Painted terracotta Boeotian Goddess idol. With bird-like face, wearing polos, decorated in red pigment.Period: 6th Century B.C.
Provenance: German collection
Dimensions: 10,5 x 3,5 cm
Material: Terracotta
Condition: Very Good
Egyptian large green faience Pectoral Scarab, Saite Period, ca. 664-525 B.C. This scarab has four drill holes to permit sewing onto the bandages of a mummy, probably along with two wings of the same material. The scarab beetle was a common symbol of regeneration for the Egyptians, and its use as a funerary amulet on the mummy was meant to guarantee the resurrection of the deceased in the Afterlife. Three-piece ensembles consisting of a beetle and its two wings, depicting the insect in flight, fu ...click for details
Two of the four Horus sons in bi-color faience. Very nice detail in perfect condition. The Four Sons of Horus were traditionally the guardians of the internal organs of the deceased. Each was associated with a particular organ, and also with a different cardinal point on the compass. Imsety : Protects the Liver, human headed, Points South. Hapy : Protects Lungs, Baboon head, Points North.
Period: Late Period
Provenance: Danish collection
Dimensions: 7,5 cm
Material: Faience
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Authentic 19th Dynasty white faience shabti. Condition:chip from nose otherwise intact, Size: 15,2 cm.
Ushabti of an Admistrator probaly called "NGHT". Very clear details. Provenance: Former Viktor Benedict collection before 1900.
Painted sarcophagus fragment, showing part of Horus standing on stand with some hieroglyphs underneed.Period: 3rd Intermediate period
Dimensions: 17 x 8 cm
Material: Wood
Condition: Fragment
Bi-colored faience amulet of the Egyptian god Pataikos. Size 5,5 cm missing feet.Nice fcial details.The name Pataikos refers to a protective god in the form of a dwarf.The god is usually depicted with a bald head on which a scarab can be seen. The name Pataikos was introduced by the Greek writer Herodotus.
Large fragment of a faience Nefertum amulet.
He was originally considered to be an aspect of Atum. According to one version of the creation story of the Ennead in Heliopolis, Nefertum (translated as beautiful Atum) was born from a blue lotus bud which emerged from the waters of Nun at the beginning of creation. Atum represented the sun and so Nefertum represented the sunrise. He cried because he was alone and his tears created humanity. It was thought that he was born with every sunrise, mature ...click for details
Light glassy faience amulet finely modeled with incised details, the front paws outstretched forward, the tail curling around right haunch, on integral rectangular base with suspension loop on its back. Size 3,0 cm.
Egyptian faience amulet of the deshret crown, adorned the king as ruler of Upper Egypt.The crown is a chair shaped arrangement with a low front and tall back, from which protrudes a coil. Size 2,5 x 1,4 cm.
Large fragment of a faience Khnum amulet.
Size 4,5 cm (6,5cm)mounted on custom made stand.Khnum was one of the earliest Egyptian deities, originally the god of the source of the Nile River. Since the annual flooding of the Nile brought with it silt and clay, and its water brought life to its surrounds, he was thought to be the creator of the bodies of human children, which he made at a potter's wheel, from clay, and placed in their mothers' wombs. He later was described as having molded ...click for details
