 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 518 added27.11.2000, changed09.04.2003 Beautifull Roman bronze statuette of the goddess Minerva from the castrum Ober-Florstadt, Hessen, Germany. She was the goddess of craftsmen and business. 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height 8 cm/3.1 inches. | |
No. 520 added27.11.2000, changed21.02.2011 Roman bronze writing stylus. The point was used for writing on a "wax"-filled recess in a block of wood; the point pushed away the black colored "wax" (which was a mixture of beeswax and tar with a melting point over 70° Celsius / 158 F). Because of the contrast between the dark "wax" and the bright wood, the writing became clearly visible. Sometimes the writer pushed harder than necessary and the writing survived, engraved in the wood, even if the wax has vanished in the soil ever since. The broad, flat end of the stylus was used for erasing any mistakes made by smoothing out the wax. Styli were usually made of iron, inlaid with brass and silver. Bronze ones are rare. Original in the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. 1st to 3rd century AD. Length: 10.9 cm / 4.3 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 921 added04.12.2003, changed31.01.2012 Olive-spoon from the famous Roman silver treasure from Kaiseraugst near Basel, Switzerland. The treasure consists of 270 pieces of silver and has a weight of 57.5 kg. It was burried inside the area of the former Roman fort at Kaiseraugst around 350 AD. The length of the spoon is 18.6 cm | |
No. 385 added27.11.2000, changed21.02.2011 Roman brass candle stick from Mainz, Germany, 1st to 3rd century AD. Height: 12 cm / 4.7 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 530 added06.12.2003, changed21.02.2011 So called "Tintinabulum" from Pompeji, first century AD. Heigth 17 cm, width 9.2 cm. | |
No. 573 added27.11.2000, changed17.03.2011 Roman candlestick from the Landesmuseum in Trier, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Height: 10.8 cm / 4.2 inches, diameter on top: 5.2 cm / 2 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 598 added28.11.2000, changed07.04.2003 Roman spur from a private collection, 3rd century AD. Original made from brass. Price per pair.
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No. 552 added07.01.2002, changed17.03.2011 Roman astragali made from bronze. Length: 2,8 cm / 1.1 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 493a added06.12.2003, changed06.12.2003 Like No. 493, but with chains for hanging. | |
No. 703 added12.06.2002, changed17.03.2011 Roman hair pin with bird-shaped head. Private collection. 1st to 3rd century AD. Length: 15 cm / 5.9 inches. Original made from bronze. | ![]() | |
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No. 846 added13.11.2003, changed13.11.2003 Roman godness Fortuna. Private collection, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Overall height: 7.5 cm / 2.9 inches. Bronze. | |
No. 877 added02.01.2003, changed12.03.2010 Seal capsula from Strassburg, France. Tinned lid with attached phallus, whose glans is filled with red enamel. Length: 3 cm / 1.2 inches. | ![]() | |
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No. 926 added01.12.2007, changed31.01.2012 Roman silver spoon ("Ligula") from the hoard found at Neupotz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. The biggest hoard found North of the Alp-mountains, about 1600 pounds heavy. Length of the spoon 7.4 inches. From the third century AD. | |
No. 326 added01.12.2007, changed28.01.2014 Roman Lantern from Pompeji, first century AD. Diameter 5 inches (12,5 cm), height (measured without chains and grip) 8.3 inches (21 cm). | ![]() | |
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No. 898B added30.05.2008, changed30.05.2008 Seal capsula from Windisch, Switzerland. Common shape in the first and secend century AD. Brass, diameter 2.0 cm. No. 898C added30.05.2008, changed30.05.2008 Seal capsula from Windisch, Switzerland. Common shape in the first and secend century AD. Brass, diameter 2.0 cm. |
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