Very rare pair of Greek jewelry pendants in high grade 22+ carats Gold.
The nicely crafted pendants depicting Pommegranates. The original gold chain still attached on both. In the picture it looks like one is shorter but they are both the same length. Quite heavy ancient gold jevellery!
Condition: Choice, Still wearable and can be used as earrings or in a necklace.
Size: Up to a length of 2,8 cm.
Weight: 3,18 grams.
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TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A YOUTH
EGYPT, GRECO- ROMAN PERIOD, 100 BC/AD
Measurements:
Height: 7 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height on stand: 13 cm
Condition: Good condition as found, not repaired and not restored
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Ancient Greek Tanagra head fragment , the clay buff color with a smooth texture, appears to be a male. Possibly Alexander the Great. Size 2"
An early, and thus rare, intact pottery figure of a lady with raised arms, Greek, likely South-Italian workshop, ca. 4th. century BC.
Attractive mouldmade figure of a lady with raised arms and likely dancing; She has an alaborate hairstyle and is wearing a finely draped gown.
Size: 13 cm. tall.
Condition: Nearly Superb! Perfectly preserved, an unimportant surface chip to the glaze at the base.
Ex. Old private collection, aquired before 1980.
An absolutely lovely large terracotta head of a female deity, perhaps Aphrodite/Venus, Hellenistic or early Roman, 2nd. century BC-1st. cent AD.
The unusual head is not hollowcast but solid and done in the fine Hellenistic or early Roman style. She is tilting her head slightly to her left and has an elaborate headdress.
Size: c. 10 cm. tall and 7 cm. wide and weighing 252 grams.
Awesome style that we haven't had much better!
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This remarkable artifact is an ancient Greek Mycenaean-type bronze spearhead that dates back to the Bronze Age, circa 1500 B.C. The spearhead showcases a narrow, leaf-shaped blade that was expertly crafted to ensure its sharpness and durability. Moreover, the spearhead features an integral hollow socket designed to accommodate the spear's shaft. The shaft would have been secured to the spearhead using two opposed holes pierced into the socket's lower part for this purpose...
Beautifully shaped oinochoe covered with a black metallic glossy varnish of excellent quality.
The flat shoulder decorated with radiating strokes in applied red. The body with a meander and a wavy line with circles in the interstices. The handle area framed by vertical lines.
The high swung handle arching from the trefoil mouth to the shoulder.
The concise modeling orientates on jugs made in metal.
For a closely related vase, cf. acc. no...
An early, and thus rare, intact pottery figure of a lady with raised arms, Greek, likely Soutth-Italian workshop, ca. 4th. century BC.
Impressive large mouldmade figure; She has long hair and is wearing a necklace.
Size: 23,3 cm. tall.
Condition: Superb! Perfectly preserved with it's original white pigments and uncleaned sediments.
Ex. Old private collection, aquired before 1980.
Daunian krater with bulbous body, short funnel-shaped mouth and slightly upturned handles.
The shoulder area with bluish-black bands and hanging angles underneath.
Ceramic
Daunian, Subgeometric II, 550-400 BC
H. 16.3 cm (6.4 in)
W. over handles 29 cm (11.4 in)
Small shard out of the mouth restored, otherwise intact and fine...
A nice greek funeral figure, likely Southern Italy, c. 4th. century BC.
She is seated, depicted veiled, and playing on a tympanum, leaning slightly back.
Size: 10,5 cm. tall.
Condition: Intact, uncleaned with encrustations.
Ex. Private collection, aquired before 1980.
Cypriot terracotta head of a bull from a plastic vase, the mouth pierced for pouring.
Finely modeled example with pellet eyes and applied ears; ridge of clay for the dewlap.
The clay has fired grey. Resting on a black stand.
For a complete example, cf. inventory no. 1898,1201.106 in the British Museum database.
Ceramic
Late Cypriot II period, 1475-1275 BC
H. 7.2 cm (2.8 in)
H. with stand 9 cm (3.5 in)
Fragmentary...
Intriguing Daunian kyathos featuring an incurving shallow bowl and a handle that widens towards the top to form stylized horns, a tiny animal head inserted in between.
The cream-hued surface shows a delicate linear decoration, both on the handle and on the outside of the bowl.
For a kyathos from the same workshop, cf. vase no 202 in: Electa Napoli. L'Art des Peoples Italiques. Geneva 1993.
Ceramic
North Daunian, Sub Geometric II, 550-400 BC
H...
Attic red-figure askos decorated with a dog and a panther crouching on the domed top. The animals face the spout and are seen with one foreleg raised.
The panther has turned the head towards the viewer and shows a spotted coat.
The shallow vessel shows a low dome-shaped top, the small flaring spout raises obliquely from the shoulder; overarching handle. The flat base reserved with a tiny mold on the edge.
For a closely related example, cf. CVA Reading, University 1, 43, pl....
Daunian krater with bulbous body, short funnel-shaped mouth and slightly upturned handles.
The shoulder area with bluish-black bands and raised triangles, metope-like spaces within thin vertical lines. Hanging semicircles inside the funnel opening.
For a related example, cf. Beazley Database vase no. 1005779.
Ceramic
Daunian, Subgeometric II, 550-400 BC
H. 18.5 cm (7.3 in)
W. over handles 30 cm (11.8 in)
Lower part assembled from fragments. Minor losses at th...
A pair of attractive Celtic bronze attachment rings with engraved decor and remains of iron pins. Beautiful turquoise patina!
Length 5,5cm and 6,6cm.
Ex. Collection of Rudolf Rack, Bad Nauheim, Germany.
TERRACOTTA PERFUME JAR
GREEK - HELLENISTIC PERIOD 330 - 50 BC
"Time of Alexander the Great"
Globular body with a ring base and a shaped neck folded outwards
Measurements:
Height: 13 cm
Diameter: 12 cm
Height on stand: 17.5 cm
Condition: Minor repair hard to see otherwise intact
Found in Hebron south “City of Abraham” south of Jerusalem, Holy Land
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Glazed jug of ovoid body and steep shoulder. Arching strap handle, standing on a flat base.
Covered with a greenish brown glaze. Traces of fingertips around the base from dipping the vase into the glaze.
The shape connects to form 5221a1 in: Jean-Paul Morel. Céramique Campanienne: Les Formes. Rome 1981.
Ceramic
Apulian, 400-350 BC
H. to handle 7 cm (2.8 in)
H. to rim 6 cm (2.4 in)
Intact, the greenish brown glaze with worn areas.
Swiss pr...
Rare pouring vessel in the form of a sphinx shown recumbent on a raised base.
The fantastic creature shows a beautiful female head with chubby facial features. The curly hair is entwined with ivy leaves.
The imposing lion body with powerful clawed paws and short wings attached to the sides. The cord around the neck is knotted between the breasts.
The figure is conceived as a pouring vessel. Next to the wing and the rear handle is a raised ridge with a sieve-like inlet. The p...