Choice Holy Land Terracotta Cup, Bronze Age

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World Pre AD 1000: item #372215

This nice, utilitarian cup, sometimes called a "dipper" cup or mug, is typical of what would have been used in the average home in the Holy Land almost 5000 years ago. Most cups of this type are found in the vicinity of ancient Jericho, and this piece has an old collection number (932) penned on the underside.

AGE: Bronze Age, ca. 3100-2900 B.C. ... Click for details

Ancient Egyptian Faience Necklace w/ Eye of Horus

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian Pre AD 1000: item #372211

This attractive necklace has been re-strung with tan and white earth-toned faience beads from the Late Period of Egypt, ca. 600-400 B.C. It is suitable for daily wear if desired. The amulet in the center is the Wadjet, the Eye of Horus. Horus, the god of kingship, was represented as a falcon in his animal form. The story of Horus is revealed in the Contentions of Horus and Seth, the Egyptian myth that describes the murder of the original king, Osiris, by Seth, his brother. Osiris's son, Horus, e... Click for details

Pristine Ancient Egyptian Amulet - Hedjet Crown

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian Pre AD 1000: item #372209

This interesting amulet represents the Hedjet, the crown worn by the ruler of Upper Egypt. In the case of Egypt, "upper" means the south in reference to the higher altitudes of this region which allow the Nile to famously flow to the north. When Egypt was united in 3000 B.C. the crowns of upper and lower Egypt were combined into the Double Crown worn by the pharaoh, but the separate crowns remained potent symbols worn by regional inhabitants. ... Click for details

Choice Egyptian Amulet - Openwork Eye of Horus

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian Pre AD 1000: item #372207

Horus, the god of kingship, was represented as a falcon in his animal form. The story of Horus is revealed in the Contentions of Horus and Seth, the Egyptian myth that describes the murder of the original king, Osiris, by Seth, his brother. Osiris's son, Horus, eventually grows from childhood to become strong enough to challenge Seth and reclaim the throne. Through the course of the myth, Horus also sacrifices an eye to resurrect his father in the afterlife. Isis, his mother, later restored the ... Click for details

Ancient Egyptian Amulet - Papyrus Scepter

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian Pre AD 1000: item #372205

The papyrus scepter, representing a bundle of papyrus shoots, is a complicated symbol. In a practical sense it was a favorite amulet and symbol of scribes as papyrus was used for writing. Symbolically however, the rampant growth of the papyrus became representative of life and fertility, and as such the symbol took on more of a fertility connotation. Funerary texts dictate that the placement of the papyrus scepter was on the neck and its function was to ensure continued life and fertility after ... Click for details

Choice Ancient Egyptian Amulet of the Eye of Horus

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian Pre AD 1000: item #372199

Horus, the god of kingship, was represented as a falcon in his animal form. The story of Horus is revealed in the Contentions of Horus and Seth, the Egyptian myth that describes the murder of the original king, Osiris, by Seth, his brother. Osiris's son, Horus, eventually grows from childhood to become strong enough to challenge Seth and reclaim the throne. Through the course of the myth, Horus also sacrifices an eye to resurrect his father in the afterlife. Isis, his mother, later restored the ... Click for details

Ancient Egyptian Amulet of Anubis, God of Embalming

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian Pre AD 1000: item #372190

Anubis, or Apnu, was one of the oldest Egyptian gods. His roles in Egyptian mythology are various and change over time and between regions, but he was generally held to be the patron deity of the embalming and mummification process. Additionally, he guided souls through the afterlife to face judgement before Osiris, who ruled the underworld, and some texts suggest that he had a role in the judgement process as well. Thus, Anubis was a god both venerated and feared: as the guide to salvation and ... Click for details

Ancient Egyptian Hedjet Amulet - Crown of Upper Egypt

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian Pre AD 1000: item #372180
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This interesting amulet represents the Hedjet, the crown worn by the ruler of Upper Egypt. In the case of Egypt, "upper" means the south in reference to the higher altitudes of this region which allow the Nile to famously flow to the north. When Egypt was united in 3000 B.C. the crowns of upper and lower Egypt were combined into the Double Crown worn by the pharaoh, but the separate crowns remained potent symbols worn by regional inhabitants. ... Click for details

Ancient Egyptian Amulet of Pataikos, the Dwarf

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian Pre AD 1000: item #372178

Ptaichos (or "Pataikos") was an addition to the Egyptian pantheon who was derived from the Greek historian Herodotus's description of a Phoenician dwarf god. Ptaichos ultimately came to be considered as something of a "sidekick" to the more powerful protector god Bes, with whom he shares many attributes. Thought of as more of a friendly spirit than a true deity, Ptaichos was the protector of women, children, and the household. ... Click for details

Ancient Egyptian Amulet - Hedjet, Crown of Upper Egypt

Archives: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian Pre AD 1000: item #372172

This interesting amulet represents the Hedjet, the crown worn by the ruler of Upper Egypt. In the case of Egypt, "upper" means the south in reference to the higher altitudes of this region which allow the Nile to famously flow to the north. When Egypt was united in 3000 B.C. the crowns of upper and lower Egypt were combined into the Double Crown worn by the pharaoh, but the separate crowns remained potent symbols worn by regional inhabitants. ... Click for details