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Necklace of Jasmine blossom whith faience blue and turquoise tubular beads.
Lenght : 60 cm |
Bronze statuette reprsenting the falcon God "Horus". Description : The God is represented in majesty, wearing the double crown of lower and upper Egypt. The remixes and plumage of the holy animal are finley engraved. Datation : XXVI dynasty (Circa 664-525 B.C). Height : 13 cm Provenance : ex private collection. Contact us - Back to catalog |
Bronze statuette representing the God"Ptah". Description : The mummyform God is represented bearing his traditionnal skullscalp and a pastiche beard. He holds the “ouas” sceptre with both hands. Datation : XXVI dynasty (Circa 664-525 B.C). Height : 12 cm Commentary : beautiful patina. Provenance : French private collection. Contact us - Back to catalog |
EGYPTIAN WOOD FEMALE FIGURE OF OLD KINGDOM. Height: 46 cm. Position : Standing. Datation : Ancien Empire (2700-2160 avant J-C). Material : Wood & Stuc (carbonate de calcium) with polychromy red and also black on the wig. Provenance : Old private collection. Certificat du Ministère de la culture : N° 081397 du 06/04/2006. Certificat d' Analyse N° 0306-0A-03B CIRAM résutat affirmatif et compatible avec l' ancienneté de l' oeuvre et l' époque. Quatre prélèvement éffectués à des endroits divers et éloignés, stuc et polychromie. Réf : 585. Figure such as this were placed in the tomb as a substitute for the spirit ton inhabit. While the mummified body remained concealed from view in the burial chamber, the disembodied ka-spirit could enter the chapel to receive offerings of food and drink. The Ka, however, required a physical form in which to reside in order to be nourished.The statue fulfilled this need, and could also act as a reserve body for eternity in case the mummy should decompose or be destroyed. For a very similar comparaison : Painted wood female statue in the British Museum EA55161 ; Also please read and look "WOODEN STATUES OF THE OLD KINGDOM" a typological Study - Julia Harvey. Brill -Styx /Leiden-Boston-KÖLN 2001, whith many examples and pictures of them. Contact us - Back to catalog |
A low limestone relief representing a harper player named "Merou". Transliteration of hieroglyphs : Seker Nefer Hen Ka Ek raneb merou Translation : Play the harp for your "Ka" every day. Datation : Old Kingdom ( 2686-2184 B.C ) Height : 51 cm. Width : 60 cm. Provenance : Ex.collection of Mr K. (1930). Bibliography : see similar iconography Rijkmuseum van Oudhenen. National museum of Antiquities, Leyden, publish by B.V, Haarlem. The netherlands, 1981, p 67. |
An egyptian Stele of Kom Abou Bilou Material: Limestone and polychromy Datation : 1st to 3rd A.D. Height : 6 cm. Provenance : Ex french private collection. Contact us - Back to catalog |
Royal head of a Ptolemaïc king. Material: basalt Datation : 330-25 B.C. Height : 20,6 cm. Provenance : Ancient private collection. For a similar example see : Ancient Egyptian Art at Yale, ref 96 - head of a king pp 17-71. Contact us - Back to catalog |