Greek Pottery For Sale

Most of what we know about Greek art comes from the style of their pottery and the pictures they painted on it. Pottery, even if it is found fragmentary can be restored, and a good deal of it has even survived whole. Greek painted pottery styles changed a good deal over time, from the Stone Age to the Hellenistic period.

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GP 010694

Magna Graecian 'Gnathian Ware' Skyphose
Clay, 140 grams; 101.38 x 146.93 mm. Circa 4th century BC. Southern Italian skyphos; tall-sided bowl-form body tapering from the belly down standing upon discoid foot, rounded, slightly everted rim with twin handles made from tan brown clay and finished in black gloss. The decoration on the back of the piece is a simple white dot pattern with twin lines through the centre, but on the front it’s of a more elaborate design with white V motifs and brown border lines separated by dots and a thick red band, below this are white and brown leaf style motifs and wavy lines. A stunning piece in extremely fine condition. Ex Ancient Art.

£325.00

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GP 010694
GP 011334

Greek Magna Graecian 'Xenon Ware' Miniature Kantharoid Krater
Clay, 33.96 grams; 60.03 mm. Circa 4th century BC. Light orange clay with metallic black gloss over the whole surface with red wash decoration. Bi-conical body with rounded middle section mounted upon a short round base with larger rounded foot; short bowl shaped mouth flanked by twin high arched strap handles. Decorated with sideward facing chevrons with a single line above and double line below. Ref: Hayes 1984, 203-4. A beautiful piece in very fine condition. Ex Ancient Art.

£160.00

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GP 011334
GP 011330

Greek Magna Graecian 'Xenon Ware' Cup
Clay, 39.31 grams; 106.22 x 31.11 mm. Circa 4th century BC. Southern Italian stemless cup. Tan brown clay with black gloss over the entire surface; deep bowl standing upon short discoid foot that tappers in to the base of the cup, twin flat strap handles with light red washed decoration between consisting of double base line on both sides with interlocking side on S’s on one side and sideways facing chevrons on the other. Ref: Hayes 1984 200. An excellent piece in extremely fine condition. Ex Ancient Art.

£145.00

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GP 011330
GP 011331

Greek Magna Graecian 'Xenon Ware' Cup
Clay, 47.85 grams; 110.03 x 31.77 mm. Circa 4th century BC. Southern Italian stem less cup. Tan brown clay with black gloss over the entire surface; deep bowl standing upon short discoid foot that tappers in to the base of the cup, twin flat strap handles with light red washed decoration between consisting of spiral scroll motifs. Ref: Hayes 1984 200. An excellent piece in extremely fine condition. Ex Ancient Art.

£160.00

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GP 011331
GP 011336

Greek Magna Graecian 'Xenon Ware' Miniature Kantharoid Krater
Clay, 33.96 grams; 60.03 mm. Circa 4th century BC. Light orange clay with metallic black gloss over the whole surface with red wash decoration. Bi-conical body with rounded middle section mounted upon a short round base with larger rounded foot; short bowl shaped mouth flanked by twin high arched strap handles. Decorated with sideward facing chevrons with a single line above and double line below. Ref: Hayes 1984, 203-4. A beautiful piece in very fine condition. Ex Ancient Art.

£135.00

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GP 011336
GP 011335

Greek Magna Graecian 'Xenon Ware' Miniature Kantharoid Krater
Clay, 28.61 grams; 62.85 mm. Circa 4th century BC. Light orange clay with metallic black gloss over the whole surface with red wash decoration. Bi-conical body with rounded middle section mounted upon flared foot base; short bowl shaped mouth flanked by twin high arched strap handles. The decoration is different on both sides, one is detailed with a single line above five arches containing single dots with double base line, and the other has the same lines above and below but with ten irregular curl motifs between. Ref: Hayes 1984, 203-4. A beautiful piece in very fine condition. Ex Ancient Art.

£135.00

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GP 011335
GP 011333

Greek Magna Graecian 'Xenon Ware' Ceramic Cup
Clay, 51.88 grams; 47.28 mm. Circa 4th century BC. Body near cylindrical above, rounded below, with a slight ledge between; short flaring rim, low foot with heavy moulding, two handles of flattened section from below rim to just below carination. Foot has flat outer face with two grooves. Reddish clay with black gloss, and washed red decoration covering the upper part of body between the handles. The design is made up from interlocking S-hooks, with single line above and double line below. Ref: Similar to, Hayes 1984 195, Beazley, EVP 218-19. A beautiful piece in very fine condition. Ex Ancient Art.

£135.00

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GP 011333
GP 009656

Magna Graecian 'Xenon Ware' Miniature Calyx Krater
Clay, 36.03 grams; 61.52 mm. Circa 325 B.C. It is set upon a circular foot, with a round section it tapers up and terminates with an out turned rim, either side are two pointed handles. The body is decorated with an ochre colour paint showing left facing arrows between two lines. Good Very Fine condition. Ex. Ancient Art; Ex. DRG Antiquities.

£135.00

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GP 009656
CY 010624

Ancient Cypriot 'Iron Age' Ceramic Bowl
Clay, 170 grams; 150.69 x 34.39 mm. Circa 475-325 BC. A good example of this early type pottery bowl; shallow dish with thick sides and short base foot of circular form. The rim is detailed with a thick brown ring around the top and the centre has two thin bands either side of a thick brown band. Ref: For similar pottery of this period see, The Art of Ancient Cyprus, Desmond Morris, 1985. Rejoined after excavation otherwise in very fine condition. Ex DRG Antiquities.

£70.00

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CY 010624
CY 010623

Ancient Cypriot 'Iron Age' Ceramic Cup
Clay, 135 grams; 135.48 x 45.22 mm. Circa 475-325 BC. Wheel thrown round ceramic cup with concave base and flat sided rim. The handle is of a thick section strap type joined high up on the rim in an inverted V shape. Rejoined after excavation otherwise in very fine condition. Ex DRG Antiquities.

£45.00

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CY 010623
CY 010626

Ancient Cypriot 'Elliptical' Grey Ware Pot
Clay, 240 grams; 107.60 x 76.93 mm. Circa 475-50 BC. A stunning late bronze age to early Hellenistic storage pot; elliptical shaped body with a short neck and large flat lip around the rim. Ref: For similar pottery of this period see, The Art of Ancient Cyprus, Desmond Morris, 1985. Slight flaking on lip otherwise in very fine condition with some calcite deposits. Ex DRG Antiquities.

£85.00

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CY 010626
CY 010622

Ancient Cypriot 'Iron Age' Ceramic Cup
Clay, 130 grams; 130.57 x 48.49 mm. Circa 475-325 BC. Wheel thrown round ceramic cup with concave base and flat sided rim. The handle is of a thick section strap type joined high up on the rim in an inverted V shape. Rejoined after excavation otherwise in very fine condition. Ex DRG Antiquities.

£40.00

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CY 010622
GP 006917

Ancient Greek 'Hellenistic' Oil Lamp
Pottery, 39.17 grams; 83.01 mm. Circa 300 B.C. A Circular base with raised concentric circles around the filling hole, protruding is a long stemmed spout with a hole for the wick. Very Fine.

£60.00

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GP 006917


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