A wonderful mounted fragment of a ceramic wall tile depicting a Maenad and a Satyr, Etruscan, 5th.-4th. cent. BC.

The piece in very thick stoneware with a high relief.

Size: 21,3 x 18,5 cm. as mounted.

Provenance: Private Collection of Bjørn De Roepstorff, an important Danish castle / mansion collection. The family lived in Italy in the 1970s and bought a few antiquities, like this nice relief.

Beautiful Etruscan votive terracotta head, c. 5th.-4th. cent. BC.

A substantial terractotta in a fine condition and quality.

Size. c. 13 cm. tall and 10 cm. wide.

Condition: Near Extremely fine for the type.

Provenance: Private Collection of Bjørn De Roepstorff, an important Danish castle / mansion collection. The family lived in Italy in the 1970s and bought a few antiquities, like this nice head.

Fine Western Greek head fragment with calm expression and appealing Early Classical facial features. The face shows a prominent nose, full lips and a heavy chin. The beautifully arched brows span over indistinct eyes that were originally painted. The hairline above the forehead with heavy curls.
The Severe Style marks the transition from Late Archaic to Early Classical art. It is defined by the simplicity or severity of forms, visible in both facial features and treatment of the clothes...

Rare seated figure with writing tablets folded open on the lap. The writing right hand rests on the tablet, which is held with the other. The small face with a prominent nose, the eyes and the mouth indistinct and originally painted. Curls frame the forehead and braids fall along the neck.
The figure wears a skin-tight tunic that might have been originally painted. The edge of a cloak covers the lower chest...

Rare terracotta draped Corinthian column, the details of the capital and the drapery finely modeled.
The motif is uncommon and supposed to bear some funerary significance.
Behind the monograms ΠΓ. A small vent hole below the inscription.
For a related item, cf. The British Museum Collection, inventory no. 1220.131, found at the Halikarnassos mausoleum excavations of 1857.
Terracotta
(East) Greek, late 2nd to 1st century BC
H. 7.5 cm (3 in)
Intact...

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.

Seated Eros tightly wrapped in a heavy cloak pulled over the stippled wreath on his head. The chubby face with remains of pink color, red lips.
Eros holds a pointed amphora with a stippled ribbon/garland hanging around the vessel’s shoulder. The ends of the ribbon run down the young god’s back. The stumps on the back belong to the missing wings.
White color for the garment...

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...

Rare head of a man with caricatural features. The man shows a bulged and furrowed forehead, deeply set beady eyes, a flattish nose with marked nostril, and fleshy lips. Strands of hair are brushed back from the forehead and from the temples.
The head fits into the Hellenistic grotesque tradition and may be related to the New Greek comedy.
Terracotta
Western Greek, Hellenistic Period, 3rd-2nd century BC
H. 4.8 cm (1.9 in)
H...

Terracotta torso decorated with incised bands gathered by medallions on the shoulders and on the back. The larger medallion on the chest chipped off. The additional decoration points to the depiction of a woman.
Terracotta
Greek, 8th-7th Century BC
H. 4.5 cm (1.8 in)
H. with stand 6.7 cm (2.6 in)
Broken at the neck level with remains of the lower jaw...

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. Late Etruscan / Italian, ca. 5th.-4th. century BC.

Size: c. 14,5 cm. tall and 8 cm. deep.

Condition: Choice! With repaired crack at the lower part and still with it's pigment and encrustations preserved.

Ex. Old Private collection, aquired before 1980.

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.

A fine greek ritual figure of Cybele Playing Tympanum, Greek, c. 4th.-3rd. century BC.

She is standing in fine romes with the mural crown headdress and veiled, playing on a tympanum.

Size: 15,4 cm. tall.

Condition: Intact with minor chips, uncleaned with encrustations and remnants of pigments.

Ex. Private collection, aquired before 1980.

A nice greek funeral figure, likely Southern Italy, c. 4th. century BC.

She is seated, depicted veiled, and playing on a tympanum, leaning slightly back.

Size: 10,5 cm. tall.

Condition: Intact, uncleaned with encrustations.

Ex. Private collection, aquired before 1980.

Of a fine early Roman style, c. 1st. century AD and with inspiration from archaic art. Light red clay with a beige overlay. die-formed. Standing Aphrodite with her cloak wrapped around her legs and holding a shell in each hand. Provincial?! Head, one foot and large parts of the shells are missing.

Height: 16 cm.

Ex. Private collection, aquired before 1980.

Head of a theatrical actor wearing a slave mask.
The mask shows a funnel-shaped mouth and arched eyebrows over beady eyes. The flattish nose with pierced nostrils, the hair combed back with scattered curls behind the elongated neck.
Superb modeling.
New Comedy mask of the hegemon therapon – the leading slave characterized as loudmouth and intriguer.
Terracotta
Greek, Hellenistic Period, 3rd-2nd Century BC
H. 4.9 cm (1.9 in)
H...

Paunchy figure of Silenus shown naked except for an animal skin, the ends of which he holds with his hands.
The slightly bent head shows a shaggy beard, beady eyes, an enormous nose and full lips.
The head shows the caricatural features of a philosopher...

Entirely hand-modeled terracotta lion resting with crossed forepaws. The elongated body with vividly rendered mane, the tail runs between the legs to rest on the back.
The missing head reveals the buildup of the figure. Excellent modeling.
The collector’s label is covered by a second one referring to Fischer’s 1941 sale and reads B1404-234-pe ist).
The ink inscription is illegible and indicates, as with other pieces of the collector, where the figurine was found. The ye...