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The Falcon of Horus – wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt – is an image of divine kingship. The king was associated with the sky god as the “Living Horus,” and he was thought to represent the rule of the gods on earth. Horus is…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-0783
- Provenance/Origin: Hand carved. 1940s. Aswan Egypt
- Composition: Marble
- Dimensions: 11" tall x 7.5" wide x 3" deep
- Weight: 5.25 pounds
- Price: $ 285.00 USD
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Canopic jars were used by the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process. Internal soft organs of the deceased to be mummified were stored in these jars . . . away from the body. Lungs were stored in a jar representing Horus’s son, Hapi (baboon); the…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-4880
- Provenance/Origin: Egypt. From an antiquity collection.
- Composition: Clay or Stone
- Dimensions: 5.25 - 5.75" tall x ~2.5 diameter
- Weight: 3.75 pounds for all four
- Price: $ 295.00 UD for the set of four
