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.
Apulian salt cellar with rounded rim band and concave sided bottom.
Warm brownish gloss with fingermarks around the base, where held during dipping.
Similar bowls are known from southern Italy, notably eastern Lucania, northern Apulia and Campania.
For an Apulian example, close in shape and size, cf. Beazley Archive vase no. 9014281.
Ceramic
Apulian, late 4th century BC
D. 6 cm (2.4 in)
H. 4.1 cm (1.6 in)
Intact and fine...
The lekythos with a net pattern in black glaze on the squat body.
Size: 7,5 cm.
Condition: Choice and intact with micro chip to rim.
Ex. Old Bavarian collection.
Interesting and quite scarce early greek pottery spindle flask with fine brown glaze and concenthric decorations, probably Western Asia cities, 3rd.-2nd. cent. BC.
Attractive with the round marks from the pottery wheel and tiny details.
Size: 12,5 cm. tall.
Condition: Nice Very Fine, a small chips to the edge of the rim. Unsusually finely preserved surfaces.
Ex. Danish Private Collection, comes with COA.
This is an Achaean archer's arrowhead that was crafted in bronze using the V-shaped tanged technique. It belongs to the type VIII b category and dates back to the Bronze Age, which lasted from 1500 B.C. until the final phases of the Mycenaean period in 1100 B.C. Ancient Greek archers commonly used this type of arrowhead during the Trojan War.
REFERENCES: For related Greek - Achaean's V-shaped tanged arrowhead, please see:
1. http://www.salimbeti.com/micenei/weapons3.htm
2...
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...
An interesting pair of ancient Greek wheel-made pottery lamps in orange clay, dating to 4th-1st cent AD.
Both lamps with a central, conical tube. The concave rim turned inwards and rounded short nozzles with large wick holes. Old collection tags on both pieces
Size: 5 & 6 cm across at the nozzle.
Condition: Choice and intact lamps with wear for type and age.
Ex. German collection.
Glazed jugs of ovoid body and steep shoulder. Arching strap handle, standing on a flat base.
Covered with a greenish brown glaze. Faint traces of fingertips around the base from dipping the vase into the glaze.
The shape connects to form 5221a1 in: Jean-Paul Morel. Céramique Campanienne: Les Formes. Rome 1981.
Ceramic
Apulian, 400-350 BC
H. to handle 6 cm (2.4 in)
D. belly 6 cm (2.4 in)
Intact and fine...
This is an Achaean archer's arrowhead that was crafted in bronze using the V-shaped tanged technique. It belongs to the type VII c category and dates back to the Bronze Age, which lasted from 1500 B.C. until the final phases of the Mycenaean period in 1100 B.C. Ancient Greek archers commonly used this type of arrowhead during the Trojan War.
REFERENCES: For related Greek - Achaean's V-shaped tanged arrowhead, please see:
1. http://www.salimbeti.com/micenei/weapons3.htm
2...
An interesting, small collection of ancient pottery items from a range of cultures, incl. Greece and Rome, 600 BC-200 AD.
The collection consist of:
- a rare pottery sieve restored from several large pieces, Roman 1st.-3rd. century AD
- a large shard of pottery decorated with a high relief face of Appollon, Greek hellenistic period (fragmentary)
- A very large pottery sharp, which is a side of a mega-vessel, decorated with early Greek decoration, probably c...
Roman Gold Lion appliqué, 1st.-3rd. century AD.
Nicely patinated emblem or amulet in pure 22+ gold.
Weight: 0,70 grams. Size: c. 17 mm. wide.
Ex. German private collection, 1960s-2000.
This is an Achaean archer's arrowhead that was crafted in bronze using the V-shaped tanged technique. It belongs to the type VII c category and dates back to the Bronze Age, which lasted from 1500 B.C. until the final phases of the Mycenaean period in 1100 B.C. Ancient Greek archers commonly used this type of arrowhead during the Trojan War...
Choice grey pottery terracotta oil lamp with profiled ring handle and sharp decoration of rosettes on the sides, Greek hellenistic, c. 3rd.-2nd. century BC.
Size: c. 10,7 cm. long.
Condition: Good Very fine and intact.
Provenance: Bärbel Kasper collection, Germany since 1950.
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.
This is an exquisite piece of history - an arrowhead that was used by the skilled Achaean archers in Ancient Greece. It is made of durable bronze and has a unique V-shaped tanged design known as type VIIIb. This arrowhead belongs to the Bronze Age period, which lasted from around 1500 B.C. to the final phases of the Mycenaean era in 1100 B.C. - a time that coincided with the legendary Trojan War. It's fascinating to think about the battles that were fought with weapons like these.
REFEREN...
Very tall bottle with elongated foot, tapering body, long thin neck, and bulging rim.
Ceramic
Greek, Hellenistic Period, 4th-2nd century BC
H. 25 cm (9.8 in)
Broken neck reconstituted. Some wear and accretions on the body.
Swiss private collection. Acquired in the German art market, June 2008.
The authenticity of the object is unconditionally guaranteed.
Thin-walled creamware cup with narrow base, rounded body and slightly flared rim. Single strap handle from belly to rim. Bichrome linear decoration inside and out.
For a related example, cf. Beazley Database vase no. 1009801.
Ceramic
Daunian, 4th century BC
H. 8.7 cm (3.4 in)
D. 9.9 cm (3.9 in)
Intact and fine. Small craze fixed.
Swiss private collection, acquired in the German art market in June 2008.
The authenticity of the object ...
Black-glazed jug with flared rim lip and low strap handle. The tapering wall slightly offset from the flat base. The flat underside reserved.
Covered inside and outside with a glossy black glaze.
For a related example, cf. Beazley Archive vase no. 9032269.
Ceramic
Apulian, 375-350 BC
H. 8.8 cm (3.5 in)
Intact with lustrous black glaze. Surface wear in places. Indentation in the wall.
Swiss private collection.
The authenticity of the o...