Ancient Art

  • Sale! Ancient Daunian Earthenware Cup, Magna Graecia, Italy (1789)

    Ancient Daunian Earthenware Cup, Magna Graecia, Italy (1789)

    Original price was: $695.00.Current price is: $550.00.
    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.

  • Sale! Ancient Glazed Ceramic Han Wing Cup, China (1009BOH)

    Ancient Glazed Ceramic Han Wing Cup, China (1009BOH)

    Original price was: $450.00.Current price is: $310.00.
    H: 1.5″    W: 5.125 ”    D: 3.875 ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Used for rituals and ceremonies, lead green glazed earthenware wing cups were popular burial objects. The tomb’s humidity caused the lead to oxidize to a lustrous, prized iridescent, silver-green.

  • Sale! Ancient Han Dynasty Pottery Pig, China H: 2.5"

    Ancient Han Dynasty Pottery Pig, China H: 2.5″

    Original price was: $395.00.Current price is: $315.00.
    H: 2.5″    W: 4.5″    D: 2.375″    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This diminutive mingqi pig is totally charming and fanciful with an iridescent glaze and would be especially appealing as a send off for the deceased to the nether world or in a contemporary setting. Pigs were especially prized and images were often included as items the deceased would need to live comfortably in the after life.

  • Sale! Ancient Holy Land Biblical Period Pottery Vessel, Judea (1933)

    Ancient Holy Land Biblical Period Pottery Vessel, Judea (1933)

    Original price was: $395.00.Current price is: $275.00.
    H: 3.375” W: 4.25” D: 3.75” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    This ancient Judean vessel created during Israel’s Biblical Period was hand shaped using the coil method. It likely held potable liquids, cooking oil or other items.  This is a rather sophisticated piece for Bronze Age vessel made millennia ago.

  • Sale! Ancient Holy Land Carinated Wine Jug, Judea  (3241)

    Ancient Holy Land Carinated Wine Jug, Judea (3241)

    Original price was: $750.00.Current price is: $595.00.
    H: 8.5”  Dia: 5.5” | FREE SHIPPING within Continental U.S.!

    Wine jugs from in the Judean Holy Land at the time of the first Jewish Temple were used for religious ceremonies and wine blessing as an important Jewish prayer. This carinated piece was made using the coil construction method and the paddle and anvil technique.

  • Sale! Ancient Holy Land Perfume Juglet, Judea (1786)

    Ancient Holy Land Perfume Juglet, Judea (1786)

    Original price was: $395.00.Current price is: $295.00.
    H: 4” Dia: 2.75″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This Judean perfume juglet from the Holy Land’s Biblical Period was used throughout the Roman Empire to hold perfume or other costly items. Uncleaned, good condition, no repairs, aged patina, surface incrustation and mineral deposits, hairline cracks, and minor discoloration.

  • Sale! Ancient Oinochoe Wine Jug, Roman North Africa (3197B)

    Ancient Oinochoe Wine Jug, Roman North Africa (3197B)

    Original price was: $295.00.Current price is: $195.00.
    Ht: 6.25”  W: 3.25”  D: 2.75” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S. !

    Made in Roman North Africa, this small pouring vessel made of durable materials was called coarse wear for everyday use. Elegant in its simplicity It was made with a potters wheel. A fine small piece of history.

  • Sale! Ancient Terracotta Oenochoe (Wine Jug), Roman North Africa, H: 4.5"

    Ancient Terracotta Oenochoe (Wine Jug), Roman North Africa, H: 4.5″

    Original price was: $275.00.Current price is: $210.00.
    H: 4.5”  W: 3”  D: 2.75” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S. !

    Greek style Oenochoe wine jugs were made in Roman North Africa and exported throughout the empire. Potters wheel made unadorned coarse wears like this small vessel with everted rim were made for daily use and for offerings to deities.

  • Sale! Ancient Xenon Lekanis, Magna Graecia, (3247)

    Ancient Xenon Lekanis, Magna Graecia, (3247)

    Original price was: $595.00.Current price is: $450.00.
    Ht: 3.5”  Dia: 3.5” FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    ancient xenon ware lekanis from Apulia in Magna Graecia, Roman name for the South Italy coastal area. With close-fitting top held cosmetics. Considered fine ware, fathers filled them with jewelry for their daughters’ wedding gifts.

  • Sale! Ancient Xenon Pottery Vessel, Apulia  (1784)

    Ancient Xenon Pottery Vessel, Apulia (1784)

    Original price was: $595.00.Current price is: $475.00.
    H: 3.125”  W: 3”  D: 2.875” | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Miniature 4th century BCE elegant xenon Apulia vessel, flared rim and handle, with painted orange geometric designs which may have been a child’s cup or used for votive purposes.

  • Sale! Antique Pair Bronze Khmer Palanquin Rings, Thailand (3378)

    Antique Pair Bronze Khmer Palanquin Rings, Thailand (3378)

    Original price was: $1,350.00.Current price is: $785.00.
    Each  H:4.675 ”    W:3.875 ”    D:.5 ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Pair of bronze palanquin rings to transport Khmer Empire royalty and elite decorated with a lotus motif found in Lopburi, Thailand, the western most Khmer outpost.

  • Sale! Han Dynasty Bronze Dagger-Axe (ge), China

    Han Dynasty Bronze Dagger-Axe (ge), China

    Original price was: $495.00.Current price is: $395.00.
    H: 4.375″    W: 7.375″    D:.1875″    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This ancient bronze ge dagger-axe is a true glimpse of the changes in military history and would be a great addition to a collection of weapons throughout the ages. Widely produced and used in the Han it virtually disappeared after introduction of chariots and tightly military formations.

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