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Egyptian funerary figurine from the Third Intermediate Period. The owner's name is rarely attested and could hint to an origin in the Faiyum Oasis.

A group of seven miniature bowls and three miniature vases made of clay. Once filled with offerings and used ritually during a foundation stone laying ceremony. Dating to the Old Kingdom, around 2500 BC.

Rare example of the not so widespread worship of Ptah. Bronze cast from the Late Period of ancient Egypt.

This Egyptian fish symbolizes fertility and rebirth. A nice cultic item from the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.

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.

An elaborate, small private portrait from the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Made from beautifully textured granodiorite. With certificate from 1975.

The well-preserved wood object is a rare example for this funenary ritual. The high quality piece was made around the Amarna Period in the late 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt.

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.

Fantastic preservation of the figurine with stunning fine details and well preserved inlaid eyes made of Silver. Late Period of ancient Egypt.

Rare variety with wooden core and gilded linen. Protective god responsible for the liver of a deceased. From the family of Lawrence of Arabia.

Made of nice turquoise faience. Protective god responsible for the liver of a deceased. From the family of Lawrence of Arabia.

Simple pottery vessel of timeless elegance. From the Naqada I period, 4th Millenium BC.

Large wooden statue representing the ancient Egyptian funerary deity Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. Nicely painted figurine including base from the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt.

Small bronze statuette of the god of the afterlife from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. A find from Thebes.

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

The hieroglyphs are of the so called anra design, a magic spell in the ancient Egyptian belief. The scarab is from the 13th to 15th dynasty. It is described in the catalogue of Gautier-Vodoz.

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

Gilt cartonnage with polychrome painting in fantastic condition. A museum-worthy mummy mask from the late Ptolemaic period of Egypt, from the ancient necropolis of Hawara, at the entrance to the Fayyum Basin.

The painting was once on the inside of a sarcophagus lid, as a welcome to the underworld. The piece is published in an exhibition catalogue from 1972. From the 25th or 26th dynasty of Ancient Egypt.

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

Extremely well preserved figurine with stunning fine details like the collier and insignia. Late Period of ancient Egypt.

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

Polychrome painted panel depicting the four sons of Horus and a representation of Kheper-Ra. The collar is resembling the falcon wing of Horus.

The cowroid has an interesting decoration across the upper surface. The lower surface is inscribed with hieroglyphs. This cowroid is discussed in the catalogue of Gautier-Vodoz.

Lively depiction from the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Beautiful multi-coloured stone.

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

Isis is shown seated with infant Horus. Hieroglyphs on the back side pillar.

The Egyptian scarab has a central cross on the stamp side. The piece dates to the 21st dynasty of Ancient Egypt. It is described in the catalogue of Gautier-Vodoz.

Steatit mit Fayence an der Oberfläche. 26. bis 31. Dynastie des Alten Ägypten, Spätzeit. Museumswürdig, ex Bonhams, davor Sammlung Lady Hamilton.

Stempel mit schmatischen Hieroglyphen in Zierband, möge Re aufblühen. 15. bis 16. Dynastie des Alten Ägypten,Zeit der Hyksos-Fremdherrschaft.

Beautiful turquoise fayence from the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. From the Toledo Museum of Arts collection, acquired in 1924 from the famous antiquities dealer R. H. Blanchard.

High quality palette with two stylized bird heads. Characteristic for the Naqada II period. Circa 3500 to 3200 BC.

It impresses by its size and artistic quality. An inscription identifies the piece as votive offering at one of Amun's temples. From the Late Period of Ancient Egypt.

The fantastic piece of jewellery is from the Third Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt, probably dating to the Nubian Kushite rule of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty.