Here you find a nice Egyptian Frog oil lamp. This antiquity is mould-made, light brown-beige buff clay, with short rounded nozzle. It is decorated with groves and small circles. Also has a small pierced filling hole encircled by a groove and the underside with a design or makers mark. Dates to the 1st-4th Century A.D and measures 3.6 inches in length.
Very fine terracotta of the child horus. Wearing side-lock, crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Also on the front of the crown we see a uraeus or cobra with solar disk. Portion of finger on the lips still present. This is one of the finest terracotta heads I have seen. Measure 3 1/4 inches and is intact as shown. Very vivid facial expression and crisp details.
Nubian terracotta statue in the form of Isis and Horus child. Isis is wearing the sun disk enclosed by a pair of cow's horns. The most common divine headdresses are cow horns and solar disks for the leading goddesses of the pantheon, such as Hathor and Isis, emphasizing their maternal role. Head re-attached however still has nice facial features (not well captured by the photo). Measures 4.5 inches and dates to the Late Period. ...click for details
An ancient Egyptian terracotta figure of a nude male figure, dwarf-like in appearance resting on a long phallus curving upward. Most likely part of a larger statue. Has traces of white pigment. Dates to the Roman period, measures 3 3/4 inches in length.
Here you find a nice votive terracotta of two Hathor cows in the seated position. Both wearing a solar crown. Dates to the Roman period circa 1st century AD. Measures 4 inches in height. Intact!
For a similar item see: #4961, The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan.
EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, DYNASTY II-III 2770-2575 BC.
Here you find a squat conical jar with a slightly flattened base, the disk rim undercut on the exterior, with two false lug handles on the shoulders. Measures 6 1/8 inches wide (15.6cm). ...click for details
Here you find a fragment of a terracotta handle in the form of Isis and Horus child. Isis is wearing the sun disk enclosed by a pair of cow's horns. The most common divine headdresses are cow horns and solar disks for the leading goddesses of the pantheon, such as Hathor and Isis, emphasizing their maternal role. Nice artifact which measures 3 inches and dates to the Late Period.
Here you find a lovely terracotta figure of the god Harpocrates, wearing the crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. This figure also has his left hand in a pot, like the cornucopia a symbol of abundance. These terracotta clay figures were often placed in ...click for details
ANCIENT COPTIC TERRACOTTA OF A WOMAN-Gustave Jequier
Nice terracotta figure of a stylized women that is of Coptic origin. As with most Coptic are we find influence from many cultures. This artifact measures 5.95 inches is well preserved with reddish wash.
Originally the term "Copt" referred to the native people who live ...click for details
This terracotta is of a stylized women and as with Coptic art we find influence from many cultures. This artifact measures 6 inches is well preserved with white slip still present.
Originally the term "Copt" referred to the native people who lived in Egypt (opposed to the Arabs or Greeks) ...click for details
