Antiquities Exclusives - April 2015
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ANTIQUITIES<br />
EXCLUSIVES<br />
Downies Coins Melbourne<br />
Shop U04 Southgate<br />
3 Southgate Avenue, Southbank VIC 3006<br />
Ph: (03) 9686 8411 E: melbourne@downies.com<br />
<strong>April</strong> <strong>2015</strong><br />
JEWELLERY<br />
4. Pair of Roman gold earrings, each with hemispherical plates<br />
attached to the wire loop, c.2nd Century AD<br />
$460 | 11063 | KQ94<br />
1. Roman single earring, being a leaf or fruit trio cluster attached<br />
to wire loop with wire twist decorations on each side, c.2nd<br />
Century AD<br />
$450 | 11060 | KQ101<br />
5. Pair of Roman gold earrings, each with hemispherical plate<br />
attached to the wire loop, c.2nd Century AD<br />
$460 | 11064 | KQ95<br />
2. Roman single drop earring, hollow tubular loop with slightly<br />
flattened spherical ornament at the front and grape cluster at the<br />
bottom, c.2nd Century AD<br />
$295 | 11061 | KQ103<br />
6. Pair of Roman gold earrings, each with fruit or leaf ornament<br />
attached to the wire loop, c.2nd Century AD<br />
$495 | 11065 | KQ96<br />
3. Pair of Roman gold earrings, each being a hollow sphere mounted<br />
on gold wire with disc attached, both spheres split, one with the<br />
wire loop detached, c.2nd Century AD<br />
$495 | 11062 | KQ93<br />
7. Roman nicely decorated single earring formed of hollow gold<br />
tube rounded to 25mm diameter, the bottom with small ring<br />
between two bands, two loops attached to the upper sides, some<br />
minor age encrustation, c.2nd Century AD<br />
$550 | 11066 | KQ99<br />
EXCLUSIVES ANTIQUITIES 1
8. Roman bronze fibula c.2nd-3rd Century AD, lacking pin, length<br />
41mm, traces of original silvering<br />
$75 | 11067 | KQ109<br />
12. Roman bronze fibula, c.2nd-3rd Century AD, with pin intact,<br />
knee type, length 35mm<br />
$95 | 11071 | KQ119<br />
9. Roman bronze fibula c.2nd-3rd Century AD, lacking pin, length<br />
41mm<br />
$60 | 11068 | KQ111<br />
13. Roman bronze fibula, c.2nd-3rd Century AD, with pin intact,<br />
length 30mm, in the shape of a hound<br />
$145 | 11072 | KQ122<br />
10. Roman silver fibula, c.2nd-3rd Century AD, with pin intact,<br />
length 24mm<br />
$125 | 11069 | KQ125<br />
14. Roman bronze fibula, c.2nd-3rd Century AD, with pin intact,<br />
length 30mm, the central part of the arm in the form of a ring<br />
which would once have contained a jewel or crystal<br />
$150 | 11073 | KQ123<br />
11. Roman bronze fibula c.2nd-3rd Century AD, knee type, lacking<br />
pin, length 35mm<br />
$75 | 11070 | KQ110<br />
15. Roman bronze fibula crossbow type, c.3rd Century AD or later,<br />
lacking pin, length 66mm<br />
$165 | 11074 | KQ105<br />
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16. Roman bronze fibula crossbow type, c.3rd Century AD or later,<br />
with pin intact, length 57mm<br />
$165 | 11075 | KQ114<br />
20. Roman bronze fibula c.2nd-3rd Century AD, lacking pin, length<br />
54mm, traces of original silvering<br />
$95 | 11079 | KQ113<br />
21. Roman bronze fibula, c.2nd-3rd Century AD, with pin intact,<br />
length 45mm, traces of original silvering<br />
$95 | 11080 | KQ118<br />
17. British or Continental medieval bronze brooch with cross within<br />
an ornamental surround, lacking the pin, small piece missing and<br />
a break on one of the arms, width 46mm<br />
$165 | 11076 | KQ130<br />
SURGICAL & COSMETIC<br />
22. Bronze surgical probe, Roman c.2nd-3rd Century, length<br />
110mm, neat incised spiral thumb and forefinger grip at the top<br />
$95 | 11081 | KQ145<br />
23. Bronze surgical or domestic sewing needle, Roman c.2nd-3rd<br />
Century, length 77mm, fine green patina<br />
$95 | 11082 | KQ148<br />
18. British or Continental medieval belt buckle with pin intact,<br />
length 28mm<br />
$95 | 11077 | KQ133<br />
24. Bronze tweezers, Roman period c.3rd-5th Century, encrusted,<br />
length 50mm<br />
$95 | 11083 | KQ127<br />
BRONZE AGE<br />
19. Roman bronze fibula c.2nd-3rd Century AD, lacking pin, length<br />
36mm, traces of original silvering<br />
$95 | 11078 | KQ112<br />
25. Luristan bronze undecorated penannular bracelet, c.10th-8th<br />
Century BC, maximum diameter 69mm<br />
$95 | 11084 | KQ85<br />
EXCLUSIVES 3
WEAPONS<br />
30. Luristan bronze short-sword blade with median rib, tang and inward<br />
curving lateral flanges, c.12th-9th Century BC, length 495mm<br />
$1,100 | 11090 | KQ79<br />
26. Luristan bronze penannular bracelet, c.10th-8th Century BC,<br />
etched herringbone pattern at the ends, maximum diameter 62mm<br />
$95 | 11086 | KQ86<br />
31. Roman, Danube Frontier, socketed iron spear point, 1st-4th<br />
Century AD, ex hoard, untreated as recovered, length 70mm<br />
$95 | 11091 | KQ153<br />
32. Roman, Danube Frontier, tanged iron spear point, 1st-4th<br />
Century AD, ex hoard, untreated as recovered, length 110mm<br />
$95 | 11092 | KQ154<br />
27. Luristan bronze penannular bracelet, c.10th-8th Century BC,<br />
etched herringbone pattern at the ends and slightly thickened<br />
ends, maximum diameter 70mm<br />
$95 | 11087 | KQ87<br />
33. Roman, Danube Frontier, tanged iron spear point, 1st-4th<br />
Century AD, ex hoard, untreated as recovered, length 74mm<br />
$95 | 11093 | KQ155<br />
TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS<br />
28. Luristan bronze penannular bracelet, c.10th-8th Century BC,<br />
globular sides, flattened ‘button’ ends, maximum diameter 60mm<br />
$95 | 11088 | KQ89<br />
34. Holy Land, Judaea, late Bronze Age, c.1550-1200BC, large white<br />
buff terracotta pinched-rim oil lamp, round base, couple of small<br />
chips to rim, 162mm<br />
$245 | 11094 | KQ46<br />
29. Luristan bronze undecorated flat round pendant or possibly a small<br />
mirror, c.10th-8th Century BC, encrusted surface, length 69mm<br />
$135 | 11089 | KQ91<br />
35. Holy Land, Judaea, iron age, c.1200-1000BC, buff terracotta<br />
pinched-rim oil lamp, round base, flared sides to form a lip, long<br />
nicely formed spout, discreet repair, 136mm<br />
$225 | 11095 | KQ48<br />
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36. Holy Land, Jerusalem, Hellenistic period, grey terracotta radial line oil<br />
lamp with ill-defined ‘S’ shaped lug on the right shoulder, elongated<br />
spout, broad ring around the fill hole, deep radial lines on the shoulder,<br />
minor repair on the underside, 4th-1st Century BC, 93mm<br />
$195 | 11096 | KQ20<br />
41. Holy Land, Byzantine period, pink terracotta lamp, stylized<br />
floral pattern around the fill hole, flat base with branch pattern,<br />
weathered surface, small chip to fill hole, 6th-8th Century<br />
AD, 89mm<br />
$175 | 11101 | KQ73<br />
37. Holy Land, Jerusalem, Hellenistic period, red terracotta radial line<br />
oil lamp with slightly raised lug on the rear shoulder, double ring<br />
around the fill hole, radial lines on the shoulder, crackled surface<br />
weathering, 4th-1st Century BC, 82mm<br />
$195 | 11097 | KQ21<br />
42. Holy Land, Byzantine period red clay lamp, raised conical<br />
body, shallow ribbed sides, ringed lip around filling hole, small<br />
triangular nozzle, loop handle from rim to shoulder, flat base,<br />
6th-7th Century AD, height 65mm<br />
$210 | 11102 | KQ2<br />
38. Holy Land, Byzantine period, Christian buff terracotta lamp, scroll<br />
ornamentation on the discus, pellets in the quarters between limbs of<br />
a cross moline on the handle, flat base, 6th-8th Century AD, 100mm<br />
$175 | 11098 | KQ18<br />
43. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, buff terracotta with red<br />
slip lamp, banner device on the discus within a rimmed channel,<br />
high conical handle, the upper surface of which is missing, thin<br />
wreath pattern on upper shoulder, ring base, 7th-9th Century<br />
AD, 115mm<br />
$175 | 11103 | KQ69<br />
39. Holy Land, Byzantine period, Christian pale pink buff terracotta<br />
lamp, radial lines on the discus, mascle on the handle,<br />
depression in each quarter of an incuse cross within ring on the<br />
base, 6th-8th Century AD, the spout repaired, 100mm<br />
$145 | 11099 | KQ62<br />
40. Holy Land, Byzantine period, buff terracotta lamp, pellets within<br />
band around the fill hole, floral ornamentation on the shoulder,<br />
flat base, weathered surface, 6th-8th Century AD, 102mm<br />
$175 | 11100 | KQ65<br />
44. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, red terracotta lamp, channel<br />
on the discus and spout, stylised bird design on the shoulders,<br />
conical handle, wheel within ring on the base, 6th-8th Century<br />
AD, weathered surface in places, particularly the underside,<br />
7th-9th Century AD, 87mm<br />
$150 | 11104 | KQ77<br />
EXCLUSIVES 5
45. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, red terracotta lamp, high<br />
double rim around large filling hole, the outer ring extending to<br />
the nozzle forming a channel to the spout, chevron pattern on<br />
the shoulder, high conical handle, ringed base with wheel or star<br />
within, 6th-8th Century AD, 90mm<br />
$150 | 11105 | KQ26<br />
49. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, Christian red terracotta lamp,<br />
raised double rim around large fill hole, the outer rim extended to<br />
the spout to form a channel to the nozzle, cruciform ornament on<br />
loop around the filling hole, conical handle (broken), radiating lines<br />
on shoulder, ring base, 7th-9th Century AD, 105mm<br />
$175 | 11109 | KQ27<br />
46. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, high-bodied red terracotta<br />
lamp, channelled top, decorated banding on the shoulder, conical<br />
handle, ringed base, 6th-8th Century AD, 85mm<br />
$150 | 11106 | KQ24<br />
50. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, Christian red terracotta<br />
lamp, raised rim on the discus and nozzle forming a broad<br />
channel, within which is a bird above a cross, high conical<br />
handle, lines on shoulder, ring base, 7th-9th Century AD, 105mm<br />
$175 | 11110 | KQ28<br />
47. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, Christian red terracotta<br />
lamp, channel on the discus and spout with ‘.x.’ within , laurelwreath<br />
on the shoulder, conical handle, ringed base within which<br />
is an elaborate cross, 6th-8th Century AD, small chips on the<br />
carination and handle, 7th-9th Century AD, 73mm<br />
$175 | 11107 | KQ78<br />
51. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, Christian red terracotta<br />
lamp, spillage channel on discus and spout, a faint cruciform<br />
ornament in the channel, tab handle, radial lines on shoulder,<br />
ring base, 7th-9th Century AD, 100mm<br />
$175 | 11111 | KQ30<br />
48. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, Christian red terracotta<br />
lamp, deep rimmed channel, small break to the ring around<br />
the fill hole with slight loss to the upper part of a cross in the<br />
channel, scroll ornamentation with quadrupeds on the shoulders,<br />
conical handle, double ringed base with cross and pellets within,<br />
6th-8th Century AD, 90mm<br />
$150 | 11108 | KQ23<br />
52. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, Christian red terracotta<br />
lamp, spillage channel on discus and spout, elongated cruciform<br />
ornament in the channel, conical handle, radial lines on shoulder,<br />
double ringed base, 7th-9th Century AD, 88mm<br />
$175 | 11112 | KQ31<br />
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53. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, Christian red terracotta<br />
lamp, spillage channel on discus and spout, tab handle, radial<br />
lines on shoulder, ring base, heavily weathered surface, small chip<br />
to the handle, 7th-9th Century AD, 100mm<br />
$145 | 11113 | KQ76<br />
57. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine-Islamic round lamp in pale buff<br />
clay, the top surface with two circular bands, the inner circle with<br />
scalloped linear design, the outer circle with pellets and crosses,<br />
conical handle, flat base, c.600-800AD, 75mm<br />
$145 | 11117 | KQ4<br />
54. Syro-Palestinian buff pink slip terracotta lamp with line and<br />
pellet decoration on the top around a large fill hole, broad spout,<br />
conical handle, slightly flattened base, 4th-6th Century, 114mm<br />
$175 | 11114 | KQ71<br />
58. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine-Islamic round lamp in pale buff clay,<br />
crescents on the upper surface, floral pattern around the fill hole,<br />
plain shoulder, conical handle, ring base, c.600-800AD, 85mm<br />
$145 | 11118 | KQ3<br />
55. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine-Islamic round lamp in pale buff<br />
clay, double-ringed discus with grapevine pellets around the fill<br />
hole, short vertical ribbing on the shoulder, ring base, c.600-<br />
800AD, 71mm<br />
$145 | 11115 | KQ61<br />
59. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine-Islamic round lamp in pale buff<br />
clay, the top surface with two main circular bands, the inner circle<br />
decorated with linear crescents, the outer circle plain, conical<br />
handle, ring base with rosette design within, c.600-800AD, 83mm<br />
$145 | 11119 | KQ1<br />
56. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine-Islamic round lamp in pale<br />
buff clay, the top surface with grapevine pellets around the fill<br />
hole, short vertical ribbing on the shoulder, ring base, c.600-<br />
800AD, 73mm<br />
$145 | 11116 | KQ6<br />
60. Holy Land, white buff pottery jar, Persian period 539-334 BC,<br />
flattened bulbous body with very wide mouth, low foot with ring<br />
base, height 41mm<br />
$225 | 11120 | KQ41<br />
EXCLUSIVES 7
61. Holy Land, pink pottery jar, Persian period 539-334 BC, gentle<br />
angled carination narrowing on the shoulder to a wide slightly<br />
flared mouth and conically tapering to a low foot, flattened at the<br />
base, height 51mm<br />
$225 | 11121 | KQ42<br />
65. Roman Palestine, pale buff terracotta Unguentarium 1st Century<br />
AD, bulbous body with shallow banding on the sides, tall neck,<br />
flared rim at top, flat base, 137mm<br />
$195 | 11125 | KQ51<br />
62. Holy Land, Roman period c.1st-3rd Century AD, grey pottery<br />
vessel, the clay mixed with mica flecks and sand providing a<br />
textured surface, height 98mm<br />
$245 | 11122 | KQ139<br />
66. Roman Palestine, buff terracotta Unguentarium 1st Century AD,<br />
bulbous body, flared rim at top of neck, flat base, trace of redbrown<br />
paint, 75mm<br />
$195 | 11126 | KQ34<br />
63. Roman Palestine, pale buff terracotta Unguentarium 1st Century<br />
AD, slender body with tall neck, flared rim at top, flat base, redbrown<br />
paint at top of neck, 122mm<br />
$185 | 11123 | KQ33<br />
67. Roman Palestine, orange terracotta Unguentarium 1st Century<br />
AD, bulbous body with tall neck, flared rim at top, flat base, some<br />
small chips to rim, 125mm<br />
$155 | 11127 | KQ53<br />
64. Roman Palestine, pale buff terracotta Unguentarium 1st Century<br />
AD, bulbous body with tall neck, flared rim at top, flat base, trace<br />
of red-brown paint at top of neck, 129mm<br />
$195 | 11124 | KQ50<br />
68. Roman Palestine, orange terracotta Unguentarium 1st Century<br />
AD, bulbous body with tall neck slightly flared at the top, flat<br />
base, some chips to the rim, stripped of accretions, tortoise-shell<br />
patterned crackled surface weathering, 110mm<br />
$155 | 11128 | KQ54<br />
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