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AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GOLD AMULET OF TAURET Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Pre AD 1000   item# 954954  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $690 (reserved)  Repousse gold amulet of Tauret, depicted as a pregnant female hippopotamus with ferocious expression, wearing a wig, the hind legs of a lion and the tail of a crocodile. New Kingdom, 18th-20th Dynasty, 1550-1070 B.C. 5/8 inches high. Intact with intact suspension loop. From an old German collection, collected in the 1950s. Tauret's most common role was as a protectoress of pregnant women. AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN HEMATITE TAURET AMULET Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Stone: Pre AD 1000   item# 954146  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $250  Normally depicted as a pregnant female hippopotamus, wearing a tripartite wig, with human breasts, the hind legs of a lion and the tail of a crocodile. Late Period, 600-332 B.C. 7/8 inch high. Intact with intact suspension loop. Ex. Private NYC collection, acquired more than 30 years ago. Tauret's most common role was as a protectoress of pregnant women. Hematite is a silvery, shiny hard opaque stone that almost looks like metal. AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GOLD POPPY BEAD AMULET Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Pre AD 1000   item# 953890  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $485 (reserved)  Egyptian gold bulbous poppy bead amulet with intact suspension loop. New Kingdom, 1400-1070 B.C. 9/16 inch. Ex. old New Jersey private collection. AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BRONZE URAEUS Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Bronze: Pre AD 1000   item# 953876  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $395  An erect detailed bronze cobra figure in a striking position. Probably from a crown. Late Period, 600-332 B.C. 1 1/4 inches high. Intact. Mounted. From an old New Jersey collection. The uraeus appears as a symbol worn on the crown or headdress of royalty or a deity. It is used as a protective symbol, the Egyptians believed that the cobra would spit fire at any approaching enemies. A FINE THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD EGYPTIAN MASK Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Wood: Pre AD 1000   item# 946291  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $3900  Fine wood mask from a sarcophagus. With carved and painted, slightly smiling, pleasant facial expression. Third Intermediate Period, 1069-945 B.C. 7 3/4 inches high. Mounted with minor touch-up to remains of original pigment. Ex. Belgian private collection. AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN LARGE PAINTED WOOD PANEL Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Wood: Pre AD 1000   item# 944337  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $6900  Large painted wood panel from a sarcophagus. Depicting the sky goddess Nut along with the four Sons of Horus, Nut is wearing the disc crown, with the head in profile and with pleasant facial expression, wearing an elaborate, tightly-fitted garment, wearing bracelets and armlets and depicted with two left hands. Late Period, 600-32 B.C. 41.5 inches high. Some age losses with extensive remains of original pigment. Ex. NYC collection. Nut was the goddess of the sky. Her name is translated to mean N ...click for details AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE PLAQUE Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Stone: Pre AD 1000   item# 942286  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $395  A`fine rectangular limestone double-sided seal with a scarab (kepher) between two feathers on one side and a scarab along with an elaborate inscription on the reverse. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1292 B.C. 1 inch X 1 1/2 inches. Intact with traces of glaze. Pierced for suspension. The Egyptian hieroglyphic " Kepher " means " to succeed to be ", that is to say, to make oneself, to give oneself a given form, to rebuild oneself. The feather represents the symbol of truth. AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BRONZE THOTH Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Bronze: Pre AD 1000   item# 942283  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $279  A rare depiction of a bronze Thoth. Wearing a tripartite wig and incised kilt. The arms are extended forward while he is holding a Hes vase. Late Period, 600-300 B.C. 1 1/2 inches high. Fragmentary. From a NYC collection. AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE HATHOR SISTRUM FRAGMENT Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Faience: Pre AD 1000   item# 940267  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $1750  A fine faience sistrum handle fragment depicting a Hathor head with bovine ears on front and back and a cobra on each side. Late Period, 600-400 B.C. 1 1/2 inches high X 1 1/2 inches wide. Intact as shown with remains of glaze. From an old Belgian private collection. One of the main cult objects associated with Hathor was the sistrum, a musical rattle. Its name is derived from the Greek, seiein, meaning "to shake". Music and dance were part of the worship of Hathor. She was also the go ...click for details AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA SHABTI Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Faience: Pre AD 1000   item# 937099  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $2900  Colorful New Kingdom terracotta shabti, wearing a painted and molded bipartite wig (which has the appearance of one wig superimposed upon another), with painted details and decoration including the face, hoes, broad collar, seed basket, and vertical line of hieroglyphic inscription reading "The Osiris, Mesu, the justified or true of voice." 19th Dynasty, 1295-1069 B.C. 4 1/2 inches high. Repaired under arms. Ex. Dutch collection. AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BRONZE OSIRIS Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Bronze: Pre AD 1000   item# 937086  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $1500  Fine bronze figure of Osiris. Depicted mummiform, hands emerging from tightly fitted garment, hands grasping the crook and flail and wearing the white or Hedjet crown. 26th/30th Dynasty, 600-330 B.C. 4 1/2 inches high without tang. Intact. Ex. Dutch collection. A FINE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A MONGOOSE Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Bronze: Pre AD 1000   item# 936571  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $2800  Fine open work bronze mongoose, with well-defined details, standing in an alert pose on top of a miniature sarcophagus, line of hieroglyphic inscription partially reading "Ichneumon gives life ...." Open rear end of sarcophagus covered with lucite concealing its contents. Late Period, 600-300 B.C. 2 5/8 inches long. Intact. From a Dutch collection. The ichneumon (mongoose) was revered for its ability to kill snakes and crush crocodile eggs. Together with the shrew-mouse, it was regarde ...click for details A FINE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BRONZE OSIRIS Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Bronze: Pre AD 1000   item# 936126  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $2450  A fine ancient Egyptian hollow cast, bronze Osiris. Depicted mummiform, with pleasant facial expression, hands emerging from tightly-fitted garment, holding the crook and flail, wearing the plumed atef-crown and braided false beard. Third Intermediate Period, 1069-747 B.C. 6 7/8 inches high. Feet gone. From an old NYC collection. AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BRONZE PANTHEISTIC KHNUM Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Bronze: Pre AD 1000   item# 936117  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $2450  A rare depiction of the pantheistic ram-headed deity. Depicted striding with serpents surrounding his feet, wearing a tripartite wig, with outstreched incised wings, hands holding implements (possibly sistrums), and the head of an animal between its arms. Ptolemaic Period, 300-100 B.C. 2 1/8 inches high. 2 1/2 inch wing span. One wing re-attached. Ex. NYC collection. AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN STEATITE ISIS HORUS Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Sculpture: Pre AD 1000   item# 936104  click for details Explorer Ancient Art 718-979-9205 $2900  Finely carved steatite seated Isis wearing a striated tripartite wig, her feet with defined toes emerging from her tightly fitted garment, her right arm bent at the elbow, her right hand offering her breast to the baby Horus and her left hand supporting Horus' head. Horus sporting a thick elaborate sidelock, defined breasts and pudgey belly. Socket carved in the top of her head to hold her now missing crown. Late Period, 600-300 B.C. 4 inches high. Minor losses on back. 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