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4252. A RARE ARCHAIC GREEK KOUROS, ca. 7th-6th century BC. The terracotta male figure standing nude with left arm across his abdomen, his long hair in curls across his head and falling over his shoulders. 3 x 4 inches. Lower part missing. Very rare and with a wonderful archaic smile. On custom stand.
4253. A FINE CANOSAN POLYCHROME HORSE, ca. 3rd century BC. The horse with bridle and most of the the original white, blue, pink and burgundy pigment. 7 x 9.5 inches. Professional repair to legs. Extremely rare. See a couple of similar examples in the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis sale.
4254. A FINE GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURINE. Ptolemaic, ca. 2nd-1st century BC. The terracotta with Harpocrates/Attis perched sidesaddle on the back of a large goose and wearing a high Asiatic cap with his finger to his mouth, and holding a cornucopia. 6.7 inches. An excellent and accomplished composition. Intact and rare. On custom stand.
4255. A GREEK TERRACOTTA FEMALE PROTOME, late 5th-early 4th century BC. Center-parted hair, large disk earrings with pyramidal pendants, her himation going over her head and diagonally across her torso, her left hand pulling the drapery to the side, her right hand holding an uncertain object probably a dove, including a projecting flange in back with a perforation for suspension. 3.5 x 5 inches. Professional repair. For a very similar example see Christie's 12/9/99 lot 447 estimated at $3000-$5000.
4256. A GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A GIRL. Tanagra, ca. 3rd century BC. 4.1 inches. Fine quality.
4257. A GREEK TERRACOTTA THEATRICAL MASK, ca 2nd-1st century BC. Medusa head, with original suspension holes. 1.7 x 2 inches.
4258. A FINE GREEK CORE GLASS ALABASTRON. Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 5th century BC. Finely constructed of yellow, black and turquoise glass. 3.75 inches. Listed at Christie's 12/9/99 lot 461 at $3000-$5000.
4259. A CORINTHIAN GREEK ARYBALLOS, ca. 6th century BC. The small perfume bottle of spherical form with wide flat rim with small strap handle, remains of painted design on from. 2.4 x 2.4 inches. Intact. Scarce.
4260. A GREEK WHITE GROUND LEKYTHOS, ca. 5th century BC. Finely decorated with five black figure palmettes. 3.8 inches.
4261. A GREEK RED FIGURE LEKYTHOS, ca. 5th century BC. With a woman filling a hydria at a fountain. 2.5 x 4 inches. Professionally repaired with small areas of fill, only slightly affecting the figure.
4262. A GREEK RED FIGURE SKYPHOS, ca. 4th century BC. The double handled wine cup with heads of elegant ladies both sides, palmettes under the handles. 3.75 x 5.5 across handles. Intact with light deposits (the piece has been lightly oiled to render them transparent but needs a professional cleaning to bring out its beauty).
4263. A GREEK RED FIGURE SKYPHOS, ca. 4th century BC. The double handled wine cup with heads of elegant ladies both sides, palmettes under the handles. 3.75 x 5.25 across handles. Intact with light deposits (the piece has been lightly oiled to render them transparent but needs a professional cleaning to bring out its beauty).
4264. AN EXCEPTIONAL MINIATURE RED FIGURE OINOCHOE, ca. 4th century BC. The small pitcher with the finely rendered head of a Silenos, details in added white, a large palmette under the handle. 3.6 inches. Intact. Light deposits. Rare.
4265. A FINE MINIATURE RED FIGURE OLPE, ca. 4th century BC. The small cup with the figure of a dog running r. between lilies. 2.5 inches. Intact. Light deposits.
4266. A RARE GREEK BLACK GLAZED SITULA, ca. 4th century BC. The large bowl or bucket modeled after a bronze prototype with molded faux handles on the sides. 6 x 9 inches. Large shard and pedestal base reattached. Hard fired with a nice ring to it. Very rare and fine piece.
4267. A FINE GREEK BLACK GLAZED OLPE, ca. 4th century BC. The single handled cup of elegant form with fluted body and wide rim and double strap handle, the body with a fine black glaze. 3.4 inches. Nice example.
4268. A LARGER GREEK BLACK GLAZED BOWL, ca. 4th century BC. The bowl on high ring base with shallow interior and upturned rim, the tondo with two rows of impressed palmette design. 2.5 x 7.75 inches. Repaired from several large shards with chip in rim and small patches in interior. Scarce.
4269. A GREEK BLACK GLAZED BOWL, ca. 4th century BC. The bowl on ring base with inturned rim. 1.75 x 4.6 inches. Intact. Scarce.
4270. A GREEK REDWARE BOWL, ca. 4th century BC. The bowl on ring base with inturned rim. 2.25 x 5.5 inches. Repaired from shards. Scarce.
4271. A GNATHIAN GREEK STEMLESS KYLIX, ca. 4th century BC. The low two-handled wine cup with the body decorated with vine motifs in white, yellow and red. 6 inches across handles. Light deposits (the piece has been lightly oiled to render them transparent but needs a professional cleaning to bring out its beauty). Intact and rare thus as the elegant thin handles are often repaired.
4272. A GNATHIAN GREEK STEMLESS KYLIX, ca. 4th century BC. The low two-handled wine cup with the body decorated with vine motifs in white, yellow and red. 6 inches across handles. Light deposits (the piece has been lightly oiled to render them transparent but needs a professional cleaning to bring out its beauty). Intact but for the tip of one handle which has been reattached.
4273. A GNATHIAN GREEK TREFOIL OINOCHOE, ca. 4th century BC. The single handled jug with pinched pouring rim, the body black-glazed with vine patterns in white, yellow and red. 6 inches. Some losses to black glaze.
4274. A GNATHIAN GREEK TREFOIL OINOCHOE, ca. 4th century BC. The single handled jug with pinched pouring rim, the body black-glazed with vine patterns in white, yellow and red. 6 inches. Some losses to black glaze.
4275. A GNATHIAN GREEK TREFOIL OINOCHOE, ca. 4th century BC. The single handled jug with pinched pouring rim, the body black-glazed with vine patterns in white, yellow and red. 6 inches. Some losses to black glaze.
4276. A GNATHIAN GREEK SKYPHOS, ca. 4th century BC. The elegantly proportioned cup on pedestal base with twin handles, with vine patterns in yellow, white and red over the black glaze. 4.4 x 6.5 inches across handles. Repair to one handle and stable rim crack. Nice paint preservation.
4277. AN ELEGANT GNATHIAN GREEK SKYPHOS, ca. 4th century BC. The elegant cup on pedestal base with twin vertical ring handles and fluted sides, the rim and base with yellow and black designs. 3.6 x 5.25 inches across handles. Intact.
4278. A RARE GNATHIAN GREEK HIGH-NECKED JUG, ca. 4th century BC. The elegant jug on pedestal base with single strap handle, with fluted body, the high neck decorated with Greek key motif and other designs in red, white and yellow over black glaze. 5.1 inches. Minor flakes. Rare type.
4279. A RARE GNATHIAN GREEK HIGH-NECKED JUG, ca. 4th century BC. The elegant jug on pedestal base with single strap handle, with fluted body, the high neck decorated with Greek key motif and other designs in red, white and yellow over black glaze. 4.1 inches. Minor flakes and glaze abrasions. Rare type.
4280. A GREEK RED-WARE KYLIX, ca. 4th-3rd century BC. The two-handled wine cup on pedestal base with everted rim. 2.5 x 6.5 inches across handles. Excellent condition with nice glaze, slightly out of round as made and an interesting example of an ancient potter's mistake.
4281. A GREEK BLACK-GLAZED KYLIX, ca. 4th-3rd century BC. The two-handled wine cup on pedestal base with everted rim. 3 x 7.5 inches across handles. Excellent condition with nice glaze.
4282. A RARE LARGE MESSAPIAN AMPHORA, ca. late 4th-early 3rd century BC. The large amphora with elegant piriform body and twin handles rising to everted rim, the body with painted palmettes and laurel band. 10 x 14 inches. One handle reattached, chips around rim of ring base. Very rare large piece from a scarce culture.
4283. A FINE DAUNIAN GREEK KYATHOS, ca. 3rd century BC. The shallow cup with with high strap handle, the whole decorated with red and slate blue designs on handle, interior and exterior, including humanoid geometric style figures on underside. 4 x 6.5 inches. Tiny interior flake, otherwise choice example with excellent paint.
4284. A DAUNIAN GREEK KYATHOS, ca. 3rd century BC. The shallow cup with with high strap handle, decorated with brown designs including a humanoid geometric style figure in the center of the bowl. 3 x 6 inches. Excellent example with good paint.
4285. A FINE DAUNIAN GREEK CHALICE, ca. 3rd century BC. The elegant buff-ware cup on pedestal base with slate-blue floral designs. 3.8 inches. Tiny rim flake, otherwise choice example and a rare type.
4286. A DAUNIAN GREEK PEDESTAL PLATE, ca. 3rd century BC. The buff-ware plate on pedestal base with concentric rings of brown glaze. 3.3 x 6.5 inches. Intact. Scarce type.
4287. A FINE DAUNIAN GREEK SKYPHOS, ca. 3rd century BC. The buff-ware two-handled wine cup with brown designs. 4 x 5.7 inches across handles. Intact and in excellent condition.
4288. A FINE DAUNIAN GREEK SKYPHOS, ca. 3rd century BC. The buff-ware two-handled wine cup with slate black and red. 4.5 x 5.25 inches across handles. Intact and in excellent condition.
4289. A LARGE DAUNIAN GREEK CUP, ca. 3rd century BC. The buff-ware cup with double strap handles, red and slate blue designs. 4.75 x 5.75 inches across handle. Some surface abrasion one side otherwise intact.
4290. A FINE DAUNIAN GREEK OLLA, ca. 3rd century BC. The buff-ware pitcher with high looped strap handle with eyed appendage on top, the surface covered with very finely rendered geometric designs in slate blue. 7 x 8 inches. Neat repair to handle, otherwise intact and in excellent condition. An excellent example of a rare and prized type with two bug-eyed appendages atop the handle.
4291. A FINE DAUNIAN GREEK ASKOS, ca. 3rd century BC. The buff-ware pitcher in the general form of a duck with erect tail and spout for the head, a wide looped strap handle on the top, the surface covered with nicely rendered geometric designs in slate blue and red. 7 x 9.25 inches. A choice intact example of a rare and desirable type.
4292. A LARGE DAUNIAN GREEK OLLA, ca. 3rd century BC. The buff-ware krater with two heavy side handles and funnel rim, designs in brown and red on the body. 8.5 x 14.5 inches. Intact with some fading to paint. Rare.
4293. A LARGE DAUNIAN GREEK PITCHER, ca. 3rd century BC. The buff-ware pitcher with single strap handle and everted rim, designs in brown, including a filleted ribbon with floral spray around the neck. 7.5 x 10.5 inches. Intact and in excellent condition. Rare.
4294. A FINE DAUNIAN GREEK TREFOIL OINOCHOE, ca. 3rd century BC. The small buff-ware pitcher with looped strap handle and pinched pouring spout. 3.25 inches. Intact. A rare and interesting piece with strong Corinthian influence.
4295. A DAUNIAN GREEK TREFOIL OINOCHOE, ca. 3rd century BC. The small buff-ware pitcher with looped strap handle and pinched pouring spout. 3.5 inches. Intact.
4296. A MEGARIAN GREEK BOWL, 3rd - 1st century BC. This type of ceramic was the precursor of the "Terra
Sigillata". They were produced in Greece and Asia Minor. This bowl shows different flower decors and four
men with a bulls head (Minotaur?). Intact, 8 x 14 cm. Reference: Terra Sigillata, Ausstellungskatalog
München.
4297. A FINE EARLY HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP, ca. 3rd century BC. The buffware lamp with deep oil chamber on ring base with perforated side lug and elongate spout. 3.6 inches. Intact. Excellent example. Rare early Greek oil lamp.
4299. A FINE HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP, ca. 3rd-1st century BC. The buffware lamp with a nicely molded amphora on the elongated spout, rosette maker's mark on bottom. 3.2 inches. Intact. Beautiful little example.
4300. AN HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP, ca. 3rd-1st century BC. The grayware lamp with leaf handle, twin side knobs and elongated spout, the body covered with molded designs. 5 inches. Spout reattached.
4302. A RARE GRAECO-ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP, ca. 1st century BC/AD. The redware lamp with ring handle and elongate spout, the discus with a large facing head. 4.8 inches. Repair to handle. Can't find this type in either Anawati or Qedem. Rare thus.
4303. GREEK BRONZE STRIGIL, 3rd-1st BC. Strigili were used in ancient times as a hygiene
object especially by atheletes. After the games the Greek atheletes rubbed their skin with oil and after this the oil and the dirt was scraped off with a Strigil. Such scenes can be found on red figure vases. This
Strigil is made of bronze and bears a manufacturer or a owner stamp ASIROL in retrograde inside the handle. Repaired with some patching.
Extremly rare item of the daily life. Reference: Limesmuseum Aalen, Bronzen aus
Baden-Würtemberg.
4304. A GREEK LEAD SEAL, ca. 3rd-1st century BC. 17 mm, 6.52 gm. Hd. r./Scallop shell. Much sharper than the usual ancient lead seal. Very rare.
