Pagenstecher lekythos showing a goose with high swung neck, massive body with distinct wing tips, and detailed feet.
The beak once rendered with white color, faint discoloration of the eye. Above the bird a dot rosette...

Ancient Greek Tanagra head fragment , the clay buff color with a smooth texture, appears to be a male. Possibly Alexander the Great. Size 2"

Corinthian type skyphos of conical form with slightly curved wall. The triangular handles attached below the plain thin rim.
The handle zone decorated with dots, three bands below. Reserved surface is covered with a thin brownish wash.
The flaring ring foot with applied red-brown, single circle and central dot on the reserved bottom.
The shape is a Corinthian creation and also known as kotyle.
Ceramic
Late Corinthian, 550-500 BC
D. 7.4 cm
W...

Nice black-figure lekythos with men, two of them seated on fold chairs (okladiai). The men show nicely rendered heavy heads. They wear cloaks, some with faded bordures or dots, two of them holding staffs (?)
Branches without leaves in the field. Two rows of radiating strokes on the shoulder.
Ceramic
Athens, 500-480 BC
12.4 cm (4.9 in)
Intact and in excellent condition...

Ancient Greek. Campanian, c. 4th Century BC.

A highly attractive Campanian black-glazed dish with impressed floral design at the center. The piece with a finely preserved glaze and slight iridescence.

Diameter: 14,5 cm.

Condition: Choice nearly superb but with a minimal chip to the underside of the rim, only visible from the back.

Ex German collection, aquired between 1972-1994.

Rare Apulian kalathos with cylindrical body widening to a flared mouth. The rim set off by incised grooves, the foot with three rounded ridges. The inside of the base with a red wash.
Decorated with brown glaze shading to black. The finger marks just above the ring foot show that the vessel was dipped into the glaze.
The kalathos is a vase associated to the female sphere and stands for abundance and fertility...

The head of Dionysos with almond-shaped eyes, a strong nose and a small mouth with pursed lips.
The broad beard with fine wavy strands. Undulated, slender moustache. The hairdo with strands of hair that end in curls, without the hair band above. Traces of red (carmine) pigment on the forehead and the beard.
Fine archaic style, excellent modeling. Mounted on an acrylic stand.
For a related example, cf. fig. no...

Choice grey pottery terracotta oil lamp with profiled ring handle and a discus shaped body, Greek hellenistic, c. 3rd.-1st. century BC.

This lamp was made as an 'imitation' of the metal lamps of the period, but in pottery for the lower classes!

Size: c.10,5 cm. long.

Condition: Good Very fine and intact.

Provenance: Bärbel Kasper collection, Germany since 1950.

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.

Daunian krater with globular body and short funneled mouth. The vertical loop handles on the shoulder area alternate with two red colored stumps.
Brown-red linear decoration around the body, wavy lines at the handle area, hanging semicircles inside the funnel opening.
One handled reattached with bone glue, a medium that was in use until the 1950s.
For a related example, cf. inv. no. 1912,1220.9 in the British Museum database...

TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A RECLINING WOMAN
EGYPT, GRECO-ROMAN 100 BC – 100 AD

This is a wonderful opportunity to own an authentic piece of ancient art that represents a fusion of three of the greatest cultures in history

Measurements:
Length: 8.5 cm
Height on stand: 14.5 cm

Condition: Very good condition with remains of white pigments

Mounted on a plexi-glass “Lucite” display stand.

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Very Rare authentic ancient, 3rd - 1st century B.C. Eastern Europe, Famous Sarmatian cavalry, large iron sword. Hand forged with an integrated hilt, comprised broad, double-edged tapering flat blade with visible on the one face incised three slender fullers that run down from a rectangular panel incised on ricasso below the hilt...

A wonderful and very rare pair of female spectators seated on a bench raising arms as if applauding, Magna Grecia, ca. 4th. century BC.

Mouldmade in redish pottery (terracotta) with fine details.

Size: c. 14 cm. tall.

Condition: Superb for the type and completely intact, with uncleaned sediments and patina.

Ex. Old private collection, aquired before 1980.

Appealing head of Eros rendered with girl-like features. The head with heavy-lidded eyes, a broad nose and sensuous lips. The richly curled hairdo falls down the left side of the head.
The young god has put his right arm over the head and may hold a flower (?) The button of a garment close to the neck.
Superb modeling with much use of the modeling tool.
For a similar example from Myrina, cf. lot no...

Lovely large vessel with twin, horizontal handles, in a fine style with decorated base, very impresive size, Attic / Corinthian c. 4th. century BC.

Size: 20,8 cm. in diameter over the handles and 11,2 cm. tall.

Condition: Choice Very fine, intact with lightly irridescent glaze, minor dings and wear to glaze.

Ex. Old German Collection

Interesting large glass amulet tessera, drilled to use as pendant, black glass, dated to the Ptolemaic period, c. 200 BC, but could perhaps malso be early Roman (see id card)

The unusually large and finely preserved piece decorated with a Lion in high relief.

Size: 28 mm. wide and 17 mm. tall.

Added to the Oberländer collection in 2006, comes with original ID card from the Oberländer collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer...

Ancient Greek circa 5th century B.C. finely hand made bronze bowl with carinated rim. Some areas of interior and exterior have visible traces of gold gilding.
MEASUREMENTS: Diameter: 14 cm (5 1/2 in). Height: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in).
CONDITION: The bowl is in reasonably good condition considering its age, except for one corroded area of the bottom rim and the base, as can be seen in the pictures. Nice patina, showing the age and usage. Some areas of interior and exterior have v...

Large Early Etruscan black ware bowl with handle 700 - 650 B.C.

Elegant bowl with cordon-decor on the rim.

Size: Diameter 17,8 cm. and height 7,8 cm.

Condition: Choice and intact, a few tiny chips to the rim.

Ex. Collection Prawitz, Hessen, Germany and bought between 1960 and 1970.

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!

Ex. Private Collection a...

Terracotta protome of female figure, probably a goddess.
The face shows large lidded eyes under neatly curved eyebrows, a prominent nose and a small mouth with pouty lips. And a heavy chin.
The parted hair is combed to the sides and falls in long braids along the neck. The head crowned by a high polos, partially covered with red-brown glaze.
The garment with wavy folds along the V-neckline covers her small breasts.
The protome was most likely placed on the rim of a la...

Greek perfume vessel of cylindrical body tapering at the neck with flat everted rim and a delicate ridge around the shoulder. Small depression below the rounded base; polished surface.
Alabastra would have held scented oil and, based on paintings on pottery, were frequently owned by women for use after bathing.
Alabaster
Greek, 5th century BC
H 8.3 cm (3.3 in)
Intact, rare shape, exquisite make. Comes without stand.
Ex inventory Herbert A. Cahn, Basel (...

Greek 6th 2nd c BC bronze figure pendant of a Bull. A suspension loop on his back and fine encrustation and mineral deposits , very wearable piece of ancient art . The horns may have chips to the tips . size L 1 3/4"W at hip 1/2" H 1 1/4" heavy for his size weight 36 g

Rare snapshot of a satyr play with a pot-bellied actor in the role of the drunken satyr on a mule. The ithyphallic animal with dancing hind legs, the head thrown up, the mouth easily opened.
The rider sits as if drunk, the head turned to the side. His left hand clasps the head of the mule, while his right rests on the animal’s croup.
The actor wears a satyr mask with receding forehead, prominent eyebrows, deep-set eyes, flattish nose, open mouth and goatee beard. On the head a po...

Fine quality bowl with five half open lotus flowers impressed on the inside floor.
Bowl of rounded profile curving up sharply to a slightly incurved rim. Standing on a low rounded foot with beveled molding.
For similar stamps, cf. Beazley Archive database, vase no. 9006433.

Ceramic
Greek Campanian, 3rd century BC
D. 17 cm (6.7 in)
H. 6.6 cm (2.6 in)
Intact apart from minor abrasion. Black lustrous gloss, partially turned red on the outside....

POTTERY WINE PITCHER
Greek - Hellenistic, 300 - 100 BC
Time of Alexander the Great

Beautifully made with a shaped neck, rim folded outwards and a ring base

Dimensions:
Height: 21 cm
Diameter: 17 cm
Height on stand: 24 cm

Condition: Good condition as found

Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Holy Land

Antiquities are valuable because of their historical and cultural values and especially because of their provenance in the biblical lands ...

Solid lion applique with rounded back. Deeply engraved beady eyes, slit mouth and incision along the forehead. The small ears protruding from the suggested mane.
H. 5.2 cm (2 in)
Terracotta
Eastern Mediterranean, 6th/5th century BC
Intact and rare.
Ex New York collection, acquired 1970s-1980s.

The authenticity of the object is unconditionally guaranteed.

Thin-walled Attic skyphos with steep walls curving in at the rim. The tilted horizontal handles reserved on the inner side. Standing on a torus base, the underside enhanced with a carefully drawn dot and circle motif.
Ceramic
Greek Attic, 450-425 BC
H. 5 cm (2 in)
W. over handles 11.6 cm (4.6 in)
D. 6.9 cm (2.7 in)
Intact and fine. The brilliant black glaze worn in places.
Ex Galeria M. A. Daneu, Palermo, inv. no. Sca426. Sold April 24, 1962 – w...

A scarce and beautiful Etruscan Kyathos of the late Bucchero ware. 600 - 550 B.C.

The piece sustantial and with iconic high handle design.

Height 14,8cm, diameter 9,3cm.

Condition: A fine uncleaned piece in black pottery, perfectly intact and very attractive. Quite scarce in intact condition.

Ex. Collection Prawitz, Hessen, Germany and bought between 1960 and 1970.

A lovely set of three superbly patinated bronze objects, Greece, Geomethric Period, ca. 8th Century BC.

The set consists of a votive vessel of globular form with handles of the Geomethric form and two charming large attachment bronzes or hangers of double discus shape.

Size: The vessel is 38 mm. in diameter, the hangers ca. 35 mm and 32 mm. respectively. All heavy duty pieces so the combined weight is ca. 105 grams.

Condition: Choice and of good metal, awesome p...

An attractive Volute Krater - an amphora like vessel - with Volutes at the top of each handle, with reddish slip, Canusia, Southern Italy, Greek period, c. 4th. century BC.

An elaborate type at an affordable price!

Height 27,4 cm, width with handle, 15,8 cm.

Condition: Very fine for the fragile type. Crack at the top and handles / rim, reattached but the vessel looks nice with original surfaces and greyish-brown patina.

Ex. Austrian Private Collection...

Greek terracotta figurine portraying a nursing woman. Such a depiction is considered a kourotrophor: a protector or nurturer of children. She is wearing a chiton and a veil and she is nursing a naked boy. Likely Etruscan or Sicilian, ca. 5th.-4th. century BC.

Size: c. 14,8 cm. tall and 7 cm. deep.

Condition: Choice and intact still with some of it's pigment preserved.

Ex. Old Private collection, aquired before 1980.

Native Apulian jug of globular body, everted rim and strap handles.
Plain ceramic, standing on a flat disk base.
Ceramic
Apulian, 3rd century BC
H. 12.3 cm (4.8 in)
Intact and fine. Soil deposits in places.
Swiss private collection, acquired in September 2010.

The authenticity of the item is unconditionally guaranteed.

POTTERY WINE PITCHER
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, 3rd - 1st B.C.

Cylindrical-shaped neck, ring base with and a single handle Measurements:
Height: 16 cm
Diameter: 14 cm
Height on stand: 18.5 cm

Condition: Intact, not repaired and not restored

Found in Hebron south of Jerusalem, Israel

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Glazed jugs with flared rim lip and low strap handle. The tapering wall slightly offset from the flat base. Both jugs standing on a flat base and covered with a brownish glaze.
Marks of fingers along the belly of one item. The other jug with faint traces of fingertips around the base from dipping it into the glaze.
The shape of the larger jug connects to type 5335, from Ordona, in: Jean-Paul Morel. Céramique Campanienne: Les Formes. Rome 1981.
Ceramic
Apulian, 350-3...

Important large terracotta pottery figure of Aphrodites, Hellenistic period, Southern Italian workshops, 3rd.-2nd. century BC.

The figure is depicted in a wonderfull greek style as nude, posing and holding a garment or gown, so that it cover a part of legs behind. A hollowcast figure standing on a square podium.

Size: 26 cm. so very large and impressive for the type.

Condition: Attractive and intact, with some patches of corrosion and a delamination on the right...

Attractive Etruscan bronze handle possible from a large jug, ca. 7th.-4th. century BC.

A handle with a very nice patina and style.

Size: 17 cm. long!

Ex. Collection Paul Braun, Baden-Württemberg, before 1989.