Here we have an ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEAD NECKLACE WITH PTAICHOS. During the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under pharaoh Narmer-Menes, the first ruler of Dynasty I about 3200 BC, the ancient Egyptian elite relied upon faience beads for the design of their jewelry. One can, therefore, state quite confidently that faience beads are the single most distinctive element incorporated into the design of every luxurious example of Egyptian jewelry from that moment on. Beads continue to charac ...click for details
A well rendered wooden mask with finely defined nose, the nostrils indented, full lips and wide armond shaped eyes.Also as you see in the pictures pigment in yellow no restoration at all. ( Mounted to Special stand.
Height:5 3/4 Inches
Condition: Preserved condition.
A well rendered wooden mask with finely defined nose, the nostrils indented, full lips and wide armond shaped eyes inlay eyes missing great piece. ( Mounted to Special stand. Height:6 3/4 Inches Condition: Preserved condition.
Proto-Dynastic, Dynasty 0, (Nagada III), 3100 3000 BC. A veined serpentine rolled mouth tapered jar with a flat foot. Heavy construction with a narrow hole. A nice example showing a bit of weathering. A classic example of an Egyptian stone jar. H: 14.7cm / 5.5".
Predynastic Period, Nagada II, c.3500 3200 BC. A large burnished red-ware storage jar. Contoured rim with an ovoid body tapering to a small flat base.
H: 48cm / 19". A very nice piece with much eye appeal
3rd Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXIII - XXV, 838 - 656BC. A wooden rat. Nicely carved with a humped back and well detailed facial features. Pigmented in black with white eyes over gesso. Hole at back for attached tail, now missing. Dim: 3 ¾" x 2 1/8". Possibly an offering at the temple of Bastet or a child's toy. A most interesting and rare depiction of this small animal in wood
Late Dynastic, 716 - 30 BC. A terracotta pot in the form of a seated monkey, hands together at breast holding what appears to be an incense cone. Detailed face with protruding ears and a pursed mouth which serves as a spout. Small hole atop the head. Nice patination with some minor losses to legs and arms. A most unusual and interesting piece possible of local Asiatic manufacture and imported into Egypt. From the delta region.
H: 5 ½".
