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| Greek, Bronze Krater(?) Handle, Ornamented With Head of Dionysos, c. 400 - 200 B.C. |   | This handle was probably once attached to a krater, a punch-bowl type vessel used for diluting and serving wine. The earliest kraters were bronze and almost exclusively the volute-type. Very few bronze kraters have survived. Most often only the handles remain. |
| AG40492. Greek bronze krater(?) handle, height 12.7 cm (4 5/8"), ornamented with facing head of Dionysos, $1585.00 (€1220.45) |
| Punic (Carthage or Syro-Palestinian Coast), Glass Caricature Head Pendant, Late 6th - 5th Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
A recent European auction listed a similar but complete piece with an estimate of 18,000 Euros! |
| SH32405. Head pendant; cf. Corning Pre-Roman 214, Choice, 1.6 cm (5/8"), core-formed, yellow face and ears, white eyes with blue centers, white blob center of forehead, blue beard, blue and white spiral striped hair band, lower beard, back and loop missing; rare; $810.00 (€623.70) |
| Greek, Campania, South Italy, Blackware Olpe (Juglet), 4th - 3rd Century B.C. |  | |
| AL59769. Greek, Campania, blackware glaze olpe, c. 4th century B.C., 3 x 4", attractive form, single strap handle, broad flaired mouth, dullish black glaze, small nicks, light deposits; from a New Jersey collection; $600.00 (€462.00) |
| Greek, Apulia, South Italy, Gnathian Ware, Black Glazed Bottle, c. Late 4th Century B.C. |  | Gnathia ware is named for ancient Gnathia (now Egnazia) in eastern Apulia, where the first vases of this type were found in the mid-19th century. Gnathian ware was produced c. 370 - 270 B.C. This type of grape and vine decoration was most popular c. 320 B.C. |
| AL59774. Greek, South Italy, Gnathian Ware, black glazed bottle, c. Late 4th century B.C., 3.25 x 5", intact, light deposits, lovely grape clusters and vines in pale yellow on black glazed body; from a New Jersey collection; $600.00 (€462.00) |
| Greek, Apulia, Southern Italy, Calene Ware Guttos with Zeus or Herakles, c. 350 - 280 B.C. |  | From a New Jersey collection. A small honest restoration that could be touched up with a little matching paint if desired. |
| AE61817. Greek, black glazed lamp filler; cf. ROM Black Glaze Ware 86 - 88; 4.5 inches; black glaze on fine orange clay, c. 350 - 280 B.C.; broad low rounded body, fluted belly, loop handle on shoulder, long near vertical spout with broad flat grooved rim, a facing head of Zeus or Hercules on the discus; chip and small restored area on rim, otherwise intact; $500.00 (€385.00) |
| Greek Bronze (Krater) Handle, Ornamented With a Panther Head, c. 400 B.C. |  | The Panther was the companion of Bacchus. This handle was probably once attached to a krater, a punch-bowl type vessel used for diluting and serving wine. The earliest kraters were bronze and almost exclusively the volute-type. Very few bronze kraters have survived. Most often only the handles remain. |
| AG30977. height 8.0 cm (3"), bronze (krater?) handle with panther head emerging from acanthus; $480.00 (€369.60) |
| Egyptian, Faience Amphoriskos, Ptolemaic to Early Roman, 3rd Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D. |  | |
| AB31020. Faience amphoriskos; height 10.8 cm (3 3/4"), white with traces of green glaze, ornamented with inscribed bands and crescents, two small loop handles, Choice, complete and intact, $450.00 (€346.50) |
| Greek, Corinth, Pottery Exaleiptron, 525 - 500 B.C. |  | This distinctively shaped vessel is an exaleiptron. Exaleiptra take various forms, some with high pronounced feet. The form suggests that it held liquids and was designed prevent spills. Funerary scenes depict exaleiptra either carried by women toward the tomb or resting beside it. They likely held oils or perfumes that would have been offered to the deceased. |
| AL59770. Greek, Corinth, Pottery Exaleiptron, 525 - 500 B.C.; 2 x 7.4 inches across handle, nice large example, squat foot , shallow bowl, the rim curving inward, black dot and line pattern, a few chips on inner rim reattached with small gap; from a New Jersey collection; rare; $450.00 (€346.50) |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Glass Floral Inlay Fragment, 3rd - 1st Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. Ex Robert Haas collection. |
| AA32380. Floral inlay glass fragment, cf. National Museums Scotland 492 - 493, Choice, 1.9 cm (3/4"), partial flower with three white pedals and center of yellow and clear dots, black background; rare; $425.00 (€327.25) |
| Greek, Magna Graecia, Oinochoe, 4th - 3rd Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AY35496. Oinochoe; 5 ¼ inches high; grey pottery, ovoid body cylindrical, pinched trefoil mouth, strap handle, black glaze at rim; chip in rim, Choice, $380.00 (€292.60) |
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