Heavy metal Ansonia clock.

Heavy metal Ansonia clock.   « Less

Modern quartz movement antique looking clock.

Modern quartz movement antique looking clock.   « Less

Modern quartz movement antique looking clock.

Modern quartz movement antique looking clock.   « Less

Marble open escapement mantle movement clock as is not running.

Marble open escapement mantle movement clock as is not running.   « Less

Nice solid cherry Ethan Allen grandfather clock.

Nice solid cherry Ethan Allen grandfather clock.   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high x 1.25" (3.2cm) wide x .75" (1.9cm) depth Collection: Egyptian Style: 26th Dynasty Medium:  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high x 1.25" (3.2cm) wide x .75" (1.9cm) depth Collection: Egyptian Style: 26th Dynasty 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 the Egyptian belief in an afterlife, while the two hoes clutched in the hands 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 a 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, and many might be 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 XXVI 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. - (CK.0147)   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high x 1.25" (3.2cm) wide x .75" (1.9cm) depth Collection: Egyptian Style: 26th Dynasty Medium:  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 4.25" (10.8cm) high x 1.25" (3.2cm) wide x .75" (1.9cm) depth Collection: Egyptian Style: 26th Dynasty 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 the Egyptian belief in an afterlife, while the two hoes clutched in the hands 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 a 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, and many might be 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 XXVI 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. - (CK.0148)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience-Gold Additional Information: Necklace consisting of genuine Egyptian New Kingdom  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience-Gold Additional Information: Necklace consisting of genuine Egyptian New Kingdom faience beads, an 18 karat gold Anke (The Egyptian symol of life), and an 18 karat gold clasp. Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was introduced as early as the Pre-Dynastic period. According to Egyptologists, most beads were made on an axis, probably of thread, which would burn up during firing, leaving a hole. Disc, ring and tubular beads were made by coating the axis with the unfired body-paste, rolling the cylinder to an even diameter on a flat surface, and then scoring it with a knife into sections of the desired length. Other shapes, such as ball beads, were rolled between the hands and perforated while still wet with a stiff point such as a wire needle. The beads were then dried, coating with glaze (if the glaze had not already been mixed with the paste), and fired. The firing process often gave the beads a beautiful translucent quality. The majority of faience beads are blue or green in color, but black, red yellow and white ones were also produced, especially in the New Egyptian Kingdom. - (FJ.1082)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 600 BC to 1100 AD Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience-Gold Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze that  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 600 BC to 1100 AD Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience-Gold Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze that was introduced as early as the Pre-Dynastic period. According to Egyptologists, most beads were made on an axis, probably of thread, which would burn up during firing, leaving a hole. Disc, ring and tubular beads were made by coating the axis with the unfired body-paste, rolling the cylinder to an even diameter on a flat surface, and then scoring it with a knife into sections of the desired length. Other shapes, such as ball beads, were rolled between the hands and perforated while still wet with a stiff point such as a wire needle. The beads were then dried, coating with glaze (if the glaze had not already been mixed with the paste), and fired. The firing process often gave the beads a beautiful translucent quality. The majority of faience beads are blue or green in color, but black, red yellow and white ones were also produced, especially in the New Egyptian Kingdom. - (FJ.1084)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC Collection: Egyptian-Roman Medium: Faience-Gold Additional Information: Necklace consisting of genuine Egyptian New Kingdom faience  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC Collection: Egyptian-Roman Medium: Faience-Gold Additional Information: Necklace consisting of genuine Egyptian New Kingdom faience beads, sixteen rock crystal beads of the Roman period, an 18 karat gold ankh and an18 karat gold clasp. Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was introduced as early as the Pre-Dynastic period. According to Egyptologists, most beads were made on an axis, probably of thread, which would burn up during firing, leaving a hole. Disc, ring and tubular beads were made by coating the axis with the unfired body-paste, rolling the cylinder to an even diameter on a flat surface, and then scoring it with a knife into sections of the desired length. Other shapes, such as ball beads, were rolled between the hands and perforated while still wet with a stiff point such as a wire needle. The beads were then dried, coating with glaze (if the glaze had not already been mixed with the paste), and fired. The firing process often gave the beads a beautiful translucent quality. The majority of faience beads are blue or green in color, but black, red yellow and white ones were also produced, especially in the New Egyptian Kingdom. - (FJ.1088)   « Less