About Galerie Rhea
Galerie Rhéa was founded in Zurich in 1990. Owner is Michael Petropoulos, a member of CINOA (International Confederation of Art and Antique Dealers' Associations), IADAA (International Association of Dealers in Ancient Art), and SADAA (Swiss Federal Syndicate of Dealers in Antiques & Art). We are exhibiting at TEFAF Maastricht since 1995 and AiB in Basel. When buying or selling fine antiquities from the ancient Mediterranean cultures we strive to serve our customers, be they experienced collectors or novice aficionados, by adhering to strict ethical and archaeological c...Read More
Featured Pieces
Ancient Greek Pottery Vase in Form of a Wild Boar
Located in Zurich, Canton Zurich
A rare Hellenistic, magenta plastic vase in form of a wild boar naturalistically modelled with visible teeth and expressive eyes. Magenta ware is a class of household pottery contain...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Hellenistic Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
A group of three renaissance goldsmith matrices
Located in Zurich, Canton Zurich
GERMANY: Workshop of Pankraz Labenswolf (1492-1563) working closely with Peter Flotner. A group of three rare rectangular lead plaquettes of Putti with the attributes of the Muses: T...
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Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lead
Ancient Greek Black Glazed Attic Lekanis
Located in Zurich, Canton Zurich
Attic sizeable black glazed lidded lekanis with ribbon-like handles projecting from the sides, resting on a broad foot. The lid is topped with a large disc-like knob with slightly ra...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Crete, Minoan Bronze Female "Snake Goddess" Votary
Located in Zurich, Canton Zurich
Good Minoan bronze votary of the so called "Snake Goddess" type. Solid cast by the lost wax process. The hollow oscillating skirt is encircled with snakes held by her hands at belly'...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Egyptian Terracota Statuette of the Seated Harpocrates
Located in Zurich, Canton Zurich
Molded. The stocky, bare boy sits with stretched, crossed legs on a surface that is no longer preserved today. The figure's head is turned slightly to the left. The shoulder-length w...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Egyptian Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Roman Period, Levantine Travertine Veiled Female Bust
Located in Zurich, Canton Zurich
Travertine veiled female bust. Levante, Roman period, 2nd-3rd century AD. One can clearly observe the imprints of the sculptor’s tools left on the stone. Nice small scale sculpture o...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Lebanese Classical Greek Antiquities
Materials
Travertine
Greco-Roman Period Bronze Patera Handle Ending in a Ram’s Head
Located in Zurich, Canton Zurich
A patera is a shallow libation bowl usually with two handles made in clay or metal. It was used in religious ceremonial context. Our Patera’s long ribbed handle belonged to a bronze ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Bulgarian Classical Greek Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Roman Red Jasper Gemstone with Leda and the Swan
Located in Zurich, Canton Zurich
Outstanding dark red jasper intaglio depicting Leda and the swan. Roman, first century AD. The story of Leda and the swan is a popular theme in ancient art. According to Greek mythol...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antiquities
Materials
Precious Stone
Ancient Greek Polychrome Head Vase with Face of a Faun
Located in Zurich, Canton Zurich
Western Greek trefoil head vase with a very lively face of a faun and well preserved polychrome, circa 4th century BC.
The vase is actually a trefoil oinochoe with a handle at the b...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antiquities
Materials
Clay
Ancient Egyptian Crocodile Amulet Representing the God Sobeek
Located in Zurich, Canton Zurich
Important limestone amulet of the Egyptian god Sobek in form of a crocodile. Egypt, late to Ptolemaic period (664-30 BC). In Egyptian mythology, Sobek was the god of the river and sw...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antiquities
Materials
Limestone
Ancient Egyptian, Dynasty XVIII, Alabaster Kohl Pot
Located in Zurich, Canton Zurich
An elegantly shaped ancient Egyptian dynasty XVIII (1539-1292 BC) alabaster kohl pot; complete with disc lid. Provenance: Galerie Nefer, Zurich. Cf. Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Egypt...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antiquities
Materials
Alabaster
Greek Terracotta Votive Herm of a Goddess
Located in Zurich, Canton Zurich
Greek terracotta votive herm of a goddess, probably Demeter or Kore, wearing a large twin raw necklace with egg-shaped fruit (acorns?), a rosette on each shoulder. Western Greek, Sic...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
