Beautiful pair of bronze appliques representing lions' muzzles encircled by prehension rings. Probably handles for a sarcophagus ou a bathtub.

Roman art, 1st-2nd century A.D.

Comes with an export passport.

Diameter : 6.3 inches (16,5 cm)

Condition: Very good condition.

Rare corinthian lekythos, ref. Payne "lekythos with angular shoulder" decorated with horizontal red and black lines. Rare shape for a corinthian production.

For further readind see the Lattra excavations, p.385.

Corinthian art, circa 575-500 B.C.

Comes with a TL test.

Height : 7.5 inches (19 cm)

Condition: Very good condition. Reglued, no missing parts.

Nice small xenonware oenochoe decorated with foliate scrolls in added red all over the body. The shoulder is painted with red stripes.

Greek art, 4th century B.C.

Height : 6.5 inches (16.5 cm)

Condition: Very good condition. Intact.

Nice daunian krater decorated with dark-brown geometrical patterns. Four handle, including two rectangular are placed on the ovoid body.

For further reading see L'art premier des iapyges, céramique antique d'italie méridionale, by Jacques Chamay and Chantal Courtois, 2002. ISBN 88-510-0073-5.

Iapyge art, Daunian II phase, 5th century B.C.

Height : 9.3 inches (23.5 cm)
Diameter : 10.6 inches (27 cm)

Condition: Very good condition...

Fine moche stirrup vase in the shape of an owl's head in black ware.

The Moche art, influenced by Chavín and Cupisnique, mark a significant step forward compared to earlier cultures...

Red figure apulian epichysis decorated with a sitted woman wearing a belted chiton, holding flowers in her right hand and a mirror in her left, enframed by palmettes. The rest of the decor is composed of rays on the neck, an ovum frieze on the flange, a palmette at the base of the handle, two small bands of laurel in added white on the body, and molded heads where the handle joins the spout.

For further reading see A.D. Trendall & A...

Very nice bronze statuette of a horse, standing, one leg up (part of it missing...).
Probably a base since the back is pierced.

Roman art, 2nd-3rd century A.D.

Height : 2.3 inches (5.8 cm)
Length : 2.5 inches (6.4 cm)
Height on stand : 9.5 cm (3.74 inches)

Condition: Very good condition. Front part of the right leg missing otherwise very nice condition.

Very large "listata" daunian askos, probably from Canosa, ovoid body with cylinder-shaped neck and a handle on the top decorated with geometrical and vegetal patterns in red-brownish and dark brow paint.

For similar examples see L'art premier des iapyges, céramique antique d'Italie méridionale, p.112 n°54...

Terracotta statuette of a child leaning on a column. Very nice expression. Label on the back saying : "1100 F 2e 1e av. J.C. Myrina". (1.100 francs, 2nd-1st century B.C. Myrina)

Greek art, hellenistic period.

Height : 4.1 inches (10.5 cm)

Condition: Very good condition. Intact.

Lovely terracotta head of a young girl, with the childhood plait on the top of her head.

Greek art, 3rd century B.C.

Height : 1.8 inches (4.5 cm)

Condition: Very good condition.

Terracotta statuette of a boar or a pig, certainly used as toy. Children's playthings were to be buried in their tombs or offered at sanctuaries when they grew to marriageable age.

Greek art, 5th century B.C.

Height : 2.8 inches (7 cm)
Length : 3.9 inches (10 cm)

Condition: Very good condition. Two front legs reglued.

Nice bronze statuette representing a winged Eros, one arm rised, the other one to his mouth.

Roman art, 2nd-3rd century A.D.

Height : 2.6 inches (6.5 cm)

Condition: Very good condition. Feets and one hand missing.