Kyri

One of mine lion attacking bull , Macedonia Akanthos tet

15 hours ago, DonnaML said:

I'm afraid I can't offer an opinion, @ValiantKnight.The work is honestly a bit crude compared to many I've seen, but that doesn't mean it's fake. Greek/Hellenistic/Roman terracotta figurines and heads vary widely in size and in every other way, and I imagine are faked as often as any other kind of ancient artifact. So I've always preferred to rely on the expertise of others -- specifically, dealers with good reputations -- to trying to judge authenticity myself, except in obvious cases like the dreck one sees on Ebay, or that Sadigh used to sell before he was finally shut down. Perhaps you could post your photos on the io.com ancientartifacts group, and see what people say. I'm sorry I can't be more helpful.

This is not Roman in my opinion but Greek Hellenistic circ 200 bc probably from a tanagra terracotta figurine . These were mold made . Hear is a complete one from my collection. Your head looks ok to me although really I have to hold it to be certain. 

44 minutes ago, David Johnson said:

On second thought a goat but not Bezoar, the horns are too short.

Is it possible to delete a post on this website? I would have just re-written the last post.

David regarding  paintings on vases and depictions on coins we have to allow for artistic license I mean look at this profile of a woman on a Greek vase it’s abstract art at its best picasoesc in its style yet painted around 330 bc 

6 hours ago, David Johnson said:

Oxford Authentication lab charge £180 + vat

They charged me that (£180+vat ) 12 years ago I’m surprised if it’s still the same .

4 hours ago, David Johnson said:

Oxford Authentication lab charge £180 + vat

Exactly the test cost almost as much as the piece itself. Surely an unglazed piece like this should be easy to see if it is real or not water test ect kyri 

3 hours ago, antwerpen2306 said:

thanks all for the comments. I do not know now what to do. I have to wait to october to contact a specialist at the university of Leuven, where I studied long ago but have very good contacts. Maybe I contact Artemission next week to see their reaction.

I am happy I bought only this figure from Artemission (I had checked the firm on internet) and I appreciate very much your information. Again thanks and I hep you informed. albert

 

You won’t find much on the internet because these people Sadigh , Artemission ect actively get bad reviews removed as was the case of David’s original blog post apparently sadigh hired a company to do just that police the internet and have all bad posts removed . The best place to find out what is really going on is antiquities collectors forums. That is where the truth can be found forget about dealer websites with false comments and eBay’s ratings ect 

See the description from met above 

3 hours ago, NewStyleKing said:

THANKS Kyri,  Bought the lekythos from HJB so its Attic? What date? The Glaux Skyphos in some  references say the horizontal handles type is called Type A and a bit earlier the the other is type B !  What type of book explains  al this?  Thanks and regards, NewStyleKing (John Nisbet)

I am suprised if HJB said this lekyphoi was apulian as far as I know black figure apulian vases don’t exist and I have collected Greek vases for over 25 years . it is attic circ 490/530 bc . When an owl skyphos is called a gluax is because the horizontal handle gives the impression of a beak it’s what most professionals call the skyphos cup with a horizontal handle they are referring to the actual shape most auctions like bonhams or Christie’s will catalog your pieces as owl skyphos but the ones with horizontal handle will be a gluax skyphos 

Artemission has sold fakes in the past he is not a respected seller on most antiquities collectors forums where I am a member kyri 

On 6/9/2022 at 3:38 PM, NewStyleKing said:

Love that  cone In my humble opinion they did not wear mounds of perfumed fat on their heads, but it is a hieroglyph for perfumed person!

Apullian  Glaux skyphos, Apulian Lekythos, Attic large Glaux skyphos 

That is not an apulian lekyphos but a black figure attic piece and though glaux means owl in Greek this shape of skyphos is not usually labelled as a glaux skyphos that  particular name is reserved for the skyphos with one handle horizontal to the other and is used to differentiate the the two types of skyphos styles  kyri