Ancient Resource: Ancient Greek Pottery and Attic Athens Ceramics

Greek South Italy. Campanian, mid-4th Century BC. Fantastic Guttus with face of Zeus in the center. Measures 117 mm (4 3/4") across, 10 cm (4") tall at tip of spout. Gorgeous piece with lustrous surface and iridescent tone. Green light in photo is an unfortunate reflection. Ex-Superior auction 1183, Ex-Dr. Geoffrey Smith collection, San Diego CA. Cf. Como, Museo Archeologico: C133 for a very similar example. #GS412x2: $1100

Ancient Greece, Magnia Graecia, c. 340 -320 BC. Magnificent Apulian Xenon-ware Kylix, depicting a swan within a laurel-wreath. The bowl is shallow with raised ring foot and two handles. Nice style with additional laurel pattern on the outside of the bowl. W: 10" (25.3 cm). Intact with light deposits. Ex Dr. Gilles collection, Germany, acquired prior to 1970. #A11274: $1200

Apulia, ancient Greek South Italy c. 350 - 330 BC.
Gorgeous Gnathian-ware kantharos with lady of fashion on either side. The heads of the ladies are between palmettes and a crook design, a nice wave pattern just below the rim. The ladies are depicted wearing necklace and earrings, hair in skyphos, with rows of pearls and hair pins at front. Restored from sherds and a very attractive piece. Stands 3 3/4" (9.7 cm) tall. Ex-old Los Angeles collection. #m14157x2: $750

Ancient Greek South Italy. Apulia, mid-4th century BC. Lovely miniature Xenon-ware olpe. Finely painted patterns in orange/creme, delicately formed spout and rim. Single handle on back. Intact! Stands 65 mm (2 1/2") tall. #90918x2: $399

Ancient Cyprus, c. 8th - 7th Century BC. Beautiful Cypriot kantharos. Nicely made with pedestal foot and two small handles. Nice black stripes around both inside and outside of rim, black painted circle on inside. Stands 3" (7.7 cm) tall, one small area of restoration. Ex-English private collection. #0611204-2: $250

A nice black-ware Campanian wine cup, Magnia Graecia, c. 350 - 320 BC, with low pedestal foot and single handle. Used for drinking wine 2300 years ago! Intact and a nice example! H: 1 3/4" (4.4 cm); W: 4 1/4" (10.8 cm). Ex Los Angeles private collection. #1011286: $375

Ancient Greek South Italy. Apulia, mid-4th century BC. Beautiful black-slip single-handled cup or pot. Amazing deep black glossy surfaces. Repaired from fragments. Some finger-prints of the maker still visible in the slip around the lip. Looks great and feels wonderful in-hand. 88 mm (3 3/8") tall x 94 mm (3 5/8") across the top. #90917x2: $399

Greek South Italy. Campanian, 4th Century BC. Excellent large black bowl with incised detail. Measures 168 mm (6 1/2") diameter, stands 65 mm (2 1/2") tall. Wonderful impressed design in center, consisting of a small central face surrounded with 7 impressed leafs and dotted and linear elements. Gorgeous glossy surfaces. Intact! Cf. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: ENSERUNE, MOURET, 27, PL.(257) 28 for similar incised vessels. Ex-Dr. Geoffrey Smith collection, San Diego CA. #GS406x2: $650

Athens, ancient Greece. Beautiful Attic Black-Figure Lekythos, c. 475 - 450 BC. The body decorated with three tall palmettes enhanced with incision through the black, alternating with three stylized lotus buds. Concentric black lines of varying width below ending with a solid black base and top of the foot. Shoulder of vessel with black ray design, neck plain. Single strap handle is black glazed on the outer side. H: 5 1/8" (13.2 cm). Foot reattached, otherwise intact with some minor surface encrustation. Cf. Athens: The City Beneath The City; Antiquities from the Metropolitan Railway Excavations, Greek Ministry of Culture, Athens, 2000, #307 for a very similar black figure lekythos, dated 500-475 BC, and #314 for a very similar black figure lekythos dated 480-470 BC. Ex Southern California collection. #A11263: $975

A large Daunian (possibly Cypriot) oinochoe, 4th Century BC, the body decorated with a wide band flanked by two narrower bands, the neck with more of an inconsistent wave pattern. Intact, Minor chipping to rim and base, earthen encrustation. 9 1/8" (23.1 cm) tall. Ex old English private collection. An amazing and impressive piece! #0611197: $799

Magnificent Rhodian terracotta amphora. Roman, c. 1st - 4th Century AD, with characteristic form and quite elegant. H: 7" (17.8 cm). Intact with old museum label tucked inside the spout. Found in Syria, 19th Century. Ex Thomas Cotterill collection, UK, acquired in the 19th Century. #1011296: $675

Ancient Greece, c. 4th century BC. Interesting black-glazed olpe, or spouted cup/pitcher. Black glaze now faded to a nice light brown. Indented "chackerboard" pattern around the edges, nicely-modeled dual-strap handle and flared lip. Stands 4" (10.3 cm) tall. Repaired. #0411141-2: $299

Ancient Greece, c. 4th - 3rd Century BC. Nice Greek juglet with black-brown slip. Stands 10 cm (3 3/4") tall, with nice form and arching handle. Intact! Ex-Dr. Geoffrey Smith collection, San Diego CA. #GS452: $475

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Ancient Greece. Hellenistic period, 3rd-2nd century BC.
Wonderful small terracotta pot. Creme-colored slip with fine linear rings around body. Simple but attractive... a nice display piece at a budget price. Measures 72x60 mm (2 3/4 x 2 3/8 inches). #6166: $175 SOLD

Gnathian ware oenochoe, 2nd Century BC
With trefoil mouth and wide band of olive leaves around the body and hatching on the shoulder. Completely intact! 7 1/2" (195 mm) tall. 1890's museum tag on side. Ex old French collection, acquired in the 1970's. An incredible display piece. #gn158: $675 SOLD

Cypriot pottery flask, c. 1400-1200 BC. Found in an excavation at Gezer in the early 20th century. Middle Bronze Age "bil-bil" with globular body, long tapered neck, single handle and round foot. Part of spout broken in antiquity. Excavation tag "GEZER" in pencil on body. 132 mm (5 1/4") tall. #271012: $275 SOLD

Ancient Greek South Italy. Apulia, mid-4th century BC. Lovely miniature Xenon-ware olpe. Finely painted swan on front, with floral motifs around... now mostly faded. A few traces of original fingerprints left in the slip! Stands 70 mm (2 3/4") tall. #90919: $375 SOLD

Ancient Greece, c. 4th Century BC. Nice and large black-slipped amphora. An impressive pottery vessel with wide, rounded body decorated with raised vertical "ribs", two handles and wide, flared rim. Repaired from shards. Stands 6 1/4" (15.8 cm) tall. Ex English private collection. An impressive display piece at a budget price. #0611204-1: $399 SOLD

Etrusco-Corinthian, c. 6th Century BC. Nice large Skyphos wine-cup. Repaired from shards. Measures 168 mm (6 1/2") handle-to-handle, stands 85 mm (3 1/4") tall. Ex-Seaby. Ex-Superior auction 1183. For a very similar example see Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: GLASGOW, GLASGOW COLLECTIONS, 43, PL.(909) 50.4. Ex-Dr. Geoffrey Smith collection, San Diego CA. #GS453x2: $550 SOLD

Excellent and tall Apulian Epichysis/Prochus from Magnia Graecia, c. 330 - 320 BC. Used for pouring oil or wine, with a slender spout and elegant handle. Central body motif features bands of ornate scrolls and rosettes, waves, petals and crenellations. H: 8 3/8" (21.2 cm). Repaired from two pieces, no restoration. A beautiful example! Ex Los Angeles private collection. #1011278: $1200 SOLD

Ancient Greece, Magnia Graecia, 3rd Century BC. Greek black-ware Askos with bird motif. With sharply carinated edges and ring foot. Sides decorated with birds (ducks?) between a leaf pattern. Intact, some weathering of the slip. H: 3 3/8" (8.6 cm); L: 4 7/8" (12.4 cm). Ex-museum de-accession. Nice! #A11279: $499 SOLD

Campania, Ancient Greece. 4th century BC.
An absolutely breathtaking Greek blackware owl-cup. Depicts a standing owl on both sides, with olive-branches between. Outstanding deep black tone with bright yellow/orange paint. A stunning museum-quality display piece. Measures 145 mm (5 3/4 inches) handle to handle, and stands 66 mm (2 5/8 inches) tall. From an old New York collection. #5785: $1399 SOLD

Greek South Italy. Daunian, c. 4th century BC.Ancient Greece, Campania, 4th century BC. A beautiful xenon-ware red-figure kylix depicting a standing swan, surrounded by laurel-leaf border. Some original earthen encrustation, which adds to its charm. Expertly repaired from sherds. Measures about 8 inches (202 mm) handle to handle, and stands about 1 5/8 inches high. From an old New York collection. #484: $800 SOLD

Hellenistic Greece, c. 3rd-1st Century BC. Nice Hellenistic grey ware spindle bottle. Of typical form and intact with some earthen deposits. Nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Bottle measures 5 1/2" tall. With stand measures 6". Ex Los Angeles private collection. Nice! #0211226: $399 SOLD

Nice Campanian black-ware skyphos cup, Magnia Graecia, 4th Century BC. Nicely potted with an almost irridescent slip. Intact, small rim chip on one side. Nice example of Greek pottery. Ex old English collection 5 1/2" (14 cm) dia. #1210174: $399 SOLD

Greek South Italy c. 4th Century BC. Nice Gnathian-ware pottery bottle. Lustrous black slip with fine painted white and red details, finely-modeled wide spout. Stands 5" (12.8 cm) tall. Intact! Very nice display piece! #0411141-1: $425 SOLD

Ancient Greece, Hellenistic period, c. 4th-2nd century BC. Small terracotta pitcher. Of simple form with single handle and wide body. Repair to spout. Stands 2 1/2" (6.4 cm) high. Ex English private collection. Budget priced! #0611204-3: $99 SOLD

Ancient Greece. Magnia Graecia, c. 350 - 330 BC. Gorgeous Apulian red-figure olpe. Depicts a lady of fashion on either side, palmettes below each handle and a band of pellets around the neck. Intact and attractive! H: 4" (10 cm). Ex W. Levy collection (1916-2006); Ex. Charles Ede Ltd, London, 1992. #0611201x2: $750 SOLD