An attractive and scarcely seen cosmetic vessel, Egyptian, Middle-New Kingdom, early-mid 2nd. millenium BC.
The fine jar, ovoid in form with a pointed base and a collar at the mouth.
Size: c. 60 mm. tall.
Condition: Nice Very fine, small chips to the rim and minor wear, othervise intact.
Provenance: Peter Treffz-Eichoefer Collection
An ancient Egyptian alabaster plumb-bob with suspension holes on the sides and on top. New Kingdom, 1570-1070 BC. 1 5/8 inches high. From an old NYC scholarly collection.
A plumb bob is a weight, with a pointed tip on the bottom, suspended from a string and used as a vertical direction as a reference point. Plumb bobs were appreciated for their ability to furnish a true vertical line. The ancient Egyptians used plumb tools for leveling and as a way to continue distances vertically...
The long, conical shaped, tapering body with prominent horizontal bands and lug handles. Late Period, 26th-30th DYNASTY, 688-343 B.C. 6 1/4 inches high. Two small chips on top. Mounted. Some photos illuminated. Purchased on the Paris art market. Said to be from an old French collection.
A lovely somewhat pear-shaped stone mace head, carved in a fine speckled dark diorite stone, Egyptian Pre-Dynastic period, c. 3rd. mill. BC.
Finely polished and symethrically drilled and measuring 5,5 cm. in diameter.
Condition: Good very fine, intact with minor wear and patina.
Ex. Cristian Spinu collection, Old European collection purchased 1972, comes with COA from 'Ancient Art - the gallery, London.
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.
A finely polished and fully symethric Egyptian stone jar made of hard black stone, 3rd.-2nd. mill. BC.
The jar was used to hold cosmethics in the 3rd.-2nd. millenium BC.
Size: 43 mm. wide and 35 mm. tall.
Condition: Good Very fine, fine quality jar.
Ex. Old European collection, Ex. Liveauctioners.
A finely polished and fully symethric Egyptian stone jar made of a type of beautiful chlorite stone, 3rd.-2nd. mill. BC.
The jar was used to hold cosmethics in the 3rd.-2nd. millenium BC. Nice marks of drill inside, recessed footring and a tiny rim also carved!
Size: 35 mm. wide.
Condition: Good Very fine, fine quality jar.
Ex. Cristian Spinu collection, Ex. Timeline originals (UK), comes with their COA! Ex Dr. Beekmans collection, Germany.
A late period, finely carved stone mortar in black basalt, Egypt, 664-332 BC.
A lovely piece with pyramidal tappering sides to a short rectangular base. Hollowed from extensive use.
Size: 116 mm. long and 76 mm. wide. c. 28-29 mm. tall.
Condition: Good Very fine and intact with tiny nicks and ancient wear.
Ex. Timeline Auctions, London, and formerly in the private collection of a British doctor.
An ancient Egyptian white steatite scarab, with finely engraved anatomical features such as clypeus, prothorax and elytra. The reverse is detailed with hieroglyphs, including the engraved depiction of a beetle scarab with the sun disk, a basket, a feather of Maat and a papyrus stem. The amulet is pierced longitudinally for suspension.
Origin: Egypt
Period: 1539 - 664 B.C.
Date: 18th - 25th Dynastie
Material: Steatite
Dimension: 1,3 cm...
A lovely Egyptian pre-dynastic macehead of squat Piriform, 4th.-3rd. mill. BC.
Very attractive fully polished surfaces and symethric.
Size: c. 49 mm. wide.
Condition: Extremely fine.
Provenance: Cristian Spinu collection, Ex. Helios Gallery and formerly in a 1970s Connecticut (US) private collection.
Aweidah Gallery is pleased to offer this ancient very rare museum quality Roman - Egyptian pottery FROG oil lamp with a star potter's mark on the backside, dating to around 200 AD
THIS LAMP WILL SURELY MAKE A MAJOR ADDITION TO THE FINEST OIL LAMP COLLECTION, A REAL MASTERPIECE
Measurements: Length: 8 cm - Width: 6.5 cm
Condition: Excellent archaeological condition, not repaired and not restored very well preserved
The symbolism of the frog related to childbirth and new life
Thi...
Ancient Egyptian alabaster KOHL pot with a stopper. Artfully exploiting the banding in the stone.
Dated from, New Kingdom, 1550 – 1070 BC
Measurements:
Height: 5 cm – Diameter: 4 cm
Condition: Minor chip at the cover as shown otherwise intact, not repaired and not restored
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Cosmetics and other toiletries were highly valued by the ancient Egyptians...
Relics of the nile is pleased to present this interesting and large ancient Egyptian alabaster offering table. The table remains in good condition restored from large fragments. The alabaster features a nice marbled pattern and looks brilliant under the light. The table would have originally been used to hold various offerings such as unguents and food to be used in the after life. The table is very large and measures 14.5" in diameter and forms an impressive display...
Relics of the Nile is thrilled to present this amazing and extremely rare limestone Amarna relief. This is a finely incised talatat fragment dating to the Amarna Period (18th Dynasty, 1344-1344 B.C.) and depicts a hand and arm of Akhenaten and rays from the solar disc. Faint traces of red pigment remain within the rays. Images showing a similar complete scene are attached. This is an extremely rare and affordable opportunity to acquire a detailed piece of an Amarna relief...
18th Dynasty June 1386 to 1349 BC.
Material: Heliotrop.
Size: - ca. 2,8 cm - c. 1,10 inches.
Condition: look Picture.
Includes Expertise from 2007 Of the Institute of Egyptology Munich.
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Provenance:
The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece in a legal manner.
Thence Private German Collection of A.v.d.B.
This item is accompanied with an illustrated Certificate of Authenticity.
Relics of the Nile is pleased to offer this rare flint mace head. These types of unusual flat flint implements of donut form with ground hollow centers and worked outer and inner edges were most likely mace heads. Penned #35. The flint mace head is professionally custom mounted for ready display. The artifact itself measures 3 3⁄4”, excluding the size of the mount. Predynastic period, ca 3,600 B.C.
Provenance:
Aquired from Arte Primitivo Published in catalog...
Relics of the Nile is pleased to offer this brown flint curved blade knife with chipped tail style handle. This knife was created from one large piece of flint; using localized pressure (as opposed to striking the blade with a hammerstone), a craftsman precisely removed small flakes of flint to produce the ripple-flake on both sides and serrated cutting edge. This bade is typical of the Naqada II to 2nd Dynasty style, ca. 3,500 - 2,686 B.C....
A SET OF THREE EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CONICAL COLLARED COSMETIC VESSELS
Middle Kingdom, Circa, 1985 – 1773 B.C
Old Kingdom, 2494 – 2181 B.C
Measurements:
Height: 6 – Diameter: 4.5 cm
Height: 6 cm – Diameter: 2.5 cm
Height: 7 cm - Diameter: 3 cm
Condition: Un-touched as found, not repaired and not restored
Mounted on a custom plexi-glass “Lucite” display stand
Provenance: Aweidah's collection before 1970 - Registered at the IAA
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This amulet is carved from a beautiful blue-green stone, most probably jasper and has been done with great attention to detail. The surface has a wonderful "mellow" patina and great tactile appeal. It measures 1"in height and is free from any restoration or re-carving. Inserted on a wooden stand, easily removed, should one desire. Dating to the Middle Kingdom. Ex London art market. Additional photos can be had upon request.
Rare faience (blue green glazed) clay Egyptian scarab amulets on a custom stand. Scarabs were popular amulets and impression seals in Ancient Egypt...
A faience (blue green glazed) clay Ankh is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol that was most commonly used in writing and in art to represent the word for "life" and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself. Egyptian faience is a non-clay based ceramic composed of crushed quartz or sand, with small amounts of calcite lime and a mixture of alkalis, displaying surface vitrification due to the soda lime silica glaze often containing copper pigments to create a bright blue-green luster. Mounted...
This Ointment bowl designed as a nile perch and is made out of limestone.
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Condition: look at pictures
If you are interested, feel free to send me a offer a.v.d.b@egyptian-artefacts.de
A steatite motto scarab with torquise blue glazed and inscription where cobras confronted with falcon.
Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15 (about 1650–1550 BC)
Size 13mm
Condition: look at pictures
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Ancient Egyptian Black Steatite Scarab Amulet 2,3cm
For comparable see: British Museum
Accession number: 23617
For comparable see: ISBN: 978-3-7278-1755-7 page 121 picture 1.
For comparable see: Historical Scarabs ISBN: 0890051224 page 61.
Condition: look at pictures
If you are interested, feel free to send me a offer a.v.d.b@egyptian-artefacts.de
Ancient Egyptian Carnelian Scarab Amulet 2cm
This is a really lovely and rare ancient Egyptian carnelian scarab.
Dating Egyptian, new Kingdom, 1570/1070 BC
Origin: Egypt
Condition: look at pictures
If you are interested, feel free to send me a offer a.v.d.b@egyptian-artefacts.de
Green glazed steatite scarab with presentation of hippopotamus goddess Tuwaret 2,1 cm.
18. Dynasty (ca. 1550-1300 BC)
Origin: Egypt
Condition: look at pictures
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Green glazed steatite scarab with cartouche of Neb-maat-Re (Amenophis III) and Sphinx 1,5 cm.
18. Dynastie (ca 1400-1350 BC)
Condition: look at pictures
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Ancient steatite scarab with sphinx, cartouche and papyrus. This type is proven for Amenophis II. and Thutmosis IV.
18. Dynastie (c. 1400 BC)
Condition: look at pictures
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Ancient Egyptian Steatite Scarab with seated Seth animal and seated Anhur above two seated baboons, each holding a lotus and other signs. Dynasty 20
Condition: look at pictures
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Lapis lazuli eye of Horus amulet c. 900 - 600 B.C
Condition: look at pictures
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Ancient egyptian carnelian scarab amulet 2,7 cm
Scarab amulets were used for their magical rejuvenating properties by both the living and the dead. Scarabs were used by living individuals as seals from the start of the Middle Kingdom (ca. 2055 BCE) onwards. These scarabs, like JHUAM 3757 and 3778, had inscriptions on their flat bottoms and could be impressed into mud or clay. The most common inscription for these scarabs was the owner’s name. However, as on both of these objects, t...
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.
It provide...
Six ancient egyptian red jasper hair rings
Condition: look at pictures
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Glazed steatite royal scarab with inscription stating "Akheperu-Re" (Amenhotep II), 18th dynasty, @ 1425
–1400. 3/4 inch. From a Florida estate collection. Said to be purchased in the early 1980s.
An exceptionally fine Egyptian Bifacial seal or seal plaque, for Amenhoteb III, 18th Dynasty, 1390 BC-1352 BC.
The seal finely engraved with hieroglyphs. On one with the standing depiction of Ptah, the other with a bird and the carthouche of Amenhoteb.
Size: c. 17 mm. long.
Condition: Choice Extremely fine, very sharp miniature engraving and almost complete blue glazing. A gem!
Provenance: Antique dealer Lau Sundes private collection (1960s), and lat...
A wonderful symethric style scarab of stylized form, Second Intermediate Period, Hyksos Period, Dynasty 15th -17th. 1786 – 1650 BC.
Interesting type with fish inside bullseye oval.
Size: 17 mm.
Condition: Nice VF, attractive brown patina and intact with some minor chipping.
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 ...
An extremely rare scarab seal, carved as an Udjat eye in grey-brown steatite, Egypt, New Kingdom, c. 15th.-14th. cent.
The eye is carved with great artistry, to creat a perfect Udjat eye with fine details and on the base, three strong hieroglyphs of the Ankh for giving Life the Uraeus and erect Cobra and lastly the flat Sun-disc.
The Ureaeus was the symbol of the Godess Wadjet and was used as a sign of Royal authority associated with Pharaos and gods.
Size: 15-...
A very attractive large Udjat eye amulet, Egyptian, and probably Late period, mid 1st. millenium BC.
The amulet is vcarved in a hard Diorite stone, very beautiful in hand.
Size: 26-27 mm. wide and very thick.
Condition: Choice and as made, the drill went wrong, visible at the back so the artist drilled another hole just beside the first one.
Private Collection, ex Jürgen Haering, aquired at Galerie am Museum, Freiburg, 2008.
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. Treffz-Eichhöfer,...