All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1300465
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Egyptian Amarna New Kingdom 18th-19th Dynasty Fiance highly detailed molded bead in green , good condition c 1300 BC. Size over 1/2"
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1447462
Large pale green Djed pillar amulet with high shaft and four horizontal bars. Delicate ropes delineated around the shaft immediately below the lowest bar.
The narrow column on the back is not pierced.
The Djed pillar amulet was connoted with stability and endurance and supposed to confer these qualities to the deceased.
The amulet was placed for magical protection over the throat of the deceased on the day of burial...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000 item #1484061
Human-headed Ba-bird with tripartite wig and false beard, the head surmounted by a disk.
The wings lean close to the body, the feet show powerful claws. The back is flat.
Superb made with much use of the modeling tool.
The Egyptian idea of the Ba conceives a free-soul (Freiseele, Exkursionsseele) capable of independent existence from the body. It thus leaves and reunites with the body at will...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000 item #1446179
A rare large Harpocrates pottery figure Ptolemaic period3rd.-1st. century BC.

A mold-made terracotta votive figure of the god Harpocrates (Harpokrates), depicted here seated with large headdress, nude and his left hand finger in his mouth and the hand resting on his tigh.

Size: 15,5 cm. tall.

Ex. Very old Danish Estate collection, aquired early 1970s.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1484404
Coptic tunic decoration, called clavus, with four registers containing a lion, a hare, a spotted lion and hare.
Wool on linen
Coptic, 4th/6th century AD
Textile size: 18 cm (7.1 in) x 4 cm (1.6 in)
Frame: 27 cm (10.6 in) x 15.5 cm (6.1 in)
Fragment, excellent condition.
Estate of Christian Grand, renowned Swiss art dealer, acquired 1900-1950.

The authenticity of the object is unconditionally guaranteed.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000 item #1457624
Highly stylized female figure carved from a piece of bone. The prominent head with nose and pursed lips in slight relief. The eyes and eyebrows drawn with faint traces of the applied ink. Pierced ears to bear small earrings.
Drilled holes at the shoulder level to thread through a piece of string to attach separate arms...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1491828
A very rare and interesting large fragment of a sculptural torquise blue faience vessel with moulded decoration, Egypt, probably Amarna period, 14th. century BC.

The fragment represent up to 40% of what was once a hemispheric low bowl with pseudo handles and black and torquise glaze. Moulded decoration of large snake and the tail of another which would have adorned the other side.

Size: 13-14 cm. long.

Ex. Cristian Spinu collection, ex old European collection...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1124370
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This is a copper alloy dagger or short sword. It has an interesting patina consisting primarily of light to medium green tones (likely malachite) mottled with red and reddish brown areas (likely copper oxides). There are areas where the deep brown, lightly corroded base metal is still visible and somewhat lustrous. The entire hilt, including the crescent-shaped pommel, is bordered by a thick and even ridge which would have served to contain the grip scales made of bone, wood, or ivory...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1488443
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
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1485275
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.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1437827
Rare funerary cone with three registers of sunk hieroglyphs reading: (1) The Bearer of the brazier (2) of the temple of Amun, (3) Nekhy.
This cone and a second one held in a Japanese collection are the only known examples of the type, which is enumerated as 650/B.23 by Zenihiro.
Both the name and the title on the cone are uncommon. The personal name Nekhy is not listed with Ranke...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1489795
A vintage necklace in fine twisted silver wire of ancient clay mummy beads and a large faience amulet of Bes, Late period to Roman period, c. 600-100 BC.

Size: 43 mm. for the amulet, the necklace is 29-30 cm. in a double row. Incl. a couple of - probably modern but old - charms in bronze or cobber.

Condition: Nice Very fine and intact.

Provenance: Collection of Gunna Munkvad, Denmark, aquired from the 1960s-1980s.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1429568
JFF Ancient Art
€780.00
Rare fragment of a large faience sistrum. The fragment is the upper part of a large faience sistrum with two hawks above side by side bearing the sun disk. It is seldom to find a sistrum which is surmounted with gods or sacred animals. A sistrum with a similar upper part is in the Eaton College Myer Collection (ECM1693), see last picture.

Date: Egypt,Third Intermediate Period, ca. 22. Dynasty, circa 945 - 715 B.C.
Material: Faience
Size: width ca. 6,1 cm, high ca...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1463485
Upper part of the seated Isis nursing the Horus child (Harpokrates). The miniature scale head shows detailed facial features. The goddess wears the tripartite wig surmounted by a crown in the shape of the st-seat sign, the hieroglyphic sign used to write her name.
With her right hand she is presenting her left breast to her son, which is now lost.
Moldmade. Pale green to white faience with glossy surface.
For a related example, cf. fig. 154, p. 55 in: Aurélia Masson...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1479884
JFF Ancient Art
€780.00

Nice ancient Egyptian cartonnage fragments with column of hieroglyphic text. These three cartonnage fragments have an interesting and old provenance. They come from the Commandeur Marius Cazeneuve (1839-1913, he was a French stage magician,
who became a close friend of the queen of Madagascar, Ranavalona III) collection;
he got a lot of antiquities from his friend, the noted Egyptologist and Director of the
Cairo Museum, Gaston Maspero...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1488446
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.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1363806
JFF Ancient Art
€760.00
Excellent and rare two-coloured and two-sided Egyptian faience open-worked Wedjat Eye.

Date: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st - 25th Dynasty, ca. 1069 - 525 B.C.
Material: Faience
Size: ca. 2,7 cm; c. 1.06 inches
Condition: intact
Provenance: old French collection, formed before 1960

The authenticity of the item is unconditionally guaranteed.
This item is accompanied with an illustrated Certificate of Authenticity

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1298147
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This barrel-shaped ‘Fustat bead’ is made of six sections of spiral mosaic cane laid next to each other longitudinally in alternating directions, creating a zigzag effect. The striping is the same in all cane sections—wide black, thin red, wide brown, thin red—only the direction changes. The core of the twisted cane sections, visible in cross-section at the ends of the bead, is translucent pale green. There is no core bead, the cane sections themselves were shaped into a bead. The bead wa...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1453246
Finely modeled shabti for the priest Ankh-Hap, who holds the title of a ‘Great Warrior’.
The inscription in one vertical column on the front begins with the sehedj-formula: The illuminated Osiris, the great warrior and revered master, Ankh-Hap.
The rather round face shows well-drawn eyes and eyebrows, a prominent nose and pursed lips. The mummiform figure wears a tripartite wig and a braided beard.
The hands appear crossed over the chest and hold well delineated agricult...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1485725 (stock #R693)
The Eye of Horus/Wedjat was the most inclusive and important ancient Egyptian symbol. It symbolized Horus vs. Seth; life vs. death; good vs. evil; Egyptians vs. foreigners; Egypt; the White, Red, and Double Crowns; a plow; cobra; scorpion; throne; boat; horns; both eyes; female vs. male, the Sun and Moon, and more – see Ancient Egyptian Symbols: 50 New Discoveries abridged. This white stone Wedjat is 15/16" W, bought from David Liebert, NYC, 1995. Guaranteed – purchase price refunded if t...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1470412 (stock #A121)
A very good quality Ancient Egyptian turquoise faience Wadjet Eye, Amulet. Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty 664-525 B.C.

Very high-quality artwork with fine incised details, notched feathered eyebrow, raised pupil, rear spiral and ribbed drop. Pierced through the length so that it could be threaded and worn.

The Eye of Horus is an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection and power, and it represents the right eye of the Egyptian falcon god, Horus, the "Eye of the Sun God Ra.

The Eye o...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000 item #489751 (stock #LS50)
This is a nice piece. It's a large, weathered limestone button scarab which dates to the Late Period in Egyptian history (circa 600 B.C.). Measures: 1.2" in length. Condition: Intact with obvious water abrasion to the surface. Provenance provided to purchaser.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1491710 (stock #R508)
This is a lovely ancient Egyptian Scarab, more than 3,000 years old, 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. Glyphs appear to include a Red Crown. 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.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #937480
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

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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...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1364675
JFF Ancient Art
€580.00
This is a really rare ancient Egyptian green glazed scaraboid of a dwarf.
The underside incised with motif of four intertwined uraei.

For similar dwarf scaraboid see:
The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number 42.50

Date: Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th - 20th Dyn., ca 1293-1070 B.C.
Material: glazed steatite
Size: ca. 1,2 cm; c. 0.47 inches
Condition: slightly chipped on the left shoulder
Provenance: Ex IADAA Dealer, prior French private collection, formed b...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1463010
Egyptian head with side lock, probably of Harpokrates, the infant son of Isis and Horus.
The face shows almond shaped eyes, a flattish nose, and slit mouth. The well preserved left ear appears just below the partially present side lock. The neck slightly bent to the figure’s left side.
The head most likely belongs to an ithyphallic limestone figure. For a related example, cf. acc. no. ST58 in the British Museum database.
Crudely carved from soft limestone. Covered in/with ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1487618 (stock #R131)
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.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1489376
A rare and quite attractive set of two knives and a sicle type of cutter (3), knapped in finely patinated Silex, Egyptian stoneage / Neolithic period, 5200 - 4000 BC.

These comes from an old French collection and the two knives with tags in white and black ink giving the finding place to 'Fayoum' and 'Le Fayoum' - a region just south of Cairo, close to the Nile.

Rarely seen and a must for collectors of Egypt antiquities.

Size: Each between 9-10 cm. in length.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1473646
JFF Ancient Art
€1,280.00
Ancient Egyptian faience cartouche plaque. One side is incised with an imitation of „Men-Kheper-Re“, the prenomen of the Pharaoh Tuthmosis III. The keeper sign is replaced with the Neith sign. The other side is incised with an animal of Seth, in front a lotus plant.

This piece has a very rare old published provenance. It comes from the famous Amherst collection,
which was sold 1921 at Sotheby. This piece is described in the auction catalog of Sotheby more than
100 years ago unde...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1485276
A beqautiful intact hardstone Djet Pillar Amulet, Egypt, Late Period, c. 660-332 BC.

Finely carved and polished in a warm redish stone. It is associated with the creator god Ptah and Osiris, the Egyptian god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead. It is commonly understood to represent his spine. The Djet is a symbol of stability

Size: 27 mm. tall.

Condition: Extremely fine.

Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of Eberhard Hanfstaeng...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1376050 (stock #N.81282)
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...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1333517 (stock #BA715)
Relics of the Nile
$2,800.00
Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this superb blue-green faience Bes amulet dating to the Late Period, 700-30 B.C.. The amulet remains intact and with tremendous detail standing with bowed legs, beard and a highly-detailed headdress. The dwarf deity remains intact with unclogged suspension hole and measures an impressive 2 1/4 inches high. Bes was the God of children, games and laughter. Always depicted as a dwarf with a grotesque, bearded face, tail, feathered headdress, bowed legs an...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1487619 (stock #R575)
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.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1464466
JFF Ancient Art
€1,880.00
Ancient Egyptian Faience Hare Amulet

This is a very rare Egyptian amulet in the form of a hare. The amulet is mounted on a wooden 1920’s collectors base which is inscribed: „Hare, sacred to Osiris“.
It is a seldom opportunity to find an amulet in this good quality and then also attached
to such an old stand. For more detail pictures please contact me.

For similar hare amulet see:
- The Metropolitan Museum, Accession Number: 89.2.303 and 44.4.25
- Art Inst...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1434184
Nice small collection of 7 miniature stone axes and tools, Egyptian, 4th. millenium BC.

A selection of different tools in greystone, diorite and perhaps jadeite, mainly small axe shapes for grinding spices and cosmetics.

A nice small selection of scarce neolithic tools from Egypt.

Sizes: 2,3 - 3,3 cm.

Condition: Intact, some with minor surface corrosion.

Ex Steen Stroemberg 1950-1977.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1473312
Senatus Consulto
$1,425.00
Conical striped alabaster mortar vessel with two handles on the upper rim. 3rd Intermediate Period, c. 1075-800 BC.

Very attractive sturdy motar in very beautiful banded stone. Finely sculptured with the twin handles and the perfect symethric shape.

Size: c. 10,4 cm. wide over the handles and c. 7 cm. tall.

Condition Intact with nice patina.

Reff. B. G. Aston, Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels - Materials and Forms (1989), S. 158 Nr. 200b.

Ex...