You are considering a very attractive ancient authentic Egyptian faience colorful beaded mummy mask, recomposed from ancient beads to its original form which would have been placed over the face of the mummy
Dated from, 600 - 300 BC
Measurements: Height: 9cm - Width: 11 cm - Height on stand: 14 cm
Provenance; Aweidah's collection before 1970 - Registered at the IAA
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Large tan colored kantharos decorated with ivy tendrils ending in corymbs. A checkerboard band with circular incisions underneath. Bands of brownish glaze at the rim, the rounded bowl and the flared foot...
A very rare intact larger terracotta sculpture of a group of deities, Early Roman, ca. 1st. century AD.
She is standing semi-nude with a draped gown at her back and elaborate headdress. Below stands to smaller attendants, perhaps kids / smaller deities. Beautiful intact terracotta which should be researched some more.
Size: 22 cm. tall and wide as well.
Condition: Superb! Perfectly preserved with uncleaned sediments.
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The rim is decorated with facing Oceanus heads alternating with fishes. The finely rendered heads show bushy beards extending to both sides and goat-like ears. The lobster claws expected in the hair of Oceanus are mistakenly rendered as ram horns, the usual attribute for Zeus Ammon.
Fine bowl on a low ring base, the floor with a concentric groove on the bottom, the flat rim with a fine groove around the outer edge.
Ceramic
Roman, North Africa, 350-400 AD
D...
This fascinating artifact is an ancient Greek bronze sword of the Ei or Killian F1 type, dating back to the Bronze Age, circa 1400 B.C.
Its impressive double-edged blade tapers down to a sharp point, making it a formidable weapon in battle. The blade has a short tang that features a rivet hole, which would have been used to attach a handle...
Ancient Fayence turquoise shabti of "Padi Khonsu" c. 945-715 B.C. 11.1cm
Light turquoise with details and inscription in black, holding hoes, basket over shoulders, very fine facial features, the vertical frontal column of hieroglyphs for “The god’s father of Amen, ”Padi Khonsu”
Ancient Fayence turquoise Shabti of Nesi Khonsu. Third Intermediate Period, 21th/22th Dynasty. ca. 12 cm...
Ancient egyptian faience shabti for Nes-Amun 7,5 cm published.
Potemaic Dynasty 332-30 B. C.
Inscription: "The Illuminate; Osiris, Nes Amun."
published in the Book: "Uschebti – agyptische Dienerfiguren einer deutschen Privatsammlung" Site: 126/127 for more Details.
From an old German collection.
Condition: look at pictures.
If you are interested, feel free to send me a offer a.v.d.b@egyptian-artefacts.de
Scarab Scarab with original gold edging / 10mm
Condition: look at pictures
From an old German collection.
If you are interested, feel free to send me a offer a.v.d.b@egyptian-artefacts.de
This amazing piece is a decorated from horse bridle or strap link. It was part of a lot of antiquities from the Arthur M Sackler collection auctioned through Christies in New York. The original auction tags will accompany the piece. The Sackler catalog number is painted on the reverse of the piece. It is fully decorated with stylized animal motifs characteristic of the Western Zhou period of ancient China (ca 700 BCE). This is a well provenanced antiquity that is sure to be an investment...
This is a bronze age harpoon from Northern India dating to circa 1500 BC. This magnificent piece weighs 303 grams and measures roughly 249 mm in length (the smallest one I currently have in stock). It has a fantastic patina that suggests a high copper content and no signs of damage or repair. I am listing four of these harpoons this week. Don't miss out on this incredible find.
This type of bronze weapon is generally designated as a short sword. It has a substantial midrib with tapering edges. The edges are concave in the upper part and gracefully draw into spikes or wings that extend around either side of the tang. Weapons of this type are found in Northwestern Iran and most likely date to around the 9th century BC. “Weapons of this type [are] widely represented in the Ghaletenti I cemetery in Dailiman.” (“Arms and Armor from Iran” by Manouchehr M...
This week I am posting several Bronze Age weapons from the Middle East including a set of 5, very unique, crescent-hilt daggers from the Marlik culture (circa 1000 BC). These all came from the same private collection. For a nearly identical example see "Arms and Armor from Iran" by Manoucher Khorasani p 50 figure 1 and page 53. This specimen appears to have been cleaned partially so I have included a 35X micrograph of an area of the surface showing crystallization common on ancient bronze...
A wonderfully preserved massive Iron hatch with lock for an oven or a chimney, European, Renaissance, ca...
A wonderful large Roman terracotta figure Aphrodite of the Anadyomene type, Roman 1st. cent. AD.
Exquisite roman statuette of Venus Anadyomene represented naked, standing, in contrapposto position, with a slight hip caused by the lifting of the right foot. With her elbows bent, she delicately holds back her hair. Her left thigh slightly sustained on a low altar that holds a mantle at the top and presents a bas-relief amphora resting on the front.
Size: 18,5 cm.
C...
Ancient Egyptian Faience Bes Plaque
A nice dark green faience amulet with the head of the God Bes in a round open-worked plaque with a hole for suspending. Three feathers of his tiara, his eyebrows and the pupils with traces of black pigment. It is a rare depiction of a juvenile Bes.
Comes with a copy of a signed statement from the former owner, who inherited
the collection from her father (Vladimir Gurewich 1900-1970)
Date: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st - 25th Dynas...
Ancient Egyptian faience cartouche plaque. One side is incised with an imitation of „Men-Kheper-Re“, the prenomen of the Pharaoh Tuthmosis III. The keeper sign is replaced with the Neith sign. The other side is incised with an animal of Seth, in front a lotus plant.
This piece has a very rare old published provenance. It comes from the famous Amherst collection,
which was sold 1921 at Sotheby. This piece is described in the auction catalog of Sotheby more than
100 years ago unde...
Rare snapshot of a satyr play with a pot-bellied actor in the role of the drunken satyr on a mule. The ithyphallic animal with dancing hind legs, the head thrown up, the mouth easily opened.
The rider sits as if drunk, the head turned to the side. His left hand clasps the head of the mule, while his right rests on the animal’s croup.
The actor wears a satyr mask with receding forehead, prominent eyebrows, deep-set eyes, flattish nose, open mouth and goatee beard. On the head a po...
BURNISHED POTTERY BILBIL
Cypriot; Holy Land – Late Bronze Age, 1550 – 1200 BC
Burnished pottery spindle-shaped body, long cylindrical ridged neck, flat out-turned broad rim, flat handle from neck to shoulder, splaying base. Dark brown to blacl smooth burnished suface.
During the Late Bronze Age little jugs, known, as "Bil-bils" were importaed into Canaan. They have been discovered at various sites in Israel. Lachish, Jerusalem, and Gezer, mostly in funerary contexts.
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