Senatus Consulto sells neolithic axe, spear, cylinder seal, scarab, tools, ceramic
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1473496
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A rare large inscribed heart scarab, Rameside to Late Kingdom, c. 12th.-6th. century BC.

The heart scarab carved in a redish type of sandstone, glazed with an almost perfectly intact dark green gaze. Made as a somewhat cheaper alternative to the green basalt and hardstone scarabs of the period. Finely inscribed on the base with 7 lines of hieroglyphs, tradionally with passages from the Book of Death, but untranslated by us.

Size: 56 mm...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1473355
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$250.00
Attractive detailed Lion Amulet, New Kingdom-late period, 1070-330 BC.

Depicting a crouching lion with large mane in torquise faiance.

Size: 26 mm. long.

Ex Old 1960's-1970s private collection
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1473320
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$495.00
An large accomplisheed Two-finger amulet, Egypt, Late Period, 664 - 322 B.C.

The amulet well-modelled in a fine glossy black obsidian

Size: 73 mm. mm. long.

Condition: Very fine, loss to part of the smaller right fnger.

Two-finger amulets were used for the dead and were often found on the lower left of the torso. This is the area of the incision that was made during the mummification process in order to remove the internal organs...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1473312
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$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...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Bronze : Pre AD 1000 item #1473300
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$285.00
Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BC.

Nice Apis bull figure, cast in lead with loop and engraved decorations. Nice detailed.

Size: 32 x 30 mm.

Condition: Intact, but legs reattached, nice light greenish patina.

Ex Old 1960's-1970s private collection
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Faience : Pre AD 1000 item #1470675
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$195.00
A finely detailed faiance figure, depicting Patake in Green-Torquise faiance, Late period Egypt, 525 - 341 BC.

Interesting scarce representation of the god naked.

Size: 33 mm. tall.

Condition: Choice, intact with some overall wear to the glaze.

Ex. Old Danish Private Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1469517
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$395.00
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A very rare and interesting Early Christian / Coptic drinking cup, Egypt, 1st. cent. BC-4th. century AD.

Attractive cup, shaped much like the greek Kylix, low with twin handles. Finely decorated in torquise and black line decor. The motif includes a large cross, a flower, a podium? and arrow symbols.

Size: 14 cm. in diameter incl. handles and 4,8 cm. tall.

Condition: Choice, looks intact, but we think there's a restoration of a crack, very professionally made...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1466082
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$95.00
Here's 4 nice pendant in Carnelian and glass, 1st. millenium BC - 100 AD.

Note the nice pair of glass birds with iridescence and also the carnelian floral bead.

Size: 1,6 cm. max.

Ex. Old Private Collection, aquired before 1980s.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1463186
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$285.00
A pair of ancient pendant from the Egyptian late-Ptolemaic Period, after 600 BC.

Both amulets are pierced horisontically to be worn as pendants. One is of the seated Bastet as a Cat (2,1 cm.), the other is a head of a human god or Pharao (2,5 cm.).

Wonderful small lot!

Ex. Old Private Collection
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1451585
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A lot of lovely intact small amulets, all Egypt, 2nd.-1st. millenium BC.

Lot includes a superb small Udjat amulet in diorite, A Hrorus falcon in Lapis and a small unidentified amulet in faiance.

Size: Up to 11 mm. max.

Ex. German private collection
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1446181
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$450.00
A rare large pottery figure of Thot as a Baboon Late-Ptolemaic period, 5th.-1st. century BC.

A mold-made votive figure of the god Thot, depicted here seated as a Baboon holding a round object and very detailed with remnants of pigments.

Interesting, large figures like this are usuaully only encountered in faiance or stone so a scarce late representation in terracotta.

Size: 9 cm. tall and 5,3 cm...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000 item #1446179
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$475.00
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 #1444187
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$175.00
A nice figure, Coptic, Egypt, 1st. century BC - 1st. century AD.

Attractive female idol carved from a hollowed-out bone. The face is dominated by huge, round eyes and a small nose and mouth. The artist has also carved a round belly and female genitals.

Size: 66 mm.

Ex. Danish Private Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Bronze : Pre AD 1000 item #1435701
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$150.00
A wonderful bronze head of a Duck (fragment), Egyptian, ca. 2nd.-1st. millenium BC.

Extremely elongated beak and details of mouth, eyes, nostrils and feathers on the head, finely engraved.

Size: 5 cm.

Attractive style with a fine dark green patina.

Ex. Swedish Private Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1434184
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$375.00
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 : Pre AD 1000 item #1431513
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$4,500.00
Massive faiance figure in the shape of a fish, 19th. dynasty, 1292-1203 BC.

A museum quality sculpture of a Tilapia nilotica fish which is commonly found in the Nile River...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1431498
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$850.00
Important collection of 8 stone axes and tools, Egyptian, 4th. millenium BC.

A selection of 8 ancient stone axes in Basalt, Gneist and perhaps Jadeite or Jasper(?), These are in high demand and typical for this period in Egypt, used for everyday work of grinding and chopping, wooden carvings, cosmetics etc.

A gem collection with some beautiful colours!

Sizes: 2,5 to nearly 6 cm. for the largest axes.

Condition: Mostly intact, beautiful polishing ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Ancient World : Egyptian : Pre AD 1000 item #1381962
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$150.00
Interesting pair of Coptic carvings, one shaped as a Cross, the other rectangular with bulls-eye decoration.

Size: 4,8-5,2 cm.

Ex R.T. Private collection, since 1958 in Münich, Germany.