{"title":"Classical Antiquities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe great civilizations of the ancient and medieval Mediterranean world—Greece, Rome, Etruria, the Greek colonies of Magna Graecia, the Islamic kingdoms, and the cultures of medieval Europe—forged an artistic legacy that has shaped the visual culture of Western and Near Eastern civilization for over two thousand years and continues to inspire awe and admiration to this day. From the idealized marble and bronze sculpture of Greece and the bold, lifelike portraiture of Rome to the exuberant terracottas and masterful goldwork of the Etruscans, the magnificent painted vessels of South Italy and Sicily, the luminous glazed ceramics and intricate metalwork of the Islamic world, and the devotional sculpture, reliquaries, and illuminated arts of medieval Europe, these interconnected traditions produced works of extraordinary beauty, technical virtuosity, and spiritual depth across every medium—stone, bronze, ceramic, glass, gold, silver, ivory, enamel, and gemstone. Art For Eternity Gallery is proud to offer a carefully curated collection of authentic antiquities spanning all of these great traditions, including Greek pottery, Tanagra figures, and marble fragments; Roman portrait sculpture, glass vessels, jewelry, and bronze statuettes; Etruscan bronzes, funerary urns, and granulated gold ornaments; the monumental red-figure vessels and terracottas of Magna Graecia; Islamic luster-glazed ceramics, bronze vessels, glass, and calligraphic arts; and medieval European devotional objects, metalwork, and decorative arts. We invite you to explore each of these categories in depth through the pages below, where every piece has been thoroughly researched for provenance and authenticity, offering collectors a direct and tangible connection to the civilizations that laid the foundations of Western art, philosophy, faith, and culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"egyptian-basalt-stone-head-of-a-baboon","title":"Egyptian Basalt Stone Head of a Baboon","description":"\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eLate Period, ca. 664–332 BC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eFinely carved fragmentary head of a sacred baboon, worked in dense dark basalt with a smooth, time‑worn patina. The animal is rendered in a compact, blocky style with rounded eye pupils drilled in shallow relief, carefully indicated muzzle, and pierced nostrils, the lower neck sheared away on a diagonal break. Baboons were closely associated with the god Thoth and venerated as embodiments of wisdom and solar worship, and small hard‑stone images such as this likely derived from larger devotional figures and temple furnishings.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/ppl-ai-file-upload.s3.amazonaws.com\/web\/direct-files\/attachments\/images\/43629646\/d1763267-1b93-4468-92b0-d50e5e9f32f2\/15507d.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=ASIA2F3EMEYE3R5ALAW5\u0026amp;Signature=AoVDc8dPO%2FqNkf%2BLWY2gFlspid8%3D\u0026amp;x-amz-security-token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEIP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJIMEYCIQCRbrdjQ8KD2mwonkPVl5B9D03Eq%2FNqf7HRdTjzFSSRogIhAKpAj3BOJjviyrZkqrS631yfGHUPR98ocmRc3HCTcUIMKvMECEsQARoMNjk5NzUzMzA5NzA1IgzRFRu6i8WpzQ80I0Mq0AQdeL2vwznBnYtkanssobRg50bl3gCua4AdCK%2FTtfab3W7vtqM3GAXpQZAikEEUsiFYiNmqQOjf1IxmOzNsVhFBpK8UXvRqro7kCjck1MG72UPSEFhiYCC9yAlT44zAYBrETNOwHdpD8hFYeoWuOyVleWgm9CfJ8LV7QZTABnZYDlPsOs5kFYU5XKf3iaQAtXxKqYkuZf4QA96k6iTCpbANFiKm9bgm6m8WuEtRtRQytE6ezryg%2F0xTazdV3lpM0qjH63EG%2Fr%2FfZQfz955I4ThqV77mmobhK3wvFWVb8dgYOndiFyn92T%2BRBnO2DP9NzWVCyUVdVACYEC3taXBaLN%2BAAwy329WG4kIg8fxvMDg6Cn2uU%2BHZHRtVh%2BPVAM95CYSHfSdtJOCAgoIvd%2BcshxQovRdJt1o3uncPT3umAeVjiOZmFKm1vFTvQ%2BeEmJhSho0BxJvN10EtSI6X7SVFF0VHMahgtaPxTr1Cb6AX9tbVJQ4jsYZgN4d%2BCD%2BfAAvWeYY%2BEnm6piG%2FCgGGNnqwuht9nUZaU%2BUljeSwBOo12ASvvaGFp5zwmzp%2BL%2FESAA1qlimfaJ2Q2RF38MtnezjBFGG3RCZ7h2bfWon1EEGC8ZS5jjAxZ9fOWe0IgqRLqtGtVKWKjp6apqtQG271i2f2JJC4Os59dE62exdvgPVGms9JGJwnOlYD6%2F5g%2FC4Ko53X870sF32nm2TuPzCXFlQ3RkK3Rb%2BScYpz9esG1u3Lhrvojkst5eAcyM9Epdb5ZrigdHgrvU8wzT%2BUt25RXjR3i3J5MMPfu9EGOpcBVjEdjVmoTEKt4s9S2FVept8LaP4K6dy6E3YtwLLMu%2BEbCBALsgwsYYQBtDjWIBxFUaeSanvKgUwkd4cOIThGibCGN0MX5j7Zqr7Y46tKpr8bfGmiku9%2F%2BUCACDOMQDU6r1rHcfPB%2BNAPdia50HVF3JsYS%2F79W71IqUkh5ol5Nw5E%2BWiX%2FL72fO7gfACEYV0HGkGxUYMXsQ%3D%3D\u0026amp;Expires=1781464470\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.worldhistory.org\/image\/7354\/egyptian-baboon-sculpture\/\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eFor a comparable basalt baboon sculpture, see G. 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The popularity of children, especially Eros, in Hellenistic art led to a more accurate rendering of children’s bodies, as miniature adults with corpulent bodies. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeight: 4 in (10.2 cm) + custom lucite stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompare with similar examples from the Tomb of Erotes in Eretia. 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target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eCondition: Fragmentary as preserved, with right forearm missing and minor chips and abrasions; small casting flaws and surface pitting; attractive stable green patina with some brown and earthen deposits; mounted on a modern custom base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Ex Collection Mr. N.C., acquired before 2012 in Germany. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45396620837178,"sku":"12190","price":3850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/12190bl.jpg?v=1694135394"},{"product_id":"roman-bronze-lion-head-roundel","title":"Choice Roman Cast Bronze Lion Head Roundel","description":"\u003cp\u003eCirca 1st to 3rd Century AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA finely cast Roman bronze roundel modeled in high relief with the frontal mask of a lion, its mane radiating in deeply worked locks around an alert, powerfully modeled face. The lion's broad muzzle, furrowed brow, and open, watchful eyes convey the apotropaic strength for which the motif was prized throughout the Roman world.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.christies.com\/en\/lot\/lot-4265345\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eDecorative lion-head roundels and discs of this kind served as appliqués and protective ornaments on furniture, chariots, coffins, and architectural fittings, the lion functioning as a guardian emblem of power, vigilance, and high status. The present example retains a beautiful olive-green patina with areas of warm earthen deposit, attesting to its antiquity and long burial.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/four-bewildering-bronze-lions-heads-with-slightly-different-facial-expressions-found-in-ancient-roman-grave-in-israel-180986922\/\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eFor closely related examples, compare the Roman sheet-bronze lion-head roundel recently excavated bronze lion-head discs from Roman Judea now widely published and in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Bronzes in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, by M Comstock \u0026amp; C Vermeule, MFA 1971, no. 673.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 6-1\/8 inches (15.5cm) Diameter + custom mount. Beautiful olive green patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: From an American private collection since the 1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45397965799738,"sku":"10819","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/10819bl.jpg?v=1694216454"},{"product_id":"egyptian-14k-gold-swivel-stone-scarab-ring","title":"Egyptian 14K Gold Swivel Stone Scarab Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003eEgypt or Levant, 2nd Intermediate Period, circa 1783-1532 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA naturalistic banded tan steatite stone scarab, pierced for suspension and mounted on an antique gold band which is wound together at the front and back holes of the scarab which is also set in a gold band. The base depicting a figure of a priest in a long cloak holding a lotus stem in one hand and another item, maybe a bird, in the other hand. Behind him is a palm frond; in front of him are hieroglyphs signifying a sunrise, life, and goodness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scarab is 2 cm L. Ring is size 11. weight 11.68 g. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIntact. Nice solid gold band.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scarab beetle was revered by the ancient Egyptians for its seemingly regenerative powers and as a talisman for protection and status. Scarabs and amulets such as this were worn to ensure safe passage into the afterlife and this may well have served as a signet for a nobleman or scribe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Ex German Collection of K.S. acquired in the art market from 1970 to 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45412133601594,"sku":"14971","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/14971_767d40dc-567b-40f1-9b00-59b03b6428ac.jpg?v=1777656298"},{"product_id":"apulian-red-figured-amphora","title":"Apulian Red-Figured Amphora","description":"\u003cp\u003e From the circle of the Kantharos Group circa 320 to 310 BC.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eAn imposing South Italian red-figure amphora of monumental form, with twin handles rising from the shoulder, a broad flaring rim, and a tall stemmed disc foot. The ovoid body is densely decorated in the elaborate, additive style characteristic of Apulian workshops, the figural scene framed by ornate floral, palmette, and laurel borders and enlivened with added white, yellow, and red.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/apulian-red-figured-amphora\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eApulian red-figure pottery was produced in the Greek-influenced workshops of southeastern Italy between roughly 430 and 300 BC, and is celebrated for its scale, theatrical compositions, and rich repertoire of mythological, funerary, and daily-life imagery. Vessels of this magnitude were prestige objects, frequently produced for funerary use and deposited in the tombs of the regional elite.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/essays\/southern-italian-vase-painting\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eThe amphora preserves crisp slip and detailing, with the lustrous black ground setting off the reserved red figures and polychrome accents to striking effect.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/apulian-red-figured-amphora\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eFor the type and decorative idiom, compare Apulian red-figure vases in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 24-3\/8  inches (61.9 cm) Height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor additional reading on this style of amphora, refer to A Dale Trendall's Red Figure Vases of Apulia and The Art of Southern Italy, by Margaret Ellen Mayo, Virginia Museum 1983 exhibition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThermoluminiscent test positive to attest to authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance:  Private Collection (K.F.), Germany, 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45416707621178,"sku":"15348","price":15000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15348wbl.jpg?v=1713302808"},{"product_id":"egyptian-wood-painted-sarcophagus-mask","title":"Egyptian Wood Painted Sarcophagus Mask","description":"\u003cp\u003e Circa 25th Dynasty Circa 626 to 525 BCE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA carved mummy mask, painted with an ochre ground; a partial high crown with traces of ocher and red-brown pigment and details. Ancient losses to surface and a few minor imperfections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize:  11 inches Height; higher on base. Beautiful facial features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance: Estate of Joanna Barnes and Jack Warner (Santa Barbara, California). Ms. Barnes was a Hollywood film actress featured in movies such as \"Auntie Mame (1958)\" and \"The Parent Trap (1961)\". Mr. Warner was a prominent architect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45471875662138,"sku":"15745","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15744bl.jpg?v=1694264752"},{"product_id":"roman-marble-head-of-a-young-boy","title":"Roman Marble Head of a Boy (Eros-Type)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoman Imperial, ca. 1st–2nd Century AD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sensitively carved Roman marble head depicting a handsome young boy with idealized, Eros-like features, sculpted from fine crystalline marble. The youthful face is rendered with naturalistic softness — full rounded cheeks, a gently rounded chin, and a small parted mouth — framed by short, tossed locks of hair that fall in lively, naturalistic curls. The eyes are tenderly modeled with drilled pupils, a technique that became prevalent in Roman portraiture from the 2nd century AD onward and lends the gaze a soft, lifelike expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdealized heads of boys and Erotes were among the most beloved subjects of Roman sculpture, decorating villas, gardens, and funerary monuments, and frequently derived from celebrated Hellenistic prototypes of the 3rd–2nd centuries BC. The present head, with its serene expression and Praxitelean softness, beautifully embodies this refined tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe marble retains a warm, lightly weathered surface with golden-tan earthen deposits and the expected wear from antiquity; the reverse and one side show old surface losses consistent with the head's age and burial, while the face is finely preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: 6 inches (15 cm); 10½ inches mounted on a custom base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Collection of Dr. Jeffrey Stiles, Spring City, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45501627826490,"sku":"14812","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/14812_b7a5c974-d624-4dcd-8529-bff4bc6f0ab2.jpg?v=1694216036"},{"product_id":"ancient-persian-alabaster-twin-handled-jar-with-ibexes","title":"Ancient Egyptian Alabaster Twin Handled Jar with Ibexes","description":"\u003cp\u003eCirca mid 2nd Millennium BC. New Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA quality luxury vessel, well made with​ thin walls so as to be translucent under light.  This banded alabaster amphora, once with twin arched handles with twin ibexes under each handle. Pierced for suspension and holes in animal heads at ear level suggests separately made and inserted horns to complete an elaborate composition.​ Condition: damages and losses to rim and handle. Was once a spectacular luxury item.​\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: ​6-1\/4 inches height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance:  Ex Collection of Jay I. Kislak; Miami Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45524101792058,"sku":"15135","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15135bl.jpg?v=1694477972"},{"product_id":"roman-bronze-fighting-heraklese-or-hercules","title":"Etruscan Bronze Heraklese or Hercules with pre 1970 provenance","description":"\u003cp\u003e Circa 4th to 3rd Century BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe standing hero depicted nude with stylized muscular torso, nice facial features and incised short hair. One arm to hip as he stands in contrapasto, a lion skin draped over the extended left arm. Deep olive green patina a patch of degradation to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize 7 inches (10.8cm) H. + custom mount. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEx Collection of Allen L. Owen, Connecticut; Sold Park Bernet Galleries, NY sale no 3031, April 24th 1970, lot 170 as Roman; illustrated in catalog; and with lot sticker at the bottom of wood block base.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeraklese or Hercules, a Greek mythological hero, son of Zeus, noted for his strength and courage and for his many legendary exploits, was no doubt an inspiration to the athleticism needed for the competition of the Olympic games. 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The border is framed by a double beaded band, and the plaque is pierced at both ends for attachment, suggesting use as a sewn or fastened ornament, possibly for dress, a diadem, furniture, or ceremonial textile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe object is made of high-karat gold; the accompanying XRF report records 98.76% gold, 0.85% copper, and 0.39% iron, equivalent to approximately 23.7K gold, with “plating not detected.” The report was prepared by Manhattan Gold \u0026amp; Silver Inc. on December 23, 2024, using an ElvaX spectrometer, with a 9-second measurement duration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXRF elemental analysis reveals:\u003cbr\u003eGold (Au): 98.76 ± 0.09%;  Copper (Cu): 0.85 ± 0.04%;  Iron (Fe): 0.39 ± 0.05%\u003cbr\u003eThe high gold content (23.7K) and the presence of small amounts of copper and iron is consistent with ancient gold metallurgy practices. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSize: 4-5\/8 inches L + custom mount. \u003cbr\u003eEx Prominent NY collector Daryl Kulok, NY \u0026amp; CT, acq 2000s. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45572781769018,"sku":"13837","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/13837.jpg?v=1688739750"},{"product_id":"egyptian-bronze-striding-priest-holding-a-baboon","title":"Egyptian Bronze Striding Priest holding a Baboon","description":"\u003cp\u003eXXVIth Dynasty, Circa 646 to 525 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCast figure striding wearing a kilt with bald pate. 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The artist has reduced the human face to a striking sequence of confident planar volumes: a broad domed forehead descending into wide, gently arched brows; a narrow angular ridge-nose; large almond-shaped eye sockets recessed deeply to receive now-lost inlays of shell, limestone and bituminous paste; an ovoid, slightly parted mouth; and small protruding lug-form ears. The reverse is left flat and roughly hewn, exactly as expected for this class of object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize:  7 inches H. x 5-1\/2 inches W. + custom pedestal block base.  Provenance: NYC collection, ex. New York Trade  #8733 on back. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeads of this type are among the most iconic productions of the South Arabian funerary tradition and are most often associated with the great cemetery of Hayd ibn 'Aqil at Tamna', capital of the kingdom of Qataban. Each head was originally fitted with gypsum plaster into a rectangular niche high on an inscribed limestone funerary stele, which would have named the deceased and recorded their lineage; comparable complete examples are illustrated as nos. 277–287 in St John Simpson, Queen of Sheba: Treasures from Ancient Yemen (British Museum). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe radical simplification of feature and the geometry of the planes have long made these heads favorites of modernist collectors — figures like Brâncuși, Modigliani, and Giacometti drew directly on this same reductive Arabian visual vocabulary, and the piece reads as compellingly today as a 20th-century sculpture as it does as a 2,000-year-old votive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45715519144250,"sku":"15104","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15104blrjpg.jpg?v=1778974767"},{"product_id":"canaanite-limestone-senet-like-limestone-gaming-board","title":"Canaanite Limestone Gaming Board","description":"\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHoly Land, Mid–2nd Millennium BC.  \u003c\/span\u003eCarved from a thick slab of creamy limestone, this Bronze Age gaming board preserves three complete rows of circular depressions, each row neatly framed by incised horizontal lines. A simple criss‑cross pattern along the upper margin adds a decorative accent and helps define the playing surface. 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trade with both Egypt and Mesopotamia, which fostered the spread of luxury goods, ideas, and pastimes such as board games. While the precise rules of this local game are unknown, the ordered layout and wear in the cups suggest repeated use over a long period, perhaps in a household or temple context. 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The original hieroglyphic text on the base has been largely rubbed away, and across the lower portion a later two-line Demotic inscription was added in antiquity; several lines of the earlier hieroglyphs remain faintly legible above. This deliberate reuse—effacing an earlier funerary text and re-inscribing it in the contemporary script—reflects the long secondary life of such amulets in the Late Period. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements: 6.8 x 4.7 cm (2 11\/16 x 1 7\/8 in.), as published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some edge chips, especially along the base, and a chip to the top of the scarab, as noted in the original catalog. Ancient surface losses to the dorsal right \"wing\" area; minor abrasions and wear overall; otherwise intact, retaining a deep, well-preserved patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance:  William D. Ashby, California;  Acquired at Joel L. 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A single band of hieroglyphic script down front and back has offering formulas with gods‘ names which translates as follows:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFront: “May a royal offering be given to Osiris, foremost of the west, great god, lord of Abydos, Onnophris, ruler of eternity.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBack: “May a royal offering be given to Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, that he may (in turn) give invocation offerings of bread, beer, oxen, fowl, alabaster, linen, refreshing “May a royal offering be given to Osiris, water.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 21-1\/2 inches + Height on base but with tang it is 25-1\/2 inches H; 27-1\/2 on modern custom base.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition: Age wear and oxidation. Remarkable remains of original polychrome mineral pigments over gesso. Some minor losses, face, beard, wig, pectoral. Missing original base and feather headdress. Stable crack left feet side. Arabic number ^^^ (888) written in red ink to underside.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance: Ex A. Mehilba, Upland California, originally acquired Park Bernet Sale 4123, May 13, 1978, lot 152 (now without feather).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs early as the Old Kingdom, the god Ptah of Memphis formed close links with the funerary god of the city, Sokar, leading to the creation of the god Ptah-Sokar. In later times this god also acquired the characteristics of the god Osiris, resulting in the god Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. Statues of the god often formed part of the tomb equipment in the Late Period. 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The vessel is finished in a pale yellow-cream slip over a buff terracotta fabric, the surface enlivened by attractive earthen deposits and gentle wear consistent with its considerable age and likely funerary use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eSize 14 inches (35.5cm) high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eProduced in the workshops of Canosa di Puglia, a major Daunian pottery center in northern Apulia, askoi of this type served as functional and votive vessels and are well represented in major museum collections of South Italian ceramics.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/ppl-ai-file-upload.s3.amazonaws.com\/web\/direct-files\/attachments\/images\/43629646\/13c65cb7-ee07-46d6-8f4c-f598704faf8b\/10538d.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=ASIA2F3EMEYE4GYBMKEB\u0026amp;Signature=Iq9%2F9Q5jZePfxOT4m9w5B80B%2BAU%3D\u0026amp;x-amz-security-token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEJv%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJIMEYCIQCeWk33EsPlDzH0t2povL9FSnV%2BMxGKg2los05vJ0AqpQIhAK4z8pugg0TP70FOk1fwfg9hr4Ew2JNH5R9sggoBTCjGKvMECGQQARoMNjk5NzUzMzA5NzA1Igw1670ec0GmE8%2Fmb1kq0ASUsfViCdKX%2BtEBHc2EXqy283ItiK3x%2B6sd38Pw9yNJ%2Fwd8ZyAtCfgqzbP9rnthw6ySmNbEMFUOvJu0C%2BgJCB9QnM1X%2Bdp28Ounte2hSUDm7nPU3JL71JnHt9fRyVzBK5VD22zEXme3wPgS61grdiyVsVgATJBBCkOKp0pYRFPSwhpGjkPtjQklRzjvKnOYWTgaOqthoA1PU7Ewxf1MBb6riisf7qkn9P9BNyh4dbUFbR%2F3EevSL3WBvaCXceYrU1Ayj6cGsYE9dk5VlXn%2FN1QV6RmyWC5C0D%2BCTQUE59aYiqUhW2tG7plfxBbvYkRDc9mTZttNoR4T%2F%2BZAfSzMLG6gFh3e7zaouY3eh1wjNS%2FZA2JX%2FqcMmMVUWyYqYTDMqZu%2FRKw8tS9cZGgtrs9mcUDq2wqhEz6g32%2BDHvz%2FdygL%2Fu7JnU8rGS99cof%2BZ270PH9GJJfCU0TilERFLjT0gul%2B1EtM3ToFx18%2F%2B%2BLRnIuupWMKDPzp4kSfCBZYyHxOT1PtOCR7yh%2BWfaOMRYWl4m174GnsAKtOBxsZ8U093GKS7K6NeSs9WwtTbxL7lVmbG79Uh%2FKz%2FP7GNMFAR3wCpNG2C%2FdASw5gOWbx2MyzSezcdrCSlN2GjHfwUuBUsH8KaDTnIq0cFj1R4EHlXslmO%2Bu4lil5GqVfetq67wZ6BJRW%2FQDLPr2ws5kgx46sSY3zr2MxGF0OXTdZkTrPmyT3ZBaK4a28qCy0AhJKYImsQiESJdtlfdpKVSWzl5QfuXVzLmS0s98Hti%2BN5wrqN4edF2StMImRwdEGOpcBdJRRbOrlqK11umZF4vEtLKzEwljlvKmepT7ZXOXi1fHyR9hrMAG57ColNorVTTvHhXkbwMK3LHlKiOBYfO1EzcZdaTbQ%2Blmlx8VDlk7CWuRjIMbNji0hqRHtUg4GOqLji0adVWggNhy0spgmXVIhLUPWanghN9nupYyIGQMVH1rMQeAW5p1NKDnGvwnlZOAvllulbQVZWQ%3D%3D\u0026amp;Expires=1781552732\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eProvenance: Rhenish private collection, acquired between the 1960s and 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eCf. the British Museum, London, no. 1850,0823.1, a globular Daunian pottery askos made at Canosa di Puglia and dated circa 350–325 BC; and the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities (University of Canterbury) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art for related Apulian and South Italian askoi of the 4th–3rd century BC.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45796199956794,"sku":"10538","price":3450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/10538f.jpg?v=1690149614"},{"product_id":"roman-bronze-bacchanalia-applique-head-of-dionysus","title":"Roman Bronze Bacchanalia Appliqué — Head of Dionysus (Bacchus)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoman Imperial, ca. 1st–2nd century AD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA finely cast solid-bronze appliqué depicting the youthful, idealized head and shoulders of Dionysus (Roman Bacchus), god of wine, fertility, and ecstatic revelry. The deity is crowned with a luxuriant garland of grape clusters and vine\/ivy leaves forming a headdress, the signature attribute of Bacchic iconography. The reverse is hollow with the characteristic concavity and attachment remnants, indicating the piece was originally affixed as ornamentation to a larger object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe serene, downcast features, soft modeling of the cheeks, and the heavy fruited wreath are typical of Roman Imperial Dionysiac appliqués of the period, several of which are dated \"circa 1st–2nd century AD\" in the market and museum literature. The deep cuprite-and-malachite patina (red and green) visible across the surface is consistent with extended burial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuch hollow-backed bronze busts of Bacchus most often served as decorative appliqués mounted to furniture or vessels rather than as freestanding sculpture. Documented parallels were attached to the fulcrum (headrest) of a Roman dining couch (triclinium), or to the handle attachment \/ shoulder of a large bronze vessel such as a krater or situla.   \u003cbr\u003eThe Bacchanalia and the Liberalia were related Roman religious festivals honoring Bacchus, the Greco-Roman god of wine, freedom, intoxication, and ecstasy, derived from the Greek Dionysia and Dionysian Mysteries. The Bacchanalia arrived in Rome around 200 BC and, after Senate restrictions in 186 BC, its rites were partly merged with the older Italic Liberalia of Liber Pater, celebrated each March 17. By the late Republic, Bacchus, Liber, and Dionysus had become essentially interchangeable, and their imagery flourished on luxury bronzes throughout the Imperial era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 4-1\/4 in. (10.8cm) H (excluding mount); presented on a custom wood display mount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Prominent NY Private Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45974383755578,"sku":"7506","price":2950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/7506f.jpg?v=1691332553"},{"product_id":"fine-holy-land-steatite-carved-libation-spoon","title":"Fine Syrian Steatite Carved \"Hand Bowl\" (Libation Spoon)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSyro-Hittite (North Syrian), Iron Age II, Circa 800 BC (8th Century BC)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA choice and rare ceremonial implement carved from dark brown steatite (soapstone), with a cylindrical shaft (tube) opening into a rounded, shallow spoon-form reservoir. The exterior bears a finely incised guilloche\/petal band beneath the rim, while the underside is sculpted as a naturalistic open hand, fingers splayed to cup the bowl — the defining feature of the well-published Iron Age Syrian \"hand bowl\" type. The plain, tapering extension at the end of the tube is the original attachment element, designed to be set into a separately made vessel or handle. The vessel held precious oils or ointments employed in religious, royal, and official rituals of the Syro-Hittite world. The protective hand cradling the bowl carried apotropaic significance, symbolically \"guarding\" the sacred liquid and the rite performed with it. The delicate modeling of the fingers and nails, together with the petal-frieze band, situates the piece firmly in the stylistic tradition of north-western Syria in the second half of the 8th century BC. The rich, deep-brown polished surface and minor edge wear are entirely consistent with its great age and ceremonial handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 4-1\/2 in. L × 1-3\/8 in. H (11.4 cm × 3.5 cm), excluding mount; on custom wood display mount. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompare a similar example in the Joseph Turnbach Collection. The type — classified by Scigliuzzo (2004) and Mazzoni as a \"spoon-stopper\" or \"hand\/lion bowl,\" with a typology based on the underside motif (plain, hand, palmette, cross, lions, sphinxes) — is paralleled by stone and ivory examples in the Louvre and British Museum, and by excavated finds from Nimrud (North-West Palace and Burnt Palace), Tell Halaf, Hasanlu, Hazor, Kinneret, and Yunus. The naturalistic hand carving on the present piece corresponds specifically to dated 8th-century BC comparanda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Ex prominent NY collector Daryl G. Kulok Collection; acquired in Israel in the 2000s. 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Black painted pigment to facial details and wig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong insertion tang below, this image would have been inserted into a shrine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis type of plaque would likely have served as a votive offering or religious decoration. Bronze religious objects like this were created not just as artistic works but as tangible connections to the divine, allowing worshippers to make physical offerings to the god.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: 3-1\/4 Height; 3-3\/4 in H with insertion tang + plexi mount  Heavily oxidized patina. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Ex Richard B., Park Avenue Collection, Acquired at Parke Bernet Galleries, 980 Madison Avenue, NY, NY sale 3139 lot 30, Dec 18th 1970. Scan of invoice accompanies item. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45975838327098,"sku":"15510","price":995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15510bl.jpg?v=1694136101"},{"product_id":"northern-renaissance-limewood-religious-group","title":"Northern Renaissance Limewood Religious Group: Soldiers Casting Lots for the Tunic of Christ","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlemish (Southern Netherlands, probably Brussels or Antwerp), Northern Renaissance, Circa 1520 AD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare and intensely expressive carved limewood (Tilia) high-relief group depicting the Roman soldiers at the foot of the Cross vying for the seamless tunic of Christ, the dramatic episode recounted in John 19:23–24. At the center lies the empty robe of Christ, rendered as a horizontal mass of deep, agitated drapery folds, around which four animated male figures press and gesture. Two figures behind raise their hands to their eyes; a bearded, capped soldier crouches at the right, while another lunges from the left — a composition of remarkable psychological tension. Originally part of a larger Passion altarpiece (retable), the carving retains its roughly hewn back and traces of old polychrome and gilding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll four Gospels record the soldiers dividing Christ's garments, but only John specifies that the seamless inner tunic (Greek chiton), woven in one piece, could not be torn — so the soldiers cast lots for it, fulfilling Psalm 22:18. The motif of four soldiers (one per quarter of the divided garments) gambling beneath the Cross is faithfully reflected in this grouping, where the central empty robe stands in for the contested tunic. The episode was a favored subject in Northern Passion cycles, treating the soldiers as coarse, violent figures whose greed contrasts with Christ's sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSubject: Soldiers casting lots \/ dividing the tunic of Christ (John 19:23–24)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Some traces of woodworm; weathering and losses consistent with age; a rare iconography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 10-3\/8 in. H × 13 in. W (26.4 cm × 33 cm), excluding base; on custom wood mount\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComparison (cf.): The Crucifixion miniature in the Grimani Breviary, a celebrated Flemish illuminated manuscript of ca. 1515–1520, now in the Biblioteca Marciana, Venice, where the soldiers contesting the garment appear prominently in the foreground\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition's affinity with the Grimani Breviary places it squarely within the early-16th-century Flemish artistic milieu, when carved Brussels and Antwerp retables were exported across Europe and frequently drew on the same manuscript-illumination models. Such high-relief fragments are typically the surviving narrative compartments of dismembered altarpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Private collection, Manhasset, NY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001249124666,"sku":"14917","price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/14917f.jpg?v=1691447925"},{"product_id":"egyptian-green-gaze-faience-scarab-set-in-gold-pin","title":"Egyptian Green Gaze Faience Scarab set in Gold Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew Kingdom, 18th dynasty, circa 1550 to 1292 BCE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exquisite and choice glazed steatite scarab set into a modern 14kt gold stick pin. The scarab is quite well done featuring a large central goose holding a nefer - may translate to ‘the goodness of Re, the son of Amun’. Beetle side shows clear features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStick pin made of 14kt gold. Size: 3.125\" L x .5\" W (7.9 cm x 1.3 cm); 3.5\" H (8.9 cm) on included custom stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Private New York, USA collection, ex Wearable Assets, October 1992, purportedly bought at Sotheby's in the 1970's-1980s\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46022613500218,"sku":"14571","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/DSC_6459_d4b505a9-62c0-42df-b72d-c51e5220a02b.jpg?v=1765574668"},{"product_id":"egyptian-wood-ptah-sokar-osiris-for-neherti","title":"Egyptian Wood Ptah-Sokar Osiris for Neherti","description":"\u003cp\u003e New Kingdom, Circa 1500 BC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis figure depicts the Egyptian god of resurrection, Ptah-Sokar-Osiris standing with his hands across chest and wear a tightly fitting mummiform garment and triparte wig. A single incised band of hieroglyphic script down front reads “Made by the favor of the king for the steward Neherti...” at the top. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s interesting that the inscription is carved in hieratic (cursive) rather than careful hieroglyphs.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 15-3\/4 inches H. and plus a rough hewn wood block (probably not ancient) replacement base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Nose gone and wear to surface and inscription, hairline crack. and destress throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe god Ptah of Memphis formed a close link with the funerary god of the city, Sokar, leading to the creation of the god Ptah-Sokar shrine images.  They are usually shown a mummy with a human head standing on a base, wearing a crown.  \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance: Ex J.P. Melbourne FL. Collection; Acquired from the estate of an archaeologist in NY west village in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46515411845434,"sku":"14450","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/14450.jpg?v=1693144085"},{"product_id":"egyptian-udjat-eye-scaraboid-shape-amulet-for-protection","title":"Egyptian Udjat Eye Scaraboid Amulet for Protection","description":"\u003cp\u003eLate Period, Dynasty XXV–XXX, ca. 712–332 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA large oval cushion form faience amulet of exceptional size and presence for the type. The convex upper face is divided by two vertical and one horizontal raised black bands into six rectangular compartments, each containing three molded wedjat (Eye of Horus) eyes, for a total of eighteen protective eyes. The reverse is carved with the schematic contour of a squatting goddess in the birthing position, arms raised at either side, a rare iconographic combination documented in the published literature on this specific piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe replication of the wedjat,  the \"healed\" eye of Horus, emblem of wholeness, protection, and regeneration, multiplies its apotropaic power, while the birthing figure on the reverse invokes protection for mother and child in the dangerous moments of parturition. The combination marks this as a specialized maternity\/birth amulet of extraordinary rarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMultiple-wedjat amulets of this stylized Late Period form are well represented in major collections — the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Louvre, and the Petrie Museum all hold examples — but the overwhelming majority have plain, undecorated reverses. The presence of an incised figural image of a birthing goddess on the underside transforms the object from a standard protective amulet into a specialized maternity amulet, and is described in the 1991 NFA catalog as sufficiently unusual to merit special commentary; the cataloger located no direct parallels. The combination of substantial size, strong turquoise glaze, crisp molded detail, double publication pedigree (NFA 1991; Royal-Athena 1994), and the rarity of the figural reverse supports the characterization \"rare and possibly unique.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance Ex collection of Harry Wallace \u0026amp; Dale Black, NYC \u0026amp;  New Paltz, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyal-Athena Galleries, New York, Art of the Ancient World, Vol. VIII, Part 1, no. 70, October 1994, cat. no. 105 (published and illustrated).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumismatic Fine Arts (NFA) Classical Auctions, Inc., Scarabs and Design Amulets: A Glimpse of Ancient Egypt in Miniature, New York (Helmsley Palace Hotel, Versailles Ballroom), December 11, 1991, lot 294, illustrated in both color plate and black-and-white enlargement. 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As in all ancient cultures, the birth process was dangerous for both mother and child and would require potent amulets.\" The entry further cites parallels in Petrie, Amulets, pl. 25.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46534279790906,"sku":"15835","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15835blu.jpg?v=1776709516"},{"product_id":"etruscan-red-figure-bell-krater-with-hoplites","title":"Etruscan Red Figure Bell Krater with Hoplites and Victory","description":"\u003cp\u003e Circa late 5th century BC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis technique, refered to as Six's technique, made to imitate ‘red-figure' which is done with the red slip 'superposed' --sovraddipinta-- applied on top of the black ground. An unusual and rare technique for this rather large and impressive vessel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis large inverted ceramic bell shape vessel with disc foot and twin handles under the rim was used in the symposium as a wine and water mixing vessel. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe obverse decorate with two helmeted nude warriors holding spears and shields, The bird between them is apparently a token of victory rather than ill-omened, as it flies toward the presumed winner, whom Nike approaches to deck with a celebratory fillet for the victor. She wears a belted peplos. 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The term specifically refers to the central raised mound or protrusion found in ritual libation bowls (phiale).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bowl is loaded with cultural significance as it was ceremonially used as a  ritual drinking vessel, particularly for wine consumption in formal settings.\u003cbr\u003eThe central omphalos provided a practical grip point while also carrying symbolic meaning.  This fine bowl was considered a luxury item that demonstrated status and wealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shape of the bowl represents an important design innovation and technological and artistic achievement showing sophisticated metalworking skills developed in pre-Achaemenid society.  The radial fluting pattern became highly influential, later adopted throughout the ancient world.  The form combines both practical function and aesthetic refinement in its proportions and decoration. This type of bowl became a prototype that influenced drinking vessel designs across the ancient Near East and Mediterranean, demonstrating the far-reaching impact of early Iranian metalworking traditions.    Nice green patina, intact. \u003cbr\u003eSize: 2-1\/8 inch (5.8cm) H. x 9 inches ( 23.1cm) diam. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: From the H. H. 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Handle separately cast and with palmettes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esize 9-3\/4 in H. x 9 inches wide; 15 inches when handles are up\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: One loop end of the handle missing, otherwise intact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: From the H. H. 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The central blue glaze steatite  scarab with a well defined scarab atop and base inscribed with a scarab flanked by uraei cobras. There are two carnelian carved scarabs, one with a plain base, the other with base inscribed with “Men-kheper-re” (Thutmose III’s prenomen); the last scarab hangs like a charm is a nice green feldspar.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 7-1\/4 inch length; fold over type gold closure with lotus. Weight (grams): 24.90.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSafety chain is 10K.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance: Acquired in Egypt from Khodary M El. Gabry, a licensed antiquities dealer in Cairo in the early 1970s by Mr. and Mrs. Charles F, III, Cincinnati, OH (with original documentation). The collectors were from a well to do family and were philanthropic to many arts and culture organizations.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012420714810,"sku":"15876","price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15876blu.jpg?v=1697580147"},{"product_id":"rare-judaica-roman-gypsum-lamp-mould","title":"Rare Roman Gypsum Lamp Mould with Judeo Christian  Iconography","description":"\u003cp\u003eCirca 4th to 6th Century AD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn important and better than average mold, probably depicting a bearded male bust (deity) atop an eight arm menorah, flanked by doves carrying grapes and the stylized image of a fish below the base of the menorah. Around the central subject is an ornamental band containing concentric circles and triangular designs. Four circular depressions characteristic of these molds appear along the rim functioning as alignment markers to allow the tops and the bottoms of the lamp to go together without great effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 7-3\/4 inches L. x 5-1\/4 inch W. + modern cast. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePottery lamps were used through out the Holy land and Mediterranean. It was the primary means of lighting and molds were utilized for mass production. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCompare similar examples in Carthage: A Mosaic of Ancient Tunisia, Edited by Aicha Ben Abed Ben Khader and David Soren.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEx Prominent NY collector Daryl G. 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In marble they are producing the kore (girl) and kouros (youth) which is somewhat flat and stiff. 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Large ears at sides and simple domed head wrap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 11 inches H x 13 inches W. + custom stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnthropoid coffins are remnants of the Egyptian presence in the Levant, and date to end of the Late Bronze and early Iron Ages.   Anthropoid coffins resemble the human form and are roughly cylindrical, tapering from a domed top to a flat base. Some of the lids depict the deceased in a naturalistic style, and some in a grotesque style with exaggerated facial features. Anthropoid coffins were used primarily for the burial of adult males and the burial often contained rich grave goods. The practice of burial in anthropoid coffins originated in Egypt, and they can also be found at sites like Beth Shean were officials or army officers of Egyptian origin are buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Ex New York trade, acquired by Dr. Henry Cherrick, a professor and dean at UCLA School of dentistry who pioneered government programs promoting dental care in HIV\/AIDs patients. 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