This is an amazing bronze dagger from the ancient middle East - probably Northern Iran. It has a very heavy, wide blade with a prominent midrib. The tang is a typical, square, rat-tail style. The patina is a mix of light green and brown typical to pieces from that region. The piece is solid and stable and is in excellent condition overall. The weight is 303 grams and the length is almost 23 cm. Don't miss this great opportunity!!!!

Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this very large and impressive Ptah-Sokar-Osiris figure. The figure features much of the original white gesso as well as facial features detailed in black. The eyes as well as the chin strap to hold the Osiride beard to the face are painted onto the gesso using a carbon-based black pigment. The figure measures a very large 17.25" in height and is presented on a wooden base for ready display...

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...

A highly attractive massive finger ring with a high round bezel, with elaborate cross design, Byzantine, c. 10th. cent.

Interesting hexagonal shape of the ring itself.

Size: The ring is 30 mm. tall, and the ringsize is c. 19 mm.

Condition: Extremely fine for this type, of exceptionally metal, very sharp and wearable...

Ancient Egyptian late period c 664-343 bc bronze amulet figure of the god Osiris with heavy patina . Size H 3" the figure stands on a beautiful ancient Roman or mediterranean glass bead with red and yellow banding.

Bust of a young male figure with pleasant expression. The face shows large lidded eyes, a prominent nose and sensuous lips. Venus rings on the neck.
The hair is textured with short sickle-shaped curls and topped by a stippled wreath with ribbons that run along the shoulders.
The boy is dressed in a skin tight robe. Belly button indicated.
The wreath suggests a Dionysian context. The figure possibly depicts the youthful Bacchus.
Hard fired ceramic with greyish core...

Material: Faience .... Height: ca. 13cm a. 5,12inches.... Condition: intact, please see picture, and the links.... Late Period, 26th -30th Dynasty, 664 – 332 BC.... Look high resolution photo: http://www.egyptian-artifacts.com/bilder/xx183.gif .... The horizontal inscription: "Illuminate the Osiris of the priest of the goddess Smentet, Pa-Di-Osiris" The vertical inscription: "Born of the Irbinat, of the just voice" The name PA-DI-OSIRIS was hellenized as Petosiris...

A fine large black serpentine stamp seal of scarce round form, Mesopotamia, Ubaid-Uruk period, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.

The seal is carved with a fine angled cross motif with triangular forms (arrow-points or wedges) in each field, all a high relief. It has a low pierced handle on the back.

Diameter: 31 mm. and 10 mm...

An ancient Canaanite bronze dagger blade from the Holy Land area dates back to the Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 B.C. This blade dates back to the time of Moses. The blade is double-edged, tapering, and has a medial ridge. It was cast, hand-forged, and has a short tang for attaching a handle.

MEASUREMENTS: Overall length: 20.5cm (8.7 inches)

CONDITION: It is in excellent condition for an antique combat dagger that is over 3000 years old. No cracks or repairs...

A seldomly offered ancient stamp seal in good condition with a nice Zig-Zag design, South Caspian Sea area, 5th.-4th. millenium BC.

An low oval stone seal carved in a all black stone and with Zig-Zag at the base low drilled handle at the top.

Size: 22 mm. long

Condition: Nice Very Fine, with some fine wear and patina.

Reff...

POTTERY SAUCER OIL LAMP WITH FIVE WICK SPOUTS
Biblical, Iron Age, 1200 – 1000 BC
First temple period
“Time of King David”

RARE - A charming wheel-made pottery oil lamp, bowl with thick side, five pinches on sides. It has been suggested that five-spouted lamps were used for ritual purposes...

Important intact terracotta figure of the semi-nude Aphrodite, lifteing her arms and pulling her locks of hair, Roman, Severan period, late 2nd.-early 3rd. century AD.

A beautiful godess leaning on a collumn and with gown loosely covering her right leg and back. Wonderful elaborate hairstyle of the Severan period.

Size: 18,6 cm.

Condition: Superb! Perfectly preserved.

Ex. Old private collection, aquired before 1980.

An interesting ancient Egyptian Scarab, c. 1200. It is 7/16” long (11 mm) and made of Jasper, 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 very rare Three-dimensional representations of a living being, Harappa, Indus Valley, c...

Interesting Cuneiform tablet, slightly rectangular and inscribed on all sides with Cunei text, Mesopotamian, probably Arkadian Cunei, late 3rd. millenium BC.

Untranslated by us.

Size: 33 x 31 mm.

Condition: Good Very fine or better, finely baked clay with almost glossy surfaces, no losses.

Ex. Old Private Collection

A finely detailed and attractive glazed steatite stone amulet of the Dwarf-god Bes, Egyptian Late period, 660-332 BC.

The figure depicted naked with tall headdress and a loop at the back, light glossy stone with remnants of green glaze in the devices.

Size: 25 mm.

Condition: very fine, a few small chips, attractive!

Ex. G. D. collection, Berlin and Bavaria, aquired between 1930 and 1970.

Comes with COA.

A wonderful bronze head of a Duck (fragment), Egyptian, ca. 2nd.-1st. millenium BC.

Extremely elongated beak and details of mouth, eyes, nostrils and feathers on the head, finely engraved.

Size: 5 cm.

Attractive style with a fine dark green patina.

Ex. Swedish Private Collection.

This large disk-shaped ritual object from central Asia - the Bactrian-Margiana Archaeological Complex - is made of marble. Dated in the 3rd to 2nd millennium century BC, it has a smooth, curved-in side, and the concave surface of the face is well-polished. The abstract vein pattern in the marble offers colours of pink-purple, beige, and grey. The use of this kind of object is still uncertain. Some believe these are purely ritual objects. Other theories suggest they might have also been used fo...