DD sent this one in (thanks) and indirectly reminded me I haven't checked out eBay's antiquities section lately ... in any event, the auction of this "Roman Republican Gaelic Helmet" has ended already (it sold for 6500 'buy it now'):
The find place is listed as "Illyria -- the Balkans". The seller also has a pile of Roman coins for sale which are rather startling in terms of the 'uniformity' of their condition when viewed together. Other than that, I notice that there are still items from the Marcel Gibrat collection surfacing on eBay (here's another, and another, ... again, I'm not implying anything, but just keeping a file of such items (there's an Olmec head, too, and a 'Cosmic Monkey').
There is also a mosaic head of Medusa from a "private collection" -- a description which doesn't inspire confidence ...
I see Byblosantiques continues to sell stuff all dated to 100 A.D. and with amazing consistent patinas ... there's also a mosaic of a peacock which apparently comes from Tripoli ...
Artemission is another eBay dealer who doesn't seem to give provenances ...
I'm also starting to wonder about these 'Roman Colonial Period' pieces here and here from Malter Galleries
... and while not ancient, I can't help but point out this "rare" statue of the "Greek god Moses" ...
The find place is listed as "Illyria -- the Balkans". The seller also has a pile of Roman coins for sale which are rather startling in terms of the 'uniformity' of their condition when viewed together. Other than that, I notice that there are still items from the Marcel Gibrat collection surfacing on eBay (here's another, and another, ... again, I'm not implying anything, but just keeping a file of such items (there's an Olmec head, too, and a 'Cosmic Monkey').
There is also a mosaic head of Medusa from a "private collection" -- a description which doesn't inspire confidence ...
I see Byblosantiques continues to sell stuff all dated to 100 A.D. and with amazing consistent patinas ... there's also a mosaic of a peacock which apparently comes from Tripoli ...
Artemission is another eBay dealer who doesn't seem to give provenances ...
I'm also starting to wonder about these 'Roman Colonial Period' pieces here and here from Malter Galleries
... and while not ancient, I can't help but point out this "rare" statue of the "Greek god Moses" ...