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Greek Seated Terracotta Goddess with Pleasing Smile Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery: Pre AD 1000   item# 956731  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $865.00  This piece is a Greek terracotta that is a seated goddess, probably Demeter. This piece dates circa 500 B.C., is approximately 7.5 inches high, and is probaby Corinthian from mainland Greece. (For the type, see "Classical Terracotta Figures" by James Chesterman, Ward Lock Limited Pub., London, 1974, no.41.) This goddess is seen seated on a throne and is wearing a Greek Doric peplos, which was made of wool, and she is seen fully draped with folds seen on the arms and at the feet. This piece is a light red terracotta, and has light brown earthern deposits seen on the inner and outer surfaces of this piece. In addition, there are spotty traces of white pigment that was used as a base paint, as this piece was originally painted with several colors. This piece has some minor repair, and was repaired from three large fragments. This repair also appears to be quite aged, and although this piece has some minor repair, this piece is an exceptional example, due to the pleasing archaic smiling facial expression and the design of the drapery. The pleasing smiling expression seen on this piece gives this piece a serene feeling, and the drapery design conveys that this goddess is not a young woman, which defines Demeter, rather than Persephone. Demeter was the great Greek Earth-goddess, patroness of fertility and goddess of the Eleusinian Mysteries; one of the twelve major Olympian gods and one of the six children of Cronos and Rhea. This piece was likely a grave offering, and as such, promoted eternal life and fertility. This nice piece easily conveys the identity of the figure that is depicted (Demeter), and this is a scarce attribute relative to Greek terracottas. Ex: Private German collection. (Additional documentation is available to the purchaser.) I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition: Three Greek Corinthian Vessels: c. 6th century B.C. Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery: Pre AD 1000   item# 956245  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $865.00  These three pieces are being offered as one lot, as they are made from the same light red/tan clay fabric, and have similar light tan earthern deposits that have minute root marking. These three intact pieces are all classified as being Greek Corinthian, and date circa mid 6th century B.C. The first piece is an aryballos, that is approximately 2.25 inches high. This petite piece has some dark brown design elements that are seen at the rounded base, and is in superb condition, save for some unobtrusive chips that are seen below the lip. The second piece is a thin walled skyphos, that is approximately 3.1 inches high by 6 inches wide handle to handle. This piece is also in superb condition, save for a minute chip at the base that may be from antiquity. The third piece is a exaleiptron, otherwise known as a "kothon" or "cothon", which was used as a funerary ritual vessel that contained aromatic oil. This piece is also in superb condition, save for a minute chip at the end of one of the two handle flares. This vessel has a low foot ring and has traces of geometric light brown painted line design under the earthern deposits. All three of the superb vessels offered here may have been used in a votive funerary ritual as well, and are scarce in this "as found" condition. Corinthian vessels, such as the three examples offered here, were also exported throughout the ancient Greek world during the 6th century B.C., and competed for markets with ancient Greek Attic ceramics. An interesting group that is being offered as one lot. Ex: Arte Primitivo, New York. Ex: Private New York collection. I certify that these pieces are authentic as to date, culture, and condition: Attractive Greek Attic Skyphos: Lewis Painter Group Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery: Pre AD 1000   item# 949263  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $6875.00  This attractive Greek ceramic is an Attic Red-figure skyphos that dates circa 460-450 B.C. This piece is approximately 6.8 inches high, by 6.5 inches in diameter at the rim, by 10.25 inches wide across the handles, and is a large example for an Attic skyphos. This piece is also intact, and the four figures seen on this nice piece are very detailed with fine line design drapery. This piece is in superb condition, save for some black glaze loss on and around the handles which is typical for Attic ceramics of this type. This superb piece is also in its "as found" condition, with no overpaint, no repair/restoration, and has some spotty white calcite deposits. Side A has a young woman, holding a mirror, and is seen walking towards a standing male figure who has his hand extended in greeting. Side B has a standing woman that is seen turning back to look at a standing male, who is seen extending his hand in greeting. The base of this vessel has a fine line designed band that runs around the piece and is very detailed, and in addition, there is an extended base ring that adds additional stability to the vessel. This extended base ring is also a common feature of earlier Greek Corinthian type vessels dated circa 7th century B.C. The artistic style of this exceptional vessel has a high degree of eye appeal, with the fine line designed drapery of the figures, and one can easily see the movement that the drapery conveys to the viewer. This piece has been attributed to the Lewis Painter and/or his Group, and an artistic design feature of this group is the design of the standing figures, and they are seen painted from the rim of the vessel down to the ground line. These figures are also very large for the overall size of the vessel, and are approximately 5 inches high. An analogous vessel of this type is seen in Basel, Switzerland, in the Antikenmuseum Und Sammlung Ludwig, inventory no. Bs 426, and Beazley Archive reference no. 276060. (This Basel example also has a draped standing woman holding a mirror, has analogous designed fine line drapery with a fine line designed band below, and an analogous designed extended base ring. The standing woman with the mirror is also defined in the Beazley Archive as a "mistress".) Ex: Private German collection. Ex: Dr. Robert Stark collection. (Additional documentation is available to the purchaser.) I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition: Greek Silver Boat-Shaped Earrings with Rosettes Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pre AD 1000   item# 944741  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $1165.00  The beautiful pieces offered here is a matching set of Greek silver earrings, that date circa 6th century B.C. These pieces are made of solid silver, are not plated or have a bronze core, and they have an attractive dark gray patina. These pieces are approximately 1 inch high and .64 inches wide near the base. The upper half narrows into a point, which allowed these earrings to pass through a pierced ear. There is some flex to these pieces even now, and they could easily be worn today. The shape of this type of earring is known as a "boat-shaped type", and they have two additional decorative rosette pattern knobs that are seen on each side. Each of these minute round knobs were individually added, and these earrings were made with a great deal of skill, although they have a simple design. Greek silver jewelry from this time frame, circa 550 B.C., is scarce, as most Greek silver jewelry dates to the later Hellenistic Period, circa 336 B.C. (A Greek silver fibula with analogous workmanship is seen in The Belgrade National Museum and is published in "Balkani" by Tatjana Cvjeticanin, Giovanni Gentili, and Vera Krstic, Silvana Editoriale Pub., 2008, no. 73.) The earrings offered here are intact and have no repair/restoration, and are in exceptional mint condition. An earring stand is included, along with a gift box. Ex: Private German collection. (These pieces have additional documentation for the purchaser.) I certify that these pieces are authentic as to date, culture, and condition: Rare Greek Bronze Aryballos Stand Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Bronze: Pre AD 1000   item# 944693  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $1265.00  This rare piece is a Greek bronze stand that was likely made for an aryballos type glass vessel that has a rounded bottom (See attached photo showing a glass aryballos with a rounded bottom that is dated from the same period as the bronze stand offered here). The piece offered here dates circa 7th-6th century B.C., and is approximately 2.8 inches high, by 2 inches in diameter for the upper bowl. This attractive piece is intact, and has a nice dark green patina with some dark green deposits. This piece has some bottom roughness and a minute dent on the upper bowl, otherwise it is in superb condition. This piece is also a two-part construction, with the bowl and the stem cast as separate pieces. The outer bottom of the bowl has nice decorative inset concentric circles that are a hallmark design feature of the Greek Geometric Period, circa 8th-7th century B.C. The base stem has decorative bands that are designed in relief, and this allows one to easily grasp this piece, and in addition, all of these decorative elements give this piece a great deal of eye appeal. A nice rare piece that is seldom seen on the market. Ex: M. Ward Gallery, New York. Ex: Private New York collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition: Large Attic Black-Figure Siana Cup: Taras Painter Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery: Pre AD 1000   item# 943529  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $3875.00  This attractive large piece is a scarce Greek Attic Siana cup that dates circa 550-540 B.C. This piece is approximately 5.25 inches high, by 10 inches in diameter at the rim, and by 13 inches width across the handles. This piece has also been attributed to the Taras Painter, and a near identical example of the same size and condition was offered by Sotheby's Antiquities, London, July 1994, no. 297. (L2,500.00-L3,000.00 estimates, L2,530.00 realized.) The piece offered here has been repaired from about 6 large fragments and is 100% original, with no apparent fill in sections. This piece and the piece noted above, both have a double frieze of ivy leaves between the handles, and an alternating black and red tongue pattern band on the outer base of the cup. This piece has a small area of glaze roughness on the inside lip and on the outer lip, and both of these areas are on the same side of the vessel, which is an indication of a burial pattern. There is no overpaint on this piece and it is in its natural "as found" condition. Siana cups are scarce, and are named after several examples that were found at Siana on the island of Rhodes. The shape was first developed by Attic potters, and were planned for a balance of light and dark, and this type of decoration was influenced by the archaic ceramics produced at Corinth. The one distinct feature that this type of vessel has, is the elegant curved base-stem that reaches up in support of the large bowl. For this type of vessel see "Attic Black-Figured Pottery" by Robert Folsom, Noyes Classical Studies Pub., New Jersey, 1975, and "Simply Decorated: Black Siana Cups by the Taras Painter and Cassel Cups", by H.A.G. Brijder, Bulletin Antieke Beschaving, vol. 68, 1993, pp. 129-145. Ex: Private New York collection. Ex: Private German collection. (Additional documentation is available to the purchaser). I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition: Greek Geometric Period Bronze Spiral Torque Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Bronze: Pre AD 1000   item# 943469  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $875.00  This solid piece is a nice Greek bronze torque that dates to the Geometric Period, circa 1000-800 B.C., and this type of piece has been found in central Europe and the Balkins. This piece is approximately 5.2 inches in diameter at its widest point, and has a nice dark green patina with some spotty dark green deposits. This piece was also able to flex, so that the wearer could easily slip the piece onto the neck, and this was also made easier due to the curved and rounded terminal ends that curve back away from the center. This piece has four sides from the terminal ends, and then graduates into a round, twisted spiral through the main body of the piece. In addition, this piece has an uniform diameter and this piece took a great deal of metallurgical skill to produce, due to the reasons noted above, and is a scarce piece in this superb condition. This piece was probably made for a young man or a woman, given the diameter of the piece, and was probably worn in life as well as serving as a votive grave offering. This piece can be worn today and is one of the best examples, as it is in superb condition with no cracks and/or repair, and has an exceptional patina. Ex: Bonhams Antiquities, London, Dec. 1996, no. 45. Ex: Private New York collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition: Greek Tetradrachm of Aesillas: Quaestor of Macedonia Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pre AD 1000   item# 943188  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $1275.00  This superb quality coin is a silver tetradrachm that dates circa 93-92 B.C., and is 16.7 gms. This coin is approximately 35mm in diameter and probably has a unique reverse die. The obverse has the bust of Alexander the Great with flowing hair, and is seen wearing the horns of Zeus Ammon. The lettering for MACEDONIA is seen below. The reverse shows the name AESILLAS, with the letter Q seen below and to the right of the club of Herakles, with a money-chest to the left, and a quaestor's chair to the right; all with an olive-wreath. The unique feature of this piece, seen on the reverse at the top of the olive-wreath border, is a symbol comprized of the letter A with a line above. This symbol may be the signature of the artist, who produced this set of dies that were used to strike this rare coin. The meaning of this symbol is unknown, but what is known is that Macedonia was conquered by the Romans in 168 B.C., and was subsequently divided into four provinces. This coin was minted in one of the four provinces, and the symbol seen within the wreath may also be a mint mark. A well centered, beautiful coin that may be unique. Comparable dies: SNG COP no. 1330, Sear no. 1463. Ex: Harlan J. Berk Ltd., Chicago, Ill. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition: Attractive Greek Apulian Plate with Exceptional Lustre Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery: Pre AD 1000   item# 935726  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $1265.00  This attractive Greek blackware plate dates circa 4th century B.C., is approximately 7.5 inches in diameter, and is 1.5 inches high. This piece also has an exceptional patina with a heavy multi-iridescent lustre. The patina seen on this piece is much better than most examples, and in addition, this piece has very attractive heavy minute root marking, which augments the mint surfaces of this exceptional piece. There are also nice spotty white calcite deposits and some minute glaze cracking, which is normally seen on authentic examples as well. There are two holes seen within the base ring of the vessel, and this piece may have been hung as a votive offering in the tomb, as was often the case. There is also the possiblity that this piece is Attic, rather than a native Apulian piece that was produced in southern Italy, as there are alternating red and black concentric circles and a central black dot seen on the bottom side that is not normally seen on Apulian plates of this type. Attic export blackware was also copied in southern Italy during the late 4th century B.C., and often only the shape and workshop potter's marks, occasionally seen on blackware pieces, can help to distinguish between the two types. This piece has one of the finest mint surfaces of a blackware plate of this type, and this mint "as found" condition is rare in today's market. A plexiglas plate stand is included. Ex: Donna Jacobs Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan (circa 1980's). Ex: Robert Novak collection, St. Louis, MO. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition: Cute Greek Boeotian Terracotta of Seated Infant Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Sculpture: Pre AD 1000   item# 934849  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $2675.00  This cute Greek terracotta is a smiling seated infant that is seen holding a rooster. This scarce piece dates circa 350 B.C., is approximately 3.5 inches high, and is in mint condition with no repair and/or fill. This piece has an original thin white slip that covers the majority of the piece, and this was used as a base for additional pigments that were applied to the piece. The smiling chubby infant is seen looking down at the rooster that is held with his left arm, and he is nude, except for some drapery seen over his right leg. This image of a chubby infant is seen in other examples that were produced in Athens and Tanagra in Boeotia, and this piece was probably a grave offering for a child, or was an offering to a sanctuary with deities that were concerned with child care or fertility. The rooster for the ancient Greeks also represented a pugnacious spirit in boys, and were favored as domestic pets. They also brought in the new day and represented renewal and new life, which suits this piece as a grave offering. There was also an erotic side as well, in addition to an agonistic side to roosters in ancient Greece, as they were often love gifts of older men to young boys. In ancient Greek myth, the Trojan prince Ganymede is often depicted with a rooster given to him by Zeus. (The type of terracotta offered here can be seen in "Coming of Age in Ancient Greece, Images of Childhood from the Classical Period", by Jenifer Neils and John Oakley, Yale University Press Pub., 2003, nos. 40 and 94. No. 40 is seen in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and is 5.8 cm high, and dates circa 330-310 B.C. This piece is also seen seated on a square base, and has an analogous body and face to the piece offered here.) The type of terracotta offered here is seldom seen on the market, and Munzen Und Medaillen A.G. in Basel, Switzerland, had an analogous piece listed for 3600 S.F. in October 1980 in "Terrakotten Der Antike, List S". This piece is a wonderful example of ancient Greek Classical period art that is in mint condition. Ex: J.J. Klejman Gallery, New York. Ex: Private New York collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition: Greek Attic Blackware Pyxis: X-Rare Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery: Pre AD 1000   item# 891841  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $965.00  This extremely rare Greek Attic piece is a blackware glazed pyxis that dates circa 5th-4th century B.C. This piece is intact, with no apparent repair/restoration, and has some heavy white calcite deposits that are seen in various sections of the vessel. This piece also has decorative white concentric circles that are seen on the top lid. This piece is approximately 4.8 inches high by 5.6 inches in diameter, and has some glaze loss, seen mostly on the top lid of the vessel. This top lid is actually a hidden cup that lifts out of the top of the vessel, and is approximately 2.4 inches high by 2.6 inches in diameter. This pyxis also has some analogous design features that are seen on Attic "West Slope" pyxides, such as high thin walls and an extended ring base. Greek Attic ceramics are often thin walled, as they were created with a high firing temperature, and this produced a durable light weight ceramic as the piece offered here. This type of vessel was often "votive", and were placed in tombs, and served a variety of purposes. Some of these contained personal items that belonged to the deceased, some served as cinerary urns, and others contained cosmetics. The piece offered here may not have been exclusively "votive" in nature, as the lid/cup may have been used to measure a liquid or a solid such as grain. Whatever the case, this piece is an extremely rare Greek vessel that is not often seen on the market. Ex: Private Florida collection (1980's). Ex: Arte Primitivo, Fine Antiquities Auction 2005. Ex: Private New York collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition: Philip II Bronze (AE) 18 Coin with Superb Patina Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Bronze: Pre AD 1000   item# 875428  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $285.00  This Greek bronze coin is classified as an AE 18, and was minted by Philip II circa 359-336 B.C. The classification as an AE 18, derives from the average diameter of this type of coin which is approximately 18mm in diameter. The obverse displays the bust of Apollo seen facing the the left, and the reverse, shows a naked youth on a running horse that is facing right. The reverese has the name of Philip above and below, is a monogram which may be a mint control mark. This piece has a lustrous superb dark green patina that is much better than other examples of this type, and has a Very Fine Plus grade. See David Sear, "Greek Coins and Their Values, Vol. II", Seaby Pub., London, 1979, no. 6698 for the type. Ex: Private CA. collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition: Classical Greek Silver Acanthus Tetradrachm Coin Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pre AD 1000   item# 855173  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $1875.00  This powerful Greek coin is a silver tetradrachm (four drachms) that was minted in the city of Acanthus. This powerful coin was minted during the classical period of Greek art, circa 424-405 B.C., and is a scarce type. This coin has a nice old dark grey patina, a diameter of approximately 24mm, has a grade of Extremely Fine Obv./Very Fine Rev., weighs 14.1 gms, and was minted on the so-called "Phoenician Weight Standard". Acanthus was located on the eastern edge of the Chalcidice Peninsula in northern Greece, and adopted the extremely powerful image of a lion attacking a bull for the obverse of it's coinage circa 560 B.C. This coin was minted shortly after Acanthus revolted from Athens to join the Spartan alliance, circa 424 B.C., as Sparta gained a foothold in northern Greece during this stage of the Peloponnesian War. The artistic style of the coinage changed as well, and the lion and the bull is now seen in a softer, more realistic style. This realism makes the image seen here all the more powerful. This coin has a small swastica symbol, seen above the lion that is seen biting down on the back of the recumbent bull, and this symbol may be a Greek solar/life symbol that was known for the region. This symbol may have also served as mint mark. The reverese has a four-part square punch that has the letters of Acanthus within. For the type see "Greek Coins and Their Values, Vol.1" by David Sear, Seaby Pub., London, 1978, no. 1367. Ex: Private English collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition: Impressive Greek Silver Necklace with Intricate Design Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pre AD 1000   item# 854857  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $4675.00  This impressive piece is a Hellenistic Greek silver necklace that dates circa 2nd century B.C. to the early 1st century A.D. This piece is approximately 21 inches in length, and is made from several strands of silver in an intricate interwoven pattern, resulting in a massive thick chain that is approximately .39 inches in diameter. The clasp is made from bronze and is very durable and can be used even today. There are two cylindrical terminal ends which attach to the bronze clasp, and these terminal ends have an attractive wire band "S" type pattern within. This "S" type pattern is a Hellenistic Greek convention of art as well. The central round hoop also has this pattern, and the round hoop may have framed a carved gem or perhaps an ancient coin. This piece could only have been owned by a wealthy individual, as it has an extremely high degree of workmanship and was made from a valuable material in antiquity. This piece was also very impressive in antiquity, as well as today, because of it's intrinsic visual appeal. There is also a small ancient repair seen on one side of the chain, and this piece may have been broken and subsequently repaired because of civil unrest. Another example of this type of piece was offered in Christie's Antiquities, London, Oct. 2006, no. 62 (L3,500.00-L5,500.00 Pounds estimates.). The Christie's example cited here is also from the same collection as the example offered here, and both of these pieces are analogous to the example seen in "Ancient Gold: The Wealth of the Thracians" by I. Marazov, New York, 1998, p. 117, no. 36. The piece offered here may easily be worn today with some minor restoration, and a carved gem or coin can easily be added into the central round hoop. This piece is also a nice collectable as a piece of ancient jewelry, and is an important collectable as is. This silver piece has an attractive dark grey patina and the bronze hoop has a nice light green patina. A custom necklace case is included. Ex: Private German collection, Krefeld, Germany. Ex: Private New York collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition: Superb Greek Silver Drachm of Alexander the Great Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pre AD 1000   item# 853981  click for details Apolonia Ancient Art 303-321-7351 gallery $465.00  This superb quality coin is a silver drachm of Alexander the Great. This coin is 4.35 gms and it is minted on the Attic weight standard, with a tetradrachm (four drachms) of 17.2 gms. This coin has the head of Herakles on the obverse, and on the reverse, a seated Zeus holding an eagle. The well centered obverse has a full dotted border, and both of these factors add to the value of this coin, as many of these coins are off center. The reverse has symbols, seen below and at the front of the seated Zeus, which indicate that this coin was minted at the Colophon mint in Asia Minor shortly after the death of Alexander circa 323 B.C. This coin was also minted by Antigonus the One-Eyed who was a general of Alexander. This coin has a die match to no. 1786, as seen in "The Coinage in the Name of Alexander the Great and Philip Arrhidaeus" by Martin Price, British Museum Pub., 1991. A superb full flan coin that has nice eye appeal. I certify that this coin is authentic as to date, culture, and condition: pages:  1   2    3    4    5