Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek (154)

Black-glazed dish of shallow form with thick wall and slightly flared base. Shallow rounded floor.
Fingermarks around the base, where held during dipping. Black all over with reserved bottom.
Fine light beige clay, very much depurated and hard fired. Possibly of northern Campania production.
Closely related to Beazley Archive vase no. 9006503
Ceramic
Campanian, 350-300 BC
D. 7.2 cm (2.8 in)
H. 3.3 cm (1.3 in)
Intact...

Glazed jug of ovoid body and steep shoulder. Arching strap handle, standing on a flat base.
Covered with a greenish brown glaze. Traces of fingertips around the base resulting from dipping the vase into the glaze.
The shape corresponds to form 5221a1 in: Jean-Paul Morel. Céramique Campanienne: Les Formes. Rome 1981.
Ceramic
Apulian, 400-350 BC
H. to handle 7.3 cm (2.9 in)
H...

Glazed jug of ovoid body and steep shoulder. Arching strap handle, standing on a flat base.
Covered with a greenish brown glaze. 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 7 cm (2.8 in)
H...

Native Apulian single-handled jug of globular body, tapering neck and everted rim.
Remains of a brown glaze, standing on a flat base.
Ceramic
Apulian, 3rd century BC
12.5 cm (4.9 in)
Handle restored, glaze worn. Soil deposits in places.
Swiss private collection.

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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...

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...

Black-glazed dish of shallow form with thick wall, comprising a small offset between the rounded lip and the foot. Shallow rounded floor.
Warm brownish gloss with fingermarks around the base, where held during dipping. Black all over with reserved bottom.
Fine light beige clay, very much depurated and hard fired. Possibly of northern Campania production.
Closely related to Beazley Archive vase no. 9006509
Ceramic
Campanian, 350-300 BC
D...

Tall bottle with flat base, piriform body, and long cylindrical neck ending in a flared rim.
Unguentaria are small ceramic or glass bottles frequently found in burial contexts...

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.

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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.
Ceramic
Apulian, 350-3...

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. Both with a nice brownish black glaze, one...

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.

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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.

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Glazed jug of globular body and evert neck. Three raised knobs around the shoulder. Arching strap handle with tiny knobs at the topmost point, standing on a bulged base.
The upper side covered with a black glaze that turns into a red-brown in places.
For the same type, cf. vase no. 126, p. 75 in: J. W. Hayes. Greek and Italian Black-Gloss Wares and Related Wares in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto 1984.
Ceramic
Greek Campanian, 3rd century BC
H. 8.2 cm (3.2 in...

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.

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Black glazed drinking cup with steep wall, slightly everted rim and single horizontal handle. Standing on a low ring foot. Covered with fine quality black gloss inside and out.
Common Apulian type. For a similar example, cf. item no. 101, p. 61 in: John W. Hayes. Greek and Italian Black-Gloss Wares and Related Wares in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, 1984.
Ceramic
Apulian, around 350 BC
Size: H. 5.2 cm (2 in)
D. 9.5 cm (3.7 in)
W. over handle 12.3 cm ...

Black glazed dishes with rounded wall and slightly incurved rim. One standing on a conical foot, the other on disk feet. Two dishes with brilliant black glaze.
Ceramic
Campanian, late 4th century BC
D. 6.9 cm (2.7 in) to 8.7 cm (3.4 in)
H. 3.3 cm (1.3 in) to 5.2 cm (2 in)
Intact. Black glaze with minor surface wear, one dish with peeled off glaze.
Ex Swiss private collection.

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Greek Campanian Black-glazed Dishes, 350-300 BC Black-glazed dishes of shallow form with thick wall and slightly flared base. One with a small offset between the rounded lip and the foot. Shallow rounded floors.
Traces of fingertips around the bases, where held during dipping into the glaze.
Ceramic
Campanian, 350-300 BC
D. 6.3 cm (2.5 in) to 8.1 cm (3.2 in)
Intact. Black glaze with minor surface wear, one dish with peeled off glaze.
Ex Swiss privat...