Rare large Etruscan skyphos, circa 300 BC

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #778901

A rare large Etruscan skyphos with dark gray matte glaze and black color palmette decoration. South Etruria (Caere?), late 4th to early 3rd Century BC. Type belonging to "Gruppo Ferrara T 585". A considerable collection of these skyphoi (mostly broken, repaired or incomplete) is on display in the archaeological museum of Populonia, Tuscany, Italy. Height: 16,2 cm. Width across rim is approx. 15 cm. In very good condition. No cracks, no repairs. Some tiny chips to the rim edges, some surface wear... Click for details

Intact decorated Messapian jar, 4th C. BC

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #778802

A sizable Messapian pottery jar with two vertical strap handles. South Italy, 4th Century BC. Wheel-turned and with red-brown color painted decorations as shown on the scans. A wonderful ancient ceramic product! Height: 14.3 cm. Diameter across rim: 14.8 cm. Width from handle to handle: 21.7 cm. Excellent intact condition. No cracks, no restorations. Only one small chip to the base edge. Some calcareous incrustation on one side. Purchased on the German art market.

Fine Greek Apulian black glazed olpe, 4th C. BC

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #777683

A fine Greek Apulian black glazed olpe with vertically ribbed body, circa 350 BC. The transition between shoulder and neck is marked with a finely decorated thin "rope". Two-fold vertical handle. Lustrous black glaze with etched root marks in places. Height: 11.3 cm. In excellent condition. Small and hardly visible professional repair to the rim. No cracks. Dutch art market.

Campanian bell krater.

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #777354

Campanian, 4th-3th century B.C. Large bell krater decorated with a female head and satd figure. Good condition with minor restorations. 29 cm H and 29,5 cm D.

Attic Vase Fragment

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #776453

Attic black figure vase fragment showing the upper parts of two warriors facing left and a female facing right. Circa 500BC. Length 11 CM.

Greek Apulian Trefoil Oinochoe

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #776029
BD2294

Another lovely wine pouring vessel from the Greek colony of Gnathia (today called Ignazia) in the Apulian region of southern Italy. Dating to about 300 B.C., nicely decorated with three ornamental bands on the front and further accented with the traditional grape vine and scrolling tendrils each in colors of white, red and yellow. 5"H, intact with minor rim chips.
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East Greek terracotta palmette

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #775522
G28

A moulded pottery architectural antefix decorated with a framed palmette above a dentil frieze. The red and black pigment decoration is particularly well preserved on this example. This item originates from an important municipal building in the city of Duver which was part of the ancient state of Phrygia. The Phrygian state was established by Greek migrants moving to the Western Coast of Asia Minor some time after the Trojan War and was fabled to have been founded by King Midas. The Phrygians ... Click for details

HUGE EARLY VILLANOVAN CINERARY URN, 2nd mill. B.C.

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #774567

HUGE EARLY VILLANOVAN CINERARY URN, 2nd mill. B.C., Proto-Villanovan, coarse impasto ware, unusually big and flawlessy intact, h. incl. lid: c. 37 cm (!). - AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED !!! (shipment Europe: free, overseas: EUR 30)

Attic Vase Fragment

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #774407

Four Attic black figure vase fragments. One with the head of a Satyr, one with the arm and torso of another Satyr, one with a leg and foot and the last with a shape that I cannot identify. Circa 500BC. The longest fragment measures 5 CM.

Daunian olpe, South Italy, 5th -4th C. BC

Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek: Pottery Pre AD 1000: item #774262

Attractive intact Daunian olpe decorated with added umber color bands an stripes. South Italy, 5th - 4th Century BC. Height: 13.5 cm. Intact, without restorations. A few small rim chips and minor wear of paint in places. Ex Dutch private collection.