Greek Apulian Alabastron

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #764868
BD2362

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
BDWK02

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

Greek South Italic Group (3)

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #753943
AF009

ice little starter group of ancient Greek pottery! Comprised of 3 South Italic items, each manufactured between 325 and 200 B.C. in the Greek colonies located in southern Italy. First, a nice Apulian/Gnathian blackware trefoil oinochoe decorated with traditional Gnathian grape-vine decoration; next a large squat lekanis with very bulbous base, thin neck and flaring spout; finally a small Hellenistic cup on small foot, reserved and undecorated. Oinochoe measures 4-3/8" H, the lekythos 4-1/2" H an... Click for details

Greek Gnathian Pedestal Plate

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #753679
BD2351

Almost miniature in size! Ancient Greek Pedestal Plate, Gnathian from modern-day Ignazia/Italy, ca. 4th century A.D. Delicate form features decorated plate with swan decoration encircling accented with red and white pigment, sitting atop slender pedestaled base. Perhaps an offering dish/serving platter, or simply designed to be placed in the grave. 2-3/4"H x 4-3/8"D, appears intact, but broken/reassembled from a few large shards (repainting over cracks only, no new clay). Rare form... ... Click for details

Ancient Campanian Hydria by the APZ-Painter

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #753281
GD-371

Large slender Campanian Hydria on a high ogee foot with a wave pattern on rim and tongues on neck. The central panel depicts three women on a 'broken ground line' and a suspended phiale (top left). One draped female, holding a lyre in her right hand while seated upon alter. Two additional female attendants present her with offerings. The woman on the left is holding a situla and pyxis and the women on the right is holding a long laurel branch and mirror. The reverse shows a large palmette, typic... Click for details

Apulian Gnathia Pelike - Dove

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #751799
AWK

Another fabulous ancient pottery vessel from the Greek colony of Gnathia (today called Ignazia), in the Apulian region of southern Italy. Dating to about 350 B.C., nicely decorated with three ornamental bands on the front and further accented with a dove / bird carrying a laurel wreath. 8-1/8"H, intact with minor rim chips and loss of glaze (from laying in the dirt).
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Very Fine, Broken Greek Pottery Kotyle - 350 BC

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #751729
IM-31108f

This is a very nice ancient Greek pottery Kotyle. Dates to circa 350 BC.

Measures 37 mm (1.4") tall.

Condition: Vessel broken. One side missing to antiquity.

Provenance provided to purchaser.

Nice, Ancient Italic, Daunian Pottery Vessel Handle

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #751716
IM-31108a

This is a nice, ancient Daunian pottery vessel handle. A great study piece for the collector or student interested in form and fabric of ancient Italic pottery wares.

Measures: 2" X 2".

Condition: fragment.

Provenance provided to purchaser.

Greek Apulian Bell Krater

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #748545
BD2336

Ancient Greek Red-Figure Bell Krater from the Apulian region of southern Italy, ca. middle of 4th century B.C. Terracotta vessel finished in black - one side features a young women in profile (Lady of Fashion), the other side features a young male holding a tambourine in one hand, a typical cask/wood box in the other; palmettes at sides. Footed base. 6-3/8"H x 7-1/4"W, reassembled from several large fragments, repainting only over crack, no new clay). Very interesting decoration...... Click for details

Ancient Greek Ring Based Askos from Magna Graecia

Greek: South Italic Pre AD 1000: item #738749
GD-356

Here you find a rare blackware ringed askos from Magna Grecia (modern day southern Italy). This ancient artifact has trumpeting spout and strap handle and hollow ring type base. It is intact and in excellent condition said for some loss to the metalic glaze. This ancient Greek ceramic dates to approx. the 3rd century B.C. and measure 5 5/8” in length.

Reference: Greek and Italian Black-Gloss Wares and Related Wares ... Click for details