Large single-handled cup covered with fine quality black gloss inside and out. The deep bowl with an almost flat, inward sloping rim. Discoloration on the floor with the imprint from the foot of another cup. Standing on a low ring foot with reserved underside.
For a similar cup close in size, cf. item no. 6211a 1 in: Morel 330-300 BC
Ceramic
Greek Campanian, 350-300 BC
D. 14 cm (5.5 in)
W. over handle 17.7 cm (7 in)
H...

Black-glazed kylix of Ionian shape with a steep bowl and offset rim. The slightly tilted handles attached on the shoulder. The widening foot with flat resting surface.
The outside of the rim and the handle zone are reserved, as well as the small band inside the lip.
The type originates from Eastern Greece and was widely exported and soon enough copied in Athens and Greek South Italy.
For a similar cup, cf. item no. 4, pp. 6-7 in: John W. Hayes...

Couple of Daunian drinking cups of shallow bowl and single loop handle. One decorated with faint bands of brownish slip inside and out.
Ceramic
Daunian, 4th Century BC
D. 9.5 cm (3.7 in) and 10.2 cm (4 in)
W. over handle 12.4 cm (4.9 in) for both
The undecorated cup intact and thin-walled with slight chipping inside and out...

Large bulbous vessel topped by cylindrical spouts and a twofold handle between them. One spout with a red strainer on the top, the other with red wash inside and a strainer on the base.
Decorated with blue-black lines, wave scrolls, an undulating line with ivy leaves and a chain design. Ornaments below the handle, floral motifs near the base.
For another larger than usual example with comparable decoration, cf. Beazley Database, vase no...

Apulian black-glazed guttus of globular body with gently sloped shoulder, upright narrow neck and flared spout. The flared rim decorated with impressed rings.
The loop handle is attached on the shoulder, which is embellished with horizontal grooves. Red wash around and underneath the foot.
For a related vessel, cf. vase no. 5452a 1, pl. 17a, p. 365 (vol. 1) in: Jean-Paul Morel. Céramique Campanienne: Les Formes. Rome 1981.
Ceramic
Greek Apulian, 350-300 BC
H...

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...

Daunian krater with globular body and short funneled mouth...

Daunian krater with globular shaped body and funnel-shaped lip. The vertical loop handles on the shoulder area alternate with two red colored plates.
Brown-red and bluish geometric decoration around the body, wavy lines with ivy leaves at the handle area, hanging semicircles inside the funnel opening.
The geometric decoration is cold-applied and slightly rubbed in places.
For a related example, cf. Beazley Database, vase no. 1009620.
Ceramic
Daunian, Subgeomet...

A very beautiful tall figural alabastron in form of Kore, Eastern Greek, Middle of the 6th century BC.

The portrait is in the tradition of the Kore representations, here as a young elegant woman holding a bird in her left hand, red-brown terracotta.

Height: 18,2cm.

Condition: Good Very fine, completely intact with very minor wear and deposits.

Ex. Old Austrian Private Collection, 1960-1990.

Thin-walled creamware cup with narrow base, rounded body and slightly flared rim. Single strap handle from belly to rim. Bichrome linear decoration inside and out.
For a related example, cf. Beazley Database vase no. 1009801.
Ceramic
Daunian, 4th century BC
H. 8.7 cm (3.4 in)
D. 9.9 cm (3.9 in)
Intact and fine. Small craze fixed.
Swiss private collection, acquired in the German art market in June 2008.

The authenticity of the object ...

From the Greek colonies in southern Italy. Trefoil oinochoe depicting a nude satyr, also known as a silenus or silenos, typically portrayed as a male figure with ears and a tail, said to be resembling features of a horse, and with a large phallus, the sides decorated with floral design. 3rd/4th Century B.C. 5 1/4 inches high. Intact. From an old NYC collection.

Single-handled vase with cushion-shaped body and an inward folding rim to prevent the liquid from spilling out. Standing on a ring foot.
The black glaze turned red on the inside and around the foot. The shape is also known as kothon or plemochoe (on hight foot).
Ceramic
Greek, 5th century BC
D. 13.8 cm (5.4 cm)
W. over handle 16.7 cm (6.6 in)
H. 5.7 cm (2.2 in)
Intact and fine, black glaze worn in places, surface on the inside partially chipped. ...

Single handled kyathos with incurving rounded bowl. The outside of the rim is decorated with red-brown and umber bands. The same colors are used for the hourglass symbol inside the bowl. Standing on a flat base.
For a related example, cf. vase no. 119, p. 34, pl. 41 in: Filli Rossi. Ceramica Geometrica Daunia della Collezione Ceci Macrini. Bari 1979.
Ceramic
Daunian, Sub Geometric II, 550-400 BC
D. 13.7 cm (5.4 in)
H. to handle 9.1 cm (3.6 in)
Fair con...

Brown-glazed Apulian plate with gently raised, shallow floor. The low sloping rim with a flat top. Standing on a low ring foot. Faint traces of fingertips around the foot where held when dipped into the glaze medium. Covered with a red-brown glaze.
For a related plate, cf. item no. 107 in: John Hayes. Greek and Italian Black-Gloss Wares and Related Wares in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto 1984.
Ceramic
Apulian, 350-300 BC
D. 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
H. to rim 4.2 cm...

Well modeled plate of shallow floor and upcurving rim. The bulged outside of the rim with a marked groove below. Standing on a ring foot which shows two pierced holes for suspension.
Faint traces of fingertips around the foot where held when dipped into the glaze medium. Covered with black glaze that turns into a warm red-brown color.
Ceramic
Greek South Italian, 3rd century BC
D. 15.4 cm (6.1 in)
H. to rim 4.1 cm (1.6 in)
Swiss private collection, acqui...

Shallow plate nicely decorated with red-orange banding, contrasting well with the pale brown clay.
The center and the edge to the slightly raised rim with neatly incised grooves. Concentric ridges also on the outside face. Standing on a low ring foot.
Ceramic
Daunian, Sub Geometric III, 4th century BC
D. 19.3 cm (7.6 in)
Intact and fine. Fresh preservation of the applied colors with minor wear in places.
Swiss private collection.

The authe...

Apulian plate of shallow floor with a low sloping rim with flattened top. Impression from the foot of another dish on the floor. Standing on a low foot with beveled molding.
Faint traces of fingertips around the foot where the plate was held when dipped into the black glaze. Covered with a dense black glaze.
For related examples, cf. nos. 39-41 in: CVA Ostschweiz Ticino, Switzerland 5, pl. 43.39-41. Beazley archive vase no. 1009741.
Ceramic
Apulian, 350-300 BC
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Black-glazed kylix of shallow curved bowl with inset lip, slightly concave on the outside. The cup is standing on a thick spreading ring foot. Dotted circle and thin red wash on the reserved bottom.
For the discussion of the type as a whole cf. pp. 101-102 in: B. Sparkes, L. Talcott. The Athenian Agora. Vol. 12. Princeton 1970.
Ceramic
Athens, Inset Lip Class, 480-470 BC
D. 15.7 cm (6.2 in)
W. over handles 21.5 cm (8.5 in)
H. to rim 5.2 cm (2 in)
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