My Ancient Artifacts
Friday, November 5, 2010
Gandharan Statue
Carved black basalt torso of a Goddess with finely detailed collar necklace, arm bracelets and wearing a lower garment. Mounted on a base.
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Hebrew Manuscript Leaves
Hand-illustrated blue manuscript leaf with Hebrew calligraphy text on both sides. On the front, a colorful illumination of the Old Testament story of the Israelites returning from the Land of Milk and Honey.
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Egyptian Vessels
Alabaster vessel with a short neck with a wide flaring lip with a pedestal base. Third Intermediate Period.
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Egyptian Arrowheads
Lot of 5 Neolithic flint tips, rough carved surface in various colors.
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Egyptian Fragment
Egyptian wooden hand of a sarcophagus in a loose fist with the thumb out straight. 26th Dynasty.
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India Painting
Part of the Karma Sutra book: a couple copulating, phallus visible. Painted on paper with Indian inscriptions to the back. Comes in a shadow box.
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Egyptian Scarab
Scarab, brownish green limestone with Egyptian symbols to the bottom including a beetle. Hole for wearing. Ptolemaic.
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