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Greek Terracotta Seated Attis
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1146913 (stock# F9)
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Rare example! From ancient Greece, ca. 100 BC - 100 AD. Terracotta seated figure of Attis, consort of Cybele in Phrygian and Greek mythology. His priests were eunuchs, the Galli, as explained by origin myths pertaining to Attis and castration. Attis was also a Phrygian god of vegetation, and in his self-mutilation, death, and resurrection he represents the fruits of the earth, which die in winter only to rise again in the spring. 6-1/4"H, H. ...click for details
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Large Greek Pottery Olpe / Jar
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1128200 (stock# ag)
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$395.00
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Manga Graecia, Ca 4th century BC, from eastern Italy. Attractively decorated pottery olpe, bulbous-bodied, flat, wide rimmed mouth and high, wide strap handle. Pinkish ground with a painted red-brown band and black rim. Though produced in Magna-Graecia, the vase is painted in native italic style. 6-1/4"H x 6"W, intact/generally excellent condition, save probe hole, minor chipping and surface encrustation, as shown. ...click for details
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Greek Attic Cup with Erotic Scene - Published!
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1111925 (stock# AAB11)
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From ancient Greece, Attica, dating circa 545 - 530 BC. A tall, graceful footed pottery vessel with marvelous painted scenes. On Side A an ithyphallic satyr grabs a deer from behind with both hands, while Side B shows a satyr copulating with a deer. There are other cups by the Oakeshott Painter in museums around the world: Boston, Museum of Fine Arts (69.1052); Cyrene, Museum (409.13); Frankfurt, Liebieghaus (528); Kurashiki Ninagawa Museum, Japan (25); New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art (1 ...click for details
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