GREEK, THRACIAN AND PUNIC ART
Provenance: Most From The Collection Of An Archaeologist Active In Egypt In The Early 20th Century
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| 7103. FINE TANAGRA FIGURE OF A LADY, GREEK, c. 4th-3rd century BC. The very finely rendered lady with hair drawn up into a bun behind her head and wearing chiton and himation which she grasps at hip and bust. 7.75 inches. Repair at neck, lines on head, chip to bun at back of head. From the collection of an American artist living in Rome during the early 20th century. $2750 estimate. |  |
| 7362. RARE GREEK EROTIC TERRA COTTA LOVE OFFERING, c. 3rd-1st century BC. In the form of a cockerel with large phallus rising from its back. The cockerel is often depicted on Greek vases as a love gift from a man to a boy. 2.25 x 2.5 inches. Intact and nice. Free standing. $4000 estimate. |  |
| 7378. SMALL GREEK TERRA COTTA FIGURE OF A LION, c. 3rd-1st century AD. The lion reclining with head turned alertly to the right. 1.25 inches. Nicely modeled though with some wear. Free standing. The face somewhat better than the out of focus image. $300 estimate. |  |
| 7363. GREEK TERRACOTTA HEAD OF A HORSE, c. 3rd-1st century BC. Impressive energetically modeled warrior's stallion with topknot. 3 inches. Both sides similar. $800 estimate. |  |
| 7364. GREEK TERRA COTTA HEAD OF A HORSE, c. 3rd-1st century BC. Warrior's stallion with topknot. 2.25 inches. Both sides similar. $400 estimate. |  |
| 7365. GREEK GEOMETRIC FIGURE OF A HORSE, c. 8th-6th century BC. Intact but for an ear with some surface abrasion. 2.75 x 2.75 inches. Rare early Greek terra cotta. $1500 estimate. |  |
| 7366. AN INTRIGUING GREEK TERRA COTTA GROUP, c. 3rd-1st century BC. Large head of a goose or stork rising above vegetation in which is concealed a human with only the head visible. Certainly a depiction of some myth, any information appreciated. 3 x 3.25 inches. Chip to lower r. side. A superior piece. $800 estimate. |  |
| 7367. GREEK TERRA COTTA FIGURE OF AN IBIS. Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, c. 3rd-1st century BC. With large down-curved beak and folded wings, considerable remains of white gesso pigment. 2.25 inches. Both sides similar. $800 estimate. |  |
| 7368. VERY INTERESTING GREEK TERRA COTTA HEAD OF HATHOR. Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, c. 3rd-1st century BC. The cow goddess wearing solar crown. 2.75 inches. The piece especially interesting as the solar crown was also made to look like the Greek Athenian owl! $800 estimate. |  |
| 7369. GREEK TERRA COTTA HEAD OF A GARLANDED BULL. Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, c. 3rd-1st century BC. The bull with upright head wearing garland around its ears. 2 inches. $400 estimate. |  |
| 7529. GREEK TERRA COTTA FIGURE OF A GARLANDED BULL. Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, c. 3rd-1st century BC. The bull standing r. upright head wearing garland around its horns. 3 x 3.5 inches. Chips to base but nicely modeled. $1800 estimate. |  |
| 7375. GREEK TERRA COTTA FIGURE OF SEKMET. Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, c. 3rd-1st century BC. The lion goddess reclining right with ureaus crown and ornamented collar. 2.25 x 2.75 inches. The hole between her forelegs appears to be the wick hole of a lamp but the hole at the left end of the base makes this questionable. Free standing but a little wobbly. Better detail in face than image shows. $1000 estimate. |  |
| 7324. GREEK TERRA COTTA MOLD OF A GODDESS HEAD, c. 3rd-1st century BC. The mold used for the production of a terracotta head of a goddess. 1.75 x 2 inches. Rare! Photographed with light from below for visibility of the form produced from the mold. $1750 estimate. |  |
| 7307. GREEK TERRA COTTA HEAD OF A STYLISH LADY, c. 3rd-1st century BC. With very ornate hairdo fixed by a large pin one side, holes for earrings in ears. 2.5 inches. $800 estimate. |  |
| 7308. GREEK TERRA COTTA HEAD OF A GOD OR HERO, LIKELY ALEXANDER THE GREAT, c. 3rd-1st century BC. Handsome finely modeled face with wavy hair covering the head. 1.5 x 2 inches. Excellent quality. $1750 estimate. |  |
| 7309. GREEK TERRA COTTA HEAD OF A MAN WEARING A PILEUS, c. 3rd-1st century BC. 1.6 inches. Remains of white & pink pigment. Excellent quality. $500 estimate. |  |
| 7310. GREEK TERRA COTTA HEAD OF A BOY, c. 3rd-1st century BC. Handsome finely modeled face with pudgy features of youth. 1.75 inches. Excellent quality. $1350 estimate. |  |
| 7311. GREEK TERRA COTTA HEAD OF A GROTESQUE OR ELDERLY MAN, c. 3rd-1st century BC. With furrowed brow and drawn face. 1.7 inches. Excellent realistic depiction in fine Hellenistic style. $1000 estimate. |  |
| 7312. LARGE GREEK TERRA COTTA HEAD OF A GODDESS OR QUEEN, c. 3rd-1st century BC. With ornate hairdo and earrings with sakkos bound by a diadem. 4 x 6 inches. Repaired from large shards. Worth considerably more when properly restored. $1000 estimate. |  |
| 7313. GREEK TERRA COTTA FIGURE OF HARPOCRATES. Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, c. 3rd-1st century BC. The god child with prince's shaved head with sidelock squatting with finger to mouth and holding a jar. Some repair with gap on head, considerable remains of white pigment. 3.75 x 4.5 inches. Excellent composition. $2000 estimate. |  |
| 7314. GREEK TERRA COTTA HEAD OF ISIS. Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, c. 3rd-1st century BC. The goddess wearing the crown of Isis above locks of curly hair. Repaired from couple of large shards. 2.75 x 3.25 inches. $1250 estimate. |  |
| 7315. GREEK TERRA COTTA HEAD OF AN AFRICAN, c. 3rd-1st century BC. The face with prognathic jaw and typical African features wearing dreadlocks one of which falls longer to the side of the face, another large one down the back of the head. 2.5 inches. Rare and desirable. $1250 estimate. |  |
| 7442. FRAGMENTARY GREEK CARVED STONE DISK WITH INSCRIPTION, c. 2nd century BC/AD. The disk with Greek inscription AP?OIGAUOT around rim, interior to that a carved floral band, and the the central panel a scene with human figures, fences, plants etc. About a quarter of the piece remaining. Repaired from two pieces. All ancient items with inscriptions are rare and eagerly sought after. 4.5 x 5.5 inches. $3000 estimate. |  |
| 7352. FINELY GLAZED HELLENISTIC OIL LAMP, c. 2nd-1st century BC. The lamp with an especially fine burnished black glaze. 3 inches. Intact and rare. A choice museum quality gem example. $1250 estimate. |  |
| 7590. AN IMPORTANT GREEK TERRA COTTA ANTEFIX OF FINE CLASSICAL STYLE, c. 5th Century BC. The Greek city of Taras (Latin Tarentum) located on the inner Southern coast of Italy's heel was founded circa 708 BC by the Spartans. The most important Greek city in Southern Italy during the 5th and 4th centuries BC, it finally surrendered to the Romans in 272 BC. Taras was famous for its fine art including its famous series of silver coins depicting a naked boy riding a dolphin. This beautifully modeled antefix would have ornamented the roof edge of an important building hinting at the beauty of the city in classical times. This wonderful antefix is an important example of the finest classical Greek art. The nobility and beauty of the features, with their sensuous, intelligent air seem to gaze at us across the centuries, revealing a glimpse of the source of the finest in Western Civilization. The piece depicts a beautiful young woman wearing a fine necklace and earrings and a head band to which are attached cow ears and horns. She may be a participant in a festival dedicated to a local river god who was depicted as a bull with a man's head, or she may be Io, a maiden loved by Zeus, who was transformed by Hera into a heifer. Comes with custom walnut stand. Dimensions: 20.8 x 18.3 x 7.6 cm. (8.2 x 7.2 x 3.0"). Weight: ~1 kg. (~2.5 lb.). Composition: Hard fired light yellow brown terra cotta. References: Catalogue of The British Museum Collection, #1329, 1330 for a nearly identical example also from Taras (photocopy included). Provenance: An old Toronto collection. $15,000 estimate. |  |
| 7591. AN IMPORTANT CANOSAN GREEK POLYCHROME FIGURE, 3rd-2nd Century BC. Canosan refers to one of the distinctive artistic styles of the Greek colonies of Southern Italy. Canosan pottery and figurines are characterized by the use of delicate pastel painted colors rather than glazes. Due to the delicacy of such paints one rarely finds a piece where more than traces of the colors remain. The current figurine is highly exceptional in that nearly all of the original paint remains beautifully intact. An important piece worthy of the finest collection. A Canosan terra cotta figure of a lady. Beautifully modeled, she stands in contraposto stance with her left hand on her hip, right arm at her side. She wears a pink chiton or inner robe belted at the waist with the loose folds hanging to the tops of her thighs. Over this she wears a blue outer robe or himation and a blue headband. Her lips and earrings are painted red, her face and hands white, and her hair done in brown. Height: 18.3 cm. (7.2"). Condition: Choice and intact in an exceptional state of preservation. Provenance: ex Harmer Rooke Galleries in the 1980's. $8,000 estimate. |  |
| 7592. A LARGE ARCHAIC GREEK TERRA COTTA GODDESS, ca. 6th century BC. The terra cotta figure of a seated goddess or Kore. Very rare this large. Minor repair to base. Height: 13". $8000 estimate. |  |
| 7593. A LARGE GREEK TERRA COTTA BUST OF PERSEPHONE, ca. mid 5th century BC. A votive bust of the Goddess, she holds a phiale (offering bowl) in one hand, a dove in the other. The base reassembled from shards, the unattached head not belonging but from a nearly identical piece: Dimensions: 5.5 x 9 x 10.5". See 'Eros in Antiquity', p.22 for a very similar example. $3000 estimate. |  |
| 7594. A GREEK RED FIGURE TALL NECK OINOCHOE, ca. 4th century BC. The black glazed pitcher with pinched trefoil rim and single strap handle, decorated in the front with the reserved head of a lady, added details in white and yellow. Professional repair. Height: 10". $4000 estimate. |  |
| 7595. A LARGE CANOSAN GREEK FUNERARY OINOCHOE, ca. 3rd century BC. At the base the finely modeled head of a lady or goddess with laurel leaf wreath. Above on a broad strap handle, the molded figure of an elegant lady wearing hat and cloak. Considerable white slip remaining with slight traces of pink and blue. Intact and very rare this type of vessel was made for the tomb without an enclosed bottom and not intended for daily use. Height: 14.2". $5000 estimate. |  |
| 7596. A GREEK RED FIGURE SKYPHOS, ca. 4th century BC. The black-glazed cup with athletic scenes: On side A, a heavy-set nude male (perhaps a wrestler) with grape bunch and wreath. On side B, a maiden bounces a ball. Added details in white, palmettes under the handles. Professional repair. Dimensions: 4.2" x 7.5". $7500 estimate. |  |
| 7597. A GREEK RED FIGURE LEKANIS, ca. 4th century BC. The lidded vessel with busts of two ladies with elaborate hairdos and palmettes on the top. Added details in white. Top with professional repair. Dimensions: 3.8" x 3.8". $2500 estimate. |  |
| 7598. A FINE CORINTHIAN FIGURAL ARYBALLOS (perfume flask), ca. 6th century BC. Two panthers in red and violet joined with a common head. Additional incised detail. Repaired at back. 2.8". Rare. $4000 estimate. |  |
| 7599. A RARE AND LARGE GREEK BLACK GLAZED SITULA, c. 350 BC. The large bucket-shaped vessel in black glazed terra cotta with 2 bail locks with 4 small molded female faces. Repaired from large shards. A very rare pottery type, the best one I've carried. 7.5 x 9.3". $4400 estimate. |  |
| 7226. CHOICE APULIAN GREEK FISH PLATE, c. 4th century BC. On pedestal base with central sauce depression, the tondo decorated with dolphin and two species of fish. 8.5 x 3 inches. Choice intact condition. Rare and very desirable type. $7500 estimate. |  |
| 7227. LARGE GREEK RED FIGURE LEKANIS, c. 4th century BC. On pedestal base with twin loop handles, the lid also with pedestal base and decorated with two heads of beautiful stylish girls between large ornate palmettes. 11 inches across handles, 6.5 inches tall. Choice intact condition. Both sides similar. $4500 estimate. |  |
| 7228. GREEK RED FIGURE FOOTED PLATE, c. 4th century BC. On pedestal base, the tondo decorated with the large head of a beautiful stylish girl wearing a pearl necklace. 8 inches in diameter, 2 inches high. $4500 estimate. |  |
| 7229. GREEK RED FIGURE FOOTED PLATTER, c. 4th century BC. On pedestal base, the tondo decorated with the large head of a beautiful stylish girl wearing a pearl necklace, two upright square loop handles. 6 inches in diameter, 2 inches high. $4000 estimate. |  |
| 7230. GNATHIAN GREEK VESSEL, c. 3rd century BC. The vessel with lion head spout in white with double loop handle arching over the top, the shoulder decorated with leaf and grape-bunch design in white and added red. 4.5 x 5.5 inches. Excellent condition with chip to lion's lower jaw. $3750 estimate. |  |
| 7446. RARE GREEK TERRA COTTA INK WELL. Egypt, Ptolemaic Period, 3rd-1st century BC. The black ware vessel with narrow mouth to retard evaporation of the ink and depressed top to catch drips when the pen was drawn against the lip. 2.25 x 2.25 inches. Extremely rare. Choice museum quality condition. Brings the great lost library of Alexandria to mind. $4000 estimate. |  |
| 7447. MEGARIAN GREEK MOLDED BOTTLE. c. 3rd-2nd century BC. The small bottle with raised egg and dart band above a band of eight molded waterfowl. 2 x 2 inches. Rare & nice. Spout and handle lost. $400 estimate. |  |
| 7448. PARTIAL GREEK MOLDED PYXIS. c. 3rd-2nd century BC. The exterior with two remaining panels, one with winged goddess Nike, the other with two Putti animatedly engaged in domestic activities, the base with 2 remaining knob feet. 1.75 x 2 inches. Rare. $800 estimate. |  |
| 7449. SMALL GREEK MOLDED AMPHORA. c. 3rd-2nd century BC. The exterior with two dolphins among waving sea tendrils both sides, on one side intertwined, on the other swimming in tandem, large acanthas leaves at top, large overlapped leaf like forms radiating from the bottom. 3.25 inches. Rim and handle lost. Even with chips a rare and beautifully designed little gem! $4500 estimate. |  |
| 7450. SMALL GREEK MOLDED AMPHORA. c. 3rd-2nd century BC. One side with nicely detailed molded scene of an baker's oven, small inscription above reading RANAT? 2.75 inches. Intact with couple of chips. Exceptionally rare and very interesting museum quality piece! $6000 estimate. |  |
| 7239. AN UNUSUAL RARE EARLY GREEK OIL LAMP, c. 4th century BC. The small lamp of typical simple form but on a high pedestal base. 2.5 inches long x 2.25 inches high. $300 estimate. |  |
| 7248. A FINE CORINTHIAN ALABASTRON, c. 650-550 BC. The small perfume vessel with flaring lip and small loop handle, the body ornamented with a register of three finely painted lions and a goose, 8 pointed star pattern radiating from the base. 2.5 inches. $6000 estimate. |  |
| 7249. A FINE CORINTHIAN ALABASTRON, c. 650-550 BC. The small perfume vessel with flaring lip and small strap handle, the body ornamented with a register of two finely painted lions, a siren and a goose spreading its wings, 13 pointed star pattern radiating from the base. 2.25 inches. $6000 estimate. |  |
| 7231. PUNIC TERRA COTTA AMPHORA, c. 5th-3rd century BC. Of narrow form with tall neck and foot. Repaired at waist and ankle. 9.25 inches. $300 estimate. |  |
| 7232. PUNIC TERRA COTTA AMPHORA, c. 5th-3rd century BC. Of narrow form with tall neck and foot. Foot repaired. 8 inches. $300 estimate. |  |
| 7233. PUNIC TERRA COTTA AMPHORA, c. 5th-3rd century BC. Of narrow form with tall neck and foot. Ankle repaired. 9.5 inches. $300 estimate. |  |
| 7234. PUNIC TERRA COTTA AMPHORA, c. 5th-3rd century BC. Of narrow form with tall neck and foot. Scrapes one side. 9 inches. $300 estimate. |  |
| 7235. CHOICE HELLENISTIC OIL LAMP, c. 3rd-1st century BC. On ring base with flaring nozzle and side grip. 3.75 inches. Rare this nice. $1800 estimate. |  |
| 7236. CHOICE HELLENISTIC OIL LAMP, c. 3rd-1st century BC. On ring base with flaring nozzle and side finger lug. 3.8 inches. Rare this nice. $1800 estimate. |  |
| 7212. FINE THRACIAN BRONZE IMPLEMENT. c. 2nd century BC/AD. The implement with ring at one end and bird at the other, possibly used for either votive or spinning use. 8.1 inches. A choice intact example. $300 estimate. |  |
| 7213. FINE THRACIAN BRONZE IMPLEMENT. c. 2nd century BC/AD. The implement with ring at one end and bird at the other, possibly used for either votive or spinning use. 7.6 inches. A choice intact example. $300 estimate. |  |
| 7215. A FINE GREEK INTAGLIO IMPRESSION, c. 1st-2nd century AD. Fired clay stamped with what appears to be the very high profile facing hd. of a Seleucid ruler. 17mm. $250 estimate. |  |
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