Papyrus Manuscript - CK.0651 Origin: Egypt Circa: 100 BC to 300 AD Dimensions: 9" (22.9cm) high x 5" (12.7cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Medium: Papyrus

Papyrus Manuscript - CK.0651 Origin: Egypt Circa: 100 BC to 300 AD Dimensions: 9" (22.9cm) high x 5" (12.7cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Medium: Papyrus   « Less

Papyrus Manuscript - CK.0653 Origin: Egypt Circa: 100 BC to 400 AD Collection: Egpytian Medium: Papyrus

Papyrus Manuscript - CK.0653 Origin: Egypt Circa: 100 BC to 400 AD Collection: Egpytian Medium: Papyrus   « Less

Papyrus Manuscript - CK.0654 Origin: Egypt Dimensions: 11" (27.9cm) high x 6" (15.2cm) wide Collection: Egpytian Medium: Papyrus

Papyrus Manuscript - CK.0654 Origin: Egypt Dimensions: 11" (27.9cm) high x 6" (15.2cm) wide Collection: Egpytian Medium: Papyrus   « Less

Papyrus Manuscript - CK.0655 Origin: Egypt Circa: 100 BC to 400 BC Collection: Egpytian Medium: Papyrus

Papyrus Manuscript - CK.0655 Origin: Egypt Circa: 100 BC to 400 BC Collection: Egpytian Medium: Papyrus   « Less

Papyrus Manuscript - CK.0656 Origin: Egypt Circa: 100 BC to 400 AD Collection: Egpytian Medium: Papyrus

Papyrus Manuscript - CK.0656 Origin: Egypt Circa: 100 BC to 400 AD Collection: Egpytian Medium: Papyrus   « Less

Fragments from the book of the dead - (CK.0657)

Fragments from the book of the dead - (CK.0657)   « Less

This magnificent relief panel is a fragment of the lower register of a much larger composition that once decorated the wall of a funerary temple at Saqqara of Abusir. On the  More »

This magnificent relief panel is a fragment of the lower register of a much larger composition that once decorated the wall of a funerary temple at Saqqara of Abusir. On the left, a man uses both hands to grasp the leg of a gazelle and hold it upright while his comrade carves into the joint with a butchering knife. On the right, another man holds erect the leg of an ox while his comrade also cuts into it with his knife. The two butchers carry blade sharpeners in their knotted apron ends, alerting us to their expertise. The scenes are framed by hieroglyphic text carved in low relief. The vertical inscriptions refer to the grasping of the animal, and the horizontal, to the carving of the animal. Considering that this work decorated the wall of a tomb, the scene likely refers to the ceremonial sacrifice of animals in order to honor the deceased. Seemingly, this work functioned as instructions in the proper etiquette for performing such rituals. Animal sacrificing is certainly one of mankind’s earliest forms of sacred offerings, whether to invoke the good will of the gods or to ensure the deceased a proper passage into the afterlife. This stunning sculptural panel is more than a memorial to the glories of Ancient Egyptian artistry, it is a window looking out into this ancient land, revealing insights into the rituals and ways of life of this fascinating civilization. - (X.0007)   « Less

Old Kingdom Sculpture of a Man's Head - X.7894 Origin: Egypt Circa: 2500 BC to 2150 BC Dimensions: 6.5" (16.5cm) high

Old Kingdom Sculpture of a Man's Head - X.7894 Origin: Egypt Circa: 2500 BC to 2150 BC Dimensions: 6.5" (16.5cm) high   « Less

Fragment of a Fatimid Lustre Dish - OF.062, Origin: Egypt, Circa: 1000 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x 3.4" (8.6cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Fatimid  More »

Fragment of a Fatimid Lustre Dish - OF.062, Origin: Egypt, Circa: 1000 AD to 1200 AD, Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x 3.4" (8.6cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Style: Fatimid Dynasty, Medium: Glazed Earthenware.   « Less

Incised Bronze Bucket - AMD.211, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 12 th Century AD to 13 th Century AD, Dimensions: 4.9" (12.4cm) high x 4.5" (11.4cm) wide, Collection: Islamic  More »

Incised Bronze Bucket - AMD.211, Origin: Central Asia, Circa: 12 th Century AD to 13 th Century AD, Dimensions: 4.9" (12.4cm) high x 4.5" (11.4cm) wide, Collection: Islamic Art, Medium: Bronze. Buckets occurred in pre-Islamic cultures in the Middle East and it is likely that the Islamic versions were based on the Classical prototype of tapering cylindrical form known to have been produced in Egypt.   « Less