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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…
Continue reading → - 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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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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With the image of Isis (aka Aset) – a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world – these two bookends are cast in a stone composite material and stained to resemble a light green and gold patina. Isis – known as…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-7405
- Provenance/Origin: Unknown
- Composition: Stone composite
- Dimensions: 8.75" tall x 7" at widest x 2.5" thick. Each
- Weight: 7 pounds both
- Price: $ 145.00 USD for pair
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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 but not necessarily ancient. Isis (aka Aset) – a major…
Continue reading → - Item Number: M-1197
- Provenance/Origin: Luxor Egypt
- Composition: Stone with some coloring
- Dimensions: 7.5" tall x 5.5 wide x 2.5 deep
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Price: $ 180.00 USD
