Origin: Egypt Circa: 1000 BC to 650 BC Dimensions: 16" (40.6cm) high Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Third Intermediate Period Medium: Bronze Although not  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1000 BC to 650 BC Dimensions: 16" (40.6cm) high Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Third Intermediate Period Medium: Bronze Although not inscribed, this remarkably large figure can be identified as a depiction of Osiris, god of the Hereafter, on the basis of his costume and attributes. That costume is designed as a tightly-fitting garment, doubtless intended to represent the fine linen bandages in which his mummy was enveloped. A slit in the bandages permits the god’s left hand to protrude so that he can hold the flail, one of his traditional attributes. The flail, used by ancient farmers for the threshing of grain, associates Osiris with the agricultural cycles of the land and reinforces his authority as the lord of resurrection. Just as wheat grows anew after a winter of dormancy, so, too, will the deceased be resurrected in the Hereafter. The face of Osiris is characterized by idealizing features consistent with the principle that he will be physically fit and free of all physical defects forever. A false beard, originally associated with goats, is attached to his chin. By means of the principles of sympathetic magic, the sexually charged associations of the goat are metaphorically transferred to Osiris. The White Crown of Upper Egypt, his traditional headdress, completes his costume and this is fronted by a uraeus, or sacred cobra.   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1000 BC to 600 BC Dimensions: 6.8" (17.3cm) high x 2" (5.1cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Osiris Medium: Bronze Condition: Extra  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1000 BC to 600 BC Dimensions: 6.8" (17.3cm) high x 2" (5.1cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Osiris Medium: Bronze Condition: Extra Fine Osiris (Greek language, also Usiris; the Egyptian language name is variously transliterated Asar, Aser, Ausar, Wesir, or Ausare) is the Egyptian god of life, death, and fertility. He is one of the oldest Gods for whom records have survived and first appears in the pyramid texts around 2400 BC, when his cult is already well established. He was widely worshipped until the forceable suppression of paganism in the Christian era.[1][2] Osiris was not only the redeemer and merciful judge of the dead in the afterlife, but also the underworld agency that granted all life, including sprouting vegetation and the fertile flooding of the Nile River. The Kings of Egypt were associated with Osiris in death such that as Osiris rose from the dead so would they, in union with him, inherit eternal life through a process of imitative magic. By the New Kingdom all men, not just pharaohs, were believed to be associated with Osiris at death if they incurred the costs of the assimilation rituals.[3] Osiris is the oldest son of the Earth god, Geb, and the sky goddess, Nut as well as being brother and husband of Isis, with Horus being considered his posthumously begotten son. He is usually depicted as a green-skinned pharaoh wearing the Atef crown, a form of the white crown of upper Egypt with a plume of feathers to either side. Typically he is also depicted holding the crook and flail which signify divine authority in Egyptian kings, but which were originally unique to Osiris and his own origin-gods (see below), and his feet and lower body are wrapped, as though already partly mummified. The information we have on the myths of Osiris is derived from allusions contained in the pyramid texts, and, much later, in narrative style from the writings of Plutarch[4] and Diodorus - (LO.1368)   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 600 BC to 300 BC Dimensions: 7.25" (18.4cm) high x 2.75" (7.0cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Medium: Bronze The divine bull of Heliopolis was known to  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 600 BC to 300 BC Dimensions: 7.25" (18.4cm) high x 2.75" (7.0cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Medium: Bronze The divine bull of Heliopolis was known to the Egyptians as Mer-Wer, although it is now most familiar by its Greek name Mnevis. Originally an independent deity it was subsequently incorporated into the worship of the sun god. In a similar fashion to the Apis bull of Memphis, Mnevis delivered oracles which were believed to convey the wishes of the sun god. Both deities are mentioned on the Rosetta Stone as recipients of Ptolemy V’s largesse. The attributes of Mnevis, clearly identifiable in this bronze, are the solar disk and uraeus (stylised upright cobra symbolising divine authority) situated between the horns. - (LA.503A)   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 600 BC to 300 BC Dimensions: 5.75" (14.6cm) high x 1.75" (4.4cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Late Period Medium: Bronze The Late  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 600 BC to 300 BC Dimensions: 5.75" (14.6cm) high x 1.75" (4.4cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Late Period Medium: Bronze The Late Period was the last phase of Egyptian dynastic domination. It is characterised by the see-sawing of power between Egypt and various Middle Eastern groups, notably the Persians. This period saw Egypt conquered twice, at the end of the 26th dynasty, and again – following a rebellion under the Amyrtaeus, Prince of Sais – in the thirtieth dynasty. While political power was waning, cultural trends were highly dynamic, with numerous external influences, allied with conservative trends – especially surrounding funerary issues – that conspired to produce a highly distinctive artistic heritage. The arrival of the Roman legions was perhaps the greatest single cultural change Egypt had ever experienced. - (CK.0164)   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 5.25" (13.3cm) high x 1.625" (4.1cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: 26th Dynasty Medium: Bronze The 26th  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 5.25" (13.3cm) high x 1.625" (4.1cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: 26th Dynasty Medium: Bronze The 26th Dynasty, also known as the Saite Period, is traditionally placed by scholars at the end of the Third Intermediate Period or at the beginning of the Late Dynastic Period. In either case, the Saite Period rose from the ashes of a decentralized Egyptian state that had been ravaged by foreign occupation. Supported by the assistance of a powerful family centered in the Delta town of Sais, the Assyrians finally drove the Nubians out of Egypt. At the close of this campaign, Ashurbanipal’s kingdom was at the height of its power; however, due to civil strife back east, he was forced to withdraw his forces from Egypt. Psamtik I, a member of the family from Sais, seized this opportunity to assert his authority over the entire Nile Valley and found his own dynasty, the 26th of Egyptian history. Known as the Saite Period due to the importance of the capital city Sais, the 26th Dynasty, like many before it, sought to emulate the artistic styles of past pharaohs in order to bolster their own claims to power and legitimize their authority. Egyptian art of this era was infused with a heightened sense of naturalism. This fact is likely due to the influx of Greek culture. The Saite rulers recognized that Egypt had fallen behind the rest of the Mediterranean world in terms of military technology. Thus, they were forced to rely upon foreign mercenaries, many of whom were Greek. With ties between these two cultures firmly established during the 7th Century B.C., commercial trading quickly blossomed. Special entrepots for foreign traders were established, including the famed center of Naucratis, a Delta town in which Greek merchants were permitted access. During the Saite Period, two great powers of the Mediterranean world became intimately linked, commercially and culturally. As the exchange of ideas flowed across the sea, the Greeks began to experiment on a monumental scale while the Egyptians began to approach art with an enhanced sense of realism.   « Less

Bronze Sculpture of Ptah - RP.226 Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 6.25" (15.9cm) high x 2" (5.1cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Art Style: 26th  More »

Bronze Sculpture of Ptah - RP.226 Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 6.25" (15.9cm) high x 2" (5.1cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Art Style: 26th Dynasty Medium: Bronze   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 600 BC to 500 BC Dimensions: 4" (10.2cm) high x 1.75" (4.4cm) wide x 3" (7.6cm) depth Collection: Egyptian Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium:  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 600 BC to 500 BC Dimensions: 4" (10.2cm) high x 1.75" (4.4cm) wide x 3" (7.6cm) depth Collection: Egyptian Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Bronze and Gold Ancient Egyptians venerated cats for their ability to keep down the rodent population the economically important grain fields along the Nile. They were kept as pets in the home and assisted hunters by retrieving their small birds like dogs do today. Because they were economically useful and believed to ensure many children for a family, cats were so revered that they were mummified and buried either with their owners or in specially designated cemeteries. The Egyptians even had a cat goddess, called Bast or Bastet, who was depicted with the body of a woman and the head of a cat. - (CK.0735)   « Less

Egyptian Terracotta Mould - PF.4001DC Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Terracotta

Egyptian Terracotta Mould - PF.4001DC Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Terracotta   « Less

Egyptian Terracotta Mould - PF.4002dc Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Terracotta

Egyptian Terracotta Mould - PF.4002dc Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Terracotta   « Less

Egyptian Terracotta Mould - PF.4003dc Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Terracotta

Egyptian Terracotta Mould - PF.4003dc Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Terracotta   « Less