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Egypt, Late to Ptolemaic Period 6th-2nd cent B.C..Bronze, alabaster. L. 9.1 cm. H. 8.9 cmResting ibis, representing Thoth, the god of wisdom. The composite statuette consists of several components mad

Near Eastern 1st-3rd cent. A.D..Faience. H. 15.8 cmFlat, circular body with short, tubular neck flanked by two small loop-shaped handles. Turquoise glaze. Fissures in the base. Minor losses of glaze.F

Greek 2nd half of 1st mill. B.C..Metal (lead with copper ?). L. 4.8 cm. H. 4.7 cmSquare sheet of metal with an eight line Greek inscription that is partially legible (see picture 2) Formerly Herbert A

Egyptian, Prehistoric Period 2nd half of 4th mill. B.C..Dolerite (?). H. 4.8 cmMace head of pear-shaped form. Perpendicularly pierced in the middle for the insertion of a wooden handle. Good condition

Egyptian, New Kingdom, 18th-20th Dynasty ca. 1550-1070 B.C..Blue faience. L. .8 cmA crouching frog with protruding eyes and angled legs.Formerly priv. coll. Basel, 1990s.

Western Greek ca. 500 B.C..Beige clay with delicate glimmer. H. 5.8 cm. W. 3.4 cmFace with large almond-shaped eyes, pointed nose, smiling mouth and broad chin. A polos rests on the voluminous forehea

Western Greek, Campanian 4th cent. B.C..Clay. H. 8.7 cmBulbous body with concave neck rising up out of it. Wide strap handle linking the slightly everted lip to the rounded shoulder. Base in reserve.

Campanian late 4th cent. B.C..Clay. H. 11.8 cmBlack glazed cup on flat foot. The high, concave neck is offset distinctly from the hemispherical body by a profile. Two strap handles. Base of the vessel

Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period 3rd cent. B.C..Green glazed faience. H. 7.8 cmMummy-shaped funerary figure, a so-called Shabti, of a man with foreign name. The owner wears a string wig and holds in his han

Egyptian, Late Period 7th-1st cent B.C..Alabaster. H. 8.5 cmOvoid jar with handles resp. nobs and flaring, concave neck/rim; base more or less rounded. Condition: Hole in neck and missing part in rim.

Levant 3rd-1st cent. B.C..Clay, brown glaze. L. 8 cm. W. 7.8 cm. H. 3.7 cmBowl-shaped body, pressed together at the front to form the nozzle. Flat bottom with a raised circle of clay in the middle. A

Egyptian, Late Period, 26th Dynasty 624-525 B.C..Copper alloy, eyes with gold and niello inlay. H. 33.2 cm. L. 15 cmVery fine statuette of Neith, the goddess of war, with original, richly inscribed ba

Egyptian, Late Period, 26th Dynasty 624-525 B.C..Copper alloy, wooden core. H. 17.7 cm. L. 10 cmStatuette of Nut (?), the goddess of the sky with sun disk on her head and Maat feather in her left hand

Roman, Flavian last quarter of 1st cent. A.D..Marble. H. 29 cmThe cinerarium is composed of a roof-shaped lid with a profiled frame and a rectangular container framed above and below. Palmette-shaped

Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic ca. 776-31 B.C..Wood, stucco and black, white, blue and red paint. H. 121 cmThe painting depicts the Egyptian goddess Maat. As a woman with an ostrich feather on her he

Egyptian, Late Period, 26th Dynasty mid 6th cent. B.C..Green glazed faience. H. 14 cmExceptionally beautiful executed mummy-shaped funerary figure (Shabti) of Pa-di-Neith, son of Hetep-Bastet the inte

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Egyptian, Late Period, 26th Dynasty mid 6th cent. B.C..Green glazed faience. H. 14 cmExceptionally beautiful executed mummy-shaped funerary figure (Shabti). The owner wears a string wig and holds in h

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Roman 2nd cent. A.D..Bronze. H. 14.2 cm. W. 9.2 cmThe head is turned slightly to the right. The long hair is twirled inwards at the sides and gathered together in a knot at the back of the head. A sma

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Etruscan 490-470 B.C..Bronze, solid cast. H. 10.1 cmThe youth stands upright, distributing his weight evenly on both feet. These are placed close together, with the left foot slightly advanced. The yo

Daunian Subgeometric II, ca. 550-400 B.C..Clay, cream coating, dark brown and red matt glaze. H. 25 cmAn olla with a squat body standing on a small, round base. Shoulder with two short arched handles