Ancient Egyptian art must be viewed from the standpoint of the ancient Egyptians to understand it. The somewhat static, usually formal, strangely abstract, and often blocky nature of much Egyptian imagery has, at times, led to unfavorable comparisons with later, and much more ânaturalistic,â Greek or Renaissance art. However, the art of the Egyp...
Ancient Egyptian art must be viewed from the standpoint of the ancient Egyptians to understand it. The somewhat static, usually formal, strangely abstract, and often blocky nature of much Egyptian imagery has, at times, led to unfavorable comparisons with later, and much more ânaturalistic,â Greek or Renaissance art. However, the art of the Egyptians served a vastly different purpose than that of these later cultures.
Blue green faience offerings cup with details in black.Price: SOLD Size: 6,5 x 4,5 cmOrigin: EgyptMaterial: FaienceProvenance: Collection Larissa Bjuggren 1916 - 2004, bought in Egypt in 1960's
This is a restrung collar with ancient faience beads with gilded modern beads.Very nice display piece and wearable, with modern clip.Price: SOLD Size; 20 x 8 cm ( 50 long)Provenance: Cairo 1960 - 1970's Spanish collection Barcelona
A bright blue glazed faience shabti with finely moulded face and black painted inscription and details. "The illuminated one, Osiris, pA...." end of text missing.Price: € 950,--Size: 7,6 x 3,4 cm Period: Third intermediate Period, 1050 - 730 B.C. Provenance: Estate Carcassone, France, 1900 - 1950's
Very fine brown steatite scarab set in golden swivel ring. Bottom of scarab, sows the Goddess Hathor as a cow. This combination of motifs and signs may call upon the protection of a cow goddess. Price: € 750,--Size: 2,3 x 2 cm Period: Late Period, 664-332 B.C. Provenance: Dutch collection Amsterdam 1970's
Ancient Egyptian faience shabti for Ankh-esen-Amun. Intact with black painted hieroglyphs "The Osiris, Ankh esen Amun, justified"Price: € 750,--Size: 6 cm Period: 21st Dynasty Material: Faience Provenance: Swiss collection, Schlieren
Intact mold with hieroglyphs, showing the epitheton of Ramses II. Ra-(en)-Hekau "Ra for all rulers"Price: SOLDSize: 4,5 x 3,7 cm Period: c. 700 - 50 B.C. Material: terracotta Provenance: Ex. Dr. John Winnie collection U.S.A.
Ushabti of General Padj-horem-hab. Light blue glazed faience with dark blue hieroglyphs. Mummy-shaped ushabti with a smooth three-part wig, the hands crossed on the chest, with a seed basket and hand plow. Simple back pillar at the back. A beautiful smile.Price: € 8500,--Size: 13,3 cm Period: 26th - 27th dynasty.
Nicely preserved statues of wood with gesso, with ood remains of the paint. The statues are the two sisters Isis and Nephthys.Price: € 7500,-- for the pair Size: c. 27 cm Period: Late - Ptolemaic period Condition: Very Good Provenance: Belgium Art-market, Dutch collection P B and Dutch collection JD
Cosmetic pallet in the shape of a fish. The palette is in the shape of bolti fish, or Tilapia nilotica.Ancient Egyptians associated bolti fish with fertility, growth, and rebirth.Price: € 2500,-- Size: 18,5 x 11 cm Period: Naqada II -III, c. 3400-3200 B.C. Material: Greywacke Condition: Intact Provenance: Dutch collection 1980's
Ancient Egyptian amulet of Serapis. rarePrice: € 450,--Size: 3,4 cm Period: 2nd-1st century B.C. (Greco-Roman) Material: steatite Provenance: Dutch collection, 1960's - 1970's
Faience Cobra amulet in the form of a Uraeus. Uraeus: Sign of control, nobility, and divine protection in ancient Egypt.Price: € 250,--Size: 1,5 cm Period: Late Period, Dynasty 26–31 (662–332 B.C.) Material: Faience Provenance: UK collection R.G.
Ancient Egyptian amulet of the red crown.Price: € 225,--Size: 2,5 cm Period: Late Period, c. 332 B.C. Material: Faience Provenance: Collection P.S. 1980's