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Egyptians used silver as early as the Predynastic Period (ca. 4400–3100 B.C.) and was important – as was gold – for personal ornaments and decorative/religious objects in Egypt through Roman times.
Since Egypt essentially had no silver from its lands, sources were from neighboring countries specifically Persia…
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- Item Number: C-6854
- Provenance/Origin: Handcrafted. Early 1900s. Cairo Egypt
- Composition: Silver & other metals. Turquoise
- Dimensions: 6.5" tall with lid on x 3.5" at widest
- Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Price: $ 290.00 USD
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Ancient Egyptian paintings, coffins, masks, scrolls and other art are cluttered with images of worshipers with pointed cones on their noggins . . . using offering something to above them. Many of those worshipers were pregnant.
Even with these cone heads appearing all over ancient…
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- Item Number: F-6438
- Provenance/Origin: Unknown but recent
- Composition: Hand cast stone
- Dimensions: 11.25" tall x 7.25" wide x 1" thick
- Weight: 1.6 pounds
- Price: $ 95.00. USD