height circa 35mm. ; weight 16,51gr.
found in south-east Anatolia
grey stone

height circa 71mm. ; weight 29,42gr.
ex. A.v.L. Private collection, since 1962 in Utrecht.
grey stone
intact

Length 45mm. ; weigth 1,36gr.
Very interesting and rare object.
intact

length circa 14,5cm. ; weight 86,60 gram

Very finely worked attachment with two ityphallic male ibexes standing on their hind legs and holding to each other with their forepaws. The bodies slender and tubular, the head with round eyes, a cylindrical snout with chin beard and long, burled horns. Both with stumpy tails. There is a circular opening where the animals′ legs are touching each other, where possibly a wooden (ceremonial) staff ran through.

provenance; German private collection. Acquired on the Munich art market in the 1990′s
very attractive dark green patina
intakt

length circa 15,5cm. ; weight circa 58,88 gram

A bronze cloak pin cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique. Present with a slender body, a trio of nodules protruding from above recessed ringlets, a compressed spherical body resembling a poppy plant with incised grooves, and a spool-shaped cap. Such elaborate fashion articles were used to fasten the clothes of the ancients prior to the development of fibulae (brooches).

provenance; Dutch private collection. Acquired on the Dutch art market in the 1970/1980′s

very attractive dark patina
intakt

Length circa 50,6cm.
provenance; German private collection
intakt

Length 15,7cm. ; weigth circa 162 gram

In a wonderful condition with green patina.

provenance; German private collection

intact

weight circa 328gr. ; height 13,00 cm (placed on wooden base of 4,80cm)
The mummiform figure holding the crook and flail
and wearing the atef-crown and frontal uraeus.

This magnificent bronze votive sculpture represents Osiris, god of fertility, king of the dead, and ruler of eternity. Many centuries ago, it might have been found inside a temple, placed as an offering to the mighty deity. He is depicted wrapped as a mummy, holding a crook and flail. These two attributes act as scepters symbolic of his divine authority over the forces of nature. He wears the double plume headdress and a false braided beard with a curved tip. This type of beard is a symbol of divinity while the headdress associates the god with the ruling pharaohs. The legend of Osiris states that his brother Seth, overcome by jealousy, murdered him and tore his body into fourteen parts, scattering them across Egypt. Isis, the faithful wife of Osiris, traversed the land and gathered all the parts of his body. She then cast a spell that resurrected her deceased husband for one night, during which their child, Horus, was conceived. Thus, Osiris was the central figure of Egyptian religion, the god who had triumphed over death and therefore offered the hope of rebirth and resurrection to all men. This striking image of the god in his royal mummiform speaks of a universal mystery, the unanswered questions for which no living man has a sure answer.

Provenance: French private collection, acquired in the 1970′s on the Paris art market.
Wonderful piece of art, with an attractive dark brown patina.
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Made of green faience ; height 50mm. - weight 10,72gr.

The dwarf god Bes or Bisu Bes may have been an imported Egyptian god, possibly of Nubian origin. Bes was a popular protector deity in Egypt and takes an outstanding role in popular belief. He saved the people in everyday life against all negative influences, especially in pregnancy, he helped in childbirth and promoted fertility. He was a guardian against snakes and misfortune. Although his important role, he never was one of the great gods of the ancient Egyptian world. This amulet represents Bes in its typical form naked with feather crown standing on a integral base. The shaped Egyptian faience amulet shows the god on both sides and is glazed in a beautiful green. Amulets of this quality are found very rarely in the art market.

provenance: old French private collection
some minor chips
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Made of faience with Turkish blue glaze; height 65mm. - weight 8,02gr.

In Egyptian mythology, Imset (also transcribed Imseti, Amset, Amsety, Mesti, and Mesta) is a funerary deity, one of the Four sons of Horus, who are associated with the canopic jars, specifically the one that contained the liver. Because the Egyptians saw the liver as the seat of human emotion, the depiction of Imset was, unlike his brothers, not associated with any animal but always depicted as a mummified human. Isis is considered his protector, and is himself considered patron of the direction of the south. In ancient Egypt, the liver was thought to be the seat of emotion. A broken heart or death due to excess of emotions was associated with the deity. Thus the name of this deity became "The kindly one", which is "Imset" in ancient Egyptian.

provenance: old German private collection
intact