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- 2024-09-10
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- 2024-09-10
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- 2023-11-01
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- 2023-11-01
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Editorial Falcon head for attachment to a pole, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); W. 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); D. 4.5 cm (1 3/5 in.), This hollow cylinder, surmounted by a falcon head, would have attached to...
- 2022-12-25
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Editorial Case for an animal mummy topped by a falcon, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.); W. 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); L. 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.), The falcon god Horus stands with his wings swept back. He has a...
- 2022-12-25
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Editorial Two ichneumons surmounting a shrine-shaped box for an animal mummy, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); W. 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); D. 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.), The ichneumon is a rodent, similar to a m...
- 2022-07-21
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Editorial Apis(?), Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); W. 2 cm (13/16 in.); L. 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.), A bull stands with its horns angled downward, as if poised to charge. It is not static; the back right l...
- 2022-07-21
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Editorial Isis and Horus, Late PeriodPtolemaic Period, Date 66430 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, precious metal inlay, H. 19.6 cm (7 11/16 in.); W. 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.); D. 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.).
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Statuette of Amun, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 2122, ca. 1070712 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous alloy, precious metals, H. without base 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in).
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Statuette of Nephthys, Ptolemaic or Roman Period, Date 304 B.C.A.D. 364, From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.); W. 1.9 cm (3/4 in.); D. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.).
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Isis and Horus, Late PeriodPtolemaic Period, Date 66430 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); W. 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); D. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.), H. (with tang): 21.1 cm (8 5/16 in.).
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Fitting for the flail of a large statue (?), Ptolemaic Period, Date 33230 B.C., From Egypt, Bronze or cupreous alloy, vitreous inlay, l. 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in).
- 2021-02-19
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Editorial Bell in the form of Bes, Ptolemaic Period, 332?30 B.C., From Egypt, cupreous metal, H. 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.); Dia. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.), Bells began to appear in Egypt about the 8th century BC. This large bell is decorated with the face of Bes. A lizard p...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Lion-headed goddess, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 BC, From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.); W. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); D. 2 cm (13/16 in.), Lion-headed goddesses in Egypt encompassed numerous deities including Sakhmet, Wadjet, and Bas...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Harpokrates, Ptolemaic Period, 332?30 B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Eastern Delta, Tanis (San el-Hagar), Cupreous metal, H. without tang 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.); W. 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); D. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.), Harpokrates, or Horus the Child, is depicte...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Uraeus for freize, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, precious metal, glass, H. 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.); W. 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.); D. 0.6 cm (1/4 in.).
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Jackal, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.); W. 2.5 cm (1 in.); L. 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.), The canine deity Wepwawet stands on the upper portion of a sledge with cobras at his feet. He is attentive...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Ptah, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, precious metal inlay, H. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.); W. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.); D. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.), This statuette depicts Ptah, the chief god of Egypt's capital city Memphis and maste...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Osiris-Iah, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.); W. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.); D. 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.), Osiris-Iah is a form of Osiris specifically linked to the moon, a feature made explicit in this f...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Osiris-Iah, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 13 cm (5 1/8 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); D. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.), Osiris-Iah is a form of Osiris specifically linked to the moon, a feature made explicit in this figu...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Beard from a large statue, Third Intermediate Period?Kushite Period, Dynasty 21?25, ca. 1070?664 B.C., From Egypt, cupreous alloy, glass or vitreous material, gold leaf, H. 11 cm (4 5/16 in); w. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in), Divine beards were plaited, and the da...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Uraeus for freize, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, precious metal, glass, H. 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.); W. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); D. 0.5 cm (3/16 in.).
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Lion-Headed Goddess, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); W. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.); D. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.), Lion-headed goddesses in Egypt encompassed numerous deities including Sakhmet, Wadjet, and Ba...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Part of a flail for a statue, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, glass, H. 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.); W. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); D. 0.7 cm (1/4 in.), This fragment of a flail belonged to a large Osiris statuette or statue. The ...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Ptah, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.); W. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.); D. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.), This statuette depicts Ptah, the chief god of Egypt's capital city Memphis and master craftsman of the ...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Ptah, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); W. 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.); D. 2 cm (13/16 in.), This statuette depicts Ptah, the chief god of Egypt's capital city Memphis and master craftsman of the god...
- 2020-12-02
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Editorial Miniature cippus of Horus (magical stela).
- 2019-02-11
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Editorial bull.
- 2019-02-11
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Editorial IBIS.
- 2019-02-11
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Editorial Horus falcon in double crown.
- 2019-02-11
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Editorial Falcon in double crown surmounting a shrine shaped box for an animal mummy.
- 2019-02-11
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Editorial ibis head.
- 2019-02-11
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Editorial Apis(?), Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); W. 2 cm (13/16 in.); L. 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.), A bull stands with its horns angled downward, as if poised to charge. It is not static; the back right l...
- 2019-01-23
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Editorial Beard from a large statue, Third Intermediate Period?Kushite Period, Dynasty 21?25, ca. 1070?664 B.C., From Egypt, cupreous alloy, glass or vitreous material, gold leaf, H. 11 cm (4 5/16 in); w. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in), Divine beards were plaited, and the da...
- 2018-08-21
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Editorial Miniature cippus of Horus (magical stela).
- 2018-08-09
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Editorial bull.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Horus falcon figure.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial IBIS.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Horus falcon in double crown.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Falcon in double crown surmounting a shrine shaped box for an animal mummy.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial ibis head.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Head probably from an extrasepulchral funerary figure, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1295?1070 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, found under a boulder, Cupreous alloy, H. 5 cm.
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Aegis of Bastet / Sakhmet, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 BC, From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.); W. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.); D. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.), The aegis is an object that comprises the bust of a deity with a broad collar below it. ...
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Prisoner with head and hands held in a restraint, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 1000?30 BC, From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 4.5 ? W. 3.6 ? D. 1.7 cm (1 3/4 ? 1 7/16 ? 11/16 in.), A figure is depicted whose head and arms are held in a restraint. The cast...
- 2018-08-06
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Editorial Box for animal mummy surmounted by a cat, inscribed, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.); W. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); L. 33.8 cm (13 5/16 in.), Bastet was a powerful goddess of Lower Egypt, one who w...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Osiris, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 BC, From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 13 cm (5 1/8 in.); W. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); D. 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.), Osiris, foremost of the Egyptian funerary gods and ruler of the underworld, stands upright in a close-fitti...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Crocodile on a shrine-shaped base, Ptolemaic Period, 332?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 4.5 ? W. 2.3 ? D. 5.4 cm (1 3/4 ? 7/8 ? 2 1/8 in.), A crocodile on a shrine represents the god Sobek. Sobek was an important god throughout Egypt, and with...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Monkey playing the lyre and carrying a dish on its head, Ptolemaic Period, 332?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 6.5 ? W. 2.9 ? D. 3.3 cm (2 9/16 ? 1 1/8 ? 1 5/16 in.), Monkeys performing human activities are a frequent theme. This particular exa...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Imhotep, donated by Padisu, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Memphite Region, Memphis (Mit Rahina), Cupreous metal, H. 17.9 cm (7 1/16 in.); W. 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.); D. 12.9 cm (5 1/16 in.), Imhotep was adviser to King...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial God's throne supported by two striding lions, Ptolemaic Period, 332?30 B.C., From Egypt, cupreous metal, H. 8.8 ? W. 6.1 ? D. 9.8 cm (3 1/16 ? 2 3/8 ? 3 7/8 in.), This throne has fittings for a separate statuette of a seated god. The lions forming the ...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Bell in the form of Bes, Ptolemaic Period, 332?30 B.C., From Egypt, cupreous metal, H. 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.); Dia. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.), Bells began to appear in Egypt about the 8th century BC. This large bell is decorated with the face of Bes. A lizard p...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Lion-headed goddess, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 BC, From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.); W. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); D. 2 cm (13/16 in.), Lion-headed goddesses in Egypt encompassed numerous deities including Sakhmet, Wadjet, and Bas...
- 2018-08-03
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Editorial Statuette of the goddess Neith, Late Period, Dynasty 26, 664?525 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.); W. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.); D. 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); H. (tang) 2.3 cm (7/8 in.).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Harpokrates, Ptolemaic Period, 332?30 B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Eastern Delta, Tanis (San el-Hagar), Cupreous metal, H. without tang 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.); W. 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); D. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.), Harpokrates, or Horus the Child, is depicte...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Min statuette, Third Intermediate Period?Late Period, Dynasty 21?30, ca. 1070?332 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, precious metal inlay, H. 13 cm (5 1/8 in.); W. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.); D. 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Disk and horns headdress for a goddess, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); W. 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.); D. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Head of a cat, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); W. 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.); D. 10 cm (3 15/16 in.), The cat was sacred to the goddess Bastet, and was offered in sanctuaries and deposited in anim...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Seated Harpokrates with the crown of Amun, named as 'Harpokrates-the-great, the eldest, the first of Amun', Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, precious metal inlay, H. 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.); W. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); D. 11....
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Cat figurine, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); W. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); L. 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.), Bastet was a powerful goddess of Lower Egypt, one who was protective and could bring about great...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Head of a cat, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.); W. 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.); D. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.), The cat was sacred to the goddess Bastet, and was offered in sanctuaries and deposited in animal ...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Lepidotus fish, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.); W. 1 cm (3/8 in.); L. 7.6 cm (3 in.), The lepidotus fish was sacred to the Egyptians, and was linked in mythology to the story of the god Set...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Osiris, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.); W. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); D. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.), Osiris, foremost of the Egyptian funerary gods and ruler of the underworld, stands upright in a close-f...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Apis, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.); W. 2.2 cm (7/8 in.); L. 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.), The worship of the Apis bull is attested as early as Dynasty I. Arguably the Apis, unlike many sacred ani...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Jackal, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, L. 5.1 ? W. 1.1 ? H. 3.3 cm (1 5/16? 7/8 ? 7/8 in.), The canine god Wepwawet, associated with Abydos, is depicted here on the bar of a standard. Raised on a pole the standar...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Child god with the Amonian crown named Horus of Mednit (Aphroditopolis), Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, precious metal inlay, H. 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.); W. 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.); D. 10 cm (3 15/16 in.), The figure re...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Isis and Horus, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); D. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.), Isis? name is first attested in the fifth dynasty in the Pyramid texts. She was the wife of Osiri...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Cat, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 11.9 cm (4 11/16 in.); W. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); L. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.), Bastet was a powerful goddess of Lower Egypt, one who was protective and could bring about great prosperi...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Child god, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.); W. 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.); D. 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.), The figure represents a child god in a seated/reclining position, wearing a large uraeus on his fo...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Statuette of a cat, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.); W. 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.); L. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.), Bastet was a powerful goddess of Lower Egypt, one who was protective and could bring about g...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Figurine Pendant of an Ichneumon, inscribed, Ptolemaic Period, 332?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); W. 2.2 cm (7/8 in.); L. 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.), The ichneumon is a rodent, similar to a mongoose, that was associated with the g...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Cat on a handle, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); W. 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); L. 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.), Bastet was a powerful goddess of Lower Egypt, one who was protective and could bring about gre...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Ptah, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, precious metal inlay, H. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.); W. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.); D. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.), This statuette depicts Ptah, the chief god of Egypt's capital city Memphis and maste...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Two ichneumons surmounting a shrine-shaped box for an animal mummy, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); W. 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); D. 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.), The ichneumon is a rodent, similar to a m...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Stern of a barque from a standard, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 13 cm (5 1/8 in.); W. 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.); D. 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Uraeus with red crown, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, glass?, H. 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); W. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); L. 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Cat head, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.); W. 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.); D. 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.), The cat was sacred to the goddess Bastet, and was offered in sanctuaries and deposited in animal ...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Anklet, Meroitic Period, A.D. 100?250, From Egypt and Sudan, Nubia, Faras, Cemetery 1, Grave 186, University of Oxford Excavations in Nubia 1910?1912, cupreous alloy, Diam. 11 cm (4 5/16 in).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Box for an animal mummy surmounted by a coiled, rearing snake, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.); W. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); L. 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Jackal standard, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.); W. 2.2 cm (7/8 in.); L. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.), The canine deity Wepwawet stands on the upper portion of a papyriform standard; he is attenti...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Coiled and rearing cobra, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); W. 2 cm (13/16 in.); L. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Osiris, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.); W. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); D. 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.), Osiris, foremost of the Egyptian funerary gods and ruler of the underworld, stands upright and wears ...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Column with crouching lions at the base, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); W. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.); D. 2.5 cm (1 in.).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Cat head, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); D. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.), The cat was sacred to the goddess Bastet, and was offered in sanctuaries and deposited in animal necr...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Child god with hemhem crown, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); W. 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.); D. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.), The figure represents a child god in a seated/reclining position, wearing the hemh...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Isis and Horus, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 22.8 cm (9 in.); W. 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.); D. 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.), Isis? name is first attested in the fifth dynasty in the Pyramid texts. She was the wife of Osir...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Cat, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.); W. 2.1 cm (13/16 in.); L. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.), Bastet was a powerful goddess of Lower Egypt, one who was protective and could bring about great prosperity...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Cat, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 15.8 cm (6 1/8 in.); W. 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.); L. 11 cm (4 5/16 in.), Bastet was a powerful goddess of Lower Egypt, one who was protective and could bring about great prosperit...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Statuette of Mut or Nekhbet, Third Intermediate Period?Kushite Period, Dynasty 21?25, ca. 1070?664 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous alloy.
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Osiris-Iah, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.); W. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.); D. 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.), Osiris-Iah is a form of Osiris specifically linked to the moon, a feature made explicit in this f...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Shrine-shaped case for an animal mummy surmounted by a lizard, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.); W. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.); L. 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.), The lizard in later periods of Egyptian hist...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Anubis, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); W. 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); D. 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.).
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Child god in nemes and hemhem, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); D. 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.), The figure represents a child god in a seated/reclining position, wearing the he...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Cat, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.); W. 2.5 cm (1 in.); L. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.), Bastet was a powerful goddess of Lower Egypt, one who was protective and could bring about great prosperity. I...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Shrew-mouse surmounting shrine-shaped box for an animal mummy, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); W. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.); L. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.), The shrew mouse was an animal sacred to the sola...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Apis(?), Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); W. 2 cm (13/16 in.); L. 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.), A bull stands with its horns angled downward, as if poised to charge. It is not static; the back right l...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Head of a cat, Late Period, 664?332 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 10.9 cm (4 5/16 in.); W. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.); D. 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.), The cat was sacred to the goddess Bastet, and was offered in sanctuaries and deposited in animal necropoleis th...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Cat on base inscribed for Bastet and an offerer, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.); W. 2.5 cm (1 in.); L. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.), Bastet was a powerful goddess of Lower Egypt, one who was protectiv...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Osiris-Iah, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, 664?30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 13 cm (5 1/8 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); D. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.), Osiris-Iah is a form of Osiris specifically linked to the moon, a feature made explicit in this figu...
- 2018-08-02
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Editorial Osiris, Late Period?Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664?30 BC, From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 22.9 cm (9 in.); W. 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.); D. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.), Osiris, foremost of the Egyptian funerary gods and ruler of the underworld, stands upright in a close-fit...
- 2018-08-02
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