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Cute Roman Bronze Resting Dog: X-Mildenberg
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Pre AD 1000 item# 769690
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This cute Roman bronze dog dates circa 2nd-3rd century A.D., and is approximately 1.7 inches long. This little Roman bronze dog is seen resting on the ground and looks very relaxed. This type of piece was collected by Leo Mildenberg of Zurich, Switzerland, who built a collection of ancient animal art. His collection were all of animals that did not display any signs of violence, and this piece is a prime example. There is minute detail seen on this piece and the hair, eyes, ears, and other features are readily seen. This type of dog is a breed that one can see today, and appears to be a mixed breed. This dog also appears to have some age, and probably was an old trusted and loyal pet. This piece has an attractive dark green patina with some spotty light brown mineral deposits, and has some heavy light brown mineral deposits on the bottom of the flat base. There is also a mounting prong seen extended from the bottom base, and this piece may have been part of a figural group. The mounting prong extends down into the custom wooden base, and this piece can easily be removed. Ex: Leo Mildenberg collection, Zurich. Ex: Private Swiss collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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Mayan Finely Carved/Lidded Cylinder Glyph Vessel
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Pre AD 1000 item# 594979
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This nice Mayan carved and lidded cylinder vessel dates circa 200-400 A.D. and is an early Mayan ceramic. This piece is approximately 8 inches high with the lid and 5.25 inches in diameter at the base. This piece has an architectural design that denotes this vessel as having Teotihuacan stylistic features. The architectural design is seen in the pyramid step knob and quetzal bird feather design on the lid, and the dot pattern bands seen on the top and bottom of the main body of the vessel. These features are prominently seen in the pyramids seen at Teotihuacan just outside of Mexico City. The quetzal bird feather design also is representative of Quetzalcoatl, the chief Aztec and Toltec god of the wind and air, who is known and represented as a feathered serpent. This piece has two identical deeply carved Mayan glyphs seen on each side of the vessel and there are traces of red cinnabar seen in the low relief lines of the design. This piece sits on three legs and the main body is slightly flared, which also denotes this vessel as an early Mayan ceramic. This piece is a light brown terracotta and has spotty black magnesium deposits, both on the outside and inner surfaces, and they are much heavier on the inside of the vessel. The lid rests perfectly on the main body and does not overlap the top rim of the main body. The matching deposits, seen both on the lid and the main body, show that the lid does go with this piece. This lid design also is an indication that this vessel was made solely as a grave offering. The shape is very esoteric, as the the main body has a flared rim and the glyphs are readily seen due to the deep carving. This piece is 100% original and was repaired from two large fragments. A nice Mayan vessel with great eye appeal. Ex: Private Florida collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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Impressive Greek Geometric Bronze Bead Necklace
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Pre AD 1000 item# 958827
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$2,375.00
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This impressive piece is a Greek bronze bead necklace, and this necklace is comprised of solid cast bronze beads that date to the Geometric period circa 750-700 B.C. This necklace is made from 13 beads which together measure approximately 17.75 inches end-to-end. All of the bronze beads are conical in design, and seven of the larger beads have a raised terminal end. The largest central bead has double-raised ridge terminal ends, and this bead is approximately 2.75 inches long. The other six largest beads measure approximately 1.5, 2, 2.4, 2.3, 1.75, and 1.25 inches long. The smaller six beads are approximately .5 to .75 inches long. These beads have an attractive dark green patina, and are all in superb condition. These beads are strung on a leather cord, and can be worn as is, or can easily be separately mounted into several different works of jewelry. The weights of the beads vary widely, and the central bead weighs approximately 29.4 gms. The other six larger beads weigh approximately 15.5, 33.5, 59.8, 30.7, 29.5, and 12.1 gms. These beads were separately hand cast, and they are all slightly different in size and weight. Two of the larger beads also have a hole from the central shaft, which probably allowed for the addition of pendants and/or other beads which hung down from these two beads. These beads were likely worn in life, as well as being votive, and are now scarce in the market. As a group, these pieces have a high degree of eye appeal and display very well. Ex: Private New York collection. I certify that these pieces are authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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Splendid Greek Apulian Squat Lekythos
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Pre AD 1000 item# 821520
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This splendid Greek Apulian squat lekythos dates circa mid 4th century B.C., and is approximately 5.8 inches high. This piece has a draped woman standing to the right and she is seen looking back to the left, holding a white dotted decorative plate in her right hand, and holding a white dotted decorative wreath in her left hand. The drapery of the standing woman has very fine detail, and is better than most examples. There is a circle dot behind her body and a large palmette on the back side below the handle. For another piece of this type with a single draped woman, see Sotheby's Antiquities, New York, June 2008, no. 87 ($600.00-$900.00 estimates, $3,438.00 realized.) The piece offered here is intact, save for the spout that has been re-attached. There are spotty white calcite deposits and the overall condition is superb. Ex: Private German collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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Mint Greek Bronze Illyrian Helmet with Stunning Patina
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Pre AD 1000 item# 793283
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This mint quality bronze helmet is of the Illyrian type, and has the open face and covered ears. This intact piece is in mint condition and has a superb dark green/brown patina, with light blue, light yellow, light green, and spotty red highlights. In fact, the stunning patina seen on this helmet is certainly one of the finest seen on a helmet of this type. There are also attractive inner surface mineral deposits, which add to the exceptional eye appeal of this piece. This piece was made by hammering one solid sheet of bronze into the shape that is seen. There are minute bronze rivets that were individually applied to the outer perimeter of this piece, and this process was very labor intensive. These rivets are very decorative and may have supported a leather webbing, which attached to a leather core that served as an inner pad. There is also a well defined crest box seen at the top, a crest pin hole at the back, and a crest pin seen at the front. There is a single line seen in the forehead area, and this design provides extra strength to the helmet. This piece dates circa 6th century B.C., is approximately 12 inches high, and is a full sized example. This top quality piece compares to the Axel Guttmann example that was offered by Christie's Antiquities, South Kensington, London, "The Art of Warfare, The Axel Guttmann Collection, Part 1", Nov. 2002, no. 55. (Realized 14,100 pounds.) This piece is also analogous in type and quality to the examples offered in Sotheby's Antiquities, New York, June 2000, no. 73. (Realized $32,950.00); and Christie's Antiquities, New York, June 2008, no. 167. ($30,000.00-$50,000.00 estimates, $40,000.00 realized.) The exceptional mint quality helmet offered here is classified as a "Type II" Illyrian helmet, as seen in "Antike Helm", Lipperheide and Antikenmuseums Collections, Mainz, Germany, 1988, pp. 48-52. The other examples cited here are also classified as "Type II". The piece offered here is one of the finest known examples of it's type, and compares with the auction quality examples cited here, as the helmet offered here, and all of the helmets cited above are all intact and have exceptional patinas. This helmet may be the finest example available on the world market today due to its exceptional quality, the fact that this piece was not over cleaned, and that it has an exceptional multi-colored patina which is one of the best. A custom metal stand is included, along with two large x-rays which show a great deal relative to the construction and quality of the piece. Ex: Private English collection. Ex: Fortuna Fine Art, New York, New York. Ex: Private New York collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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Superb Red Sandstone Stele Fragment: 8th-9th Century AD
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Pre AD 1000 item# 661705
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$3675.00
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This superb red sandstone fragment is from central India and dates to the Post-Gupta period, circa 8th-9th Century A.D. This piece is approximately 16 inches high and is mounted on a custom metal stand. This piece may originally have been part of a stele and/or a temple. There is a section on the right side of this piece that is flat, and this side may have been the inner part of a doorway. There are also four smiling Nagas seen on this piece with intertwined serpent tails and cobra hoods above their heads. Their raised clasped hands are seen in the Anjali Mudra position, and they are positioned at an angle so that they view the person that would pass through the doorway. There is also an elaborate foliage pattern seen on the edge, and the overall design of this piece is very esoteric. There is an analogous piece that is seen in the Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Ullman Collection and is published in "Art of the Indian Subcontinent From Los Angeles Collections", Ward Ritchie Press, 1968. This piece may be a part of the same building and/or stele, as this piece also forms part of a door jam. This piece, and the piece offered here, are both extremely fine examples of ancient Indian art and are in superb condition with clear detailed carving. These carvings are highly spiritual, and were intended to protect the viewer, as this was the reason for the depiction of the Nagas. A nice heavy piece with a high degree of spiritual feeling. Ex: Sotheby's New York, "Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art", March, 1990. Ex: Private Los Angeles collection. (Additional documentation is available to the purchaser.) I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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Greek Seated Terracotta Goddess with Pleasing Smile
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Pre AD 1000 item# 956731
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$865.00
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This piece is a Greek terracotta that is a seated goddess, probably Demeter. This piece dates circa 500 B.C., is approximately 7.5 inches high, and is probaby Corinthian from mainland Greece. (For the type, see "Classical Terracotta Figures" by James Chesterman, Ward Lock Limited Pub., London, 1974, no.41.) This goddess is seen seated on a throne and is wearing a Greek Doric peplos, which was made of wool, and she is seen fully draped with folds seen on the arms and at the feet. This piece is a light red terracotta, and has light brown earthern deposits seen on the inner and outer surfaces of this piece. In addition, there are spotty traces of white pigment that was used as a base paint, as this piece was originally painted with several colors. This piece has some minor repair, and was repaired from three large fragments. This repair also appears to be quite aged, and although this piece has some minor repair, this piece is an exceptional example, due to the pleasing archaic smiling facial expression and the design of the drapery. The pleasing smiling expression seen on this piece gives this piece a serene feeling, and the drapery design conveys that this goddess is not a young woman, which defines Demeter, rather than Persephone. Demeter was the great Greek Earth-goddess, patroness of fertility and goddess of the Eleusinian Mysteries; one of the twelve major Olympian gods and one of the six children of Cronos and Rhea. This piece was likely a grave offering, and as such, promoted eternal life and fertility. This nice piece easily conveys the identity of the figure that is depicted (Demeter), and this is a scarce attribute relative to Greek terracottas. Ex: Private German collection. (Additional documentation is available to the purchaser.) I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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Three Greek Corinthian Vessels: c. 6th century B.C.
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Pre AD 1000 item# 956245
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These three pieces are being offered as one lot, as they are made from the same light red/tan clay fabric, and have similar light tan earthern deposits that have minute root marking. These three intact pieces are all classified as being Greek Corinthian, and date circa mid 6th century B.C. The first piece is an aryballos, that is approximately 2.25 inches high. This petite piece has some dark brown design elements that are seen at the rounded base, and is in superb condition, save for some unobtrusive chips that are seen below the lip. The second piece is a thin walled skyphos, that is approximately 3.1 inches high by 6 inches wide handle to handle. This piece is also in superb condition, save for a minute chip at the base that may be from antiquity. The third piece is a exaleiptron, otherwise known as a "kothon" or "cothon", which was used as a funerary ritual vessel that contained aromatic oil. This piece is also in superb condition, save for a minute chip at the end of one of the two handle flares. This vessel has a low foot ring and has traces of geometric light brown painted line design under the earthern deposits. All three of the superb vessels offered here may have been used in a votive funerary ritual as well, and are scarce in this "as found" condition. Corinthian vessels, such as the three examples offered here, were also exported throughout the ancient Greek world during the 6th century B.C., and competed for markets with ancient Greek Attic ceramics. An interesting group that is being offered as one lot. Ex: Arte Primitivo, New York. Ex: Private New York collection. I certify that these pieces are authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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Cute Greek Boeotian Terracotta of Seated Infant
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Pre AD 1000 item# 934849
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This cute Greek terracotta is a smiling seated infant that is seen holding a rooster. This scarce piece dates circa 350 B.C., is approximately 3.5 inches high, and is in mint condition with no repair and/or fill. This piece has an original thin white slip that covers the majority of the piece, and this was used as a base for additional pigments that were applied to the piece. The smiling chubby infant is seen looking down at the rooster that is held with his left arm, and he is nude, except for some drapery seen over his right leg. This image of a chubby infant is seen in other examples that were produced in Athens and Tanagra in Boeotia, and this piece was probably a grave offering for a child, or was an offering to a sanctuary with deities that were concerned with child care or fertility. The rooster for the ancient Greeks also represented a pugnacious spirit in boys, and were favored as domestic pets. They also brought in the new day and represented renewal and new life, which suits this piece as a grave offering. There was also an erotic side as well, in addition to an agonistic side to roosters in ancient Greece, as they were often love gifts of older men to young boys. In ancient Greek myth, the Trojan prince Ganymede is often depicted with a rooster given to him by Zeus. (The type of terracotta offered here can be seen in "Coming of Age in Ancient Greece, Images of Childhood from the Classical Period", by Jenifer Neils and John Oakley, Yale University Press Pub., 2003, nos. 40 and 94. No. 40 is seen in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and is 5.8 cm high, and dates circa 330-310 B.C. This piece is also seen seated on a square base, and has an analogous body and face to the piece offered here.) The type of terracotta offered here is seldom seen on the market, and Munzen Und Medaillen A.G. in Basel, Switzerland, had an analogous piece listed for 3600 S.F. in October 1980 in "Terrakotten Der Antike, List S". This piece is a wonderful example of ancient Greek Classical period art that is in mint condition. Ex: J.J. Klejman Gallery, New York. Ex: Private New York collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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Huge Roman Glass Jug with Cut Bands
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Pre AD 1000 item# 579338
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This huge Roman glass jug dates circa 1st-2nd century AD and is in intact condition, and is in mint condition, with no stress cracks and/or chips. This large piece is approximately 7.25 inches high by 5.6 inches in diameter. This pleasing vessel has nice multi-colored iridescence and minute root marking. There are also five lathe cut bands that run around the main body of the piece. There is also a thick strap handle that was applied to the turned down open end. See Christie's Antiquities, June 2001, no.213, for an analogous example that is 9.25 inches high. ($20,000.00-$30,000.00 estimates, and realized $23,500.00. This piece also has lathe cut bands that run around the vessel.) The piece offered here is an exceptional large example of early Roman blown glass, and is scarce in this condition. Ex: Private English collection. Ex: Private New York collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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