{"title":"Classical Antiquities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe great civilizations of the ancient and medieval Mediterranean world—Greece, Rome, Etruria, the Greek colonies of Magna Graecia, the Islamic kingdoms, and the cultures of medieval Europe—forged an artistic legacy that has shaped the visual culture of Western and Near Eastern civilization for over two thousand years and continues to inspire awe and admiration to this day. From the idealized marble and bronze sculpture of Greece and the bold, lifelike portraiture of Rome to the exuberant terracottas and masterful goldwork of the Etruscans, the magnificent painted vessels of South Italy and Sicily, the luminous glazed ceramics and intricate metalwork of the Islamic world, and the devotional sculpture, reliquaries, and illuminated arts of medieval Europe, these interconnected traditions produced works of extraordinary beauty, technical virtuosity, and spiritual depth across every medium—stone, bronze, ceramic, glass, gold, silver, ivory, enamel, and gemstone. Art For Eternity Gallery is proud to offer a carefully curated collection of authentic antiquities spanning all of these great traditions, including Greek pottery, Tanagra figures, and marble fragments; Roman portrait sculpture, glass vessels, jewelry, and bronze statuettes; Etruscan bronzes, funerary urns, and granulated gold ornaments; the monumental red-figure vessels and terracottas of Magna Graecia; Islamic luster-glazed ceramics, bronze vessels, glass, and calligraphic arts; and medieval European devotional objects, metalwork, and decorative arts. We invite you to explore each of these categories in depth through the pages below, where every piece has been thoroughly researched for provenance and authenticity, offering collectors a direct and tangible connection to the civilizations that laid the foundations of Western art, philosophy, faith, and culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"egyptian-basalt-stone-head-of-a-baboon","title":"Egyptian Basalt Stone Head of a Baboon","description":"\u003cp\u003eWell sculpted hard stone fragmented head of the revered and sacred animal. Naturalistically carved with rounded eye pupils and pierced nostrils. Sheered off below neck on angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompare similar example in George Steindorf's, Walters Art Gallery, Egyptian Sculpture, no.218\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 2-5\/8 inches H.; 3-1\/2 inches diagonal L. + plexi mount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEx Richard B., Park Avenue N.Y. 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The popularity of children, especially Eros, in Hellenistic art led to a more accurate rendering of children’s bodies, as miniature adults with corpulent bodies. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeight: 4 in (10.2 cm) + custom lucite stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompare with similar examples from the Tomb of Erotes in Eretia. 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Museum quality\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom trade and unconventional political systems, Northern Italy grew economically prosperous during the 15th and 16th Centuries allowing the arts to flourish as they led the European Renaissance. With patrons being exceedingly wealthy, art during the Italian Renaissance was intrinsically tied to money and status and would often depict the systems that made such patrons successful, such as marriage and trade. Marriage during the Renaissance, especially amongst the upper class, was a business transaction and exchange of wealth between two families, with love and desire factoring very little into most marriages. The transactional nature of elite Renaissance marriages made the visual representation of the economic exchange utmostly important; therefore, a large portion of Renaissance art concerns marriages and betrothals. Amongst a women’s dowry would often be precious fabrics, jewels, metal objects, and furniture that would be carried in a cassoni during the nuptial process. A cassoni was a chest and seat elaborately decorated in painting or engraved metal and commissioned by the groom. Through their role in the nuptial process and position next to the marriage bed, these cassonis were a physical representation of the economic blending of marriage and the significance of art in the public and private lives of wealthy Italians. Typically, episodes from classical or biblical history and mythology, positive narratives for a new couple, decorated these chests; however, they were occasionally adorned with battle scenes or more violent subject matter.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFramed by cliffs and trees, this battle is fought on an open field. The different positions and poses of the soldiers and horses create a three dimensional composition, and the horses and soldiers being higher in the painting creates a linear perspective. The smoothness of the figures and their illumination by light are emblematic of Michele de Verona s technique. With the two armies slightly angled towards each other, two figures on horseback, one with a white cap and his arm raised back with a sword in profile and the other in a contrapposto pose–with a flag flying directly overhead are the focal point of the painting, as all perspective leads towards them. The muscularity of the horses, many of them with their front legs raised, is accomplished through chiaroscuro and shading that became a Renaissance staple. Furthermore, the contrapposto and dynamic poses of many of the soldiers provide movement to the painting and reflect the Renaissance obsession with human form after the discovery of many Greek and Roman statues that they attempted to replicate.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichele da Verona (1470-1540) was a Renaissance master greatly influenced by the Venetian school of painting. He was a contemporary of Paolo Morando Cavazzolo–he may have even assisted Cavazzolo with the decorative works of San Bernardino–and is known for his Crucifixion in the Refectory of San Giorgio in Verona and several pieces in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His tempera Battle Scene on the panel was in the tempera technique–the oldest method of painting, and very widespread during the Renaissance, in which pigment was mixed with a water and egg solution–and originally decorated a cassoni but was subsequently removed and sold or gifted as a sole panel. The painting was a gift to Thomas Bailey Aldrich from the actor Edwin Booth (1833-1893) in the mid-late 19th century, who possessed it by descent. It also bears the Colnaghi label on the back of the painting–one of the most established art galleries for Old Master paintings in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith bright pigment, tight composition, and mastery in movement and form, Michele da Verona’s Battle Scene is a fine example of a Renaissance painting of museum quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliography:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBayer, Andrea, ed. Art and Love in the Renaissance Italy. 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Beautiful olive green patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: From an American private collection since the 1960s. 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The base depicting a figure of a priest in a long cloak holding a lotus stem in one hand and another item, maybe a bird, in the other hand. Behind him is a palm frond; in front of him are hieroglyphs signifying a sunrise, life, and goodness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scarab is 2 cm L. Ring is size 11. weight 11.68 g. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIntact. Nice solid gold band.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe scarab beetle was revered by the ancient Egyptians for its seemingly regenerative powers and as a talisman for protection and status. 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The obverse depicts a female's head emerging from a patera. 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Pierced for suspension and holes in animal heads at ear level suggests separately made and inserted horns to complete an elaborate composition.​ Condition: damages and losses to rim and handle. Was once a spectacular luxury item.​\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: ​6-1\/4 inches height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance:  Ex Collection of Jay I. Kislak; Miami Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45524101792058,"sku":"15135","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15135bl.jpg?v=1694477972"},{"product_id":"roman-bronze-fighting-heraklese-or-hercules","title":"Etruscan Bronze Heraklese or Hercules with pre 1970 provenance","description":"\u003cp\u003e Circa 4th to 3rd Century BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe standing hero depicted nude with stylized muscular torso, nice facial features and incised short hair. 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The artist has reduced the human face to a striking sequence of confident planar volumes: a broad domed forehead descending into wide, gently arched brows; a narrow angular ridge-nose; large almond-shaped eye sockets recessed deeply to receive now-lost inlays of shell, limestone and bituminous paste; an ovoid, slightly parted mouth; and small protruding lug-form ears. The reverse is left flat and roughly hewn, exactly as expected for this class of object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize:  7 inches H. x 5-1\/2 inches W. + custom pedestal block base.  Provenance: NYC collection, ex. New York Trade  #8733 on back. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeads of this type are among the most iconic productions of the South Arabian funerary tradition and are most often associated with the great cemetery of Hayd ibn 'Aqil at Tamna', capital of the kingdom of Qataban. 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Rudimentary crisscross decoration in the margins. During this time there was an increasing urbanization thanks to the expansion of agriculture and trade with Egypt and Mesopotamia. The Egyptians played a sophisticated game on a board with paying pieces called senet which is surely an influence for this localized game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 8-2\/3 inches (20.6 cm). 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Several lines of the earlier hieroglyphs remain faintly visible above.\u003cbr\u003eSize 2 1\/2 in (6.4 cm) long by 1 3\/4 in (4.4 cm) wide.\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Ancient surface losses to the dorsal right “wing” area and scattered small edge flakes, especially along the base; minor abrasions and wear overall; otherwise intact with a deep, well‑preserved patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: William D. Ashby, California; acquired at Joel L. Malter \u0026amp; Co., The Antiquities of Ancient Egypt, Auction III, 26 February 1978, lot 25 (illustrated); thereafter private Brooklyn collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor comparable hard‑stone heart scarabs of the type, see W.M.F. Petrie, Historical Scarabs, and D. 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Size: 14 inches H.  Nice deposits and age wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEx  Rhenish private collection, acquired in the 1960s to the 1990s\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45796199956794,"sku":"10538","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/10538f.jpg?v=1690149614"},{"product_id":"roman-bronze-bacchanalia-applique-head-of-dionysus","title":"Roman Bronze Bacchanalia Applique Head of Dionysus","description":"\u003cp\u003eCa 1st  to 2nd Century AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge bust with lovely garland of grapes and leaves as headdress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 4-1\/4 in H. + custom mount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bacchanalia and the Liberalia were related religious festivals in ancient Rome, in honor of Bacchus. 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The artifact displays characteristic ancient Egyptian artistic conventions with the figure shown in profile.\u003cbr\u003eThis representation connects to Horus's role as both a sky god and protector of Egyptian kingship seated in profile, with knees drawn up wearing a disc headdress and with ma’at feather on lap. Black painted pigment to facial details and wig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong insertion tang below, this image would have been inserted into a shrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis type of plaque would likely have served as a votive offering or religious decoration. Bronze religious objects like this were created not just as artistic works but as tangible connections to the divine, allowing worshippers to make physical offerings to the god.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: 3-1\/4 Height; 3-3\/4 in H with insertion tang + plexi mount  Heavily oxidized patina. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Ex Richard B., Park Avenue Collection, Acquired at Parke Bernet Galleries, 980 Madison Avenue, NY, NY sale 3139 lot 30, Dec 18th 1970. 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Some traces or woodworm. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA rare iconography.  Compare with an illustration and detail from the Crucifixion in the famous Grimani Breviary, a famous Flemish manuscript of about 1520 now in Venice where the scene is depicted in the foreground.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize 10-3\/8 inches Height x 13 inches Wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: private collection, Manhasset, NY.    Choice and rare.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001249124666,"sku":"14917","price":3250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/14917f.jpg?v=1691447925"},{"product_id":"egyptian-green-gaze-faience-scarab-set-in-gold-pin","title":"Egyptian Green Gaze Faience Scarab set in Gold Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew Kingdom, 18th dynasty, circa 1550 to 1292 BCE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exquisite and choice glazed steatite scarab set into a modern 14kt gold stick pin. The scarab is quite well done featuring a large central goose holding a nefer - may translate to ‘the goodness of Re, the son of Amun’. Beetle side shows clear features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStick pin made of 14kt gold. 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A single incised band of hieroglyphic script down front reads “Made by the favor of the king for the steward Neherti...” at the top. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s interesting that the inscription is carved in hieratic (cursive) rather than careful hieroglyphs.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 15-3\/4 inches H. and plus a rough hewn wood block (probably not ancient) replacement base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Nose gone and wear to surface and inscription, hairline crack. and destress throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe god Ptah of Memphis formed a close link with the funerary god of the city, Sokar, leading to the creation of the god Ptah-Sokar shrine images.  They are usually shown a mummy with a human head standing on a base, wearing a crown.  \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance: Ex J.P. Melbourne FL. Collection; Acquired from the estate of an archaeologist in NY west village in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46515411845434,"sku":"14450","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/14450.jpg?v=1693144085"},{"product_id":"egyptian-udjat-eye-scaraboid-shape-amulet-for-protection","title":"Egyptian Udjat Eye Scaraboid Amulet for Protection","description":"\u003cp\u003eLate Period, Dynasty XXV–XXX, ca. 712–332 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA large oval cushion form faience amulet of exceptional size and presence for the type. The convex upper face is divided by two vertical and one horizontal raised black bands into six rectangular compartments, each containing three molded wedjat (Eye of Horus) eyes, for a total of eighteen protective eyes. The reverse is carved with the schematic contour of a squatting goddess in the birthing position, arms raised at either side, a rare iconographic combination documented in the published literature on this specific piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe replication of the wedjat,  the \"healed\" eye of Horus, emblem of wholeness, protection, and regeneration, multiplies its apotropaic power, while the birthing figure on the reverse invokes protection for mother and child in the dangerous moments of parturition. The combination marks this as a specialized maternity\/birth amulet of extraordinary rarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMultiple-wedjat amulets of this stylized Late Period form are well represented in major collections — the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Louvre, and the Petrie Museum all hold examples — but the overwhelming majority have plain, undecorated reverses. The presence of an incised figural image of a birthing goddess on the underside transforms the object from a standard protective amulet into a specialized maternity amulet, and is described in the 1991 NFA catalog as sufficiently unusual to merit special commentary; the cataloger located no direct parallels. The combination of substantial size, strong turquoise glaze, crisp molded detail, double publication pedigree (NFA 1991; Royal-Athena 1994), and the rarity of the figural reverse supports the characterization \"rare and possibly unique.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance Ex collection of Harry Wallace \u0026amp; Dale Black, NYC \u0026amp;  New Paltz, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyal-Athena Galleries, New York, Art of the Ancient World, Vol. VIII, Part 1, no. 70, October 1994, cat. no. 105 (published and illustrated).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumismatic Fine Arts (NFA) Classical Auctions, Inc., Scarabs and Design Amulets: A Glimpse of Ancient Egypt in Miniature, New York (Helmsley Palace Hotel, Versailles Ballroom), December 11, 1991, lot 294, illustrated in both color plate and black-and-white enlargement. 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As in all ancient cultures, the birth process was dangerous for both mother and child and would require potent amulets.\" The entry further cites parallels in Petrie, Amulets, pl. 25.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46534279790906,"sku":"15835","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15835blu.jpg?v=1776709516"},{"product_id":"etruscan-red-figure-bell-krater-with-hoplites","title":"Etruscan Red Figure Bell Krater with Hoplites and Victory","description":"\u003cp\u003e Circa late 5th century BC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis technique, refered to as Six's technique, made to imitate ‘red-figure' which is done with the red slip 'superposed' --sovraddipinta-- applied on top of the black ground. An unusual and rare technique for this rather large and impressive vessel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis large inverted ceramic bell shape vessel with disc foot and twin handles under the rim was used in the symposium as a wine and water mixing vessel. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe obverse decorate with two helmeted nude warriors holding spears and shields, The bird between them is apparently a token of victory rather than ill-omened, as it flies toward the presumed winner, whom Nike approaches to deck with a celebratory fillet for the victor. She wears a belted peplos. 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The distinctive features include radial fluting extending from a central raised boss (omphalos) and a shallow, wide form characteristic of ceremonial drinking vessels.  The bowl is constructed through several metalworking processes:  The base form was likely created through hammering and raising techniques to achieve the shallow bowl shape.  The distinctive radial ribbing was produced through repoussé work, where the metal was pushed outward from the interior.  The central omphalos (raised boss) was formed by pushing the metal outward to create a dome-like protrusion.  The surface shows evidence of patination, with areas of oxidation giving it the characteristic green-brown coloring.  Mesomphalos literally means \"an omphalos in the middle\" or \"a handle from within\". The term specifically refers to the central raised mound or protrusion found in ritual libation bowls (phiale).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bowl is loaded with cultural significance as it was ceremonially used as a  ritual drinking vessel, particularly for wine consumption in formal settings.\u003cbr\u003eThe central omphalos provided a practical grip point while also carrying symbolic meaning.  This fine bowl was considered a luxury item that demonstrated status and wealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape of the bowl represents an important design innovation and technological and artistic achievement showing sophisticated metalworking skills developed in pre-Achaemenid society.  The radial fluting pattern became highly influential, later adopted throughout the ancient world.  The form combines both practical function and aesthetic refinement in its proportions and decoration. This type of bowl became a prototype that influenced drinking vessel designs across the ancient Near East and Mediterranean, demonstrating the far-reaching impact of early Iranian metalworking traditions.    Nice green patina, intact. \u003cbr\u003eSize: 2-1\/8 inch (5.8cm) H. x 9 inches ( 23.1cm) diam. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: From the H. H. 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The central blue glaze steatite  scarab with a well defined scarab atop and base inscribed with a scarab flanked by uraei cobras. There are two carnelian carved scarabs, one with a plain base, the other with base inscribed with “Men-kheper-re” (Thutmose III’s prenomen); the last scarab hangs like a charm is a nice green feldspar.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 7-1\/4 inch length; fold over type gold closure with lotus. Weight (grams): 24.90.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSafety chain is 10K.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance: Acquired in Egypt from Khodary M El. Gabry, a licensed antiquities dealer in Cairo in the early 1970s by Mr. and Mrs. Charles F, III, Cincinnati, OH (with original documentation). 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The figure is nude except for a long goatskin draped over his shoulders and enveloping his entire back down to the level of the knees. At the front the animal skin is laden with grapes and vine leaves. the boy clutches the bunch of fruit against his torso. The tree trunk support along the figure’s left leg is embellished with a snake curving up and down the front. At the back of the statue the smooth animal skin terminates in a careful rendered goats head and hoof, - an unexpected calligraphic detail that was presumably hardly visible in the sculptures original setting in antiquity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA number of Graeco-Roman mythological characters are shown carrying all kinds of fruit, symbol of the harvest and of abundance. Older bearded males thus represented are usually identified as Sylvanus (the Roman god of woods and uncultivated lands), whereas the youthful bearded ones are often referred to as personifications of the Seasons. However our figure is not one of the Seasons; the presence of grapes, an animal skin as well as a snake clearly point to the god of wine, Dionysos, the Romans Bacchus. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is in fact a strong iconographical tradition from the Hellenistic period onwards of an Infant or Youthful Dionysos\/Bacchus carrying grapes within his animal-skin garment. The exact origin of this particular motif has not been identified with any degree of certainty. It could have been a famous monument, a painting or a sculpture, for instance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe statue is set on an integral oval base. It has been mended from two piece at the knees with an iron with restoration over the break line and weathered surface patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 29½ in (74.3cm) high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: London Art market 2010, acquired by the previous owner in Buenos Aires in the early 1970s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47754743480634,"sku":"9411","price":64500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/9411BLU.jpg?v=1709327302"},{"product_id":"etruscan-male-warrior-adjusting-cuirass","title":"Etruscan Male Warrior adjusting Cuirass","description":"\u003cp\u003eCa. 5th century BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCast bronze male nude standing adjusting his armor vest (cuirass) which is open in the front showing his musculature torso.  Under him is an integral circular double ring platform base with an geometric incised decoration, perhaps originally serving as a candelabrum finial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: 3-1\/4”H. x 1-1\/4”W.  Intact, excellent condi\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003etion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eOverall scattered blue-green surface patina.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompare similar figure in Mitten and Doeringer, Master Bronzes From the Classical World, no. 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Ex Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman collection, NYC., acquired Sotheby, Parke Bernet Inc, Thurs Dec 13th 1979, lot 326, full page illustrated. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47800355651898,"sku":"16072","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/16072blu.jpg?v=1709842340"},{"product_id":"greek-geometric-pottery-tankard-oinochoe","title":"Greek Geometric Pottery Tankard Oinochoe","description":"\u003cp\u003eCirca 8th century BC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tall bulbous vessel with rounded body, long neck, high loop handle, painted with geometric devices on exterior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize 7-1\/2 inches H.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Ex prominent scholar collection Dr Edward Ochenschlager, noted archaeologist who published many books.. 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In 1974 Dr. Ochsenschlager became the founding director of the Archeological Research Institute at Brooklyn college where he was chairman of the Department of anthropology and archaeology until 1990.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48268259361082,"sku":"16099","price":2450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/16099bl.jpg?v=1713212746"},{"product_id":"egyptian-life-size-stucco-head-of-a-pharaoh","title":"Egyptian Life Size Stucco Head of a Pharaoh","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly Ptolemaic Period, circa 305-200 B.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sculptors model with handsome idealized features with full modeled face, fleshy lips rounded at the corners, contoured eyelids, and eyebrows in relief. Smooth forehead and delineation of wig. Size: 9 inches (23 cm) Height + custom mount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ancient Mediterranean and Near East were forever shaped by the Macedonian king who conquered their regions to create one of the largest empires in history. However, a crisis struck when Alexander III died without any heirs. After warfare and inner fighting, his generals divided his empire amongst themselves; Cassander got Macedonia and much of Greece, Lysimachus had parts of Turkey, Seleucus got Central Asia and the Middle East, and Ptolemy ruled Egypt. In 305 BC, the Ptolemaic Dynasty, the last of the 33 Egyptian dynasties that would span 2700 years, began. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInterpretations on the nature of the Ptolemaic rule differ from Edouard Will who argues it was a colonial settlement to Joseph Manning and Johann Gustav Droysen who think that it was a fusion of Eastern, Western, pharaonic, Greek and Persian cultures. Regardless, it is undeniable that there were transformations in the economic, social, and political system of the Egyptian state during the 275 year Ptolemaic reign. During their reign, the Ptolemy's attempted to assimilate into Egyptian culture, or at least appropriated the traditions of previous dynasties, by intermarrying and depicting themselves in the style of the pharaohs. Although the degree of cultural blending, especially across regions and classes, is opaque, at an artistic level, there was a hybridization of traditional Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman styles that is especially evident in royal and private statues. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAcross many cultures, it was common for an artist to use a mold or model to save time and ensure continuity amongst their products from sculptures to reliefs to metalwork. This technique was employed throughout the Mediterranean, notably with the Greeks and Romans, who used models, like the Doryphorus, to stick to their canon. Modeling techniques existed in Egypt since the Old Kingdom when plaster was modeled over the linen wrapping of mummies. During the Ptolemaic dynasty, the faces of kings were a popular subject for sculptor's models to ensure the production of even three-dimensional sculptures, and it is speculated that these models may have also served as votive offerings since many have been found in temples. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith a rounded rectangular face, smiling lips, and friendly eyes, this stucco modeled head of a pharaoh (305-200 BC) has a soft and inviting face. The wide, fleshy nose, cheeks, and chin are representative of portraits of the Thirtieth Dynasty and Ptolemaic periods. The head’s full lips, simple carved almond eyes, and rounder face reflect characteristics of Egyptian art, while the slight definition in his cheekbones and face shape is reminiscent of Greco-Roman statuary facial features. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlthough cut off, the raised band above his head suggests that the statue was likely adorned with a headdress, probably a Nemes, which most Egyptian pharaohs were depicted in–a tradition that the Ptolemaic pharaohs continued. Also cut off, portions of the head’s large ears remain, which were popular characteristics during the Ptolemaic period. While it is not known which pharaoh this model represents, the style and facial features bear much resemblance to the statue of King Ptolemy II (No. 96; Pl. 90, Figs. 239-241.). \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCaught between the colonization of two Mediterranean empires, and a declining empire itself, the Ptolemaic dynasty was a fascinating period of Egyptian history with its mix of cultures and traditions and position in Mediterranean politics. The facial features and the modeling technique of this stucco model head represent the fusion of Hellenistic and traditional Egyptian styles in the early Ptolemaic dynasty. A head like this would have been disseminated throughout the empire to establish a communal connection to the Greek ruler. His image would soon become known by members of the community, and the possession of such a portrait would mark a connection with the individual depicted. The pharaoh would also be depicted on money (coinage), thus helping to spread social continuity and economic stability. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis head of a Ptolemy is one of the few surviving real life depictions of an Egyptian pharaoh, only made more unique by its blend of Egyptian techniques and Hellenistic three-dimensionality. More than two thousand years later, the head still exudes the divinity and importance of its subject. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBibliography: \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBothmer, Bernard V., comp. Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period 700 B.C. to A.D. 100. 2nd ed. New York, NY: The Brooklyn Museum, 1973.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCafici, Giorgia. Looking at the Egyptian Elite: Sculptural Production of the Ptolemaic Period. 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