This is a lovely ancient Egyptian Scarab, c. 1400 BC, from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is 9/16” long (14 mm) and made of steatite, 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 help it resurrect. This Scarab comes in a jewelry display cup.
A nice lot of three faience amulets, incl. an intact Horus amulet, a nice Best amulet and a Bastet amulet, both fractional.
Size: Bastet is c. 24 mm. for comparison.
Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of Eberhard Hanfstaengl (1886-1973). He was a famous German Art director and head of the Berlin National Gallery as well as other higher positions. Educated as Art Historian. Comes with COA.
TERRACOTTA USHABTI
EGYPTIAN, 3RD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, C. 1075 - 664 BC
Depicted in a mummiiform style , wearing tripartite wig, arms folded across chest.
Measurements:
Height: 13.5 cm
Width: 5.5 cm
Height on stand: 15.5 cm
Condition: lower part re-attached as shown otherwise intact
Beautifully mounted on a custom plexi-glass display stand of high quality
Provenance: Aweidah's collection before 1970- Registered at IAA
Terracotta female head of an Orans or Baubo figure. The broad nose is abraded and flat. The swung lips contrast with the white coat that used to be overpainted. The eyes are almost completely covered by the white pigment. The woman shows a broad forehead, curly hairdo and a stippled wreath over her head. The earlobes pierced to wear earrings.
Moldmade of two halves...
Mehunedjem Type 1 – mHw-nDm
Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.
Also known as Mehounedjem, Mehtaunedjem
The name means ‘The pleasant North-wind
During the evacuation of the Bab el Gasus cache, Bouriant registered Mehunedjem on his shabtis list...
Ancient Egyptian Faience Amulet Of Bes Playing Tambourine 1,5 cm
A small but vibrant blue faience amulet of the god Bes playing the tambourine with suspension loop to the top. He is an ancient Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households, mothers and children and childbirth. Bes combines characteristics of a dwarf and a lion.
C...
Shabti for Psusennes II (Pasebakheniut II) Overseer
Excavated in 1940 by Pierre Montet in Tanis, tomb III
Cairo Museum, overseer JE 86959, worker JE 86958
Photo: Tanis, L’or des pharaons pg. 136-137
Origin: Egypt
Period: New Kingdom, 21st Dynasty
Date: 959 – 945 BC
Material: Fayence
Dimension: 7,0 cm...
Blue faience Shabti for General Padybastet son of Padyhormedenit
Material: Faience
Height: - ca. 14,0 cm - c. 5,51 inches
Late Period, 27th/30th Dynasty, 554 - 332 BC - Egypt
Condition: look picture and video
Provenance:
German private collection previously Swiss art trade...
Scarce and attractive steatite scarab of the New Kingdom period, inscribed with the royal name / cartouche of Seti I, 1294-1279 BC.
Carved in greyish steatite with fine details of the beetle and inscribed with 'men ka re'. Thanks to a good collector friend reassigned from Thutmosis (men kheper re)
Size: c. 15 mm. long.
Condition: Extremely fine, particularly sharp and finely preserved specimen, patina with web-like crackles.
Ex. P...
Museum quality!!
Egyptian Heart Scarab classical chapter 30 B / 20-22 dynasties period.
Material: Basalt
Condition: look at pictures.
Provenance: Old German collection befor 1983
Background: The heart scarab, which first appears in Dynasty XIII, played an important role in the funerary accessories of the deceased.
Not only was it the medium for magical text, it was also a symbol of self-generation and rebirth...
Ancient Egyptian alabaster fragment, depicting a male head wearing a large, striated wig, with remains of facial details. Appears to have a hand holding the head, from the back of the head. 3 inches wide X 2 1/4 high. Middle Kingdom, early 12th Dynasty, period of Amenemhat I/Sesostris I, 1938-1875 B.C.
Mounted. From an old NYC private collection. Said to be from an old British private collection, purchased on the London art market @ 3 years ago...
Colorful fragment from a sarcophagus. Depicting and facing left, Osiris and two of the four sons of Horus - the falcon headed god - Qebehsenuef and the jackal headed god, Duamutef. All wearing elaborate, cross-hatched, net-design garments. Hieroglyphic inscription and remains of feather design underneath. A very close parallel at the Brooklyn Museum, appears to date this cartonnage to probably the end of the 25th Dynasty, 712-664 B.C...
An interesting and beautiful bifacial seal, New Kingdom, reign of Amenhoteb the III, 14th. century BC.
The seal carved in brown steatite. A commemorative seal with one side dedicated to father of Amenhoteb II, Thutmosis III and engraved with his cartouche and throne name. The other side engraved with the name of Amenhoteb twice.
Size: 20 x 16 mm.
Condition: Extremely fine, nice patina and light deposits in the devices.
Ex. G. D. collection, Berlin and...
A large 62 cm. necklace with modern stringing of miltiple long faience beads in Egyptian blue (Lapis lazuli colour), torquise blue and green colours, c. 2nd. mill. BC.
Ex. G. D. collection, Berlin and Bavaria, aquired between 1930 and 1970.
Comes with COA
Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this interesting Egyptian New Kingdom shabti torso. The shabti is composed of terra-cotta and nicely decorated in pigments of red, black and white. The cosmetic details, head cloth and agricultural implements are depicted in black pigment and the skin of the figure is presented in red, indicating that this shabti was for a male. Broken at the mid-section, the shabti is custom mounted for ready display. The shabti measures 4.75" in height, 7.5" in heig...
Chief god of the underworld. Depicted mummiform, he is wearing the atef crown, fronted with an ureas, wearing the false beard and with hands emerging from tightly fitting garment and grasping the crook and flail. 26th Dynasty 672-525 B.C. 4 3/8 inches high. From a Maryland estate.
Authentic ancient Egyptian green turquoise glazed faience composition amulet, depicting the god Bes. The dwarf god wearing a feather plumed crown, standing on a slender rectangular base, with horizontal suspension hole in the headdress.
Late period 26th-30th Dynasty circa 664-332 BC.
MEASUREMENTS: Height 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in).
CONDITION: in original condition showing its age. No repairs or restorations.
ALL ITEMS ARE ...
Tahenetdjehuty – tA-Hnt-DHwty Type 2
Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.
Also known as Tahenetnebkhemenu – tA-Hnt-nb-xmnw
The name means ‘The one who is protected by Toth’
Daressy suggests that Tahenetdjehuty is from the Bab el Gasus Cache and is the same person as Tahenetnebkhemenu, see Estatuetas funerárias Egípcias da XXI dinastia, pg. 417-418. See also Liliane Aubert pg. 93.
Newberry registered 13 ...
Egypt 2300-1600 bc faience bead group . A group of very large faience beads all having glazes from light to dark blue green and all with a molded ribbed design . Wearable pieces largest bead 3/4"h 1" w
SPLENDID ANCIENT BEADS NECKLACE
EGYPTIAN FAIENCE HYKSOS BEADS, 1550 BC
ROMAN PERIOD, 1ST – 2ND CENT. AD
Impressive wearable necklace featuring Roman agate, carnelian and rock crystal beads beautifully recomposed “Restrung” using authentic ancient Egyptian faience Hyksos beads, terminated with sterling silver clasp so it can be safely worn today.
Length: 45 cm
Carnelian was thought to cause the blood to circulate smoothly throughout the body. It was believed to...
Pre-Dynastic, Naqada II (3600-3200 BC), indurated limestone hippo, depicted in abstract form. 3 1/4 inches wide. Mounted. Said to be Ex, D.A, private Brussels collection, 1980.
Egyptian Faience Green Monflower Amulet 1,7 cm
Faience is a glazed ceramic known for producing bright colours, especially blues, turquoises and greens. It is produced from quartz or sand crystals mixed with other compounds and can be cast into moulds to create beads or amulets like these ones. Faience gimmers in the light and was believed by the Egyptians to represent rebirth and immortality. The colours had different symbolisms for example, blue was thought to reflect fertility and ...
A nice wooden mummy mask of a smaller size, probably late period, mid-late 1st. millenium BC.
Size: 20,7 cm.
Condition: Intact with smaller losses and much wear. Remnants of pigments still visible on the surface in recesses.
Provenance: Old Bavarian collection from the 1930s and onwards.
Material: Faience
Height: ca. 13,8 cm a. 5,43 inches
Condition: please see picture, video and the links.
Date: Egypt, Late Period, 26th. to 30th. Dyn. c. 664-332 B.C.
Look YouTube full screen: https://youtu.be/BeEpVNsDUfA
Shabti for the Priest Sematauitefnakht
The shabti has a column with an inscription which reads as follows:
sHD Wsir smsw Hm-nTr smA-tAwj-tAj=f-nxt
“Illuminating of Osiris, the elder one, the god’s servant, Sematauitefnakht”
The name Sematauitefnakht...
A pear-shaped stone mace head, carved in a nice cream-brown stone, Egyptian Pre-Dynastic period, c. 3rd. mill. BC.
Finely polished and symethrically drilled and measuring 4,7 cm. in diameter. Old black reg. number from collection or museum inventory, 'Æ27'.
Condition: Nice very fine, intact with minor spots of corrosion and fine patina.
Ex. Old European collection, comes with COA.
Ancient egypt Dove - shaped bird made of blue glass with white threads
See Corning, Smith Coll. 1957, no. 512
Origin: Egypt
Period: 8th - 10th Dynasty
Material: Glass
Dimension: H 4.2 cm, L 10 cm.
You can find the 360° video in 4k on my Youtube chanel:
https://youtu.be/4r3gGKn_s0c
You can find my full collection here:
https://www.instagram.com/v.d.b_egyptian_artefacts/
And her...
You are considering a very attractive ancient Egyptian Hyksos faience mummy beads bracelet (Wearable), HYKSOS PERIOD, 1500 BC- rare Roman rock crystal stone beads, 100 - 300 AD
Measurements: Length: 7.5 inches
ALL ITEMS THAT WE OFFER FOR SALE COME WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
EGYPTIAN MUMMY BEADS
Egyptian burial sites have yielded enormous quantities of beads in many varieties. Since beads were such an integral part of the culture, they paint a poignant picture of...
A lovely ancient Egyptian Scarab, c. 1800 BC, from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is 1/2” long (13 mm) and made of steatite, 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. This scarab depicts Goddess Hathor
Ancient egyptian bronze apis bull statuette
The base is wooden and made for it, wich measures 63mm x 30mm
An Egyptian bronze bull depicted walking on an intergral rectangular base. Bull measures 50mm in length and stands 50mm high from the base to the top of the horns. The tip of one horn and one ear lost, otherwise condition is good, with a dark freen patina , late Dynastic Period, c. 664-332 B.C.
Condition: look at pictures
If you are interested,...
Material: Faience, Canelian, Stone
Bastet or Bast was a goddess of ancient Egyptian religion, worshiped as early as the Second Dynasty (2890 BCE).
Her name also is rendered as Baast, Ubaste, and Baset.
Condition: look at pictures.
Provenance: Old German collection for 1983
If you are interested, feel free to send me a offer a.v.d.b@egyptian-artefacts.de
Moto Scarab / 14mm
Condition: look at pictures
From an old German collection.
If you are interested, feel free to send me a offer a.v.d.b@egyptian-artefacts.de
You are considering a very attractive ancient authentic Egyptian faience colorful beaded mummy mask, recomposed from ancient beads to its original form which would have been placed over the face of the mummy
Dated from, 600 - 300 BC
Measurements: Height: 9cm - Width: 11 cm - Height on stand: 14 cm
Provenance; Aweidah's collection before 1970 - Registered at the IAA
ALL ITEMS THAT WE OFFER FOR SALE COME WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
Ancient Egyptian Blue Faience Amulet Lion-Goddess Sekhmet 1200-300 BC
Authentic ancient Egyptian ca. 1200-300 B.C blue glaze faience amulet of Sekhmet, the lion-goddess, standing in a long gown with a necklace draping down her chest, hands at her side. She wears on her head the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.
She was both a fierce lioness and the goddess of medicine connected with the soothing of illness and warding off trouble in general.
...
Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this Egyptian green faience amulet of a standing deity. The figure stands erect with the traditional pose featuring the hands at the side. The back is supported by a full dorsal pillar and features a completely intact suspension hole. The figure is worn, but is likely of the standing god Horus, in falcon form. The lower portion of the figure has been lost as well, however the amulet still measures a splendid 1" in height. Perhaps the highlight of thi...
Highly stylized female figure carved from a piece of bone. The prominent head with two deep vertical incisions that delimit the sides of the nose and of the pursed lips. Swiftly incised horizontal lines to delineate the brow and the chin. The eyes and other details may have been painted.
Deep incisions across the chest, marked lines around the waist. Drilled holes to the sides of the breasts, to thread through a piece of string to attach separate arms. Drilled hole at the left ear level.
...
This ancient Egyptian Scarab, c. 1550, is from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is 7/16” long (11 mm) and made of steatite, 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 help it resurrect. This Scarab comes in a jewelry display cup.