Head from a faience amulet of Ptah the Dwarf shown with bald head, which is square in shape. The face with nicely swung eyes and a broad grin.
Ptah the Dwarf, also known under the Greek name Pataikos, was considered a protector of children.
For a comparable head, cf. item no. UC45388 in the Petrie Museum Catalogue.
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Bust from a very fine amulet of Mut with neatly rendered facial details. The goddess is identified by the double crown of Lower and Upper Egypt. She is wearing the uraeus on a wig which is striated on the forehead. The wig’s downward laps are decorated with six finely carved uraeus serpents.
Mut was originally a vulture goddess, then a primeval goddess of the firmament.
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Appealing bottle-shaped socle with a small bulge an the join to the very long neck and flared disk rim on top. Wax strands overlaid to obtain the stepped bottom and the band on the neck.
The upper end with a hole to insert a heraldic bronze finial (opposed animals, master of animals, etc)
Almost identical items no. 110 and 112 in: J. Rickenbach. Magier mit Feuer und Erz. Zurich 1992.
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Luristan bronze cloak pin with an elaborate terminal showing the head of an ibex. The animal is rendered with big alert eyes and flattened ears. The horns form loops to bear a thread that was fastened to the garment.
For related items cf. no. 156, 157 and 158 in: J. Rickenbach. Magier mit Feuer und Erz. Zurich 1992.
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Substantial bronze pin with leaf-shaped head. Cast bronze with hammered head, featuring a slightly peaked central ridge and a twisted loop on top to bear a thread that was fastened to the garment.
For a related item cf. no 73 in: R. Merhav. A glimpse into the Past, The Joseph Ternbach Collection. Jerusalem 1981.
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Accurate miniature version of a typical Luristan dagger with double-eared pommel, long grip and lanceolate blade. The small scale is rare and points to a votive or ceremonial function of the item.
The flared pommel is reminiscent of the socket of older weapons made of bone.
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Accurate miniature version of a Luristan axe head with a pointed, nearly triangular blade and three straight ribs at rear terminating in conical spurs.
The cylindrical hole at center with remains of the original shaft.
The small scale is rare and denotes the votive or ceremonial function of the item.
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Rounded bronze bowl with a multiple cord-like molding on the shoulder and a slightly flared narrow rim. The flattish base is indicated with a groove.
For a comparable example formerly in the Godard collection cf. fig. 375 in: Eric De Waele. Bronzes du Luristan et d’Amlash. Louvain-La-Neuve 1982.
Bronze sheet, hammered.
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Noted 18th Dynasty Egyptian cone stamped with well shaped hieroglyphs arranged in a rather unorthodox manner.
Four human depictions determine the end of names or titles. Macadam renounced to make a translation of the text observing that the sense of the writing was obscure.
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Embossed disk with several bulges encircled by tiny dots. A line of dots along the edge. The pin is flattened at the join to the hammered disk.
Similar disk pins were first found at Surkh-i-Dum in 1938. They were inserted into the walls of the sanctuary and intended as votive offerings.
Bronze
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