Royal Mesopotamian Cuneiform Cone, c. 2100 B.C. Cone of Gudea of Lagash. Comes with translation of specialist in the field of cuneiform.
This skilfully inscribed ancient cuneiform cone is an important piece of ancient Sumerian history. Decorating the walls of temples with a pattern of small clay nails was a feature of the Sumerian early dynastic period. This example is a major segment from a clay Foundation Cone, over four thousand years of age, and inscribed with 11 vertical columns of Sumer ...click for details
A Neo-Babylonian clay brick from the reign of Nebuchadnezzar. With 13 lines of cuneiform script. Fully translated and reads as follows: Nebchanezzar, King of Babylon, provisionary of Esagil and Ezida, prime son of Nebopolassar, King of Babylon I am. Ebbabara, the temple of Smamash in Larsa I restored as it was before, the Shamash, my lord. ( translated by W.G.Lambert).Period: 605 - 562 B.C.
Provenance: Old English collection.
Dimensions: 13 x 20 cm
Material: Clay
Condition: Int ...click for details
Cat headed human standing with her left feet forward. Holding Aegis and basket, wearing nicely detailed dress.
The goddess Bastet was usually represented as a woman with the head of a domesticated cat. However, up until 1000 BC she was portrayed as a lioness. Bastet was the daughter of Re, the sun god. It may have been through him that she acquired her feline characteristics. When Re destroyed his enemy Apep, he was usually depicted as a cat. As portrayed as a cat, she was connected with the ...click for details
Very nice detailed amulet of a Standing Bes. Mounted on old collection stand with plate.
Bes was the god of music and dance, the god of war and slaughter, and a destroying force of nature. He was also a protector of children. Bes is most likely of equatorial African origin, although some think he is Semitic (Middle Eastern). Bes was usually portrayed as a dwarf with a large head. He is bearded with his tongue sticking out. He has a flat nose, bushy eyebrows and hair, large projecting ears. Ar ...click for details
An Egyptian wood and bronze ibis. Depicted seated, the body sculpted in wood, some gesso left. The legs and the head each seperately cast of bronze.
Ibis, Regarded as the reincarnation of Thoth, the sacred ibis was sacred to the god of knowledge, who had the form of an ibis-headed man.
Period: 26th Dynasty
Provenance: Ex. German collection
Dimensions: 11 x 6,0 cm
Material: Bronze/wood
Condition: Very Good
Very nice long colorfull glass and faience bead necklace with four rare blue glazed lotus flower amulets.Period: 600 - 700 B.C.
Dimensions: 104 cm
Material: Glass/Faience
Condition: Restrung
Very nice translated faience shabti with 6 lines of hieroglyphs.Text:Speaking of the words,O this ushabti, if one reckons the Osiris, the king's acquitance, the tousured priest, Sa-Iset true of voice, to do all.
The text is written horizontally in 6 lines under the arms and on an additional line onthe back pillar. The glyphs are hand incised. Period:26st - 30th Dynasty.
Material:Faience. Dimensions: 10,5 x 3,3 cm. Tranlation done by www.shabticolections.com. Paper included for buyer.
Overseer - Shabti of Ta-baket-n-chonsu
Deir El Bahri / cache 2.
Ta-Baket-n-chonsu, as evidenced by their coffin in Vienna, many Shabtis and a papyrus. She was a singer of Amun-Re and musician of the goddess Mut in Thebes in the 3rd. Intermediate Period. Her name means "The servant of the Chonsu".
Based on her title and her name is the close connection to the gods of the theban triad "Amun-Re, Mut and Chons" below.
The inscription of the Shabti is "Osiris, Ta-baket ...click for details
