An ancient Egyptian Scarab, c. 1200 BC. 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.
Shabti for Tches-shet-Respen (4)
Origin: Egypt
Period: Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22
Date: 946/945 – 805/800 B.C
Material: Fayence
Dimension: 11,5 cm...
Shabti for Iset Ta - Hemdjert (1)
Faience Ushabti “Iset Ta-Hemdjert” the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Ramses III.
Death figure with uraeus and youthful curls, as well as with remains of the eight-line surrounding inscription.
Queen “Iset Ta-Hemdjert” had at least two children, Ramses the successor to his father, and
Amunherchepeschef (Ramses VI), who became king after the death of his brother and nephew (Ramses V...
A large two-colored Egyptian eye of Horus amulet. Made of turquoise glazed composite, the pupil and eyebrows accentuated in dark brown. Dating c. to the 22nd to 25th Dynasties, 946 - 657 B.C. Condition: traces of age. Dimension: c. 3.3 cm long, 2 cm high, 0.5 cm thick.
An ancient Egyptian Scarab, more than 2,300 years old, 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 to help it resurrect. This Scarab comes in a jewelry display cup.
An ancient Egyptian Scaraboid, more than 2,300 years old, from the famous Mitry collection (see our Homepage). It is 3/8” long (9 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.
Shabti for Iset Ta - Hemdjert (2)
Faience Ushabti “Iset Ta-Hemdjert” the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Ramses III.
Death figure with uraeus and youthful curls, as well as with remains of the eight-line surrounding inscription.
Queen “Iset Ta-Hemdjert” had at least two children, Ramses the successor to his father, and
Amunherchepeschef (Ramses VI), who became king after the death of his brother and nephew (Ramses V...
Shabti for Psusennes II (Pasebakheniut II) Worker
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: Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty
Date: 959 – 945 BC
Material: Fayence
Dimension: 7,0 cm...
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...
A pair of ancient Egyptian bronze and inlaid stone eyes. Late Period, 600-300 B.C. Right eye measures 2 inches wide. Left eye measures 1 3/4 inches wide. Originally, from a NYC private collection.
Solid cast, the bronze cobra with flaring hood and bulging eyes, curved along the back of the hood, its head crowned by a solar disk, the body once inlaid, with a tenon at the base. 5 1/4 inches high including the tenon. Suspension loop on back of head. V.G. Collection Brussels, 1975.
Shabti for Nakh – tef
An Egyptian white glazed faience shabti for Nakh-tef Early Ramesside.
Origin: Egypt
Period: New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty,
Date: c. 1275 B.C.
Material: Fayence
Dimension: 14,0 cm...
A lovely large scarab, probably made in Canaanite lands of the Levante, Early New Kingdom 16th.-15th. century BC.
A beautiful carving of a large Lion attacking a rather small feeble Human with a spear. The Lion is here probably meant to represent the Pharao and the human, could be a Levantine warrior?
Very well carved base and with carvings on the back as well.
Size: 22 x 15 mm.
Condition: Near Very fine, large ancient ding to the back as seen in the pictures...
A finely engraved Hyksos scarab, 17th.-16th. cent. BC.
The scarab is engraved with robe pattern in the center and with other hieroglyphs to each side, untranslated.
The seat of power of the Hyksos kings was the city of Avaris in the Nile Delta, from where they ruled over Lower Egypt and Middle Egypt up to Cusae.
Size: 19 x 13,5 mm.
Condition: Nice Very fine and completely intact with remnants of torquise glaze in the devices.
Ex. G. D...
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
A finely detailed and attractive glazed steatite stone amulet of the Dwarf-god Bes, Egyptian Late period, 660-332 BC.
The figure depicted naked with tall headdress and a loop at the back, light glossy stone with remnants of green glaze in the devices.
Size: 25 mm.
Condition: very fine, a few small chips, attractive!
Ex. G. D. collection, Berlin and Bavaria, aquired between 1930 and 1970.
Comes with COA.
Shabti for prince Hor – Nakht
In the classic mummy position with arms crossed over the chest. Inscription "High Priest of Amun-Re, Hori".
Origin: Egypt
Period: Third Intermediate Period, 21th – 22th Dynasty
Date: 1050 - 780 B.C.
Material: Fayence
Dimension: 15,0 cm...
A very large amulet of the Wedjat or Wadjet type,
'The Eye of Ra', Late period, 660-332 BC.
Nicely glazed in three differnet colors and with horisontically drilled loop.
Size: 53 mm. long and 33 mm. tall.
Condition: About Very Fine, basically intact but with minor losses and wear to the glaze.
Ex German private collection T.R. (Düsseldorf before 1983). Comes with COA.