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Superb Large Greek Geometric Trefoil Pitcher
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1040039
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This superb piece is a large Greek pitcher that dates to the Greek Geometric period, circa 8th-7th century B.C. This piece is approximately 10.75 inches high by 8.5 inches in diameter. This superb piece is a light gray terracotta and is near mint quality. This intact vessel also has no noticeable chips and/or abrasions which are usually associated with ceramics of this type. This attractive piece also has nice light to dark brown earthen deposits and minute root marking. There is a single strap handle and trefoil mouth which allowed water and/or wine to be poured in a controlled manner. This piece also sits on a ring base that stabilizes this vessel a great deal, and together with the trefoil spout, are design innovations that represent a huge leap in ancient Greek ceramic design/production. This piece is scarce in this size and near mint condition, and is a very attractive early Greek light gray ceramic. Another analogous example nearly the same size is seen in Sotheby's Antiquities, London, July 1991, no.245. Ex: Private CA. collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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Greek Terracotta Figure of a Votaress: 5th Century BC
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Pre AD 1000 item# 680621
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This complete piece is a Greek standing terracotta figure of a votaress. This piece is approximately 8.75 inches high and dates circa 5th century BC. This piece is intact and has no repair/restoration. There are some light brown earthen deposits that are adhered to the surface, and this is an indication that this piece has not been over cleaned, and as such, the surface of this piece is superb quality with little wear. This piece was mold made and was designed with a trapezoidal base. This votaress may represent the Greek goddess Demeter, who is seen wearing a pleated chiton and a himation that is seen draped over her shoulders. She has a slight smile and is seen holding a piglet against her breasts with both hands, and this piglet is probably a votive offering. (See Sotheby's Antiquities New York, June 2004, no. 33 and Sotheby's Antiquities New York, Dec. 2000, no. 84, for other analogous examples. The two pieces cited here are approximately 10.5 inches and 8.25 inches high.) These terracotta figurines are thought to be votive in nature, and represented the offering that is seen within the piece itself, and consequently, this piece was intended as a substitute for the actual offering. This piece is scarce in this intact condition, has nice eye appeal, and is an excellent example for the type. This piece is also mounted on a custom wooden base. Ex: German private 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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Esoteric Greek Pyxis with Mold Pressed Medallion
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1031929
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This mint quality piece is a Greek pyxis vessel that dates circa 3rd-2nd century B.C., and is a classic ancient Greek Hellenistic form. This piece is approximately 6.2 inches high by 4.25 inches in diameter, and is made of two sections, with a top section that sits on top of the bottom half. The walls of this intact ceramic are very thin, as the piece was fired at a high temperature. Consequently, this ceramic is very durable and the thin walls are very strong, and this suits this piece very well as it was designed to hold precious cosmetics and/or items such as jewelry. This piece was likely used by a woman of some means as it was an expensive piece in antiquity, and it may have also been used as a votive grave offering in order to be used in the afterlife as well. This piece is analogous to many "Attic" type examples, and is known as a "West Slope" type, as this type of ceramic was found on the west side of the Parthenon in Athens. This type of pyxis can also be seen in several Greek museums, including the Pella Museum in Greece. The piece offered here has a very attractive yellow ivy leaf and white berry band, which is a hallmark design of the Athenian ceramic industry, and many of these pieces were made for export. There are also two white decorative circles that run around the main body of the vessel, and a mold pressed roundel medallion that is seen at the top center of the upper lid section. Within this mold pressed medallion, are two standing figures of two lovers embracing, and a standing figure of Eros looking on. (A similar scene is seen on a Canosan terracotta pyxis, circa 3rd century B.C., which is seen in Sotheby's Antiquities, London, July 1987, no.276. See attached photo.) This intact piece has some spotty white calcite deposits, and is in mint "as found" condition. This vessel also has very vibrant colors, has great eye appeal, and is a scarce to rare example. Ex: Ulla Lindner collection. Ex: Private New York collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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Flawless and Esoteric Greek Hellenistic Olpe
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1039437
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This flawless piece is an intact Greek olpe vessel that dates circa 4th century B.C. This piece is approximately 6.5 inches high by 3.25 inches in diameter. This esoteric piece has an attractive tan earthern glaze and is made from a light red clay. This piece has nice "as found" deposits, a flat bottom, and a single strap handle. The large open and round mouth was also designed to pour liquid very rapidly, which lends this vessel very well as a table vessel. Vessels of this type were widely produced in the ancient Greek world, and this vessel shape was also produced in bronze. In fact, our research reveals that bronze vessels of this type seem to be more common than the terracotta vessels of this type, and in addition, this type of terracotta vessel seen in this mint condition is scarce, as most examples have some degree of repair/restoration. This piece probably was used for everyday use and may also been a votive example, and the latter case is probably the case here, as this piece has no apparent wear from use. This piece probaly was used for water and/or wine. A nice example seldom seen in this condition. Ex: Bonhams Antiquities, London, April 2004, no. 343. Ex: Private Ill. collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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Mint Greek Xenon Kantharos with Wave Pattern
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Pre AD 1000 item# 613441
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This superb piece is a kantharos that is intact and it is a scarce type. This Greek ceramic is classified as "Xenon ware", and was named after a similar kantharos that is now in Frankfurt that bears the inscription "XENON". This type of pottery represents a further aspect of Apulian pottery, which may be a combination of native Greek from southern Italy and mainland Greek, meaning a Greek artist from Attica. This vessel may also have been an importation from Attica into Magna Graecia (southern Italy). This type of kantharos also follows the earlier Greek Attic kantharos types known as a "Saint-Valentin" kantharos, which were produced circa 450 B.C. Both of the types noted above have a ring base and ellipsoid handles. This piece was produced circa 375-350 B.C. and is a glossy blackware with matt pinkish red designs. Xenon ware usually displays decorative motifs such as laurel, wave patterns, ivy leaf, and chevrons. All of these elements are seen on both sides of this piece, and the condition of this vessel is mint, as it is intact and the painted details are very vibrant. There are some spotty white calcite deposits with some root marking in sections of the vessel. This vessel is scarce in this condition and size, as it is approximately 4.25 inches high by 6.25 inches wide from handle to handle. Ex: Private German collection. I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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Esoteric Greek Apulian Prochous with Seated Woman
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Pre AD 1000 item# 822165
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This esoteric piece is a Greek Apulian ceramic that dates circa 340-330 B.C. This piece is known as a "prochous", which was used in antiquity to contain a precious oil or liquid, and the elongated handle with the long spout allowed one to pour with great control. This type of piece not only had everyday use, but they were also produced solely as a votive type object. It is possible that the prochous offered here had this dual utility as well. The seated woman is seen holding a white dotted plate in her right hand, and in her left hand, she is seen holding a white dotted wreath. There is a full palmette pattern on the back side, and large floral elements seen on each side of the vessel that frames the seated woman. For another analogous example see "One Thousand Years of Ancient Greek Vases" by Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, Nov. 1990, no.119. This piece is approximately 8 inches high, was repaired from large fragments, and has spotty white calcite deposits. 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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Beautiful Vibrant Greek Apulian Plate
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1120850
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This beautiful piece is a Greek Apulian plate that dates circa 340-315 B.C. This piece is approximately 9.5 inches in diameter, by 2.25 inches high, and has a raised footed ring base. This piece has very vibrant painting which is all original, and the painted line design is complete, which is scarce for a piece of this type, as most examples are missing sections of line design and/or has lost detail due to faded or worn paint. This piece has no over paint, although there is some very limited repair with two small pie shaped shards that are tight fitting. The limited repair is therefore very difficult to see, and overall, this piece is much better than most examples because of its vibrant paint. The artisitc style of this piece is as fine as the vibrant painting, which has detailed white and yellow highlights, and the young female "lady of fashion" has a very pleasing young and beautiful face. This young "lady of fashion" is often seen on Greek Apulian ceramics, and may represent the Greek goddess Persephone, who was queen of the underworld, and presided over the "change of seasons" and "birth and rebirth". She is seen wearing a complex hair net known as a "sakkos", which is decorated with black and white line design. This beautiful piece is attributed to the Stroke-on-Trent Painter, and there is an ivy leaf and two "three-dotted" patterns before, and a fan behind her bust which are all symbols of this painter. Another analogous example is seen in the "Red Figure Vases of South Italy and Sicily" by A.D. Trendall, Thames and Hudson Pub., London, 1989, pl. 254, no. 1. (See attached photo.) This piece also stands on a custom clear plexiglas plate stand. Ex: Private German collection, circa 1980's. Ex: Jurgen Haering Gallery, Freiburg, Germany. Exhibited: BAAF Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland 1999. (Note: 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 Xenon Oinochoe with
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Pre AD 1000 item# 987708
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This piece is a oinochoe that dates circa 375-350 B.C. This piece is classified as being from the "Xenon Group", and this group is named after a kantharos in Frankfurt, Germany, that bears the inscription "XENON". The piece offered here is approximately 4.2 inches high, and bears the inscription "K" that is seen on the backside of the vessel. This piece has an attractive Greek key pattern that runs around the main body of the piece, and this is centered between two double lines. There is also a line pattern seen on the upper shoulder, and there are spotty calcite deposits seen on the outer surface, and heavy white calcite deposits seen on the inside surface and inner lip of the vessel. This piece is intact, and there are some minute stress cracks seen below the handle, otherwise this piece is in superb condition. This vessel is scarce, as there are not many Xenon type vessels on the market that have an inscription. The "K" inscription seen here may likely represent the name of the potter, rather than the name of the workshop. 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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Dramatic Votive Greek Terracotta Theatrical Mask
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1018188
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This rare piece is made from a red/brown terracotta and has spotty light brown earthern deposits. This piece is a terracotta model of a theatrical mask and dates circa mid 4th century B.C. This superb example is approximately 5.3 inches high by 4.5 inches wide, and this is the normal size for a votive mask of this type. This piece is intact, and is 100% original. There are some spotty dark brown mineral deposits, and some minute stress cracks and pitting which is normally seen on a piece of this type as it is mold made. This superb piece has a very dramatic face which depicts a youth with a slightly open mouth with wide open eyes. This mask was likely votive, and this piece may also have been buried with an individual who was active in the theatrical arts. (For additional examples see "The Greek World, Art and Civilization in Magna Graecia and Sicily", edited by Giovanni Pugliese Carratelli, Rizzoli Pub., New York, 1996, pp.713-717.) The top forehead is not extended back, as real hair and/or a wreath was added to this piece for added effect. This type of design would also serve an individual well in life, as well as the afterlife, and this mask may have been intended to depict a character such as Hecuba and/or Taltibio, from the Greek tragedy "Le Troiane" by Euripides. This mask, as a votive burial object, may have been intended to represent Hecuba's expression of profound pain and/or Taltibio's contrasting sentiment, which in both cases allude to the moment when the small Trojan baby Astyanax was barbarously killed. The horror of this moment was magnified, as the small Astyanax was thrown down from the walls of Troy by Menelaus, while his mother Andromache is taken away as a slave as the flames rise over Troy. These votive masks were intended to represent characters in ancient Greek tragedies, as noted above, as well as comedies. In any case, very few examples come to the market and are rare. Examples of this type can be seen in the Lipari Museo Eoliano and the Taranto Museo Archeologico in southern Italy. This piece is mounted on a museum quality custom stand and has great eye appeal. Ex: Private German collection. Ex: Private New York 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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Superb Large Greek Apulian Bell Krater: Ex Trendall
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This superb Greek Apulian bell krater dates circa 350 B.C., and is approximately 13.9 inches high by 16 inches in diameter at the top rim. This large mint to superb quality bell krater is intact, and has no repair/restoration. There is also no overpaint on the vessel, and this piece is in a scarce "as found" condition, as there are also heavy white calcite deposits seen mostly on the inner surfaces of the vessel, and there is a heavy dark multi-iridescent patina that is seen on the outer surfaces of the vessel. This attractive piece is also attributed to the important "Schulman Painter" by A.D. Trendall, and is published in "The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia, Vol. I", Oxford, 1978, no. 168, Plate 130, 1-2. This superb piece has a draped seated woman seen on a raised rock (Side A), bending forward over a raised foot, holding a wreath behind and tambourine at the front, and is seen facing a standing nude young satyr with raised foot, who is seen holding a torch and situla. The overall scene seen on Side A is Dionysiac in nature, as the nude young satyr is seen holding a situla which was used in mixing wine with water. Side B has two cloaked standing young men facing one another, each holding a staff at the front, and between them is a stele on which is seen a painted looped fillet with dotted ends. The artistic style of the "Schulman Painter" is very analogous to the "Varrese Painter", and this is especially seen with the design and drapery of the seated woman on Side A, but the "Schulman Painter" still has his own distinct style with his choice of decorative patterns such as white dotted halteres, dotted fillets, and drop-leaves. The artistic drapery design seen on the seated women is not only very detailed, but also has a translucent quality which is a hallmark of the better Greek Apulian painters. This piece is also rare, as there are very few examples known that are attributed to this exceptional painter. Ex: United Kingdom art market, circa 1930's-1950's. Ex: Sotheby's Antiquities, London, July 1968, no. 161. Ex: Private UK collection. Ex: Private Maryland collection. (Note: Additional documentation is available to the purchaser.) I certify that this piece is authentic as to date, culture, and condition:
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