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Place of Origin: Balkan
Greek kylix
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Kylix MATERIAL: Pottery CULTURE: Greek, Apulian PERIOD: 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 56 mm x 165 mm x 115 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex Belgian private collection,...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

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Pottery

Greek aryballos depicting a horse head
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Aryballos depicting a horse head MATERIAL: Pottery CULTURE: Greek, Corinthian PERIOD: 7th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 62 mm x 55 mm diameter CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: E...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

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Pottery

Greek mastoid bowl
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Mastoid bowl MATERIAL: Pottery CULTURE: Greek, Hellenistic Period PERIOD: 3rd – 1st Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 90 mm x 140 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex German priva...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Greek figurine of a little Eros riding on a dolphin, holding a lyre
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Figurine of a little Eros riding on a dolphin, holding a lyre with remains of polychromy MATERIAL: Pottery CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th – 3rd Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 145 mm x 140...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Greek cylindrical beaker
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Cylindrical beaker MATERIAL: Pottery CULTURE: Greek, Hellenistic Period PERIOD: 3rd – 1st Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 75 mm x 76 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex German ...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

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Pottery

Greek squat lekythos with palmette
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Squat lekythos with palmette MATERIAL: Pottery CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 5th – 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 91 mm x 42 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex French private collection, acquired between 1980s PARALLEL: BRITISH MUSEUM Collection, Accession number 11.46019 Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license (If you live outside the European Union, We will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks.) Lekythoi are a specific type of oil flask...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

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Pottery

A Rare and Important Late Roman Marble Column
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Important Late Roman Marble Column With a fluted spiral central column shaft rising to a carved integral capital with Corinthian ‘acanthus’ leaf decoration, the base with ...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Balkan Antiquities

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Marble

Greek piriform aryballos with scale pattern
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Piriform aryballos with scale pattern MATERIAL: Pottery CULTURE: Greek, Corinthian PERIOD: 7th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 116 mm x 57 mm CONDITION: Good condition, handle repaired...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Greek head
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Head MATERIAL: Marble CULTURE: Greek, Hellenistic period PERIOD: 3rd – 1st Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 55 mm x 38 mm x 44 mm CONDITION: Good condition. Includes stand PROVENANCE: E...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

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Marble

Greek head
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Head MATERIAL: Marble CULTURE: Greek, Hellenistic period PERIOD: 3rd – 1st Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 55 mm x 47 mm x 47 mm CONDITION: Good condition. Includes stand PROVENANCE: E...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

Materials

Marble

Greek skyphos
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Skyphos MATERIAL: Pottery CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 125 mm x 220 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex Swiss private collection, acquired since a...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Greek slingshot with bee
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Slingshot with bee MATERIAL: Lead CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 15 mm x 28 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, acquired between 1980 – 1990 Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license (If you live outside the European Union, We will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks.) Sling, implement for propelling missiles, one of the first missile weapons used in warfare. It consisted of a small strap or socket of leather to which two cords were attached. The warrior, or slinger, held the ends of the cords in one hand, placed the missile snugly in the strap, and whirled the socket and missile rapidly around his head; by letting go of one cord at the right moment, the slinger could let the missile fly out of the socket at a high speed. In the Roman army...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

Materials

Lead

Greek slingshot with bee and ΚΑΛΑ
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Slingshot with bee and ΚΑΛΑ MATERIAL: Lead CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 16 mm x 32 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, acquired between 1980 – 1990 PARALLEL: MANOV, M. & TORBOV, N., Inscribed Lead Sling Bullets with the Name of Alexander the Great and with Other Names and Symbols Found in Thrace, Archaeologia Bulgarica XX, 2 (2016), 29-43, P.38, Fig. 23 Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license (If you live outside the European Union, We will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks.) Sling, implement for propelling missiles, one of the first missile weapons used in warfare. It consisted of a small strap or socket of leather to which two cords were attached. The warrior, or slinger, held the ends of the cords in one hand, placed the missile snugly in the strap, and whirled the socket and missile rapidly around his head; by letting go of one cord at the right moment, the slinger could let the missile fly out of the socket at a high speed. In the Roman army...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

Materials

Lead

Greek slingshot with MER and NA
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Slingshot with MER and NA MATERIAL: Lead CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 12 mm x 26 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, acquired between 1980 – 1990 PARALLEL: DRASKOWSKI, N., and WEISS, P., Neue griechische Schleuderbleie. Tissaphernes und weitere Kommandeure, p. 148 – 149 Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license (If you live outside the European Union, We will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks.) Sling, implement for propelling missiles, one of the first missile weapons used in warfare. It consisted of a small strap or socket of leather to which two cords were attached. The warrior, or slinger, held the ends of the cords in one hand, placed the missile snugly in the strap, and whirled the socket and missile rapidly around his head; by letting go of one cord at the right moment, the slinger could let the missile fly out of the socket at a high speed. In the Roman army...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

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Lead

Greek slingshot with torch and lance
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Slingshot with torch and lance MATERIAL: Lead CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 18 mm x 34 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, acquired between 1980 – 1990 Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license (If you live outside the European Union, We will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks.) Sling, implement for propelling missiles, one of the first missile weapons used in warfare. It consisted of a small strap or socket of leather to which two cords were attached. The warrior, or slinger, held the ends of the cords in one hand, placed the missile snugly in the strap, and whirled the socket and missile rapidly around his head; by letting go of one cord at the right moment, the slinger could let the missile fly out of the socket at a high speed. In the Roman army...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

Materials

Lead

Greek slingshot with bee
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Slingshot with bee MATERIAL: Lead CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 15 mm x 30 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, acquired between 1980 – 1990 Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license (If you live outside the European Union, We will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks.) Sling, implement for propelling missiles, one of the first missile weapons used in warfare. It consisted of a small strap or socket of leather to which two cords were attached. The warrior, or slinger, held the ends of the cords in one hand, placed the missile snugly in the strap, and whirled the socket and missile rapidly around his head; by letting go of one cord at the right moment, the slinger could let the missile fly out of the socket at a high speed. In the Roman army...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

Materials

Lead

Greek slingshot with torch and unidentifiable text
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Slingshot with torch and unidentifiable text MATERIAL: Lead CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 19 mm x 33 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, acquired between 1980 – 1990 Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license (If you live outside the European Union, We will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks.) Sling, implement for propelling missiles, one of the first missile weapons used in warfare. It consisted of a small strap or socket of leather to which two cords were attached. The warrior, or slinger, held the ends of the cords in one hand, placed the missile snugly in the strap, and whirled the socket and missile rapidly around his head; by letting go of one cord at the right moment, the slinger could let the missile fly out of the socket at a high speed. In the Roman army...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

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Lead

Greek slingshot with (…)EM(…)
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Slingshot with (…)EM(…) MATERIAL: Lead CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 15 mm x 29 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, acquired between 1980 – 1990 Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license (If you live outside the European Union, We will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks.) Sling, implement for propelling missiles, one of the first missile weapons used in warfare. It consisted of a small strap or socket of leather to which two cords were attached. The warrior, or slinger, held the ends of the cords in one hand, placed the missile snugly in the strap, and whirled the socket and missile rapidly around his head; by letting go of one cord at the right moment, the slinger could let the missile fly out of the socket at a high speed. In the Roman army...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

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Lead

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Greek piriform aryballos with scale pattern
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Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Head MATERIAL: Marble CULTURE: Greek, Hellenistic period PERIOD: 3rd – 1st Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 55 mm x 38 mm x 44 mm CONDITION: Good condition. Includes stand PROVENANCE: E...
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Greek head
Greek head
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Greek slingshot with bee
Greek slingshot with bee
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Greek funerary diadem
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Funerary diadem MATERIAL: Gold CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th – 3rd Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 250 mm x 22 mm, 3,9 gr CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex French private collectio...
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Greek funerary diadem
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Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
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Greek slingshot with bee and ΚΑΛΑ
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Greek slingshot with bee
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Slingshot with bee MATERIAL: Lead CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 15 mm x 30 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, acquired between 1980 – 1990 Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license (If you live outside the European Union, We will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks.) Sling, implement for propelling missiles, one of the first missile weapons used in warfare. It consisted of a small strap or socket of leather to which two cords were attached. The warrior, or slinger, held the ends of the cords in one hand, placed the missile snugly in the strap, and whirled the socket and missile rapidly around his head; by letting go of one cord at the right moment, the slinger could let the missile fly out of the socket at a high speed. In the Roman army...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

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Lead

Greek slingshot with bee
Greek slingshot with bee
H 0.6 in W 1.19 in D 0.6 in
Greek slingshot with (…)EM(…)
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Slingshot with (…)EM(…) MATERIAL: Lead CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 15 mm x 29 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, acquired between 1980 – 1990 Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license (If you live outside the European Union, We will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks.) Sling, implement for propelling missiles, one of the first missile weapons used in warfare. It consisted of a small strap or socket of leather to which two cords were attached. The warrior, or slinger, held the ends of the cords in one hand, placed the missile snugly in the strap, and whirled the socket and missile rapidly around his head; by letting go of one cord at the right moment, the slinger could let the missile fly out of the socket at a high speed. In the Roman army...
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Balkan Antiquities

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Lead

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Greek slingshot with (…)EM(…)
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Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
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Greek slingshot with MER and NA
Greek slingshot with MER and NA
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Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
ITEM: Slingshot with torch and lance MATERIAL: Lead CULTURE: Greek PERIOD: 4th Century B.C DIMENSIONS: 18 mm x 34 mm CONDITION: Good condition PROVENANCE: Ex English private collection, acquired between 1980 – 1990 Comes with Certificate of Authenticity and Export license (If you live outside the European Union, We will have to apply for an export licence for your country and shipping will take 3 to 5 weeks.) Sling, implement for propelling missiles, one of the first missile weapons used in warfare. It consisted of a small strap or socket of leather to which two cords were attached. The warrior, or slinger, held the ends of the cords in one hand, placed the missile snugly in the strap, and whirled the socket and missile rapidly around his head; by letting go of one cord at the right moment, the slinger could let the missile fly out of the socket at a high speed. In the Roman army...
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