An Greek Attic Black-Figure Kylix - Birds

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #1115740
AAB16

From ancient Greece, Athens, dating to the 6th century B.C. and connected to the name of a famous artist. Band cups are a subcategory of what is commonly known as a kylix, a two-handled drinking cup with a comparatively shallow bowl and a high foot. The decorative band on this cup shows two pairs of birds on either side, each consisting of a swan and a hen facing each other; white and red paint was added to the birds, as well as a number of incised lines and circles. On the interior the tondo ... Click for details

Greek Attic Cup with Erotic Scene - Published!

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #1111925
AAB11

From ancient Greece, Attica, dating circa 545 - 530 BC. A tall, graceful footed pottery vessel with marvelous painted scenes. On Side A an ithyphallic satyr grabs a deer from behind with both hands, while Side B shows a satyr copulating with a deer. There are other cups by the Oakeshott Painter in museums around the world: Boston, Museum of Fine Arts (69.1052); Cyrene, Museum (409.13); Frankfurt, Liebieghaus (528); Kurashiki Ninagawa Museum, Japan (25); New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art (1... Click for details

Unusual and Fine Greek Attic Kyathos

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #1110123
AWK

A very fine and elegant piece of ancient pottery! Greek, Athens, Ca 6th century BC. Terracotta kyathos, a type of vessel used to serve wine at the very famous Greek banquets. Black glazed along the lower 2/3rds with marvelous sculpted handle and black glazed interior. On the exterior are 4 relief elements looking almost like large blades of grass. Measures 3-7/8"H at handle x 5-1/4"D at widest bowl, amazingly intact and excellent, save wear to surface and root marked exterior.... Click for details

ATTIC RED FIGURE DRINKING CUP OF THE CODRUS PAINTER

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #1107084
GD-489

AN ATTIC RED FIGURE DRINKING CUP ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF THE CODRUS PAINTER

CIRCA 430 B.C.

The tondo with a naked male athlete facing right, with arms outstretched, the exterior with black gloss. On the underside of base with dotted circle decoration, repaired from multiple fragments however all original. This kylix is attributed to t... Click for details

Greek Attic Almond Flask, ex-Sotheby's

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #1098983
BDWK

From ancient Greece, Athens, Ca 4th century BC. In a style called "plastic," due to the realistic molded shapes (not material used in creation), this vessel is in the form of an almond. Body left reserved and top of vessel covered in black glaze, about 50% still remains. Vessel itself measures 5”L, intact and excellent save loss to pigment. Complete with custom stand.
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Greek / Attic Double Handled Jug - Rare Form!

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #1056735
BD2889

Beautiful and rare! From ancient Greece, Athens, ca. 450 to 500 BC. Terracotta vessel in an almost aryballos form; with twin handles and flat lip. Decorated with dark brown concentric circles encircling body, pigment also on both handles and rim. 7"H x 9"W at widest, intact/excellent condition, minor surface encrustation, as shown.

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Superb Attic Black Glazed Stemless Kylix

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #1038446

This superb little stemless kylix is an Attic ceramic that dates circa 480-470 B.C. This piece is approximately 7.5 inches wide from handle to handle, and is approximately 2.25 inches high. This intact piece is nearly flawless, and has a nice brilliant deep black glaze, especially on the inside of the bowl. This piece also has an offset lip, as seen with the line that runs around the bowl, and is classified as being part of the "Inset Lip Class, circa 480-470 B.C". For the discussion of the ... Click for details

Rare Attic Black Glazed Kylix with Trident Trademark

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #1036782

This superb little kylix is an Attic ceramic that dates circa 480-470 B.C. This piece is approximately 7.6 inches wide from handle to handle, and is approximately 2.8 inches high. This piece is also intact, is superb quality, and has a multi-colored patina over the even deep black glaze. This multi-colored patina is also better than what is normally seen for an Attic black glazed vessel of this type. This nice Greek Attic ceramic also has a nice brilliant deep black glaze on the inside of th... Click for details

Greek Attic Black Glazed Stemmed Cup

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #988348

This piece is a Greek black glazed ceramic that is Greek Attic, and it dates circa 5th century B.C. This piece is approximately 2.3 inches high by 4.5 inches in diameter, and is intact in superb condition. The superb condition of this piece is also readily evident, as there is some black glaze seen on the bottom of the stem base, and this glaze has not worn off from a lot of use. (See attached photo.) There is also the strong possibility that this piece was made solely as a votive offering, ... Click for details

Greek Attic White Ground Lekythos : Tymbos Group

Greek: Attic Pre AD 1000: item #980204
GD-473

Beautiful White Ground Lekythos from the Tymbos Group or workshop. This Greek Attic lekythos has a round base, cylindrical body and tapering towards the foot. The tall narrow neck which broadens out into a thick wide rim and a strap handle, shoulder reserved with rays at the base of the neck. The body is decorated with brown figure of a man approaching a funerary stele, painted on a white background. White ground lekythoi were made almost solely for the cult of the dead, as their non-permanent... Click for details