SOLD - July 06

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek Pre AD 1000: item #545142
SOLD - Jul

A black glazed pottery drinking vessel in the form of a round cup with two horizontal handles, mounted on a stemmed flaring foot. Both sides of the cup were originally painted with white decoration and each side still retains some traces of this. One side was painted with a garland of vines and flowers, the other with a band of dots either side of a horizontal line. This type of vessel was used to drink wine. Greek, South Italian colonies of Gnathia, late 4th Century BC. One handle re-attach... Click for details

sold - june 2006

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek Pre AD 1000: item #545129
sold - jun

A dark grey burnished pottery cup with a single handle and incised surface. The outside of the body is decorated with concentric circles, chequer-board patterns and diagonal cross-hatched lines. This type of shape was used both as a drinking vessel and as a scoop for raising liquids from containers. Cyprus, Early Bronze Age, 2700 - 2200 BC. Repaired with areas of restoration affecting the rim and handle. Size: 12.3 x 4.5 cms Ex. Private collection, UK.

Greek pottery votive protome

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek Pre AD 1000: item #535721
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A moulded pottery protome in the form of a female head framed by an himation drawn over the top of the head like a veil. Items such as this have been found in large numbers and it is therefore assumed that they served as votive offerings to temples and household shrines. The female head is usually thought to represent Demeter or Hera. Greek, 6th Century BC. Intact Size: 11 x 7.5 cms. Provenance Ex: private collection, UK.

Sold - oct 06

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek Pre AD 1000: item #535714
Sold - oct

A silver tetradrachma minted by Alexander The Great. The obverse is decorated with a profile portrait (thought to be Alexander by some experts) wearing a lion skin head-dress in emulation of Herakles. The reverse is decorated with the figure of Zeus seated on a throne and holding an eagle. The inscription reads: Alexandros Basileus: King Alexander. Macedonian Empire, mid 4th Century BC. Intact, worn as shown. Size: 2.5 cms diameter Ex. UK private collection

SOLD - May 2006

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek Pre AD 1000: item #528727
SOLD - May

An uncommon hollow moulded pottery votive head. The features of the face are clearly rendered and subject to an exaggeration or enhancement of the natural characteristics which is typical of pottery figures form this period in Cyprus. The head wears a flat brimless cap, in front of which is a row of dense hair. Traces of pink pigment colouration survive in places indicating that this figure would have been painted in bright colours originally. Cyprus, 5th Century BC. Size: 6.4 x 4.8 cms. In... Click for details

Sold - Aug 06

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek Pre AD 1000: item #505662
Sold - Aug

A light pink pottery skyphos (wine drinking cup) with twin horizontal handles and a raised button base. The surface is buff and does not appear to have been glazed, suggesting that this was probably intended as a votive offering. Greek, circa 4th Century BC. One handle re-attached. Size: 9.5 x 4 cms Ex. Private collection, London, UK.

Cypriot large pottery amphora

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek Pre AD 1000: item #505609
sold

A large buff pottery amphora painted with grey horizontal banded decoration. The body consists of a well proportioned rounded biconical form and is mounted with a pair of horizontal strap handles. The straight-sided neck terminates in a slightly flared rim. Amphorae such as this were used for storing liquids such as wine or drinking water. Cyprus, end of Early Iron Age period, 8th to 6th Century BC Two large triangular sherds repaired on rim, otherwise intact with minor wear in places. ... Click for details

SOLD - APRIL 06 Greek Athenian pottery priapic herm

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek Pre AD 1000: item #484022
SOLD - APR

A hollow moulded pottery figure in the from of a priapic herm. A herm consists of rectangular plinth surmounted by the head of the god Hermes, a priapic herm is further adorned by an erect phallus on the front of the plinth. Large stone or marble herms were used to mark important crossroads and were also symbolically erected at the gates to the city of Athens. In their association with Hermes, they provided protection to travellers and merchants, particularly against thieves. The phallus wa... Click for details

Sold - October 06

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek Pre AD 1000: item #455560
Sold - Oct

A larger than average black glazed pottery wine drinking cup with two horizontal handles. The vessel is glazed black throughout except for the underside of the base which has been left the natural red colour of the clay and painted with two concentric circles, representing an eye. This shape of vessel is known as a "skyphos" and was used for drinking wine at meals and banquets. Greek, 5th Century BC. Intact, though eroded in places and with a stabile hair-line fracture to one side. Size: 10... Click for details

S O L D - 25th October 2005

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek Pre AD 1000: item #455536
S O L D -

A good quality pottery lekythos decorated in the Black Figure technique with three palmettes. The body is painted and incised with three consecutive palmettes bursting from volute scrolls. Each one is separated by a vertical line and framed by a faint white-painted arch. The shoulder is further decorated by two sets of radiating lines. An excellent example of archaic Athenian pottery: a finely shaped body, with casual, yet highly competent, formulaic painted decoration. Greece, Athens, 6th C... Click for details