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Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Pottery Jar - TL Tested: Egypt, Pre-dynastic period, Naqada II, ca. 3200 BCE. A handbuilt squat bichrome earthenware vessel, the body decorated with a series of red concentric circles (target motifs) of varying sizes, with

0001: Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Pottery Jar - TL TestedEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Middle Kingdom Egyptian Wooden Boatman: Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 12th Dynasty, ca. 2030 to 1640 BCE. A sacred boatman figure, skillfully carved in a pose that departs from the kneeling position of a rower; instead the legs are

0002: Middle Kingdom Egyptian Wooden BoatmanEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

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Large Egyptian Bronze Cloisonne Wing w/ Glass Inlays: Egypt, New Kingdom/Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. An incredible bronze wing with brightly-colored glass inlays. This is most likely a large fragment from a pectoral, one of the

0003: Large Egyptian Bronze Cloisonne Wing w/ Glass InlaysEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Ancient Egyptian Stone Jackal Canopic Jar + Lid: Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. Wow! This is an amazing limestone canopic jar with its lid styled as the head of a jackal, representing Duamutef, son of Horus. His role as a canopic jar was

0004: Ancient Egyptian Stone Jackal Canopic Jar + LidEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Egyptian Breccia Stone Kohl Jar: Egypt, Old Kingdom, ca. 2686 to 2134 BCE. A black breccia jar with an inverted pear shape, carved with an integrated low, four-legged pedestal. The breccia has speckled grey inclusions that are

0004A: Egyptian Breccia Stone Kohl JarEst. $500-$750

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Published Inscription, Egyptian Pottery Foundation Cone: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1391 to 1351 BCE. A red terracotta cone-shaped clay tablet made from fired Nile mud, of a form very commonly found in Thebes, with relief hieroglyphs that are

0005: Published Inscription, Egyptian Pottery Foundation ConeEst. $900-$1,400

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Two Egyptian Faience Rings in Desirable Sky Blue: Egypt, New Kingdom, dynasty 18 to 20, ca. 1500 to 1300 CE. Two stunning blue faience rings first with Wedjet / wadjet eye, other in stylized lotus motif. What sets these apart is the gorgeous

0006: Two Egyptian Faience Rings in Desirable Sky BlueEst. $500-$700

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Egyptian Steatite Scarab w/ Hieroglyphs, Wadjet Eye: Egypt, New Kingdom/Third Intermediate Period, 1550 to 712 BCE. A steatite scarab amulet with carved details of the head, wings, and legs. The body is pierced length-wise, and the underside is carved

0007: Egyptian Steatite Scarab w/ Hieroglyphs, Wadjet EyeEst. $500-$750

Pair of Fine Egyptian Faience Amulets - Horus, Khnum: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A pair of gorgeous, mold-made, very pale green faience amulets, one in the form of Horus and the other Khnum. Both have

0008: Pair of Fine Egyptian Faience Amulets - Horus, KhnumEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Egyptian Yellow Faience Openwork Amulet of Bes: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A yellow faience amulet, flat-backed and with an openwork style, depicting the god Bes. Bes is shown with a stylized lion's mane and a large, plumed

0008A: Egyptian Yellow Faience Openwork Amulet of BesEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

Egyptian Bronze Sekhmet Bust: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A cast bronze bust depicting the head, shoulders, and lower headdress of the goddess Sekhmet (occasionally Sakhmet). She

0009: Egyptian Bronze Sekhmet BustEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Pale Green Faience Egyptian Ushabti: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 712 BCE. A classic example of a faience ushabti (shabti), pale seafoam green, with black details painted on the head and upper body, giving the figure

0010: Pale Green Faience Egyptian UshabtiEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

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Rare Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Scarab Amulet: Egypt, New Kingdom / Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. A scarab beetle amulet made of brilliant blue lapis lazuli, complete with stylized legs, face, and winged shell. The bottom is

0011: Rare Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Scarab AmuletEst. $1,000-$1,500

Trio of Egyptian Faience Rings: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Periods, ca. 712 to 30 BCE. Three stirrup-shaped, bright blue faience finger rings, each one with a flat face bearing a symbol. Two depict Wedjat, also known as the

0012: Trio of Egyptian Faience RingsEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

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Fine Egyptian Faience Ushabti w/ Lovely Iridescence: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. Coated in a thick, mottled, sky blue faience glaze, this is a beautiful example of an ushabti (shabti). It has its arms crossed over its chest and is

0013: Fine Egyptian Faience Ushabti w/ Lovely IridescenceEst. $800-$1,200

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Third Intermediate Egyptian Wood Ushabti w / Glyph Band: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved wooden ushabti with an incised hieroglyph inscription adorning the front and black-painted facial features

0014: Third Intermediate Egyptian Wood Ushabti w / Glyph BandEst. $1,200-$1,500

Tall Egyptian Bronze Osiris Figure: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period to Late Dynastic Period, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A heavy and detailed cast bronze figure of the mummiform god of the Underworld, Osiris. This would have been a votive

0014A: Tall Egyptian Bronze Osiris FigureEst. $9,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Late Period Bronze Striding Sekhmet Statue: Egypt, Late to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 712 to 30 BCE. A bronze figurine of Sekhmet, the Egyptian god of hunters and warriors. Sekhmet is shown wearing an Atef crown while in a striding pose upon an

0015: Egyptian Late Period Bronze Striding Sekhmet StatueEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Mummy Mask - C14 Radiocarbon Test, ex-Bonham's: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, probably dynasty 26, ca. 662 to 525 BCE. Fine mummy mask carved from a single piece of cedar with large almond-shaped eyes, thin lips and straight slightly flaring nose.

0016: Egyptian Mummy Mask - C14 Radiocarbon Test, ex-Bonham'sEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Ushabti: Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 26 to 31, ca. 664 to 343 BCE. A beautiful standing mummiform ushabti figure in saturated aqua blue faience, waiting to do the work of the newly deceased. Hands holding

0017: Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience UshabtiEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Egyptian Late Period Faience Amulet of Seated Horus: Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 26 through 31, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A near-miniature faience-crafted depiction, in hues of brown and pistachio, of a young Horus, the Egyptian god of the sky and warfare.

0018: Egyptian Late Period Faience Amulet of Seated HorusEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Amulet - Triad of Alexandria: Egypt, Alexandria, Ptolemaic to Roman periods, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A detailed, mold-made faience amulet in the form of the Triad of Alexandria. During the Ptolemaic period, Isis-Hathor, Serapis, and

0019: Egyptian Faience Amulet - Triad of AlexandriaEst. $700-$1,200Lot Passed

Egyptian Alexandrian Pottery Isis Goddess: Egypt, Alexandria, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 303 to 164 BCE. A finely molded pottery head depicting the Egyptian Goddess Isis. Isis was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the patroness of

0020: Egyptian Alexandrian Pottery Isis GoddessEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Egyptian Terracotta Seated Figure - Female: Egypt, Hellenistic Period, Alexandria, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A mold-made effigy of a seated female wearing a long flowing robe and a large braided necklace, with locks of wavy hair extending to

0021: Egyptian Terracotta Seated Figure - FemaleEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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