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Blue Scarab in Faience
Among the many amulets and ornaments worn by the ancient Egyptioans, the most important was the Scarab.
A Scarab is a dung beetle, and appears to have been sacred in prehistoric times as many have been found carefully preserved in many of the early graves.
Price: £12.00 / $22.08
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Peterborough style Neolithic Bowl
The main pottery tradition of the middle and late neolithic era was the Petersborough tradition, beginning around 3500 BC and continued to the end of the period. It originally developed in the lower Thames valley, but became the standard ware over much of Britain by the late neolithic, with many small local variations.
Price: £75.00 / $138.00
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Kymbe Vessel with Dolphins and Deers
This clay vessel originates from Akrotiri on the volcanic island of Thera (Santorini), and is decorated with leaping Dolphins on one side and deers on the other. Its original usage is currently unknown.
It is currently housed in the National Museum of Athens, in Greece. This item dates from circa 1500 B.C.
Price: £132.00 / $242.88
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Terracotta Oil Lamp
The detailed craftsmanship on this terracotta piece is superb and each lamp has its own distinctive characteristics.
We suggest the lamp is used for decorative purposes only.
Price: £32.00 / $58.88
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Calyx from Chios
Hand painted replica Kalyx style urn from the island of Chios, from about 600 B.C. The deer depictions are representative of much of early Greek art, which featured natural scenes containing flora, fauna and marine animals.
Chios claims to be the birthplace of Homer, Hippocrates - the mathematician and friend of doctors, and Oenopides, a legendary king who was said to have brought wine-making to the island. The name, Oenopides, means "wine-faced" and he was reputed to be the son of Dionysus and Ariadne. Dionysus was the Greek god of wine and Ariadne was the fertility goddess of Crete, who was met by Theseus prior to him slaying the Minotaur in the Labyrinth.
The original is housed in the Wurzburg Museum in Germany.
Price: £198.00 / $364.32
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Neolithic Bowl Ebbsfleet
One of the early styles in British pottery were the Ebbsfleet style from Windmill Hill. This is a heavy, course, round-based vessel with a well defined shoulder. By 3300 BC, Ebbsfleet was in use from Dorset to Yorkshire.
Price: £45.00 / $82.80
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Neolithic Dish
Price: £75.00 / $138.00
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Bronze Age Beaker
Price: £37.50 / $69.00
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