Origin: Egypt Circa: 400 AD to 700 AD Dimensions: 6.75" (17.1cm) high x 6.5" (16.5cm) wide Catalogue: V1 Collection: Egyptian Style: Coptic Medium: Textile Since  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 400 AD to 700 AD Dimensions: 6.75" (17.1cm) high x 6.5" (16.5cm) wide Catalogue: V1 Collection: Egyptian Style: Coptic Medium: Textile Since earliest antiquity, Egypt was famed for the beauty and quality of its textiles. The art of woven pictures reached its zenith in the Late Classical age. Coptic textiles seem to reflect the changing energy of the period, drawing upon classical precedents, but infusing them with new vigor. In this extraordinary textile the winged figure of Eros, god of love, is within a central tondo, surrounded by eight figures carrying shields, spears and other weapons. These figures appear to be both men and women. Is this a comment on the battle of the sexes, implying that love conquers all? The exact meaning is long since lost in time, but the visual energy of the work remains. - (PF.0352b)   « Less

Origin: Alexandria, Egypt Circa: 600 BC to 300 BC Dimensions: 6.5" (16.5cm) high Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Bronze The loops  More »

Origin: Alexandria, Egypt Circa: 600 BC to 300 BC Dimensions: 6.5" (16.5cm) high Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Bronze The loops at the foot and neck of this splendid sculpture indicate that it was meant to be hung as a votive offering to the lord of the afterlife. Osiris was the central figure in Egyptian religion, the god who triumphed over death and therefore offered the hope of resurrection and rebirth to all men. This striking image of the god in his royal mummiform speaks of a universal mystery, the unanswered questions for which no living man has a sure answer. - (FZ.145)   « Less

Egyptian Stone Sculpture of a Crocodile - X.0303 Origin: Egypt Circa: 304 BC to 30 BC Dimensions: 2.2" (5.6cm) high x 4.75" (12.1cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style:  More »

Egyptian Stone Sculpture of a Crocodile - X.0303 Origin: Egypt Circa: 304 BC to 30 BC Dimensions: 2.2" (5.6cm) high x 4.75" (12.1cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Ptolemaic Period Medium: Stone   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 400 AD to 600 AD Dimensions: 13.25" (33.7cm) high x 6.25 " (15.9cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Coptic Medium: Wood, Ivory This piece may be  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 400 AD to 600 AD Dimensions: 13.25" (33.7cm) high x 6.25 " (15.9cm) wide Collection: Egyptian Style: Coptic Medium: Wood, Ivory This piece may be one of the earliest recorded representations of St Peter, and as such is of global importance in both religious and art- historical terms. The figure is rendered in low relief on a wooden panel just over a foot high, and is framed by a raised border decorated with ivory trim and quadrangular motifs decorated with five dots each. The apex of the panel is decorated with a fretwork ivory arch, containing floral decoration, a pair of ornate Coptic crosses in circles, and a pair of fish facing one another. The figure is ‘standing’ on what is evidently intended to be a plinth, containing a small Coptic inscription written on an ivory panel, a pair of small Coptic crosses, and a pair of birds facing towards the centre. The iconography is unmistakably Christian, as the doves and the fish have strong biblical associations with Christ and Christianity. The figure itself is in wood, with head, hands and feet rendered in ivory. His accessories – a staff, a cross and a halo – are also made from ivory strips. As befits his status, he is dressed in a plain, long tunic that reaches to the feet, decorated frontally with 6 small crosses made from incised dots. The cuffs of each sleeve are also decorated with incised dots, and the texture of the fabric has been rendered in great detail with every fold and wrinkle in position. The head is made from a single block of ivory, showing a bearded face with hair cut to below the ears, a long, aquiline nose and a small mouth. The pose of the figure and the facial expression suggest stoic serenity.   « Less

Origin: Egypt Dimensions: 0.625" (1.6cm) wide Collection: Egyptian antiquities Style: Third Intermediate Period, Dyn. XXI The ancient Egyptians maintained that the sun  More »

Origin: Egypt Dimensions: 0.625" (1.6cm) wide Collection: Egyptian antiquities Style: Third Intermediate Period, Dyn. XXI The ancient Egyptians maintained that the sun was propelled across the heavens by means of a scarab, or sacred beetle. With the passing of time, the Egyptians created a series of amulets in the form of this beetle in a great variety of materials, and these were routinely provided with inscriptions in hieroglyphs conveniently accommodated to their stylized flat bottoms. Our scarab is just such a variation. Its top is designed in the classic manner in which the component elements of its head, plate, and clypeus are carefully articulated, although the thorax and elytra, or wing case, are treated as a single unit.   « Less

Egyptian Faience Wadj Amulet - PF.8043 Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: 26th Dynasty Medium: Faience

Egyptian Faience Wadj Amulet - PF.8043 Origin: Egypt Circa: 664 BC to 525 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: 26th Dynasty Medium: Faience   « Less

Origin: Sinai Circa: 650 BC to 300 BC Dimensions: 10.5" (26.7cm) high Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Sandstone Condition: Extra  More »

Origin: Sinai Circa: 650 BC to 300 BC Dimensions: 10.5" (26.7cm) high Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Late Dynastic Period Medium: Sandstone Condition: Extra Fine This arresting sandstone sculpture of an obese homunculus is in fact a Late Dynastic period representation of the god Bes (or Bisu). He is shown in traditional, and even somewhat exaggerated style, standing full square with his right arm raised and his left gripping the neck of a snake. His face is positively demonic, with pouchy cheeks, protuberant eyes, a snub nose and a host of accessory features that lends him an appearance that stands alone in the Egyptian pantheon. Bes is a domestic god, who eventually moved on from the protection of houses, women, children and general domesticity to being the embodiment of good and the enemy of evil. He is usually shown in his role as a protector, strangling snakes (cats performed a similar function, and his name springs from the Nubian word for cat [besa]) and often surrounded by women or children. His origin is uncertain, although earlier research claiming a Nubian ancestry have been repudiated by later work indicating that he is in fact a product of Old/Middle Kingdom Egyptian culture. His cult, however, did not rise to prominence until well into the New Kingdom and the Late Period. Recent research indicates that his original representation was that of a lion rearing up on its hind legs, which partly explains his peculiar appearance.   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 2300 BC to 1300 BC Dimensions: 2" (5.1cm) high x 3.125" (7.9cm) wide Catalogue: V1 Collection: Egyptian Style: Middle/New Kingdom Medium:  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 2300 BC to 1300 BC Dimensions: 2" (5.1cm) high x 3.125" (7.9cm) wide Catalogue: V1 Collection: Egyptian Style: Middle/New Kingdom Medium: Hematite Though it is very ancient, the purity of line in this rare sculpture gives it a remarkably contemporary feel. With just a few simple features, the Egyptian artist has evoked the essence, the eternal spirit of a water bird (almost certainly a duck, since similar duck sculptures are known in faience). How amazing that millennia ago someone could have defined and captured the timeless qualities of nature and expressed them in a way that is as meaningful to the modern age as to the ancient one. FOUND IN SINAI - (PF.0301)   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 500 BC to 450 BC Dimensions: 12" (30.5cm) high Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: 27th Dynasty Medium: Alabaster Alabastron vessel featuring  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 500 BC to 450 BC Dimensions: 12" (30.5cm) high Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: 27th Dynasty Medium: Alabaster Alabastron vessel featuring an elongated 'drop-shaped' body tapering upwards into a barely suggested shoulder and a contracted neck terminating into a heavily rimmed lip. Its vestigial lug handles placed just below the shoulder. A soothing, rhythmic motion in the grain of this alabastron grants it an undecorated simplicity that is extremely calming and aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. Dark flowing bands highlight softer creamy waves that form a harmonious natural horizontal pattern in the stone. The alabastron's carving has been perfected to a high degree revealing an unsurpassed natural beauty and technical excellence. despite its size and girth, the vessel has a delicacy that is brought about by the refined articulation of its profile. The dramatic tones and surface patterning enliven the vessel's surface to create a unique work of art.   « Less

Set of Three Middle/New Kingdom Stone Duck Weights - FJ.2739 Origin: Egypt Circa: 2100 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: New Kingdom Medium: Stone

Set of Three Middle/New Kingdom Stone Duck Weights - FJ.2739 Origin: Egypt Circa: 2100 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: New Kingdom Medium: Stone   « Less