Anyone has any statues of emperors and ancient deities or famous works of art?

Kushan Era Hariti holding Cornucopia in soft grey schist.
A recent find and was in 3 peices, restored it myself and took some nice pictures as it would be in some manuscript illustration.

 

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WOAH! Nice statue, @Muhammad Niazi ! And really nice to see you back and posting!

 

This is from my curio cabinet. About half the items in it are original and genuine ancient artifacts and the other ones I picked up as souvenirs from Italy and Greece. Can you pick out the genuine ancient artifacts from the more recent copies? I'll reveal which is which below the image. At the top from left to right, original Roman redware perfume amphora, Copy of Greek Lekythos (for funeral offerings), two original baked clay oil lamps from Roman Egypt copy hard to see it) copy of Roman bronze lamp. Middle row, modern copy of olive oil cruet tableware (Byzantine coin in front), copy of Greek plate on which is an original Egyptian bead necklace and an original faience Egyptian ushabiti from a tomb, , original table jug reputed. to be from one of the Greek islands, Roman sestertius of Galba in front of it. Bottom row, all modern copies. The head is advertised as that of a "youth", the calyx,(chalice) with Odysseus sailing past the sirens and what appears to be a generic Greek vase. I used to use these in my high school ancient history class to illustrate some of the ancient plastic arts techniques and believe it or not they all came back unbroken at the end of class. The originals survived earthquakes, plagues, barbarian pillaging, farmers plows, ship wrecks and American teen agers. Quite an accomplishment, all.

 

Is that a Luristan, Persia? sword blade up there on the wall?

 

Yes it is. I purchased it many years ago when I was still in high school in the 60's from Alex Malloy. If I recall, it cost me about $100.00 at the time. I love your collection and I especially love the way you have displayed everything!

 

My new addition (posted before) is this Roman dagger or pugio - 1st-2nd century..

 

Its said that its unlucky to buy a Buhda yourself, these 3 came as gifts from friends,the tall one is 2 feet.
furthermore you have to place the Buhda statues facing the entrance of your home, or the entrance of a room.

 

I love your "pugio". I have seen the sword blades from Luristan before but never a pugio or sicca. This is from Luristan, Persia, is it not? Do you know if at one time there was wood around the handle or was it always bare metal and is the metal bronze? If not, if it is some other metal, usually iron, but if not bronze, and it is iron, it would be a rare find. I have a Luristan arrow head and spear point elsewhere, not illustrated in my photo, and I have often wondered why they are reasonable as ancient weapons. I think that they were a kind of pre Iron Age Persian manufacture and bronze preserves much better than iron. If yours is iron it may be from a dry climate region where rust was not so much of a problem. Looks great, whatever it is.

 

That's one of the better Julius Caesar's that I have seen. His busts seem to vary quite a bit. Where did you get that one?

 

Got it from Rome many years ago.It's made of marble composite stone - very heavy. All I remember is that it cost me more to have it shipped than I paid for it!

 

Il Duce gave our fair city a copy of the Lupa Romana in year 10. It resides in one of our parks.

 

Yes, it is bronze , about 16 inches long , fully intact with 2 tangs. I don't think it was ever actually used. It has a nice patina.

Here are 3 Roman spears , iron , that do have some signs of previous use. C. AD 1st to 4th centuries.

 

What do you mean by the Pugio having two tangs?

 

No, my Lurtistan spear head has 2 tangs or rivets at the base.

 

I have had this since the 1980's, it is a reproduction but what of I do not remember. I have always enjoyed its beauty. If anyone knows please let me know, my mother was a stewardess and i flew for free back then. I was lucky and well traveled throughout Europe.

 

I LOVE the Pugio, and now want one! Have always been fascinated with them and the Iberian Gladius.

I manufactured knives in the US, Europe, and Asia (Kitchen, steak, military, ceremonial, pocketknves, hunting, fishing, filet, swords, daggers, autopsy, kitchen cutlery, etc.) off and on for 40 years. The industry called a tang the metal piece, formed as part of the blade, that extended into the handle. The handle was riveted, wrapped, or thermo-formed around the tang to give a secure foundation for the grip.

I was just trying to understand the attribution of "double tang". I cannot see it from the pics.

THanks,
Brian

 

These last few posts have really whetted my appetitive to obtain an ancient pugio or Luristan sword blade or any ancient spear point, iron or bronze, Roman or Greek or Persian. I am not familiar with any dealers handling these items who I knew was trustworthy and knowledgeable. Can anyone direct me to such a business? Thanks

 

N and N out of Luxembourg and Ken Dorney have had spears for sale. They are both reliable. Timeline auctions from London frequently offers ancient and medieval armor , though pricey. You could use the search on Vcoins site - those dealers are trustworthy - check Den Of Antiquity from UK as well.

 

I have used Ken for some coin purchases. I'll try him. Thanks