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Cartonnage is an Egyptology and Papyrology term used to describe plastered layers of fiber or papyrus . . . flexible enough (when wet) to mold around irregular surfaces such as a body, cases, coffins, masks during the funerary process. Such a finished flat surface allowed for painting…
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- Item Number: O-1858
- Provenance/Origin: Circa 300 BC, Near Sais, Nile Delta
- Composition: Papyrus and/or linen. Paint.
- Dimensions: 8" x 5.75" fabric
- Weight: 1.25 pounds with plexi
- Price: $ 485.00 USD
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Cartonnage is an Egyptology and Papyrology term used to describe plastered layers of fiber or papyrus . . . flexible enough (when wet) to mold around irregular surfaces such as a body, cases, coffins, masks during the funerary process. Such a finished flat surface allowed for painting of…
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- Item Number: O-4336
- Provenance/Origin: Circa 300 BC. Near Sais, Nile Delta
- Composition: Papyrus and/or linen. Paint.
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 12.75"
- Weight: 1.5 pounds in case
- Price: $ 615.00 USD
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Original and authentic pieces from ancient Egypt are almost impossible to acquire at a reasonable price. And there are the issues of importing, exporting, authentication and language.
With that said, here is an item that is old but not necessarily ancient.
This painting depicts an…
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- Item Number: O-4731
- Provenance/Origin: Pottery. Aswan. From mid-1900s
- Composition: Clay, paint and lacquer. Fabric backing.
- Dimensions: 5.25' wide x 4" tall
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 85.00 USD
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Original pieces from ancient Egypt are almost impossible to acquire at a reasonable price. And there are the issues of importing, exporting, authentication and language.
With that said, here is an item that is old…
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- Item Number: S-7835
- Provenance/Origin: Swenett / Aswan Village
- Composition: Limestone and coloring
- Dimensions: 11" tall x 5" widest x 5" deep
- Weight: 7 pounds
- Price: $ 550.00 USD
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Cartonnage is an Egyptology and Papyrology term used to describe plastered layers of fiber or papyrus . . . flexible enough (when wet) to mold around irregular surfaces such as a body, cases, coffins, masks during the funerary process. Such a finished flat surface allowed for painting…
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- Item Number: F-1193
- Provenance/Origin: Egypt's Late Period. Perhaps from Sais.
- Composition: Cartonnage: papyrus & perhaps linen
- Dimensions: 10" long x 2.75" at widest
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 930.00 USD
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A Majapahit Kingdom – one of the last major Hindu empires of the Malay archipelago – in eastern Java from 1293 to around 1500. The Majapahit society developed a high degree of sophistication in both commerical and artistic activities . . . yielding a cosmopolitan population…
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- Item Number: S-7183
- Provenance/Origin: Majapahit Empire influence. Likely Bali. Age: at a minimum 150 years old
- Composition: Sandstone on wood base
- Dimensions: Head: 6.5" tall x 6" wide x 6" deep. On Base: 16" tall
- Weight: 12.5 pounds
- Price: $ 435.00 USD
