Made of terracotta, this statue dates back to the early 6th - 5th Century BC, it is Phoenician and represents a veiled Phoenician Goddess, possibly Ashtarte, it is 14.5  More »

Made of terracotta, this statue dates back to the early 6th - 5th Century BC, it is Phoenician and represents a veiled Phoenician Goddess, possibly Ashtarte, it is 14.5 inches high, (36.8 cms), it is hollow on the inside, with residual sea encrustation around the surface. Excavated from Tyre, the Mediterranean ancient Phoencian coastal city. Ex. German private collection. Status: Available.   « Less

Culture: Hellenistic. Date: 3rd - 1st Century BC. Material: Terracotta. Condition: Intact, mounted on a raised custom base. Provenance: Ex:  More »

Culture: Hellenistic. Date: 3rd - 1st Century BC. Material: Terracotta. Condition: Intact, mounted on a raised custom base. Provenance: Ex: American private collection. Measurements: 1.1 inch (2.7 cms). Preserving the head from a statue, finely modeled with thick wavy hair that is parted in the middle.   « Less

Culture: PHOENICIAN. Date: 6TH - 4TH CENTURY BC. Origin: PHOENICIAN COAST LINE. Material: TERRACOTTA. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition:  More »

Culture: PHOENICIAN. Date: 6TH - 4TH CENTURY BC. Origin: PHOENICIAN COAST LINE. Material: TERRACOTTA. Provenance: EX: EARLY PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT, IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. Measurments: 27 INCHES HIGH WITH BASE, (68.5 CMS), 19.5 INCHES HIGH WITHOUT BASE, (49.5 CMS). An expressive statue depicting a standing prince or ruler with a wreath around his head with a center medallion. His arms bent at the elbows, This statue is a beautiful example of Archaic Greek art and its blending with Phoenician art. A wonderful artifact from the maritime trade in the Eastern Mediterranean. A very rare type especially this size, especially with such extensive details.   « Less

Made of terracotta, the body is cone shaped with a knobed bottom, circa 4th - 1st Century BC, 3.5 inches high, (9 cms). Purchased in the middle east in 1970's. Status:  More »

Made of terracotta, the body is cone shaped with a knobed bottom, circa 4th - 1st Century BC, 3.5 inches high, (9 cms). Purchased in the middle east in 1970's. Status: Available.   « Less

Culture: Greek. Date: 540 - 530 BC. Origin: Greece. Provenance: EX: Collection of Dr. Richard Vadaszy. Published: Munzen Und Medaillen, Switzerland, June 1987, no. 436.  More »

Culture: Greek. Date: 540 - 530 BC. Origin: Greece. Provenance: EX: Collection of Dr. Richard Vadaszy. Published: Munzen Und Medaillen, Switzerland, June 1987, no. 436. Cf: J. Beazley, Paralipomena, 1971, no. 78. Condition: Complete, some minor resotaration. Measurements: 8.5 inches in diameter, (21.6 cms), 5.4 inches high, (13.7 cms). The band centering an erotic grouping of two ithyphallic satyrs balancing a nude female on her left leg; flanked by a kneeling satyr.   « Less

A youth, holding spears, stands beside a horse, flanked by two Scythian archers. Ex collection of Dr. J.L., Bay City, Texas, acquired from Royal-Athena Galleries in  More »

A youth, holding spears, stands beside a horse, flanked by two Scythian archers. Ex collection of Dr. J.L., Bay City, Texas, acquired from Royal-Athena Galleries in 1988. Ca. 510 BC H. 7 7/8 in (20 cm.) Published: Art of the Ancient World IV, A Guide to the Collector and Investor, J. M. Eisenberg. Similar to an oinochoe, an olpe was a jug intended to serve wine at symposia. A note about the Michigan Painter: He was the most prolific painter of ancient greek pottery. His favorite subjects were those seen on this olpe, (atheletic youths), as well as banquets and scenes of konos, (drunken dance), and occasional mythological subjects. The Michigan painter is very close to another Attic Vase Painter of the same period, the Beaune Painter. These two painters make up Beazley's,(SIr John Beazley is the one who created the Beazley archive at the University of Oxford for the entire Greek vase production eras), Perizoma Group, so named beacuse of the perizoma (or lion cloths) worn by some athletes and revelers on their vases. A stamnos, painted by the Michigan Painter, (7 1/2 inches), sold at Bonhams Antiquities Auction for $108,000, (lot 193, Bohams London auction, 28 October 2009).   « Less

A female seated upon a klismos, a column behind her, wears a himation over her pleated chiton; a large disk-shaped mirror held in her right hand. Ex John Kluge collection,  More »

A female seated upon a klismos, a column behind her, wears a himation over her pleated chiton; a large disk-shaped mirror held in her right hand. Ex John Kluge collection, Charlottesville, Virginia, acquired from Royal-Athena Galleries in 1991. Ca. 470-450 BC. H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) Status: Available   « Less

Culture: GREEK. Date: 4TH - 2ND CENTURY BC. Material: SILVER, WITH GOLD GILDING. Provenance: EX: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT. Measurements: 1.2  More »

Culture: GREEK. Date: 4TH - 2ND CENTURY BC. Material: SILVER, WITH GOLD GILDING. Provenance: EX: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Condition: INTACT. Measurements: 1.2 INCHES HIGH, (3 CMS). Cf: for related example, see lot 203, Sotheby's, York Aveny Galleries, Fine Antiquities Auction, 20 May 1982.   « Less

Made from terracotta, has a narrow and flat bottom, the rim is double edged, Greek, circa 3rd - 1st Century BC, 3.4 inches high, (8.6 cms).

Made from terracotta, has a narrow and flat bottom, the rim is double edged, Greek, circa 3rd - 1st Century BC, 3.4 inches high, (8.6 cms).   « Less

Ancient Greco-Roman Figure, ca. 3rd-2nd century B.C. Hollow terracotta pottery figure of a Eros, Greek god of love. He is shown nude save a cloak worn over his shoulders,  More »

Ancient Greco-Roman Figure, ca. 3rd-2nd century B.C. Hollow terracotta pottery figure of a Eros, Greek god of love. He is shown nude save a cloak worn over his shoulders, resting against a rock outcropping, right hand to his waist, left shown holding the cloak open to expose himself. 4-1/2"H, intact/generally excellent with minor chipping. ca. 3rd-2nd century B.C. Category:Greek Material:Pottery Dimensions:4-1/2"H Condition:Intact   « Less