Stone Scaraboid Seal - CK.0674 Origin: Eastern Mediterranean Circa: 900 BC to 700 BC Dimensions: .25" (0.6cm) high x .375" (1.0cm) wide x .5" (1.3cm) depth Collection:  More »

Stone Scaraboid Seal - CK.0674 Origin: Eastern Mediterranean Circa: 900 BC to 700 BC Dimensions: .25" (0.6cm) high x .375" (1.0cm) wide x .5" (1.3cm) depth Collection: Egpytian Style: Egyptian or Phoenician Medium: Stone   « Less

Turquoise Scaraboid - CK.0675 Origin: Egypt Circa: 600 BC to 300 BC Dimensions: .125" (0.3cm) high x .25" (0.6cm) wide x .375" (1.0cm) depth Collection: Egpytian Style:  More »

Turquoise Scaraboid - CK.0675 Origin: Egypt Circa: 600 BC to 300 BC Dimensions: .125" (0.3cm) high x .25" (0.6cm) wide x .375" (1.0cm) depth Collection: Egpytian Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Stone   « Less

Neolithic Dikite Avian Amulet GC.1Origin:Armenia Circa:6000BCto4000BCDimensions:2.25"(5.7cm)highx2.25"(5.7cm)wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Neolithic Medium:  More »

Neolithic Dikite Avian Amulet GC.1Origin:Armenia Circa:6000BCto4000BCDimensions:2.25"(5.7cm)highx2.25"(5.7cm)wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Neolithic Medium: Dickite Condition: Fine   « Less

Origin: Sakhara, Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 6.25" (15.9cm) high Collection: Egyptian Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Faience The figure is inscribed  More »

Origin: Sakhara, Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 6.25" (15.9cm) high Collection: Egyptian Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Faience The figure is inscribed with a text of eight lines which translates as follows: 1) Illumine Osiris--Har, child of Hathor in the necropolis, when he says: O; 2) Ushabti, this O Osiris--Har, child of Hathor in the necropolis; do the work that is to be done; 3) there in the necropolis. Then you will smite there, as a man about his affairs; 4) Behold me, say you, when one counts; 5) at any time, to act there in the necropolis; 6) to cause to grow the fields, to cause to fill the channels; 7) to carry sand from the east; 8) to the west. Behold me, say you. - (PF.0479)   « Less

This ancient votive seal was discovered with a cache of similar artifacts along the shores of Lake Van.Evoking the dawn of Western culture, these apparently were offerings at  More »

This ancient votive seal was discovered with a cache of similar artifacts along the shores of Lake Van.Evoking the dawn of Western culture, these apparently were offerings at the shrine of some powerful god. This unknown deity appears to have been associated with fertility and rebirth. The design that adorns them—of birds, animals, cult idols—probably stood in proxy for more costly sacrifices.Pressed into soft clay or wax,they would have created multiple images to win the favor of the god. Carved with an abstract simplicity but an observant yetoward nature,he stark visual appeal of this piece is timeless. These seals represent dreams, hopes and aspirations for health, success, and happiness that are a sold as civilization itself.-(ck.0030) Engraved Votive Seal With An Intaglio ck.0030Origin:Lake Van,Anatolia Circa: 4000 BC to 3000BC Dimensions: 1.375(3.5cm) high x .75(1.9cm) wide collection: Near Eastern Style: Neolithic Medium: Dickite   « Less

This ancient votive seal was discovered with a cache of similar artifacts along the shores of Lake Van.Evoking the dawn of Western culture,these apparently were offerings at  More »

This ancient votive seal was discovered with a cache of similar artifacts along the shores of Lake Van.Evoking the dawn of Western culture,these apparently were offerings at he shrine of some powerful god.This unknown deity appears to have been associated with fertility and rebirth. The design that adorns them—of birds, animals, cult idols—probably stood in proxy for more costly sacrifices.Pressed into soft clay or wax, they would have created multiple images to win the favor of the god. Carved with an abstract simplicity but an observant eye toward nature,he stark visual appeal of this piece is timeless.These seals represent dreams,hope sand aspirations for health,success,and happiness that are a sold as civilization itself.-(d.0187)Engraved Votive Seal With An Intaglio d. 0187Origin:Lake Van,Anatolia Circa:4000BCto3000BCDimensions:1.375(3.5cm) high x .75(1.9cm) wide collection: Near Eastern Style: Neolithic Medium: Dickite   « Less

Catal Hoyuk Stone Idol Pendant CK.0162Origin:Anatolia Circa:7000BCto5000BCDimensions:2.25"(5.7cm)highx1(2.5cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern Style:Catal Hoyuk Medium: Stone  More »

Catal Hoyuk Stone Idol Pendant CK.0162Origin:Anatolia Circa:7000BCto5000BCDimensions:2.25"(5.7cm)highx1(2.5cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern Style:Catal Hoyuk Medium: Stone Location: United States   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 5.625" (14.3cm) high x 1.75" (4.4cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Faience Ushabti can  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 5.625" (14.3cm) high x 1.75" (4.4cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Faience Ushabti can be translated as “the answerer,” a term directly related to its function in the afterlife. Initially, only one ushabti was interred with the deceased. When the call came for the departed soul to “work,” the ushabti would take its place acting as a surrogate and leaving the soul in peace. Later, in the New Kingdom, hundreds of ushabti were part of the funerary accouterments and served as slaves, much as their human counterparts did in the real world. The number of figures depended on the individual's wealth. Ready for hard work, this elegant ushabti holds two hoes, one in each hand. Embodied in its form is the essence of ancient Egypt, combining the sacred element in the divine mummy shape, and the rural aspect of labor in the fields. Blue and green faience were the most prized and valuable, considered worthy even for kings. The lovely green of the stone reminds us of the verdant fields watered by the Nile, flowing eternally, as does the life force that nourishes all living things. Perhaps no single object epitomizes the spirit of ancient Egypt better than the ushabti. Shaped like a divine mummy, the ushabti evokes the magical side of Egyptian belief in an afterlife. The two hoes clutched in the hands and the basket carried on the back recall the rural, agrarian culture of the land. The word ushabti (supplanting the older term shawabti) literally means "the answerer." The function of these little figures is described in Chapter VI of the Book of the Dead: "O this Ushabti! If (the deceased) is called upon to do hard labor in the hereafter, say thou: I am here." The ushabti was expected to answer the call to work in place of the deceased, and this passage was frequently inscribed on the figures themselves. Originally, a single ushabti was placed in any given tomb. But by the New Kingdom the statues had come to be regarded as servants and slaves for the deceased, rather than as a substitute. Many have been found buried together, along with an overseer figure. In the course of Egyptian history, ushabti were created from wood, stone, metal and faience. In the cultural renaissance of the XXVIth Dynasty (Saite period), a green faience, the color of the Nile and evocative of the verdant landscape in springtime, was particularly popular. To look upon an ushabti is to come face to face with the mystery and magic of Egypt itself. - (PF.1130)   « Less

Height- 70 1/2", Depth- 17", Width- 45 1/2", Nice open glass top china cabinet with serpentine front ,bracket feet and panel doors with solid brass hardware circa 1940s.

Height- 70 1/2", Depth- 17", Width- 45 1/2", Nice open glass top china cabinet with serpentine front ,bracket feet and panel doors with solid brass hardware circa 1940s.   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 7.5" (19.1cm) high x 2.25" (5.7cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Faience Perhaps no  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 7.5" (19.1cm) high x 2.25" (5.7cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Faience Perhaps no single object epitomizes the spirit of ancient Egypt better than the ushabti. Shaped like a divine mummy, the ushabti evokes the magical side of Egyptian belief in an afterlife. The two hoes clutched in the hands and the basket carried on the back recall the rural, agrarian culture of the land. The word ushabti (supplanting the older term shawabti) literally means "the answerer." The function of these little figures is described in Chapter VI of the Book of the Dead: "O this Ushabti! If (the deceased) is called upon to do hard labor in the hereafter, say thou: I am here." The ushabti was expected to answer the call to work in place of the deceased, and this passage was frequently inscribed on the figures themselves. Originally, a single ushabti was placed in any given tomb. But by the New Kingdom the statues had come to be regarded as servants and slaves for the deceased, rather than as a substitute. Many have been found buried together, along with an overseer figure. In the course of Egyptian history, ushabti were created from wood, stone, metal and faience. In the cultural renaissance of the XXVIth Dynasty (Saite period), a green faience, the color of the Nile and evocative of the verdant landscape in springtime, was particularly popular. To look upon an ushabti is to come face to face with the mystery and magic of Egypt itself. - (PF.1145)   « Less