Roman Pottery Canteen w/ Herakles & Lion

Roman Empire, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. Rare glazed pottery canteen of light clay, once glazed with nearly white lead glaze surface. One side shows a standing warrior figure, probably Herakles holdin

**First Time At Auction** Roman, Imperial Period, ca 2nd century CE. An attractive oil lamp, mold-formed from pottery, depicting Cybele the Mother Goddess (Magna Mater or Great Mother) wearing a flowi

Greece, Athens, ca. early 5th century BCE. A fabulous pottery lekythos featuring an action-packed depiction of Herakles (Roman Hercules) wrestling the Nemean lion rendered via the black figure techniq

Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. Cast via the lost wax process, a bronze wagon/chariot fitting depicting a bust of Herakles (Hercules) wearing a lion skin and lion-headed cloak with f

**First Time At Auction** Roman, North Africa, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A lovely wheel-thrown redware pottery amphoriskos with a concave footed base, a spherical body with a rounded

**Originally Listed At $600** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A cast leaded-bronze statuette depicting Hercules (Greek Herakles, Heracles) standing in quintessential contrapposto po

Blue matte with a bird on one side and two butterflies on the other side. Rookwood Pottery maker's mark and Roman numerals XXXVII on bottom. Dimensions: 2.75"L x 1.5"W x 4.5"H Manufacturer: Rookwood C

Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Chaco style, ca. 975 to 1150 CE. A lovely pottery vessel formed via the coil and scrape technique with a globular bo

Emma Lewis Mitchell (Native American, Acoma Pueblo, 1931 to 2013) A handmade pottery canteen with a leather strap, painted black over an ivory white ground with a human figure in the ancient Mimbres-M

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A lovely pottery canteen of discoid form adorned with a pair of relief monkeys on each side. Enveloped in beige slip, the vessel sits upo

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, central coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A mold-formed and highly burnished pottery canteen with a round but stable base, a circular body with a

Pre-Columbian, northwestern Mexico, ca. 1500 CE. Terracotta water jar with added black pigment, long neck and two small handles. Size: 8.25" H (21 cm) Provenance: Ex - Private Connecticut collection

Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, ca. 325 BCE. This is a beautiful kylix in a style referred to as "Xenon ware." Stunning and one of the finest of the type we have ever seen, this drinking

Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Eastern Apulia/Gnathia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A large wheel-thrown olpe supported by a wide, concave ringed foot with a decorative everted ridge. The bulbous body is adorn

**Originally Listed At $400** Near East, Egypt to Syria, Islamic culture, ca. 8th to 13th century CE. A lovely earthenware canteen with a circular form and a flared spout rising from the center. Both

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery canteen covered in hues of chocolate and espresso in the form of an abstract fish, perh

Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A small wheel-thrown terracotta bowl with a squat footed base, rolled walls, a deep interior cavity, and a thin

On hairpin leg stand. Possibly ancient. Dimensions: H .75" x D 3" Condition: Showings wear consistent with age and use.

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. An impressive mold-made pottery oil lamp presenting a discoid body, a slightly recessed tondo, and a wick spout, all sitting upon a flat, annular bas

Roman, early Imperial period, early to mid-1st century CE. A ceramic oil lamp with the head of a gladiator in relief. The lamp has a round body, no handle, a sunken discus with relief, and a round, pr

Rome, Imperial, ca. late 2nd century CE. Signed "CPOMPO." An impressive mold-made pottery oil lamp presenting a discoid body, a recessed discus, a petite pour hole, a loop handle, and a wick spout, al

Roman, likely central Italy, Imperial Period, late Flavian to early Antonine, ca. 90 to 140 CE. Signed "GABINIA" on underside of base. A remarkable pottery oil lamp of volute form presenting a discoid

Roman, possibly Holy Land region, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wonderful ensemble of 3 pottery oil lamps, each mold-made to display an extended wick spout, a circular fill hole, relie

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A large ceramic oil lamp with an Athena motif in its central discus. The body is round with a short, flat spout, and the shoulder is decorated with a grape