Egyptian Schist Palette with Animal

Item: Egyptian Schist Palette, Form of a Fish, Naqada II, c. 3500-3000 B.C. Date/Origin: Egypt, Naqada II, c. 3500-3000 B.C. Materials: Stone Dimensions: 7.3 cm L - 2 7/8 inches Provenance: Private UK

Egypt, Pre-Dynastic, ca. 3200 BCE. "Green" schist palette in nearly rectangular form, with a border of three incised lines, reverse left reserved. Includes custom stand. Size: 6-1/2"H x 5-3/4"W. Prov

Ancient Egypt, Pre-Dynastic Period, Gerzeran Period, ca. 3000 BCE. A smooth, flat, greenish-grey schist palette, in the form of a pheasant- or partridge-like bird. The shape of the palette is a rounde

New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, Ca. 1323 - 1279 BC.A schist fragment from a large statue of Pharaoh Seti I with incised hieroglphic text "imn ra nb", "nTrw nb pt HKA wAst mri di anx mi ra". Translating as:

Circa 400 AD A finely carved grey schist palette from the ancient region of Gandhara. This shallow, bowl-shaped dish features an ornamented rim and a finely carved scene filling most of the interior,

Circa 400 AD A finely carved grey schist palette from the ancient region of Gandhara. This shallow, bowl-shaped dish features an ornamented rim and a finely carved scene filling most of the interior,

Naqada II Period, 3500-3200 BC. A calcite vessel in the shape of an animal, possibly a goat; large cylindrical body with flat rim; short neck with head inlaid with black stone eye, curving horn to the

**Originally Listed At $800** Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca, 200 BCE to 100 CE. An intriguing schist palette relief carved with a mythical scene of a woman and child with

Title: Egyptian schist head of a priest Description: Schist head of a priest with a creased forehead and shaven egg-shaped skull, his oval face with almond-shaped eyes. Priests played an important rol

Egypt, possibly ancient. Fragmentary openwork carving of a seated woman. Reputedly ex Nicholas Tano. Custom stand. Ex: Rhode Island collection, most of which was collected in the 1990s-early 2000s. ME

This steatite schist animal figurine, is a testament to the Bactrian culture's craftsmanship. The piece is indicative of the aesthetic and symbolic importance animals held in the Bactrian region. Its

Dimension: 4.5 x 4 cm

1981-1998 A.D. M. Oldfield Howey - The Cat in Mysteries of Religion and Magic - Rutland, 1981, hardback with dustwrapper, 253 pp; Jaromir Malek - The Cat in Ancient Egypt - London, 1993, hardback with

Group of (2) Metal Figurines - (1) Pig, (1) Bird and (1) Egyptian Animal Pig: 8 1/2" L Bird: 5 1/4" H

Behold a fragment of ancient mythology captured in faience, this petite amulet of Horus measures merely 3 by 1.5 cm. Its turquoise hue, emblematic of the Egyptian palette, symbolizes both the life-giv

Egyptian slate palette in the form of a bird, Predynastic, length 9 3/4 inches. Provenance: Peter Sharrer Ancient Art, New Jersey, March 25, 1991, purchased for $25,000

Egyptian Metamorphic Schist Scribes Ink Holder, having two round wells for red and black ink on rectangle base, Old Kingdom 1st Dynasty or later, 5" x 9 1/2". Provenance: Peter Sharrer Ancient Art, Ne

An Egyptian greywacke palette Predynastic Period, Naqada I, circa 4000-3600 B.C. Of slender rhomboid form, bulging slightly at the widest point, 33.5cm high Footnotes: Provenance: Anonymous sale; Pia

An Egyptian greywacke palette in the form of a bird Predynastic Period, Naqada II, circa 3500-3200 B.C. The body of ovoid form, the stylised head with incised eye, perforated on the side for suspensi

Late Naqada II-III Period, 3300-3000 BC. A carved stone cosmetic palette in the form of a flat fish with notched spine and tail, drilled eye and suspension hole. 85 grams, 12cm (4 3/4") From an old Eu

Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 200 BCE to 100 CE. A deep bowl with a wide, flat rim decorated with low relief repeated abstract symbols. The interior of the bowl has a c

Pre-Dynastic Period, 3rd millennium BC. A finely carved flat stone palette in a form of a blade with a circular attachment loop. 38 grams, 11.9cm (4 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired fro

Egypt, under Roman rule, ca 1st century BCE/CE. Unusual plaster model of what I am calling a lion, but could also be a large dog - in the mastiff family. Perhaps created as a sculptor's model, the ani

An Egyptian wooden animal sarcophagus, Ptolemaic Period, c. 332 - 30 BC, for perhaps a serpent, fashioned in the form of a shrine with long, sliding panel. The entire piece is carved from a single pie