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05/09/2026

• An Etruscan “lastrone a scala” from Tarquinia, this remarkable plaque features a central stair-step pattern framed by a griffin, siren, running warrior, winged lion, panther, and swan. Inspired by Greek iconography, these figures took on a distinctly Etruscan character and powerful funerary meaning. Such plaques were closely associated with tomb architecture and may have protected the entrance to the burial chamber, with mythical creatures acting as symbolic guardians of the dead.

• Etruscan Carved Stone Plaque (las trone a scala)
Italic · 550-525 B.C.

- Material: Nenfro

- Dimensions: W: 70 cm / H : 56 cm

- Reference: 1759

30/08/2026

• A god born from two worlds. Serapis-Ammon united the power of Greek and Egyptian belief, fertility, abundance, healing, and the underworld. Carved in luminous marble in the 2nd century A.D., his imposing beard, deep curls, modius, and traces of ram’s horns embody a deity whose influence spread across the ancient Mediterranean.

• Roman Marble Head of Serapis-Ammon
Roman, Roman · 2nd century A.D.

- Material: Marble

- Dimensions: H: 29.2 cm

- Reference: 21759

26/08/2026

• This Roman portrait captures a young man in his late teens. His faint beard may evoke the Roman rite of shaving and dedicating one’s first beard to the gods, marking the passage into maturity. His crescent-shaped locks reflect Julio-Claudian and Neronian fashion.

• Roman Marble Head of a Youth
second half of the 1st century A.D.

- Material: Marble

- Dimensions: H: 37.5 cm

- Reference: 18790

23/08/2026

• Few fruits carried as much meaning in antiquity as the pomegranate. A symbol of fertility, death, and renewal, it was sacred to Persephone, whose mythical consumption of its seeds bound her to the Underworld and came to evoke the changing seasons.

Rendered here in rare purple glass, the fruit’s rounded facets and crowning calyx are remarkably lifelike. Fruit-shaped vessels could hold precious perfume oils, while pomegranates also appeared as votive and funerary offerings. Exceptionally preserved and unique in form and color, this vessel brings together beauty, mythology, and the ancient promise of life renewed.

• Hellenistic Greek Cast Glass Pomegranate Vase
Greek · Hellenistic, 2nd century B.C. - 1st century A.D.

- Material: Glass

- Dimensions: H: 6.9 cm(2.7 in) / Dia: 6.6 cm (2.5 in)

- Reference: 11933

21/08/2026

• Masterfully executed sculptural jewel of monumental quality, representing a griffin, the hybrid mythological animal with the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. It is the creature that projects strength in its duality. The gold-guarding griffins were associated with gold deposits in the Black Sea region. Indeed, as Pliny, the Elder wrote: “griffins were said to lay eggs in burrows on the ground and these nests contained gold nuggets.” This miniature masterwork would have been attached to a small gold ceremonial cauldron.

• Greek Gold Griffin Protome
Greek · ca. 7th century B.C.

- Material: Gold

- Dimensions: H: 4 cm(1.5 in)

- Reference: 35430

19/08/2026

• Crafted in deep cobalt-blue glass, the bowl combines a thick, shallow form with finely incised decoration and individually worked vertical ribs inspired by precious-metal vessels. Shaped from hot glass over a rotating mold and finished by hand, its manufacture required remarkable speed and precision. First appearing in the 1st century B.C., ribbed bowls became highly successful tableware, produced in numerous colors and traded widely across the Mediterranean, from Italy and the Aegean to Anatolia and the Levant.

• Roman Blue Ribbed Glass Bowl
Roman · 1st century A.D.

- Material: Cobalt blue glass

- Dimensions: H: 4.5 cm / Dia: 16 cm

- Reference: 5768

14/08/2026

• Throughout the Trojan War, Odysseus and Diomedes stood as companions, bound by courage and by the dangers they faced together. Yet the theft of the Palladion of Athena—the sacred statuette believed to safeguard Troy—brought the two heroes into a rare and defining moment of rivalry.

• Attic Greek Black-Figure Amphora with Odysseus and Diomedes
Greek · Attic, late 6th century B.C.

- Material: Terracotta

- Dimensions: 44.1 cm

- Reference: 19612

08/08/2026

• Monumental in scale, this Melian amphora reflects the artistic influence of Athens across the Cycladic world. Its elegant double-arc handles and bold Geometric decoration—concentric circles, rosettes, zigzags, and meanders—transform an Attic-inspired form into a distinctly Melian creation.

• Greek Terracotta Belly-Handled Amphora
Greek · 750 B.C.

- Material: Ceramic

- Dimensions: H: 68.8 cm (27.09 in)

- Reference: 17183

04/08/2026

• A masterpiece of Roman luxury, this deep blue glass lagynos combines elegant form with exceptional craftsmanship. Its wide body, long neck, and distinctive right-angled handle suggest it was created to hold precious perfumes or oils. Cast, lathe-cut, and meticulously polished, it reflects the influence of contemporary metalwork, while its refined handle and wheel-cut decoration closely relate to celebrated examples such as the Portland Vase and lagynoi in the Corning Museum of Glass.

• Greek Hellenistic Dark Blue Glass Lagynos
Greek · 1st century B.C.

- Material: Glass

- Dimensions: H: 10.1 cm / Dia: 2.7 cm

- Reference: 3273

29/07/2026

• This impressive Roman glass bowl is of deep amber colour. It is sagged with twenty one vertical and almost diagonal, or twisting ribs all beginning from its concave base. The cylindrical rim has a rounded lip, and there is a single wheel-cut groove on the interior wall of the bowl, just below the rim. The shear size of this bowl make it quite a unique glass work.

• Roman Amber Ribbed Glass Bowl
Roman · Circa 1st century A.D.

- Material: Glass

- Dimensions: H: 12.0cm / Dia: 20.1cm

- Reference: 3275

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