Greek Xenon Sessile Kantharos

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #909427
BD1937

Cute! Ancient Greek Miniature Pottery Vessel from Apulia, located in southeastern Italy, ca. 325 B.C. Of the style known as Xenon ware, characterized by added reddish pigment decorated with bordered repeating chevrons over a blackware base. Sessile Kantharos form on a low, footed base with almost krater-like body and small looping handles. 1-7/8"H, one handle plus two small sections re-attached, just a tiny bit of stubborn deposits on surface, else very good. ... Click for details

Greek Apulian Bell Krater, Smaller Size

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #909385
ACM

Unique smaller size... Ancient Greek South Italic Bell Krater, ca. 350 B.C. Typical bell-shaped pottery form done in red-figure technique with disc foot, short stem, bulbous body and flaring lip. Two loop handles adorn the piece bilaterally. Side A shows a female seated upon a rock, holding a covered patera in her right hand, an elaborate fan in her left with a cista hanging by a cord of her wrist. She wears a long, flowing himation with ribbon in her hair. Palm frond and floral decoration a... Click for details

Hellenistic Terracotta head of female ; Ancient Greece

Greek: Helenistic Pre AD 1000: item #909082
GD-415

Ancient Hellenistic terracotta of a women. She wears an elaborate high polos on her head decorated with rosettes. Dates to approx the 3rd century B.C. Nice white patina still present. On a custom stand. Measures 2 inches without stand.

Provenance: Estate of Renee Neuw, private New York collection.

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Ancient Greek Attic black glazed pottery kylix

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #908387
a755

A superb intact, one handle rejoined, Attic Black-Glazed pottery Kylix with extensive root deposits. Attic pottery surpassed that of all other centres, both in its craftsmanship and in the quality of its brilliant orange-red clay. Whilst Athens is most famous for its decorated ware, both black-figure and red-figure, its potters also produced many undecorated pieces with a black glaze. That glaze is usually shiny with a metal... Click for details

Ancient Apulian red figure squat lekythos

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #908380
a753

A superb Apulian Squat Lekythos depicting a woman, her hair gathered in a saccos, Intact.

Dating to the classical Period, Circa 4th Century BC

Measures Height 12.3 cm.

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Ancient Apulian pottery red figure owl skyphos

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #908370
a754

A lovely Apulian Red-Figured Skyphos. Depicting an Owl between two Olive Branches. A skyphos is a two-handled deep drinking cup on a low flanged base. The decorations on both the front and reverse are almost identical. The owl and olive branch being symbols of the Goddess Athena.

Dating to the Cla... Click for details

Ancient Sicilian rare pottery Centuripe Lekanis

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #908346
a752

A very rare large and magnificent Centuripe Lekanis with traces of white, red and blue paint. This lekanis belongs to a class of ceramic that was produced in Centuripe during the 3rd and 2nd centuries B.C. It consists of three separate sections: (i) moulded foot; (ii) large bowl with moulded base-ring and two strap handles; and (iii) high conical lid. The zone between the handles carries a frieze framed below by... Click for details

Ancient Greek Xenon Kylix from Southern Italy

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #908260
GD-413

Little ancient Greek pottery miniature kylix from the Greek colony of Apulia in Southern Italy. This style of pottery is known as Xenon and is characterized by the orange and reddish pigment on a blackware base. This piece measure 4 inches from handle to handle. It is intact said for some mineral deposits and minor paint loss to one side. Dates to circa 375-350 B.C.

Provenance: Private German collection.

Ancient Greek Trefoil Oinochoe - Apulian Antiquities

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #908259
GD-412

Nice little ancient Greek pottery miniature trefoil oinochoe from the Greek colony of Apulia in Southern Italy. This style of pottery is known as Xenon and is characterized by the orange and reddish pigment on a blackware base. This piece measure 3 inches in height and is intact said for some mineral deposits. Dates to circa 375-350 B.C.

Provenance: Private German collection.

Ancient Xenon Mug - Greek Apulian South Italian

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #908256
GD-411

Ancient Xenon Apulian miniature mug from the Greek Colony of Southern Italy. Nice construction and intact. Nice orange paint remaining on the body. Dates to approx 375-350 B.C. and measure 2 1/4 inches in height.

Provenance: Private German collection.