Early Greek Oil Lamp

Greek Pre AD 1000: item #773638
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Rare this nice! Ancient Greek Oil Lamp, ca. 5th century B.C. Terracotta lamp with shallow disk body, central open pillar with black glazed bands around the rim, and a flat protruding spout. ~4"D, inctact/excellent condition.

PROVENANCE: Ex-private East Coast USA Collection. ... Click for details

Ancient Macedonian Gold Earrings With Royal Starburst

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #767766
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A beautiful pair of wearable Macedonian gold earrings, braided loop with head of a bull, centred on forehead is the Macedonian royal starburst, the emblem of the Argead dynasty of Philip II father of Alexander the great. These earrings display the highest quality filigree work, and would have been worn by someone of great importance.

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A large amphora intact

Greek Pre AD 1000: item #767594
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Greco-Roman, c.2nd Century BC - 1st Century AD. An Egyptian copy of a late Greek or early Roman amphora of typical form with tapering body, large mouth and two large handles. Very well crafted with a linear addition in red pigment. Intact and on custom stand. H: 33". A rare example for the amphora collector.

Greek Apulian Lekythos

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #765459
ACM04

Ancient Greek Apulian Lekythos manufactured in southeastern Italy during the last quarter of the 4th century B.C. Used to store/hold oil, small vessel in blackware pottery with central band of "S-shaped" decorations. Almost miniature at just 3-1/2"H, overall very good condition, save small repaired chip to base and some crackling of surface (looks repaired, but just surface effect), as shown. Attractive example!
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Attic Black-Figure Lekythos - Palmettes

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #765150
ACM03

Ancient Greek Attic Lekythos, ca. 5th Century B.C. Black-figure pottery with cylindrical body decorated with palmettes, ray bands at shoulder, and two vertical rows dots on back. 4-1/8"H, intact/very good condition, with minor rim chips and surface wear. Nice example!

PROVENANCE: Ex-private Massachusetts Collection. ... Click for details

South Italic Gnathian Alabastron

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #765112
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Ancient Greek Gnathian Alabastron, ca. 340 B.C. Blackware pottery decorated with white diagonal net pattern on body, row of white tongues at neck, with white, brown and white bands below neck. Body tapers up to a narrow neck, overhanging rim features a molded lip/flange. Footed base with delicate base moulding. 5"H, intact/excellent, save slight loss of surface pigment.
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Greek Attic White-Ground Lekythos

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #764879
ACM01

Hard to come by... Ancient Greek Attic White-Ground Lekythos, from Athens, ca. 500 to 480 B.C. These type vessels were used to hold precious oils in the bath or bedroom. Done in black grapevine pattern over white, terracotta base pottery. 5"H, intact, with minor rim chips, loss to decoration and some surface pitting. Still, a very nice example...
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Greek Apulian Alabastron

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #764868
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Rare form! Ancient Greek Apulian Pottery Alabastron, ca. 330-300 B.C. On stepped foot with pear-shaped body merging delicately in slender neck with broad mouth and overhanging lip. Body decorated with a young woman in profile (Lady of Fashion) wearing chiton, necklace and earrings, her hair dressed in a stephane and beribboned kekryphalos. On reverse a large palmette; on neck, band of vertical stripes, band of ovolo above. 6-1/4"H, body intact, with restoration to upper neck and rim. ... Click for details

Gnathian Trefoil Oinochoe Lady of Fashion

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #761786
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One of the finer varieties of this vessel we’ve ever seen! Ancient Greek Gnathian Oinochoe Wine-Pouring Vessel, manufactured in the Greek colony of Apulia (southeastern Italy), ca. 340-325 B.C. Decorated with traditional Gnathian-style grapevine tendrils applied to deep black-glazed pitcher. Lady of Fashion profile done in added white and yellow pigment at lower front section. Applied head of a Satyr at base of handle. Trefoil lip allowed liquid to be poured in any of three directions at th... Click for details

Ancient Greek Silver Stater Attica Aegina

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #760492
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A nearly VF grade Greek silver stater Aegina 510-490 BC.

obv smooth shell sea turtle, rev incuse square.

12.27gram.

18mm diameter.