Miniature Two Headed Animal Amulet - GC.28Origin: Mesopotamia Circa: 3300 BC to 2700 BCCollection: Near Eastern Art Style: jemdet Nasr

Miniature Two Headed Animal Amulet - GC.28Origin: Mesopotamia Circa: 3300 BC to 2700 BCCollection: Near Eastern Art Style: jemdet Nasr   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience Most Ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience 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, such 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, coated 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. In the art of Ancient Egypt, we see lovely women adorned with such jewels. To wear these beads today is to follow in the royal tradition of Nefertiti and Cleopatra. - (FJ.4690)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience Most Ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience 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, such 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, coated 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. In the art of Ancient Egypt, we see lovely women adorned with such jewels. To wear these beads today is to follow in the royal tradition of Nefertiti and Cleopatra. - (FJ.4691)   « Less

Jemdet Nasr Stone Amulet - GC.22Origin: Mesopotamia Circa: 3300 BC to 2700 BCCollection: Near Eastern Art Style: jemdet Nasr Condition: Fine

Jemdet Nasr Stone Amulet - GC.22Origin: Mesopotamia Circa: 3300 BC to 2700 BCCollection: Near Eastern Art Style: jemdet Nasr Condition: Fine   « Less

Jemdet Nasr Stone Amulet GC.17Origin:Mesopotamia Circa:3300BCto2700BCDimensions: 1.25" (3.2cm) high x 2" (5.1cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Jemdet Nasr Medium:  More »

Jemdet Nasr Stone Amulet GC.17Origin:Mesopotamia Circa:3300BCto2700BCDimensions: 1.25" (3.2cm) high x 2" (5.1cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Jemdet Nasr Medium: Stone Condition: Fine   « Less

Middle Bronze Age Miniature Zoomorphic Figure -GC.16Origin:Central Asia Circa:1900 BC to 1600 BCDimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x1.25(3.2cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern Style:  More »

Middle Bronze Age Miniature Zoomorphic Figure -GC.16Origin:Central Asia Circa:1900 BC to 1600 BCDimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x1.25(3.2cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern Style: Middle Bronze Age Medium: Terracotta Condition: Fine   « Less

Jemdet Nasr Three Faced Amulet - GC.15Origin: Mesopotamia Circa: 4000 BC to 3000 BCDimensions: 1.25" (3.2cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Jemdet Nasr Medium:  More »

Jemdet Nasr Three Faced Amulet - GC.15Origin: Mesopotamia Circa: 4000 BC to 3000 BCDimensions: 1.25" (3.2cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Jemdet Nasr Medium: Terracotta Condition: Fine   « Less

Height-36 1/4", Width-27 3/8", Very simple yet elegant mahogany pierced mirror with broken arch top.

Height-36 1/4", Width-27 3/8", Very simple yet elegant mahogany pierced mirror with broken arch top.   « Less

Jemdet Nasr Stone Head - GC.14Origin: Mesopotamia Circa: 4000 BC to 3000 BCDimensions: 1.25" (3.2cm) high Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Jemdet Nasr Condition: Fine

Jemdet Nasr Stone Head - GC.14Origin: Mesopotamia Circa: 4000 BC to 3000 BCDimensions: 1.25" (3.2cm) high Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Jemdet Nasr Condition: Fine   « Less

Height-41", Width-23", Another mahogany mirror with pierced top and broken arch with fluted center circa 1940s.

Height-41", Width-23", Another mahogany mirror with pierced top and broken arch with fluted center circa 1940s.   « Less