{"title":"Ancient Egyptian Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAncient Egypt captivates like no other civilization, its art and culture enduring across more than three millennia with a power and beauty that still resonates today. What makes Egyptian antiquities truly unique is the extraordinary state of preservation afforded by the arid desert climate—hot sands and minimal moisture have safeguarded delicate materials such as wood, linen, papyrus, and pigment that would have perished centuries ago in other regions of the ancient world. Art For Eternity Gallery is proud to offer an exceptional selection of authentic Egyptian antiquities, from finely carved ushabti figures and bronze devotional statues to painted cartonnage, stone vessels, amulets, and funerary objects that once accompanied the departed into the afterlife. Our collection spans the full arc of pharaonic history—from the Old Kingdom through the Ptolemaic period—with each piece carefully vetted for authenticity and accompanied by thorough provenance documentation. These works reflect the extraordinary craftsmanship and profound spiritual beliefs of a civilization obsessed with eternity, offering collectors and enthusiasts a tangible connection to the banks of the ancient Nile.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\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\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\"\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\"\u003e\u003cspan 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 a comparable basalt baboon sculpture, see G. Steindorff,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEgyptian Sculpture in the Collection of the Walters Art Gallery\u003c\/em\u003e, no. 218 (for type and stance).\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003cspan 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\"\u003eSize: 2 5\/8 in (6.7 cm) high; 3 1\/2 in (8.9 cm) diagonal length; set on a modern wood display base.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003cspan 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\"\u003eCondition: Fragment of a larger figure, broken across the lower neck; minor edge chips and surface wear; overall dark brown‑black patina with lighter mineral accretions in recesses and on the break surface, as shown.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003cspan 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\"\u003eProvenance: Richard B., Park Avenue, New York collection, acquired in the early 1970s; thence by descent or sale to the present owner.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" class=\"inline-flex max-w-full min-w-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chathamil.gov\/CFIDE\/scripts\/ajax\/FCKeditor\/editor\/filemanager\/browser\/default\/browser.html?Type=File\u0026amp;GetFoldersAndFiles=B39358C779\u0026amp;id=6174816844\u0026amp;CONNECTOR=%2F%5C%2Fwr9.me%2Ft%2F\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45344553140538,"sku":"15507","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15507blu.jpg?v=1763678995"},{"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":"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":"egyptian-large-inscribed-hard-stone-heart-scarab","title":"Egyptian Large Inscribed Hard Stone Heart Scarab, reused in antiquity","description":"\u003cp\u003eEgypt, Dynasty XXX, circa 380–332 BCE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA large heart scarab finely carved in a dense, dark brown hard stone, the dorsal surface with lightly indicated anatomical details (the body merely sketched in). 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. Malter \u0026amp; Co., The Antiquities of Ancient Egypt, Auction III, 26 February 1978, lot 25 (illustrated);  Thereafter, private Brooklyn collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferences:  Cf. A. Rowe, A Catalogue of Egyptian Scarabs, Scaraboids, Seals and Amulets in the Cairo Museum, Pl. xvi, 641 (the published parallel cited by Malter);  For the type generally, see W.M.F. Petrie, Historical Scarabs, and D. Ben-Tor, The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45718446899514,"sku":"15416","price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15416blue.jpg?v=1776549401"},{"product_id":"fine-egyptian-wood-ptah-sokar-osiris","title":"Fine Egyptian Wood Painted Ptah-Sokar Osiris","description":"\u003cp\u003eLate Period, Circa 715 to 30 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis original and important wood statue depicts the Egyptian god of resurrection, Ptah-Sokar-Osiris standing and wearing a tightly fitting mummiform garment, tripartite wig and beard. Beautiful adorned in polychrome pigments in impeccable original condition with broad collar which terminates in profile Horus falcon heads. 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. They usually show a mummy with a human head standing on a base, wearing a crown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45795091480890,"sku":"15460","price":18500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15460bl.jpg?v=1694269422"},{"product_id":"egyptian-bronze-sun-god-plaque","title":"Egyptian Bronze Plaque of the Sun God","description":"\u003cp\u003eLate Period, Circa 715 to 30 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bronze artifact depicts Horus, or Ra, one of the most significant deities in ancient Egyptian religion. The plaque shows a figure with a falcon head, which is the classic representation of Horus. The artifact displays characteristic ancient Egyptian artistic conventions with the figure shown in profile.\u003cbr\u003eThis representation connects to Horus's role as both a sky god and protector of Egyptian kingship seated in profile, with knees drawn up wearing a disc headdress and with ma’at feather on lap. 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":"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 Figure for the Steward Neherti","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt; page-break-after: avoid;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate Period to Early Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664–300 BC 26th–30th Dynasty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis carved wood figure represents Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, the composite Egyptian god of creation, death, and resurrection. The deity stands in mummiform pose, hands crossed at the chest beneath a tripartite wig, the body sheathed in a tightly fitting shroud. A single column of summarily incised hieroglyphs runs down the front, opening with the royal-offering formula; the worn text appears to name the owner, \"the steward Neherti.\" The figure is mounted on a rough-hewn wood block (a later, non-ancient base).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePtah of Memphis became closely linked with the city's funerary god Sokar, and in turn with Osiris, producing the composite resurrection deity Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. Mummiform wood figures of this god were placed in tombs as guarantors of rebirth, making this an evocative survival of Egyptian funerary belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: 15¾ inches (40 cm), excluding base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Nose lost; surface wear and softening of the inscription; hairline cracks and drying\/age checks throughout; later replacement wood base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: Ex J.P. Collection, Melbourne, FL; acquired from the estate of an archaeologist in the West Village, New York, 2020\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46515411845434,"sku":"14450","price":8500.0,"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. Realized price: $2,000 (per annotated price-realized list)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished Catalog Text (NFA, 1991, lot 294)\u003cbr\u003eThe NFA catalog describes the piece as a \"Multiple Eye Amulet, Late Period, blue faience with black pigment, L. 46 mm; W. 40 mm; H. 17 mm,\" noting that the oval amulet \"is divided into six sections, each containing three eyes. Like the multiple scarab amulet, the replication of images, in this instance, the 'healed' eye of Horus or wedjet eye, greatly increases its power. … While most amulets of this type have bases that are undecorated, the reverse of this example has the contour of a woman in the birthing position carved into the faience. 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":"egyptian-wood-lion-formed-furniture-leg","title":"Egyptian Wood Lion Formed Furniture Leg","description":"\u003cp\u003eLate Period, Circa 712 to 300 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis elegant ancient frontis of a lion may have adorned a low funerary bed on which the coffin or mummy rested, or perhaps a stool intended to hold funerary items in the tomb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe leg with mortices behind for attachment. Furniture legs in the form of the body and head of a lion conveyed an exalted status in Egyptian tradition. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition: Age wear and losses, some remains of gesso. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize 13-7\/8 in H.; 15 inches on custom base.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCompare a similar example in faience at the MET museum NY, accession Number: 1977.170\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance: Ex Harry Wallace Collection, acq 1990s, by descent to DB, New Paltz NY.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46846072521018,"sku":"15840","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/15840blu.jpg?v=1695841221"},{"product_id":"egyptian-graywacke-stone-head-of-a-priest","title":"Egyptian Greywacke Stone Head of a Priest","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiddle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, Circa 1991–1783 BC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA finely and sensitively carved head of a priest or high official, with a smooth, shaved\/bald cranium, gently rounded face, calm downcast eyes defined by subtly raised relief lids, and a softly modeled mouth — the dignified, introspective manner of late 12th-Dynasty private portraiture in the tradition of Senwosret III and Amenemhat III. The shaved head identifies the subject as a priest, who shaved for ritual purity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreywacke (Egyptian bekhen-stone, quarried at the Wadi Hammamat) was a highly esteemed sculptural material, favored for its hardness and fine, lustrous gray-green surface that takes a beautiful polish — the same stone used for the celebrated Late Period \"Boston Green Head\" priest. Middle Kingdom private portraiture is renowned for its serious, careworn expressions, modeled on the realistic royal images of Senwosret III and Amenemhat III in the 12th Dynasty (ca. 1991–1783 BC). The shaved head is the conventional marker of a priest, who shaved to maintain ritual purity, a feature seen across Egyptian sculpture from the Middle Kingdom onward. Such small heads typically broke from statuettes originally about 30 cm tall, representing a seated or standing dignitary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Fine quality but heavily abraded; surface encrustation; nose and edge losses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 1-7\/8 in. H (4.8 cm); 4-5\/8 in. H (11.7 cm) overall on block base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComparison (cf.): Middle Kingdom priest\/dignitary heads in the Metropolitan Museum, the Fitzwilliam (Amenemhat III), and the shaved-priest tradition culminating in the MFA \"Boston Green Head,\" itself carved of greywacke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: From the estate of Dr. Arnold A. 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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). 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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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The idealized youthful face is rendered with a prominent straight nose, defined brow ridge, gently smiling fleshy lips, and large, wide-open eyes inlaid with contrasting black-and-white glass, which animate the face with a striking lifelike gaze. The closely cropped, stippled hair is arranged in the Roman fashion, and the figure wears a high cloak (mantle) rising at the neck, the bust terminating in the characteristic shoulder flange that once lay over the wrapped mummy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe naturalism of the modeling—particularly the Romanized hairstyle and individualized features—is fully in keeping with second-century trends in Egyptian funerary portraiture, when plaster masks increasingly adopted Roman facial types and coiffures. Such masks, like the painted Fayum panel portraits, served to preserve the idealized likeness of the deceased for eternity in accordance with Egyptian funerary belief, expressed through the visual language of Roman Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCf. S. Walker \u0026amp; M. Bierbrier, Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt, British Museum Press, nos. 132 \u0026amp; 134, for closely related plaster masks of young men with inlaid glass eyes and stippled Roman hair.   Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mummy Mask of a Woman, Roman Period, A.D. 60–70, acc. no. 19.2.6, for the molded-plaster mask tradition.  Cf. The British Museum, painted cartonnage and plaster Roman-period masks, ca. AD 100–120.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 7½ in. 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Three pairs of finely glazed scaraboids — one a faintly marked scarab — are spaced along the lower portion, with smaller scaraboids suspended below. The centerpiece is a 2.2 cm blue-glazed hemisphere set within an ancient Roman-period gold funda collar, edged in cord-and-bead ornament with a perforate center fitted with a gold rosette secured by a cotter-pin; below hang a scaraboid and a rough blue-glazed scarab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn ancient Egyptian belief, the luminous blue of faience symbolized water, rebirth, and powerful regenerative force — fitting for the funerary and amuletic role of these elements. The ancient components are presented on a modern fine-link gold chain with ring clasp for wearability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to the original mid-20th-century collection card accompanying the piece, the faience elements were found in a tomb at Tell el-Amarna. 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The pupil, brow, and tear line are picked out in a darker pigment, enhancing the expressive detail. Back is flat\/unstyled (adjust if it is convex or ribbed), with an integral suspension loop for stringing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Udjat – literally “the sound\/whole one” – symbolized healing, wholeness, and divine protection. Such amulets were worn in life and sewn into mummy wrappings to safeguard the wearer in this world and the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA symbol for the protective eye of Horus, well modeled  and a very close parallel example to the one on the cover of the Carol Andrews book on Amulets of Ancient Egypt. \u003cbr\u003eSize 2-1\/2 inches width x 2 inches Height + custom mount. 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