Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this large detailed wooden foot from a statue. Each of the five toes are carved in detail and the foot is presented in yellow. A red sandal strap crosses at the top of the foot and runs between the toes. The original dowel still exists on the back of the foot that connected it to the larger statue. The foot measures 7.25" in length and forms an excellent and interesting display that shows footwear of the Egyptians in everyday life...

Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this lot of 7 New Kingdom terra-cotta molds from Tell el-Amarna. Two molds have numbers on the bottom in black and red. The molds include a well defined rosette, a seated figure, scepter, collar element, figure of Bes, a scarab and an ankh. Each mold looks to have been used with remains of faience paste inside. The molds range in size from 7/8" to 1" in length. From a private collection in Massachusetts formed in the 1960s and 1970s...

Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this magnificent lot of 53 Amarna glass amulets (ca. 1,353-1,323 B.C., New Kingdom, Amarna Period). The amulets remain with beautiful, rich colors and glaze, which has made Amarna period amulets so desirable. The lot is made of a grape bunch thistle, blossoms, fish, dancing Bes, wedjats, a wedjat ring (band made from another ring), poppys, leaves, petals and more. These amulets form a very bright and impressive display. Perfect for any collection...

Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this superb blue-green faience Bes amulet dating to the Late Period, 700-30 B.C.. The amulet remains intact and with tremendous detail standing with bowed legs, beard and a highly-detailed headdress. The dwarf deity remains intact with unclogged suspension hole and measures an impressive 2 1/4 inches high. Bes was the God of children, games and laughter...

A choice & rare islamic pottery bowl dating to 10th-12th century AD.

The bowl has a greenish white glace with some wear due to age.

The bottom of the interior is decorated with a calligraphic symbol.

Size: 110x36 mm.

The dagger with high shoulders, short tang and the blade with diamond cross-section.

The dagger is very attractive with a very beautyful patina.

Size: 250 mm - 9,8 inches.

Condition: Choice, with fine metal.

Faience shabti inscribed with six lines of horizontal text starting just below the crossed arms.
The spell reads: ‘The Governor of Upper Egypt, Anhh-Hor, he speaks, oh, this shabti’ and is followed by version VII-A of the shabti spell.
The inscription shows an exceptional orthography and archaic vocabulary reminiscent of the renaissance of ancient Egyptian culture at the beginning of the 26th Dynasty.
Ankh-Hor was a high rank official under Psammetichus II and Apries and...

An authentic and ancient fine handled ROMAN Glass Bottle, excavated in Syria, ca. 3rd-5th Century A.D. Surface etched, muddy, iron stained with an open pontil base. Most likely used for Perfume or Precious Oils. Condition: intact, no damage. Size: 3.75" H. ( ca. 9.5 cm.) Provenance: From an antiquity dealer's estate. A delicate and very fine collector's piece.

A beautiful bronze standard finial of the "Master of Animals" type. A tube in anthropomorphic form, worked on both sides identically, showing a human with a long nose and jutting ears, grasping the necks of two animals. Western Iran, Luristan culture, c. 9th-7th century B.C. Provenance: Private Collection, Switzerland. Condition: fine, with nice patina. Dimension: height: 15.2 cm.

A fine bronze standard finial of the "Master of Animals" type, worked on both sides identically. A tube in anthropomorphic form showing a human with a long nose and jutting ears, grasping the necks of two animals. The center of the figure with a human mask and two protruding cock's heads. Western Iran, Luristan culture, c. 9th-7th century B.C. Provenance: Private Collection, Switzerland. Condition: fine, only slightly bent. With nice patina. Dimension: height: 18.2 cm.

Presented here is a nice bronze spear with raised center ridge. The spear head features a beautiful green/brown patina and measures an impressive 10”. It remains intact and is presented on a custom base for display. Acquired from Malter Galleries in the late 1990’s.

This glass bottle is in excellent condition. Come from Iran, it is probably designed to be used as a perfume sprinkler. It has a rounded body with a long, slim neck decorated with wound glass threads rising to the rim. The colour of the bottle is mostly amber; however, the lower body is more like a honey gold. A beautiful metallic iridescence can be seen under the sunlight...

This is a beautiful, authentic Roman period single pendant earring made with solid gold. It dates from the 1st-3rd century AD. The pendant part is decorated with a green glass bead, a finely-crafted filigree gold tubular bead, and a lovely little pearl that still has most of its lustre nearly two thousand years after it left the sea...

TERRACOTTA HEAD OF AN ASTARTE
Fertility Goddess
Iron Age II, Israelite: 1000-586 BC.
Time of the kings of ancient Israel"

Terracotta figurines of Astarte (Ashtoret), were prominent in daily Israelite religious practice, and were worshiped probably by women...

POTTERY JAR WITH A HIGH LOOPED HANDLE
HOLY LAND, Chalcholithic Age, 4000 - 3100 BC

Dimensions: Height: 9.5 cm Width: 8 cm
Height on stand: 13 cm

Condition: Handle re-attached otherwise intact

Found in Jericho "Jordan Valley", Holy Land

Antiquities are valuable because of their historical and cultural values and especially because of their provenance in the bible land during the biblical periods...

CLAY FIGURE OF A WORSHIPPER
Mesopotamia; Babylonian, Circa, 1800 B.C.

Clay figure of a standing worshipper wearing a crown-like and a tunic

Measurements:
Height: 12 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height on stand: 15 cm

The figure if nicely mounted on a plexi-glass display stand of high quality

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#727008

FRAGMENTARY HEAD OF AN ANIMAL
Holy Land - Philistine Period; Circa, 1000 BC

Probably a part of a Kernos!

Dimensions:
Length: 7 cm
Width: 5.5 cm
Height on stand: 9 cm

Condition: Good condition as found

Found near Samaria northern Israel

Beautifully mounted on a acrylic plexi-glass display stand of high quality

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#62826

PHILISTINES: 

THEY ARE ALS...

BURNISHED POTTERY JAR
Holy Land - "CANAANITE" Early Bronze Age; Circa, 3200 - 2000 BC

Nicely made in a globular body, red slip with a funnel-shaped neck, flat base and two handles!

Dimensions:
Height: 21 cm
Diameter: 17 cm
Height on stand: 24 cm

Condition: Good condition

Found Jericho "Jordan Valley" Holy Land

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#612517