Ancient Etruscan small bronze bust mount

Etruscan Pre AD 1000: item #937209
a583

A beautiful Etruscan bronze bust with superb facial detail and lovely green patina. The reverse with pin, once an attachment as a decorative mount.

Dating to circa 600BC

Measures 28mm height.

Ex-UK private collection.

Daunian Olla - Magna Grecia Olla Subgeometrica Dauna

Etruscan Pre AD 1000: item #862413
GD-357

A large Daunian Greek Olla ca. 4th century BC. Having twin opposing loop handles and wide flat funnel rim. Overall loss to the painted geometric decoration and three large rim chips. Measures 9" inches wide. Rare!

Estate of Renee Neuw, acquired 35 years ago.

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Ancient Daunian Pedestal Plate: Vasi Dauni Dauno

Etruscan Pre AD 1000: item #862411
GD-356

Ancient Daunian shallow dish from Southern Italy. This pedestal dish is decorated with a concentric ring pattern in reddish-brown and dark brown on a buff ground. Two perforations near the rim for suspension. Spoked central medallion. Low pedestal foot. Wear on the painted surface, otherwise intact. Dates to approx the 4th century BC. Diameter: 6-5/8” inches.

Estate of Renee Neuw, acquired 35 years ago ... Click for details

Etruscan Terracotta Votive Head of a Male Youth

Etruscan Pre AD 1000: item #742702
1471

Etruscan Terracotta Votive Head of a Male Youth of hollow form. Serene expression with heavily lidded eyes and face framed with ringlets of curls. Circa 3rd Century BCE. In excellent condition. Intact with some internal stabilization. Nose restored. Head is 9 1/4" high. On custom stand.

Ancient Villanovan Blackware Pottery Cup ; Antiquities

Etruscan Pre AD 1000: item #738754
GD-357

Here you find an ancient Villanovan blackware impasto pottery cup. It has nice growth deposits and a high looping handle. It dates to approx the 7th century B.C. The Villanovan Culture was located in what is today the Bologna area of Northen Italy. This vessel is intact and measures 4 7/8” in height.

Provenance: Harmer Rooke Art Gallery

Etruscan Genucilia Patera 370 - 350 B.C Anitquities

Etruscan Pre AD 1000: item #702574
GD-351

Here you find an Etruscan Genucilia Patera from circa 370 to 350 B.C. Small plates of this type are characteristic of local production influenced by Greek mainland styles. The Genucilia Group comprises of a group of plates produced in Etruria (modern day central Italy) in the 4th century B.C. Mainly manufactured by workshops of Ionic potters who settled in Vulci. The patera itself is a shallow footed bowl used to make offerings which also found itself used by the Romans after the fall of Etrusc... Click for details

Rare Etruscan Bronze Horse Amulet: 8th Century BC

Etruscan Pre AD 1000: item #678982

This extremely rare piece is a bronze horse that was cast in one solid piece. This piece is from the mysterious Etruscan culture and was made circa 8th century B.C. This piece is extremely early for the culture, and this can be seen relative to the artistic style with the elongated neck. This piece was probably part of a necklace that may have been votive, and was most likely thought to have been shamanistic in nature. The stylized horse seen here may have been created as a "spirit" type ani... Click for details

Ancient Etruscan Beaked Oinochoe ,Classical Antiquities

Etruscan Pre AD 1000: item #642019
GD-343

This is an extremely rare piece of Etruscan pottery. Measuring 9 inches tall with a rich black patina. Tendrils painted in orange around the body, shoulder and spout area. In absolutely perfect condition said for some encrustation on the surface of the vessel and some misfiring at the base. This ancient ceramic dates to approximately 600 B.C. and is from the ancient Etruscan city of Veio.

Provenance: Private German... Click for details

Italic Bronze Kouros Figurine: circa 6th century B.C.

Etruscan Pre AD 1000: item #595700

This piece is a fine example of an early Italic bronze that is probably Villanovan and/or early Etruscan. This piece dates circa 6th century B.C. and is in the form of a standing Kouros. This form is a Greek convention of art which was derived from earlier Egyptian statuary, which was geometric in design, rather than realistic in form. This piece was cast as one solid mass and was then stamped with round circles for the eyes and nipples. This piece has a serene face and looks alive with the ... Click for details

Etruscan Bronze Harpy Cauldron Foot Figurine

Etruscan Pre AD 1000: item #591525

This scarce piece is an Etruscan bronze cauldron foot in the form of a winged female. This piece dates circa 5th-4th century BC., and is approximately 4.5 inches high. This winged female probably represents a Harpy, who was a mythical creature that was part woman, with huge claws, and she was also part bird with bird's wings. The Harpies were known to the Greeks and the Etruscans as having carried off Camiro and Clytia, the duaghters of Pandarus of Crete, as a punishment for his complicity wi... Click for details