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MIRIAM CAHN (B. 1949) L.I.S. mit den Kindern und Tieren 1986 charcoal on paper, in three parts (I) 95 by 110.3 cm. 37 3/8 by 43 7/16 in. (II) numbered 2 on the reverse 100 by 111 cm.

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

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

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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

Egypt, Ptolemaic or Roman Period 1st cent B.C.-1st cent. A.D..Bronze. H. 13.3 cmThe statuette of the child god Harpocrates is rendered in Hellenistic style. He is naked and has his left leg slightly f

Greek, Early Corinthian 620-600 B.C..Beige clay, cream slip, dark brown and red matt glaze. H. 10.6 cm. Dm. mouth 3.4 cm.On the front of this perfume oil container, Boreas, the personification of the

Cypro-Archaic ca. 725-650 B.C..Clay. H. 23.1 cmAn oinochoe with trefoil mouth, strap handle, and spherical body. The curves are accentuated by series of concentric circles: horizontally arranged aroun

Greek, possibly Ptolemaic 3rd cent. B.C..Clay. H. 41.2 cmElegantly shaped, richly decorated hydria. The elongated, ovoid body is divided into three sections. Above the foot, acanthus leaves in relief

Egypt, Late Period ca. 664-332 B.C..Bronze. H. 13 cmStatuette of the child-god Harpocrates with sidelock of youth and finger held against his lips. He wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.

Roman 3rd cent. A.D..Gold, sardonyx. H. 4.1 cmA pair of openwork earrings each composed of disc with a central sardonyx through which a gold wire is threaded to fasten it. Four conical, sheet gold pen

Central Europe, Late Bronze Age ca. 1250-1100 B.C..Bronze. D. 57.3 cmSlender blade with almost parallel edges and lentil-shaped cross-section. Slightly convex grip with four rivet holes. A ridge runs

Egypt, Ptolemaic Period ca. 3rd-1st cent. B.C..Bronze. L. 10 cm. H. 4.3 cmThe mouse on the coffin has a pointed head and a long tail, which is additionally supported on the rectangular and hollow coff

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Western Greek ca. 500 B.C..Light orange clay. H. 11.3 cmVoluminous waves of hair frame the forehead. The polos that crowns the head is decorated with two tiers of square fields in high relief, each wi