Ancient egyptian limestone relife fragment 9cm.
Carved in sunken relief as part of a funerary inscription, colored with Egyptian blue pigment.
Condition look at pictures please.
From an old German collection.
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Wall fragment rendered in sunk hieroglyphs showing a nicely carved vulture over a shallow bowl and the sign for bread. The sequence mentions the goddess Mut and can be completed to the recurring epithet ‘Mut mistress of the sky’ [Mwt nbt pt].
The feet of another bird appear over the vulture.
Mut was an ancient Egyptian sky goddess and great divine mother. During the 18th Dynasty she formed the Theban triad together with the god Amun and her youthful son Khons...
Ancient Egyptian alabaster vase
Dated from, 1096 - 747 BC
LARGE Ancient Egyptian elegant cosmetic vessel, in slender form with a collared rim, tapering to a narrow base...
This exquisite ancient Egyptian calcite alabaster vessel is a true art masterpiece, dating back to the Old Kingdom period (ca. 2649–2130 B.C.). The vessel stands tall, boasting a tapering cylindrical body that gently flares out at the base, giving it an alluring presence. The vessel's out-turned lip adds an elegant touch. The calcite alabaster used to create this vessel has a range of shades, from warm brown to creamy white, with banded veins that create a mesmerizing pattern...
Heart scarab made out of black stone with hieroglyphic inscription 6 x 3,9cm
Condition: look at pictures
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A rare large inscribed heart scarab, Late Kingdom, after 660 BC.
The heart scarab carved in a redish type of sandstone or perhaps a type of red stoneware, glazed with an almost perfectly intact dark green gaze. Made as a somewhat cheaper alternative to the green basalt hardstone scarabs of the period. Finely inscribed on the base with 6 lines of hieroglyphs, tradionally with passages from the Book of Death, but untranslated by us.
Size: 56 mm...
An exceptionally fine Egyptian Bifacial seal or seal plaque, for Amenhoteb III, 18th Dynasty, 1390 BC-1352 BC.
The seal finely engraved with hieroglyphs. On one with the standing depiction of Ptah, the other with a bird and the carthouche of Amenhoteb.
Size: c. 17 mm. long.
Condition: Choice Extremely fine, very sharp miniature engraving and almost complete blue glazing...
Ointment bowl designed as a cartouche made out of black aswan granite 6,7cm.
Origin: Egypt
Condition: look at pictures
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Five clay faience (blue -green) amulets from Egypt that are mounted on a custom stand. The amulets are a Pharaohs head, a sphinx, a Wedjat eye (Eye of Horus), Djed (pillar) and Priestess. An amulet is an object believed to have certain positive properties that, as the amulet’s main function, can magically be bestowed upon its owner...
Relics of the Nile is pleased to present this very large Egyptian granite ceremonial spear head. Spears in ancient Egypt were primarily used for hunting, however the spear never surpassed the bow and arrow. Spear heads like this one were attached to long wooden shafts by means of a tang and were often used in the military as auxiliary weapons used by charioteers once their arrows were expended. Many scenes depict military processions where the army presents large spears in succession...
Conical striped alabaster mortar vessel with two handles on the upper rim. 3rd Intermediate Period, c. 1075-800 BC.
Very attractive sturdy motar in very beautiful banded stone. Finely sculptured with the twin handles and the perfect symethric shape.
Size: c. 10,4 cm. wide over the handles and c. 7 cm. tall.
Condition Intact with nice patina.
Reff. B. G. Aston, Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels - Materials and Forms (1989), S...
The long, conical shaped, tapering body with prominent horizontal bands and lug handles. Late Period, 26th-30th DYNASTY, 688-343 B.C. 6 1/4 inches high. Two small chips on top. Mounted. Some photos illuminated. Purchased on the Paris art market. Said to be from an old French collection.
Scarab Scarab with original gold edging / 10mm
Condition: look at pictures
From an old German collection.
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ALBASTER STONE MACE-HEAD
Egypt, Pre-dynastic; Naqada II or III, c. 3600 - 3100 B.C.
Rounded-shaped alabaster stone mace-head with cylindrical drill hole in the center. Was once attached to a wooden shaft and used as a weapon to strike at an enemy
Dimensions:
Height: 5 cm
Diameter: 6 cm
Height on stand: 13 cm
Mounted on custom made plexi-glass display stand
Condition: Good condition
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Rectangular basalt mortar vessel with stand plate and domed depression inside. Middle Kingdom, 2137 - 1781 B.C.
A very attractive motar vessel with fine ancient patina and wear from use, but completely intact.
Size: 10,7 cm. long and 7 cm. wide.
Reff. Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels - Materials and Forms (1989), p. 144, #151.
Ex. Old German collection, aquired 1960s-1970s.
BLACK STONE MACE-HEAD
Egypt, Predynastic Period
Naqada II or III, c. 3600 - 3100 B.C.
There is a bow drilled hole that runs through the center, and there is wear on the outer edges at each end of the hole. This may be due to the fact that a leather thong was attached through the central perforation, and could have produced wear to the outer edges of the hole at each end
Dimensions:
Height: 5 cm
Width: 5 cm
Height on stand: 12 cm
Nicely mounted on a ple...
A late period, finely carved stone mortar in black basalt, Egypt, 664-332 BC.
A lovely piece with pyramidal tappering sides to a short rectangular base. Hollowed from extensive use.
Size: 116 mm. long and 76 mm. wide. c. 28-29 mm. tall.
Condition: Good Very fine and intact with tiny nicks and ancient wear.
Ex. Timeline Auctions, London, and formerly in the private collection of a British doctor.
A rare and quite attractive set of two knives and a sicle type of cutter (3), knapped in finely patinated Silex, Egyptian stoneage / Neolithic period, 5200 - 4000 BC.
These comes from an old French collection and the two knives with tags in white and black ink giving the finding place to 'Fayoum' and 'Le Fayoum' - a region just south of Cairo, close to the Nile.
Rarely seen and a must for collectors of Egypt antiquities.
Size: Each between 9-10 cm. in length.