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Ushabti funerary figures – like this one – were placed in tombs with other grave goods and were intended to act as a surrogate of the deceased owner to undertake menial tasks in the afterlife. Ushabti is translated to “answerer”. From a very large…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-1032
- Provenance/Origin: Luxor Egypt. From an antiquity collection.
- Composition: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 8.25" tall x 2.5" wide x 1.25" deep
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 115.00 USD
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Ushabti funerary figures – like this one – were placed in tombs with other grave goods and were intended to act as a surrogate deceased owner to undertake menial tasks in the afterlife. From a very large collection from an Egyptian family. This statue…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-6266
- Provenance/Origin: Luxor Egypt. From an antiquity collection.
- Composition: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 7.25" tall x 2.25" wide x 1.5" deep
- Weight: 0.75 pound
- Price: $ 95.00 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
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From a very large collection from an Egyptian family. This mask was made in the 17th Century by Egyptian craftsmen. Very unusual timeline but after hearing the complete story from my agent in Canada, I do believe this carved mask is a few hundred years old. Stand not included.
- Item Number: M-6016
- Provenance/Origin: Egypt. From an antiquity collection
- Composition: Clay
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 3.5" wide x 2.25" deep
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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A scarab is a dung beetle. In Egypt, it is part of its ancient religion. The beetle was associated with the divine manifestation of the early morning sun. Likenesses of the beetle were frequently made of steatite (talc within a rock – think soapstone). Heiroglyphics…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-2819
- Provenance/Origin: Handmade in Egypt
- Composition: Steatite
- Dimensions: 0.75" tall x 2.75" wide x 2" deep
- Weight: 8 ounces
- Price: $ 39.00 USD
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An amazing amount of paint / detail left on this Egyptian sarcophagus mask. Carved in detailed relief, including the sensitive eyes and longer nose, typical of this period. All the detail is there and depending on the viewing angle, you can see different expressions. You…
Continue reading → - Item Number: M-4123
- Provenance/Origin: Egypt. Circa 300 - 30 B.C. Northern Egypt.
- Composition: Wood with polychrome
- Dimensions: Mask: 9" tall x 8.5" wide x 2.5" deep. CASE: 12" x 10 x 3"
- Weight: 3 pounds in case
- Price: $ 1,175.00 USD with case
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The artist is quite remarkable. Davis Faler is best known for his original sculptures of original and contemporary classic horror genre. The profile and face reminds me of many sketches and photographs I have seen many times in my Egyptian reference books.…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-3959
- Provenance/Origin: Made in the USA. Recently produced. Original one-of-a-kind
- Composition: Resin, foam and cloth. Lucite stand.
- Dimensions: 17" tall on stand x 8" wide x 11" deep
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Price: $ 585.00 USD
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Detail: From Egypt and Sumer to the Romans and the Incas (and more) this is a great reference published in the United Kingdom in 2010. 124 pages with many photos plus dust jacket. Dr. John Haywood has published many books on great civilizations . . mainly…
Continue reading → - Item Number: R-0999
- Provenance/Origin: UK
- Dimensions: 9" x 12" x 2.5" thick
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $ 25.00 USD
