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The mask is very decorative and nonetheless available for a restraint budget, being small format and restored. From the late ptolemaic to early Roman period of Egypt.

Chest and leg piece of a mummy cartonnage from the ptolemaic period. Covered with polychrome paintings giving an interesting insight into ancient Egyptian funerary rituals.

Central piece of a mummy cartonnage from the ptolemaic period. Covered with polychrome paint giving an interesting insight into ancient Egyptian funerary rituals. Probably originating from Akhmim in Upper Egypt.

Big beetle stone from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. Scarabs of this kind have been placed next to the heart on mummies. Nice mint green fayence.

The falcon in Egyptian art can be a depiction of the god Horus or symbolize the soul of the pharao. Falcon amulets are known from the earliest times in Egyptian history. However this speicmen dates to the Late Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt.

Old find from Abydos made by the Egyptian Exploration Fund (today: EES). It is an early die with round markings. Ancient Egypt.

The small bronze votive box is modelled on top with a coiled serpent. The artefact was probably made around 400 BC in Naukratis to be devoted to Atum.

Protective amulet of the dwarf god Bes made of turquoise faience. Nice specimen from Ptolemaic or Roman Egypt.

Fantastic testimony to Roman Egyptian painting that has been well preserved in Egypt's dry desert climate. Formerly with Christie's South Kensington.

Protective amulets or figurines with dwarf god Bes. A cross-section of various designs from Ancient Egypt.

Protective amulet of the dwarf god Bes made of turquoise faience. Great specimen from Ptolemaic or Roman Egypt.

Protective amulet of the dwarf god Bes made of turquoise faience. Great specimen from Ptolemaic or Roman Egypt.

Protective amulet with dwarf god Bes. A typical specimen for its kind from Ancient Egypt.

Interesting funerary statuette made of mint green faience with black painting. From the Ptolemaic era of Ancient Egypt, incorporating features of earlier periods.

Small amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.

Small amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.

Small amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.

Small amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.

Small amulet in form of the Eye of Horus. Popular type of protective amulet from Ancient Egypt.

Beautiful piece of gold jewellery from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.

Isis is shown in a very typical depiction as a mother, the archetype of the later Christian Nursing Madonna. This bronze figurine comes from an old museum collection.

Beautiful gold ring from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.

Beautiful gold ring from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.

Nice scarab from turquoise fayence. A special feature are the four drill holes to stitch the piece to a mummy bandage. From the famous Matouk collection.

Impressive wood relief of an idealized face. Remains of paint. The mask was part of a sarcophagus lid from Ancient Egypt during ptolemaic rule.

Naturalistic scarab in turquoise fayence. The head of another animal has been combined with a scarabs body. Late Period of Ancient Egypt.

Matching pair of jewellery made of gold with gemstone of red garnet and white glass bead. From an ancient workshop in Egypt or the Levant.

Very nice depiction of the Egyptian god Thoth as a crouching baboon with discoid and crescent moon. Ex Christie's.

Wonderful bichrome faience from the 30th dynasty or slightly later. Deaccessioned from an old museum lending collection.

Perfectly preserved, nicely decorated. Found in Tunisia in 1975.

Modernly threaded necklace of ancient beads of spherical and cylindrical shape made of beautiful mosaic glass. From a workshop in Roman Egypt. Ex Christie's.

Matching pair of jewellery made of gold with gemstones of red garnet. From an ancient workshop in Egypt or the Levant.

Hieroglyphic inscription expressing New Year wishes for Ptah at the beginning of the nile floodings. Important 26th dynasty piece associated with the Egyptian New Year rituals. The object is a fantastic example of the skilled workmanship and artistic quality of faience in ancient Egypt.

Modernly threaded necklace of ancient beads made of beautiful mosaic glass and sheet gold. The mosaic originated in a workshop in Roman Egypt. Ex Christie's.