A broader leaf-shaped Roman arrowhead mounted horizontally to best show the surviving head and tang.
ILLUSTRATIVE PRICE£75.00
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01 / THE DANUBE FRONTIER
The Roman frontier in Austria, circa AD 200–300.
The lands of modern-day Austria formed part of the Roman provinces of Noricum and Pannonia. Along the Danube frontier stood legionary fortresses, bustling civilian towns, river routes and trade roads threading through wooded valleys and Alpine approaches.
In the third century, this was a borderland of soldiers, merchants and provincial life: watchtowers above the river, supply traffic moving between Vindobona and Carnuntum, and Roman influence spreading through settlements such as Lauriacum, Iuvavum and Virunum.
These arrowheads were acquired from part of a larger European collection sold at auction. They are believed to have been discovered in the Austrian region of Europe and appear consistent with Roman-period examples dating approximately to AD 200–300.
FRONTIER
AD 200–300
02 / ARROWHEADS FOR SALE
Mounted pieces from the first frontier group.
Presented below is the first trio of Roman arrowhead displays, each shown in a black museum-style frame with a white recessed mount and centrally positioned engraved label.
GROUP
3 PIECES
A compact, upright presentation with a classical spear-like profile, framed in the same museum display style.
ILLUSTRATIVE PRICE£75.00
A tall, vertically mounted example whose slender form gives the trio a balanced gallery-style rhythm.
ILLUSTRATIVE PRICE£75.00
PROTOTYPE PRESENTATION — FINAL PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY, LABELS AND LISTINGS WILL BE REFINED BEFORE LAUNCH.Register interest in the first Roman collection
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MUNDUS · ANTIQUITAS · CURIOSITAS
A collection
to be discovered ✦
to be discovered ✦
02 / THE HOUSE & ITS PHILOSOPHY
Not simply old.
Worth discovering.
There is something endlessly compelling about an object that has outlived its original purpose. The mark of a craftsman. The ingenuity of a forgotten age. The intrigue of not knowing every chapter of its story.
At The House of Antiquities, we're creating a place for thoughtfully presented curiosities — pieces that turn a wall, shelf or study into a conversation.
We believe presentation matters. So does honesty: where a date, origin or attribution remains uncertain, we intend to say so plainly.
Behind the collection03 / NOTES FROM THE HOUSE
The collector's journal.
Stories from the cabinet — a look at our objects, the traditions of collecting and the details that make a display extraordinary.
THE JOURNAL IS IN PREPARATIONFIRST EDITION · COMING SOON
How to present an object like a museum piece.
NOTES ON FRAMING & DISPLAY
04 / AN OPEN INVITATION
Something interesting
is taking shape.
Our first collection is currently being assembled. Have a question, an object to discuss, or simply want to follow the opening?
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