Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Glass Throughout history, in almost every ancient  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Glass Throughout history, in almost every ancient culture, the spindle whorl has been a common domestic object. Elegant and abstract, these little objects were used to weight wool while it was being spun into thread. Common to most every civilization, these charming weights were often buried as a grave gift with their owners. Though their shape tended to remain uniform, spindle whorls can be found in a variety of materials including stone, bronze, gold, glass and bone. In the classical world, even the most respectable women carded and spun wool; it was considered the duty of a good matron. Spindle whorls are still used today in parts of Eastern Europe and the Middle East. We can imagine this whorl dancing through the fingers of a beautiful woman as she laughed and gossiped with her friends. From such an artifact, handled on a daily basis by an ancient life, we are placed in intimate touch with a vanished age. - (GF.0294)   « Less

Origin: Hebron, Judean Hills Circa: 1600 BC to 1300 BC Dimensions: 2" (5.1cm) high x 4.5" (11.4cm) wide Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Middle Bronze Age II Medium:  More »

Origin: Hebron, Judean Hills Circa: 1600 BC to 1300 BC Dimensions: 2" (5.1cm) high x 4.5" (11.4cm) wide Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Middle Bronze Age II Medium: Terracotta   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Dimensions: 1.25" (3.2cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Faience Throughout history, in almost every  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Dimensions: 1.25" (3.2cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Faience Throughout history, in almost every ancient culture, the spindle whorl has been a common domestic object. Elegant and abstract, these little objects were used to weight wool while it was being spun into thread. Known to most every civilization, these charming weights were often buried as a grave gift with their owners. Though their shape tended to remain uniform, spindle whorls can be found in a variety of materials including stone, bronze, gold, glass and bone. In the classical world, even the most respectable women carded and spun wool; it was considered the duty of a good matron. Spindle whorls are still used today in parts of Eastern Europe and the Middle East. We can imagine this whorl dancing through the fingers of a beautiful Egyptian woman as she laughed and gossiped with her friends. From such an artifact, handled on a daily basis by an ancient life, we are place in intimate touch with a vanished age. - (GF.0304)   « Less

Centuries ago, some ancient soldier offered this elegant weapon as a votive to the gods of war. Its graceful arced lines speak of its efficiency as an instrument of war, and  More »

Centuries ago, some ancient soldier offered this elegant weapon as a votive to the gods of war. Its graceful arced lines speak of its efficiency as an instrument of war, and larger versions were certainly used on the battlefields of the ancient Near East. In the time since, far more deadly weapons have evolved, yet this axe head conveys a primal power which stirs age-old instincts in us all. - (FZ.193)   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1300 BC Dimensions: 8.5" (21.6cm) high Catalogue: V6 Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: New Kingdom Medium: Faience This beautiful  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1300 BC Dimensions: 8.5" (21.6cm) high Catalogue: V6 Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: New Kingdom Medium: Faience This beautiful Egyptian pilgrim flask epitomizes the ancient Egyptian artist's ability to combine material, form and function in a most aesthetically pleasing way. The handles form two delicately balanced loops that echo the curvilinear lines of the body. The lovely turquoise color has been enhanced over time, at once evidencing a subtle aging process and heightening the complexity of the finish. To own this charming vessel is to carry on a tradition of aesthetic appreciation that began thousands of years ago. - (GF.0309)   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1500 BC to 1300 BC Dimensions: 2.5" (6.4cm) high x 2.5" (6.4cm) wide Catalogue: V1 Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Faience This  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1500 BC to 1300 BC Dimensions: 2.5" (6.4cm) high x 2.5" (6.4cm) wide Catalogue: V1 Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Faience This delicate little vessel probably once contained cosmetics: oils to make the skin soft, or kohl to bring out the luster of dark eyes. Centuries ago, it was perhaps among the prized possessions of some ancient beauty, a lady such as we see laughing in the lively paintings of the New Kingdom. When we place our fingers where those ancient ones once rested, we are linked, magically, with the spirit of that long-vanished life. - (P.0591)   « Less

This small hand axe was swung in battle during the age of the biblical patriarchs. Caught up in its graceful sculptural beauty, it is easy to forget it was once a lethal  More »

This small hand axe was swung in battle during the age of the biblical patriarchs. Caught up in its graceful sculptural beauty, it is easy to forget it was once a lethal weapon of war. We can only guess at its past, what dark deeds it might have been witness to. Time seems to have made these things unimportant. The wars and battles that caused men to fight with such weapons are long forgotten. Such an object, reduced to a linear purity, helps put things in perspective. - (FZ.241)   « Less

This elegant weapon first saw the heat of battle in the time of the biblical patriarchs. Attached to a wooden shaft, it would have been part of the hand arms of a warrior.  More »

This elegant weapon first saw the heat of battle in the time of the biblical patriarchs. Attached to a wooden shaft, it would have been part of the hand arms of a warrior. Time has numbed its lethal edge and covered it with the green patina of age. Its graceful form lends it a sculptural purity that negates its function. We can admire its beauty as a work of art rather than as a dangerous weapon of war. - (FZ.242)   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Dimensions: 2" (5.1cm) high x 3" (7.6cm) wide x 2.625" (6.7cm) depth Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kindom Medium: Faience When  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Dimensions: 2" (5.1cm) high x 3" (7.6cm) wide x 2.625" (6.7cm) depth Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kindom Medium: Faience When we hold this elegant little frit (or faience) vessel in our hands we cannot help but wonder who might have held it just so centuries ago, and raised it to their lips to drink. Surely that long-vanished individual would have stopped to admire the purity of its form, the flower-like shape. For a moment, we are linked directly to that unknown person who lived during Egypt's Golden Age. - (PF.0043)   « Less

The invention of bronze changed the face of ancient technology. Men soon discovered that this alloy of copper and tin produced stronger tools of war, and soon all the great  More »

The invention of bronze changed the face of ancient technology. Men soon discovered that this alloy of copper and tin produced stronger tools of war, and soon all the great armies of the Near East carried bronze weapons. This splendid dagger or short sword would have seen battle duty about the time of the Biblical patriarchs. Though its antiquity is evident, its linear simplicity gives it a contemporary appeal. - (FZ.245)   « Less