ROMANO-EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SNAKES

Egypt, Roman period, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. Carved limestone pediment with male head in relief, showing distinct Egyptian coiffure, remains of original black and pink pigment still quite evident. Incl

Romano-Egyptian, Late Imperial to Coptic Period, possibly Antinoe, ca. 4th century CE. A magnificent limestone funerary stela of a boy seated in a niche grasping a dove in his left hand and a bunch of

Egypt, under Roman rule, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. Very attractive Limestone carving of a male's head. Oval face with short straight hairdo, large almond-shaped eyes and thin lips - with

3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D. A silver ring formed as a coiled snake composed of a tapering body, tail coiled around the neck at the bezel, punched crescents, circles and lines representing scales

Ca. 100 BC - AD 100.A silver ring in the form of a coiled serpent with finely detailed scales and realistic features. The serpent symbolises renewal and eternal life, shedding its skin as a metaphor f

Ca. 100 BC-100 AD.A silver ring in the form of a coiled serpent with finely detailed scales and realistic features. The serpent symbolises renewal and eternal life, shedding its skin as a metaphor for

3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D. A silver serpentine finger ring composed of a slender round-section hoop with overlapping terminals, one formed as the head of the snake, the other as its tail, punch

Ca. 100 BC - 100 AD A bronze snake-shaped bracelet with carefully modelled head, incised scale details and tapering tail. Snake jewellery was not limited to Egypt in the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods, a

Egypt, Late Dynastic to Greco-Roman periods, ca. 664 BCE to 100 CE. A charming gilt copper snake effigy of a horned viper, a mythical creature known as Cerastes. The sinuous body is slender, tapering

Roman-occupied Egypt, ca. late 1st century BCE. Small limestone carving of a ram's head with bifacially-drilled holes that connect to form a narrow spout running from back of head to mouth. Amun Khnum

An Egyptian Limestone Sarcophagus Lid Late Period, 26th-30th Dynasty, 664-343 B.C. Height 37 inches (94 cm). Provenance:Private Collection, United States, prior to 1980.Christie's, New York, Antiquiti

Egypt; New Kingdom, c. 1200 BC Carved in sunk relief, depicting the god of the Nile flood, Hapi. Hapi is shown in usual androgynous form, with female breast, relating to the fertility associated with

Egyptian Limestone Relief Head of Hathor Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Depicting a section of the full face of the Goddess Hathor, displaying large outlined eyes, cow ears, and a triangular nose. Hath

Ca. 2050-1786 BCA large limestone carved in raised relief with two columns of hieroglyphs containing titles of an official, the column on the left translated " The Seal Bearer (Treasurer) of the King

An Egyptian limestone relief fragment, Ramesside, 19th Dynasty, circa 1290-1200 BC, carved in sunk relief with the bust of the god Ptah shown in profile, a chin strap holding his beard in place, weari

An Egyptian Limestone Relief of Ptolemy II Ptolemaic Period, Reign of Ptolemy II, 284-246 B.C. Length 21 1/7 inches (54 cm). Provenance: Ancient World Arts, New York, 1980s. Sotheby's, London, Antiqui

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An Egyptian limestone head from a sphinx, Ptolemaic, c. 332 - 30 BC, depicting pharaoh wearing nemes head cloth with lappets and uraeus, the features are handsomely carved. 11 1/2 x 10 x 8 in (29.2 x

Ancient Egyptian Limestone Sphinx Late period, ca. 700-30 B.C.Size: 17 1/2 inches length x 10 3/4 High. Large block form sculpture depicting a crouching, feline-bodied, pharaonic headed being, on an i

Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. A beautiful limestone funerary panel for an individual associated with a pharaoh during the Third Intermediate Peri

Possibly Late Period, 600-300 B.C. A large limestone relief divided into three horizontal bands. The top band depicts two striding human feet, the middle shows a single row of hieroglyphs and the bott

Two similar Romano-Egyptian banded alabaster deep bowls Circa 1st-3rd Century A.D. The spherical body of each with rounded everted rim, 12.5cm and 13cm high (2) Footnotes: Provenance: Peter Cecil Wil

An Egyptian limestone head of a catpossibly AncientOn polished granite stand.height overall 10 1/2in (26.5cm); width 5 3/4in (14.5cm); depth 7 1/2in (19cm) Provenance:Property from the Estate o

An Egyptian limestone male head, New Kingdom 19th-20th Dynasty, the carved head fragment of a male, possibly a Scribe, wearing a headress headed by a baboon over a wig, 5.5"h, Provenance: Sothebys Lon