A nice and substantial Late Gothic type of chest key, European, probably German, c. 1550-1590 AD.
The key with enforced bit with slots, decorated hollow stem with fluted collar and an oval bow.
Size: 108 mm.
Ex. Important old Danish collection of keys.
A lovely ancient Egyptian Scarab for Tuthmosis III, c. 1450 BC. It's from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is 9/16” long (14 mm) and made of steatite, an easy-to-carve stone that hardens when heated. Scarabs empowered life and resurrection and were often placed under mummy wrappings to protect the body and to help it resurrect. This Scarab comes in a jewelry display cup.
A finely carved cylinder seal in brown serpentine stone, Mesopotamia, Neo-Assyrian Empire, c. 9th.-8th. cent. BC.
The seal is carved with an interesting beast, probably winged horse or Bull beside a large rosette symbol of the Sun-God. Attractive!
Size: 22 mm. and 11 mm. thick.
Condition: Near Extremely fine.
Provenance: The Karl Müller collection, Germany 1950-1977. Comes with original imprint and COA.
Cast bronze Celtic warrior armlet torque decorated with engraved geometrical pattern, Hallstatt culture (about 800 to 475BC).
MEASUREMENTS: The inner circumference including the gap is 8 ½ inches (21 ½ cm) Diagonally:3 ¾ inches (9 ½ cm).
CONDITION: in good condition with a beautiful dark patina.
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Extremely fine specimen of the earliest metal daggers known, BMAC / Indus, Chalcolithic period, 4th.-3rd. millenium BC.
Interesting and collectable daggers. Flat, leafshaped blade and very long, straight tang.
Size: 20,8 cm long.
Condition: Extremely fine, choice green patina and great metal. Uncleaned with earthern deposits.
Ex. Danish private Collection, aquired at the Copenhagen antiques market in the 1990s.
Shabti for Padihoremheb
Oushebti présentant les instruments aratoires en relief. Il porte une inscription en T au nom de Neferka, fils de Isetrechti, prêtre scribe dans le château de Ptah Faïence verdâtre.
Bibliographie:
Hans D. Schneider, "A Catalogue of the collection of shabtis in the national museum of antiquities at Leiden"1975, ref 3.2.25 J.F Aubert et L...
A CHARMING TERRACOTTA FEMALE BUST
Greek period, 300 - 100 BC
Measurements:
Height: 14 cm
Width: 13 cm
Height on stand: 18.5 cm
Nicely mounted on a plexi-glass “Lucite†display stand of high quality.
Condition: Good condition, untouched as found.
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A lovely untouched and intact massive terracotta jar, Indus valley / Amri-Nal culture, c. 3rd. millenium BC.
A very high quality jar with painted bulls on either side of a fancy tree and a band of Ibexes at the top.
Size: 128 mm. tall and 122 mm. wide, nice thick walls.
Condition: Extremely fine for type, intact with fully preserved glazed decoration.
Ex. Old Danish private Collection, aquired in the 1990s at Copenhagen dealer, comes with COA.
Authentic ancient ca. 1st – 4th Century A.D., Imperial Roman terracotta oil lamp with round conical body and a large central filling hole with a raised ring border and three flame nozzles.
CONDITION: Unbroken, with some chips on outer edge and inner ring. Nice patina, showing the age and usage, sooty nozzles from original use, some spots with old wax deposits on the surface.
MEASUREMENTS: Diameter: 8...
This is a lovely ancient Egyptian Scarab, more than 3,000 years old, from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is 1/2” long (13 mm) and made of steatite, an easy-to-carve stone that hardens when heated. Glyphs appear to include a Red Crown. Scarabs empowered life and resurrection and were often placed under mummy wrappings to protect the body and help it resurrect. This Scarab comes in a jewelry display cup.
Egyptian Amarna New Kingdom 18th-19th Dynasty Fiance highly detailed molded bead in green , good condition c 1300 BC. Size over 1/2"
A fine hardstone cyliner seal, Middle Assyrian Empire, 1363-912 BC.
The seal is carved in a matte-black stone and depicts a hunting scene with the great bending to shoot an arrow against a 4-legged animal, crescent above.
Size: 26-27 mm. tall and 11 mm. thick.
Condition: VF, intact with some wear and fine patination and micro deposits.
Ex. German Private Collection
Shabti for Iset Ta - Hemdjert (1)
Faience Ushabti “Iset Ta-Hemdjert” the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Ramses III.
Death figure with uraeus and youthful curls, as well as with remains of the eight-line surrounding inscription.
Queen “Iset Ta-Hemdjert” had at least two children, Ramses the successor to his father, and
Amunherchepeschef (Ramses VI), who became king after the death of his brother and nephew (Ramses V...
Nespaneferher – ns-pA-nfr-Hr Worker
Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun...
Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this outstanding and well-wrapped ancient Egyptian mummy. This mummy features fine wrapping with an outer shroud surrounding the ibis within. This is in the style found in similar offerings to the god Thoth and dates to the Ptolemaic period, ca. 350 B.C.. This is a rare mummy and is an excellent example of an ibis mummy. The mummy was originally part of the Wallace N. Stearns collection and was part of the MacMurray College collection in Missouri.
Rare Daunian vessel with short spout and vertical loop handles. The holes for the strainer pierced from inside the vessel.
The body decorated with bands and wreaths in applied black glaze. Palmettes next to the mouth and handles.
The vessel suffered a blow during the drying phase, which led to shrinkage cracks on the shoulder. The vase was nevertheless fired and remained reserved for cult purposes.
Ceramic
Daunian, Subgeometric IIIB, 330-300 BC
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A steatite motto scarab with torquise blue slightly glazed and inscription where cobras confronted with
scarab beetle.
Condition: look at pictures
If you are interested, feel free to send me a offer a.v.d.b@egyptian-artefacts.de
Two different silver & bronze 'temple' rings, Viking settlers of Scandinavia, Kingdom of the Rus or Kievan Rus, present day Ukraine, c. 800-1000 AD.
Beautiful and still wearable temple rings, one with three 'knotted' pendants or beads in cobber or bronze with some silver and another in solid silver with cuprite inlays along the edge of the the 4 projecting decorative knobs...
A choice Islamic Sgraffito pottery bowl, Bamiyan, c. 12th cent AD.
Nice earthenware bowl with incised decorations in the interior. Beige/white underglaze with green and brown decorative colors in splashy designs.
High, rounded walls on a narrow base, folded lip.
Size: 17 x 8,7 cm.
Condition: Choice. Intact w. hairline repair. Fine condition for the type with original glaze from the period stated...
GLASS PERFUME FLASK
ROMAN PERIOD, 1st - 2nd Cent. AD
Yellowish color, roundel flat body with a little cylindrical shape neck.
Dimensions:
Height: 7 cm
Diameter: 3.5 cm
Condition: Very good condition.
Found in Bethlehem south of Jerusalem, Holy Land
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Alabaster amulet finely carved to represent a falcon with a tiger head protruding from its tail. Two holes on top of the falcon wings allow attachment to a necklace. Mesopotamia, ca. 2000 B.C. Height: 7.5 cm. Old accident on its top, restored since, slight abrasion, otherwise very good condition
Egyptian head of a king with tightly fitting headdress, the uraeus and the vulture partially preserved on the forehead.
Eyes and eyebrows recessed to bear inlays. Also the body of the rearing uraeus was originally inlayed.
Attractive facial features with slightly aquiline nose and full lips, the almond-shaped eyes with cosmetic lines to the outer corners. False beard missing.
For a related example, cf. inv. no...
Menkheperra B – mn-xpr-ra
Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun...
A very rare massive bronze mace head, Neo-Assyrian Empire, c. 9th.-8th. cent...
Beuatiful and rare seal depicting a Hermes Caduceus and three naked people that seems to be dancing on each side.
Size: 11 mm.
Condition: Nice VF, few dents.
Ex. Private Collection of Jens Knudsen, Hamburg, from c. 1980-1998.
A very large and impressive Neolithic period stamp seal, provenanced to Amüg-Ebene near Antioch in Western Mesopotamia / Eastern Anatolia, c. 6th. millenium BC of even earlier.
Rectangular seal of grey stone with a long ridged pierced handle and a grit pattern in the base.
Size: 40 mm. long and 23 mm. wide, c. 12 mm. tall.
Condition: Near VF, one corner chipped, lightly affecting the imprint. With earthern deposits.
Comes with the original 1995 ID ca...
A Majestic Roman imperial marble eagle, 1st Century AD
The eagle has been skillfully carved by one of the Roman sculpture masters; head turning to the right, wings closed and crossing over the back, a short rounded beak and bulging eyes, thick feathers densely covering the legs, breast, neck and wings
This well-preserved piece of ancient art will surely make a wonderful addition to the finest antiquities collection as well as a major display to any room of any house!
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An ancient-medieval bronze bowl of the high tin content 'white bronze' type with engravings of the Gaznavids, dating to c. 10th-11th. century AD.
A massive bowl, likely a food bowl for really large parties. The interior of the bowl is almost completely covered with fine azurite patina and when cleaned would reveal the fine design of incised circles-dots (bulls-eye) and perhaps hexacons as well; the exterior is cleaned and plain.
Size: 24 cm. wide and 8 cm. tall.
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Early European iron key with a complicated slot with a cross and a round bow, typical for the medieval period.
The key can be dated to the 13th.-14th. century, Northern European.
Size: 13,5 cm.
Condition:_ Choice and nice metal, hairline crack at the bow, but sound.
Ex. Private collection of the art dealer and collector, Jens Larsen, with gallery in Møntergade, Copenhagen, 1950s-2012.
Authentic Ancient 90-140 A.D. Roman Italian buff red Terracotta Oil lamp Loeschcke Type 8, with ring handle. Shallow plain concave discus: a single filling hole at center, and a groove and raised circle around edge. Slightly sloping shoulder and Incised base ring.
For similar lamp in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York please see the link below.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/252896
Provenance: Ex Private old Canadian collection of antiques...
Nespakashuty – ns-pA-qA-Swty Worker Typ 2
Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.
Also known as Nespakachouty, Nesipakashuti, Nesipakashuty
The name means ‘The one who belongs to the God’
God’s father of Amen-Re, the king of the gods, Overseer of the treasury of the domain of the Divine Adoratrice of Amen.
Origin: Deir el-Bahri, Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun
This is a lovely ancient Egyptian Scarab, c. 1400 BC, from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is 9/16” long (14 mm) and made of steatite, an easy-to-carve stone that hardens when heated. Scarabs empowered life and resurrection and were often placed under mummy wrappings to protect the body and help it resurrect. This Scarab comes in a jewelry display cup.
ANCIENT TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A HORSE WITH SHARP DETAILS.
Egypt, Greco-Roman, 100 BC/AD
Remains of white paint pigments
This is a wonderful opportunity to own an affordable, authentic piece of ancient art that represents a fusion of three of the greatest cultures in history
Condition; Good condition as shown
Measurements:
Length: 13.5 cm
Height: 12.5 cm
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Interesting seal carved in a fine green stone, Western Mesopotamia, probably 3th. millenium BC.
The hard stone seal is carefully carved with a symethric abstract decoration in the style of Jemdet Nasr or slightly later.
Size: 23 mm. tall and 8 mm. wide.
Condition: Good Very fine, attractive and uncleaned.
This seal was aquired 1993 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (192...
Shabti for Neb-Neheh
White glazed Faience
The Shabti with the epithets for Osiris Neb-Neheh, in this instance the first appears to be the name of the deceased. He wears a distinct long lappet wig and more unusually at the back the basket lies diagonally below the yoke with two water pots.
Origin: Egypt
Period: New Kingdom, late 18th-early 19th Dynasty
Date: c. 1300 B.C.
Material: Fayence
Dimension: 12,7 cm.
Interesting and rare gable seal in a scarce oval form and lovely dark red jasper stone, depicting 4-legged animal, probably feline, Levantine or Anatolian 4th. millenium BC.
A very attractive archaic carving and large for the Jasper stone used.
Size: 30 mm. long and 26 mm wide.
Condition: Very fine, extensive smooth wear but intact.
Comes with the original ID-card from below collection.
Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer...