Canaanite Scarab - LO.1126 Dimensions: 0.750" (1.9cm) wide Style: Middle Bronze Age IIB The ancient Egyptians maintained that the sun was propelled across the heavens by  More »

Canaanite Scarab - LO.1126 Dimensions: 0.750" (1.9cm) wide Style: Middle Bronze Age IIB The ancient Egyptians maintained that the sun was propelled across the heavens by means of a scarab, or sacred beetle. With the passing of time, the Egyptians created a series of amulets in the form of this beetle in a great variety of materials, and these were routinely provided with inscriptions in hieroglyphs conveniently accommodated to their stylized flat bottoms. So popular was the scarab that it became the one amulet associated with Egypt by all of her neighbors, and local variations were created in imitation of the Egyptian model. Our scarab is just such a variation. Its head and clypeus are designed as a single triangular form ending in a pincer-like shape. A pair of triangular-shaped notches serves to distinguish the thorax from the elytra, or wing case.The design elements on the bottom of our scarab are stylized and abstracted in their design. The principal figure appears to be a quadruped, facing right, with its hindquarters emphasized by linear ornamentation and its long tail raised high in the air. The figure may thus be identified as a baboon, although the possibility that a sphinx is intended cannot be overlooked. The linear network of ornament around the figure appears to be decorative, although the single element beneath the tail may have been intended to represent a nefer-sign.   « Less

Origin: Hebron, Judean Hills Circa: 1200 BC to 1000 BC Dimensions: 1.80" (4.6cm) high x 5.75" (14.6cm) wide Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Iron Age I Medium:  More »

Origin: Hebron, Judean Hills Circa: 1200 BC to 1000 BC Dimensions: 1.80" (4.6cm) high x 5.75" (14.6cm) wide Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Iron Age I Medium: Terracotta   « Less

Height-76 3/4", Depth-15 1/2", Width-47", Nice oversized mahogany china cabinet with arch top, lattice work doors rope carved base , and panel door base circa 1940s.

Height-76 3/4", Depth-15 1/2", Width-47", Nice oversized mahogany china cabinet with arch top, lattice work doors rope carved base , and panel door base circa 1940s.   « Less

Egyptian Seal - LO.1128 Origin: jericho Circa: 1300 BC to 900 BC Dimensions: 0.625" (1.6cm) wide x 0.375" (1.0cm) depth Collection: Egyptian Style: Seal Medium: Steatite

Egyptian Seal - LO.1128 Origin: jericho Circa: 1300 BC to 900 BC Dimensions: 0.625" (1.6cm) wide x 0.375" (1.0cm) depth Collection: Egyptian Style: Seal Medium: Steatite   « Less

Created in the age of David and Solomon, this simple but charming vessel glows with the rich patina of history. Who can say through whose hands it might have passed centuries  More »

Created in the age of David and Solomon, this simple but charming vessel glows with the rich patina of history. Who can say through whose hands it might have passed centuries ago? It was perhaps from such a jug that David shared wine with Jonathon. Whatever its past, we are aware that it was crafted by ancient hands, held and used by people who lived in a time and place much different from our own. The energy of those vanished lives clings to it still and sets our imaginations stirring. - (P.0151)   « Less

Origin: jericho Circa: 1300 BC to 900 BC Dimensions: 0.750" (1.9cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Scarab Medium: Steatite The sacred beetle of ancient Egypt, the  More »

Origin: jericho Circa: 1300 BC to 900 BC Dimensions: 0.750" (1.9cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Scarab Medium: Steatite The sacred beetle of ancient Egypt, the scarab is an emblem of the creator, Khepera. The word kepher denotes Being, Existence, Creation, or Becoming, and the god Kephera is the self-existent maker of all things. The worship of the scarab, which is symbolic of resurrection and fertility, dates from the earliest period of civilization in Egypt. Carved scarabs served two major functions: as amulets with protective and religious powers, and as personal seals, which designated the property and authority of the individual whose name was placed upon them. In both cases, the power ascribed to the scarab was very great—in life they served as the signature of their owner and were thought to bring prosperity, and in the afterlife they ensured rebirth through eternity. - (LO.1129)   « Less

The principal pattern decorating this very ancient vessel may represent the tree of life, amotifwhichstillappearshroughouthe Near  More »

The principal pattern decorating this very ancient vessel may represent the tree of life, amotifwhichstillappearshroughouthe Near Easttoday.Imaginethehandsthatshapeditsolongago,anddrewquickpatternsinthestillwetclay;orthehandsthatfilleditwithsomedesirablecommodity--cosmetics, perfume, rare balm. We can almost picture the person who purchased the vessel, used its contents, and was buried with it. When we hold this lovely amphora today, it is like a key that opens a hundred doorways through which the imagination might pass into a long-forgotten world. - (P.2295)Amphora with Incised Decorations - P.2295Origin: Syria Circa: 6000 BC to 4000 BCDimensions: 4.5" (11.4cm) high x 2.875" (7.3cm) wide Catalogue: V1Collection: Near Eastern Style: Neolithic Medium: Terracotta   « Less

Height-66 3/4", Depth-17 1/2", Width-52 1/4", Dark oak mirrored back china cabinet with glass shelves sunburst carved center with cross stretcher base circa 1900.

Height-66 3/4", Depth-17 1/2", Width-52 1/4", Dark oak mirrored back china cabinet with glass shelves sunburst carved center with cross stretcher base circa 1900.   « Less

Circa: 1700 BC to 1640 BC Dimensions: 0.750" (1.9cm) wide Collection: Egyptian antiquities Style: Early Middle Bronze Age II B The scarab is characteristically designed  More »

Circa: 1700 BC to 1640 BC Dimensions: 0.750" (1.9cm) wide Collection: Egyptian antiquities Style: Early Middle Bronze Age II B The scarab is characteristically designed so that there are no separations between the thorax and wing case, but attention has been paid to the detailed treatment of the head, clypeus, and plate. The inscription on the base is of particular interest. Its top is decorated with a winged sun disc, from the center of which two uraei, or sacred cobras, are suspended. There are identical sets of two hieroglyphs to the left and right sides of the central, vertically arranged cartouche. These identical sets contain the hieroglyph representing the club used by fullers in washing which represents the ideogram for “[His] Majesty.” Below this is the hieroglyph representing the heart and windpipe of an animal which represents the ideogram, nefer, “good.” The cartouche framed by these elements contains hieroglyphs which appear to represent a special combination of three letters, namely “a-n-r.” As a result, our scarab belongs to a particular group of Canaanite examples which exhibit variations. Scholars are divided in their opinions about the exact interpretation of these letters. Some would prefer to interpret these letters as a reference to the Egyptian sun god Ra. Others, noting the indisputable Canaanite origin of such scarabs, are inclined to accept these signs as genuine attempts on the part of Canaanite artisans to imitate contemporary Egyptian models. The second interpretation appears preferable inasmuch as the pairs of hieroglyphs flanking the cartouche do not constitute a classically Egyptian epithet. Despite these differing opinions, there is scholarly consensus that the scarabs of the “a-n-r” group were created in Canaan by local artisans and were treasured by their Canaanite owners for their inherent magical properties.   « Less

Origin: Egypt Dimensions: 0.625" (1.6cm) wide Collection: Egyptian antiquities Style: Second Intermediate Period The ancient Egyptians maintained that the sun was  More »

Origin: Egypt Dimensions: 0.625" (1.6cm) wide Collection: Egyptian antiquities Style: Second Intermediate Period The ancient Egyptians maintained that the sun was propelled across the heavens by means of a scarab, or sacred beetle. With the passing of time, the Egyptians created a series of amulets in the form of this beetle in a great variety of materials, and these were routinely provided with inscriptions in hieroglyphs conveniently accommodated to their stylized flat bottoms. This amulet in the form of a scarab is one of several Egyptian variations on the theme. The body of the beetle is stylized to the extent that the details of the head, plate, and clypeus are confined to a single zone and these take the form of a modified hour-glass. A single V-shaped notch on either side of the body serves to separate the thorax from the elytra, or wing case. The principal image is that of a lion striding toward the right. He is preceded by a uraeus, or sacred cobra, in front of which and rotated ninety degrees from the horizontal in order to accommodate itself into the curve of the scarab’s top is a winged sun disc. A stylized sa-sign, symbolizing protection, appears under the belly of the lion, while elsewhere in the field one finds two depictions of the rising sun, a water sign, and an unadorned sun disc.   « Less