An extremely rare Late Period pottery vessel with face of god Bes- god of childbirth. Large bulbous body with outflared rim. Moulded in raised relief with face of Bes- outstanding detail, covered in a white wash & features decorated with dark purple paint. All original paint. White wash stained with a desert patina. Very rare in such high quality. Intact with no restoration or repairs.
Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this very large and impressive Egyptian Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. The diety stands an incredible 23.25" from the base of the figure to the top of the plumes and features a bearded face, painted in red, surrounded by a headcloth. Beneath the head is a beautifully painted necklace, with a classical Egyptian look. There is some restoration to the figure and the plumes could possibly be replaced in modern times. Still, this is an extremely large and impressive d... Click for details
Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this set of three limestone canopic jar lids. The three lids depict Duamutef, Imsety, and Hapi (the lid for Quebseneuf would have originally completed the set). Canopic lids are increasingly rare, much less a group of three with such detail in this condition. The lids measure from 3.75" x 4.25" in diameter and 1.75" to 2.5" high. The lids form excellent displays and possibly date to the New Kingdom but are more likely Late Period, around 600 BC.
Perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Complete wooden sarcophagus, Egyptian, dating to the Late Period to Ptolemaic, ca. 500 to 100 BC. Traditional mummiform figure with long black hair, wearing beaded necklace and collar, decorated in polychrome with central winged Isis and numerous elements from the Book of the Dead and central vertical band of hieroglyphs. Back decorated with single, large image of the winged Isis. Box measures 68"H x 23"W, is intact and in extremely fine condition wi... Click for details
Gorgeous patina! Ancient Egyptian Osirus Amulet, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664-30 B.C. Solid cast bronze figure of Osirus, depicted mummiform against a back pillar, his fisted hands emerging from his vestment, holding a crook and a flail, wearing a plaited false beard and a plumed atef-crown fronted by a uraeus, on a low integral plinth; suspension loop on proper right side of plinth and between shoulders on reverse. Amulet itself stands 4"H, intact and mounted on wood. For near i... Click for details
Quite interesting pottery mold, used in ancient Egypt to create faience Eye of Horus amulets. Late Dynastic, ca 662 to 331 BC. With clear details and central depression that would have allowed for the suspension hole to be created. 1"W, intact/basically choice.
PROVENANCE: Ex- private East Coast, USA Collection.
A beautiful large Egyptian bronze Osiris figure, swathed in a tight fitting garment and holding the crook and fail. Nice detail and superb lustrous brown patina, tip of beard broken otherwise intact. The high gloss is from the special wax used to preserve the bronze and can easily be removed.
A superb large bronze votive miniature coffin for a mongoose, originally would have contained a small bone fragment from a mongoose. Broken and loss to bottom half as can bee seen in images, otherwise intact, superb patina and nice detail.
A beautiful large blue green faience cippus amulet of Pataikos. Featured standing on crocodiles with knees bent, hands clenched on belly & strangling snakes . He wears a broad collar necklace and a scarab situated upon head. The underside inscribed with an eye of Horus glyph. The detail is high quality & the colour vibrant. His nose has a minor chip to the glaze and right crocodile head has been reattached, overall displays some glaze wear otherwise intact and superb.... Click for details
