A rare Campanian, Osci culture terracotta votive head with two opposing faces. A mythological ancient representation similar to the later Roman Janus head, one face looking forward into future the other into the past. A very rare terracotta with nice facial detail, mounted on a custom made display stand with brass plaque.
Dating to circa 8th-7th century BC, Southern Italy. ...click for details
A beautiful, rare Xenon ware ribbed pottery skyphos decorated with painted laurel wreath and bird. Re-joined from four original large fragments. A very small amount of fill has been added to the rim, guaranteed authentic.
Dating to circa 400 BC, Magna Gracia.
Measures 185mm handle to handle / 120mm height. ...click for details
A superb intact, one handle rejoined, Attic Black-Glazed pottery Kylix with extensive root deposits. Attic pottery surpassed that of all other centres,
both in its craftsmanship and in the quality of its brilliant
orange-red clay. Whilst Athens is most famous for its
decorated ware, both black-figure and red-figure, its
potters also produced many undecorated pieces with a
black glaze. That glaze is usually shiny with a metal ...click for details
