| Ancient Vessels and Tableware |  |
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| Roman Republic, Bronze Askos Pitcher, 1st Century B.C. |   | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
An askos is an assymetric vessel imitating the shape of a leather wine-skin, with an off-center mouth, convex top, and single arching handle. |
| AY36080. Bronze askos; cf. Hayes ROM 112-113, MFA Boston, Comstock/Vermeule 470-1, 9.6 cm high, long projecting spout pinched at sides, handle with vegetable decoration at ends, spherical body, short pedestal base; mounted on wood base, complete, handle reconstructed; $1200.00 (924.00) |
| Amorites, Canaan, Pottery Vessel, 2300 - 1800 B.C. |  | In Genesis the Amorites are described in as descendants of Canaan, son of Ham. They were a Canaanite group who occupied land east and west of the Jordan. Numerous kings of the Amorites were defeated by Joshua with great slaughter. In the days of Samuel, the Amorites and the Israelites made peace. The Gibeonites, an offshoot of the Amorites, made a covenant with the Hebrews; when Saul would break that vow and kill some of the Gibeonites, God sent a famine to Israel. |
| AL61805. Amorite, terracotta amphora, long stem and flared lip, flat shoulder, 6.8 inches tall, 2300 - 1800 B.C.; rare; $1100.00 (847.00) |
| Roman Greece, Barbotine Ware Amphora, 2nd Century A.D. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Barbotine is French for a ceramic slip, a mixture of clay and water used for decorating pottery. In English the term is used for two different techniques but here we are only concerned with the technique used in the ancient world. Barbotine is piped onto the object much like cakes are decorated with icing, using a quill, horn, or another kind of nozzle. The slip is often a color contrasting with rest of the vessel and forms a design, a pattern, or inscription, that is raised above the main surface. The Egyptians used barbotine decorative designs. Specimens have also been found at Minoan Knossos on the island of Crete.
This example was found near Corinth. The style is certainly related to the Egyptian Barbotine ware but it may have been made in mainland Greece.
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| AE36060. Barbotine ware amphora, Athenian Agora -, ROM -; 5 ฝ inches high, Collectible condition, buff clay, ovoid body, wide tubular neck, strap handles, horizontal bands on neck, Barbatine rows of leaf shaped decorations on body; reconstructed, one section of rim, a small shoulder and part of one handle restored; rare; $1045.00 (804.65) |
| Egyptian, Alabaster Cylindrical Vase, Old Kingdom, 2686 - 2181 B.C. |  | |
| AT34355. Alabaster vase; cf. Yale Egyptian Art, p. 52, Choice, 11.7 cm (4 5/8") tall, 8.1 cm (3 1/2") outside rim diameter, 10.8 cm (4 1/4") base diameter; walls narrowing from base to rim, flaring at both ends, flat base, turned over rim; intact, a few chips; from an American private collection; $900.00 (693.00) |
| Roman, Bronze Patera Handle, c. 1st - 3rd Century A.D. |  | A patera was a plate used by Roman priests to make sacrificial offerings to the Gods. Paterae were thin and most often have been lost to corrosion leaving only the handle remaining. |
| AA59776. Roman, bronze patera handle, c. 1st - 3rd century A.D., 5.6", heavy fluted handle terminating in a collar from which a ram's head with curled horns emerges; from a New Jersey collection; rare; $850.00 (654.50) |
| 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) |
| Egypt, Black Slate Dish, Hellenic - Roman Period, 1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
This type of dish may have been used as a cosmetic pallet. |
| AE48734. Black slate dish; cf. Petrie, Stone & Metal Vases 972; four square protruding handles, 3 ฝ inches diameter, Choice, ex Malloy, Egyptian Art & Artifacts, Summer 1980, 118; some chipping to edge, otherwise intact; $525.00 (404.25) |
| Judaean Kingdom, Large Pottery Unguentarium, Early Roman Period, 1st Century A.D. |  | Time of Jesus Christ.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Found in Israel. |
| AH48165. Pottery unguentarium; cf. Ustinov UP 313, Choice, buff with white slip and bright orange paint to upper neck, wheel made, pyriform bulbous body, flat ring base, tall cylindrical neck, expanding rim, 7 ฝ inches high; repair to rim, otherwise intact; $500.00 (385.00) |
| 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) |
| Roman Palaestina, Large Pottery Beaker, Late Roman Period, 4th - 7th Century A.D. |  | Time of Christian Acceptance and First Ecumenical (Nicene) Council.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Found in Israel. |
| AH48175. Large pottery beaker; Tushingham 38:27-28; buff, wheel made, ribbed conical body, wide mouth, narrowing to flat base, 5 ฝ inches high, Choice, hole in bottom, $450.00 (346.50) |
| Egyptian, Predynstic Period, Alabaster Cosmetic Vase, c. 5500 - 4000 B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AW35492. Alabaster cosmetic vase; Malloy, Egyptian Art and Artifacts. Summer 1980, # 11 (this piece); cf. Petrie, Prehistoric Egypt, pl. XXXV, 44, Attractive average condition, 50 mm X 25 mm; tapering egg shape; several holes, part of rim missing; lovely example of early Egyptian stone work; $430.00 (331.10) |
| Islamic, Egypt(?), Wheel Cut Miniature Glass Bottle, 9th - 10th Century A.D. |  | |
| AS61818. Wheel cut miniature bottle; cf. Al-Sabah p. 129, LNS 266 G (clear glass); 1.1 inch tall, neck chip, 9th - 10th Century A.D.; semi-opaque dark blue glass, wheel cut foot, wheel cut alternating arrowheads on body; from a New Jersey collection; rare; $430.00 (331.10) |
| Egypt, Pottery Juglet, 2nd intermediate Period, 1786 - 1567 B.C. |  | |
| AE48179. Pottery juglet; cf. ROM 46 2:23; black, wheel-made, tall neck, flare rim, wide shoulders, decreasing to small pedestal base,strap handle, 3 ฝ" tall, Choice, intact, $400.00 (308.00) |
| 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 ผ inches high; grey pottery, ovoid body cylindrical, pinched trefoil mouth, strap handle, black glaze at rim; chip in rim, Choice, $380.00 (292.60) |
| Greek, South Italian, Black Glaze Bowl, 3rd - 2nd Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AM35494. Black glaze bowl; Malloy -, Merzagora -; buff terracotta, straight edge, concentric lines half way down the interior, Choice, 6 ผ inches diameter 2 พ inches high; nice color, small chip on edge; $360.00 (277.20) |
| Roman Palaestina, Pottery Juglet, Late Roman Period, 4th - 5th Century A.D. |  | Time of Christian Acceptance and First Ecumenical (Nicene) Council.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Found in Israel. |
| AH48174. Pottery juglet; cf. ROM 357, Choice, intact, buff, wheel-made, ovoid body, narrow neck, slightly everted rim, ring base, strap handle from rim to shoulder, ring base, 3 พ inches high; $360.00 (277.20) |
| Egypt, Pottery Juglet, 2nd intermediate Period, 1786 - 1567 B.C. |  | |
| AE48178. Pottery juglet; buff, wheel-made, tall neck, wide flat shoulders, disk-shape body, small pedestal base,strap handle, 3 ฝ" tall, Choice, intact, $340.00 (261.80) |
| Roman Palaestina, Pottery Juglet, Late Roman Period, 3rd Century A.D. |  | Time of Christian Persecutions.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Found in Israel. |
| AH48173. Pottery juglet; ROM 312, Superb, intact, orange, wheel-made, ribed ovoid body, narrow cylindrical neck, everted rim, strap handle from rim to below shoulder, ring base, 4 inches high, a lovely piece; $320.00 (246.40) |
| Greek, South Italian, Mastoid Bowl, 3rd Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AK35498. Mastoid bowl; deep black glaze over entire body, 6 1/4" diameter; complete, reassembled, Choice, $305.00 (234.85) |
| Greek, Campania, South Italy, Black Ware Skyphos, 3rd - 2nd Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AK35514. Black ware skyphos; cf. Rhode Island School of Design, Classical Vases, 8 #80, pl. 122; 3 inches tall; restored handles, Near Choice, $305.00 (234.85) |
| Greek, South Italian, Black Glaze Bowl, 3rd - 2nd Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AK35520. Black glaze bowl; 6 inches diameter, 2 ฝ inches high, Average, reconstruction, chips, grey terracotta, black glaze worn mostly remaining in center of the bowl, straight sides, incised rim, small chip on edge; $270.00 (207.90) |
| Roman, Palestine, Small Terracotta Bottle, 2nd - 3rd Century A.D. |  | Made in the Holy Land during the time of the Christian Early Church Fathers. Found in Israel.
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AI36076. Holy Land Bottle; 10.5 cm tall, Choice, red-buff terracotta with white slip, ovoid body, narrow tubular neck, ornamented with spiral ridges, pedestal base; chip in lip; $255.00 (196.35) |
| Magna Graeca and Sicily, Pottery Bowl, 4th - 3rd Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AG48742. Pottery bowl; cf. Farwell 22 - 5; buff-white; 3ฝ" diameter; broad flat rim angled downward, disk base, two small suspension holes, Superb, intact, $240.00 (184.80) |
| Magna Graecia and Sicily, Pottery Bowl, 4th - 3rd Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AG48741. Pottery bowl; cf. Farwell 7-25; buff- white, flat disc broad, flat rim angled downward, two small suspension holes, 3 พ inch diameter, Choice, intact, $220.00 (169.40) |
| Greek, Cyprus, Black Topped Red Polished Ware Wide Kantharos, Early Bronze Age, 2700 - 2075 B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AK35501. Kantharos, mouthed bulbous body down to short pedestal base; 2 พ inches diameter; restored strap handles, chips to edge, Average condition, $200.00 (154.00) |
| Southern Italy, Magna Graecia, Pottery Lekthos, 4th Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AG48735. Pottery lekthos; dark grey, squat form, ovate body, pedestal base, narrow neck, wide rim, 2 พ inches high, Choice, small chip to rim, otherwise intact; $200.00 (154.00) |
| Apulia, Magna Graecia, Black Glazed Pottery Bowl, Mid 4th Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Apulia is a region in southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of าtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its southern portion, Salento, forms the high heel on the "boot" of Italy.
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| AG48740. Pottery bowl; black glazed buff pottery, pedestal base, 2 พ inches high, 2 inches diameter, Choice, intact, $200.00 (154.00) |
| Magna Graecia and Sicily, Pottery Bowl, 4th - 3rd Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
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| AG48743. Pottery bowl; cf. Farwell 22 - 5; orange, flat disc, broad flat rim angled downward, two small suspension holes, 3 ฝ inch diameter, Superb, intact, $200.00 (154.00) |
| Roman, Glass Sprinkler Flask, 3rd - 4th Century A.D. |  | |
| AB30948. Sprinkler flask; cf. Yale Gallery 225 ff. (all examples ornamented); 7.4 cm (2 7/8"), Choice!, free-blown, green, globular body, short tubular neck with internal sprinkler shelf at base, funnel mouth, large folded round rim, kicked bottom, pontil mark, slightly lopsided; encrustation, enamel weathering, iridescent areas; $195.00 (150.15) |
| Egyptian, Cylindrical Pottery Jar, 30th Dynasty, 1200 - 1085 B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AG33411. Cylindrical jar, 3" x 3 ผ", red brown terracotta, cylindrical form with flat circular base; rim chips and surface weathering, $190.00 (146.30) |
| Greek, Small Black Glazed Pelike, 4th Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AK35516. Small black glazed pelike; 3 ผ" high; bulbous body, narrow neck, flaring rim, strap handles (one missing), flanged base, Choice, variegated red-orange and black glaze; restoration to rim; $190.00 (146.30) |
| Roman, Bronze Oinochoe (Jug) Handle, 1st - 2nd Century A.D. |  | Ex Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome de-acquisition, c. 1950s; ex Ran Ryan, Rome 1974; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia is a museum in Rome principally devoted to antiquities of the pre-Roman period from ancient Umbria, Latium, and southern Etruria. It is housed in the Villa Giulia, or Villa di Papa Giulio (Pope Julius), which was built in the mid-16th century for Pope Julius III and has housed the museum since 1889. |
| AI36094. Bronze handle; 8 ฝ inches long; palmette and scroll pattern at base terminal, green patina, Choice, $190.00 (146.30) |
| Roman, Ornate Bronze Column Krater Handle, 1st - 2nd Century A.D. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
The column krater vessel form, somewhat similar to a modern punch bowl, is named for its typically column like handles. This handle perfectly fits the "column-like" description. The two curved Corinthian style column-like parts of the handle have floral ornamented bases which were attached to the vessel's shoulder. The "columns" are topped with capital-like acanthus leaves ornamentation. The "capitals" attach to a horizontal entablature-like part of the handle, which connects the two "columns" and completes the handle. The "entablature" is decorated with a reapeating pattern of tounge shaped dentils. The "entablature" was also attached to the flat everted rim of the Krater's mouth, and was the part the that was held by the fingers. A picture is worth a thousand words, so we suggest also looking a the photo of the column krater in NumisWiki (click the word krater).
The Greeks and the Romans usually drank wine diluted with water. The term "krater" comes from the Greek verb meaning "to mix," and the vessels were used for mixing wine and water.
The body of a bronze krater was very thin bronze, so few survive today. Because the handles were thicker and cast, they are often all that is left of the original vessel.
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| AI36084. Column krater handle; 9.5 cm wide; Corinthian architectural form and ornamentation; complete and intact, fine quality, Superb, very rare; $165.00 (127.05) |
| Roman, Bronze Oinochoe (Jug) Handle, 1st - 2nd Century A.D. |  | Ex Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome de-acquisition, c. 1950s; ex Ran Ryan, Rome 1974; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia is a museum in Rome principally devoted to antiquities of the pre-Roman period from ancient Umbria, Latium, and southern Etruria. It is housed in the Villa Giulia, or Villa di Papa Giulio (Pope Julius), which was built in the mid-16th century for Pope Julius III and has housed the museum since 1889. |
| AI36095. Bronze handle; 5 พ inches long; palmette and scroll pattern at base terminal; broken, top missing, green patina, $155.00 (119.35) |
| Roman, Bronze Swinging Handle, 1st - 2nd Century A.D. |  | Ex Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome de-acquisition, c. 1950s; ex Ran Ryan, Rome 1974; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia is a museum in Rome principally devoted to antiquities of the pre-Roman period from ancient Umbria, Latium, and southern Etruria. It is housed in the Villa Giulia, or Villa di Papa Giulio (Pope Julius), which was built in the mid-16th century for Pope Julius III and has housed the museum since 1889. |
| AI36097. Bronze swinging handle; 6 1/4 inches across; round bar, ends turned back, cone shaped terminals, Choice, from a two handled pot or bowl; green patina, complete and intact; $155.00 (119.35) |
| Egyptian, Small Terracotta Bowl, Middle Kingdom, 1991 - 1786 B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Ex Alex G. Malloy, Egyptian Art and Artifacts, Summer 1980., #97.
The shape and composition is typical of very similar pieces that have appeared with some frequency in a Middle Kingdom context. |
| AD33409. Small terracotta bowl; cf. Kelley, The Pottery of Ancient Egypt Dynasty I to Roman times, R. O. M. 1976 . pl.42, 13f-m; 30mm x 50 mm, Choice, conical shape, buff color; some surface weathering; $150.00 (115.50) |
| Roman, Bronze Jug Handle, 1st - 2nd Century A.D. |  | Ex Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome de-acquisition, c. 1950s; ex Ran Ryan, Rome 1974; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia is a museum in Rome principally devoted to antiquities of the pre-Roman period from ancient Umbria, Latium, and southern Etruria. It is housed in the Villa Giulia, or Villa di Papa Giulio (Pope Julius), which was built in the mid-16th century for Pope Julius III and has housed the museum since 1889. |
| AI36096. Bronze jug handle; 4 พ inches long; rim section with ornate scrolls, top end turned up; bottom broken off, green patina, $145.00 (111.65) |
| Roman, Glass Cup Fragment, Mid 1st - 3rd Century A.D. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AG32551. Stemmed cup glass fragment; cf. Corning II 653 ff. for beakers with slightly similar trail designs; 5.0 cm (2") high, Choice, clear green base and shoulder, white trail design of loops arching up from a horizontal line; rare; $125.00 (96.25) |
| Roman, Glass Bottle Lid, 3rd - 4th Century A.D. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Many specimens of this form were found at Pompeii. |
| AG32552. "Bottle neck" lid; cf. Isings form 66b; 5.4 cm (2 1/8") high, opaque white with blue streaks, hollow, open slightly conical tubeular handle; conical stopper base below wide rim, base chipped; rare; $125.00 (96.25) |
| Columbia, Guacari Region, Narino, Red Glazed Zoomorphic (Frog) Pot, c. 1000 A.D. |  | |
| AE61811. Narino, Zoomorphic Pot, 2.5 inches, burnished red glazed vessel with rim decorated with a molded frog, intact, $125.00 (96.25) |
| Roman, Flask, 3rd to 4th century A.D. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
Unguentarium were were used to hold unguents, scented oils, cosmetics, pigments, salves, medicines and dried herbs. An ungent is similar to an ointment, spread on wounds, burns, rashes, abrasions or other topical injuries, but usually a semi-solid paste and often oily. |
| AD32625. Clear aquamarine-yellow pyriform body flask, cylindrical neck, flaring mouth, 10.1 cm (4"), restoration to rim, $110.00 (84.70) |
| Roman, 2 Glass Vessels, 2nd - 3rd Century A.D. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AD32636. 2 glass vessels, 5.0 cm (2"), aquamarine, bulbous body unguentarium with top and rim missing; and 7.6 cm (3"), clear yellow, pyriform body, tall cylindrical neck with constriction at base, folded rim; part of side and shoulder missing, iridescent; $110.00 (84.70) |
| Greek, South Italy, Black Glazed Dish, c. 4th Century B.C. |  | |
| AE61813. Black Glazed Dish; 8.5 cm diameter; small dish on broad ring base with slightly inturned rim; some earthen encrustation, excellent condition, from a New Jersey collection; $100.00 (77.00) |
| Roman, Eastern Mediterranean (Probably Cyprus), Glass Drinking Cup, 2nd - 4th Century A.D. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. Ex Robert Hass collection. |
| AW32585. Drinking cup; cf. Ontario Museum 182 (Cyprus, 2nd - 3rd century), National Museums Scotland 202 (also Cyprus, Lightfoot dates 3rd - 4th Century), probably 3rd century; 7.0 cm (2 3/4"), clear aquamarine with silver-gold iridescence, everted and fire-rounded rim with almost no lip and shallow tooled constriction just below, repaired with part of of one side missing; $90.00 (69.30) |
| Greek, Macedonian, Jar Handle Stamped MAKE..., 3rd - 2nd Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AK35509. Jar handle; buff clay, stamped with Greek inscription in round stamp, "MAKE..." (Makedonia); 3 inches long, $80.00 (61.60) |
| Philippi, Macedonia, c. 356 - 345 B.C. |  | Philippi was established by Philip II of Macedonia on the site of the Thasian colony of Krinides to take control of the neighboring gold mines and to establish a garrison at a strategic passage: the site controlled the route between Amphipolis and Neapolis. Philip constructed fortifications to control the passage, sent colonists, and established a mint in the city. |
| GB34815. Bronze AE 18, Bellinger Philippi 7; BMC Macedonia p. 97, 8; SNG ANS 668 var (symbols); SNG Cop 295 var (same), F, weight 5.451 g, maximum diameter 17.3 mm, die axis 315o, Philippi mint, time of Philip II; obverse head of Herakles right, clad in lion's scalp head-dress; reverse FILIPPWN, tripod lebes, barley kernel over upright club left; $55.00 (42.35) |
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