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$195.00 Original price was: $195.00.$165.75Current price is: $165.75.
Ht: 2.75” W: 1.375” D:1.125” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTIMENTAL U.S.!
This terracotta head was crafted during the Majapahit Empire in Java and was either part of a bas-relief frieze or made as a freestanding figurine. Most figures found are small decapitated heads with no bodies, and it is very rare to find a complete figure with a naturalistic facial expression. As with many heads, this one displays Javanese facial features, hairstyles and ear ornamentation typical of the period. It has a naturalistic facial expression and wears large round coiled earrings, possibly suggesting it represented someone of the upper classes. It is in very good condition given its age and use and is mounted on a metal stand. This item pairs with Majapahit Miniature Terracotta 1138.
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$275.00 Original price was: $275.00.$233.75Current price is: $233.75.
H: 4.5” W: 3” D: 2.75” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S. !
Small wine jugs were made in the Roman North Africa territory called Africa Proconsulares and exported throughout the empire. Made and decorated with ribbing and a single handle on a potters wheel it was fired in a kiln. Simple and unadorned functional objects called coarse wears were made everyday use and to make offerings to deities using inexpensive long-lasting materials. Very good example of pouring vessels from ancient history throughout the Roman Empire.
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$425.00 Original price was: $425.00.$361.25Current price is: $361.25.
H: 5.75” W: 3.375” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
An amphora is Greek jar with a single or double handles made in a variety of sizes and copied by all ancient Mediterranean trading nations. This amphoriskos, literally a “small amphora,” has a stunning profile and one handle but is top heavy and cannot stand without support. It dates from the time of the Holy Land during the first Jewish Biblical Period in Judea circa the 8th to 6th century BCE, a ancient time from which few pieces survive intact.
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$595.00 Original price was: $595.00.$505.75Current price is: $505.75.
H: 3” W: 4.75” D: 4” | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
This Daunian style earthenware cup was produced in the ancient northern Italian region Apulia, then known as Magna Graecia, from the 6th or 5th centuries B.C.E.. It was covered with beige slip and painted with red, brown and black earth colors in a variety of geometric patterns. Its curved rim and high handle was ideal for pouring liquids like water and wine. The handle may have been repaired as there is an uneven slip underneath it or may have been attached it was painted but it is otherwise in very good condition.
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$225.00 Original price was: $225.00.$191.25Current price is: $191.25.
H: 4.625” Dia: 3.625″ | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
Earthenware pottery jarlets like this were made in ceramics center in Roman North Africa territories called Africa Proconsularis. They were made to hold liquids such as oils, perfumes, ointments or cosmetics . This small vessel was made with a potter’s wheel with decorated grooved ribbing etched on the surface and fired in a kiln. It is a good example of a ceramic pouring vessel from ancient history used throughout the Roman Empire. This uncleaned authentic vessel is in very good condition with no repairs, and aged patina, surface mineral deposits, hairline cracks, minor chips and discoloration.
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$525.00 Original price was: $525.00.$446.25Current price is: $446.25.
H: 2.875” Dia: 7.5” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
Produced locally in Roman North Africa ceramic centers in Africa Proconsularis after the Roman Empire expanded, pottery like this was shipped throughout the Empire. Functional wares called coarse wares were covered with slip to make them less porous and sometimes as here red paint added for decoration.This finely shaped red clay earthenware is less typical than other bowls with thinner, ,taller and slightly curved walls.
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$450.00 Original price was: $450.00.$382.50Current price is: $382.50.
H: 1.5” W: 5.125” D: 3.875” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
This Han dynasty green glazed winged cup is a mingqi burial object placed in a tomb to comfort and satisfy the deceased. Winged cups were popular during the Han Dynasty when they were made from molded earthenware covered with a thick green leaded glaze which sometimes , as here, caused a chemical reaction between the lead and the tomb’s humidity resulting in an iridescent silver-green color.
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$595.00 Original price was: $595.00.$505.75Current price is: $505.75.
H: 6.75” Dia: 6″ | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
This 2000 year old heavy wine vessel called a Hu is covered in a dark-green lead glaze used often during the Han dynasty for burial items called mingqi, a variety of which were placed in tombs to provide comfort to the deceased in their afterlife. With a characteristic elegant hu shape, it rests on a wide foot and rises to a minimally decorated globular body with low relief horizontal bars, a wide tapering neck and is topped by a wide flaring bowl-like mouth. Its underside, like most, was left unglazed.
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$395.00 Original price was: $395.00.$335.75Current price is: $335.75.
H: 2.5” W: 4.5” D: 2.375” | FREE SHIPPING!
This glazed pig mingqi was one of many items made for a tomb to placate the spirit of the deceased and assure the soul’s access to the things enjoyed when alive. This animal mingqi confirms the importance of pigs as a food source and of raising livestock in Han China. An alert animal whose stocky body is typical, it’s dark lead green glaze and damp tomb created a chemical reaction over centuries making it a lustrous, iridescent green impossible to copy that is highly valued in China and by collectors. In very good condition, it has expected glaze losses, minor abrasions and cracks due to its age and long tomb burial.
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$395.00 Original price was: $395.00.$335.75Current price is: $335.75.
Ht: 6.5” W: 2.625” D: 1.75” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!
This ancient figurine is Harpocrates the Greek god of silence and secrets holding a jar made for a home shrine. He probably represents a royal and temple cult, as he wears a double crown symbolizing both Upper and Lower Egypt and his royal emblem signifies his association with the reigning Egyptian king, who was considered a manifestation of the Egyptian god Horus. Missing part of his right side when excavated, and no with no repairs this is a true slice of history. It pairs well with #1845 Ancient Pottery Figurine of Child Nurturer Goddess.
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$485.00 Original price was: $485.00.$412.25Current price is: $412.25.
H: 2.25” Dia: 14.5″ |
Made in Africa Proconsularis, the Roman North Africa pottery center and distributed throughout the Roman Empire).
Created in the Roman North Africa territory named Africa Proconsularis, platters like this were distributed throughout the Roman Empire. it is a remarkable piece known as ARS (African Red Slip) that is decorated with circular rings with perfect ridges made using a pottery wheel. This ancient serving plate is remarkable for its survival, size, stamped designs and graceful simplicity. Found in two pieces, the breaks were clean and glued together. Platters of this size are rare and are usually in multiple broken pieces with significant losses.
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$595.00 Original price was: $595.00.$505.75Current price is: $505.75.
H: 3.625” Dia: 3.5″ | FREE SHIPPING within contiNental U.S.!
This diminutive but very elegant piece is a lekanis, a lid-covered container for cosmetics. Originating in Greece embraced by artisans from Apulia in Magna Graecia in Southern Italy who adapted this form in their Xenon wares in the 6th century B.C.E. This terracotta lidded bowl is covered with pale matte salmon decorations over a black glazed body highlighted with decorative meandering bands. Fathers in ancient times filled these bowls with small items of adornment and gave them to their daughters as a wedding gift, which would be a delightful tradition to uphold today.
container for cosmetics in the 6th century BCE.and a matte pale orange-red or salmon decoration over a black glazed terracotta body fired from red clay. It was used as a special gift for a bride from fathers with small adornment items placed inside.
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