A large sandstone head of man. With slightly smiling expression, detailed short wavy hair, bulging almond shaped eyes and remains of back pillar. Ptolemaic period, 300-32 B.C. 10 inches high. 16 1/4 inches high with stand. Some losses with minor restoration to left side. Ex. Old NYC collection.
Glazed faience figure of the goddess, depicted striding, arms straight down on her side. Late Period, 600-300 B.C. 2 1/8 inches high. Intact with intact suspension loop. From an old New Jersey collection. Nephthys is revered as the head of the household of the gods, and her protection is given to the head woman of any house. Her name is given as a title to such women (literally translated it means "head of the house"). She also stands at the head of the bed to comfort women in childbir ...click for details
Finely carved steatite seated Isis wearing a striated tripartite wig, her feet with defined toes emerging from her tightly fitted garment, her right arm bent at the elbow, her right hand offering her breast to the baby Horus and her left hand supporting Horus' head. Horus sporting a thick elaborate sidelock, defined breasts and pudgey belly. Socket carved in the top of her head to hold her now missing crown. Late Period, 600-300 B.C. 4 inches high. Minor losses on back. Minor repair on botto ...click for details
Elaborate and tightly wrapped linen with tapered body, head shaped in the form of the falcon’s head, black and reddish brown painted facial and head details. Some normal age loss with very little fraying to body, losses to the reverse side and feet reattached. Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 330 B.C. 13 inches high. Ex. Private Florida collection.
Wearing a striated tripartite wig, arms crossed, hands grasping hoes, and with eleven lines of hieroglyphic text. Late Period, 600-400 B.C. 7 inches high. Repaired. Losses as shown. From an old private Belgian collection.
Depicting two striding deities. Each figure wearing a kilt, wearing a disc crown and grasping a sceptre. 4 7/8 inches X 3 inches. Late Ptolemaic Period, 100-32 B.C. All original color. Framed. From a Belgian collection.
Gilded and polychrome Egyptian wood falcon. Ptolemaic Period, 300-50 B.C. 5 1/4 inches long. Some encrustations and minor losses. Ex. New Jersey private collection.
A brilliant blue faience handle from a sistrum. With a vertical line of hieroglyphic text along with vertical columns of elaborate design. Late Period, 600-332 B.C. 2 inches high. Intact as shown. From a French collection.
An ancient Egyptian limestone bust of a young girl. Wearing an elaborate tripartite hairstyle, with widening hair starting from the top of her head down to her neck. On her back, her hair is divided into three long plaits. Traces of original pigment. 2 inches high. XII-XIII Dynasty, 1963-1650 B.C. From an old French collection. For similar, see Pharaohs and Mortals, Egyptian Art In The Middle Kingdom, Fitzwilliam Museum Exhibition, April 19-June 26, 1988, #118.
