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Very Unique.
I am sure that the metal-looking parts are not Celtic in design. And, I am pretty sure that the design is not the timeless elegance of a fleur-de-lis. Unless, of course, the elements are an artist’s own creation.
But, there is something…
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- Item Number: S-4402
- Provenance/Origin: Unknown origin. Circa 1940s
- Composition: Stone
- Dimensions: 8.5" tall x 6.25" wide x 0.75 thick
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 78.00 USD
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Tomb panel were common in many dynasties. In the Song Dynasty (960 – 1279 AD) these panels could be of two types: a wood panel craved in the tomb itself OR a stone panel that lined the walls or panels within the tomb.
This one is…
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- Item Number: O-1848
- Provenance/Origin: Song Dynasty. Shan Xi.
- Composition: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 7.5" wide x 4.5" tall x 1.5" thick
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 338.00 USD
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This is certainly one of Maitland Smith’s most creative and sophisticated mythological and decorative creatures. If the definition of a griffin is true to form, then this piece is the epitome of courage and boldness… with a massive helping of beauty and elegance.
This…
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- Item Number: S-6222
- Provenance/Origin: Philippines. new. Cast within the last 10 years.
- Composition: Brass, penshell, stone base
- Dimensions: 13" tall x 8.5" wide x 5" wide
- Weight: 10.25 pounds
- Price: $ 1,100.00 USD
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This large amulet is not really a scarab, even though the scorpion is strongly associated with scarabs. The reason is that scorpions are common on the belly side of scarab beetle figures.
Scorpions like this are associated with the Egyptian goddess of Serket. She was…
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- Item Number: O-1352
- Provenance/Origin: Heliopolis artisans. Circa 1950 - 1960s
- Composition: Stone, perhaps limestone
- Dimensions: 6" long x 3.25" wide x 2'' tall
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 118.00 USD
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Detailed footed stone censer in good condition. Some light design engraving/etching near the dragon handles
A small chip around rim on lid, otherwise is excellent condition.
Hand carved in a village near Haicheng (Liaoning Province) in the early- to mid- 1900s, this piece ended up in a…
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- Item Number: V-0208
- Provenance/Origin: Haicheng China. Circa 1940s
- Composition: Stone
- Dimensions: 6.25" wide including handles x 7" tall with lid on
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 132.00 USD
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Khepri was the god of creation, the movement of the sun, and rebirth. This large replica of an authentic and ancient scarab. It was hand carved near the city of Sais, in the West Nile Delta.
Ancient Egyptians believe that scarabs (beetles) came out…
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- Item Number: O-0359
- Provenance/Origin: Near Sais, Egypt. 1960s
- Composition: Stone
- Dimensions: 5.5" long x 4" wide x 2.5" deep
- Weight: 2.25 pounds
- Price: $ 235.00 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…
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- 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…
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- 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
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In the 1860s, Greek field peasants unearthed hundreds of clay figurines in ancient graves near the town of Bratsi, in the region of Boeotia, 40+ miles north of Athens. The more they dug, the more they unearthed beautifully made small terracotta statues. They seemed to be…
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- Item Number: S-3985
- Provenance/Origin: Boeotian Tanagra. Hellenistic Period.
- Composition: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 11.5" tall x 3.25" wide x 3.5" deep
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 1,250.00 USD
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Shabti or Ushabtis were small human figures representing a person who would perform a given task for the deceased in his/her afterlife. The sun god Ra would grant tracts of land for the dead to dwell for eternity. The wealthy, nobles and royalty did not plan on…
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- Item Number: S-9042
- Provenance/Origin: Luxor, Egypt
- Composition: Hand-carved stone.
- Dimensions: 11.25" tall x 3.75" at widest x 2.5" deep
- Weight: 3.5 pounds
- Price: $ 327.00 USD
