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Photo of Back

Photo with Ruler

Photo in hand 
(to illustrate size)

Much LARGER than most Ushabtis available !!!

BETTER THAN MOST MUSEUMS' QUALITY !!

Historical Context:  This item is an Egyptian USHABTI. These are some of the most interesting and collectable artifacts from ancient Egypt. Ushabtis are magical statues found in tombs. Egyptians believed these Ushabtis would come to life and serve the dead in their after life and do any unpleasant chore the deceased might be called upon to perform in the afterlife. Because the daily life of ancient Egyptians centered on agriculture, these Ushabtis took on the appearance of field workers. They were mummiform, so as to be identified with Osiris, the god of the dead, but their hands were protruding from the bandages so they could do the work. 

The ushabtis were made in two-piece pottery molds with the inscription being incised with tool prior to firing. These figures are inscribed with various versions of Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead.

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "He who is enlightened, Osiris, this writing ..to see the true light....O' Ushabti ...worship Ushabti figurines...tend the fields....to flood the river banks....and transport the sand from the east to the west and vice versa....behold, I am here when you call."

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          8th and 7th centuries BC
Size:           About 8 3/4 inches tall, Very LARGE
Surface:     Mostly a light blue/green color, earthen highlights in recesses.
Condition:  "Extra Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact.  Chipped on tip nose and beard (very small and doesn't detract.
Features:    It has intricate molded and painted Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes, headband, and grain sack on back, and
                     hieroglyphs down the front and around back.

          SOLD   $6,200 plus shipping

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Photo of Back

Photo on Side

Photo in hand 
(to illustrate size)

Photo freestanding (Color in this photo not representative of actual color)

Much LARGER than most Ushabtis available !!!

BETTER THAN MOST MUSEUMS' QUALITY !!

Historical Context:  This item is an Egyptian USHABTI. These are some of the most interesting and collectable artifacts from ancient Egypt. Ushabtis are magical statues found in tombs. Egyptians believed these Ushabtis would come to life and serve the dead in their after life and do any unpleasant chore the deceased might be called upon to perform in the afterlife. Because the daily life of ancient Egyptians centered on agriculture, these Ushabtis took on the appearance of field workers. They were mummiform, so as to be identified with Osiris, the god of the dead, but their hands were protruding from the bandages so they could do the work. 

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "He who is enlightened, Osiris, ...  (Pending)  ...tend the fields....to flood the river banks....and transport the sand from the east to the west and vice versa....behold, I am here when you call."

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          8th and 7th centuries BC
Size:           About 7 3/8 inches tall, Very LARGE
Surface:     Mostly a light brown with green areas, earthen highlights in recesses.
Condition:  "Very Fine plus" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact.  Chipping on and around hand held implements
                   (doesn't detract from beauty).
Features:    It has intricate molded Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes, headband, and grain sack on back, and
                     hieroglyphs down the front and around back.

          SOLD $4, 900 plus shipping

HIGH QUALITY !!

Historical Context:  See above.  

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "He who is enlightened, Ka, if one counts, you shall say 'here I am'"

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          8th and 7th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 1/2 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a light blue color, earthen highlights in recesses.
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact, with only minor chipping on rear base.
Features:    It has intricate molded Egyptian features with distinct eyes,
                    headband, and grain sack on back, and hieroglyphs around
                    the top and down the front.

          SOLD   $695 plus shipping

HIGH QUALITY !!

Historical Context:  See above.  

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "Pending..........."

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          8th and 7th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 1/2 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a light blue color, earthen highlights in recesses.
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact
Features:    It has intricate molded Egyptian features with distinct eyes,
                    headband, and grain sack on back, and hieroglyphs around
                    the top and down the front.

          SOLD  $695 plus shipping

HIGH QUALITY !!

Historical Context:  See above.  

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "Pending..........."

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          8th and 7th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 1/2 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a light blue color, earthen highlights in recesses.
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact
Features:    It has intricate molded Egyptian features with distinct eyes,
                    headband, and grain sack on back, and hieroglyphs around
                    the top and down the front.

          BUY NOW   $695 plus shipping

HIGH QUALITY !!

Historical Context:  See above.  

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "Pending..........."

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          8th and 7th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 1/2 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a light blue color, earthen highlights in recesses.
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact
Features:    It has intricate molded Egyptian features with distinct eyes,
                    headband, and grain sack on back, and hieroglyphs around
                    the top and down the front.

          BUY NOW   $695 plus shipping

HIGH QUALITY !!

Historical Context:  See above.  

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "Pending..........."

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          8th and 7th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 1/2 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a light blue color, earthen highlights in recesses.
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact
Features:    It has intricate molded Egyptian features with distinct eyes,
                    headband, and grain sack on back, and hieroglyphs around
                    the top and down the front.

          SOLD   $695 plus shipping

HIGH QUALITY !!

Historical Context:  See above.  

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "Pending..........."

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          8th and 7th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 1/2 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a light blue color, earthen highlights in recesses.
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact
Features:    It has intricate molded Egyptian features with distinct eyes,
                    headband, and grain sack on back, and hieroglyphs around
                    the top and down the front.

          SOLD   $495 plus shipping

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Photo of Back

LARGER than most Ushabtis available 

Historical Context:  See above

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          8th to 6th Century BC
Size:           About 6 inches tall, LARGE
Surface:     Mostly a turquoise blue color some deeper blue glazing
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact.  Minor chipping - Does not detract.
Features:    It has intricate molded and painted Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes, headband, and hieroglyphs down the front

          SOLD  $995 plus shipping

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Photo of Back

Photo on Stand

Older than most Ushabtis available !!!
**Hieroglyphs down Front Surface** 

MUCH RARER Overseer Type

Historical Context:  See above. 

Hieroglyphs Translation:  Pending......

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          14th through 8th centuries BC
Size:           About 5 1/2 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a turquoise blue color some deeper blue glazing
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact.  Minor chipping - Does not detract.
Features:    It has intricate molded and painted Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes, headband, grain sack on back, and
                     hieroglyphs down the front.

          SOLD   $1795 plus shipping

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Photo of Back

Better Photo of Stand

RARE and UNUSUAL !!

Attribution/Description:  This figurine was part of a set of similar figurines that composed a worker's scene, i.e., diorama, which was a typical part of burial artifacts for people of high status.

Date:          13th and 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 10 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly fully painted front surface with chipping on his left side and lower legs, Arms are missing.
Condition:  "Fine" condition, intact, inside of wood hollowed out by termites.  
Features:    It has carved and painted Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes and headdress.

Mounted on Stand

          SOLD   $795 plus shipping

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Photo of Back

Photo of Inside

Photo of Shoulder

VERY LARGE

Date:          13th and 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 8 inches (20 cm) tall
Surface:     Mostly fully painted front and back surfaces with chipping
Condition:  "Fine" condition, intact, inside of wood hollowed out by 
                    termites, Hole near shoulder (see photo)
Features:    It has carved and painted Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes and headdress.

Photo: Mounted on Stand (Pending)

          SOLD   $1795 plus shipping

Life Size

Date:          13th and 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 8 inches (20 cm) long
Surface:     Mostly raw wood, some trace of coating
Condition:  "Fine" condition, intact, very light due to 1,000's of years of drying
Features:    It has hand carved with typical Egyptian style

          SOLD  $495 plus shipping

Life Size

Date:          13th and 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 6 inches (20 cm) across handle
Surface:     Mostly coated wood, some significant traces of color
Condition:  "Fine" condition, intact, very light due to 1,000's of years of drying
Features:    It has hand carved with typical Egyptian style

          BUY NOW   $795 plus shipping

Older than most Ushabtis available !!!
**Hieroglyphs down Front Surface** 

Historical Context:  See above. 

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "The Osiris, The Profet, ....., True of Voice"

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          14th through 8th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 inches (102 mm) tall
Surface:     Mostly a dark blue color some deeper blue glazing
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     Some cracks, but, it is intact.
Features:    It has intricate molded and painted Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes, headband, grain sack on back, and
                     hieroglyphs down the front.

          BUY NOW   $995 plus shipping

(Double click for enlarged photo)

Older than most Ushabtis available !!!
**Hieroglyphs down Front Surface** 

Historical Context:  See above. 

Ex-Museum Piece

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "The Osiris, The Profet, ....., True of Voice"

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          14th through 8th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 1/2 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a dark blue color some deeper blue glazing
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact.  Chipped on mouth.
Features:    It has intricate molded and painted Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes, headband, grain sack on back, and
                     hieroglyphs down the front.

          BUY NOW   $1995 plus shipping

Older than most Ushabtis available !!!
**Hieroglyphs down Front Surface** 
**VERY RARE - with Side Lock of Youth**
Probably a Child of High Status

Historical Context:  See above. 

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "The Overseer, Osiris, Transport (safely) across the Waters, ...."

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          14th through 8th centuries BC
Size:           About 5 1/8 (130 mm) inches tall
Surface:     White with black hieroglyphs
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact - no obvious chips.  
Features:    It has intricate molded and painted Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes, side lock, headband, and hieroglyphs down the front.

          SOLD   $1795 plus shipping

Older than most Ushabtis available !!!
**Hieroglyphs down Front Surface** 

Historical Context:  See above. 

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "The Osiris, True of Voice, in the underworld, .... "

Attribution/Description:  

Date:         14th through 8th centuries BC
Size:           About 3 1/2 inches (88 mm) tall
Surface:     Mostly a tan brown color with black heiroglyphs, 
                  Brown coloring is more uniform than picture indicates (over exposed photo or back)
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact - no obvious chips.  
Features:    It has intricate molded and painted Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes, headband, grain sack on back, and
                     hieroglyphs down the front.

          BUY NOW   $1795 plus shipping

Older than most Ushabtis available !!!
**Hieroglyphs down Front Surface** 

Historical Context:  See above. 

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "The Osiris, True of Voice, in the underworld, .... "

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          14th through 8th centuries BC
Size:           About 3 5/8 inches (93 mm) tall
Surface:     Mostly a white color some deeper blue glazing in recesses, black heiroglyphs
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact.  Some chipping and degradation around head.
Features:    It has intricate molded and painted Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes, headband, grain sack on back, and
                     hieroglyphs down the front.

          BUY NOW   $1195 plus shipping

Older than most Ushabtis available !!!
**Hieroglyphs down Front Surface** 

Historical Context:  See above. 

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "The Osiris, True of Voice, in the underworld, convey by water.... "

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          14th through 8th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 1/2 inches (113 mm) tall
Surface:     Mostly a blue color, black heiroglyphs and features
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     Repaired at middle of trunk.  Some chipping.
Features:    It has intricate molded and painted Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes, headband, grain sack on back, and
                     hieroglyphs down the front.

          BUY NOW   $1495 plus shipping

Older than most Ushabtis available !!!

Historical Context:  See above. 

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          14th through 8th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 1/4 inches (108 mm) tall
Surface:     Mostly a blue and brownish-purple color, Black features and heiroglyphs
Condition:  "Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact. 
Features:    It has intricate molded and painted Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes, headband, hair, and grain sack on back.
                

          BUY NOW   $795 plus shipping

Photo of Back

Older than most Ushabtis available !!!

Historical Context:  See above. 

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          14th through 8th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 3/4 inches (120 mm) tall
Surface:     Mostly a blue color, some black outline features
Condition:  "Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact. 
Features:    It has intricate molded and some painted Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes, headband, hair.
                

          SOLD  $495 plus shipping

Older than most Ushabtis available !!!
**Hieroglyphs down Front Surface** 

Historical Context:  See above. 

Hieroglyphs Translation:  "The Osiris, The Profet, ....., True of Voice"

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          14th through 8th centuries BC
Size:           About 3 3/4 inches (98 mm) tall
Surface:     Mostly a dark blue color some deeper blue glazing
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     Formed from two pieces at top of legs
Features:    It has intricate molded and painted Egyptian features 
                     with distinct eyes, headband, grain sack on back, and
                     hieroglyphs down the front.

          BUY NOW   $795 plus shipping

Mounted on Base !!!

Provenance to Abasir Elmolk find - Will provide original 1971 Receipt for purchase from Farag El-Chaer, Licienced Antiquities Merchant (Cairo)

VERY HIGH QUALITY !!

Historical Context:  See above.  

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          8th and 7th centuries BC
Size:           About 3 1/2 inches tall (excluding base)
Surface:     Mostly a light green color, earthen highlights in recesses.
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     Top portion is intact
Features:    It has intricate molded Egyptian features with distinct eyes,
                    headband, and grain sack on back

          BUY NOW $895 plus shipping

Mounted on Base !!!

Provenance to Ashmonin find - Will provide original 1971 Receipt for purchase from Farag El-Chaer, Licienced Antiquities Merchant (Cairo)

Historical Context:  See above.  

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          16th and 13th centuries BC
Size:           About 3 1/8 inches tall (excluding base)
Surface:     Mostly a deep blue color
Condition:  "Fine" condition, Top portion is intact with minor chipping 
Features:    It has intricate molded Egyptian features with distinct eyes,
                    headband

          SOLD  $379 plus shipping

Photo of Back

RARE Type - Wood !!!

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Ushabtis.  

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          9th through 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 115 mm (4 1/2 inches) tall
Surface:     Black painted hair and lower garmet, yellow and red top
Condition:  "Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows.  

It has intricate carving of Egyptian features.

       SOLD    $249 plus shipping

RARE Type - Wood !!!

Provenance to Fayum Oasis find - Will provide original receipt (undated)for purchase from Farag Khodary M. El-Gabry, Licienced Antiquities Merchant (Cairo)

Horus wearing crowns of upper and lower Egypt

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Ushabtis.  

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          20th through 15th centuries BC
Size:           About 85 mm (3 1/2 inches) tall
Surface:     Raw wood expect spot of prior paint cover at feet
Condition:  "Fine" condition  

It has intricate carving of Egyptian features.

       SOLD    $429 plus shipping

TOP Quality, Unusual and RARE !!!

Historical Context:  Horus is one of the oldest and most significant deities in ancient Egyptian religion, who was worshipped from at least the late Predynastic period through to Greco-Roman times. Different forms of Horus are recorded in history, and these are treated as distinct gods by Egypt specialists. These various forms may possibly be different perceptions of the same multi-layered deity in which certain attributes or syncretic relationships are emphasized, not necessarily in opposition but complementary to one another, consistent with how the Ancient Egyptians viewed the multiple facets of reality. He was most often depicted as a falcon, man with a falcon head, or a youth, usually nursing on Isis. 

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          16th through 3rd centuries AD
Size:           About 72 mm (2 3/4inches) long
Surface:     Mostly olive greena colored patina
Condition:  "Fine plus" condition 

       SOLD   $389 plus shipping

TOP Quality and VERY RARE !!!

Historical Context:  Bes was the dwarf god with a very large phallus. Dwarfs had always been associated with fertility and sex in Egypt.  Some festivals were known to feature phallic symbols, from early New Kingdom through the Ptolemaic era.

Bes was considered a protector of women and children and and some women would tatoo Bes on their thigh. Bes is celebrated in physical sex and rooms came to be known as "Bes Chambers."  

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          16th through 1st centuries BC
Size:           About 98mm (4 inches) long
Surface:     Mostly a tan colored stone, with traces of red glazing
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition 

       BUY NOW   $1295 plus shipping

Great Color !!!

Historical Context:  Designed to resemble the eye of a falcon, this symbol is called the Eye of Ra or Eye of Horus represents the right eye of the Egyptian Falcon God Horus. According to legend, the left eye was torn from Horus by his murderous brother Seth, and magically restored by Thoth, the God of magic. After the restoration, some stories state, Horus made a gift of the eye to Osiris, which allowed this solar deity to rule the underworld. The Eye of Horus represented both the Sun and the Moon and and portions of the Eye of Horus was used in Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs to represent fractions of number (i.e., 1/4, 1/2, etc.) 

This Eye of Horus Amulet was worn in ancient Egypt as a symbol of good luck and good health.  This Eye of Horus has a hole through the top edge and can be strung on string as a necklace (how it was worn in ancient times).

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          9th through 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 22 mm (7/8 inches) wide
Surface:     Mostly a blue-green color
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition

        SOLD   $299 plus shipping

Carved from Bone !!!  Much Older than Most

Historical Context:  See above discussion of "Eye of Horus"

 Attribution/Description:  

Date:          16th through 13th centuries BC
Size:           About 50 mm (2.0 inches) wide
Surface:     Medium Brown color
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition, repair two places, fragile  

         SOLD   $479 plus shipping

TOP Quality !!!

Historical Context:  See above discussion of "Eye of Horus"

 Attribution/Description: 

Date:          9th through 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 24mm (1 inches) wide
Surface:     An evenly colored redish brown
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows.  

        SOLD    $349 plus shipping

Historical Context:  See above

This Eye of Horus Amulet was worn in ancient Egypt as a symbol of good luck and good health.  This Eye of Horus has a hole through the top edge and can be strung on string as a necklace (how it was worn in ancient times).

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          9th through 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 25 mm (1 inch) wide
Surface:     Mostly a blue-green color
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition

        SOLD   $349 plus shipping

Big and Bold !!!

Historical Context:  See above discussion of "Eye of Horus"

This Eye of Horus has a hole through the top edge and can be strung on string as a necklace (how it was worn in ancient times).

 Attribution/Description: 

Date:          12th through 9th centuries BC
Size:           About 27 mm (1 1/16 inches) wide
Surface:     An evenly colored light blue/green, black lines
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition, In Tact, Some chipping  

       BUY NOW   $349 plus shipping

Sharp and Bold !!!

Historical Context:  See above discussion of "Eye of Horus"

This Eye of Horus has a hole through the top edge and can be strung on string as a necklace (how it was worn in ancient times).

 Attribution/Description: 

Date:          14th through 9th centuries BC
Size:           About 22 mm (7/8 inches) wide
Surface:     An evenly colored light blue/green, black lines
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition, In Tact, Some chipping  

       SOLD   $329 plus shipping

Thick and Bold !!!

Historical Context:  See above discussion of "Eye of Horus"

This Eye of Horus has a hole through the top edge and can be strung on string as a necklace (how it was worn in ancient times).

 Attribution/Description: 

Date:          14th through 9th centuries BC
Size:           About 25 mm (1 inches) wide
Surface:     An evenly colored light blue/green, black lines
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition, In Tact, Some chipping  

       SOLD   $299 plus shipping

Big and Bold !!!

Historical Context:  See above discussion of "Eye of Horus"

This Eye of Horus has a hole through the top edge and can be strung on string as a necklace (how it was worn in ancient times).

 Attribution/Description: 

Date:          14th through 9th centuries BC
Size:           About 34 mm (1 3/8 inches) wide
Surface:     An evenly colored olive green, black lines
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition, In Tact, Some chipping  

       SOLD   $429 plus shipping

Big and Bold !!!

Historical Context:  See above discussion of "Eye of Horus"

This Eye of Horus has a hole through the top edge and can be strung on string as a necklace (how it was worn in ancient times).

 Attribution/Description: 

Date:          14th through 9th centuries BC
Size:           About 30 mm (1 1/4 inches) wide
Surface:     An evenly colored light blue/green, black lines
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition, In Tact, Some chipping  

       SOLD  $349 plus shipping

Deep and Bright Blue !!!

Historical Context:  See above discussion of "Eye of Horus"

This Eye of Horus has a hole through the top edge and can be strung on string as a necklace (how it was worn in ancient times).

 Attribution/Description: 

Date:          14th through 9th centuries BC
Size:           About 25 mm (1 inches) wide
Surface:     An evenly colored deep blue, black lines
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition, In Tact, Some chipping  

       SOLD   $399 plus shipping

Big and Bold !!!

Historical Context:  See above discussion of "Eye of Horus"

This Eye of Horus has a hole through the top edge and can be strung on string as a necklace (how it was worn in ancient times).

 Attribution/Description: 

Date:          14th through 9th centuries BC
Size:           About 25 mm (1 inches) wide
Surface:     An evenly colored light blue/green, black lines
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition, Encrustations, In Tact, Some chipping  

       BUY NOW   $329 plus shipping

Historical Context:  See above

This Eye of Horus Amulet was worn in ancient Egypt as a symbol of good luck and good health.  This Eye of Horus has a hole through the top edge and can be strung on string as a necklace (how it was worn in ancient times).

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          9th through 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 25 mm (1 inch) wide
Surface:     Mostly a blue-green color
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition

BUY NOW   $399 plus shipping

(Double click for enlarged photo)

Much older than most Ushabtis available !!!

Historical Context:  See above. 

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          13th century BC
Size:           About 2 inches tall
Surface:     White color with some dark areas in recesses
Condition:  "Fine plus" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact.  No significant chips noted.
Features:    Hierog;yphs down front (Translation:  Pending)

          SOLD   $99.95 plus shipping

Other side

Egyptian Goddess of childbirth and fertility and protector of the Household - Worn for protection against evil

Rare this nice !!!!  Wearable !!!  

Historical Context:  Taweret was the Egyptian Goddess of childbirth and fertility. The name "Taweret" means, "she who is great"or simply, "great one". When paired with another deity, she became the demon-wife of Apep, the original god of evil.  In their art, Taweret was depicted as a composite of all the things the Egyptians feared, the major part of her being hippopotamus, since this is what the constellation most resembled, with the arms and legs of a lioness, and with the back of a crocodile. On occasion, later, rather than having a crocodile back, she was seen as having a separate, small crocodile resting on her back, which was thus interpreted as Sober, the crocodile-god, and said to be her consort.  As the hippopotamus was associated with the Nile, these more positive ideas of Taweret allowed her to be seen as a goddess of the annual flooding of the Nile and the bountiful harvest that it brought. Ultimately, although only a household deity, since she was still considered the consort of Apep, Taweret was seen as one who protected against evil by restraining it.

 Attribution/Description: 

Date:          7th through 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 27mm ( 11/16 inches) tall
Surface:     An evenly colored light blue/green
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition, In Tact, Loop in tact, Can be worn  

          SOLD   $279 plus shipping

HIGH QUALITY !!

Historical Context:  See above.  

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          8th and 7th centuries BC
Size:           About 3 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a light green-blue color, earthen highlights in recesses.
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows. 
                     It is intact, with only minor chipping on rear base.
Features:    It has intricate molded Egyptian features with distinct eyes,
                    headband, and grain sack on back

          SOLD   $219 plus shipping

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Historical Context:  Egyptian scarabs are some of the most interesting and collectable artifacts from ancient Egypt. The Scarab was a symbol of rebirth and resurrection to the ancient Egyptians because the beetle would rise up from the Desert sand. The hieroglyph "writing" on this scarab is an Egyptian spell. Egyptians believed these Scarabs could provide protection for the bearer. The spell carved into it would provide the details of the spell and protection, generally praising the good gods and warding off the bad gods. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 5/8 to 3/4 inch long and it is mostly a soft white/brown color with some areas of the brown in the recesses.

               SOLD  $199 plus shipping

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The squatting baboon became an early, visible and protective form of Thoth, one of Egypt's most notable gods associated with knowledge and scribes. The baboon of Thoth (also called Isdes) became an assistant in the judgment hall in the underworld. 

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs.

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 5/8 to 3/4 inch long and it is mostly a soft white/brown color with some areas of the brown in the recesses.

               SOLD  $199 plus shipping

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs.

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 15mm (5/8 inch) long and it is mostly a soft white/brown color with some areas of the brown in the recesses.

               SOLD       $199 plus shipping

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Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 18 mm (about 3/4ths inch) long and it is mostly a soft off-white/yellow color with some areas of the brown in the recesses.

               SOLD  $199 plus shipping

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Photo of side

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 15 mm (about 5/8ths inch) long and it is mostly a soft white/brown color with some areas of the brown in the recesses.

               SOLD  $199 plus shipping

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Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 17 mm (about 3/4ths inch) long and it is mostly a soft white/brown color with some areas of the brown in the recesses.

               SOLD  $199 plus shipping

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LARGER than Most Scarabs

with Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyph Translation - Royal Name of Thutmoses IV (Menkheperure, meaning "Everlasting are the Manifestations of Re")

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 27 mm (about 1 1/8 inch) long and it is mostly a soft white/brown color and red color in the recesses.

               SOLD  $349 plus shipping

with Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyph Translation - Royal Name of Thutmoses IV (Menkheperure, meaning "Everlasting are the Manifestations of Re") and other hieroglyphs meaning "Another Truth"

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 16 mm (about 5/8 inch) long and it is mostly a soft white/brown color and red color in the recesses, Some chipping

               SOLD  $299 plus shipping

with Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyph Translation - "Maat, The Egyptian God of Truth"

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 21 mm (about 7/8 inch) long and it is mostly a soft light brown color, Some chipping

                SOLD $179 plus shipping

with Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyph Translation - "Scarab beetle representing the transition to the afterlife"  The scarab beetle means "to become"

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 18 mm (about 11/16 inch) long and it is mostly a soft light brown color, Some chipping

                SOLD $199 plus shipping

with Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyph Translation - Pending

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 18 mm (about 11/16 inch) long and it is mostly a soft light brown and green/blue colors, Some chipping

                SOLD $199 plus shipping

with Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyph Translation - "Feathers of Maat on both sides, meaning 'Truth' and in the middle a string musical instrument, nefer, meaning good or beauty"

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 18 mm (about 11/16 inch) long and it is mostly a soft light brown and green colors

                SOLD $199 plus shipping

with Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyph Translation - "...... To Become Ka"  Ka was the alternative spirittual side (soul) of a person
Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.  This scarab has been stained and waxed to enhance contrast.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 20 mm (about 3/4 inch) long

                SOLD $179 plus shipping

with Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyph Translation - Pending

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 15 mm (about 9/16 inch) long and it is mostly a soft light brown color

                SOLD $199 plus shipping

with Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyph Translation - "Blessed Dead"

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 18 mm (about 11/16 inch) long and it is mostly a soft light brown color

                SOLD $199 plus shipping

with Egyptian Hieroglyphs - Tremendous detail
Hieroglyph Translation - Pending

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 18 mm (about 11/16 inch) long and it is mostly a soft light brown color

                SOLD $229 plus shipping

with Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyph Translation - Pending

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 16 mm (about 5/8 inch) long and it is mostly a soft light brown color

                SOLD $199 plus shipping

with Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyph Translation - Eye of Horus, indicating healing power, and Four Cobras (on reverse), indicating protection

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 15 mm (about 9/16 inch) long and it is mostly a soft light brown color

                SOLD  $289 plus shipping

with Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Hieroglyph Translation - Pending

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 15 mm (about 5/8 inch) long and it is mostly a soft light brown color

                SOLD $199 plus shipping

#11202:  Egyptian Mummy Bead Necklace, 
Late Period 1500-350 BC
Restrung.....

Length:         about 18 1/2 inches
Condition:     Excellent - Please see the picture. 

        SOLD OUT   $229 each plus shipping

#11340:  Egyptian Mummy Bead Necklace, 
Late Period 1500-350 BC
Restrung.....

Length:         about 18 1/2 inches
Condition:     Excellent - Please see the picture. 

        SOLD  $229 each plus shipping (this string)

Historical Context:  This item is an Egyptian USHABTI. These are some of the most interesting and collectable artifacts from ancient Egypt. Ushabties are magical statues found in tombs. Egyptians believed these Ushabties would come to life and serve the dead in their after life and do any unpleasant chore the deceased might be called upon to perform in the afterlife. Because the daily life of ancient Egyptians centered on agriculture, these Ushabties took on the appearance of field workers. They were mummiform, so as to be identified with Osiris, the god of the dead, but their hands were protruding from the bandages so they could do the work. 

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          7th through 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 1/8 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a light brown/bluish color
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows, Reapiered at legs

It has intricate Egyptian features.

 SOLD $279 plus shipping

 

 

Historical Context:  This item is an Egyptian USHABTI. These are some of the most interesting and collectable artifacts from ancient Egypt. Ushabties are magical statues found in tombs. Egyptians believed these Ushabties would come to life and serve the dead in their after life and do any unpleasant chore the deceased might be called upon to perform in the afterlife. Because the daily life of ancient Egyptians centered on agriculture, these Ushabties took on the appearance of field workers. They were mummiform, so as to be identified with Osiris, the god of the dead, but their hands were protruding from the bandages so they could do the work. 

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          7th through 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 1/8 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a light brown/bluish color
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows, Reapiered at legs

It has intricate Egyptian features.

 SOLD  $299 plus shipping

Photo of Back

Historical Context:  This item is an Egyptian USHABTI. These are some of the most interesting and collectable artifacts from ancient Egypt. Ushabties are magical statues found in tombs. Egyptians believed these Ushabties would come to life and serve the dead in their after life and do any unpleasant chore the deceased might be called upon to perform in the afterlife. Because the daily life of ancient Egyptians centered on agriculture, these Ushabties took on the appearance of field workers. They were mummiform, so as to be identified with Osiris, the god of the dead, but their hands were protruding from the bandages so they could do the work. 

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          7th through 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 1/8 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a light brown/bluish color
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows, Repaired at legs

It has intricate Egyptian features.

 SOLD  $299 plus shipping

 

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Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Ushabtis. 

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          9th through 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 4 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a light blue color and some brown glazing, bumpy, spotty finish
Condition:  "Very Fine" condition and has more detail than photo shows, Repaired at legs from two pieces 
 

        SOLD  $139 plus shipping

Photo of Back

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Ushabtis. 

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          9th through 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 3 3/8 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a light blue color some deeper blue and brown glazing
Condition:  "Fine" condition with some chipping. 

        SOLD   $249  plus shipping

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Ushabtis. 

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          9th through 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 3 1/2 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a light blue color some deeper blue and brown glazing
Condition:  "Fine" condition with some chipping. 

        SOLD  $249  plus shipping

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Ushabtis. 

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          9th through 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 3 1/2 inches tall
Surface:     Mostly a light blue color some deeper blue and brown glazing
Condition:  "Fine" condition with some chipping. 

        BUY NOW   $249  plus shipping

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Ushabtis. 

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          9th through 6th centuries BC
Size:           About 3 inches tall - Mounted on Acrylic base
Surface:     Bronze - Dark Brown patina
Condition:  "Excellent"  

        SOLD   $199  plus shipping

Attribution/Description:  

Date:          9th through 6th centuries BC (Based on materials type,
                     likely a later dynasty about 26th Dynasty)
Size:           About 7 inches wide with inside edge of wings touching
Surface:     Mostly a light blue color, with brown in recesses
Condition:  Repaired, Nice detail in reaminder of area

        SOLD   $749  plus shipping

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Historical Context:  This pottery fragment is from pottery produced by the PTOLEMAIC EGYPTIAN EMPIRE around the 4th to 1st Century BC. The Ptolemaic empire was founded by Ptolemy I after the death of Alexander the Great. Ptolemy I was a boyhood friend of Alexander and his most trusted general. After Ptolemy successfully completed the Persian war, Alexander granted him the area of Egypt. He founded an empire that lasted almost 300 years. The empire ended with Cleopatra VII, the Queen of the Nile  The fragment is about 32 mm long (about 1 1/4 inches).  The surface of the fragment is relatively smooth. Please see the picture. 

Attribution:  Egyptian Pottery Fragment - 4th to 1st Century BC:   This fragment is teracotta ceramic and measures about 1 1/4 inches end-to-end. This fragment is in excellent condition.

SOLD  $149 plus shipping

Attribution/Description:   Egyptian "Frog" Lamp

Size:           About 77 mm (about 3 inches)
Surface:     Mostly a light brown, with dark brown earthen highlights in recesses
Condition:  Outstanding, One of finest known

        SOLD   $299  plus shipping

Historical Context:  This pottery fragment is from pottery produced by the PTOLEMAIC EGYPTIAN EMPIRE around the 2nd to 1st Century BC. The Ptolemaic empire was founded by Ptolemy I after the death of Alexander the Great. Ptolemy I was a boyhood friend of Alexander and his most trusted general. After Ptolemy successfully completed the Persian war, Alexander granted him the area of Egypt. He founded an empire that lasted almost 300 years. The empire ended with Cleopatra VII, the Queen of the Nile   

Hippokrátēs was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles (Classical Athens), and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is referred to as the Western father of medicine in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of medicine. This intellectual school revolutionized medicine in ancient Greece, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields that it had traditionally been associated with (notably theurgy and philosophy), thus making medicine a profession

Attribution:  Egyptian Pottery Fragment - 2nd to 1st Century BC:  
Material:  Teracotta ceramic
Size:  about 84mm (about 3 1/2 inches) end-to-end.
Condition:  Excellent condition and stable

SOLD  $249 plus shipping

Historical Context:  This item is an Egyptian ARROWHEAD.  It was manufactured about 600 BC for the Egyptian military.  It is a Bilobe-type  blade.  

This Arrowhead is about  41 mm (1 5/8 -inch) long and is intact. It has a green-brown patina (coloring) and earthen highlights.  

        SOLD  $23.95 plus shipping

Special Note:  Since the looting of the Iraqi Museum, all of our Mesopotamian or Babylonian material purchased has been checked against the Interpol Database of Iraqi Museum looted materials. 

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Historical Context:  This cuneiform tablet was manufactured about 2000 to 1300 BC in Ancient Babylonia, region east of current day Lebanon. In the late fourth and third milleniums B.C. a people called the Sumerians began to develop a writing system called "cuneiform" ("wedge-shaped"), written on wet clay with a sharpened stick, or stylus. At first the Sumerians used a series of pictures ("pictograms") to record information having to do with business and administration, but went on to develop a system of symbols that stood for ideas and later sounds (usually syllables). In the later stages of Sumerian writing there were about 600 signs that were used on a regular basis.

The language that the Sumerians used is not related to any other language we know about, and it gradually ceased to be a spoken language. The writing system, however, was adopted by people speaking a Semitic language called Akkadian, and continued to be used by a number of peoples up until the 1st century BC. Both the Babylonians and Assyrians, who spoke dialects of Akkadian, used the cuneiform signs, writing not only in their own languages, but sometimes in Sumerian as well. Sumerian had become the language of literature and scholarship, somewhat like Latin up until fairly recently.  Most cuneiform tablets are business related documents.

Attribution:  Cuneiform Tablet, 2,150 to 2,000 BC
Size:              37 mm by 30 mm (about 1 1/4 by 1 1/2-inches square)
Condition:     Excellent - Please see the picture. 
                      Very Sharp 

SOLD  $349  plus shipping

 

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Photo of Back

#90XX: Cuneiform Tablet
2150 to 2000 BC 
Tablet AND Envelope, Both with Cuneiform Script !!!

Rare to Have Envelope Attached

Ref:  Purchase of Textiles

Historical Context:  See above

Attribution:  Cuneiform Tablet, 2150 to 2000 BC
Size:              42mm by 40mm (about 1 3/4-inches square)
Condition:     Excellent - Please see the picture. 
                       Envelop sheath slightly loosened and mostly missing on backside

SOLD  $469  plus shipping

 

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Photo of Other Side

Historical Context:  See above

Attribution:  Cuneiform Tablet, 1900 to 1700 BC
Size:             63 mm by 51 mm (about 2 1/2 x 2-inches)
Condition:     Repaired, but, Very Good - Please see the pictures. 
                      

SOLD $329  plus shipping

 

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Historical Context:  See above

Attribution:  Cuneiform Tablet, 1900 to 1700 BC
Size:             32 mm by 36 mm (about 1 1/4 x 1 1/2-inches)
Condition:    No Repairs - Please see the pictures. 
                      

SOLD  $299  plus shipping

 

Historical Context:  See above

Attribution:  Cuneiform Tablet, 1900 to 1700 BC
Size:             54 mm by 40 mm (about 2 1/8 x 1 5/8-inches)
Condition:     Chipped, Cracked and repaired - Please see the pictures. 
                      

SOLD  $219  plus shipping

 

Historical Context:  See above

Attribution:  Cuneiform Tablet, 1900 to 1700 BC
Size:             53 mm by 45 mm (about 2 1/8 x 1 3/4-inches)
Condition:     Chipped, Cracked and repaired, Very Sharp Writing - Please see the pictures. 
                      

SOLD  $379  plus shipping

 

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Historical Context:  See above

Attribution:  Cuneiform Tablet, 1500 to 1100 BC
Size:              62mm by 45mm (about 2 1/2  x 1 3/4-inches square)
Condition:     Very Good - Please see the pictures. 
                      

SOLD  $349  plus shipping

 

#9052/9774: Cuneiform Tablet
2150 to 2000 BC 

Historical Context:  See above

Attribution:  Cuneiform Tablet, 2150 to 2000 BC
Size:              45mm by 45mm (about 1 3/4  x 1 3/4-inches square)
Condition:     Very Good - Please see the pictures. 
                      

SOLD  $349  plus shipping

 

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#8613: Cuneiform Foundation Cone
2000 to 1300 BC 
EXCELLENT PIECE !!!

Historical Context:  See above "Historical Context" for cuneiform tablets.

Foundation cones were buried at the corner stone of a building and was typically inscribed with a prayer.

Attribution:  Cuneiform Foundation Cone, 2000 to 1300 BC
Size:              74 mm (about 3-inches to its tip)
Condition:     Excellent - Please see the picture. 
                       

SOLD  $469  plus shipping

 

Back of Tablet

Historical Context:  See above

Attribution:  Cuneiform Tablet, 1900 to 1700 BC
Size:             67 mm by 47 mm (about 2 3/4 x 1 7/8-inches)
Condition:     Repaired, but, Very Good - Please see the pictures. 
                      

SOLD  $449  plus shipping

 

Edge with Cylinder Seal "Signature"

#8787: Cuneiform Tablet - Tag for sheep carcasses
2000 to 1300 BC 
VERY UNUSUAL !!!

Historical Context:  See above

The tablet is a tag.  See the break point at bottom edge.  It features two unusual markings, one is a seated male figure (see main photo) and the other is a cylinder seal rolled edge (see second photo).  This is a tag for a group of sheep carcasses.

Attribution:  Cuneiform Tablet, 2000 to 1300 BC
Size:              40 mm by 32 mm (about 1 5/8 x 1 1/4-inches)
Condition:     Excellent - Please see the picture. 
                       No Repairs

SOLD  $349  plus shipping

 

#8788: Cuneiform Tablet - Front Half of Tablet Only
2350 to 2200 BC 

Historical Context:  See above

The tablet specifies the grain for specific persons.

Attribution:  Cuneiform Tablet, 2350 to 2200 BC
Size:              75 mm by 42 mm (about 2 7/8 x 1 1/2-inches)
Condition:     Very Good to Excellent - Please see the picture.  
                      Great Surfaces, Front of Tablet Only, Repaired 
                      

SOLD  $449  plus shipping

 

Historical Context:  See above

Attribution:  Cuneiform Tablet, 2000 to 1300 BC
Size:             29 mm by 25 mm (about 1 1/4 x 1-inches)
Condition:     No Repairs, Chipped, Very Sharp Writing - Please see the pictures. 
                      

SOLD  $349  plus shipping

 

Historical Context:  See above

Attribution:  Clay Vessel Fragment, 1500 to 1100 BC
Size:              120mm by 85mm (about 4 3/4  x 3 3/8-inches square)
Condition:     Very Good - Please see the pictures. 
                      

SOLD     $249  plus shipping

 

Hunting Scene, Hunter (in chipped area to left -see arc of bow) and Animals to right (Bull head, Bear, Lion?)

Historical Context:  See Above "Historical Context" about Scarabs. 

NOTE:   This Scarab can be strung on a necklace, if desired.

Size and Condition:  This Scarab is about 15 mm (about 5/8 inch) long and it is mostly a soft light brown color

                BUY NOW $179 plus shipping

Size and Condition:  This Tile is about 62 mm square (about 2 1/2 inches on each sida) and it is mostly a soft light brown color.  The crack on the right side does not go through the tile and is stable.

                SOLD  $329 plus shipping

Torques on CD to illustrate size

Close up of repair to one torque

Pictue of Ancient Relief in Apadana Iran (5th Century BC) showing torque being held by Torque Bearer

#7347: HEAVY Bronze Torques, Matched Pair
Circa 5th Century BC 
SHARP and RARE AS A PAIR !!!

Historical Context:  These torques were manufactured in Persia (Iran) around the 5th Century BC for use in ceremonial procession carried by a Saka Tigraxauda Tribute Bearer.  The Apadana, begun by Darius and finished by Xerxes, that was used mainly for great receptions by the kings. Thirteen of its seventy-two columns still stand on the enormous platform to which two monumental stairways, on the north and on the east, give access. They are adorned with rows of beautifully executed reliefs showing scenes from the New Year's festival and processions of representatives of twenty-three subject nations of the Achaemenid Empire, with court notables and Persians and Medes, followed by soldiers and guards, their horses, and royal chariots.

On one of the stairways of the Apadana shows the Torque Bearer carrying torques virtually identical to those offer here - See picture here.

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See more complete documentation of torque origin here.

Attribution:  Persia, 5th Century BC
Size:              127 to 132 mm at inside diameter (about 5 to 5 1/4 inches)
Weight:         Average 230 grams each (over 1/2 pound each)
Condition:     Excellent - Please see the picture. One bracelet was repaired
                       

BUY NOW    $1195  plus shipping

 

In Hand to Show Scale

#8814:  Ancient Akkadian
Short Sword, 2350-2150 BC

Historical Context:  The Akkadian Empire usually refers to the Semitic speaking state that grew up around the city of Akkad north of Sumer, and reached its greatest extent under Sargon of Akkad. Although ascertaining exact dates during this period is subject to significant disagreement, the Akkadian Empire lasted from circa 2350 BC to 2150 BC — approximately 200 years.

Size:              about 20.5 inches long
Condition:     Excellent - Please see the picture. 
                      

SOLD  $899  plus shipping

 

#10780:  Ancient Akkadian
Javelin Head, 2350-2150 BC

Long Head, Mid Rib, and Straight Tang

Historical Context:  The Akkadian Empire usually refers to the Semitic speaking state that grew up around the city of Akkad north of Sumer, and reached its greatest extent under Sargon of Akkad. Although ascertaining exact dates during this period is subject to significant disagreement, the Akkadian Empire lasted from circa 2350 BC to 2150 BC — approximately 200 years.

Size:              about 17 inches long
Condition:     Excellent, Nice patina, minor chipping, Straight shaft - Please see the picture. 
                      

SOLD $799  plus shipping

 

#10796:  Ancient Luristan (Eastern Mesopotamia)
Short Sword, Circa 1,500 to 900 BC (Hittite Period)

Special Features of this Short Sword

Duck-eyed on curves of hilt at attachment to blade (See close-up picture)

Molded grip with Four Men Arm-to-Arm (See close-up picture)

Historical Context: 

Cultures of Mesopotamia were diverse and variegated. Even in the period of great empires, beginning with the Akkadians, Mesopotamia consisted of largely independent city-states with their own cults (often completely different religions), languages, kings, and administrations. The earliest culture is the Sumerians (circa 3000 to 1800 BC), but other cultures developed, including the Akkadians (2450 to 1800 BC), the Amorites (1800 to 1530 BC), the Hittites (1600 to 717 BC), and the Assyrians (1170 to 612 BC).

Size:              about 12 1/2 inches long
Condition:     Overall excellent condition - Please see the pictures, Blade has number of minor bends, but, not bad and does not detract of excellent features and uniqueness of sword, Blade is somewhat loosely fit in handle.
                     
                      

SOLD  $1,195  plus shipping

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#99016:  Sumerian Bead Necklace, 3000-2650BC
Restrung.....

Historical Context:  Sumer was the lower delta of region of ancient Babylonia.  Between 3500 BC and 3100 BC a cosmopolitan civilization was formed from the villages of the area.  Metal workers discovered that copper was improved by the addition of tin resulting in bronze.  Thus, the advent of civilization in Sumer is associated with the beginning of the Bronze Age in the West.  Sumer was comprised of about 12 cities, the most prominent being the city of Ur.  

Attribution:  Sumerian beads, restrung on poly line for shipping
Size:              about 20-21 inches
Condition:     Excellent - Please see the picture. 
                      

SOLD OUT   $79.95  plus shipping

Photo of Back

Photo of Side

#9658  Mehrgarh period, - Fertility Goddess

3rd Millennium BC

Historical Context:  The civilization who created these figures at Mehrgarh, Baluchistan, a province of Pakistan, are considered to be the most ancient civilization in all of Asia and is one of the most important Neolithic (7000 BC to 3200 BC) sites. Mehrgarh lies on the "Kachi plain of Balochistan, Pakistan, and is one of the earliest sites with evidence of farming (wheat and barley) and herding (cattle, sheep and goats) in South Asia.". The earliest settlement at Mehrgarh—in the northeast corner of the 495-acre site—was a small farming village dated between 7000 BC–5500 BC.

Most human figurines found in the ruins of that culture are feminine which indicates that women had a high standing in that society.

Description:  Buff terracotta figurine of seated naked female with outstreached arms
Size:              about 5 1/2 inches tall
Condition:      Fine, Intact, polished/waxed surfaces
                      

SOLD  $429  plus shipping

#9825  Mehrgarh period,  
Male God (RARE - Most of this period are Female)

3rd Millennium BC

Historical Context:  The civilization who created these figures at Mehrgarh, Baluchistan, a province of Pakistan, are considered to be the most ancient civilization in all of Asia and is one of the most important Neolithic (7000 BC to 3200 BC) sites. Mehrgarh lies on the "Kachi plain of Balochistan, Pakistan, and is one of the earliest sites with evidence of farming (wheat and barley) and herding (cattle, sheep and goats) in South Asia.". The earliest settlement at Mehrgarh—in the northeast corner of the 495-acre site—was a small farming village dated between 7000 BC–5500 BC.

Most human figurines found in the ruins of that culture are feminine which indicates that women had a high standing in that society.

Description:  Buff terracotta figurine of seated naked male with outstreached arms
Size:              about 4 1/4 inches tall
Condition:      Fine, Intact, Some chipping
                      

 SOLD $429  plus shipping

#10844  Mehrgarh period,  
Indos Bull

3rd Millennium BC

Historical Context:  See above.

Description:  Buff terracotta figurine of bull
Size:              75 mm (2 7/8 inches) long (nose-to-tail) and 40 mm (1 5/8 inches) across horns (tip-to-tip)
Condition:      Fine, One horn repaired, Would benefit from Additional Cleaning
                      

 SOLD    $229  plus shipping

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#7394: Ishtar - Assyrian Mother Goddess Cult Statue

2nd Millennium BC

Historical Context:  Ishtar was the Babylonian and Assyrian mother goddess who presided over love, war and fertility. She was called Ashtoreth and Atsarte by the Phoenicians, and she was also identified with the Sumerian goddess Inanna.  Ishtar was associated with the Assyrians story of the Great Flood, essentially the same as the Bible Story of Noah.

Ishtar's names - like those of all ancient deities - were many and various. In Babylon, her name meant 'Star', the Light of the World. Semitic people gradually conquered the lands of Sumer, introducing changes to the earliest myths and adding further names for the goddess. She was known as Ashtoreth, to whom King Solomon returns at the end of his days; she was also named -Har, or Hora - from which the words harlot and whore sprang. Inanna/Ishtar was served by powerful prostitute-priestesses who were 'the vehicles of her creative life in their sexual union with the men who came there to perform a sacred ritual'.  This goddess exhibited a rich diversity of powers, for she also had a terrifying aspect as goddess of war and storms. Her primordial origins are suggested by images depicting her with the magical Tree of Life, the sacred serpent, and numerous birds - linking her with the earliest snake-bird goddesses known to us in many cultures.

Size:              83 mm tall (about 3 1/4 inches)
Condition:      Fine, Intact
                      

SOLD  $429  plus shipping

 

 

Historical Context:  The Indus Valley civilizations flourished between 2600 and 2000 B.C. as a contemporary of some of the greatest civilizations in Mesopotamia . Centered in the Indus Valley (mainly in modern-day Pakistan), the civilization extended over a vast area of nearly 1000 miles. The "Nal culture" was a critical final stepping stone in the development of the Indus Valley cultures . Centered in Baluchistan, a province of modern Pakistan , the Nal sites comprise a number of towns and villages, including Sohr Damb, Nal, and Amir. At their ancient heights, these sites probably just predated Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa, the largest and most researched cities to the east on the Indus River .

Description:  Terracotta with Decorative Pattern
Size:              about 3 1/8 inches diagonal
Condition:      Fine, Intact, Minor chipping
                      

SOLD $179  plus shipping

 

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#7764:  Hittite Spear Point, 1400 - 1200 BC

Deuteronomy 7:1 "When the Lord, your God, brings you into the land which you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites......seven nations greater and mightier than yourselves."

Historical Context:  The Hittites (15th-12th. BC.): The Hittites, throughout the Old Kingdom, had a weak and decentralized administration.: Based on the earlier efforts, they reunited and established the Hittite Empire that shows an excellent central organization and made Hattusa (Bogazkoy) their capital city. In the 15th and 14thcen. BC., the Hittites enlarged their territories, to the Sea of Marmara in the west and towards the states along the Euphrates in the east, fighting against the Hurrians, Mitanni Empire and the barbarian Keskas of the Pontic region. They signed the first peace treaty Kadesh, 1,285 BC.) of the world history at the end of the war against the Egyptians, under the reign of Ramses II, for the control of Syria.

Attribution:  Hittite, 1400 to 1200 BC
Size:              about 105 mm (about 4 1/4 inches) tip to tail
Condition:     Generally nice - Please see the picture. 
                      

SOLD   $139  plus shipping

 

Pre-Columbian Indian art ancient Native American antiquities fine figure artifacts, shaman stones. 

Mesoamerica Cultures

• Aztec, 1325–1521 AD, central Mexico
• Huastec, 1000 BCE–1500 AD, Hidalgo, Veracruz, San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas
• Mixtec, unknown–1600 AD, western Oaxaca
• Maya, 500 BCE–900 AD, Southern Mexican states of Chiapas and Tabasco, Mexican Yucatán Peninsula states of Quintana Roo, Campeche, and Yucatán; Guatemala; Belize; El Salvador; western Honduras
• Olmec, 1200–400 BC, Veracruz and Tabasco
• P'urhépecha or Tarascan state, 1300–1530 AD, Michoacán
• Teotihuacán, 200 BCE–800 AD, near Mexico City
• Toltec, 900–1100 AD
• Totonac, unknown–1500 AD, eastern Mexico
• Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition, 300 BC–400 AD, Jalisco, Nayarit, and, to a lesser extent, Colima
• Zapotec, 500 BCE–1500 AD, Oaxaca

Chimu Zoomorphic Whistle Bottle vessel

Chimu Zoomorphic Whistle Bottle vessel

Burnish Zoomorphic Stir-up Vessel

Statue face fragment - LARGE Fragment

Statue face fragment

Statue face fragment

Classic Veracruz culture (or Gulf Coast Classic culture) refers to a cultural area in the north and central areas of the present-day Mexican state of Veracruz, a culture that existed from roughly 100 to 1000 CE, or during the Classic era.^[1]

El Tajin was the major center of Classic Veracruz culture; other notable settlements include Higueras, Zapotal, Cerro de las Mesas, Nopiloa, and Remojadas, the latter two important ceramics centers. The culture spanned the Gulf Coast between the Pánuco River on the north and the Papaloapan River on the south.

Statue face fragment - Medium Large Size

Classic Veracruz culture (or Gulf Coast Classic culture) refers to a cultural area in the north and central areas of the present-day Mexican state of Veracruz, a culture that existed from roughly 100 to 1000 CE, or during the Classic era.^[1]

El Tajin was the major center of Classic Veracruz culture; other notable settlements include Higueras, Zapotal, Cerro de las Mesas, Nopiloa, and Remojadas, the latter two important ceramics centers. The culture spanned the Gulf Coast between the Pánuco River on the north and the Papaloapan River on the south.

Statue face fragment

Classic Veracruz culture (or Gulf Coast Classic culture) refers to a cultural area in the north and central areas of the present-day Mexican state of Veracruz, a culture that existed from roughly 100 to 1000 CE, or during the Classic era.^[1]

El Tajin was the major center of Classic Veracruz culture; other notable settlements include Higueras, Zapotal, Cerro de las Mesas, Nopiloa, and Remojadas, the latter two important ceramics centers. The culture spanned the Gulf Coast between the Pánuco River on the north and the Papaloapan River on the south.

Statue fragment

Classic Veracruz culture (or Gulf Coast Classic culture) refers to a cultural area in the north and central areas of the present-day Mexican state of Veracruz, a culture that existed from roughly 100 to 1000 CE, or during the Classic era.^[1]

El Tajin was the major center of Classic Veracruz culture; other notable settlements include Higueras, Zapotal, Cerro de las Mesas, Nopiloa, and Remojadas, the latter two important ceramics centers. The culture spanned the Gulf Coast between the Pánuco River on the north and the Papaloapan River on the south.

Statue fragment

Classic Veracruz culture (or Gulf Coast Classic culture) refers to a cultural area in the north and central areas of the present-day Mexican state of Veracruz, a culture that existed from roughly 100 to 1000 CE, or during the Classic era.^[1]

El Tajin was the major center of Classic Veracruz culture; other notable settlements include Higueras, Zapotal, Cerro de las Mesas, Nopiloa, and Remojadas, the latter two important ceramics centers. The culture spanned the Gulf Coast between the Pánuco River on the north and the Papaloapan River on the south.

Statue fragment

Classic Veracruz culture (or Gulf Coast Classic culture) refers to a cultural area in the north and central areas of the present-day Mexican state of Veracruz, a culture that existed from roughly 100 to 1000 CE, or during the Classic era.^[1]

El Tajin was the major center of Classic Veracruz culture; other notable settlements include Higueras, Zapotal, Cerro de las Mesas, Nopiloa, and Remojadas, the latter two important ceramics centers. The culture spanned the Gulf Coast between the Pánuco River on the north and the Papaloapan River on the south.

Statue fragment

Classic Veracruz culture (or Gulf Coast Classic culture) refers to a cultural area in the north and central areas of the present-day Mexican state of Veracruz, a culture that existed from roughly 100 to 1000 CE, or during the Classic era.^[1]

El Tajin was the major center of Classic Veracruz culture; other notable settlements include Higueras, Zapotal, Cerro de las Mesas, Nopiloa, and Remojadas, the latter two important ceramics centers. The culture spanned the Gulf Coast between the Pánuco River on the north and the Papaloapan River on the south.

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