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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.
Pharaonic figures painted on a small…
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- Item Number: C-1710
- Provenance/Origin: Luxor antique shop. Likely from the 1930s or earlier
- Composition: Box is wood. Ushabti is stone
- Dimensions: Box: 7" wide x 5" deep x 4" tall; Shabti: 4.75" tall
- Weight: 2 pounds for both
- Price: $ 175.00 USD
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Ramesses II, reigning from 1279 – 1212 B.C., was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Despite a difficult start to his rule, he used diplomacy, a massive building program and endless propaganda to become the greatest pharaoh of the New Kingdom (Ancient Egypt’s Golden Age).
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- Item Number: S-5419
- Provenance/Origin: Private Auction 1969. Luxor Egypt. Age unkknown.
- Composition: Stone
- Dimensions: 14" tall x 4.5" wide x 6" deep
- Weight: 7.5 pounds
- Price: $ 480.00 USD
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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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This album commemorates ancient gold masks from China and Egypt. On October 12, 2001, China and Egypt jointly issued a set of stamps in two pieces titled, “Ancient Gold Masks”. They featured the gold mask unearthed in Sanxingui and the Toutankhamon (Pharaoh of the ancient Egypt) gold mask. This is…
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- Item Number: R-8711
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 11.5”
- Price: $55.00 USD
