This esoteric piece is a Greek Thracian bronze ring that dates circa 4th-3rd century B.C. This piece is approximately ring size 7-7.5, and has an even dark green patina. This cast piece is in superb condition, and can easily be worn today, as the hoop and bezel is very solid. There is some smooth wear on the inside surface which also indicates that this ring was worn for some time. This ring type dates to the Hellenistic period, and the artistic style is very simplistic, as seen with the "li... Click for details
Greece, Hellenistic, Canosa, ca. 2nd / 1st Century BC. The boy God of Love depicted naked playing a lyre, his body turned to provocatively display his buttocks. 4-1/4"H, upper portion of lyre missing plus some roughness as expected, else very good.
From ancient Greece, Athens or Corinth, ca. 2nd - 1st century BC. A beautiful Hellenistic Megarian redware bowl, of hemispherical form; the base centering a rosette, molded relief with petals radiating from a central rosette. 3-1/2"D x 2-1/8"H, intact/generally excellent, save a few minor rim chips and surface wear, as shown.
You are considering a very rare Greek/Hellenistic black pottery highly decorated oil lamp with eight nozzles, each nozzle is decorated with an incised palm branch and soot "burning" marks"
Ca 3rd century BC. Lovely and wonderfully executed pottery head of a goddess, possibly Minerva or Aphrodite. Once inserted into a separately cast body, now missing. She wears her hair in a classic chignon. Custom mount. Head itself measures 2-1/2"H, fragmentary with normal wear.
This appealing piece is a Greek terracotta mask that is in the form of a young God and/or King. This piece dates circa 2nd-1st century B.C., and is approximately 4.9 inches high by 4.7 inches wide. This intact piece is complete, and has spotty dark black and brown earthern deposits both on the front and back side surfaces. This beautiful piece was mold made from a light tan terracotta, and has sharp detail. This piece is in the form of a young God and/or King who is seen with an upward gaze,... Click for details
You are considering a very attractive (Rare) ancient Greek-Hellenistic pottery set a highly decorated pottery oil lamp and an oil filler with a high base, spout and handle.
Ancient Greek, Ionian cup from circa 500 B.C. This ceramic has a light-tan clay foot with black bands above and below. Measures 2-1/2"H x 8"W handlespan. This cup was most likely used for drinking wine. Has some areas of rim repair plus surface losses however else in good condition and nice example.
This cute piece is a Greco-Roman bronze that is in the form of a bull's head, and this piece dates circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. This piece is approximately 1.5 inches high by 2 inches wide, and weighs approximately 122.5 gms. This piece is a weight that was designed for a steelyard weight scale, which was a bar that was suspended by a chain that acted as a swivel, and this bar had a chain suspended tray at each end. The scarce weight offered here was simply placed on one of the tra... Click for details
This rare ancient Greek coin is a silver tetradrachm that was minted by Seleukos I, circa 305-290 B.C., weighs approximately 15.8 gms, and is in Extremely Fine/Good Very Fine condition. Seleukos I was a general under Alexander the Great, and established his capital in Babylon circa 305 B.C. Seleukos was subsequently able to recover the Asian possessions of Alexander by winning military victories over some of the other former generals of Alexander the Great. The obverse of the rare coin offere... Click for details
