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Egyptian Bronze Figure - Seated Isis Nursing Horus

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Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

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Egyptian 26th Dynasty Bronze Osiris / God of Underworld: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. An exemplary and quite sizable leaded bronze statue depicting the revered deity Osiris, god of the underworld, who stands in mummiform

0001: Egyptian 26th Dynasty Bronze Osiris / God of UnderworldEst. US$12,000-US$20,000

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Lifesize Egyptian 18th Dynasty Sarcophagus Mask: Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1292 BCE. Large and finely carved wooden sarcophagus mask. Cedar then covered with gesso painted in shades of brick-red, off-white and deep brown.

0001A: Lifesize Egyptian 18th Dynasty Sarcophagus MaskEst. US$5,000-US$7,500Lot Passed

Egyptian Bronze Figure - Seated Isis Nursing Horus: Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A beautiful and quite sizeable cast-bronze sculpture of the goddess Isis-Hathor seated with her right hand held to her bare breast ready

0002: Egyptian Bronze Figure - Seated Isis Nursing HorusEst. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Passed

Ptolemaic / Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Cat: Egypt, Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 3rd century BCE to 2nd century BCE. A mold-formed terracotta figurine of a stylized cat seated on thick haunches with slender forelegs extended beneath

0003: Ptolemaic / Romano-Egyptian Terracotta CatEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

Egyptian New Kingdom Alabaster Pilgrim Flask: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. An exquisite alabaster pilgrim flask exhibiting honey yellow, wheat, sand, and tan. The vessel presents with lenticular walls

0004: Egyptian New Kingdom Alabaster Pilgrim FlaskEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Museum-Exhibited Egyptian Faience Scarab: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A wonderful faience scarab covered in a fine layer of turquoise-hued glaze. The topside of the ovoid amulet exhibits

0005: Museum-Exhibited Egyptian Faience ScarabEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Naqada Beaker, ex-Drexel 1895-1914: Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic period, Naqada, ca. 3000 BCE. A fascinating pottery vessel presenting a conical body with horizontally ribbed walls that taper to a narrow base. The exterior of the broad

0007: Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Naqada Beaker, ex-Drexel 1895-1914Est. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Published Egyptian Paste Glass Heart Amulet: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, 11th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 2050 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed heart amulet made from paste glass of an opaque, sienna-red hue. The heart hieroglyph

0008: Published Egyptian Paste Glass Heart AmuletEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Exhibited Egyptian Middle Kingdom Incised Juglet: Ancient Egypt, Leontopolis, Tell el-Yahudiya (also Tel el Yehuda), ca. 2130 to 1650 BCE. A delicate grayware pottery pouring vessel exhibiting a spherical body, a corseted neck, a thick rim, and a

0009: Exhibited Egyptian Middle Kingdom Incised JugletEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

5 Egyptian Steatite Scarabs - Sphinx, Goddess, Cobras: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, 18th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A gathering of 5 hand-carved steatite scarab amulets, each of ovoid form with insectile features incised

0009A: 5 Egyptian Steatite Scarabs - Sphinx, Goddess, CobrasEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

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Museum-Exhibited Egyptian Pinch Basket, ex-Lily Place: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A hand-built pottery vessel known as a pinch basket because of how the petite handles are pinched together above the center.

0010: Museum-Exhibited Egyptian Pinch Basket, ex-Lily PlaceEst. US$900-US$1,350

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Egyptian New Kingdom Redware Jar, Drexel Museum 1895-1914: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. A wheel-thrown redware pottery jar of utilitarian form with a carinated body, a squat neck, and a flared rim. Remains of

0015: Egyptian New Kingdom Redware Jar, Drexel Museum 1895-1914Est. US$1,400-US$2,100Lot Passed

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Egyptian Terracotta Pilgrim's Flask, Museum-Exhibited: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period, 18th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed terracotta pilgrim flask of ornate form bearing elaborate floral motifs on each side. Each

0016: Egyptian Terracotta Pilgrim's Flask, Museum-ExhibitedEst. US$1,400-US$2,100

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Rare Egyptian Predynastic Petrified Wood Mace Head: Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada II to III, ca. 3200 to 3000 BCE. A rare petrified (fossilized) wood hand-carved into a stone mace head exhibiting smoothly polished surfaces across its

0018: Rare Egyptian Predynastic Petrified Wood Mace HeadEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Egyptian Predynastic Stone Axe + Mace Head: Ancient Egypt, Predynastic to Old Kingdom Period, ca. 3200 to 2686 BCE. A set of 2 hand-carved stone artifacts including a mace head and an axe blade. The stone axe is trapezoidal in form and

0019: Egyptian Predynastic Stone Axe + Mace HeadEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

Egyptian Neolithic / Pre-Dynastic Knapped Chert Scrapers: Ancient Egypt, Neolithic to Predynastic Period, ca. 7000 to 3200 BCE. A set of 2 hand-knapped chert scrapers, each exhibiting a relative ovoid form bearing attractive brown and beige hues that are

0019A: Egyptian Neolithic / Pre-Dynastic Knapped Chert ScrapersEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Egyptian Jarlet w/ Face of Bes, Drexel Museum 1895-1914: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 1070 to 30 BCE. A hand-made pottery jar flask with a simplified face on the front, made by applied and pinched clay. Despite the basic

0021: Egyptian Jarlet w/ Face of Bes, Drexel Museum 1895-1914Est. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Amulet Mut Nursing Horus, Drexel Museum 1895-1914: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed and turquoise-glazed faience figure of rare form depicting the goddess Mut feeding

0022: Egyptian Faience Amulet Mut Nursing Horus, Drexel Museum 1895-1914Est. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Cippus Amulet (for Protection): Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed and turquoise-glazed faience amulet of rare form depicting a cippus - a protective

0023: Egyptian Faience Cippus Amulet (for Protection)Est. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Egyptian Faience Amulet - Isis Nursing Horus: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664 to 525 BCE. A mold-formed faience amulet depicting the goddess Isis feeding her infant son Horus. Isis is shown grasping her left breast

0025: Egyptian Faience Amulet - Isis Nursing HorusEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Published Egyptian Faience Amulet - Falcon Head Horus: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A well-preserved amulet depicting the falcon-headed god Horus, god of the sun, the sky, protection, and kingship, that is covered

0027: Published Egyptian Faience Amulet - Falcon Head HorusEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Egyptian Pottery Juglet, Drexel Museum 1895-1914: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A miniature jar with a slender neck and tiny handle handmade from pottery. This may have been a storage juglet for perfumes or

0028: Egyptian Pottery Juglet, Drexel Museum 1895-1914Est. US$800-US$1,200Lot Passed

Rare Miniature Egyptian Banded Alabaster Alabastron: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A rare example of a miniature alabastron that is hand-carved from honey-yellow banded alabaster. The slender cylindrical vessel

0029: Rare Miniature Egyptian Banded Alabaster AlabastronEst. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed

Egyptian 26th Dynasty Faience Amulet Dwarf Deity Bes: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, probably 26th Dynasty, ca. 662 to 525 CE. A wonderful, mold-formed faience amulet depicting the dwarf deity Bes. Enveloped in a lustrous, blue-green glaze, the ancient

0030: Egyptian 26th Dynasty Faience Amulet Dwarf Deity BesEst. US$900-US$1,200Lot Passed

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