Silver Bowl Anthropomorphic and Stylised Flower Motifs OF.223 Origin: Central Asia Circa: 500 BC to 400 BC Dimensions: 3(7.6cm) high x 7.0"17.8cm) wide Collection: Near  More »

Silver Bowl Anthropomorphic and Stylised Flower Motifs OF.223 Origin: Central Asia Circa: 500 BC to 400 BC Dimensions: 3(7.6cm) high x 7.0"17.8cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Style: Achaemenid Medium: Silver   « Less

Sphero-Conical Terracotta Vessel with Inscription-OF.235Origin:Mesopotamia Circa: 100 AD to 600 ADDimensions: 7.8" (19.8cm) highx3.0"(7.6cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern  More »

Sphero-Conical Terracotta Vessel with Inscription-OF.235Origin:Mesopotamia Circa: 100 AD to 600 ADDimensions: 7.8" (19.8cm) highx3.0"(7.6cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern Medium: Terracotta   « Less

Egyptian Papyrus Fragment with Hieratic Inscription - PF.2366 Origin: Egypt Circa: 11 th Century BC Dimensions: 3.75" (9.5cm) high x 6" (15.2cm) wide Collection:  More »

Egyptian Papyrus Fragment with Hieratic Inscription - PF.2366 Origin: Egypt Circa: 11 th Century BC Dimensions: 3.75" (9.5cm) high x 6" (15.2cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Hieratic Medium: Papyrus   « Less

Glazed Terracotta Vessel in the Form of a Head -SF.298Origin:Afghanistan Circa:300 BC to 100 BCDimensions: 4.75" (12.1cm) high x 4" (10.2cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Art  More »

Glazed Terracotta Vessel in the Form of a Head -SF.298Origin:Afghanistan Circa:300 BC to 100 BCDimensions: 4.75" (12.1cm) high x 4" (10.2cm) wide Collection: Near Eastern Art Style: Bactrian Medium: Glazed Terracotta   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 900 BC to 500 BC Dimensions: 4.5" (11.4cm) high x 2.75" (7.0cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Limestone Two of  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 900 BC to 500 BC Dimensions: 4.5" (11.4cm) high x 2.75" (7.0cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Limestone Two of Egypt's most important deities face each other at right angles on this stele. On the right is Ptah, creator-god and patron of artists. He wears a skullcap, his body is wrapped in mummy fashion and decorated with three broad bands surrounding the chest and shoulders, each containing short vertical lines. The hands are held in front of the abdomen, fists clenched one above the other with thumbs extended. Osiris's body is much the same as Ptah's, with the exception of a decorated extension hanging at the back from the neck. As lord of death and resurrection he wears the Pharaoh's high crown and seems to tower over Ptah. In the New Kingdom, Osiris becomes associated with Anubis as judges of the underworld at the “weighing of the hearts.” Details of both deities, particularly the modeling of the faces, are very delicate and quite expressive. - (PF.5297)   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 15.25" (38.7cm) high x 15.5" (39.4cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Limestone This  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 15.25" (38.7cm) high x 15.5" (39.4cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Limestone This limestone fragment retains an inscription, and the profile head of Ptah (or Peteh), one of the most important gods of the Egyptian pantheon. He is believed to have dreamed creation and called it into being; his name literally translates as the opener, opening his mouth to call creation into existence. He is held to be the “primordial mound”, taking the physical form of a mummified man or as Apis, the bull. The markers of his office include the ankh (key to the underworld), the was (sceptre) and the djed (pillar), and he is usually represented wearing a skull cap, as in the current case. He is intimately linked with most areas of Egyptian dynastic religion, giving rise to Atum (technically Nefertum, Atum’s younger form), becoming the specific god or protector for reincarnation, stonecutters/masons, sculptors, blacksmiths, architects, boat builders, artists, craftsmen and tomb-builders, as well as being a patron of the arts. His high priest was given the title of wr khrp hmw, "Great Leader of the Craftsmen", and his priests were probably linked to the different crafts. The opening of the mouth ceremony, designed to release spirits from their host bodies, is said to have been created by Ptah.   « Less

Pairof Gold Spider Earrings SF.336Origin:Afghanistan Circa:300BCto100BCDimensions:2.50(6.4cm)high Collection:Near Eastern Art Style:Bactrian Medium:Gold Location:Great Britain

Pairof Gold Spider Earrings SF.336Origin:Afghanistan Circa:300BCto100BCDimensions:2.50(6.4cm)high Collection:Near Eastern Art Style:Bactrian Medium:Gold Location:Great Britain   « Less

APairof Gold Earspools-OS.362Origin:Central Asia Circa:2000BCto500BCDimensions: 1.40 " (3.6cm) wide Collection: Jewelry Style: Bactrian Medium: Gold

APairof Gold Earspools-OS.362Origin:Central Asia Circa:2000BCto500BCDimensions: 1.40 " (3.6cm) wide Collection: Jewelry Style: Bactrian Medium: Gold   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 15.0" (38.1cm) high x 16.5" (41.9cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: 26th Dynasty Medium: Stone The 26th Dynasty,  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Dimensions: 15.0" (38.1cm) high x 16.5" (41.9cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: 26th Dynasty Medium: Stone 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 pharaoh in order to bolster their own claims to power and legitimize their authority. Yet despite that artist sought to replicate models of the past, 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

Bactrian Lead - CK.0295Origin: Afghanistan Circa: 1000 BC to 500 BCDimensions: 11" (27.9cm) high x 11" (27.9cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern Style:Bactrian Medium: Lead

Bactrian Lead - CK.0295Origin: Afghanistan Circa: 1000 BC to 500 BCDimensions: 11" (27.9cm) high x 11" (27.9cm)wide Collection:Near Eastern Style:Bactrian Medium: Lead   « Less