Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Greek (16)

A scarce intact and wearable Greek or Greco-Persian silver bracelet, 6th.-4th. century BC.

The fine bracelet in good silver and with finely made rams head finials. The silver is toned and can be easily cleaned to more bright silver if the buyer wants it.

Size: Inside diameter, 63 mm., and outside diameter, 72 mm.

Weight: 33,6 grams.

Ex. German private collection, 1925-1979.

An important and highly interesting Cypriot terracotta chariot Biga, Cypro-Archaic, c. 7th. Century BC.

Pulled by ywo horses, the chariot is driven by a warrior or perhaps Athena with high crested helmet. The figure with his arms on the railing and holding the reins. The Chariot with finely outlined wheels and other details and placed on a rectangular base.

Size: ca. 18 cm. long (plint) and ca. 13 cm. high...

A Hellenistic silver bowl, Eastern Mediterranean region, 3rd/2nd century BC.

A good size and in a beautifully toned silver with wonderful preserved surfaces. Semicircular with low walls for a libation of drinking bowl.

Concenthric decoration in the center, thick inwards turning rim.

Size: 14 cm. in diameter

Condition: Superb for type, small delamination and light corrosion in patches on the exteriour, othervise perfect, fine metal.

Ex...

Pointed aryballos decorated with fine symethric brown slip decoration, Protocorinthian aryballos. Corinthian style 675-625 B.C., but made in Cyprus witha typical Cypriot decoration.

Awesome condition vessel with fine proportions and great warm decoration.

Size: 57 mm. tall.

Condition: Choice, miniature chip to the rim, mentioned only to be correct, it's really unimportant...

A Cypro-Geometric (1100 — 700 B.C) bichrome-on light ground-kylix (Bichrome III Ware).

The kylix is decorated with horizontal lines and bands, vertical lines and crosses, preserving the strict symmetry of the vessel’s decoration, which is characteristic of the Cypro-Geometric period...

Ancient Greece, Cyprus, early 1st millennium BC.

A lovely wheel-thrown pottery plate or low bowl with a round base, wide walls, and applied handles with loops for hanging.

The underside is adorned with several sets of concentric circles, the rim and handles with sections of thin linear bands, and the interior with wide, swirled circles, all in black slip.

Size: 12 cm...

Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 2nd. century BC.

A utilitarian, buff vessel with a wide, well-defined shoulder, a round, slightly flared foot, a conical neck, a thick mouth, and a ribbed strap handle. The lagynos is an ancient form designed to hold oil (in smaller form) or, as this one, wine. This is a beautiful example of a rare form.

Height: 17,2 cm. and 18,6 cm. wide.

Condition: Superb.

Ex. German Private Collection, 1955-1990.

Outstanding example of a Megarian bowl dating from the Hellenistic Period during which much of the Aegean and Western Asia were under the influence of Alexander the Great.

The bowl in red terracotta made in an elegant thin-walled style and ornately decorated with a pattern of symethric floral decoration in high relief, mold made. A flower in the center.

Size: 13,6 cm. in diameter and 7,4 cm. tall.

Ex. Old German Collection, sold at antiquities auction in 2014...

A beautiful ancient Greek Apulian net Lekythos, dating to approximately 350 B.C.

The bottle with disc base, spherical body, elegant neck and collared rim, a small loop handle arches from the neck to the shoulder of the piece. Decorated with black net pattern.

Pieces such as this were used for storing perfumes and othe valuable cosmetics in antiquity.

Height: 19 cm. tall!

Condition: Choice, repair to neck and handle, small chips, othervise intact...

A wonderful intact Greek blackware bowl, Apulian, ca. 4th. century BC.

Fine little vessel with a fluted upperside of body and a concave base.

Size: 65 mm. in diameter.

Condition: Choice and intact, fine silverish patina to the glace.

Ex Marta Bryl, Paris, 2009 and Ex Collection A.Z. Schweiz.

A very choice and fully wearable silver seal ring, Greece, 5th.-2nd. century BC.

The bezel engraved with a standing figure, interesting archaic style.

Ring-Size: 19 mm. US size 9-9 1/8

Ex. Collection of Dr. Grözinger, Germany, before 1962.

RARE LARGER GREEK MARBLE FRAGMENT OF BUILDING ELEMENT, FROM ATHENS AGORA 1960

Interesting very old collection Marble fragment of the Athens Agora, dating 6th.-3nd. century BC.

The piece with fine carved details. With old collection sticker and ink writing. Looks like a piece of a base.

Size: 12 cm. wide and 8 cm. high ca. 6,5 cm. thick.

Ex. Collection of Dr. G.S., Nürnberg, 1958 - 2003. Part of older collection of Hans Piehler (1874 - 1961)

A fine and rare blackstone seal, Greco-Persian, 6th.-2nd. century BC.

The seal is rectangular and engraved with a horse.

Size: 2,3 cm.

German Private Collection

FINE GREEK BLACK GLAZED KOTHON, GNATHIAN WARE, 4TH. CENTURY BC.

The vessel very attractive with a fine decoration at the neck.

Height: 10,9 cm.

Condition: Choice. Tiny chip at rim mended, othervise completely intact.

Ex. German Collection of H.S., bought between 1971-1998.

An extremely rare and important Etruscan offer bowl (omphalos), made in thick terracotta glazed pottery, 400-300 BC...

A good South Italian or Etruscan pottery dish, dating to the 4th. century BC.

Unusual dish with a series of many circles inside the dish in light brown as well as on the rim. The back also painted in brown circles. A very attractive and large dish!

Size: 183 mm. wide and 45 mm. high.

Condition: Choice! Uncleaned find state, with very minor dent to the rim. The dish will benefit much from gentle cleaning which will bring out vivid colours!

Ex. Johan Dæhlfe...