Here you find a small ancient Egyptian Stele made of limestone. Goddes Sekhmet is on the right hand side wearing a Solar Disk, with ankh being clutched in her hand and a sceptre in the other hand. Dates to the Middle Period and measures approx 3.5 inches in height.
Provenance: Collected by Gustave Jéquier (1868-1946)
Ancient Egyptian Faience Amulet, Late Period, ca. 700 - 300 B.C. Glazed fazed amulet of a reclining bull with carving on the base just like a scarab. Two uraeus flank a center glyph. 5/8"L, intact/generally very good condition.
From a board game that was popular among both the middle and upper class of ancient Egypt. Senet Gaming Piece, New Kingdom, ca. 18th Dynasty. Constructed from glass and Egyptian paste and molded into a dome shaped piece. Wonderful iridesecense. Lucite mount. 1/2"H x 3/4"D, intact, save chipped tip.
Here you find a very rare pendant amulet of fecundity, in blue faience, depicts the sky-goddess (mother goddess) Nut as a sow. Seems to be suckling or swallowing her piglets. Dates to the Third Intermediate Period (1085-760 BC). Measures 1 inch in length.
“The sky goddess whose arched body formed the vault of heaven gave birth to the sun each dawn and swallowed him each dusk; conversely, she bore the myriad stars each evening and gobbled them up each dawn. It is not surprising that, as mot... Click for details
Rare ancient plaque amulet of a Scorpion (Serket a goddess). Dates to the 26th Dynasty and measures 3/4" in length. Nice dark green-black faience with suspension holes. Has insription on back.
The scorpion is one of the earliest known hieroglyphic signs and was depicted on wooden and ivory labels found in the late-Predynastic and Early Dynastic royal cemetery at Abydos and also among the cache of cult equipment in... Click for details
Here you find a spectacular and rare faience statuette of Imhotep. Colour suggests 27th Dynasty. Measures 2.25 inches in height.
Imhotep was the builder of The Step-Pyramid at Sakkara and he was not a king but an artist and scientist. He was also a physician, architect, Pyramid Builder and chief adviser of King Zoser. Imhotep did so much for medicine in Egypt, future generations would have worshiped him as a god of ... Click for details
Here you find a complete set of 4 sons of Horus from mummy wrappings. This set would have been sewn on the wrapping or threaded on a net of beads, placed on the mummy. Dates to approx the Third Intermediate Period, 1079-800 BC. All with holes for thread, so that they could be sewn onto the bandages of the mummy. Intact as shown and in perfect condition!
This is an exemplary piece of Middle Kingdom Egyptian religious symbolism. This terracotta scene has two purposes - first, it’s a butcher's shop scene depicting a sectioned bull. The severed bull’s head effigy is visible in the top-left quadrant of the tray, the severed hind quarter of the bull located in the bottom-left, with legs and other parts represented on the remaining quarters of the tray. There is a fluted drain in a cross pattern impressed in the surface of the tray to allow drainage o... Click for details
Brilliant blue color! Ancient Egyptian Faience Amulet, Late Period, ca. 700 - 30 B.C. Glazed pottery amulet of a Horus Falcon wear a crown. 5/8"H, small chip to right side of tail, else excellent. PROVENANCE: Ex-Private TX Collection, ex-Secret Eye Gallery, NYC.
Ancient Egyptian Faience Amulet, Late Period, ca. 700 - 30 B.C. Glazed faience pottery amulet of the child Horus holding his finger to his mouth. Crisp detailing, nice color. 7/8"H, intact/excellent condition. PROVENANCE: Ex-Private TX Collection, ex-Secret Eye Gallery, NYC.